. >> joining us from st. louis is ann wagner, one a half-dozen candidates for the republican national committee. joining me is kasie hunt and phil elliott. thank you for being with us. let me begin by asking, what is your candidacy sets it -- what sets her candidacy apart from your competitors? >> i am traveling all of the country meeting with members of the republican national committee, talking with them on the phone, interacting on our website, and all of our multiple social media to get the opportunities out there. what sets me apart is three or four different things. its experience, 20 years of political service to the republican party, and to public service out there. i am looking for a new direction, new leadership, a turning of the page of the republican national committee. i believe what i can offer to the rnc is a strong fund-raising base. we must be fully funded at the rnc in order to institute the kind of programs that are necessary in 2012. i plan on footing for the very aggressive fund-raising p

. >> joining us from st. louis is anne wagner, one of a half dozen canned daylights for the national republican committee and here for the questions in washington is casey hunt. national politics reporter with politico and phil elliott. thanks for being with us. let me begin by asking you, what sets your candidacy and your race apart from your competitors'? >> well, i think there's multiple things that i'm running on and i'm traveling all over the country meeting with members of the republican national committee, talking with them on the phone, interacting with them on our website and all of our multiple social media nuances and opportunities out there. but i think what sets me apart is probably three or four different things. and it's rooted in experience. it's rooted in over 20 years of political service to the republican party and to public service out there. i'm looking for a new direction. new leadership. a turning of the page at the republican national committee. and i believe what i can offer to the r.

. >> and wagner joins us from st. louis on newsmakers to talk about her bid to become chairman of the republican national candidate. it prepares for the 2012 elections. the chairman's election is scheduled for january 14. newsmakers, sunday at 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> c-span original documentary on the supreme court has been updated. sunday, you will see the grand public places and those only available to the justices and their staff. you'll hear about how the court works from all the current supreme court justices including the newest justice, elena kagan. also learn about some of the court's recent developments. the supreme court, home to america's highest court, airing for the first time in high definition, sunday at 6:30 p.m. eastern on c-span. >> this week, a look at the american and british forms of government. from our recent interviews in london, this program compares and contrasts the parliamentary form of government with our own. >> it may sound treacherous to my media colleagues over h

krv bs news correspondent cynthia bowers joins us from st. louis sglas the fast-moving systems rained down tornadoes causing massive damage across the southeastern part of missouri including metro st. louis. in the sunset hills suburb a tornado tore through at lunchtime taking out about 20 homes and businesses. >> it's incredible. absolutely inyesterday dibble. cars overturned, trucks overturned. it's kind of hard to believe such a thing could happen to our city. >> reporter: 20 people dove for cover inside a neighborhood pub, fortunately, there were only minor injuries. these were the worst new year's eve tornadoes here in more than 50 years, adding to the danger was the fact rare winter tornadoes sliced through colder air more quickly leaving little time for warning. people in the sunset hills community are waking up this morning feeling grateful. betty? >>> a stand-offer ended peacefully with the release of hostages and arrest of two gunmen. dozens of police officers surrounded the bank building. five hostages and a gunman came out first.

. >> let's take a look what's going on in st. louis. they're shovelling this morning from chesterfield where about 8 inches fell and it's forcing the north county of st. louis where about a foot fell. for us sunshine and record high temperatures. (laughter) >> his wife was shovelling snow. >> my friend as wife and my sister took the other one. [ female announcer ] why settle for plain bread when you can have pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits? the warm, light delicate layers are like nothing else. ♪ layers of brownie and caramel, dipped in chocolate. ready to eat sweet moments. find them in the refrigerated section.

. >> let's take a look what's going on in st. louis. they're shovelling this morning from chesterfield where about 8 inches fell and it's forcing the north county of st. louis where about a foot fell. for us sunshine and record high temperatures. (laughter) >> his wife was shovelling snow. >> my friend as wife and my sister took the other one. >> he's going to hear about that. >> thanks for joining us. bye-bye. daddy...yeah, buddy? how many nickels are in a dollar? there are 20 nickels in a dollar. look! how do birds fly? does milk really make my bones stronger? yeah, yeah! daddy...when we die will we go to heaven? do you have the answer to life's biggest question? watch the 700 club, weekdays at

and erin hayes leads us off in suburban st. louis tonight. erin? >> reporter: david, this storm system was swift and fierce. and where its tornadoes hit, they hit hard. this is the sunset hills neighborhood of st. louis. here and in several states tonight, the storms have brought devastation. here, it looked as if a bomb exploded. the deadly twisters hit first in northwest arkansas, obliterating this house in the tiny town of cincinnati, killing an elderly couple inside. another man died in a nearby barn. >> hand sticking out. he had blocks all over him. his head was bleeding. we dug him out and then we just started looking for the other people that were missing. >> reporter: then, the violent weather moved northeast into missouri, killing three more. in sparta, jessica barnes and her 3-year-old son survived a terrifying tornado. >> i placed him in the tub first and then laid on top of him and when we came to, he actually was on top of me, and first thing he said was, my house is broken. >> reporter: the tornadoes, extremely rare this time of year,

