. >> and bill richardson says his visit to north korea has been positive. dmitry medvedev signed documents on nuclear power. >> and a cry for help. four months after the devastating floods? pakistan we go to a village to see how they've been coping. and a total lunar eclipse has been taking place the first as a winter some cities in nearly 400 years. >> tens of thousands of travelers across europe remain stranded by winter weather. airport ins london, paris and brussels have all been badly effected with many people being advised the delays and cancellations could continue until after christmas. the euro star travelers also hampered. temperatures are expected to rise slightly in the coming days. here's jackie. >> with each update, more bad news. for many passengers at brussels airport monday brought only cancellations and frustration. the authorities cleared the runway but struggled to find enough of the liquid needed to de-ice the planes. extra smies were brought in from germany overnight but even if more happens on tuesday clearing the backlog of travelers

hayworth and new mexico's democratic governor, bill richardson. and what about the naacp's new charges of racism against elements of the tea party? we'll bring in the head of the naacp, ben jealous, and one of the leaders of the tea party, david webb. then, i'll have a final word on a real shake-up in washington, our very own earthquake. but first, the arizona immigration law on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now from cbs news in washington, bob schieffer. >> schieffer: good morning again. former congressman j.d. hayworth, who is running for... against john mccain in the republican senate primary out in arizona, is in tucson this morning. bill richardson, who is our only hispanic governor, the governor of new mexico, is out in san francisco this morning. gentlemen, thank you. let's get right to it. last week, in the first hearing in a number of lawsuits that have been filed to overturn this new law in arizona, a phoenix police officer told a federal j

governor bill richardson is here with me. we're getting ready in the next few hours to go to the north korean embassy. you've been envited by them before and this time you're going for four days. what do you hope to accomplish? >> my main objective is to try to calm down the north koreans, to get them to stop these aggressive actions, the artillery shootings, the sinking of the ship, the uranium enrichment. i've been there and pushed them towards noish agss and remains out, american remains of soldiers some four years ago. they've invited me but i'm there on a private mission. i'm not representing the administration. i am there to see if there's anything that i can do to cool things down and see where we go from here. >> but you wouldn't go if they said to you, governor richardson, don't go, this is a bad time, for you to go, nobody in the obama administration said, don't go? >> that's correct. six months ago they invited me. the north koreans did, and i asked the obama administration if they felt it was okay for me to go. i'

let's start with bill richardson. you are filing to get an injunction from keeping the law from going into affect, but do you not have a certain sympathy for the state of arizona which has a number of problems going on, which is the price to the state of what you well know of the undocumented immigration, and some of the violence in arizona could be attributable to illegal aliens. >> yes, i am sim paympathetic t arizona. they are a border state. we have had similar problems in new mexico. we are on the border too. there is a need for comprehensive reform. what i don't agree with is arizona taking this issue in their own hands and taking over what is a federal responsibility harming our foreign policy with central america and mexico and basically passing a law that potentially is discriminatory, racial profiling. anybody that looks hispanic -- this is a state that is 30% hispanic with hispanics there with many generations, being pulled over on the grounds they may look suspicious. this issue divided the country. this i

bill richardson. he is the only governor of hispanic descent. his thoughts on the new immigration stance and its impact on the midterm elections. also, johnathan rhys meyers is here. the golden globe winner is back for the final season of the drama "the tudors". gov. bill richardson and actor johnathan rhys meyers coming up right now. >> there are so many things that walmart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better. but mostly we're looking forward to helping build relationships, because with your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: bill richardson is serving his second term as governor of new mexico, following his tenure as u.s. ambassador to the un, joining us tonight from washington.

measure, new mexico governor bill richardson and arizona state senator frank antenori. thanks very much for joining us here. i want to start off first, governor richardson, you know, you obviously deal with this in your own state. take a look at the arizona law. is this racist? >> well, it's -- it's a terrible piece of legislation. it's against the democratic ideals of this country. it's a step backwards. it's impractical. if i were the administration, i'd like at the legality of this bill. now, i'm very fond of the governor of arizona. i toured the border with her. we have a problem on both our borders, but i believe that this bill is going to complicate a lot of issues. it's going to mean, i believe, potentially racial profiling. it's going to mean massive, i think, problems with our neighbor in mexico. they're going to react to this. but it's also not going to protect border safety. what we need is comprehensive immigration reform.

