about his democratic colleague, senator russ feingold, who is retiring after losing his remarks. say a >> i want to say a few words about a friend and colleaguem i whom i w will miss very much whn he leaves the senate after we adjourned.se senator russna feingold.uss i can't thank him for his service outstanding work of his capable staff, mary ervine, his chief of staff, his policy director, his chief counsel, and paul wineberger, legislative director, a loyal and outstanding team. without intending it as a commentary on his successor, i have to confess, i think the senate will be a much poorer place without russ feingold in it. i know that in my next term, i will experience fewer occasions of inspiration because of the departure of russ feingold, a

russ? >> mitchell: elaine, this is the second week that the weather has played games with the n.f.l. schedule. but i understand there's a common denominator in both of these issues, right? >> reporter: that's exactly right. that common denominator would be the minnesota vikings. it was supposed to be a 7:30 kickoff in philadelphia for the philadelphia eagles/minnesota vikings game but the weather is pushing that until tuesday and, as you know, this isn't the first time this has happened to the vikings. they've had a couple of games postponed because snow fell and caused it will roof of the metrodome where they play to cave in. russ? >> mitchell: elaine quijano in central park, thanks so much. this day after christmas is a give back for many americans but the nasty weather is making it tough, if not impossible for thousands. an estimated 92 million americans were traveling this holiday. most of them by car. roads in the east are a mess and travel by train and plane can be very frustrating. n

i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, the stigma of madoff. we'll talk exclusively with former employee whose had nothing to do with his fraud but say their years have been badly damaged. >>, you know, i lost my job. i lost my livelihood. >> mitchell: a final farewell to elizabeth edwards. in north carolina, hundred of family and friends pay tribute to her courage and fortitude. and charged up it's first all-electric nissan leaf is delivered to its owner but will it convince consumers it can go the distance? captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening, he was once considered a prince of wall street who lived large and was admired by his colleagues. but tonight, 46-year-old mark madoff, the oldest son of jailed financial swindler bernard madoff, is dead of an apparent suicide. it came on the anniversary the day the madoff scandal was first revealed. armen keteyian has more. >> reporter: on the second anniversary of his father's arrest, bernie madoff's oldest son was found dead early t

>> thank you, russ. always cited as one of the biggest annoyances of the holiday season, no, for the the crowds or in-laws i'm talking about the hard-to-open packages that drive us all crazy. ♪ ♪ >> opening the toys, some of the packaging is almost impossible to get into. >> you have the zip ties where everything is twisted in the back through cardboard. >> it's almost impossible. >> two nails broken today. >> cd packages, very difficult to find the toej get started on. >> you definitely need scissors for this one, with all the tape on it. >> oh, my god, what did you do, reinforce this stuff? >> right about now, i'm really -- i'd be starting to yell at my wife. >> i'm going to be afraid to cut her hair. >> tough to get in there. yeah. there we go, you wind up breaking the lid trying to get it open. >> here are your directions, hon. >> i got it. i feel like i've accomplished a lot. >> joining us with advice on avoiding wrap rage "early show" contributor shannon eis. great to have you with us. >> good

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." >> i'm russ mitchell. good morning to you. >> morning. >> good to be back in the studio like deja vu all over again. >> great to have you back, russ. >> thank you so much. with you a few weeks, it will be a lot of fun. lot going on today, beginning in washington, d.c., of course, president obama had the huge day yesterday signing the tax cut bill and today congress will take up the don't ask, don't tell policy, we'll have the latest on that and our john dickerson will will be here to discuss it with us. >>> also, the moves taking place in your nostrils these days. >> pleasant. >> the common cold, i know. it is annoying and a frustration but we have steps you can take in the first 24 hours, minute by mint we'll break it down so it doesn't turn into the nine-day affair so many do. >> it would have been nice if you would have told me a couple days ago. >> i understand. but you will pay attention. the average american gets three of them every season. >> i'll pay attention. our top story as we told you big doin

