. plus, you will see with own eye was dove this gunman to open fire at a school board meeting in florida. >> please don't. please don't. please. >> i'm gonna kill, don't you. >> greta: you will hear the gunman say inis own words what dove him to attack. >> but first, this must enrage you. border agent gunned down, murdered in a late night shot out 10 miles from the arizona/ mexico border. four in custody, several more possibly connected are being hunted down. here's the question to which we must demand an answer from our government, what more has to happen before the government will facedown this growing war? we've spoken about this before and you have been a champion to try to get attention from the federal government. horrible news. >> it is a tragedy. agent terry was 40 years of age. three years at border patrol. 10 years with the police department previously. he was also part of the group that is like a s.w.a.t. team the most elite part of the united states border patrol. for him to be murdered is a tragedy not#úlo just for the agents but for all americans. >> greta: the horrible th

of the mass case in florida with 20 or 21 states. you have a specific virginia statute here which says virginians can't be forced to buy health insurance. it occurred to me, that statute didn't have much to do with this. if the federal government has no authority under the commerce clause to require someone to buy insurance in any other state, you didn't feed that statute. >> that statute was most valuable for standing. which was round one. every constitutional law case has two rounds. round one where they try to kick you out. the united states filed a motion to dismiss over the summer. the judge rejected their motion to dismiss, all four arguments. the statute you are referring to which says no virginian can be ordered to buy health insurance against their will, was a great aid to us. you are right it didn't matter in today's decision as to whether or not the mandate was constitutional and the penalty provision, but it did help us get here. that was passed in virginia on a bipartisan basis. we have a democrat senate and republican house. they both had to agree that was an appropr

florida says don't blame bush for cay katrina or the governor, # but the worthless parasites who live there who didn't have enough sense to wipe themselves let alone get out of the way when the levies broke. that's the kind of talk i'm talking about. i'm talking about rush limbaugh, you can disagree with president obama. you don't have to call him an ignorant jackass or if barak obama was not black, he'd be nothing more than a tour guide in honolulu today. you can disagree with the policies. you don't have to go that far. it doesn't serve the country well when you go that far. it's not only disgusting to listen to, it can be, not always, but it can be dangerous. glenn beck identified a group in the san fransisco area called the tides foundation and called them the most dangerous element in america today out with george's money to undermind this country and bring the country down. about a couple months later, the police stopped a guy weaving in and out of traffic and had three guns in his car on the way to san fransisco to wipe out the leadership of the tides foundation baa glenn beck

week in tampa, florida when i join glenn beck and bill o'reilly as part of our bold fresh tour. pill bill "saturday night live" mocking president obama by using beck and me. >> it was a terrifying experience. i don't think i will ever get over it, really. >> bill: you are about to enter the no spin zone. the factor bins -- begins right now. >> bill: hi, i'm bill o'reilly thanks for watching us tonight. who is looking out for your ? the subject of this evening talking points memo. stripping away all the bs, which is what we do here. it is clear the american economy needs you to spend more. american consumer drives the economy, the more confident folks are the more money in their pockets, the more they will spend. don't have to be a ph.d to figure that out. president obama tried to spend tax dollars, trillions it has not worked and the president's image has been badly battered. now these going the private route. business will not pay more to the feds neither will rich people. the hope is business will expand and rich people will spend more that happened under presidents reagan and bush

coldest air of the season, so florida, you thought it was bad last week? it's going to be worse overnight tonight and through the better part of the work week. winter storm advisories, again, towards the ohio valley, up towards the northeast, blowing snow, wind gusts in excess of 30 miles per hour, could be blizzard conditions, guys. winter is here. and look at the cold temperatures. are you ready? here's what -- this is current temperatures. minus 31 in international falls, minus six in minneapolis, real feel temperatures, with the wind, if you're not dressed appropriately, incredibly, incredibly cold, and guys, parts of florida, south florida, into the 20s overnight tonight. so winter is here! and it's not even officially winter on the calendar. arthel: exactly what i'm thinking. i'm looking at the numbers, saying those are actual numbers. i'm glad you cleared that up. that's not how it feels, this is the way it is. >> these are not the wind chills. people need to stay indoors and watch you guys on fox. arthel: i like the way you think! bill: bah humbug on the 13th of december