concerns that you expressed with bill richardson about china i think are spot-on. up to now, we've given the chinese a pass because we have understood their concerns about the fragility of the regime, but i think in this coming year, having seen what the north koreans are capable of doing with the sinking of the ship and artillery shelling that the chinese are going to be forced to step up and provide some reasonable measure of pressure on the north koreans to behave. >> reporter: a lot of people are concerned, jim walsh, that the obama administration really doesn't have a whole lot of leverage on china right now to step up to the plate. are you concerned about that? >> well, of course china is a rising power. we have lots of interest with china. we're trying to get china's help with us in iran, elsewhere, economic issues. let me take a slightly different point of view here. no one knows more about this than jack. let me offer the other side. yes, we want china to be engaged, they've been able to produce results in the past. we don't want a situation that where nor

this is not a time for whining, as bill richardson said. it's a time for organizing, but at the same time you don't rouse the progressive majority by complaints about its ingratitude. work to champion its causes. that's what needs to happen. >> i thought there was just a tremendous energy through the crowd on saturday. and i've never been to anything like this before. >> well, there was -- >> i've just never been -- and to be up there and to go through that crowd, i mean, if they go home and do what they can do, this is far from over for the democrats. >> no, that's what's key. people need to go out from washington, go out from washington and mobilize. and the president and his administration need to understand that they, too, have -- in these last couple years have played too much of an inside washington game. they have passed some good pieces of legislation, modest flawed in different ways but it's time to remobilize that base, that coalition which put the president in the white house. but you had some great activists there and you had th

a deal brokered by governor bill richardson. at this point, no reaction or statement from the government here. >> and looking at the situation, the problem is some could very well, going by what north korea said, could turn out to be all-out war. that is a concern for everybody on both sides of the border presumably, and south korean officials would be very much aware of that possibility, are they poised and ready for a reconciliation like that from the north? >> reporter: well, they are certainly trying to prepare. what we've seen on the island is the islands that may be in the direct cross hairs of this, the government has issued a blanket take order for the residents who live on these five border islands. there are up to some,000 civilians who -- 8,000 civilians who inhabit the islands. there are government bunkers. the government said get into these bunkers until the drills are over. we haven't been able to reach anyone inside the bunkers. we understand they are going to sit inside the bunkers until this drill is over. that'

this is not a time for whining, as bill richardson said. it's a time for organizing, but at the same time you don't rouse the progressive majority by complaints about its ingratitude. work to champion its causes. that's what needs to happen. >> i thought there was just a tremendous energy through the crowd on saturday. and i've never been to anything like this before. >> well, there was -- >> i've just never been -- and to be up there and to go through that crowd, i mean, if they go home and do what they can do, this is far from over for the democrats. >> no, that's what's key. people need to go out from washington, go out from washington and mobilize. and the president and his administration need to understand that they, too, have -- in these last couple years have played too much of an inside washington game. they have passed some good pieces of legislation, modest flawed in different ways but it's time to remobilize that base, that coalition which put the president in the white house. but you had some great activists there and you had th

now let's bring in as promised new mexico governor bill richardson. governor, good evening. >> thank you, keith. nice to be with you what are the chances of relocating the border governors conference do you think? >> well, i think they're good. this is an important conference that's been taking place for 30 years. six mexican governors, four american governors. we talk about a lot of issues -- h1n1, health care, education. but now as you said the topics of immigration, border violence, drug smuggling are very important. we're either going to move the conference to a neutral site, maybe washington, d.c., maybe new mexico, maybe california, but we all think the mexican governors and governor schwarzenegger and i that these are important issues that we need to discuss. we often defuse a lot of issues at these meetings. very sensitive border issues. and just because governor brewer on her own decides to cancel the conference doesn't mean it's not going to take place. i think the odds are very good that we'll find an alternative site. >> read between the p

