it is western massachusetts, all people with multiple graduate degrees, they've got the most pc policece in town, they've never had a bad experience -- but you liberals, you never, it's never good enough for you. >> if law enforcement wants to interact with the community better, both the small community and nationally, they should stop, i don't know, shooting unarmed citizens. >> tom: have you been up to northampton? >> i'm talking about the macro here. >> tom: they have coffee with the cops every friday. >> there is clearly someone who said "sorry, there is clearly videos of law enforcement -- ">> tom: why do you liberals keep showing videos to your children? >> i intentionally don't have an answer for that. >> tom: western massachusetts, these are the kind of cops who ride around on a segway, friendly to everyone, you can give a high-five anymore? >> i would have welcomed it as a child in my grade school, at least the first day when i arrived. friendly relationship, i don't know. i would've been fine. i'll probably never visit. >> it is a nice place, i wouldn't want to live there, it

seized thes courthouse in western massachusetts and said, wait a minute, we're not going to have given our lives and fortunes and honor for our country just to be repossessed and our families be thrown out. happened is that the rebellion was put down, and i say rebellion just as a fact, not as a judgment. this is a time when the me, thetion, excuse articles of confederation was being questioned. we have george washington saying at the time, we have triumphed over our enemies to find that we are incapable of governing ourselves. washington at the head of the army, at that time he is retired, but he was in mount vernon and he certainly understood more than anybody, england is not going to go away. they are just up in canada. they have the most powerful military. revolution, when george washington laid down his commission, he did not just get to go off to disney world. he is aware that everything he isked for his contingent -- contingent. we think about him as being our great leader, i think this is his greatest role. powers down his military and is involved in creating our constitution.

in central and western massachusetts, 18 inches and counting. >> linsey davis, thank you. >>> you hearder mention boston getting slammed. travel coast to coast is a mess at this hour. more than 3,600 flights canceled, and adrienne bankert at boston airport where they are still trying to take off tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a frustrating winter reality. one whopping snow storm, stranding travelers coast to coast. >> wait for another flight. so frustrating. >> my flight has been moved, like, four different times. >> reporter: jfk international issuing a total ground stop due to snow and ice. and here at boston logan, passengers desperate to get out. >> my husband lost his brother and he needs to be there with his family. it's very important. >> reporter: more than 3,600 flight cancellations, already spilling into friday. phone lines jammed as airlines warn callers their wait time will stretch for hours. >> current hold time is greater than two hours. airlines cautioning travelers tonight schedules may not return to normal until well into the weekend. >> all right. let's get to adrienne

bought a small house, a second home in the berkshires, i don't know if you know that area, western massachusetts it looks a lot like western north carolina, the same mountain range and we would go there a lot and spent a lot of recovery time there, walking in nature, walking the mountains and the hills, and taking a breath, and enjoying my life. my brother came and visited, i told you he was a minister, he stayed four days, we reconnected in a way we hadn't since childhood. we got to know each other, it was magical. and i started, as i would walk the mountains, being filled with gratitude and happy neines i was -- i was surprised by joy, if you know that book. it was revelatory and it wouldn't have happened if i hadn't had cancer. i don't think you should have cancer, i'm not a believer in that, not an advocate of that. i'm just saying as bad as this was and bad as a sentence i was facing was, there were positives to come out of it, big positives. the worst day can translate into what was a great year, a great year of growth for me personally, a great year for all of my relationships, and i just

western massachusetts, the unlikely new frontier of america's war on drugs.here heroin has become an exploding problem that's begun to touch nearly every family. ♪ i took a walk through this beautiful world ♪ ♪ felt the cool rain on my shoulder ♪ ♪ found something good in this beautiful world ♪ ♪ i felt the rain getting colder ♪ ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la ♪ sha la la la la ♪ sha la la la la la ♪ ♪ >> anthony: there's nothing like the north atlantic. it's majestic. i love the beach. pretty much had my first everything on a beach. you name it, first time i did it, beach. i was miserable in love, happy in love, alternately. as only a 17-year-old could be. this is where i lived. very happy summer in the early '70s, and that was my room on the left. it's an amazing spot if you think about it, a bunch of knuckle heads working as dish washers, waiters, pizza servers. we could live on a beach like this. you know, happier, stupider times. you know, i can still hear the play list -- strawberry letter and the brothers johnson. if you put on marvin gaye right

