the honorable labrador of the state of idaho has received one. the honorable lewis of the state of georgia has received one. the honorable cantor of the state of virginia has received three. the honorable west of the state of florida has received two. the honorable powell has received one. the honorable jordan of the state of ohio has received one. the honorable david walker has received one. the honorable cooper of the state of tennessee has received two. the honorable amash of the state of michigan has received one. the honorable dingell of the state of michigan has received one. with one recorded as present. therefore, the honorable john a. boehner of the state of ohio having received a majority of the votes cast is dually elected speaker of the house of representatives for the 113th congress. >> as you hear, the cheers going up. john boehner, definitely a divided vote. powell, colin powell. walker, david walker. you don't have to be a member of the house to be voted for for speaker. luke russert, when you look at that breakdown, it's clear th

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. >> reporter: but the family does have a problem, a 1 1/2 cousin in foster care in idaho. >> and we're really the only family members who have the capability of taking care of him right now. >> reporter: but in order to adopt, maryland state government has made a demand about the dog. >> we had to sign an agreementstating we will get rid of him if they decide he cannot be in the home. >> is it just because it's a pit bull? >> uh-huh. i think there's so much stigma against pit bulls there's a good chance they'll say he can't be here. >> it's a tough choice to have to make, but you know, okay. okay. okay. that's it. that's the most threatening thing about this dog. he's liable to lick you. whether you want him to or not. >> reporter: the family reached out to rescue groups to find a new home if it comes to that, fearing if he goes to a pound. >> i'm pretty sure he would be euthanized. >> 65 pounds. he's a big dog. but he just loves us. loves to run around playing games. and of course licking people. >> reporter: well, i can personally attest it really is a dog that can't hold its liquor.

the republican from idaho, a lifetime mormon spoke out after pleading. >> my mistake in using alcohol in recent months therefore brought additional embarrassment and shame to me, my family and church members who care about me. i will carry through on appropriate measures for forgiveness and repenntance. >> he spoke out after pleading guilty in alexandria. arrested last month after a police officer saw him make an illegal u-turn. he avoid jail time but will lose the his lice e license for a ye. >> a pilot facing charges. they say he was drunk on the job. the pilot arrested this morning in minneapolis in the cockpit of a flight bound for new york. agents with the transportation security administration said they smelled alcohol on the pilot before he got on the plane. police were called. the pilot was given breathalyzer. then they took him off the plane. passengers had not yet begin to board the airplane. american airlines, which owns american eagle, says, it is conducting a full internal investigation. >>> a small plane crashed into a house in central florida today. the woman inside tha

by march 21st, it was republicans in idaho who were getting so jumpy about their forced ultrasound bill that they canceled a hearing on the measure. six days later in idaho, their forced ultrasound bill was officially dead when a house committee chairman said he wouldn't allow hearing on the bill. and the anti-abortion activists who were behind it admitted defeat, said they planned to withdraw it all together. so happened in virginia set off a round of national attention that spooked people from pursuing the same policies in all those other states. and while that is the story of ultrasound bills over the course of last year, it's also a bit of a microcosm for extreme anti-abortion policies of all kinds all over the country last year. it's one of the reasons why after you saw this huge unprecedented historic spike in anti-abortion legislation in 2011. when you got to 2012, look, the number is lower. you still had a higher number, higher than any other year than 2011. but compared to the previous years, many fewer pieces of legislation were passed into law. these numbers are just out toda

like tuesday, wednesday and thursday of next week and probably significantly kind of cold in areas of idaho and montana and near spokane. again, that's the middle of next week. so we get a little break from this cold spell. then it looks like next week gets chilly in the northwest, but today's forecast again, just a few late-day showers. that's the only weather headline out there. that's a look at the nationalou california, enjoyable right through the weekend. i don't think you mind the cold so much as long as it is sunny. when you get the cold and cloudy it is a lot worse. >> that does make things worse. thank you, bill. a pair of u.s. drone strikes kill a taliban commander today. stocks soar but moody's issues a warning and this is all caught on tape. plus, iowa's field of dreams from the kevin costner classic has been sold. details are coming up next. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back, here are some stories making news this morning. in northern pakistan today, u.s. drone missile strike reportedly hit a house near the afghan border killing a taliban commander and 12 others.

