why? because we could see votes or we should see votes on two major initiatives, including the repeal of don t ask don t tell. we are expecting that debate at least within the hour. could see a vote even within the next hour or so. but they are close to repealing don t ask don t tell. we are live in washington for that. also, london right now will be live for this. they re in the grip of a powerful snowstorm. that could just be getting started, however. we have extreme cold and winds causing problems all around europe. we have problems as well in california. we re talking about eight feet of snow, but we ll keep that number in perspective for you as well. could cause issues with your travel plans. war and duty have kept them from their families, but this is a moment that played on cnn saturday morning live just a short time ago. you re seeing a tape of it here, but it is no doubt our moment of the morning. so many of these scenes playing out at airports around the country a
very happy day for many people in new york who didn t think they d see this. we start with breaking news right now $7.2 billion worth of breaking news. you cannot buy justice, but it will buy a lot of peace of mines for thousands of innocent investors who were fleeced by bern. y madoff. i don t know if the press conference is still going on. it was moments ago when i came in here. i understand from my producer it just wrapped up. it announced the largest civil for give you are. it represents the proceeds of a bernie madoff investor who wasn t fleeced. he was one of the successful ones and became a target of the madoff victims trustee. here is the word from the chief federal prosecutor from new york. a few minutes ago a manhattan federal judge approved a settlement agreement between my office and the estate of jeffrey picower represented by his widow, barbara picower. the agreement resolved a complaint we filed this morning seeking to recover the profits that the picowers r