. >>> a school board meeting in florida turned deadly after a gunman who apparently said he was angry about his wife losing her job opened fire before eventually killing himself. the it terrifying scene was streamed live by school board cameras and captured by nbc affiliate wjhg. some of the footage you're going to see is a little graphic. the ordeal began shortly after the meeting was opened up for public comment. at that point the man identified as 56-year-old clay duke, took to the podium and spray painted a "v" on the wall. then pulled out a gun and ordered women and children out of the room. >> [ bleep ]. behind that counter. hit the road. leave! you may leave, you may leave. women can leave. six men stay. everyone else, leaves. moments later one of the woman snuck back in and tried to knock the gun out of duke's hand. >> still didn't have anything -- >> no. >> ginger, no. ginger. ginger. >> that woman was unhurt and managed to escape again. the gunman held six remaining board members hostage. during the standoff the school superintendent pressed duke about his wife's supposed fi

estados unidos, en todos lados hace frío incluso la florida, el pronóstico más lodo mismo y hay que pensar que el invierno ni siquiera ha empezado oficialmente, lourdes del río nos tiene el caótico panorama. . >>> esta se ha convertido en una escena común en muchas lugares del país, las temperaturas han trastocado el diario vivir de los estadounidenses, escuelas cerrada y aviones luchando por aterrizar todo tiene relación con la tormenta invernal que provocó acumulados impresionantes 17 pulgadas en el medio oeste y gran parte de los grandes lagos lluvia para la costa atlántica. >>> así luce el mapa nacional, frios por todas partes, imágenes como esta, donde se podían ver automóviles sepultados con decenas de herido más al sur en la florida el frío también causa estrago, los agricultores luchan para salvar sus cosechas. >>> pero regando o no, que hay muchas ciudades en el centro del estado, los daños son evidentes lázaro garcía lleva 20 años en el cultivo de la tierra. >>> aguanta lo que es el crecimiento del proe ducto y nos daña la semilla para continuar seguir sembrand

florida tv station the other judges have found blood to be constitutional. >>> he is going to run again. a decision from the former maryland lt. governor michael steele is confusing political insiders. he announced last night he will seek a second term as the chairman of the republican national committee even though his tenure has been marked by allegations of financial mismanagementrnc members will vote next month. >>> d.c. police chief cathy lanier is expected to keep her job after a mayor-elect vincent gray takes office. he could still change his mind. many credit her with reducing crime in the cigarette her approval rating among d.c. resident is about 80%. >>> news from around the region -- a super shuttle driver is accused of driving fast and furious through northern virginia. the driver drove up to 95 miles per hour from i-96 in arlington to dulles airport as they morning and crashed into four cars and ran some off the road. he was hired just a few weeks ago. >> he was talking about his uniform and how he wanted a uniform. we were going to get him one and he was very nice. it is s

>>> school board standoff. a gunman storms a florida school board meeting and opens fire. >>> wintry wallop. the east coast and midwest remain locked in the icy grip of a dangerous deep freeze. >>> and the belaggio bandit. in a holy orders wood-worthy heist, a robbed man robs a vegas casino of $1.5 million and slips into the night. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 15th. this is the "cbs morning news" for wednesday, december 15th. 2010. captioning funded by cbs >>> good to see you this wednesday. i'm terrell brown for betty nguyen. this morning, still isn't clear why a man opened fire at a florida school board meeting. what's amazing, that no one was hurt but the gunman. the gunman was shot in that case minutes before the room was filled with students, the dramatic confrontation was caught on tape. man well gallegus reports. >> i don't want anybody to get hurt. >> reporter: the superintendent of schools pleads with a man who pulls out a gun at a school board meeting. the man identified as clay duke refuses to back down. >> please don't. please don't.

those of you who don't live in florida of that was called for district. we got 1.4 million petitions to get it on the ballot and more than 60% of floridians who voted to save that congressional and legislative districts cannot be drawn based on their registration data. we have to keep turkey together and use natural boundaries to draw these districts. this seems to be a movement in europe one person that can really push this that if we can get rid of red districts and. districts that congress men and senators and state legislators are going to have to run on the issues and also get rid of closed primaries but nothing is going to change as long as there is this crazy gerrymandering. we saw it -- but knows where this guy came from -- we need people like you to talk about this. >> we need people like you to care about this because this is a citizens' revolution. you want to change politics? redistricting reform and open primaries. it is hugely important. our system has been read by partisans who want low turnout. table safe districts and what you did in florida and what happened in cali