if this is what we're fighting in western massachusetts. absolutely ridiculous.his is a society that perpetually offended striking again, with respect to the situation at udub, let me say, this as a professor, the most valuable commodity a student can learn is how to communicate effectively. when you legitimize incorrect language, you are damaging a student's career prospects. do you realize how dangerous this is? charles: we graduate kids that aren't ready for the real world. we're not doing anyone a favor with this stuff. katie, is there any way to fight back. somehow in the liberal state like massachusetts that we can fight back. >> we agree, the moment you say being literate, being able to articulate yourself is good. people say you're racist. the way to combat that is create a school system to create an environment where learning is encouraged. achieving, we're doing well. we're striving for things you didn't think you could have is encouragement. something you want to do. teaching people they can be better than they are, if you can foster that, i believe it

very small school in western massachusetts and i was one of think of two black children in the whole school. phenomenals a pretty adjustment. i was young. i was 11. young even for seventh grade, but being that young kind of helped. it helped me still be a child and sense of adventure about this incredible cultural shift that i had just experienced. and so in my high school that i went on to, it was diverse but very elite prep school and most of the kids of color came in on scholarship. that was outside of boston, massachusetts. >> how were you treated when you were 11 years old by the white girls? >> it was hard. we were kids. so in some ways we were just young enough to have that childhood innocence and some of the kind of harsher status concerns that come in high school. we were before that. i was 11 years old. there were a lot of moments they didn't understand some of the things about being black and young. i went from living with my family to living with all white people, all white dorm parents and fellow students. little things about just the way i had grown up was different tha

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this is courtesy of the 22 news team in western massachusetts who unwittingly provided us with t tonight'sdition of "behind the news." >> since the snow started this morning at about 6:15 to 6:30, it has not let up at all. it is coming down pretty suddenly here in springfield. you can see that the visibility has been reduced. i've seen countless spin-outs. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: the last time anyone saw her. you know the weather's bad when the treemonsters start to come out. in hollywood we are smack dab in the middle of the only season we have out here, awards season. last night we had the grammy awards. and the big winner was adele. who won five awards -- [ cheers and applause ] including album of the year. it looks like when you go to the supermarket, halfway through shopping you realize, i should have got a cart, what was i doing? president trump by the way had an eventful weekend at what he calls his winter white house, this is the president's second weekend in a row at mar-a-lago, the resort he owns in palm beach, where he played golf and dined with the prime minister of j

i was in western massachusetts and one of two black children in the entire school. that was a pretty phenomenal adjustment. i was young. i was 11. young for even seventh grade. in some ways, being that young helped. it helped me be a child and have a sense of adventure about this incredible cultural shift i just experienced. in my high school i went to, it was a diverse but very elite prep school. most of the kids of color were ones who came in on scholarships. host: where was that? heather: just outside of boston. host: how were you treated when you were 11 years old by the white girls? heather: it was hard. we were kids. in some ways, we were just young enough to have a little bit of that childhood innocence. some of the harsher status concerns that come in high school, we were before that, but there were a lot of moments where they just didn't understand some of the basic things about being black and young. i went from living with my family to living with all white people, white dorm parents. little things about the way i grip compared to how they grew up came up

styron had a place in western massachusetts, the town of rocks very, and it was ace mall, rural house. next to it was a converted barn, which was a studio. he invited waldman to live there, and baldwin would do his writing in the studio, and styron would do his writing in the house, and at night, they would come together and get drunk together. time, andnd old styron would invite his neighbors. many of them were white liberals from the community, and baldwin inif have ever seen baldwin action, he is an extraordinary man, and his anger was fiery, and he was brilliant and he frightened styron's friends, but nonetheless, he liked styron and styron like him, so as styron was getting under way with writing the confessions of net turner, it was baldwin who said, "why don't you be bold? i write in the voice of white people all the time. you should be bold and right in the voice of this black man." at one point, styron thought of it as complementary to turner. in the eyes of the black critics, they said he had appropriated turner's voice and taken the voice of a great lack leader and turned i