i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, deal nor deal. the white house says the tax cut compromise will pass despite the objections of liberal democrats. family tragedy. more details about the final hours of mark madoff, who killed himself on the anniversary of his father's arrest for stock fraud. and picture-perfect. the first look at prince william and kate middleton's official engagement portraits. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" >> mitchell: and good evening. even for a midwest that is no stranger to winter storms, this weekend's powerful blast is a stunner. the storm is sweeping eastward tonight across the heart of the country with no let-up in sight. besides playing havoc with nfl schedule, the storm is also disrupting air and ground travel across the region. cynthia bowers is in a less-than-balmy chicago this evening. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, russ. it's hardly that. a lot of times winter storms don't live up to the hype, but this one has, dumping snow from the dakotas to nashville, tenness

russ had a difficult one. as many of our colleagues will remember, russ and i opposed soft money, the unlimited corporate and labor donations to political parties that we believed were compromising the integrity of congress, and we were a nuisance on the subject. russ' opponent in 1998 was outspending him on television, and the race became tighter. it reached a point where most observers, democrats and republicans, expected him to lose. the democratic party pleaded with russ to let it spend soft money on his behalf. russ refused. he risked his seat, the job he loved because his convictions were more important to him than any personal success. i think he is one of the most admirable people i've ever met in my life. we've had a lot of experiences together. we fought together for many things, important things, and we fought many times on opposite sides. we have been honored together and scorned together. we have traveled abroad together. we couldn't be further apart in our views on the wars in iraq and afghanista

russ. >> seth doane, thank you so much. rebecca. >> and the powerful blizzard brought new york to a standstill. let's go to correspondent elaine quijano in times square. >> good morning to you. you know, at 7:00 a.m. on any monday morning times square here would be bustling with cars and pedestrians. not so today. it is snow piles in the streets and the streets are practically empty in the wake of that massive storm. a blizzard of the size and power is rare for new york in december. more than a foot of snow had fallen across the region before midnight. at the astonishing rate of an inch to two inches per hour with as much as 18 inches in brooklyn, and 20 inches east on long island by early morning. making matters worse, wind gusts up to 64 miles per hour. new york's mayor michael bloomberg said the city would spare no expense. >> we're going to plow the snow, clean the streets and then worry how to pay for it. >> wind chill effects dropped temperatures to single digits as tens of thousands are without pow e white-out condit

now here's russ. >> thanks, rebecca. we continue our senior moments this morning with our print partner "usa today" with a workout for the body and the mind. personal trainer michael gonzalez-wallace has a new book called "super body, super brain" which promises physical and mental improvement in just a day. good to see you. >> good to see you. >> you're going to work the body and the mind here. generally how do you do that? >> "super body, super brain" is a new exercise program which uses a power of brain to get you the best of both words. a great workout but also a physical workout. how does it work? we have very powerful networks in our brain responsible for movement. we don't hear too much about it. if we challenge those networks we get the best of brain workout and improved balance, coordination, concentration, focus, memory, multitasking. but also the best physical workout. you increase lean muscle, reduce body fat, develop a powerful core and you get this incredible amount of energy right there. >> it's all good.

i'm russ mitchell. also tonight weather woes, heavy rains drench the west coast while snow and bitter cold shut down travel across much of europe. holiday hopes with christmas less than a week away retailers say they are seeing sales on the rebound. and hoop dream, the university of connecticut women's basketball team wins its 88th straight game tig the all-time men's record. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: and good evening. one day after its historic vote toned don't ask don't tell, u.s. senate met again today to consider start, the strategic arms reduction treaty with russia. democrats this afternoon turned back one republican effort to amend the treaty but final ratification is still anything but a done deal. bob orr has the latest. >> reporter: with adjournment and the holidays looming,. >> senate will be in order. >> reporter: backers of a new nuclear arms treaty with russia took to the senate floor in a lame duck sunday session urging an

