another winter storm clobbering cities from virginia to maine. public schools in washington, philly, nyc, boston all closed today. the federal government opening two hours late in d.c. and here s a big reason why. i ve been a mile in two hours. people got no clue. they just should stay home and just get cozy. i m not driving for the next few days. it s crazy out here. well, denise borders definitely had to get cozy. she s in virginia. she was stranded for nearly 13 hours. joining us live by phone, denise, what the heck happened? that s what i d like to know. when i first got on the parkway at about 4:10 p.m., it wasn t even snowing very hard. and we were rolling along, and all of a sudden, stop. and there we sat for at least five hours without moving an inch. not an inch. and was it because of other cars? was it the condition of the
president of tu innisia and thi day of outrising in egypt. later today, homeland security officials announce the colored coded threat level is being retired. the much malaligned system unveiled after the 9/11 attacks was never embraced by the public. they say a new system will be more specific on the threat and the geographic areas involved. world economics meetings in davos, switzerland. a small explosion at a hotel rattles nerves and causes minimal damage. fo former president bill clinton has been slated to speak tonight. we learned first-time unemployment claims rose last week to 454,000. an increase of 51,000 from the week before. snow, sleet and rain, it s been a wild and crazy 24 hours with another winter storm clobbering cities from northern virginia to maine.
with russia. the house does not need to sign off on it. the treaty calls for both countries to reduce the nuclear arsenals and resume inspections to confirm that drawdown. also today, the senate could vote on the 9/11 health care bill. that measure would provide free medical treatment to workers exposed to the toxic dangers of ground zero including the police and fire crews that responded to the attacks and the construction workers working at the site for months afterwards. well, soaking wet, winter storm clobbering the southwest this morning and the worst is coming today. rescuers plucking people from rapids in san diego county here. and just north in the hills outside of l.a.. the potential for mud slides, hundreds of people have been told it s not safe to stay home. don t go into that area. if you don t have to. it s been days of unrelenting rain in the region and some places in utah saw more than ten