. phil keating reports in florida that idea has been easier said than done. >> am i going to get voltage or anything? >> no. >> why? >> [ inaudible ] >> i'm not facing the sun. >> sunshine energy is green energy. >> you want a 6/16 socket. >> a $3 million federal grant enables students to get green skills. the obama administration allocated $90 billion are dollars. only about 25% of this program's graduates have found green jobs. whether in energy, recycling industry or sustainable landscape design. >> going to go through training and accept what jobs come. >> analysts say the obama administration was ambitious to thing 5 million jobs could be created short term. in two years, 225,000 green jobs materialized a quarter of all public investment jobs created. >> the reason for slow growth in green jobs in that the the induy was very small and it's hard to make it create jobs. >> also government subsidies to get industry greener are short term when industry prefers long term commitment. a major reason solar energy isn't spurring more jobs is states like florida are cash strapped and

are involved in multiple legal challenges. they have signed on from alaska to florida. >> the supreme court will take the case because it is very important and there is disparity of positions on this amongst the lower courts and that's the kind of case that the supreme court love to decide. >> the justices will not tip their hats about what they may decide justice steven bryer is talking about how they will tackle the controversy. >> i can tell you the way not to do it. hold your finger political wind. that is not the job of the judgment >> he is in talks to try to get them to leap frogging it and appealing it directly to the supreme court. one senior administration official said that is an unlikely scenario. >> there are blogers that say judge hudson should not have decided this case. what is the concern of a conflict of interest? >> they are pointing to a small amount of stock called campaign solutions and candidates including virginia attorney general who brought the case and also paid that firm several thousands for work. but he distanced himself and broke all ties once th

. >> i think that you know, there are accoladers as i call them in florida. from the business community to the chamber, to the manhattan institute came down and said a lot of things in florida. the florida council 100. find those existing groups in your state and work with them. and get them as motivated about creating competition. i think the one thing on a business, we compete for every job we win. you go out and you got to fight for that job and be competitively advantaged and we need to make sure that tender vegetation system that we all in our way, touch and feel and try build our change. i think there are lots of different component parts that you're going to learn about in the next day and a half but take all of that away as action oriented people, pass legislation, try it and if it doesn't work, go back and fix it for the last time. >> we're going to open t up for q and a but first one last question. successful leaders have to take chances and sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. if you could leave our audience today with one piece of advice about leadership that you think

tonight. kevin, thanks. >>> this bitter cold has pushed its way into south florida where a hard freeze warning is out for toght. the cold could prove disastrous for farmers, and, of course, the rest of us consumers. our own kerry sanders is in belglade, flida tonight. kerry, good evening. >> reporter: gooevenin brian. florida's governor has established a state of emergency to help farmers. we haven't seen a hard freeze like the one that's forecast here for florida tonight since 1989. florida's often referred to as the winter salad bowl this time of year, becau so much of th fresh food that we get at the grocery store across the nation comes from florida. tonight's strawberry farmers are watching especially closely. they plan to sprinkle their fields with water to create a little ice blanket around the berries, keeping them at a constant 32 degrees if the teeratures drop below. citrus growers are watching closely. they fear if the felts hit 28 degrees or lower for me than four hours, there could be severe damage. orange juice futures today hit three-year highs. meantime, lettuce

board meeting in florida it turns violent as a man pulls a gun on school board members. the gunman was apparently angry about his wife losing her job. he walks up to the podium at the and then he pulls a gun. a female board member try to knock the gun not using a purse. gunfire was exchanged. that is one the men took his own life. nobody else was injured in that exchange. >> people in oregon are cleaning up and assessing damage after a rare tornado touched down. this is a small town near salem. the tornado destroyed at least three homes and several buildings. no injuries have been reported. this is only the fourth tornado in oregon in the past decade. >> 19 degrees on tv hill. coming up, the morning's financial news in the bloomberg business report. >> we will keep you up to date on your morning commute. we are tracking an accident in glen bernie. >> now traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> a little something in glen bernie. >> a fender bender in glen bernie. ern road and firm e may road. there are wind warnings at the key bridge. southbound 83 checking in at 43 mii