governor bill richardson, always good too see you. thank you. >> thank, andrea. >>> coming up next, tim kaine, chairman of the democratic national committee on the democrat's new attack line. >>> in the gulf, patches of oil are becoming less apparent, at least on the water's surface. but federal officials, coastal residents and environmentalists know there's still a lot of damage that is less visible. nbc's chief environmental affairs correspondent, anne thompson, is live in venice, louisiana, watching it all. anne, what is the sense today? what is today, 101? 101 days? >> reporter: it is 101 days, andrea. but today the focus is on a meeting that's happening in new orleans that just broke up between admiral allen, thad allen, he's the national innocent commander on this crisis for the government and the coastal parish presidents. and they are talking, they were talking about downsizing this response one the well is killed. the well has been temporarilyç capped for now two weeks and that means for two week is no new oil has gone into

so good to see you again, governor bill richardson in havana. thanks so much. >> thank you. >> and thanks to everyone who helped arrange that interview today. >> thank you. >>> coming up, the setback on stem cell research. >>> and the chestnut tree that anne frank famously wrote about in her diary has fallen. the 27-ton tree that had been encased in a steel support structure was knocked down by a storm on monday. in 1944 anne frank wrote as long as this exists and it certainly always will, i know that then there will always be comfort for every sorrow. he recommended citracal. it's different -- it's calcium citrate, so it can be absorbed with or without food. citracal. ♪ [ male announcer ] he's sweet, even with 1/3 less sugar than soda. kool-aid delivering more smiles per gallon. you struggle to control your blood sugar. you exercise and eat right, but your blood sugar may still be high, and you need extra help. ask your doctor about onglyza, a once daily medicine used with diet and exercise to control high blood sugar in adults with type 2 di

pennsylvania governor ed rendell, new mexico governor bill richardson and independent vermont senator bernard, one of the most liberal members of the congress. we'll get analysis from cbs news consultant. i'll have final thoughts on eric, who brought what some today would consider a novel approach to news analysis. he actually thought before he spoke. but first obama and the left on "face the nation." captioning sponsored by cbs "face the nation" with cbs news chief washington correspondent bob schieffer. and now in washington, bob schieffer. good morning again. we want to begin this morning with some breaking news that has happened since your sunday newspaper came out. the state department this morning issued a travel alert to americans about potential terrorist threats in europe and urges all u.s. citizens to be extra vigilant when they are in public places in europe. tourist spots, transportation hubs and so forth. u.s. and european security experts have been concerned for the last week or so that terrorists may be plotting attacks in europe similar to the 2008 attack in mumbai ind

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governor bill richardson says he has a new offer from the north koreans. the north will allow a u.n. nuclear inspectors expelled last year back into the country. p'yongyang may also sell nuclear fuel, getting rid of some of the material that could be used to build bombs. and consider his proposal for a joint military commission to work with the u.s. to try to reduce tension along the border. >> my meetings with the north koreans, they are always very strong in their position. they were very strong on their message. they are sometimes -- but i notice a pragmatic attitude on their part. >> inspectors have for years tried to get an accurate picture of the north's nuclear facilities. china welcomed the suggestion. they may be allowed back in. in seoul, lawmakers were briefed by the defense minister on the military drills close to the disputed border. officials have so far given a cool response to the offer from the north, hinting it still has not been officially confirmed by the government of p'yongyang. >> the latest headlines, for more than nine months of wr

. >>> then the immigration debate with new mexico governor bill richardson and arizona congressman trent franks. >>> and on this 83rd day of the gulf oil disaster, the man in charge of compensating spill victims, kenneth feinberg. i'm candy crowley and this is "state of the union." >>> he can, as president obama has assured audiences, chew gum and walk at the same time. this week that multitasking nature of the presidency was on display as mr. obama moved from being a president reaching out to work with republicans while blasting away as the man who wants to defeat republicans. >> without bipartisan support, as we had just a few years ago, we cannot solve this problem. reform that brings accountability to our immigration system cannot pass without republican votes. these folks drove the economy into a ditch, and they want the keys back, and you've got to say the same thing to them that you say to your teenager. you can't have the keys back because you don't know how to drive yet. >> here to talk about the realities of this election year, the president's most senior adviser, david axelrod

you've been with governor bill richardson. he's met with north korean officials. tell us who they are, what they accomplished. >> reporter: thanks, suzanne. i'm here in pyongyang. it's early saturday morning already. the former u.s. am babassador t the united nations, outgoing governor of new mexico bill richardson, had important meetings friday with the vice minister in charge of foreign affairs with the united states. they met for an hour and a half over at the foreign ministry and then last night they had an informal dinner or banquet in which they could go through the more specific issues in a less formal way than sitting across the table. i walked into that negotiating room when they began their talks yesterday and north koreans had a large delegation on one side. richardson was on the other side together with two advisers basely and went through for an hour and a half all of the issues including the tensions that resulted november 23rd from the north koreans shelling an island the south koreans have. and earlier in march, the destruction of that south korean

