wendy patrick didn't sound nearly as certain. how do we define "death"? is there a good thumbnail description of what is death? >> well, i think death occurs when the ability to maintain vital functions, heartbeat, respiration, temperature regulation, digestion can't be controlled by the brain. so if your heart and lungs stop, you're dead. if your brain has lost all electrical activity, you're also dead. the reason i'm so certain that both of these people sadly are dead is that there's not vagueness about how they came to be in the conditions that they're in. sometimes if somebody drowns or we have an unknown period of time without oxygen, you can get into disputes about whether brain death has occurred. little n lack of oxygen. the woman in tekz pregnant was without oxygen for more than 30 minutes. there's no mistaking brain death in those cases. in both of them, independent experts, i think in the mcmath case, five different tests have shown no brain activity. so there is sometimes room for argument and dispute, but not in these cases. i think that we h

erick erickson, i await wendy davis' lawsuit.n noulte tweets, interesting, as mainstream media destroys christie, new media is taking down wendy davis. joining me now, chris ball, co-host of msnbc's, "the cycle," which airs weekdays at 3:00 p.m. eastern. she was the democratic nominee for congress in virginia's first congressional district in the 2010 election. ben moore, former director of the pac progress texas, and co-author of "bush's brain: how karl rove made george w. bush president." how has the fallout in texas been around this story from wayne slater? >> i don't think there's been big fallout yet, chris. but, remember, we're talking, if you're a woman in this state and you've watched wendy's assent politically, you're watching somebody who did from the trailer park, whether if the csi forensic guys are saying, excuse me, ma'am, was it two months or two years, she came from the trailer park, she went to harvard, her husband, who wayne interviewed extensively, as you noted, was very fond of her. she gets out of harvard, sh

>> her name, she tells cockrell, is wendy.few details she provides, rescuers start to piece together the puzzle. >> we believe she was ejected out of the car, and she came straight out of the top. >> out of the top and directly under a concrete pipe used to build sewers and left on the side of the road overnight. it's with almost impeccable timing that the impact of the crash tips up the concrete pipe and wendy slides underneath. the pipe flops back down on top of her pinning her arms and legs in ground soft enough from overnight rain to cushion the impact. it's hard to believe, but she's alive and needs help desperately. >> it looked bad. everything led to serious injuries, everything you can see. >> wendy is wracked with pain. she has bad gashes on her face and head, and cockrell has another concern. >> she was real cold. both of her hands and her feet were blue from, i'm assuming, lack of circulation and the cold weather. >> now it's time to begin the delicate process of raising the heavy concrete cone off her body, but one

tonight the wendy davis scandal is exploding. and now texas governor rick perry responds for the first time since state senator wendy davis got called out for fudging parts of her life story. also facing accusations of slamming her opponent. texas attorney general greg abbot for being in a wheelchair. she has denied making those comments herself and she said the words by some caught on camera are abhorrent. they're are new developments in the scandal. reporter todd robertson of the dallas morning news joins us: todd, what's the latest? >> it's been an awful lot of activity i have to say. there is the back and forth with brystal palin. there is is ethics commission complaint against her there are these only letters that her two daughters have written on her behalf. >> all right. tell me the dispute involving first bristol palin and then how the daughters -- i mean how her daughters got dragged into it and why brystal palin is now into it? >> somehow she has found herself in this blog discussion with brystal palin about single moth

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wendy davis is my texas senator. i found it odd, she thinks if you criticize her, you don't understand the struggle. i think greg abbott understands the struggle, because as you mentioned he has been in a wheelchair for some years. she realizes her language could have been tighter, which i have no idea what phrase that even is, and then she comes back, doubles back up on it and said well, if you're criticizing me, you're sexist, you don't understand my struggle. haven't walked a day in my shoes, of course greg abbott doesn't, he is in wheels. it seems she should be more careful with her words. >> let me give the viewers what she says, no false attack can take away my story, and neither can any sleazy political trick. she says greg abbott's desperate attacks prove he doesn't understand the texas stories about struggle. and she says you're damn right it is a true story what i told. but this thing is, dana, it is not true. the bulk of it is true. but she got caught misleading about yes, when she got a divorce and how lo