russ? >> chip reid with the president in honolulu, thank you. >>> and now here's rebecca. >> this morning, the christmas travel rush is in high gear. aaa predicts this year more americans on the move compared to last year and cbs news national correspondent dean reynolds is at chicago's o'hare airport where millions will be holidays. good morning, dean. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. it appears the millions of americans on the move experiencing largely trouble free trips. at airports across the country, the delays are down and the mood is up. >> well, so far, looks pretty light so i'm pretty happy about it. >> reporter: in chicago, close to 2 million passengers are expected to pass through o'hare and midway airports during the holiday period. delta airlines said it will allow customers in six cities to rebook their flights for no charge if winter weather disrupts their plans and overnight wintry weather hitting iowa and other american states but the snow is more typical than terrible.

russ? >> all right. chip reid in honolulu, thank you very much. >>> the challenges of the president in january, let's bring in ron brown stein. good to see you. >> good morning, russ. >> the president not prepared to call himself the comeback kid but in your mind on the scale of presidential comebacks, where does this fall? >> pretty extraordinary in one sense and maybe a little less surprising in the other. extraordinary to have this lame duck session after this extraordinary midterm where democrats lost the most seats either party lost in a midterm since 1938 and the assumption republicans slow walk everything in december and january to have more leverage when they regain the house majority in january but he was able to get a lot done. less surprising in the sense that that's really the pattern for two years. it's been a striking the ability of democrats to advance the legislative agenda, didn't do that much good with the voters in november but looking across the board, they probably got more of their

i'm russ mitchell. also tonight, the man behind the leak. how could a low ranking u.s. soldier in iraq gain access to the thousands of documents he's suspected of forwarding to wikileaks. tough choices on the deficit. everyone wants to eliminate it, but would you be willing to lose your mortgage interest deduction to do it? to do it? and portrait of a legend, intimate memories of john lennon just days before the 30th anniversary of his death captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with russ mitchell. >> mitchell: good evening, with less than four weeks to go before the bush era tax cuts expire, key senators are saying this evening that a deal is in the works that could extend the cuts for all income brackets. relief for the long-term unemployed may be part of the final package as well. john dickerson in washington has the latest. >> reporter: the fight over extending the bush era tax cuts continues. but the senate republican leader is already declaring victory. >> i think it's pretty clear now taxes are not going up on anybody in the middle of this re

russ? >> okay. cbs' ben tracy in california, thank you. >>> now here's rebecca. >> a winter blizzard crippling parts of the midwest and forecasters say it could reach epic proportions. rick salinger is in colorado with the latest on the whiteout. good morning, rick. >> reporter: good morning, rebecca. snow continues to blanket parts of western colorado with forecasters predicting enormous depths. some areas of the mountains could get up to eight feet of snow. a winter storm is bringing heavy and constant snow to colorado's high country, creating dangerous driving conditions. ice and slush made it difficult for vehicles without snow chains to stay on parts of interstate 70, too tough for the snowplow. >> too much slush. a lot of spin-outs. >> reporter: a new storm across the midwest dumped up to eight inches of snow in parts of minnesota. slow going for drivers in the twin cities as slippery conditions caused dozens of crashes, stalls and spin-outs like this one on i-94. >> what do you think it's goi

russ refused. he risked his seat, which i vies mporta because his convictions were more importantnt to him than ant personal success. i think he is one the most met admirable people i've ever met in my life.ogether we've had a lot of experiences together. we fought together forth many things, important things. and we fought many times on hond opposite sides. we've been onhe it together and scorn together. we've traveled abroad together.i we couldn't be further apart in our views on the wars in iraq and the, but we traveled there together as well to gain and knowledge that can form our views and challenge them. we listen to each other, debated each other, defended each otherd joachim commiserated together. in my every with russ feingoldad in agreement and disagreement, ones, in heated arguments and the relaxed conversation of pubc friends, it was an exemplary public server, a gentleman, good company and irreplaceable friend, a kind man, a man to bee admired. i can't do justice in these coml remarks