when we come back, one-on-one with governor bill richardson. if democrats in danger of losing the west because of washington's failure to deal with issues like immigration. we'll be back. >>> it's time to go one-on-one. >> colorado, nevada, new mexico, helped put barack obama in the house. that was then. now disgust with washington is causing the president and democrats support out west this is the perfect time to go one-on-one with governor bill richardson. i want to start with the immigration issue. your colleague, jan brewer, was here recently. i know you disagree with the details of the arizona law, but do you agree with her basic premise. she said she was forred to act because the federal government has abysmally failed in protecting the border. is she right about that? >> there is frustration that the federal government is not acting, john. i face it too. but that's not president obama's fault. that's the congress' fault, which refuseds to deal with comprehensive immigration. i disagree with her premise. she shouldn't have signed that law

>>> plus from the war to illegal immigration, bill richardson is facing some tough border battles. he joins us live. >>> great to have you with us, i'm thomas roberts in new york. as i stated, we have breaking news to start the hour with, a new audio message from al qaeda leader ayman al zawahri. evan, explain what we're hearing? what is he specifically saying in this new message? >> unfortunately, it's rather most of the same as we have heard before. he mostly attacks the arian brotherhood and hamas saying that hamas can only be waged in palestine. he calls for supporters to donate must be to al qaeda. he talks about a number of different subjects, he actually kind of meanders, he hits on the idea of omar, the fact that he has not given up on the struggle, he has not sold out al qaeda and what a great plemt that is to him. it's not a pleasant vision, but frankly, it's nothing we haven't necessarily seen from him before. >> and ayman al zawahri, he's i g egyptian born, he was raised in cairo, but he's always had a power struggle with mubarak. is it a threat? >> i think this is most

nuclear inspections of its uranium enrichment during talks in pyongyang with bill richardson. he's the governor of the u.s. state of new mexico. but gibbs said the united states is not interested in words but in actions. he said north korea is not living up to its obligations. >>> a giant christmas decoration has been illuminated by south korea near the border with north korea for the first time in seven years. the north has called the move a provocative act. ♪ the lighting ceremony took place on tuesday evening amid heavy security, attended by around 400 people. the ceremony was an annual event since the 1950s. it was suspended in 2004 under an interkorean agreement to end border propaganda activity. the south korean military's decision to resume the yearly ritual followed last month's shelling of yeonpyeong island by north korea and the sinking of a south korean warship in march. north korea said this is part of the south's psychological warfare and such an irrational provocative act could trigger a new armed conflict. >>> subway authorities in washington have begun random

>> send you and bill richardson took north korea, make sure the world doesn't blow up there i think the most important thing for the president to do now is get off television and go below the radar screen, give the country a break. we have had two tumultuous years but be quietly gearing up for a major campaign about america's future. and i say that because the president after this lame duck session is back on his feet but the country is not back on its feet. people are in a funk and they worry not only about their johns but they are very worried about the country slipping, they are very worried about china coming up. joe klein made that car trip across the country for "time." what he found for every one person who raised afghanistan or iraq, 20 people wanted to talk about china. i think what the country -- what the president has to do is rally the country to remain a great nation, a competitive nation, an innovative nation. he started talking about that before he made his international trip a few weeks ago, talked about it in greensboro. i think to seize on that theme, because there's s

we'll hear from new mexico governor, bill richardson. he will decide and announce that decision here in just a minute. but there's other living people, current lives in the balance, down south. and steve osunsami looks at that and the other. more on the power of pardons. >> reporter: in mississippi, the governor waited until the last few days of 2010 and decided now was the time to set two sisters free. 36-year-old gladys scott and her 38-year-old sister, jamie, will be allowed to go home after six years in jail, if gladys donates a kidney. the two were serving double life sentences for a limited role in a robbery where three men got away with $11. the men who committed the robbery, got less than three years. people who supported the sisters, who marched outside the state capitol, are praising mississippi's governor, for doing the right thing, no matter his reasons. >> we have to understand that it is very rare, for a governor to use his commutation powers today. >> reporter: outgoing florida governor, charlie crist, pardoned jim morriso