it seems when you boil it all down, that wendy davis would be poor if it weren't for men. >> the wendy davis campaign firing back, both at limbaugh and abbott. i think we have them scared, they'll try anything including the typical dirty tricks we're all tired of, and then continued, rush limbaugh in one of his infamous outbursts joined in on the attacks. we knew we would face some vicious attacks. greg abbott joins us. >> it's great to have you, so what in the world is going on between you and wendy davis and rush limbaugh? >> it's gotten even more bizarre over the last couple of days. first the underlying story that rush was talking about was actually an article written by a reporter for "the dallas morning news" that i had nothing to do with. but what's happened over the last couple of days is it goes from bizarre to almost laughable. what happened is a group of campaign activists for wendy davis came out and actually mocked the disabled, mocked people who used wheelchairs and as you know, because i have been there on your set, i happened to be in a wheelchair because of an accident

>> no, i agree with wendy, i'm a parent of a 10 month-old child.f there is a crime committed here they should go after the caregivers. there is no gun, there is no drugs or marijuana. it is just language. and unfortunately, we have a thing called the first amendment in this country where you can tell your child to say what they want to say. and that is legal. >> and we are there. i got to go. we'll be right back. thank you both so much. >> thank you, megyn. >> don't go away. evere crohn's , and it feels like your life revolves around your symptoms, ask your gastroenterologist about humira adalimumab. humira has been proven to work for adults who have tried other medications but still experience the symptoms of moderate to severe crohn's disease. in clinical studies, the majority of patients on humira saw significant symptom relief, and many achieved remission. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, have happened. blood, liver

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i think that that group is not actually wendy davis' staff. that's the point that needs to be here, a group that's supported her campaign, that's been out registering voters for the democratic party. those are not people that she has vetted. >> there is a fatal error in that i noted that, too. rick, the problem is she didn't condemn the group. she condemned the words. she didn't go so far as to say i condemn the group. that's the problem. she was unwilling to do that. >> that's right. there is an argument in texas circles as to whether this was a good idea for her to launch on this or not. ultimately it came down on the side of look we have to try to play in places we have a chance. there is no celebrity bigger nationally in bigger circles in terms of wendy davis crop of folks running in 2014. the flip side is she has never been tested like this before. the point wayne made is a really valid one. wendy davis needs to draw an inside straight. everything needed to go right for things to work. so far it's not been going. very rough first half of

not the last time we'll be talking about wendy davis, i'm sure. you, both. >>> heavy snow and frigid temperatures are taking aim once again at the midatlantic and the northeast. schools were announcing closings and dismissals from virginia to new jersey. bill karins is here now with just how much snow to expect. i'm told it's already looking pretty bad out there. >> little slippery, cold in a lot of places, even just a little coating of snow out there. that's the case, not a lot of rain or mix with this one. it's pretty much an all snow, fluffy snow. big number, 84 million people affected by this storm as it moves through the midatlantic and northeast. the worst, blizzard warnings on cape cod. the snow has filled in, the white shows you the snow. 21 degrees in new york city, that's why it's sticking on all the roads and sidewalks, 25 in philly. more wet, slushy stuff in d.c., temperature at 34. bands have set up north and west of baltimore and d.c., they are trying to move over the downtown area, so it looks like your time is running out for roads

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wendy davis is just so adorable when she's angry. wendy davis is upset.endy davis sounds when she's angry. you should stop tweeting them. when was the last time a man running for governor in texas or any statewide office had to specify who paid for his law degree or if he had help with the kids and when did he finalize his divorce and how many days in a trailer qualifies for hardship? the answer to that is never. "the ed show" is up next. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" live from new york. let's get to work. >> listen, when it comes to unemployment insurance -- >> unemployment insurance that millions of americans rely on for support of their families as they look for work. >> they need assistance. they've deserved it. they've earned it. >> how many times have we talked about this? >> for three decades, we have sought to solve the problems of unemployment. >> house

what andrew said about wendy davis, i have to take slight umgrage. not like she lied about you know, i had the children and i didn't have the children. she had a pretty rough road. she did graduate from harvard law school, for goodness sake. she is impressive. i'll agree with you that most of the media is pro choice, they're pro abortion, if you will. they tend to support their heroes. the bias of the media, i'm not going to argue that point. >> well, why are we arguing whether one lie is better than the other? do you really think that is a good argument? oh, she just flubbed it here, but imagine a republican woman, lying about her resume. i mean, you have sarah palin lying about nothing and the media created their own lies. >> and dick morris, let's get your thoughts on it from philly tonight. >> obviously, when you run on your bio and the bio is flawed you will run into trouble. but i am very disturbed about chris christie. we're in a country right now where the president is usurping executive power to a point where we're damn close to a parliament

