there s some fun facts out there about what it s going to take to put the convention on in charlotte. i mean one of the biggest fun facts, i think that we have is out there, is something like 250 air-conditioned busses. that s incredible, isn t it? they re going to spend $41 million of private money to try to put this thing on. and this is all according to the charlotte observer, one of the most interesting things i think is, you know, there you go, that s the last convention that, the huge stage that you see that s supposed to dazzle the audiences and hold the television audience attention for three or four days. that s going to get a lot of the money, but then there s office space and all kinds of things like that, so a lot of fun facts out there about how much money the city is actually spending just to get this thing rolling in town. well, you know, they spend the money, but they get big business of course. so that s charlotte, let s talk
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durbin will be on the show, mad money s jim cramer, brian williams and michael lewis. we have a look at top stories of the morning, including why charlotte has chosen for the 2012 democratic convention. charlotte. i like it. that s a good pick. it will be fun. right, i get it. no, no. look at north carolina, a swing state. no, no, mike has his own story. first, the latest on the winter storm with meteorologist bill karins. i think that s about a woman named charlie. you were right. right on this one? one or two. what a night overnight in chicago, the pictures behind me live, still snowing hard. about a foot of snow on the ground. at one point winds were gusting up to 60 miles an hour. i ve heard 20-foot waves on lake michigan heading up on to lake shore drive. new england, we have our own