envoy bill richardson to attempt to have u.n. inspectors in north korea? >> the u.s. governor bill richardson said he came back with positive signals from p'yongyang, but the view from officials in seoul is the north is sticking with their two track policy like in the past. on one hand, they are signaling dialogue, but at the same time keeping up the military pressure to remind the u.s. and south korea of a doctor -- of a darker picture. analysts see this as a typical from the north as they jointed walk away from nuclear talks for years what continuing to buy time to develop their nuclear program. >>> the greek parliament has approved next year's budget which imposes the spending cuts and sharp tax hikes. this was an exchange for 110 billion euros of bailout from the imf and the european union. earlier, demonstrators against the measure hit the streets. >> in the end, their resistance was blown away. all day, they had demonstrated outside of the greek parliament, striking trade union members determined to stop the government's plans for an austerity budget. previous p

envoy, bill richardson. wolf we appreciate you. thanks so much. we'll look forward to more of your reporting, wolf blitzer there in north korea. >>> i want to turn back domestically to some weather, some bad weather, nasty weather. it's a meps out west right now. take a look at the scene yesterday, spokane, washington, this is on the south hill, you've seen these play out over and over again at the mercy of the icy roads and icy hill. a lot of people, revolds referred to this earlier as adult bumper cars, if you will. and a lot of the insurance adjusters are going to be busy. you hate to see anybody go through this throughout the holidays. oh the red truck makes its way you can't get out of the way. you hate to see that. again he we are told no one was injured here. let's turn from that snow, go a little further south, still kind of a different kind of a slushy mess, a wintry mix. there was snow in the higher elevations and flash flood watches for more of the low-lying areas including the sierra mountains, you had to pull out the tire chains but o

>> wolf blitzer and governor bill richardson in pyongyang. >>> new news now. a landmark moment for gay rights here in the united states. gays and lesbians will be able to serve openly in the military after the senate repealed the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. now is awaiting the president's signature. let's get to our congressional correspondent on capitol hill. briana? >> reporter: the breakdown in the vote, 65-31. you had eight republican senators joining with 57 democrats and independents who were present in voting to repeal "don't ask, don't tell." the practice of the u.s. military, where gay and lesbian service men and women couldn't serve, if they were going to be open about their sexual orientation. this has been a very controversial topic. it's had a very long and winding road. especially in the senate. most recently this was attached to a larger defense measure, defense authorization bill. and this was one of the reasons that that defense authorization bill failed. because of this controversial topic, as well as some others. in the end, the house en

we'll hear from new mexico governor, bill richardson. he's going to decide and announce that decision right here in just a minute. but there are other living people, current lives in the balance and down south, and steve osunsami looks at that and others. more on the power of pardons. >> reporter: in mississippi, the governor waited until the last few days of 2010 but decided now was the time to set two sisters free. 36-year-old gladys scott and her 38-year-old sister, jamie, will be allowed to go home after six or 16 years in jail if flat disdonates a kidney to her sister who needs one. >> i'm so blessed. i'm just so blessed and happy. >> reporter: the two were serving double life sentences for their limited role in a robbery where three men got away with just $11. the men who stole the money committed less than three years. haley barbour is saying he freeing the women because it saves the state money. people who supported the sisters, who marched outside the state capitol, are praising mississippi's governor, for doing the right thing,

bill richardson, the governor of the neighboring state, new mexico. the governor joins us on the phone. we appreciate your time. i know you know governor brewer personally. what do you make of her decision? >> she's very since over. i know she's frustrated with her lack of resources on her border. this is a very bad bill. this will lead to racial profiling. i believe the obama administration will challenge the law in terms of whose jurisdiction it is. it's clearly a federal jurisdiction. it's going to spur other states to take some kind of action like this, which is really wrong. the answer is a federal, national comprehensive immigration bill as rapidly as possible. >> you're concerned about ripple effect on a state level before something could be done? >> yeah. you're going to get other states saying arizona did this. we're empowering our police officers to go out and try to find somebody that looks suspicious. that's going to lead to massive discrimination. >> right. >> it won't happen in my state, but other neighboring border states, it could happ

