"the real story" with gretchen starts right now. bye-bye. >> hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson. dems trying to convince republicans it's all a good idea, the measure extending benefits for 1.7 million americans as they continue to look for work at a cost of $6.4 billion. the current national unemployment right now sits at 6.3%. chief congressional correspondent live for us on capitol hill. mike, what's different about the latest offer on unemployment. >> gretchen, it would extend benefits for three months. it's paid for by pension smoothing, which some complained was a budgetary gimmick. they deserve credit for covering $6.4 billion or so. it would include something from oklahoma republican com coburn which says millionaires should not be allowed to collect benefits. still democrats don't sound very optimistic. >> the real reason the political leaders want to stop unemployment benefits is they believe unemployed people are lazy. they believe they are lazy. if you give them $300 a week to pay rent, utility bills, food on the table, a little gas in the car, they are going to lay b

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to the real story today. let's go live to the what house as the president is ready to sign an executive order boosting the minimum wage for federal contract workers. you can see the live shot as we await the president. these folks will see their rate jump to more than $10 an hour. the president announcing this measure during his state of the union address a few weeks ago. so it applies only to federal contractors working on new contracts. but will this put extra pressure now on congress. could they reason passing the minimum wage for all workers in the united states? we're going to discuss that moments from now. this is streaming as well on fox news.com. >>> a verdict reached in the corruption trial just minutes ago on former new orleans mayor ray nagin. shepard smith reporting live from the fox news desk. >> ray nagin is now a convicted felon. a convicted not once, but 20 times over. the then mayor of the city of new orleans who never sent the buses is going away to prison for a very long time. the decision

gretchen. >> wow. i think we all know if we order a great dominos pizza, it's probably not something we eat on a diet anyway. come on. anyway, peter, got to wrap it up there. thanks for bringing it to our attention. attorney general eric holder sworn to uphold the law. he's advising state attorney general how to get around the law when it comes to state bans on same-sex marriage. >>> a handful of landowners in the u.s. could lose a treasured property along mississippi river to a bike trail under eminent domain. we're going to speak to two sisters who have had this property in the family for more than 100 years and could be stripped from them. ♪ ♪ ♪ it's eb. want to give your family the very best in taste, freshness, and nutrition? it's eb. eggland's best. better taste. better nutrition. better eggs. >>> time for a quick check of headlines, former governor jeb bush admits his last name would be an issue and could hurt him if he runs in 2016. he says it's also an issue hillary clinton will face. >>

tweet me @gretchen carlson. we'll read your comments at the end of the show. 4 [ sneezes, coughs ] i'veot a big date, but my sinuses are acting up. it's te for advil cold and sinus. [ male announcer ] truth is twon't relieve all your symptoms. new alka seltzer plus-d relieves more symptoms than any other behind the counter liquid gel. oh what a relief it is. >>> we're keeping an eye on more winter weather. storm warnings and advisories, rockies to the state of maine, snowy roads causing accidents in places like tulsa, oklahoma, cities like chicago and philly seeing several inches of snow. guess what, even more snow is on the way. >> so the fact is we are facing not one, two, but three storms potentially this week. this one potentially the most severe of the three we're dealing with right now. we should be ready for anything. >> this map showing how much of the country has been affected by just this storm. 6,000 flights canceled or delayed today. lets take a look at the radar. another storm expected to hit the no

gretchen? >> wow. big story. shannon bream, thanks so much. >>> governor chris christie, bringing in big dough for the republican governors association but is he a benefit or distraction with the bridge scandal still playing out? who doesn't love pizza? don't you wish you could eat it every day. guess what? how much do you think americans gobble down each day. we have the stats and that leads to our question of the day. how much pizza do you actually eat. let's be honest, everyone. tweet me, @gretchencarlson use the #therealstory and you can answer the question how much would you like to be able to eat every day. that's a better one for me. when jake and i first set out on our own, we ate anything. but in time you realize the bett you eat, the better you feel. these days we both eat smarter. and i give jake purina cat chow naturals. made with real chicken and salmon, anit's high in protein like aow cat's natural diet. and no added artificial flavors. we've come a long way. and whatever's ahead, we'll be there for