>> you know what, wendy? think as journalists, we should investigate this further, all three flavors. >> sounds like a good plan. >> wendy gillette at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot, wendy. >>> a home depot employee is being called a hero. 19-year-old chris strickland moves to catch a baby just as an infant tumbled from a car seat. it shows his quick reflexes last week. very good. >>> when we return, super bowl screening. we'll look at the beefed up security measures fans will face at metlife stadium. stay active... get outdoors... eat healthy... and choose colgate total®. it does more than protect, it actually helps improve mouth health. [ male announcer ] it fights germs for 12 hours, in 24 hours starts to fortify enamel, and in 4 weeks helps improve gum health. you can do it with colgate total®. [ male announcer ] do more than protect. improve mouth health with colgate total®. and use the whole line for even better results. ♪ custody. how they tracked him down. a petsmart employee is implicated

williams client is miss wendy chang. we sent out for application on february 1st, to have the application meeting on february 16th. february 15th ms. wendy chang called and i talked to her. on february 16th, during the application meeting, miss judy lee came and represented randy chang. and we talked about one hour 1 hour one 1 hour at the site and i explained everything to her. and at the same time, she chose me to her son on the building next door. about 1 hour, the topic is going around the window next to us. so, she request me to talk to my client to see if we can do something to preserve those windows. so, on september, we delivered a set of plan with modification to lower the building to create a setback way from the window deliver to her office. since she is represented wendy chang and her son. we sent to her office and follow up call to her. after that, she did not respond to me until last week. mr. williams say, he represents ms. window wendy chang. he did not have enough time to prepare. this is before the appl

wendy davis, zero.s is going to go down faster than she went up when greg evans beats her in november. >> the lieutenant governor was also asked about allegations he abused power when he called to try and get a family member out of jail. he dismissed that notion, saying he was just doing what he thought every man should do. as for wendy davis, she is pushing back against criticism she twisted facts about her biography. she now says she is drawing with the line with critics who are "lying" about her family. >>> and the denver broncos aren't just the nfl's highest scoring team. employees for the franchise also have given more money to federal politicians than super bowl rival seattle seahawks. the team's owners, employees and the relatives have donated at least $84,000 since january 2011, nearly twice as much as seattle. and that's your morning dish of "scrambled politics." >>> joining me for our "first look" at politics, senior washington correspondent for politico, anna palmer. good morning, anna. >> go

wendy davis can handle herself.e're, in our democracy, are the ones in trouble. >> kelly, i see you wanting to get in there. i know part of what the senator you work with that does is prepares women to run for office. you do the annual ready to run. and i'm wondering if you hear from women who are -- who we know -- so what we know men and women, equal call qualification men, several times, you'd make a great mayor, be a good president. but the women haven't. we actually have to recruit women into the process. do these kinds of moments discourage women from entering? >> i think so. and i think you're right. what we see is women need to be recruited to run, and men don't. men wake up one morning and say, i'd make a darn good governor. >> yeah, really. >> it's harder to get women to run. so they see the political landscape. not only do they not see it as a place not to get things done in light of what's happening now in washington and elsewhere, but they see the attacks and wonder, can i handle it. i think we see women

at some point they were separated and wendy davis and her daughter remained here.r just how long that was. the biography says they struggled to make ends meet. bud kennedy has seen firsthand wendy davis skyrocket to the top of the information political scene. and he says the trailer played a minor role in her story until recently. >> the trailer was never a big deal until this year. she's gone through bitter campaigns where she won and lost. two very bitter campaigns for state senate. the trailer was never a big deal, it was always something she said in passing. >> reporter: then there was the issue how she paid for several years of college, a topic often featured in her campaign ads. >> she could have buckled under, but instead she buckled down and enrolled in community college, and got herself into harvard law school. >> reporter: she had help along the way. davis had gotten remarried by then and her second husband tells cnn he paid for her last two years of college and cashed in his 401(k) to pay for law school. >> my name is wendy davis. >> reporter: she also r

