desperate and power grab, we expect the white house and more lawmakers to weigh in today. the snow storm that crippled and shut down dc yesterday is over. back to you. >> kevin: you are right. speaking of crippling, i-95 in virginia devastating what is happening there. congressman bobby rush, the only man to beat barack obama in an election will not seem re-election, he will retire after serving in congress for nearly 30 years. represented south side of chicago and the city's southern suburb, he is 24th house democrat to announce intention to not run for re-election, a potential red wave could see republicans taking control of the house and maybe the senate come november. republican congressman jim banks sounding confident his party will in fact rest control of congress come november. >> we are as united and stronger