tweet me @gretchen carlson. we'll read your comments at the end of the show. >>> riot police clark with hundreds of protesters at the train station. this is rio de janeiro. crowds tearing up the station all over a $0.10 fare hike. the crowds left people stranded. police had had to use batons and tear gas to eventually regain control. hundreds of people across maryland and pennsylvania still in the dark and cold two days after an ice storm clammed through that region. meantime colder temps and near record levels of snow leaving a dozen low on road salt. a road salt manufacturer in utah where they are rushing to keep up with demand. alic alicia. >> reporter: hi, gretchen, the salt institute insists there's no shortage, even though there appears to be one. we're at the redmond salt mine. they say they could dig for 800 before they run out. the problem is logistical. that's because cities and counties in short supply say they need it right now. they need 10 to 20 tons at a time. that is not a shipment that happens o

after all, it is an election year, gretchen. >> all right. so everybody wants to fix this benefits issue or not everybody? >> reporter: well, it seems like almost everybody does, and we expect the house republican leadership is going to meet with rank and file members today at 5:30. they're going to look at the debt ceiling issue, raising the government's borrowing authority, which is a tough vote for a lot of republicans. there's some thought -- a lot of sources we've talked to say they're going to look at restoring these military retiree benefits. so that may sweeten it a bit to get some members who are inclined to not raise the debt ceiling to go along with it because they're helping veterans get their benefits. bottom line, they want to see what rank and file republicans think to see if they can get enough bipartisan support to do the retiree benefits and also the debt ceiling, gretchen. >> all right. key vote about to happen. thanks so much, mike. >> reporter: thank you. >> also developing right now, the white house locked in high-level

great to see you. >> good afternoon, gretchen. thanks for having me. >> i know you're one writer, at least, who's calling for changes within the tsa. you ask if we should actually abolish the agency, correct? >> yes. i mean, when i wrote that op-ed, it struck a nerve. there seems to be a deep well of disgust among -- in the public with the tsa and a sense that it just isn't working. quite frankly, i haven't seen any evidence that it is. >> well, now we're getting evidence, at least from this one former worker there, that, you know, what we always thought, that they were looking at our naked bodies when we went through those scanners. people at the time were like, oh, come on, it's all for the benefit of the public. we want to be safe. but they were actually going in the break rooms, allegedly, and laughing at us. >> well, this article confirms what a lot of people have said over the past 12 years and what a lot of other people have experienced. i've heard quite a few horror stories about the tsa from people reacting to my op-ed. i

i'm gretchen carlson. america's top spy, director of national intelligence james clapper, admitting he cannot guarantee america's secrets are safe. he says it would be impossible to prevent intelligence leaks by the likes of former nsa contractor edward snowden, telling the daily beast, quote, in the end, we will never, ever be able to guarantee there will not be an edward snowden or another chelsea manning because this is a large enterprise composed of human beings. bradley manning was sentenced to 33 years for leaking classified information. katherine harris is live for us in washington. katheri katherine, what can you tell us about clapper's stunning comments? >> thank you, gretchen. good afternoon. this is a significant admission by clapper, speaking exclusively to it the daily beast. this profile suggests that the white house is doubling down on its support of clapper, whose support of the ns sarks unpopular with the left. clapper saying he regrets testimony on the scope of the nsa programs. that was

i'm gretchen carlson. the u.s. calling for a peaceful end to the raging violence in the heart of the ukrainian capital. 70 people now dead. the bloody crackdown pitting demonstrators who want closer ties to europe and america against government leaders backed by putin and russia. a new wave of fighting breaking out in the streets of kiev just hours after it seemed a truce had actually been reached. a group of demonstrators then capturing dozens of riot police officers in this video here with russia now sending an envoy to try to mediate talks. the white house releasing a statement, saying, we urge the president to immediately withdraw his security forces from downtown kiev and to respect the right of peaceful protests and we urge protesters to express themselves peacefully. joining us now on the phone, somebody right there on the ground. sabra from ukraine. any changes in the way in which ne these protests are being carried out today? >> this morning was obviously really violent. to be honest, the game changer here