hard freeze warning is in effect in much of florida. the spring water on green beans and sweet corn and many are bringing in helicopters to hover over the fields forcing warm air down. just a few degrees 67 difference in temperature can help prevent plant damage. florida is the nation's largest winter producer of sweet corn. last year's crop brought in $227 million. >> nothing sweet about this freeze. >> you know, this is an outgrowth of that massive storm that's gone across the central u.s. the last couple of days. incredible lake snow. we will show you numbers. >> warm air mass anywhere? >> warmer air coming through the plains. it will moderate the cold a little bit but the cold will wash back in again. so we have no long term break in it. florida, it was colder this morning as those of you watching on wgn america know down to 36 this morning in miami. 32 tampa. 28 in orlando. and interestingly yesterday it was warmer in caribou, maine, than it was in orlando, florida. because caribou maine had a record of 55 on the east side of this mammoth storm gone into the eastern u.s. and ce

. this week we also had another round of arguments in florida. that case concerns 20 states attorneys general. the judge in that case, roger benson, has indicated that this is a huge expansion of government and expansion of congress' authority to require an american, as a basic condition of living in this country to buy a good or a service, and i have to tell you, john, it's generally not good for a president to have his centerpiece legislatatn questioned on constitutional grounds. and that's why every other major piece of social legislation, social security, civil rights, medicare spent years per company lating through the political -- percolating through the political process so that by the time voting commenced in the congress all of these issues were vetted and it had huge bipartisan support. obama-care has had none of this. >> mortwhatare the econics of the pool being larger versus the pool being smaller, if people are compelled to buy insurance, what does that do to the pool and what does it do to the economy and what does it do to hirers? >> well, it's going to make -- if this

of iphones bound for potential resnael neyo tential resale in new york. >> we see them from florida to new york. they'll steal merchandise along the way and then liquid ate the goods and queens, new york, is an example. >> reporter: shoplifting nationwide is a problem. 82% of all stores have been hit by thieves at one time or another. the fairfax county police have a warning. if you shoplift, you will get caught. barbara? wendy? back to you. >>> the senate passed president obama's tax cut compromise this afternoon. the package was approved by a vote of 81-19, showing unusually strong bipartisan support. a simple majority of 51 w required for passage. now it goes to the house. it will face stronger on that significant there and t votes may be close. final passage would prevent a tax increase for everyone on january 1. >>> still to come new clues about the guan who stormed a school board meeting in florida. we'll have reaction from those who witnessed and experienced this ordeal. >>> caught on tae. a burglar brags about the crime on the sial networking site. and d.c. police say thanks

florida judge heard arguments filed on behalf of 20 states. previously, two rulings found the law was constitutional. a virginia law struck down a provision for one of the reasons florida is challenging it. require a person who doesn't have health insurance to buy it. more specifically, it ruled against the requirement they must purchase it or face up to $750 penalty or 2% of their income, whichever is greater. it includes two big gis. anyone under the age of 26 will be able to be on their parents insurance and no discrimination with pre-existing conditions. how will it play out and how will it affect you. joining me is nancy-ann deparle. thanks for joining us. >> thank you. good to be here. >> a lot of people are talking about the recent case in virginia, talking about the mandate. the question a lot of people are talking about, if this plays out and the mandate is not part of the plan, can it actually be, can it continue? >> we are proceeding with it. in the end, the courts will uphold the validity of the law. in fact, there's one federal judge who ruled this week, but a few wee

escolar de la florida tenemos el trágico desenlace. este es su noticiero univision con jorge ramos y maría elena salinas. qué tal, el presidente de venezuela tiene prácticamente garantizado que gobierno roo en 2011 por decreto pero irónicomente la asamblea debate si en vez de autorizarlo por un año lo hace por dos. estados unidos criticó sda actitud de chávez que lo que chávez hace es... la voluntad del pueblo venezolano. >>> una batalla política en la asamblea nacional, la mayoría busca aprobar un paquete de corte de tipo socialista, la primera la ley que habilita a chávez a gobernar por decreto ya fue aprobada en primera discusión pero sus diputados querían más tiempo >>> que se le entregue por 24 meses, por 2 años. esto tiene presentación en la actual asamblea, que alentar al país que dicen el peligro aed probar estas leyes. >>> si habilitamos al presidente para legislar sobre cualquier materia, quitando esta responsabilidad de manos de este parlamento y sobre todo del que viene >>> el debate era seguido por los canales de televisión públicos y privados la discu