northern idaho is a hotbed for anti-government sentiment. and as the siege dragged on a vigil of angry supporters watched the authorities' every move. >> so bo gritz, presidential candidate that year, ended up playing this key role in ending this horrible standoff. but the standoff, it lasted for 11 days, and it did become a cause celebre for a very angry portion of the very far right anti-government fringe in this country. that was ruby ridge. less than a year later, about six months later, the siege started at waco in central texas. a cult leader and dozens of his followers were living in a compound that they had built on a rural piece of land just outside of waco. members of the cult, among other crimes, were suspected of possessing illegal weapons. an attempt to serve a search warrant on the compound ended in a huge firefight in which four federal agents and several members of the cult were killed. then that was followed by another long and ultimately very bloody standoff between law enforcement and this very well-armed group of people.

that will go into the intermountain west and snowfall popping into montana as well as wyoming, idaho and towards the east you can see a low spreading some light but widespread snow across eastern canada. that's rapidly pushing towards the atlantic but will push it through new england first. you'll have some snow showers here. as i say fairly seasonal temperatures. however if we head over to europe we will see a different story. out west it's anything but seasonable. we're talking about highs in and around what we usually see in march the spring like highs and the lows around what we usually see in may or june. take a look at what's going on. fairly dry here. we got this arch here where the preparation is moving further towards the north. the jet stream is preventing it from moving up and i'll show you that diagram in just a second. we have an area here of precipitation. getting rain changing over to snow across the czech republic as well as germany, austria and further east. this is definitely snow north of black sea. let's show you that graphic. warm air here coming up from the sout

. >>> the senior senator from idaho, mike crapo is losing his license for a year after pleading guilty today to a charge of drunk driving in virginia. two days the arrest two days before christmas surprised a lot of people because crapo is a mormon and had said he didn't drink. today he apologized, admitted he drank occasionally and said he had been drinking vodka and tonic at home on the night of the arrest and got restless and went out for a drive. >>> there is news tonight about american jobs. the labor department says the economy added 155,000 jobs in december, pretty much what was expected. and that kept the unemployment rate at 7.8%. that's the same as the revised number for november. so no surprises, but there may be some encouraging signs embedded in all of this. nbc's tom costello joins us now from our washington bureau to tell us more. tom? >> reporter: hi there, lester. kind of a ho-hum report, but many economists say there are several indicators the economy is poised to pick up steam. the question is how much steam. the latest snapshot of the american jobs market suggest th

apple store in paris last night and made off with more than a million dollars worth of merchandise, idaho pads, iphones, imacs. they stuffed everything into a van and disappeared into the night. they timed the robbery to coincide with new year's eve celebrations when officers were distracted. >>> they went out for a beer at a bay area bar. next thing they knew they were racking up charges in mexico. we have more on that story. >> reporter: it's the name of the beer on the menu at this popular concord bar but customers at ej fair never expected drinking here would mean getting their wallets wiped out. >> we had four or five charges, 2 to $300 each. >> reporter: the manager says it happened to several hundred people and what they all have in common is they used their credit cards at his bar in the past few months. >> basically anyone that used their card here from september on, till about the saturday after thanksgiving, had their card compromised. >> reporter: it was by a sophisticated worm possibly through the system's wi-fi. they started racking up charges all over the world. >> i heard

. >>> the edge on virginia where idaho senator michael crapo has lost his license for a year after driving drunk in northern virginia. he was also ordered to pay a $250 fine. the senator apologized for his actions today. he was arrested and charged for driving while intoxicated after running a red light around christmas. in addition to losing his license and paying a fine he must complete an alcohol safety program. >>> the house takes the first step in providing relief to victims of superstorm sandy but many lawmakers are still up in arms. meanwhile, agrees confirms president obama won the election. fox's jennifer davis has more. >> reporter: a little more pomp and circumstance on capitol hill as lawmakers engage in the long standing tradition of bringing the electoral college votes into a joint session of congress to be counted. >> barack obama, the state of illinois, received for president of the united states 332 votes. but that lawmakers syrphid president obama is re-elected to a second term. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: earlier they approved $9.7 billion in flood insurance aid