., " el gobernador de nuevo mexico bill richardson y el productor musical emilio estefan son presidentes honorarios de 1 comision que se creo para realizar estas audiencias que ademas se realizaran el proximo ano en california, nueva york y texas. un destacado abogado hispano presidira la comision. es bien importante porque le da credibilidad a lo que estamos haciendo. claro que american bar associacion tiene su credibilidad, pero estos individuos que estan involucrados en estos temas por tantos anos y son tan visibles en la comunidad de los estados unidos, tambien en la hispana y en la general, que se vea que esto que 1 proyecto de primera clase. " la meta es que todo t de personas revelen cuales son los obstaculos que la comunidad latina enfrenta cuando tiene participar en el sistema judicial. "algunas de barreras entien completamente los derechos y obligaciones en el sistema judicial. desde washington, fernando pizarro, univision." fbi itiga rtas que fueron viadas a dos escuelas publicas del distrito de columbia que contenian un ti

i know that bill richardson has been having meetings with the north. he has some proposals, apparently, he put out on the table. are we learning any more about those proposals yet? >> they're designed, t.j., mostly to see if they can restore some dialogue between north and south korea, some dialogue, if you will, between the north and the united states. they're aggressively seeking china's involvement, china's got enormous influence in north korea, and they'd like china to play a much more positive role. so far they say that hasn't happened. but there's a whole series of steps apparently richardson's putting forward in his meeting with one of the senior foreign ministry officials on friday. in charge of u.s. affairs for north korea. he put -- he started to put some of these proposals earlier today he met with the chief nuclear negotiator and they elaborated. those meetings are going to continue. now, sunday morning, local time, he's going to meet with the top military official in charge of the dmz. and that's going to be a critically important meeting

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he is with governor bill richardson, and he is on the phone now. wolf, i understand, can you hear me? >> yes, i hear you fine. >> i understand it is 8:15 in the morning there, friday morning, and can you give us a sense when you arrive and what is on the first full day agenda? >> yes, it is a snowy day outside, but it is an important day for bill richardson, the u.s. governor. the governor of new mexico, and the former secretary of energy, former u.n. ambassador. he's got meetings today scheduled with high-ranking north korean officials including the new vice minister for u.s. affairs, a man by the name of rejiang ho and they are in the process of renegotiating and what he is going to be allowed to do and see. there is a major meeting tomorrow agreed to with the north korea nuclear chief negotiator, and he is the first vice minister, and he is the man who invited governor richardson to come here to pyongyang for the meetings. tonig tonight, there is an official welcoming banquet here in governor richardson's honor, and that is first efforts to cool

envoy bill richardson's trip there to the north to try to tamp down rising tensions. our very own wolf blitzer is the only tv correspondent traveling with richardson. he and the governor join us by phone. wolf, thank you and the governor for joining us. we got word that they'll hold a emergency session on sunday morning regarding north korea. how is that news going over there? >> it's going to be a significant development, especially because of the fact that russia has asked for this emergency session of the u.n. security council at 11:00 a.m. eastern sunday. it's already sunday morning here in pyongyang. we're in north korea. and governor richardson is getting ready within the hour to head over to meet with one of the top generals of the north korean military. he is the top general in charge of the demilitarized zone and armistice. i'll get his reaction. first of all, governor, you're a former united states ambassador to the united nations. the fact that russia asked for an emergency session of the united nations security council sunday morning, what does that say to

. >> this hour, new mexico governor bill richardson. and fresh from the president's speech illinois congressman luis gutierrez and new york mayor michael bloomberg. >>> the aftermath of the big storm, can the oil cleanup resume after the storm moves inland? >>> and more questions about bp, why was there no mention of hurricanes in their disaster response plan? congressman ed markey live with this -- this latest hour. >>> and good day, i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. tropical storm alex has now weakening as it moves deep into mexico but the storm left a deadly mark overnight. the worst destruction was seen in over 100 miles south of brownsville, texas. where violent winds and powerful rains wrecked homes. flooded neighborhoods and killed at least three people including a 5-year-old child. the weather channel's stephanie abrams live on south padre island. stephanie, bring us up to date on this situation right now. >> reporter: well, as you're mentioning, the worst of the damage and the deaths were actually south of the border in m

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