in terms of how i would explain that to my kids, last october michelle obama in the midst of other scandals around sexually inappropriate behavior and wider issues about respect for men and women simply said for our young boys, for our young girls, we ve got to raise them differently. we ve got to raise them where they see each other as an equal and not as someone to be demeaned. and it s at that personal level with your kids, with your friends that you maintain those values and you maintain that dialogue, even if others don t do so. scott lucas, live for us in birmingh birmingham, england, thank you so much for your time and perspective. we ll stay in touch was i don t. thank you. and we ll take a very short break here. still to come, 53 people are dead and others are missing after a deadly fire ripped through a shopping mall in a siberian city. now relatives are demanding answers. plus you can put me on electric chair. i will not reveal his name even
florida. people aren t happy about that. we have snow in maine, snow showers in upstate new york. this is going to end during the day. because of the cold temperatures in the south and because we re now into the beginning of our growing season, freeze warnings are up from mississippi through alabama through south carolina. so this is like endless talk of winter. temperatures as far as the lows will go, 32 tall has issy, 32 at birmingh birmingham. today s forecast, the difference between the northern half of the country this year, we still get a lot of clouds. high sun angle, you warm up 67 in atlanta and into the 70s in texas. you get into the 80s in texas on friday. the problem is that a cold front comes through and with it we re going to have a chance of some severe weather. we haven t talked a lot about that. it s been a slow start to our severe weather soap. no complaints with that. usually it s not warm enough and that s been the case. very cold friday in the northeast, too. windy
career and big decisions. all it takes is a few pages and chapters about what happened with president trump to get publishing houses very interested. sort of a no-brainer move by him. until now, we hadn t heard anything about a book deal. he ll be shopping this now. brian cancels e stelzer speak brian stelzer speaking to anna cabrera. the white house has hired a special counsel to help manage the fallout from the russia investigation. the ongoing turmoil is overshadowing republican efforts to repeal and replace obamacare which, again, has hit a snag in the senate. we ll get context from this scott lucas. scott live for us in birmingham, england. he teaches international politics at the university of birmingh birmingham. good to have you with us. let s talk about the white house hiring a high-powered attorney to talk about misconceptions and controversy about the president s son.
world. education is the only solution. education first. pretty amazing young woman. after the shooting she was flown to britain for treatment and she and her family lives in birmingh birmingham. that s where she is back in school. elliot spitzer said he s passed a big run. he s submitted more than 27,000 signatures to the city s board of elections. that s about seven times the number necessary to get on the ballot. he said he s optimistic that the public will hear his case as he tries to get back into public office. just as i would never predict a jury verdict, i don t want to predict what the public will do. if the public is willing, i want to serve. that s the most i can serve.
mitt romney is coming off his second place win in south carolina with nonstop attacks on the rival who beat him. newt gingrich. with the biggest contest to date just eight days away, even his temperment are talking points for mitt romney. he s gone from pillar to post like a pinball machine, from item to item in a way that is highly erratic and does not suggest a stable, thoughtful course which is normally associated with leadership. so far three republican contests have picked three different winners ron paul will take part in another debate in tampa. a state of emergency is in effect in alabama after storms in late january. two people are known dead in the birmingham area. dozens of people are hurt in what appears to be one or two tornadoes. many homes are damaged or destroyed and many thousands don t have power. a possible tornado touchdown in arkansas as well. overseas now, europe tightening the jus on iran. eu foreign ministers say they won t sign any more contra