gather in florida? not such a strange thought. you have federations, synagogues, you have jcrc. come together. what have the photo the, what they want to do? go to the local federation building and stand up in the evening, nice and quiet with a candle, showing silent support. the question to all of you is, can you help that? will you support and will you come? and bring people with you. [applause] >> that was not directed to me, but i will answer that partially. americans for save israel have chapters throughout the country, throughout the world. we have a chapter in miami, and my chair woman is right there. when issues such as what you just described, the flotilla issue, etcetera, i rise, we localize people and we try to get out on the streets, have our protests, and make the news and let people know that these actions are not acceptable, that we will protest. so i offer to you the opportunity to reach carroll, and of course anyone who would want to beat a chair person -- who would want to be a share person, just see me. we'd love to have your help. [applause] >> that was not direct

republicana de la florida apoyara el proyecto que ha sido modificado varias veces para atraer más miembros de su partido. >>> y vamos a ver qué excusa. alguna de mis colegas inventan para estar en contra de este proyecto. porque todas las resistencias se han podido suave sarr. >>> de costa a costa, miles de jochbls esperan ansiosos para ver si el acto del sueño se convierte en realidad. >>> estoy nerviosa con no confío en nada, no confío en los demócratas ni republicanos, no confío en nadie. >>> ¿por qué?. >>> porque dicen lo que queremos oír, pero en realidad no actúan >>>lori: se concentraron en la senadora republicana con cheques en mano. ya que con la cifra de 2 millones de dólares el dinero como estudio del congreso, podrían generar estos estudiantes si se les permite legalizar su estatus migratorio. y llegaron a la oficina. una de ellas en silla de ruedas debl tad por la rueda de hambre que realiza. >>> terminar en el hospital mal pero que sea lo último que tenga que pasar por esto. >>>lori: quieren que cambien a la seno r senadora un no por un sí hemos contribuido a nuest

news weather alert, a blast of arctic air threatening citrus crops in florida. we're going to take you there first. farmers trying to salvage what they can as the chill sets in. you can see it for yourself. florida is the world's largest fruit producer after brazil. it could drive up the cost of orange juice and georges at the supermarket. jon: folks are bundling up big time in new york city. temperatures here now are in the 20s. find of feels like that in the newsroom right now doesn't it. jenna: it does. jon: the wind makes it feel like single digit. upstate new york is worse off with colder temps and lake-effect-snow blowing through much of the area. jenna: the cold weather stretches all the way down south, not in southern california, which is down south, snow in the tennessee valley is creating treacherous driving conditions throughout that region. roads through cha chat a chatana mess. police are having difficulty getting to all the people who actually need help. jon: you're a northern california gal but you'd probably make an exception and head south. jenna: probably a good i

republicans. congressman from florida and virginia -- congressmen from virginia and florida sounding off as well. take a look: >> republican senators have held americans hostage, held the american economy hostage, held hostage the middle class, and the president agreed to pay the ransom. now, that ransom can be paid this month, only with the consent not only of the president, but the senators and this house. so we can stop the ransom from being paid. >> this was the wrong thing to do. it's the easy thing to do. everybody loves a tax cut. you know, let's be santa clause. let's give us -- in fact, there are 81 provisions in this tax bill. most of us have no idea what they actually do. martha: keep in mind, this is just maintaining the current tax scenario the way it was under the bush tax cuts, okay? now off camera, congressman mike quigley of the president's home state of illinois was heard saying this, quote, my brain is going to blow up after this, bill! bill: so will ours! look like no one is bringing home the bacon, senate majority leader harry reid abandoning this trillion dollars sp

long time was in 2003. remember, we had the recounting stuff going on in florida. you have the recall stuff going on in california. then you have to read- redistricting in texas. into a dozen free, -- they decided mid decade, and they would just do it again. the house members broke the four men went to oklahoma. on the senate side, they were gone about three days. we tried that and we thought we'd be gone three days. it put it on the front burner and the average person should -- could see how it mattered. my republican colleagues picked up five seats in the united states congress by redistricting. people understood that it mattered. >> i want to come back to that point. we're going to break down some of the things that happens. how race was used in the region by the republicans. >> there was more attention, but there never really caught on because it was an over the horizon issue. it was a long-term issue. this election was about getting a paycheck next week. >> talking to -- tying redistricting to issues is one way to broaden the consciousness. the average american understands

