To Vice President biden. President obama will take the oath a little later this morning. In good times and bad we expect the president to be leading the way for the rest of us. How well past president s have done in that regard is a question that keeps historians busy. Barry pederson will have our cover story. I Franklin Delano roosevelt. Reporter 43 men have held the office of president , but only a handful seem to stand out in historys rear view mirror. Washington, lincoln. Reporter every historian has a list of favorites. They had courage. And they had integrity. Reporter the president s who were our greatest leaders and why. Later on sunday morning. Osgood a president ial limosine it is not but a brand new version of a much belovedded sports car promised fast company for those with a taste of style and speed. Lee cowan will be taking us for a test drive. Reporter some are describing chevys new corvette as pure sex. The new sting ray is sleeker, faster and has lines that have some a
Millionaires with tax cuts . As i just said, we are doing more to help elderly and the vulnerable. A record state increase, bigger than what the Party Opposite would have done keeping cold weather payments at the higher level that the last government only introduced before the election. Keeping our promise on winter fuel payments, taking all of those steps and making sure, again, something never done by the Party Opposite that Energy Companies will have to put people on the lowest tariffs. That is a record we can be proud of. Steve basic. Mr. Speaker [inaudible] my constituency is enb during a hideous regulatory fast thanks to the health and safety executive and the european union. The british economy is very reliant on smallnd medium businesses far less able to cope with bad regulation particularly when its badly administer inside the u. K. My honorable friend is absolutely right. Businesses large andsml are complaining about the burden of regulation. Not just the burden of regular ra
National day of service. Tomorrow, hundreds of thousands will join us in the national mall. And what the inauguration reminds us of is the role we have as fellow citizens in promoting a common good. Even as we carry out our individual responsibilities. The sense theres something larger than ourselves that gives shape and meaning to our lives. The theme of this years inauguration is our people and our future. Throughout my career whats always given me energy and inspiration and hope, whats allowed me to stand up when ive been knocked down are folks like you. The decency, the goodness, the resilience, the neighborliness. The patriotism. The sense of duty. The sense of responsibility of the American People. You have inspired me throughout. And so, whenever i think about the challenges that joe and i and jill and michelle face, we know that we stand amongst friends and colleagues and fellow citizens. And that the work is not just ours that we are working together. So, i just want to say th
County maryland schools opening two hours late. In virginia page county call schools are delayed two hours. I dont think ive ever seen snowflakes as big as i saw last night. It was very pretty. It was absolutely gorgeous last night about 7 30 in northwest washington and the transition taking place. Left over here light accumulations. Generally washington points north and west trace to about an inch, inch plus. But temperatures have fallen back below freezing. Lets get to the numbers. At Reagan National we are looking at temperatures in the mid 30s. 37 at last look. 37 at Reagan National. 33 at dulles. Bwi marhsall still abbey low the freezing mark. Not too far to the north and west of washington, lots of temperatures that are at or below freezing. Definitely be prepared here for a few extra minutes as you may encounter a few icy spots. I had to do scraping as well. The storms out of here. Cleared to the north and east it goes. A bright Beautiful Day. Sunshine expected out there later t
Reporter its sure a lot of people will be out celebrating in the city tonight. Our chopper was up over the Mission District a short time ago where fans are gathering along the squawidewalks. No major problems to report. Remember, there was a lot of celebrating when the giants won the world series and even vi leps and vandalism. So police are out in force tonight trying to prevent any problems. One last thing i wanted to share with you. Newly elected bay area congressman just tweeted a photo of himself and ed lee celebrating the 49ers victory this afternoon. You can see the mayor has his hands up in the air there. Lee is in the nations capitol for the conference of mayors and the president s inauguration. Its sure to say there are a lot of very happy fans back here at home. Live in San Francisco, monte francis, nbc bay area news. Great day for the niners. Talk about a comeback victory, Henry Wofford of Comcast Sports net joins us now. That was quite an ending. Reporter very exciting for