jefferson said something similar when he said no man was born with a saddle on his back, and another man with boots and spurs to ride him by the race of god. all men belong to god. not to other men. idea is codified in our founding document. the 55 most important words in world history. we hold these truths to be self-evident, all men are rated endowed by they are their creator with certain inalienable rights, and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. no more important words have been written in modern history. those 55 words, all men belong to god. lincoln, standing on the graves of thousands american , four scoreysburg and seven years ago, he talks about that very idea. a nation conceived in liberty, dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. what's he say at the end? these here who have given the last full measure so that a nation of the people, for the people, i'm by the people shall not perish from this earth, th

the late great jimmy stewart's character, jefferson smith, ed come to washington full of national pride and wonder and yet in a short time, he has been framed and scandalized by the forces of washington corruption. he is about to be banished from the u.s. senate. it's in a pivotal scene, he stands with his suitcase in hand, literally sobbing in the shadow of the statue of abraham lincoln. he is implored to resist the forces of corruption. she says the following -- your friend, mr. lincoln, had his enemies. so did every other man who try to lift his thoughts up off the ground. odds against them did not stop them. they were fools that way. all the good that ever came into the world came from. faith like that. they're not all tailored in washington. that kind just throw big shadows. you do not have faith in any other living man. you had faith in something other than that. you had decent, everyday, common rightness and the country can use that. you said mr. lincoln was sitting up there waiting for someone to come along. you're right. he was waiting for men to see his job and sailing to and

thomas jefferson is somebody we remember as a glamorous figure. george washington in some ways, and, of course, in recent history, more recent history, president kennedy is somebody

jefferson city in missouri, they are saying an inch and a half of sleet already on top of a layer of ice. that pushing across southern missouri right now, but the entire state very dangerous travel conditions extending into southern indiana and illinois and through the ohio river valley and you are not left out across the mid-atlantic and portions of the northeast. in new york city, already we're going to start to pick up some icy conditions later on tonight it will change over to snow. also, the same for washington, d.c. washington, d.c., three to six inches of snowfall and here's where all our warnings and watches are. almost 100 million people could be affected. we'll keep you updated. back to you guys. >> karen maginnimaginnis, thank very much. >>> still to come on "new day" ukraine on the brink of disaster. dire words coming from the country's prime minister. >> will those words be enough to prompt action from world leaders. people don't have to think about where their electricity comes from. they flip the switch-- the light comes on. it's our job to make sure that it does. usin