>> that's right, gretchen. that's exactly what nasa is looking into and reporting on right now, what exactly went wrong. it was the second of these leaks occurring seven months ago which was more traumatic. that's when the italian astronaut was making his first spacewalk outside the international space station. that's when more than a quart and a half of water entered his helmet from the rear. it covered his nose, eyes, ears, knocked out communication creating a threatening life situation. >> down my head but i don't think to my back. >> are you sweating? >> i am sweating but feels like a lot of water. >> eventually with his eyes closed and helmet full of water, he had to retrace his steps from memory and was pulled into safety by other crew members, gretchen. >> i don't know if you saw the movie "gravity" but this sounds a lot like what sandra bullock went through. what is nasa looking to learn from this. >> with the initial mistake, they assumed it was from the water bag. that assumption was wrong. the failur

gretchen? >> wow. thanks so much for that update. >>> so the uaw had a huge opportunity to get in the door, right? in a southern right-to-work state, but ended up failing despite two years of planning and even volkswagen's cooperation with the union. joining me now is our biz panel. all right. i think some people were surprised that with all of the efforts of volkswagen to say, hey, it appeared they were saying the union will be a good thing for you. why the fail in your mind? >> i think the people are speaking out, actually. i don't think people are as happy with the unions as they were 10, 15, 20 years ago. we're seeing a major, major shift in the system. >> why? >> i think management is treating people more fairly. people do have a right to work also. and if you're involved in a large block of people, people have a right to work. >> so kate, you cover business on a daily basis. could it have been that maybe these workers down there saw what happened in detroit in the last couple of years, and there

i'm gretchen carlson. a treasure trove of documents released. much of the 30,000 documents once exempt from the public eye are now passed the 12-year limit set by presidential records act. in the next few weeks the clinton library executived to release the remainder of those papers. one of the many interesting items former first lady hillary clinton had an avert to the national media saying, quote, we were so successful during the 1992 campaign and implementing this strategy, i think it's time to return to this strategy to reacquaint people with hillary clinton. hillary is comfortable with local reporters and enjoyed speaking with them. this will help get around the aversion of national media and counter the tone of the national media. documents how bill clinton ran his administration and shedding light on the role first lady had on decisions. revelations that could impact her own run for the white house. my guest today, this stuff is coming out in drips right now, coming out in realtime. some of the other revelation, other than she doesn't like

>> gretchen, it's not a phony scandal. it's a real scandal. i remember it when it happened, we all do. i remember inquiring through the hearings and they've not provided the information that's required. you add this up with what's happening with fast and furious, the irs, the rollout of obama care, the misrepresentations and lies with regard to that and there's a lack of credibility with regard to that and all the senators supporting the president, 97, 98, 99% of the time voting with the administration are going to be held accountable in '14, i can assure you of that. >> imagine if you -- i know obviously you served in the military. you understand -- >> still am, yes. >> -- your active duty. you understand what these people must have been going through. what do they need to hear from the administration and from the president? >> sure. just to correct you, i'm not on active duty. i serve at the poentagon with te guard bureau. what the families want to hear -- and there is a local massachusetts connection in that regard -- they want to hear the

it's constant, gretchen. on a personal basis, we've had everybody from large retailers to the government to our military that have been hacked. it's a very serious threat. you have to change your passwords. you have to do the basics. we're going to have to be more aggressive in going out. in some countries it's not against the law for them to do this. >> no doubt. i guess we passed by pretty lucky about the fact they did not get into classified information. congressman chaffetz, i see that beautiful utah mountain behind you. thanks so much for joining us today. >> thanks, gretchen. >> breaking news on potential prisoner squad, taliban, united states release five taliban prisoners for gitmo in exchange for american p.o.w. bowe bergdahl. the white house was just asked. >> jay carney was asked about this trial balloon, which has been floated by u.s. officials to the press twice in the last week. >> we are not, to go directly to your question, involved in active negotiations with the taliban. clearly if negotiati

hi, everyone, i'm gretchen carlson. a live shot on your screen, as you can see, this is jay carney taking questions no doubt about that cbo report that came out yesterday that said obamacare will reduce the workforce by 2 million jobs by 2017. lower in come folks will need to cut back on hours or lose federal subsidies. we start feeling the biggest impact in four short years when major obamacare provisions will be well under way. the white house now pushing back against that analysis putting its own spin on the numbers. just now jay carney was asked about that cbo report, and he has said that it is, quote, inaccurate. we'll bring you more on that. in the meantime, cbo director douglas elmendorf breaking down on capitol hill telling them obamacare, in effect, encourages people not to work. >> by providing heavily subsidized health insurance to people with low in come and with drawing those subsidies as in come rises, the act creates a disincentive for people to work relative to what would have been the case in the absenc

