snowplow. they call they are betty white-out, the name honors the beloved actress betty white who died in november, shortly before her 100th birthday. 40,000 votes went to betty white in the state s name a snowplow contest. and other snowplow names assigned this month including control salt delete. the big leplowsky. now asanowasaurus. i m kim brunhuber. that s all for this hour. new day is next. for the rest of the world it s blueprint.
along with acting, betty was passionate about animal welfare, she went more than four decades working with the morris animal foundation and the los angeles zoo and won a lifetime achievement award from the jane goodell institute. my life is divided in half, animal business. i will do anything i can to make life better for these guys. our guest of honor, misbetty white. in recent years betty s career enjoyed a renaissance. hard hitting super bowl commercial. playing like betty white out. there that s not what your girlfriend said. then an internet campaign helped her land a hosting gig on saturday night live. it became snl s highest rated show in nearly two years. now i m here tonight because you wanted me to be. [applause] then when her new show hot in cleveland premiered, the pilot set a ratings record for the tv land network. i have been a caretaker of