news4's steve handelsman is live on capitol hill. >> thank you, wendy.re they like to call the gop party the party of no, and symbolized by the government shutdown, and this is the gop trying a sort of makeover. >> reporter: the house republicans retreated to maryland's eastern shore to plot election year strategy and promise fed-up voters a change, and less negativity. >> it is important that we show the american people that we are not just of the opposition party the, and we are actually the al te terntive party. >> reporter: republicans say they will offer their own plan for health care soon, and for immigration reform, but it is not ready. >> and whether that is a so-call so-called path to the citizenship or legalization will be seen. >> reporter: and sep or the marco rubio pushed a bill for immigration reform through the house, but it is stuck in the senate. and your colleagues are not sure there should be a path to the immigration? >> well, there is no movement or supporter for that we are going to round up and deport 12 million people, but there i

good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie.tors are bracing for what could be another rough week. last week several factors sent major wall street indices plunging, among them concerns about economic slowdowns abroad, especially in china, and weaker u.s. corporate earnings. another big selloff could happen this week when the fed meets and is likely to announce additional cuts to its stimulus program. as for the numbers, dow lost 318 points or 3.5% on friday closet at 315, 8 p 9. the nasdaq fell 9 points. stocks in asia saw a big selloff. tokyo's nikkei plunged 2.5%. hong kong's hang seng lost 2%. >>> the national security agency may have done more than spying on individuals. it also may have conducted surveillance on foreign companies. former nsa contractor edward snowden made that claim during an interview with a german tv broadcaster. snowden said the spying was done even if it had nothing do with u.s. national security. the interview took place in russia where snowden has been granted temporary asylum. >>> working age people

good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. janet yellen has been confirmed as the first woman to lead the federal reserve. the snafrt confirmed yellen yesterday by a vote 56-26. yellen will replace ben bernanke who is leaving after serving eight years as chairman. last month, the fed announced it will start reducing its economic stimulus plan. >>> the senate is set to vote this morning on whether to move forward on an unemployment bill. democrats say they're close to the 60 votes needed for the support of five republicans. the bill would restore jobless benefits for 1.3 million americans. saving an average of $256 per week. >>> asian stocks were mixed ahead of this week's u.s. jobs report. tokyo's nikkei lost 0.5%, hong kong's hang seng gained a fraction. stocks closed lower here on wall street. the dow jones industrials fell near 45 points. the nasdaq composite lost 18 points. >>> a french company is showing off a self-driving shuttle bus at the consumer electronics show in las vegas. it's the first driverless vehicle commerc

good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie.s were slower due to china's inflation last month. tokyo's nikkei lost 1.5%. hong kong's hang seng dropped nearly 1%. >>> it was a mixed day here on wall street. the dow jones industrial lost 68 points, erasing more than half of tuesday's 105-point gain. the nasdaq composite finished 12 points higher. >>> macy's is cutting 105 jobs despite a strong holiday shopping season. macy's plans to close five stores and open eight others. when all the stores are complete, macy's will have 844 stores nationwide. macy's say the movies will help it save $100 million this year. >>> americans are borrowing more money. the federal reserve says americans increased their borrowing by $12.3 billion in november. almost all of the increase came from a rise in borrowing from autos and student loans. credit card borrowing, a different kind of borrowing, was up $804 million. >>> if you're a burrito fan, check out the burrito box debuting at california gas stations. there are six varieties to choose from inclu