i'm gretchen carlson and this is "the real story" today. the violence in ukraine is really a battle between russia and the west. how did this start and grow out of control? just as he was about to sign a trade deal with the european union ukrainian president reversed course and took a loan from russia instead, a move that strained ties. that angered a lot of folks who were hoping for closer relations with europe and becoming part of the european union. that's when the protest started. the government responded with a forceful crackdown making protests illegal restricting internet access and kicking out so-called foreign agents. the protesters say they won't back down until they get a trade deal with europe and new elections. joining us live by phone, grn reporter in ukraine today. set the scene for us. what kind of violence is going on right now, if any? >> well, today has been a lot quieter than last night. last night looked like a war zone down there. tonight they have again built what they call a ring of fire around their territory on the

kansas there is legislation being introduced by a democrat that would allow spanking in public schools, gretchen. how do you feel about that? >> listen, i grew up being spanked by a yard stick, sorry, mom. i turned out okay, all right? >> debatable, debatable. >> oh, thanks. thanks, bill. but here's the thing. they already have a law on the books that you can spank in kansas, so why would you increase it to ten lashes that produce redness or even bruising? and let me tell you something -- >> let me boil it down, let me

"the real story" with gretchen starts right now. bye-bye. >> hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson. dems trying to convince republicans it's all a good idea, the measure extending benefits for 1.7 million americans as they continue to look for work at a cost of $6.4 billion. the current national unemployment right now sits at 6.3%. chief congressional correspondent live for us on capitol hill. mike, what's different about the latest offer on unemployment. >> gretchen, it would extend benefits for three months. it's paid for by pension

i'm in for gretchen. and shepard is next. >> verdict watch in north florida majors accused of murdering a teenager after an argument over loud car music. the suspect says it was self-defense. will we get a decision? >> the obama administration gives the green light to banks to do business with licensed marijuana shops. it's an an historic step. >> and counterfeit food. this one was bran new to me. from coffee to olive oil to honey, cinnamon, lots of stuff, full on fake. we'll tell you what you might be

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i'm in for gretchen today. welcome to "the role story." the big story of the day, which is that nasty winter weather becoming all too familiar from the deep south to the northeast. millions of americans digging out after taking their latest beating from the cold and the snow. and now more beyond the way for this weekend. the 24-ice storm being blamed for 24 deaths. 400,000 families still without power down south. and chaos on the roads and at airports all around the cnt

joining us from new york to discuss the matter, gretchen carlson. you see her at 2:00 in the afternoon and bernard. you do this satire stuff with imus, right? >> don imus in the morning, yes, very good. >> so you do this stuff so you're a good guy to talk to about it. siller says that they're protecting obama, but the stats say that far and away the president is the butt of most of the late-night jokes. what do you think? >> well, i think that especially initially there was a lot of trepidation about the president is the first black president so there was definitely a lot of trepidation there. but nowadays it could be that or people are afraid of getting audited or spied on or still have a little bit of that chris matthews tinglitis up their leg. do they still go easy on obama? yes, i think so. most of the jokes about the president are policy flaws. you know, the economy, benghazi, obamacare but with bill clinton it was more physical -- >> bush was his intellect, more personal. >> bush was stupid. and president obama you've had the comments of 57 st

i'm gretchen carlson and this is "the real story" today. the violence in ukraine is really a battle between russia and the west. how did this start and grow out of control? just as he was about to sign a trade deal with the european union ukrainian president reversed course and took a loan from russia instead, a move that strained ties. that angered a lot of

i'm gretchen carlson. welcome to "the real story" live from d.c. today. so we are live as well on the senate floor as lawmakers consider this massive veterans bill that would repeal the cost of living adjustment cuts in the recent budget deal. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live for us on capitol hill. mike, set the stage for us. >> reporter: well, gretchen, welcome back to town. several republican aides i've talked to expect they will get the 60 votes necessary to proceed on this bill. it is arkansas democrat senator mark pryor's measure that would

here is gretchen carlson. >>> whose story should we believe with mixed messages on obamacare. here is what health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius is saying about enrollment needing to get to that top number of 7 million. >> do you agree with vice president biding 5 or 6 is more realistic prfb 7 million was not the administration that was cbo congressional budget office prediction when the bill was first signed. i'm not even sure where theg theta their numbers. there are numbers all over the board. the vice president looked and said it may be

i'm alisyn camerota. >> here is gretchen carlson. see you tomorrow. bye-bye. >> fox news alert, senate set to pass a major new farm bill, $156 billion bucks, a billion a page. hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson, welcome to "the real story." we're expecting the story a half hour from now. the bill is really, really, really long and a whopping cost. so what exactly is in this farm bill and what are we paying for in it. 80% of the funding will go to food stamps. some lawmakers trying to close a loophole in the program known as heat and eat. chief congressional correspondent mike emanuel live on capitol hill with more. mike, what is heat and eat? >> g

