Kansas. Wichita, 14 inches. Thats the most theyve seen in more than 50 years. Inches piling up in omaha and st. Louis. 1,000 plows are working in kansas alone, but its doing little to keep drivers from being stranded. Actually, you saw a plow itself getting toppled over. Even the plows are having trouble staying on top of things. Hundreds of flights have been scrubbed. Bill karins will have more for us a little later in weather. Right now, we want to turn to politics. Were now just one week from the automatic cuts that will slash 85 billion from government spending. The Congressional Budget Office estimates the sequester will cost 750,000 jobs and lower Economic Growth by 0. 6 . Dont forget we were negative in gdp in the last quarter. It could mean longer lines at the airport, less funding for teachers, and cuts at the pentagon that Officials Say could hurt national security. Still, the white house and republicans remained lock in a stalemate over how to deal with the sequester. Yester
President hamid karzai is requesting them pull out within two weeks. The reason plus how officials are responding. Stewart 33. And that fiery nascar crash leaving questions about the safety of speedways. A lot of news coming out of daytona today. We will take you there, as well. But we begin with our top political headlines. There could be a deal in the senate on guns. A Bipartisan Panel may Reach Agreement on tougher background checks for gun buyers. The Washington Post reports the talks led by two democrats and two republicans are expected to earn more gop spurt in the coming days. The nras president said the president has done nothing serious to reduce the threat of gun violence. Even in his state of the Union Address where he laid out his second term agenda, president obama made not one mention, not one word of the need to improve security for our schools. Why . Because theyre not serious about taking steps that actually work. And ann and mitt romney will sit down for their First T
Mother Supreme Court case in just a second. And the president announced last night that american troops have been sent to build a new base there. Right now im joining by the nation magazine editor. Conservatives take aim at Voting Rights. Ryan haygood a member of the Litigation Team arguing shelby v. Holder before the Supreme Court this week. And bishop harry jones, a pastor at the Mount Mariah Baptist Church in colorado and in support of the Voting Rights act. In 1965, over a century of the emancipation proclamation, signed into law, people of color with their exercise of the right to vote. The heart of the voting ryes action is section five which subjects any voting changes in the south and some other covered jurisdictions with a history of Racial Discrimination to a process known as preclearance. Meaning these states must first clear any changes that affect the Justice Department or the federal court to make sure they dont have a racially biased fact. When the Supreme Court hears sh
Botha is facing attempted murder charges of his own from an accident dating back to 2011. He allegedly fired at a mini bus that didnt heed his warnings to stop. And the case against pistorius continued to unravel. Investigators lost track of illegal ammunition that was found inside the house. And botha walked through the crime scene without protective shoe coverses. He admitted that he didnt read the whole name on the container that the defense said contained only herbal supplements. Botha conceded that one of the witnesses lived at least 1,000 feet away. Several football fields away from the home. Prosecutors believe that pistorius put on his prosthetic legs, walked into his bathroom before shooting and killing his girlfriend. He was locked in an adjacent toilet room. Pistorius claims that he wasnt wearing prosthetic, that he was simply terrified of a burglar. Detective botha admitted that there wasnt enough evidence to disprove his version of events. We want to turn now to politics,
Bill press conference coming newspaper a couple of minutes. Martha well look forward to that. Get nor information out of there. We will go to radio, tune in there and here. Happening now starts right now. Well see you guys tomorrow, thanks for coming. Jon right now brandnew stories and breaking news. Jenna a final shootout and a blazing inferno ending the reign of terror of a fugitive e cop bent and revenge. A burned body believed to be Christopher Dorners found in a california cabin. We are awaiting co confirmation that hes really dead. Well bring you the news as we get it. Immigration reform taking center stage in our nations capitol. Lawmakers hearing testimony from people very, very close to this issue. Why one victim of the fort hood shooting says she and others are pre trade by the president. Its all happening now. Jenna hi, everybody, great for you to join us today, we are always so happy to see you, im jenna lee. Jon im jon scott. California police are working to confirm that.