i don't know if you know the area but its western massachusetts and it looks like north carolina. it's the same mountain range. we would go there a lot and it spent a lot of recovery time there walking in nature and walking in the hills, taking a breath enjoying my life. my brother came and visited. i told you he was a minister. we reconnected in a way that we haven't since childhood. we got to know each other and it was magical. as i would walk the mountains i was filled with gratitude and happiness. i was surprised by joy if you know that book. it was revelatory. and i never would hav it never d if they had not had cancer. i don't think you should go have cancer. i'm not saying that, i am not an advocate of that, but i am just sayini'm justsaying as bad as td as bad as a kind of sentence i was facing, there were positives to come out of it. the worst they can translate into what was a great year ofow growth for me personally and for all of my relationships. i just want to say i hope that you get to experience the feeling of being surprised by joy. most of you are used to hearing

bishop, bishop of western massachusetts, the right reverend allen gates of massachusetts, the right reverend gail harris of massachusetts, the right reverend barbara b. harris, of massachusetts, the right reverend roy holmes, bishop suffragant of massachusetts. the reality is that this is not just a question of these episcopal bishops, but pope francis, pope francis came to the congress just last year and he preached a sermon on the hill saying the planet is dangerously warming, human activity is causing it, and we have a moral responsibility to take action. as americans, as the house and senate. a moral responsibility to protect this planet that god created and those who are the poorest, most vulnerable and who will be most exposed. so let me just say that this is a moral issue of the highest magnitude. the leaders of religions all across our country are praying for us, begging us to do something in order to protect this planet. scott pruitt does not intend on taking those actions. so let me stop once again and ask the president if -- if i could doubt the presence of a quorum and ask for it

sections of maryland snow breaking out and streaking down to upstate new york and headed to western massachusetts connecticut. clearly we're far enough south seeing rain showers and most of which tracks along 66 and points north of washington. hours our storm system. winds howling. you'll hear them tonight i'm sure you might want to the secure any loose items outside a strong southerly flow it will be warmer today. 11 p.m. in morning and advisories take effect. many of us with wind gusts over 45 miles an hour continuing to early monday morning you'll battle wind taken will be sunny and winds will exceed 45 miles an hour. and they come down a bit tomorrow evening but it is still blustery. 25 mile an hour wind gusts there. so the forecast for today mild. not nearly as mild as we thought it would be earlier this week and pretty tough touv pull off 70 in winter and 58 still not cold and few showers cloud kli and mild today light winds east windy monday. valentine's day looks fairly nice whipped subsides and beautiful afternoon and evening head out with the loved ones here with washington sunny and br

environmental science in a public high school in western massachusetts, i am writing to express my concern about the appointment of scott pruitt as director of the e.p.a. he appears to be the exact opposite of the qualifications and perspective of a person who should have that position. as you know, he has close ties to fossil fuels, has repeatedly sued the e.p.a., avoided mercury legislation, and h espoused the belief that the e.p.a. is too powerful. i urge you to work with other senators to block this appointment. thank you, elizabeth. the work that you're doing, that teachers are doing is more vital than ever now. and i share your concerns. thank you. a man from boston wrote to me with concerns about scott pruitt's ties to fossil fuel companies. and here's what he said. as a constituent who cares about our environment, i want you to know, i am deeply concerned about the nomination of scott pruitt to lead the environmental protection agency. scott pruitt is firmly in the pocket of the oil and gas industry. he is concerned with the world we live -- leave for our children. as a father and