the idaho republican was busted last week in alexandria and in addition to having his license suspended for a year, he was fined $250 and received a suspended 180-day jail term. he is a man of the church of jesus christ, which prohibits the abuse. it's one of the most talked about and the tweeted stories tonight. many say that the victims have been dragged through the mud and the two high school football stars and the alleged rapist put on the pell sal. but what really happened tonight? they have the very latest. deborah? >> reporter: anita the bottom line, we don't know if the girl was raped or not. if she was, then we don't know for sure if they did it or not. that's up for the court to decide, but the people all over the country and right here in our own backyard are asking tonight, what if this is your daughter? and you can hear them talking about it and about this young girl being raped as you'll hear in a few seconds. and i'll have to warn you that it might be a little tough to take. >> and that is the one that will be harder than that there. >> reporter: heartless and the video t

he was born in iran and later moved to idaho with his wife and children. the u.s. religious association say it has led to his conversion. the state department is calling for his immediate release. >>> casey anthony wants to start over financially. she filed for bankruptcy friday after an appeals court threw out two of her convictions for lying police. she has no income and almost $800,000 in debt. mostly legal fees. she also is fighting several civil lawsuits. in dramatic 2011 trial, anthony was acquitted of all charged linked to the death of her daughter caylee. >>> attention, shoppers. brand-new credit card charge kicks in today. they can charge up to 3% of your total purchase. this fee stems from a legal settlement that allows stores to pass along processing fees charged by credit card companies. many retailers strongly oppose it. you can avoid it by using your debit card instead or, here's an idea. you can pay cash. >>> actor burt reynolds is feeling better after being admitted for the flu. he is known for his roles in "smoky and the bandit" and "deliveran "del

near boise, idaho, the weiser river is frozen over for the first time in two decades. in bryant park here in new york, the famous fountain actually froze. and now think about the victims of hurricane sandy. many people left with just a structure around them, no heat, just the studs where the walls once were. like the home where nbc's katy tur is visiting tonight, staten island in new york. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. outside the real-feel temperature is about 6 degrees. inside, where people are living, it's about 32 degrees. it got so cold in here last night, these water bottles on the wall actually froze. and this home has heat. >> up. >> reporter: scott and dee mcgrath's whole life has been moved into one small bedroom. >> this is my dining room -- >> living room. >> living room -- >> bedroom -- >> bedroom and computer room. everything all in one. >> reporter: thermostat set to 90, actual temperature, 65. downstairs, though, it's a whole other ball game. >> as you can see, we have a lot of exposed walls. >> there's a lot of people living like this

the idaho native was convicted on charges of attempting to undermine security by spreading christianity. a state department spokesperson says the agency condemns his persecution of religious freedom. >>> a woman missing in turkey. the 33-year-old was visiting turkey alone for photography and was supposed to return last week but family members say that the wife and mother of two never made her flight home. police in istanbul say her passport and medical cards were still in her room, although she was gone. her family is working with the fbi and the u.s. embassy there to find her. >>> surprising developments in former israeli prime minister ariel sharon's condition. doctors say he may not be brain-dead even though he's within in a coma for seven years. they showed him pictures of his family and played recordings of his son's voice while he underwent a brain scan. they noticed significant brain activity. doctors say this does not mean sharon is conscious or will emerge from his coma. he's been n in a vegetative coma since 2006. >>> darren swain will be sworn in as the new member othe house

arizona, nevada and idaho, seeing the biggest gains. >>> but they say what goes up must come down. and that's true right now for apple shares. the stock has closed below $500 a share for the first time in almost a year, with investors worried demand for the iphone 5 is cooling off. apple stock is down almost 30% since hitting more than $700 a share in late september. >>> and another tech giant, facebook, has taken the wraps off its next big thing. the social network is rolling out what it calls graph search, which will put personal information you share into a searchable database. the new tool will let users search for information on what people have shared about places, photos and things they like. >>> a lot of people like dan brown. and now, the author of "the da vinci code" and "angels and demons" has fans, book stores and hollywood buzzing. his new book is called "inferno" will be out in may. there's plenty of money to be made on brown's books. they've sold more than 200 million copies. movie adaptations starring tom hanks has grossed more than $1.2 billion. >> can't wait for t