at some point they were separated and wendy davis and her daughter remained here.just how long that was. the biography says they struggled to make ends meet. bud kennedy has seen firsthand wendy davis skyrocket to the top of the information political scene. and he says the trailer played a minor role in her story until recently. >> the trailer was never a big deal until this year. she's gone through bitter campaigns where she won and lost. two very bitter campaigns for state senate. the trailer was never a big deal, it was always something she said in passing. >> reporter: then there was the issue how she paid for several years of college, a topic often featured in her campaign ads. >> she could have buckled under, but instead she buckled down and enrolled in community college, and got herself into harvard law school. >> reporter: she had help along the way. davis had gotten remarried by then and her second husband tells cnn he paid for her last two years of college and cashed in his 401(k) to pay for law school. >> my name is wendy davis. >> reporter: she also rel

raising questions about wendy davis' background. let's take a look. >> davis grew up poor and at the age of 18 found herself pregnant and married. by 19, she was getting divorced and living in a mobile home park. >> so jim garrity, now the dallas morning news reports there were certain discrepancies that she admitted to, that she lived in the trailer park a few months, that she was divorced at 21 is, not 19, and the fact that when she went to harvard law, her then husband paid for it. wendy davis comes back and attacks the newspaper and says -- >> false attacks which i'm sure what part of it is false? you've got to find out the fact yuls discrepancy. i won't give her too much grief about the line my opponents haven't walked in my shoes because her opponent is a parapleg paraplegic. let's assume she didn't mean to call attention to that. >> but it was a good investigative reporting? >> you're going to get secretmy of that biography. john kerry can tell you that. >> what is good investigative reporting? they didn't break any news as f

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good morning, wendy. >> good morning, anne-marie. on wall street, the market's new year slump continues. fueled by an oil price decline and fueled by the fed's industrial program. the dow jones finished 180 points lower. the nasdaq composite lost 61 points. >>> asian stocks tumbled as the yen hit a four-week high against the dollar. tokyo's nikkei plummeted 3% hitting a one-month although. hong kong's hang seng lost 0.5%. >>> google is paying $3.2 million to buy nest labs. the company develops high-tech devices like thermostats and smoke detectors. google was an early investor in nest labs. its thermostat learns how inhabitants like their homes and cooled and automatically adjust the temperature on its own. >>> a japanese beverage company is buying the company that makes american whiskeys jim beam and makers mark. bourbon whiskey typically sold in kentucky has been increasing. exports grew $1 billion last year. >>> and pizza hut is getting in the business of pizza by the slice business. they plan to open it in two locations. in york,

the wendy's post game report coming up next. >> announcer: welcome to the wendy's post game report.now, bob costas. >>> the saints finally breakthrough on the road in the playoffs. they win it 26-24. it turns out this is the first time in nfl post-season history that on the same day two games were decided by two points or fewer. andy reid leaves philadelphia turns things around in kansas city. loses by a point in indy. his successor, chip kelly, loses by two points at home here for the eagles against the saints. michele tafoya is on the field with two of the stars of the game. drew brees and curtis lofton, the linebacker. here they are. >> michele: drew, congratulations. all week there was so much talk about getting that first road playoff win, the cold. you got the new traveling sweat suits, the whole nine yards. truly, what was the mind-set of this team in that regard? >> honestly, nothing but confidence. we know the type of team we are, it's a matter of putting it all together. starts with the preparation. we had a great week of prep and believing in each other. ignoring what eve

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wendy gillette at the new york stock exchange. lot, wendy. >>> in sports the women's two-time champion is out in the australian open. victoria azarenka loses for the first time in 18 matches in melbourne. agnieszka radwanska wins in the quarterfinal match in three sets. >>> kansas state hit the late bucket to tie texas at 64-64, but the longhorns get one final shot. >> holmes wins it! >> jonathan holmes's buzzer beater gives texas a 67-64 win. >>> and if that doesn't get you pumped up for march madness, this might. billionaire investor warren buffett and quicken loans have come up with the ultimate ncaa tournament bracket challenge. they're offering $1 billion to anyone who correctly picks all the winner of all 67 games in this year's tournament. now, there are more than nine qaa till ondifferent outcomes. the top finishers will share in $2 million in prizes. >>> the first lady is on her game. during a recent visit to the white house by the miami heat, michelle obama threw down on one of the best players in the nba. >>> today at t