we had severe weather blow through western parts of massachusetts with several thousands without power for a time. the tronlt pushing east. -- the front pushing east. we saw flood watches for new england because of the snow melt. all time record for the month of february. look at the changes. it is at the freezing mark, temperatures falling 20 to 30 degrees. with the winds feels like the teens and 20s in many areas. winter is back for for70 t back in thetoward the weekend. that's a look at the nationalstorning ri update.we havepstair shore sunny skies clear conditions, fog all afternoon long. today everybody is down in the 40s. the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast, 46 degrees today windchills in the 30s we start rebounding by tomorrow. high around 57. coast. not because of you. but we're going to go out there and talk about california and more snow in seattle. >>> back to the oscars now. they're making the final touches this morning for the big show tonight. >> did you know that the big carpet is not really red? >> it just appears red, right? >> kayna whitworth is looking at ho

severe weather through western parts of massachusetts. several thousand people without power for a time there. the front now pushing east. we saw flood watches for northern new york and new england. the snow has been melting. yesterday, temperatures in the lower 70s across burlington, vermont. all-time record for the month of february. now, it's freezing. temperatures falling a good 20, 30 degrees. with the winds, it feels like if the tens and 20s. winter is coming back. temperatures midweek f to 50s in buffalo. maybe into the 70s across d.c. >> next half hour, we'll go west coast. not because of you. but we're going to go out there and talk about california and more snow in seattle. >>> back to the oscars now. they're making the final touches this morning for the big show tonight. >> did you know that the big carpet is not really red? >> it just appears red, right? >> kayna whitworth is looking at how it all gets put together. you're looking lovely, by the way, this morning. >> reporter: oh, paula, thank you so much. normally, i'm coveri

severe weather through western parts of massachusetts. several thousand people without power for a time there. the front now pushing east. we saw flood watches for northern new york and new england. the snow has been melting. yesterday, temperatures in the lower 70s across burlington, vermont. all-time record for the month of february. look at these changes. now, it's freezing. temperatures falling a good 20, 30 degrees. with the winds, it feels like if the teens and 20s. winter is coming back. temperatures midweek from the 30 to 50s in buffalo. maybe into the 70s across d.c. >>> good sunday morning. i am meteorologist, lisa argen. nice and clear but certainly cold this morning. temperatures in the 30s and 40s, and it will be dry today, showers arrive this evening, and they will scurry along the coast and a few around the bay, and the accuweather 7-day forecast featuring a 1 on the storm impact scale later on tonight and early tomorrow and then we will get sunny by monday afternoon, and temperatures still chilly on tuesday, warming up thr

western to -- and he was trying to reassure them. so many republicans out here cannot stand john mccain, how he got in, that is another question. host: fill in massachusetts-- phil in massachusetts. caller: i don't care if you're a republican or democrat. this is very alarming. this guy was going to be the national security advisor to donald trump. this guy would know all the america's dealings throughout the planet. if there's one president at a time, donald trump was not even sworn in when he made the call after obama already passed those sanctions. he's going to call the ambassador and reassure him of what? what did he say to those people? who all did he tell what was said? knowlieve trump does --ause he is the king maker he works for us. we don't work for him. he is our president did he needs to start acting like he works for us. people, please, please wake up. this is alarming. this is unheard of. if he's a smart person like he surrounds, yet he himself with all these people trying to do harm to the very agencies they are heading. ast: the new york times has story this morning taking a look at another issue concerning national security. this was in t

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massachusetts. we are almost done with this storm. we are not going to get a lot of additional snow, just an inch or two possible and a little bit there with enhancement there in western pennsylvania. today's forecast very quiet. looking beautiful in the southern half end of the country. here is a closer look at your day ahead. so temperatures are pretty warm. usually after the clipper systems go by it's pretty cool. temperatures are above average near the mid-atlantic today. there ishe f fargo. >>> in argentina nearly 2,000 people crushed the world record for the most people floating while holding hands. there is a lot of salt in the water there. the previous regard of 634 people was set in taiwan. there is a record for almost anything you can think of. i don't know how you find 2,000 people do that. >> could have been a little more creative. >>> trouble for anthony wweiner. we'll have details next on "early today". gone sayonara. this scarf, all that's left to remember. the long lasting scent of gain flings. quilted northern works their bathroom experience. but these birds see all and forget nothing. except this one, who has an