president miguel: rowland, russ dirges -- russ sturges, peter lewis. >> good afternoon. my name is laura rowland. i am with carpenters' local 22 in san francisco. there has been over 60 community meetings regarding this project. the general consensus is that this project would be good for the community. aside from building the project, there should be about 175 jobs created at whole foods market. those are full-time jobs, temporary, part-time. whole foods has made a commitment to hire local people from the surrounding neighborhoods for this project at the whole foods market. also there will be over $1 million generated in tax revenue and sales tax. we need this money in san francisco for our future. please approve 2001 market. thank you. >> good afternoon, commissioners. my name is russ sturgest. i am a city resident on 39th ave. i am also a member of carpenters local 22. i am involuntarily retired because of a certain lack of work. but that is not my main concern, although it is a concern. this developer has reached out to everybody. he has done, as far as i can see, wh

russ had a difficult one. as many of our colleagues will remember, russ and i opposed soft money, the unlimited corporate and labor donations to political parties that we believed were compromising the integrity of congress, and we were a nuisance on the subject. russ' opponent in 1998 was outspending him on television, and the race became tighter. it reached a point where most observers, democrats and republicans, expected him to lose. the democratic party pleaded with russ to let it spend soft money on his behalf. russ refused. he risked his seat, the job he loved because his convictions were more important to him than any personal success. i think he is one of the most admirable people i've ever met in my life. we've had a lot of experiences together. we fought together for many things, important things, and we fought many times on opposite sides. we have been honored together and scorned together. we have traveled abroad together. we couldn't be further apart in our views on the wars in iraq and afghanista

and russ feingold, best known for his work on campaign finance reform. but i admire his work helping to strength -7b the president's rescission power. i think the seeds that he's plant there had will bear fruit, maybe next year. to him and the others who are leaving you i just say, what a joy it was to serve with them and i especially want to commend and thank you for remembering them as you have done today. mr. harkin: thank you very much. mr. casey: mr. president, in november of 1948, that was one year after my birth, president harry truman issued a highly controversial executive order, a call for beginning the process to bring to an end the long-standing policy of racial segregation in the armed forces of our nation. just a few years earlier my father and three of my uncles had served on active duty for much of world war ii. mr. carper: one of them was killed in a kamikaze attack on his u.s. carrier. but all three of them were born an raised near the coal mining town of beckley, west virginia, where my sister and i were born after the war. neither my

russ? >> commissioners, perhaps i am speaking out of order. i am speaking about 235 o'farrell street. i know the project sponsors for that segment of this project are here and perhaps they should speak first. president miguel: we call it as one item. speak on that. >> i am delighted to have the opportunity to speak to you. i will direct your attention up to union square. this is a unique opportunity for the commission in that there are three similarities in these buildings. you have the opportunity to approve this project today. both of them are really very attractive old san francisco buildings. by approving this project, both of these buildings will be renovated totally and brought into use. the second opportunity that is presented to you is affordability, both on the residential side it and also for union square, for tourists coming into san francisco looking for a budget hotel. that is something this will provide them. the third thing you have an opportunity to provide today is 60 jobs. that is a terrific opportunity, 60 jobs, split betwee

. >> democrat russ feingold and republican bob bennett are veterans who lost their bids for fourth terms. this is about 10 minutes. mr. harkin: mr. president, with the closeth congress the senate will lose to retirement senate russ feingold of wisconsin, a proud progressive, a fearless reformer and a genuine mavrick in the very best sense of that much abused term. senator feingold has been a worthy successor to another great progressive reformer from wisconsin, senator robert "fighting bob" lathola, at whose desk i'm proud to sit here in the united states senate and who's por rate is -- portrait is in senator feingold's office. it's not enough to have our hearts in the right place. progressivism by it's very nature is a fight against entrenched corporate interest, entrerched economic, and entrenched political fire. we haveo know how to fight and willing to fight. as our colleagues here in th senate know veryell, senator feingold is equally skilled at building bridges across the aisle and carrying the fight those who would -- we witnessed these tall enters during feingo's relentless campa