>> we're used to it. you're from the midwest, too, right? >> st. louis is one thing. but minneapolis, that's another. >> minnesota. yeah, we did get our fair share of snow in minnesota growing up. i think the big difference is just the traffic here. it's a very tight city with lots and lots of people. so getting the snow trucks through is just a much bigger job than a place like minneapolis. >> they bring the snow trucks through. the plows came through my street. i've got to tell you russ, i was looking at the clearance from where the cars ended to where the snow was piled up, those plows are missing the cars by -- >> there's got to be a bunch of bumpers that get ripped off. >> the worst problem is the slush. >> before you know it you're stepping in a puddle this deep. you know. ice water essentially. >> it's very pretty at first. then it's slushy. then it freezes over. then slushy again, and it's just nasty. for about ten minutes, though, it looked really beautiful. >> it looked beautiful. >> take a picture. >> quiet. it's beautiful. it's white. >> amazing in central

two months later on august the 29th, another baby at the st. louis louis hospital began to sweat profusely, and the hospital immediately called the cdc. eichner had graduated from the eis. it's a two-year program. so officer robert armstrong prepared to investigate using eichner's notes. he noticed that chemical analysis had found traces of hydrocarbons. after a quick literature search, he discovered that pent clear fee knoll, used primarily as a wood preservative, had caused exactly the same symptoms in ore outbreaks. other outbreaks. when he arrived at the small hospital in the morning, armstrong began in the attic. i found every box, bag, container, and i took them apart. by the afternoon he had worked his way down to the basement laundry room where, in a storeroom, he found a large card board barrel. he turned it around and saw a label for loxine, a whitening agent. among its ingredients was pen that clear fee knoll, and the label warned: not to be used in hospitals. the laundry ladies told me they put it in the washer for the terminal rins

randy had graduated from the eis so officer robert armstrong prepared to investigate using brandy's nosed used -- notice a chemical analysis found traces of the finale hydrocarbon after a quick search he discovered that $0.10 chlorophenol used primarily as a wood preservative had caused exactly the same symptoms with other outbreaks. when he arrived at the small hospital armstrongi began in the attic. i found every box, a bag, a container and took them way apart. by the afternoon he had worked his way down to the basement laundry room where and a store room he found a large cardboard barrel and turned it around whitening agen. among its ingredients were the chemical. and the label warned not to be used in hospitals. a laundry lady told me they put it in the washer for the terminal rinse for diapers and other hospital linens armstrong recalled. he asked them to stop using it. he called the health department, took samples and locked up the barrel. the chemical was easily absorbed through the skin especially a baby's wet skin. after a previous outbreak of an infant illness in a north dakota

st. louis, eight inches. hastings, nebraska, six inches of snow and the watches and warnings stretch from texas into boston, a wide area. here's what we're expecting. we're looking for the storm system to come out of texas. it's spreading snow sfr tulsa to st. louis. by thursday afternoon, the snow spreads into pittsburgh and moves along the coast and by friday morning, it's up into new england by friday night. snowfall amounts, cincinnati, three to six inches, new york city, generally three to five inches for the morning rush. boston, you'll get three to five, maybe eight inches of snow. philadelphia picks up two to four. washington, d.c., less than an inch. ann? >> all right, al, thank you so much. chinese president, hu jintao, makes his way to capitol hill, following a star-studded state dinner at the white house. andrea mitchell joins us with more. >> good morning, ann, on a day capped by the glittering state dinner, with former presidents jimmy carter and bill clinton both attending, president obama spok

my name is lori bressnan and i'm here from st. louis, missouri my 22-year-old son is a full-time college student, works part time and is also a seal yak patient with extensive food allergies that often come with with celiac disease. he is vulnerable to complications and prior to consumer protections, he could not have stayed on my family's insurance past this coming june when he turns 23. we were concerned about the options we had at that time, which were for him to go uninsured, hoping for the best, or pay huge premiums if we were able to find coverage for him at all. we now have the right to keep him on our insurance until age 26, giving him too time to finish college and get a full-time job. this law also assures when he -- when that time comes, he'll have insurance options available to him even with a pre-existing condition. repealing these rights means not only that my son won't be allowed to stay on our insurance policy until age 26, but he won't see the day when pre-existing conditions don't control your access to health in

my name is lori bresnan and i'm here today from st. louis, missouri. my 22 year old son as a full-time college student, works part-time, and is also a hemophiliac patient with allergies that come with that disease. his condition required periodic testing and leaves them vulnerable to more serious complications and conditions. prior to new consumer protection, he could not have stayed on my family's insurance past this coming june when he turns 23. we were quite concerned about the options that we had at that time, which were for him to go uninsured, hoping for the best, or give a huge premiums if we're able to find coverage for him at all. we now have the right to keep it on our insurance until age 26. giving him time to finish college and get a full-time job. this law also assures that when that time comes he will have the insurance options available to him, even with his preexisting condition. repealing important new consumer rights means not only that my son won't be allowed to stay on our insurance policy until age 26, but they won't see the day wh