>> key evidence in his iphone 5, gretchen, that was found on a floor mat outside a bathroom where reeva steenkamp was shot and killed. he said he does not remember apple id code to open the phone. police in south africa have been working months and months with the fbi trying to get apple engineers to actually go out and unlock the phone and today is the day. they won't say exactly what they are looking for but they are clearly interested in the text messages leading up to the shooting, as well as messages that may have been deleted. prosecutors believe pistorius had a fight withstein camp before the shooting. any relevant information gleaned from the phone would have to be shared from defense attorneys. as you know time is running out. this 11 hour venture by prosecutors is leading to evidence without the phone information, the case against pistorius may not be all that strong but prosecutors reject that saying they have more than enough evidence to convict him. the trial starts monday as i said. cameras will be allowed inside the courtroom as well as audio but not on pistorius when he

as gretchen carlson learned when she tweeted about being in a car accident as a passenger. >> i got this from atheist park. did you hit a cefestivus pole? and then another, you did not hit the accident, the driver did, your dumb blom blond life flashed before you? >> it's great to be with you, howard. i made it here by airplane, by train, however on i made it. >> how nasty does it get for you on places like twitter? >> i anchor the real story and i like to keep it real. one of the ways in which we decided to keep it real was to ask people for their comments about the show, the good, bad and the ugly. i feel it's important to on occasion expose some of the ugliness because in social media, there's this thing about anonymity .there's no filter. and i feel like people say immediately what comes to their mind. >> things they would never say to your face. >> usually. but sometimes might. but i think it's important to expose it and also say their name because, you know, sometimes it hurts. but the reality of it is it has happened happens to people who are in the public eye. and i think it's im

weekend his father teaches them how to shoot with real bullets under the watchful eye of his mother gretchen your cares and stuff. and put your glasses down. the other. one. jack hasn't been learning long and already he likes helping his dad set up for him it's just like any other day. i've been shooting since i was five or six. and i learned to shoot. in our. brains are we had in california and i used to go down and shoot every day after school i started shooting not turn i was probably late teens. with brain you would go to the shooting range and he took me with a few times and tell me how to should have been doing it ever since i think it's important that women know how to shoot that they can protect themselves. the weapon is heavy difficult for such a young child to handle gretchen doesn't intervene she wants her some to feel empowered. to feel the heat that. we teach jack that guns are to kill in the right situation. he's learning as a target to just learn as a target shooter for hunting but if the situation should arise but that it can be used to. killing par is one thing it can do but

i'm martha in for gretchen. >> did gretchen get stuck in the snow? >> i don't think so but it's a good day to be off. >> nasa weather service calls it crippling, paralyzing, catastrophic. the know -- snow that brought the south to standstill on the move, and millions of people in the storm's path. in fact 100 million. so let's get too it. >> good "snowpocalypse" to you. this is six of them for us. winter's biggest blast yet is making things miserable and up and down the east coast, as

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i am gretchen carlsson. tsa agent said they have seen you and me naked and laughed about it, too it is an abuse of public trust and funds. and so should the tsa be abol h abolished. did you see hillary clinton's tweet about getting hit on fox. and two texas football coaches suspended for urges injury to oppons. >> an autopsy sxekted to be on phillip hoffman. joining us now. i can't manage a better expert than the former chief medical examiner. he pubbished two dozen papers on heroin and responsible for the investigation of all heroin deaths in new york city. doctor, you would have been investigating this if you were the chief medical examiner. >> yes, as they are doing now. >> he was found with a needle still in his harm and veins, does that suggest that the overdose happen immediately? >> yes, the injection put him to sleep before he had a chance to remove the needle from his arm. it is a painless way to go. going to sleep and losing consciousness and within less than a minute. >> i always wondered this it.