russ mitchell reports. >> revolutionizing the game. that's what we're doing. every single day we're working as hard as we can to help adjust the feel. >> reporter: chris vaccaro is part of a surprising new trend in journalism, the growth of local news coverage. surprising, because over the last few years, newspapers have been hemorrhaging jobs, some going out of business altogether. what do you think the future of newspapers is at this point? >> it's online. it's the digital age. >> reporter: vaccaro, who at age 24, has already been fired from two newspaper jobs, is part of a new venture called patch. run by aol, it has a network of local, online sites spread across america, covering everything from politics to fires, to high school football. >> as traditional media outlets scale back out of local communities patch is filling a real need and a real void. >> reporter: and as patch president warren webster points out, creating much-needed jobs. >> patch is the largest higher of journalists in the u.s. this year. >> reporter: but the end of the year, patch will h

that's the very essence of russ feingold. he stands on principle and his correspondent beliefs, even when iten -- and his core beliefs, even when it isn't pop loor. it's very difficult to express to everyone within the sowfngdz my voice what a special type of person russ feingold is, the type of person that will remain steadfast in all the moments that he serves. he is that special kind of person. he continued the traditions of some of greatest members of this body and combines the tenacity of paul wellstone and ted kennedy always fighting fob the underdog. for many of us he will always be a part of our collective conscience. if we follow the example of russ feingold, we can rest easy at night when we stand on principle, we can never have to worry about second guessing ourselves. mr. president, i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. mr. durbin: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. durbin: i ask unanimous consent the quorum call be suspended. t

we will check in with jim russ but we want to start with adam caskey. he has been very busy over the last 24 hours but things are finally caling down? oh, yes. 20 degrees in hagerstown. 13 degrees and 25 in lexington park. fredericksburg is at 21 degrees. we will see melting today. it will become sunny, noticeably warmer than the last couple of days with highs in the upper 30's. we will get rid of some of the residual ice, snow, and slush on the road. made 30's for the weekend and a slight chance of snow showers on sunday. that should be south east of metro. even if we see that. >>> on 270, heavy traffic getting out of high its temper it 95 virginia has slow traffic northbound in woodbridge. there was an accident at the express lane in the newington. the express lane entrances and 95 northbound are very slippery this morning. some of them are still covered with snow. in maryland, slowed traffic on there is an accident at aspin hill with an overturned highway trucks. >>> not much snow but just enough for the lingering problems this morning. the metro reg

." >> good morning, russ. >> good morning. coming up this morning, a story i know you've been all over, the wild weather continuing out your way. another day of heavy rain, leaving thousands without power. the fear of mudslides is prompting evacuation. we'll go live out your way with the latest. >>> lindsay lohan is under investigation for allegedly assaulting a staffer at a rehab facility. we'll speak to her father. >>> we'll talk with the one and only oprah winfrey as she receives her kennedy center honor. have a wonderful day. >> you, too. thanks, russ. >>> developing news out of washington. the police station taking a historic step in repealing the military's don't ask, don't tell policy. >>> plus, a dramatic rescue in oakland. we'll have the latest on a man in a wheelchair pulled from under a train. >>> if you have an idea or comment you want to share with us, e-mail that guy there, brian@cbs5.com. woman's body in an estuary. anne makovec is in oakland with more on the investigation. thanks anne... a man is recovering in

well, by that definition, russ feingold has a wonderful future ahead of him. i join with the entire senate family in wishing him the very best in the years ahead. mr. president, in these closing days of the 111th congress, the senate will say farewell to one of the most seasoned and accomplished members on both sides of the aisle, senator robert bennett of utah. certainly no one in this body doubts senator bennett's staunch conservative values and principles, especially on fiscal and regulatory issues. he has been a consensus builder, willing to reach across the aisle in order to getmportant things done for the people of utah and the entire united states. clearly this thoughtfulness has caused him to lose favor with the more extreme wing of his party for which he paid a price during the primary election this year. i know i'm not alone in mourning the loss of one of the senate's most thoughtful and hard-working conservatives. for example, he part nerd with partnered for universal -- as a senior member of the senate banking committee, he supported the emergency