blog now turner's revenge and from florida i lloyd marcus folks person and entertainer for the tea party movement gentlemen thank you both for being here with me chris i'll start with you are you how does this make you feel do you think that glenn beck and martin luther king are two people that you can just put into one basket no. but i mean let me just start out by saying that there are some things that mr marcus and i probably agree on i've. you know criticized some of the civil rights establishment i mean on this show people everybody from ben jealous to marc mero more you know i have also not been comfortable with that al sharpton has said that going back and pay with all these people and the national rifle association or hijacking the dream i don't think we're talking about a hijacking here i think that's very dishonest what i think it is fifty percent publicity stunt and fifty percent pandering to. an audience of fanatics and trivial. what's your response to that you yourself are a tea partier are you saying that akin to trivial full. look i love the land back and i love what

coast where even florida will see temperatures in the mid-20s. karen traverse abc news. >> don't forget to get the latest weather information and the forecast on our website that's a click of a mouse away. log onto abc2news.com/weather. >>> time 5:36. and we have heard of partisan politics, but this is something a little different. big division betweens house democrats and president barack obama over the tax break compromise. president obama wants to keep current tax rates or the bush -- era tax cuts in exchange for extending you be employment benefits and one year payroll tax break. this is the dal he reached with republicans. some democrats are strug welts estate tax law. he would pass on 5 million dollars tax free and anything over that is taxed at 35%. house democrats say that's far too generous. >> we are not going hold this thing up at the end of the day, but we think that's simple question should be put to the test. >> now today the senate is expect to -- expected to pass the deal and the white house says the cuts won't pass the house if democrats seek major changes. >>> property

a routine school board meeting in panama city, florida, when a gunman with a grudge opened fire. >> despite an exchange of bullets, the terrifying ordeal ended with only the shooter dead. bill weir describes how all this drama unfolded. we have to warn you. some of the images may be disturbing. >> reporter: business as usual stopped when 56-year-old clay duke stepped to the front of the room, and began spray painting the wall with an ominous symbol, seen in the movie "v for vendetta." >> hinted that something odd was happening. >> reporter: nadine yanis, a reporter, hit the floor. moments later, a board member sneaks behind duke and tries to knock the gun from his hand with her purse. >> if he wanted to kill her at that moment, he could have. and he didn't. >> reporter: duke lets her go. and tension builds as he rants at the male board members over a sales tax increase. while superintendent bill husfelt tries to calm him. >> i don't want anybody to get hurt. and i got a feeling is what you want the cops to come in and kill you because you're mad. >> i am going to die today. >> w

florida case because it could have big consequences for the future of the individual mandate. what does broccoli have to do with health care reform? according to a federal judge in florida, everything. at a hearing thursday, he asked obama administration attorneys, if americans could be required to buy health insurance under threat of penalty, what would keep the federal government from requiring them to buy other things that are good for them such as broccoli? >> this is the biggest encroachment upon our freedom that congress has ever levied and if congress has the power to force americans to go out and buy something, americans will lose their freedom. >> reporter: this particular appeal was brought by attorneys general from 20 states. they have asked the judge to throw out the health care law without a full trial. earlier this week in virginia, a federal district judge ruled the individual mandate was unconstitutional. he said the individual's right to choose to participate mattered more. >> we're confident that it is constitutional and, quite frankly, of the three courts that ha

década esto porque según el censo del 2010 en estados con presencia hispana como nevada, florida y arizona la posiblpobl crecido más que el resto del país >>> esto quiere decir que todavía a lo mejor hay algún mecanismo de economía informal en estos estados para esta migración. que hace o el efecto de el seguro de desempleo que hace que la población no se mueva del estado aunque las condiciones económicas sean difíciles. >>>angie: sin embargo la población total estadounidense sólo aumentó unos 30 millones alnzando los 308 millones 745 mil, 538 habitantes. (hablan en inglés) >>>angie: representando según robert el crece imiento demográfica más bajo de la población >>> las tasas de inmigración bajaron de su, de su ritmo acelerado que tenían en la década pasad y las tasas de natalidad también. >>>angie: gún el censo laasa fue 60% por nacimientos y 40 por inmigración. más población significa más representación política en washington, según el censo entre los estados ganadores en el 2010 está texas, nevada, arizona y la orida. en texas van a recibir 4 estad

