and baltimore and philadelphia. we're getting crushed. this year, it seems like everything has shifted north to new york city. and in the boston area, as well. each year, it's a little bit different. but this one, it's kind of bad here in the northeast, with the heavy amounts of snow. one thing that's sticking out, too, this year, is really the cold. it's been so cold for so long. and looks like it's going to hang on for another week or two. >> all right. accuweather's mark mankiw sew. >>> a ship in antarctica has run into some trouble. the inner hull was not breeched app and the ship did not take on water. 80 tourists, including americans and 35 degree, are onboard "the polar star." the cruise is set to end in argentina on sunday. >>> officials have come up with a modest approach to the intrusive full-body scanners. not new machines. but software that doesn't show the contours of a person's body. it shows an outline with a red box that highlights anything suspicious. it is now being tested in las vegas, washington, d.c., and atlanta. >>>

in colorado, utah, the sierras and cascades. 6 to 12 inches from cheyenne, to billings, and fargo, north minnesota. most of the country, good news here, feels like spring. >> 70s in dallas, new orleans and miami. 64 in baltimore. and 54 degrees here in new york. just shy of 60 in indianapolis. 71 in kansas city. le to salt lake city. >>> and when we come back this morning, one of the country's biggest bookstore chains declares bankruptcy. >>> plus, senator scott brown. the latest prominent man to admit he was sexually abused. why now? >>> and behind all that, the high-tech makeover for monopoly. >>> oil prices are hovering around $85 a barrel this morning, after rising wednesday because of concerns about the continuing unrest in the middle east. >>> as for stocks, tokyo's nikkei average rose 0.25% today. hong kong's hang seng added 0.6%. and in london, the ftse opened higher. on wall street, the dow gained 61 points yesterday. and the nasdaq climbed 21 points. >>> some of the nation's biggest banks are facing fines for the way they handled foreclosures. more than a dozen firms, including

from the baltimore based from policy think tank focus think tank thank you very much thank you. a western nations are seeking ways to help the conflict stricken north africa and the middle east but with a multi-billion dollar aid deals being discussed some europeans are starting to fear this will harm their own economy let's cross live now to brussels and our correspondent daniel bushell to look at some facts and figures here hi daniel so what we're talking about billions of dollars here we're seeing a renewed protests now in greece against government austerity cuts we're seeing two thousand and ten is a very bad year for regional recessions and when we talk about this potentially massive billion dollars aid package what does it mean for the current economic climate in europe do you think. the climate has all the elements of a perfect storm for many citizens here in the e.u. is the worst possible time to be pumping cash into uncertain regimes what with the economic tensions and the economic problems here in the e.u. at the moment not only in the soft underbelly of europe as we'v

to the north, freezing rain or snow. and rain in the pacific northwest. >> and chilly in the plains. 26 in fargo. 33 in omaha. atlanta is at 77. baltimore, 69. the west coast warms up, now. but still below normal there. 40 in seattle. and 57 in sacramento. >>> and some sad news to pass on this morning. the last surviving veteran of world war i has passed away. frank buckles literally lied about his age to get into uniform at age 16. >> unbelievable dedication to his country. he served in england and in france, working mainly as a driver and warehouse clerk. he returned to the u.s. in 1920. he died peacefully at his home in west virginia. he was 110 years old. >> a real hero. >>> coming up next on this monday morning, legendary investor, warren buffett, gets bullish. >>> and the big winners at last night's oscars. a few surprises. but plenty of glamour, as you can imagine. we're off to hollywood with the details. stay with us. >>> and time, now, for a check of market activities, starting overseas. tokyo's nikkei average c

baltimore is first up.ep our republican line. >> caller: yes. the the north two terrorist list,ox the fox news reporter, explain that.and w explain about governmenthy involvement. be. >> thanks. i think it is concerned aboutes conspiracies. >> guest: sure. i think there is a lot of misinformation out there about these types of issues. he was in the united states ands was trained here, went to sch e here., the release of radicalized your and then reached the point wher he wanted to go overseas and actually declared himself and non u.s. citizen. he was a u.s. citizen. he declared himself that he wa no longer a citizen. he joined the declaration of wae on the united states. was this was a transformation of anl individual who had pretty stronb beliefs, obviously and now presents himself as an as incredibly dangerous terroristhe in the network about china.se i say that because his goal is to record americans and westerne europeans who have no visa requirements to come to the united states to radicalize and to commit acts of violence to of kill u.s. c

i agree with the gentleman born in north carolina. this is the land that i love. i cannot agree more regarding the budget. when we look at the policy of the most current situation in egypt, if you take a look at our foreign policy after the second world war, really have not want one engagement that we have went into. if anything, we're supporting regimes that are not good towards their people as we found the outi in iran and finding out in egypt in finding out in other parts of the world. most of that is because we need the precious energy because the people we elect in office, they refuse to use the natural resources in this country. no one likes to have polluted air, but to say we are automatically going from oil to wind and solar is insane. 308 million people in this country and we're want to make that switch? we're going to agonize over that? that should be a supplement. host: we of a couple of minutes left before a live program begins. norma on the republican line. caller: no one ever mentions it. [inaudible] is there ever cord to be -- ever going to be any j

they are urban communities in philadelphia, new york, baltimore and st. louis. democrats represent 149 of these counties with a total population of 8.7 million. republicans represent 311 of these counties with a total population of 8.3 million. 14 of these counties with a total population of 5.3 million are split between democrats and republicans. a total of 43 democrats and 84 republicans represent all or a part of these counties. and 35 of our 50 states have at least one persistent poverty county. 15 of south carolina's 46 counties qualify for thising noble recognition. -- for this ignoble recognition and i happen to represent seven of those counties. this is not a red state or a blue state issue. that's why in this map, on this map beside me, the persistent poverty counties are colored in purple. there is no political affiliation for poverty. poverty has never been limited to race, region or cede. -- creed. these counties do not have the resources to hire sophisticated high-powered grants writers and lobbyists to help compete for the finite amount of dollars