russ mitchell is joining us now from new york city. good morning to you, russ. >> reporter: hey, grace, good morning to you. guess what, the blizzard of 2010 is over but cities are still feeling it, stranding thousands of holiday travelers and airport. we have team coverage just ahead. plus, retailers are looking optimistically to the new year as total holiday sales are expected to approach 2007 records. we'll have expert analysis and an interview with sir paul mccartney receiving the kennedy center honors that. and more coming up this morning on the tuesday edition of "the early show." grace, it's much better in new york today. i'm sure it's fantastic in san francisco. >> it is. there is a storm coming but russian, you stay warm out there. >> thank you. see ya. >> thank you very much. >>> if you have a gift card this holiday season, you might want to set a budget. julie watts is on the consumerwatch and she explains more. >> reporter: many stockings were stuffed with gift cards this year. but as it turns out, they are the gift that ke

. >> russ hour commute slowed to a crawl, dead stop some places. slick streets triggered r r@ city, including a three cart the collision aatcoldspring lane near falls road..3 one car slid out of control. another car struck the rear of thattcarr@ and then another vehicle slam into the back of that car. a domino affect. >> i don't thinkkii is so frrghttniig. for it. so kiid of happens, i guess. >> no injuries in that accident. drivers. delayed east ann westtound, the scene. if you watch fox 45 news last night. vytas reid called it perfectll. >> yes, e did. has the snow totals now. vytas, you were right on. >> yeah, they came down. looking at what we saw across the region. bored ring peensylvania line a cross baltimore,,points west in howard county. 1-to 2-inches, tretching back through toward the northern @%inge of annapolis. and arundel countt. and sttetching across thee3 eastern shore. areas south of us, aroond the dc suburbs, it looks like anywhere from ooe to 33inches. some areas even pockets of three to 4 inches down there over nnrthern virginia

and look for russ feingold as lindsey graham said on my radio show today. look for russ feingold to start making moves for a possible challenge to obama in 2012 from the left. >> bill: laura ingraham everybody. thank you. next on the run down, andy give fifth getting pounded. apparently pro obama commercial doesn't tell the whole truth. later, congressman charles rangel didn't pay all of his taxes so why isn't he going to jail like wesley snipes? megyn kelly will tell us ♪ [ man ] if it was simply about money, every bank loan would be a guarantee of success. at ge capital, loaning money is the start of the relationship, not the end. work with polaris every day. at ge capital, we succeed only when they do. whoo! awesome! yes! we've got to get you out of the office more often. ♪ my turn to drive. ♪ just don't feel like they used to. are you one of them? remember when you had more energy for 18 holes with your buddies? [ glass shatters ] more passion for the one you love? more fun with your family and friends? it could be a treatable condition called low

. >> from kit russ to lettuce to tomatoes and peppers it's been hit hard. farmers coated their strawberry fields with water to salvage what is left and prevent freezing meaning in california stores some produce is not just more expensive, it could soon be impossible to find. >> there is no strawberries, and none organic wex used to have them for $1.80 a pound. >> this doesn't mean demand has gone way. customers want their fresh fruits and veggies and willing to pay. >> yes. we just buy less of it. yae. we'll buy thing that's we want that are seasonal. but less of it. because prices have gone up. >> and this freeze in florida caused a demand for california oranges to go um that. is what is behind this price hike come january, oranges are expected to increase in price by about 3% up to $1.74 per pound, the highest oranges have been in the last three years. >> thank you very much. >> coming up, how much more time do employees spend on face doos bj -- facebook? how much time a survey turned up counting calories? 40 cuts of meat will be soon coming with labels t