i will talk about that with a republican senator from idaho. plus, a reality show of a very different kind. >> women are petrified and ashamed and scared that their secret will come out. >> a new christian series follows five women struggling with grief and guilt. fox's lauren green tells us why, after the break. [ male announcer ] with over 50 delicious choices of green giant vegetables it's easy to eat like a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant >> shannon: it is a first for reality television. a christian show that follows several women after their decision to have an abortion. lauren green has more. >> women are petrified and ashamed and scared that their secret will come out. >> but you here they will surrender the secret. it is the name of the first ever reality show about women in a bible study trying to recover from the built they feel after having an abortion. a new offering to the ever increasing vitreal of the abortion debate as roe versus wade turns 40. each of the five women hope the christian mess

any votes in the rocky mountain states, any votes out there in conservative country, utah, montana, idaho? >> yeah. we can get some in the rocky mountain states, can get some of the folks in colorado. we can get bennett, we can get udall perhaps. those are folks that in the past have been supportive. the one i would really like to see is mark begich out of alaska. he hasn't talked about this since being in the senate but those people because of what they have done in the past might be responsive now. >> nra president david keane said the congress would not back the gun ban. >> we have a profound disagreement on this administration first of all on what would make a difference. we don't think a ban on so-called assault weapons which hasn't worked in the past will work this time. >> do you have the support in congress to block any federal ban on assault weapons in the coming year? >> i do not think that there's going to be a ban on so-called assault weapons passed by the congress. >> gee, can we go that far? did it back in the 509s? >> that's obviously the highest hurdle. that's the toughest

heavy mountain snow in utah, colorado and idaho. snow from boston's afternoon commute. a rainy week in seattle. pleasant, though, in southern california. >> a mild 48 in chicago. get this, it will be 62 there tomorrow. >> goodness. >> nice roller coaster there. also orlando is in the low 80s. denver and albuquerque in the mid 50s. anchorage in the single digits. >>> and here's some evidence that they are getting crazy from the cold in madison, wisconsin. a guy just set a new world record for doing the fastest wheelie on ice. >> and yesterday's attempt, he was clocked at 108.5 miles per hour, riding on just his rear wheel. it's all possible because the rear wheel has these special studs on it to keep it from slipping on the ice. >> the rider broke his own record, 95 miles per hour. he set that last year. >> it looks a little dangerous. >> didn't which just do a story about people falling into the ice? >> it looks dangerous to me. >> better you than me. >> i don't get that one. it's kind of cool, though. >> props for the bravery, but not my thing. >>> coming up, the terri

hawaii and we have sent folks back east and we have certainly sent folks to oregon and washington and idaho on a regular basis as we all in the west suffered through storms. so we have those activities in place and then of course we do just our normal emergency response activations on an on-going basis just to make sure everyone is trained and veilable and ready to go. in terms of the big 1 that we always talk about, we have an earthquake play book. the gas side and electric side has very specific actions to take, we have very trat strategic actions to take, we have a hard copy and hopefully we'll never need it but if a big earthquake comes, it can happen anywhere in the stais, there's earthquake faults all over this place, we're ready to go. >> mr. boland. >> we take a little different role on this seeing as we represent a multiple discipline of utilities, we are engaged in california national guard in their exercises. we handle the utility operations center which is wholly operated within the state's operation center. we do the exercises with calima to golden guarden all the way down to t

in 1979 and became permanent law in 1986 in a law sponsored by two strong supporters of gun rights idaho republican jam mcclure and harry volknel. both men passed away in 2007. it's been supported by the national rifle association. the nra told us it is opposed to any registry of law-abiding gun owners. so workers here are left with an antiquated system to trace 350,000 guns a year, require them to review by hand tons of paper records and 500 million entries on microfilm. they say it's the law enforcement equivalent of the horse and buggy. the investigators spend much of their time on the phones. >> we actually have to contact the chain -- all the dealers in the chain of distribution. >> reporter: more than a third of the traces involve a gun store that's gone out of business. those records are sent to the tracing center which receives more than a thousand boxes a month. many of the records are barely legible. >> so, for example, these are records that we received as a result of hurricane katrina. we had to dry these out in the parking lot. >> reporter: you dried these out in the parking