wendy gillette at the new york stock exchange, thanks a lot, wendy. >>> well, pete seeger, one of america'sreat folk singers has died. ♪ if i had a hammer i'd hammer in the morning ♪ >> that's just one of many songs seeger wrote. his musical career was always intertwined with his political activism. his leftist politics got him black-listed in the 1950s but he kept singing. over the years he influenced scores of performers from bruce springsteen to john mellencamp. seeger died in new york monday. he was 94 years old. >>> now coming up on the "morning news," the debate over unemployment benefits. we'll take you to north carolina where a new cut in jobless benefits is credited with sparking a drop in unemployment. this is the "cbs morning news." >> announcer: this portion of "cbs morning news" sponsored by icyhot. [ female announcer ] every box of general mills big g cereals can help your kids' school get extra stuff. they're the only cereals with box tops for education. you can raise money for your kids' school. look for this logo. only on big g cereals. you can make a difference. every cere

good morning, wendy. >>> good morning, anne-marie. according to "the wall street journal," the federal reserve will slash its stimulus program for the second time ins many months as outgoing ben bernanke's final meeting in january. news bank reports that the bond buying program could fall from $65 billion a month to its current $75 billion. the fed bout $85 billion a month to encourage investing. >>> china eased money rates as the yen fell. tokyo's nikkei added 1%. hong kong's hang seng gained 0.5%. >>> wall street reopened as traders took the day off for the martin luther king jr. holiday. this morning, we'll get rates from delta, ibm, verizon, netflix and microsoft. >>> online retailer, overstock.com is now accepting the digital currency known as bitcoin. overstock boasts it's the first major retailer to do so, allowing customers to avoid entering their credit card information. the company's ceo says other retailers will be left behind if they don't embrace emergent technology popular with younger customers. >>> meanwhile, amazon ha

wendy? >> well, don't let the sun deceive you barbara and jim. this second polar plunge is worse than the first. >> reporter: bitter cold does not describe the latest round of arctic air descending on the u.s. really is. i is bone-chilling. temperatures below zero with temperatures dipping be below 40 in parts of the midwest. and 24 states have declared emergencies due to a shortage of propane gas. and to make it worse, this explosion cut off natural gas flows over the weekend, and leaving how thousands of people without heat in minnesota, north dakota and wisconsin and while the gas flows to the region are improving, officials were forced to shut down two other pipelines for safety. >> if you have three major pipelines go out at this time of the year, it causes a lot of stress on the system, and something that we don't hardly ever see. >> reporter: coast guard ice cutters on lake michigan are battling the elements as they break the sheets of ice along chicago's navy pier and unusually cold weather is pushing as far south as texas. anti-icing pre

but so does wendy davis, who is a democrat.much of her personal story she has made up. she accused abbott of being in cahoots with the "dallas morning news." he says he has not been. what's interesting is this political story would have gone away, but she keeps bringing it up, making it an issue. she was at it again while the president of the united states was in the house of representatives with the state of the union, here was wendy davis at a fund-raiser at the four seasons down in texas. >> greg abbott can sink as low as he wants, but i won't let him drag me down with him and i will not let him drag texans down with him. he can run a campaign that distorts my past. but i'm going to run one with a vision for your future, that is shaped by the challenges and the triumphs of my past. you can attack my record. you can challenge my ideas. you can play holier than life with my life story, but i draw the line when it comes to lying about my family. >> greg abbott have anything to do with this? no. megyn kelly sat down with him. he

wendy gillette is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, wendy.>orter:ood morning, anne-marie. the federal reserves two-day policy meeting begins today. they brace for what yet to be another mark selloff. the stimulus program was aimed at keeping long-term interest rates low for spending and economic growth. investor concerns about the fed sent u.s. stock indexes tumbling for a third consecutive session. the dow jones industrial average lost 41 points monday. the nasdaq was off 44 points. asian markets were mostly lower amid concerns in china. tokyo's nikkei dropped a fraction. hong kong's hang seng also lost a fraction. >>> apple is losing some of its shine. the world's most valuable company sold a record number of iphones and ipads during the last quarter but sales felt short of analysts' expectations. at one point, apple's stock fell almost 8% to $506 a year. it was $700 ber share two years ago. >>> federal agents charged two men with conspiring to commit moaned laundering by selling more than $1 million in bit doin' that could be used for webs