for sunny florida. >>> good morning, everyone. thanks for being with us. well, we will see a test of the new political landscape today on capitol hill. >> lawmakers in the house are voting on the crucial issue of extending bush-era tax cuts for the middle class. and a compromise on the issue may be in the works in the senate. >> is it a new era of cooperation? emily schmidt joins us from washington with a preview. good morning, emily. >> reporter: rob and vinita, good morning to you. there's been a lot of talk in washington this week about finding bipartisan, political common ground. but all that talk gets put to the test today. the results could change the look of your taxes, as soon as next month. the battle over bush-era tax cuts topped the obama agenda today, with a house vote about who should get extended breaks on their taxes. >> american people said election day, stop the games. stop the spending. stop the looming taxes. >> reporter: republicans say everyone needs the tax hike. most democrats want high earners to pay more. they say it's hypocritical that just this week republi

the things i would love to see the congress do is what florida does. every expenditure is posted on the internet. anyone can see it. >> greta: how soon before the vote? if you put it the last minute, if you have to vote five minutes later it is not transparent. >> president obama promised during the campaign there would be nothing that would be done without a five-day opportunity for the public to review it. if he keeps his promise you would at least have five days. >> greta: can he force the house and senate to do that? >> he might not after january. he could have when he had the house and senate in his party's power. the bigger picture is, why wouldn't the republicans go along with him on that? >> there's some sort of undercurrent noise about the senate and house might have to stay a little bit into the holiday and their vacation. i thought with 9.8% unemployment, you didn't do your job, this was due october 1st, and you didn't do the business on the tax bill for 10 years. i would be ashamed to suggest -- of course i would work through, i didn't do my job. >> my dad was a fireman

to the south, the florida keys set a record for cold today. 15 american cities broke records today, 11 of them in florida. close to 40% of the land mass in the continental u.s. remains snow covered. last night people had to be rescued from their vehicles in the snow. the fact is, it is early yet in the season for quite this much hunkering down and digging out. nbc's john yang has our coverage from the windy city. john, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. the cold has settled in like a bad holiday house guest. it's made itself right at home and shows no signs of leaving any time soon. a major trucking route into michigan from canada reopened today as crews cleared abandoned cars and trucks stopped by whiteout conditions and buried by drifting snow. stranded travelers resumed their trips, leaving schools and churches where they had found shelter. >> this was where i was sleeping every night. so it was a home away from home i guess. >> reporter: brandon justin spent 24 hours in his truck, shivering as his vehicle shook with the high winds. >> i ran out of fuel close to mid

races across the country. as you can see in the map, from nevada, missouri, kentucky, florida, we were there. that is part of our initial mission, to engage these races early to make sure we had an impact that the candidates were able to benefit from net impact, and we are trying to engage at a time when others may not be able to. nevada, for example, we were out there to days before the republican primary, when harry reid was pounding her. same in colorado and around the country. in house races, we were involved in over 20 house races throughout the country, and our call in terms of the coordination with other outside groups was to expand the playing field. that was our sole goal. with the other kerbstone, all available through a competitive information that stations provide, we were able to go other places. we have never seen a cycle like this where we were tracking 120 different house races as we saw less competitive. we could not have a man shouldn't that the field would ever be that -- we could not have imagined that the field would ever be that big. we did paid phones and ma

to hit florida by saturday. >> intense rain overwhelmed this upmarket resort of the good of beach in orange county with a flash flood through the downtown, leaving shopkeepers to sweep up wild diggers did their ind. to clear the streets of the the beach and boardwalk was entirely swept away. this was the port at its peak, gushing through the streets before dawn -- this was the port at its peak. >> i stepped into the muddy water. within five minutes, it was up to my hips. >> the water and mud it damaged their home. at the last 24 hours have been the worst, a culmination of six days of pounding. los angeles has received nearly half of its annual rainfall in less than a week. several people have had to be rescued from swollen floodwaters, and the ferocious weather has up. many trees. -- has uprooted many trees. residents are now bracing for mudslides. the hundreds have been evacuated. >> this will provide more water than we have seen and certainly any of the storms since the station fire and more rain than the last 10 years. >> this house was unoccupied when it was swept away. the huge