and partly because many of russ residents and parents of kids who ride the bus. we delay off kids. they we feel we will -- i think i feel very confident in sing that the school bulls drivers strongly support the program. there was a couple of things i heard at the ad hoc meeting. one of the alternatives would be to have bicycle trains. i want to advice you not to do that. it's very dangerous and i think you should take it off your policy. the other thing that was disgusting,er we have special ed kids. and we said being able to ride with your iep is a good idea. it sbhowled reinstited item. that's really all i want to say and thank you. >> thank you. since there's no other public speakers, we want to move for a -- introductions. are you speaking on this item? >> yes. >> please come on up, quickly. >> thank you. >> my name is frank. i'm welcome moore public translate. and it will be be pasted around h left let. >> i'm sorry is this -- i have your speaker card but is this on this particular yte. it's the public transportation. the thing you're did with the school's choice. >> we're ta

house democrats say that is too general russ and favor a 45% tax rates for estates worth more than 3. 5 million. the difference in revenue between the two plans is only roughly $7 billion. >> i think that the fight is largely symbolic. even in revenue terms it is pretty small as a proportion of the bill. the estate tax falls mostly on welty people. that means it benefits the richest americans. >> reporter: weld says her farm would be exempt under the president's plan but would be hit under the democrats proposal and she says don't call her wealthy. >> what kind of figures are we talking about? we can make as much as $300,000 gross here but we probably take home closer to between 80 and 100,000 and that's my husband and i both working together. >> reporter: but she says keeping this is worth all the headaches. >> it is just such a stress reliever to be able to look out on everything and enjoy nature and it is hard to make a living but the trade offs are there. >> if this new tax deal passes it would give farms like this one clarity for the next two years. but the big unknown is if the

thank you he now following russ' spectacular win in the betting for the twenty eighteen world cup we'll bring you an exclusive interview with national football legend from there it goes i have about the beautiful day. this is to come on the. russian teams perform rather well in european rinks that seem to have trouble during decisive snatches in the champions league what does that indicate that. this girl put her foot but i wouldn't say that we can see considerable progress in russian football in recent years during the last five or six years are two clubs sany ten sysco one one of the most prestigious tournament since europe the away for cup the national team won bronze at the european championships i think there is much progress at international level i mean a club football and individual teams earlier it was a grand event of a team made it in spring to the european cup series and today there is no such problem with the clubs have to do that karan temptations go much further than that but i'm sure that clubs like zinni and cisco are quite able not only to play in the champions league

russ and his staff, sugar snap is male. >> good girl! >> and her appetite is coming back. >> infection will be her biggest threat and that's what we're monitoring every day. >> but the question remains, why did someone leave this dog in the condition she was at the doorstep? >> maybe a little remorseful, maybe they wanted to give it half a chance. it's a mystery at this point. >> donations are still needed and accepted directly through the north wind animal hospital. bill fink, abc 2 news. >> sugar snap. all right. they're also offering a $5 howe reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the people that did this. sugar snap. >>> so far, only 20, 20 state workers have stepped forward to take that buyout offered by governor owe millionee. we're about nine days into the plan and those who signed up will get $15,000. plus $200 per year of employment, with it they agree to have their positioneliminated. the governor's office says several have inquired but not signed up yet. 20. that's it. >>> and when it comes to our econ

. >> you have 19-year-old who is had 100% human and vig gore russ. comes from a rural environment, carpenter. therefore, he has all of the neurological and other apparatus of a perfectly healthy male in the presence of extremely sensous woman who is seeking his support. admires him greatly because of his reputation. you don't think there are grounds for thinking this pass beyond a platonic relationship. >> there are certainly grounds for thinking that. let me offer you two cautions. one is if they are going to be a sustained relationship, the teaching of the jewish religion has an institution for na, and that is marriage. because jesus as a result of the pressures on him was constantly traveling, he could not uphold the jewish law at that time which held you had to provide a woman with a household near her original family. you couldn't, for example, take a woman from galilee to judea or judea to galilee. from the town to the country side or vice versa. that is one reason for caution. >> give me the second one. 13 years old was the average age accordi