i don't know, i was thinking like what would my own private idaho have been like if that was a digitized movie? would that have i don't know. it becomes quantum, doesn't it, because you can't know, you can't project those ideas. but personally, i don't think so. tavis: so what then second personal question what got you, then, interested in this particular subject matter, to the point of spending all this time to do a documentary about it? >> yeah, i was doing the post on a film called "henry's crime" that i was involved in, and there comes a time in a i was in new york at technicolor new york, and we were doing a process which is explained in the documentary called the di, or color correction. so we shot the movie on film. then they scanned it, digitized it, and then they start working on the color, balancing all of the edits and everything together digitally. then there comes a time where they're like okay, we've got this great digital image now on the screen. now we have to match it back to film, photochemical film. so behind you is a colorist and a timer one guy who works on digital c

another managed to get listed on nasdaq and the new york stock exchange, al smith and his wife in boise, idaho, saw it as a safe way to get in on china's huge economic boom. >> you think there's some kind of stamp of approval once they come on these exchanges. >> reporter: but they wound up losing $60,000, when they invested in a chinese coal company traded on the new york stock exchange that, it turns out, had no coal mine. >> i'm not a big guy or a rich guy. just -- was pretty tough for us. >> reporter: u.s. authorities say smith's money and that of many other americans ended up in the pockets of the coal company boss, a kind of chinese version of bernie madoff. all part of what an abc news investigation found is a wave of suspected fraud by some 70 chinese companies, once listed on u.s. stock exchanges. >> common theme among the many cases that we've already filed is the brazenness of the fraud. it's quite extraordinary in some instances. >> reporter: including what happened with a company called china integrated energy. which claimed to operate three big fuel plants in china. but according

crazy alert alcoholism victim pay who knew apparently five inmates at the idaho state correctional institution didn't know his are suing zone the nation's largest beer and wine companies for a billion dollars claiming that alcohol made them commit their crimes civil suit filed by the prisoners themselves without the help of attorney alleges that they were not sufficiently warned about alcohol's addictive properties. one of the president has been in and out of prison for thirty years old newspaper that quote at no time in my life prior by becoming an alcoholic was i ever informed that i don't always have a former and addictive another inmate said quote if i was not an alcoholic the shooting would never have happened companies being targeted in the suit who have miller brewing company and heizer bush company galahs winery and got to call it. anything is possible. last week we unveiled the brand new no billionaires campaign take a look. and to start funneling the riches produced by the american economy to the real job creators working class people who are spending money and the best way to do tha

1979 and became permanent law in 1986 in a law sponsored by two strong supporters will of gun rights, idaho republican james mccliewr, and missouri democrat maryland volkmer. the ban on a federal gun sale database has been strongly supported by the powerful national rifle association. the nra told us it is opposed to any registry of law-abiding gun owners. so workers here are left with an antiquated system to trace 350,000 guns a year, requiring them to review by hand, tons of paper records and 500 million entries on microfilm. critics say it's the law enforcement equivalent of the horse and buggy. >> i'm calling in regards to the trace on the glock that we had. >> reporter: investigators spend much of their time on the phone. >> we actually have to contact the chain-- all the dealers in the chain of distribution. >> reporter: more than a third of the traces involve a gun store that's gone out of business. those records are sent to the tracing center, which receives more than 1,000 boxes a month. many of the records are barely legible. >> for example, these are records that we offed as a re

the suspect is wanted for holding up five banks last year in california, idaho and washington. in one heist he shot and wounded a police officer. and the fbi believes that he will strike again. >>> and firefighters in portland, oregon, used heavy cutting equipment to free a woman who was trapped in the tight space between two buildings. she was in there for four hours before being freed. the woman had been smoking on the roof of one of the buildings when she fell into that void which was only eight to ten inches wide. >>> important medical news for moms who are expecting. a new study confirms that the flu vaccine is safe for pregnant women and their babies. that's reassuring news since the current flu epidemic is raging. researchers found, going without the shot is risky. pregnant women who get the flu have a higher chance of fetal death. >>> now, some sports for you. a historymaking night in the nba. we have the highlights from espn. >> good morning. i'm doug kezirian with your "sportscenter" update. we start in the nba, where lebron james was on the verge of becoming the youn