i'm gretchen carlson, welcome to "the real story." a week after dmik advisers released the report claiming $800 billion stimulus from 2009 created 6,000 jobs and saved the country from the great depression. here is what we know about new plan. $4 billion for new roads and bridges. $150 billion to a program proposing overhaul of business taxes. $600 million

i'm gretchen carlson. tgif, everybody. president obama and putin will talk by phone. that will happen any moment now. the polish foreign minister taking a leadership role caught on camera warning protest leaders if they didn't accept the deal on the table martial law would be imposed and, quote, you will all be dead. that doesn't seem like much of a choice, does it? the main points of the deal include an agreement from the ukrainian president to reduce his powers and hold early electi election. tensions running high in parliament as debates turn in

here's gretchen carlson. see you tomorrow. >> thanks so much. today on "the real story" senator ted cruz is here to respond to a new report on the benghazi attack showing our americans were vulnerable because of security that wasn't up to snuff. senator cruz live. the obama administration had a special touch when it comes to social media outreach, right? what happened with their social media approach to obama care they appear to be losing? we will have a fair and balanced debate for you. something from the ground hitting planes thousands of miles in the air. who the fbi is targeting in an effort to keep you safe. >> hem gretchen carlson. hope you're having a great

hi, everyone, i'm gretchen carlson everything this is "the real story." istanbul, turkey, the suspect claim there was a bonl board, tried to enter the lock cockpit. but the plane landed reportedly with an f-16 escort. all the passengers still on board in istanbul. turkish police trying to convince the

. ♪ >>> all right, standing by is gretchen carlsson on the real story in a matter of the moments. and we'll give her another moment. that is!%n coming up from 15 minutes from nuchlt>>> in the meantime a new plan to create a national license plate database. allow immigration officials to snap a photo and see if they get a hit. cathrein is back with us today. >> this program came to light after a notice was posted seeking a government contractor to build a license plate database. the automated technology was developed to track stolen cars. the cameras simply take a photo of the vehicle plate and turn that image in data to be stored indefinitely. the homeland security program is being developed in secret. >> the dhs program is developed under the radar. we know incidentally through a purchasing request that dhs is intending to use the devices and the public doesn't have information on the privacy protections that are put in place and what agents are allowed to access this. >> critics say the camera systems is often described for two reasons. technology is getting cheaper by the day a

here's gretchen. >>> thanks, guys. today on "the real story," the white house saying the $800 billion stimulus a success five years after the fact. so here's my question for you today. do you think the economy is getting better? well, the irs coming off a rough year. hearings on capitol hill, allegations of targeting mitt call groups. now wait until you hear why the irs says it can't help disabled people anymore. and a woman sent to jail for an overdue vhs tape. really? do we even still have vhs? >>> hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson. fox news alert. the white house about to take a victory lap on the president's economic

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i'm gretchen carlson. the u.s. calling for a peaceful end to the raging violence in the heart of the ukrainian capital. 70 people now dead. the bloody crackdown pitting demonstrators who want closer ties to europe and america against government leaders backed by putin and russia. a new wave of fighting breaking out in the streets of kiev just hours after it seemed a truce had actually been reached. a group of demonstrators then capturing dozens of riot police officers in this video here with russia now sending an envoy to try to mediate talks. the white house releasing a statement, saying, we urge the president to immediately withdraw his security forces from downtown kiev and to

i'm martha in for gretchen. >> did gretchen get stuck in the snow? >> i don't think so but it's a good day to be off. >> nasa weather service calls it crippling, paralyzing, catastrophic. the know -- snow that brought the south to standstill on the move, and millions of people in the storm's path. in fact 100 million. so let's get too it. >> good "snowpocalypse" to you. this is six of them for us. winter's biggest blast yet is making things miserable and up and down the east coast, as folks in dixie trying to dig out. hundreds of thousands without power. storm is blamed for at least four deaths. forecasters said will jump ice and snow on 20 states. this thing started over here. yesterday there was an ice storm down here in mississippi. came all the way up. you we have gone past raleigh, roanoke, washington, charlotte, terrible, too. new york, boston, bangor, they always get it. right now the storm is hitting the northeast pretty hard, and they're still rerestoring power from the last storm? ' pittsburgh. people are fed up, leading to snow rage which

larry and gretchen wondering if government ever will. doesn't seem to be resonating. >> well, doesn't seem to be resonating with washington but it's something that does resonate with every american out there who has to stick with a budget. knows what it's like to live pay check by pay check and to not spend more than they have, and that's what we have here in washington again and again, under republican and democratic administrations, government that is too large, doesn't even know what it's spending taxpayer dollars on. >> it seems the mark is just whistling past the graveyard, or maybe it doesn't care and they never mean what they say. so, hell with it. >> short-termitis. thick is symbolic. it -- on the list of ripley's believe it or not on wasteful government spending. know knows what we don't see. in this case something somethings fishy, and i think it's more an indication of a culture in washington. don't blame the fish and the people for asking for the handout. blame the culture in washington. the bad case of the gimme. everybody s