want to compliment both speaker boehner and the minority leader, mitch mcconnell. i think they did the best they could under the circumstances. however, i committed this year to not vote for this type of a thing unless we get a balanced budget constitutional amendment passed so i m living up to my vote but i have to say that, you know, it s so difficult to get the democrats to do anything around here but this was a victory of sorts because they at least held the line on tax increases and there are some cuts and, of course, we ll have to see what happens with the special joint committee but it was a step in the right direction. and i think i think most people would agree it s a step in the right direction but i have to live up to what i said i would do. you do and, of course, you re running for re-election, i presume, coming up although you could have a primary challenge with jason chavis who is one of the cut, cap and balance architects in the house but if
we need to send this to president obama as soon as we can. it s been a long process. i m confident we did the right thing for the american people. the solution cuts the deficit now, lays groundwork for congress to do much better work in the months ahead. while it does appear there s enough bipartisan support in the senate to get it to the president to sign, one of the top tea party republicans in the senate intends to vote against it and suggests the $2 trillion in spending cuts and caps don t go far enough. we will still borrow $10 trillion or more in the next 10 years. we will still add a trillion dollars a year to our debt. we cannot call this a debt reduction bill. we can really not even call it a spending reduction bill. president obama had said that the still yet to be named special house, senate bipartisan panel set up by the legislation to look for more spending cuts could include some tax increases as well. back to you guys in new york. it s always somethin
i m confident we did the right thing for the american people. the solution cuts the deficit now, lays groundwork for congress to do much better work in the months ahead. while it does appear there s enough bipartisan support in the senate to get it to the president to sign, one of the top tea party republicans in the senate intends to vote against it and suggests the $2 trillion in spending cuts and caps don t go far enough. we will still borrow $10 trillion or more in the next 10 years. we will still add a trillion dollars a year to our debt. we cannot call this a debt reduction bill. we can really not even call it a spending reduction bill. president obama had said that the still yet to be named special house, senate bipartisan panel set up by the legislation to look for more spending cuts could include some tax increases as well. back to you guys in new york. it s always something. thank you very much with that live report from d.c. so now, joe biden we ve told y
with 55% of the vote in a tight race. the two were running in a special election for congresswoman jane harmon s seat. she left earlier this year to go work for a washington think tank. memorial services continue today for former first lady betty ford. former president george w. bush, nancy reagan, michelle obama, hillary clinton, rosalynn carter and maria shriver among the dignitaries paying their respects in palm desert, california yesterday. mrs. ford will be laid to rest next to her husband, president gerald ford in grand rapids, michigan tomorrow. former first lady barbara bush, former vice president dick cheney and his wife lyn expected to attend memorial services there. the nation s highest honor awarded to army sergeant first class leroy petri at the white house. he left his right hand when an insurgent grenade exploded when he was throwing it back to save his fellow troops. despite being shot in both legs, he continued fighting. sergeant petry will be our special g
our winter weather advisory will kick in at 4:00 p.m.. our entire viewing area is included within the winter weather advisory, and that starts at 4:00 p.m. later today. here is a look at live super doppler seven radar. we have areas of light snow south of the metro area, especially exiting fredericksburg, a little bit in prince william county, especially in lower southern maryland, lower st. mary s county, lexington park. getting clipped in the northern neck of virginia. the snow will be confined to the southern parts of our region. far south of the metro area, isolated light snow midday. most of the snow, the widespread action especially from the metro area, will happen at around 4:00 p.m.. i think it will wrap up by 1:00 a.m.. slightly higher potential further east and northeast of the immediate metro area. it is cold all week, highs in the low 30 s, gusting in the mid 30 s. tomorrow we will probably feel the after effects, but this evening will be a sloppy ride home. aft