. >> any votes in the rocky mountain states, any votes in conservative country, utah, idaho? >> yeah. we can get some in the rocky mountain states. i think we can get some of the folks in colorado, some of the folks, we can get bennett, udall perhaps. those are folks that in the past have been supportive. you know, the one i would really like to see is mark begich out of alaska. as mayor of alaska he is one of the signatories of mayors against illegal guns. i think those are people that, because of what they've done in the past, they might be responsive now. >> i like the way you talk. earlier on the "today" show, nra president david keene predicted congress would not back the gun group and pass an assault weapons ban. let's listen to him. >> we have a profound disagreement with this administration, first of all, on what would make a difference. we don't think that a ban on so-called assault weapons, which hasn't worked in the past, is going to work this time. >> do you have the support in congress to block any federal ban on assault weapons in the coming year? >> i do not th

senator from idaho is expected to appear in an alexandria courtroom to be arraigned. police arrested michael cray poe after running a red light and being arrested for dwi. >>> time for your latest money report of the morning. >> reporter: investors are focusing in on other stuff, jobs data. the government will release the jobs report in about a half hour. the market did take a bit of a breather after the best day in nearly a year. the do you stands at 13,391. -- the dow stands at 13, 391. analysts are saying businesses probably added new jobs in december at a slightly faster pace. recovery efforts following superstorm sandy sandy may have also helped -- superstorm sandy may have also helped the economy finish on a strong mark. >>> there's a big job opening up at the obama administration. treasury secretary timothy geithner reportedly plans to leave his post at the end of the month, even if a deal to raise the debt ceiling hasn't been reached at that point. jeff liu is said to be his choice. interesting choice, because he's not traditionally an economist. >> he's not a

police say the idaho republican ran a red light in alexandria last month. officers say that he failed sobriety tests. later issued an apology and said that he accept total responsibility for is actions. >> , hill, the new congress is getting down to business. house is set to approve of its $50 billion aid package to victims of hurricane sandy. tahman bradley has more. >> the newly sworn in 113 down to for the kids business today. first, a vote on a $9 billion for victims of sandy.orm that's only a fraction of the aid that then senate had approved. the house adjourned earlier this before a vote, which set firestorm. northeastern. politicians northeastern republican leadership has turned their backs on new yorkers. we sent them there. we sent them there. to do the work for us. not to sit down and play with other. chris norby residents, some of duringst everything voiced their anger. >> they are supposed to be representing us. the package today will cover insurance. the house has promised a vote of $51 billion package later this month. the new congress will th

. >> idaho senator michael crapo faces arraignment this morning on dui charges. >> he was arrested last month after allegedly running a red light in alexandria. he felt several field sobriety tests. he issued an apology saying he accepted responsibility. sentencing today for the former fbi agent found guilty in a deadly drunk driving cash -- crashed in brandywine in 2011. he faces up to 13 years in prison and prosecutors say he was drunk when he hit a car driven by an 18-year-old. the teen died and a friend in the car suffered serious injuries. >> lawmakers in the house are expected to pass a $10 billion bill to provide aid to victims of hurricane center. the senate plans to follow up with an uncontested a vote and a vote on the remainder of the $60 billion package will happen later this month. john boehner had initially scrapped plans to vote on the package and had to backpedal under heavy criticism. >> the redskins are digging in for another day of practice. they have a wild card showdown sunday with the seattle seahawks. >> let's check in with john gonzales who has been suffering out

in terms of domestic travel he visited 44 states still missing arkansas, idaho, north dakota, south carolina and utah. he has issued 22 presidential pardons the least. whether or not we are better now than we were four years ago depends on which numbers you choose to focus on. >>> it is now 44 after the top of the hour. a different take on an alarm. a woman waking up with a giant boulder. >> have you having trouble getting your fitness routine going? nikki has gadgets to help you out and you don't have to leave the office. >> brian kilmeade to see what's coming up on "fox & friends." >> get your pen and sen sill ready. i am going to quiz you later on the show. we will be talking about the inauguration and what a second term can bring in terms of challenges. martin luther king day is today. the niece of martin luther king will be live. the harbaugh brothers will play and so will the ravens and 49ers. we will discuss that live in new orleans. donald trump is here i will give him money tips. all coming up i can't wait. >> 11 minutes to the top of the hour. phil mickelson is pretty teed off abou