celebrating consecutive win number 89. they destroyed florida state last night, to set the record for the longest winning streak . the win broke the record set by the ucla men's team in the early '70s. abc news consultant christine brennan told our diane sawyer one reason the huskies are so dominant. >> espn "sports science" has crunched the numbers on maya moore, the star player for uconn. it's amazing. her vertical leap is two iin th nba. and when she fields the basketball, her hands are moving faster than the strike of a rattlesnake. this is pretty fast stuff. >> so, how did maya do last night? well, she had a career-high 41 points. we'll have more game highlights coming up later in our sports report. >> not messing with maya. all right. >>> when we come back this morning, who makes the safest cars on the road? new rankings out overnight. >>> also, wall street reaches a new two-year high. can the streak continue? >>> and more from that destructive western weather. homes literally torn from their foundations. we'll be right back. >>> on wall street, two, major stocks indexes are

. host: thank you for calling in. from "the new york post." port st. lucie, florida. scott on the independent line. what do you think? caller: upset at the unemployment -- i felt we were kind of duped. 15.8%, going on 16% unemployment. i have been out of work for awhile. i am a 99er. i maintained job schedules -- there were able to check and look and could not find work. this congress passed extension of unemployment and duped all of the 99ers, thinking they would able to get unemployment, which they did not. it did not get extra unemployment. it past some tactics and for the rich but they left the unemployed -- and they passed some tax exempt for the rich and left us. they duped us. we are specifically looking for work. work force innovation making us look for work. host: thank you for calling in. tweets in -- "the washington times" this morning. alaskan pork rolls for the alaskan -- alaskan court rules for murkowski. janet, gaithersburg, maryland. caller: clinton left office with a budget surplus. i think bush ruined the economy by cutting taxes to the wealthiest 2% and getting

well. a florida pastor's announced intention to burn the quran on the anniversary of 9/11 set off an international furor, including violent protests in several muslim nations. the pastor eventually backed off his plan, but controversy continued. leaders from several faith traditions joined with islamic leaders to denounce what they called "growing islamophobia" across the country. meanwhile, amid several high-profile arrests of american muslims allegedly potting terrorist attacks, u.s. mainstream islamic groups launched new campaigns to combat extremism within their communities. >> sang tight of all life. >> despite some limited signs of economic recovery, many american families continued to face unemployment and foreclosures. religious institutions were called upon to do more to help the needy even as they dealt with their own sustained budget cuts. on the political front, religious conservatives appeared to be re-energized by the tea party movement and its campaign for limited government. although the focus of the midterm elections was on economics, many religious right activists w

: this is a fox news alert. gunman opening fire at a florida school board meeting. >> just listen to me for a minute. i don't want anybody to get hurt. i got a feeling that what you want is the cops to come in and kill you, because you are mad. why? this isn't worth it. please don't. please don't, please. >> i'm gonna kill you. [ shooting ] >> greta: incredibly none of the hostages was wounded. the gunman was reportedly in the audience before walking to the podium and drawing the weapon on the school board. after the gunman opened fire a security guard entered the room and wounded the gunman. the man apparently shot himself. it is unclear why he targeted the school board. stay with fox news for the latest.ihsxf >> tonight senate majority leader harry reid just announced a vote on the tax compromise will happen tomorrow. your taxes still hang in the balance. we have a report in a few minutes. first, does president obama think he has changed washington? >> i don't think there's a sense i've been successful. i think people feel that washington still is dysfunctional. >> greta: he has a

california politics and florida politics. >> mark, your thoughts, as well, because i think his touch now is back to perfect. i think he was off touch obviously 2008. it was a very difficult time to have your spouse running, you couldn't be the candidate. you had to be the enforcer. didn't quite click. your thoughts about how he's doing now? >> a lot of times when i would run into him in 2008, he would say i'm rusty and it's true a lot of politics have changed. the internet, so much of the technology now that drives politics who were not around when he was a candidate. he still as rusty guy he's still better than everybody else and he's clearly not really engaged in the politics of all of this when he ran -- when he was helping campaign for other democrats in the midterms. >> right. how does he connect with the net roots, that point, mark? does he help them support obama, who are very disabused, or rather, disappointed with president. a bit to his left. is he going to help bring them aboard or soften their criticism or what. >> some but not all of them, but i think what he does really wel