her because it shows she s a regular person and like it or not, it seems as if that s resonating with a lot of people in america, that she s just like me, she s american, she s just like me, she has flaws, she may not know everything, neither do i. i think that s part of the thing that s made her so popular. the question is whether or not she can get beyond sort of those talking points and really demonstrate a facility with the ideas and show that she really understands the problems that are facing the country in a more detailed fashion. if she can do that, then she really has a better shot at running in 2012. okay, karen hunter, sabrina schafer, thank you, ladies. for the latest reporting and analysis from the world of politics, logon to first read.msnbc.com. they had to leave their homes in a hurry when the earth moved but this was no earthquake. their story next. plus, catastrophe in the skies. two planes crash. how could the pilots not see what was coming their way? the ls
but she can t hide from it. for the latest reporting and analysis straight from the nbc news political unit, logon to firstread.msnbc.com. now to the big clean-up. the snow might be over but it is still a mess for many. people in the mid-atlantic are shoveling out from the powerful winter storm today. meanwhile, more travel headaches today as airlines work to resume service in the d.c. and philadelphia areas. we ve got more on that coming up. and thousands still without electricity this morning and many fear the power won t be back on in time for today s big super bowl game. let s get the latest on the travel situation in washington. joining me live on the phone, the spokesperson for the metropolitan washington airport authority. good morning, courtney. yesterday you had quite a situation on your hands. how are things today? they re a little bit better out at dulles international airport. we were able to open one runway this morning so we do have very limited flight operati
us that this was happening. i don t know if you can see it. it says alex rocks. that s all it says on my hand. that s so nice! we ll keep that up there. thank you, guys, very, very much. appreciate it. for the latest reporting and analysis from the world of politics straight from the nbc news political unit, logon to first read.msnbc.com. today the symbol of the olympic games continues to close in on vancouver. the host city for the 2010 winter olympics. saturday marked day 100 for the olympic torch relay as torch bearers carried it through the resort town of whis ler, canada. the relay concludes this friday when the olympic cauldron is lit during the open games ceremony. it is just five days away when you can catch all the olympic action on nbc. we are so excited about this. we re also excited about this. february is black history month. we re taking a closer look at the grio s history makers. it is the first video centric