>> north minneapolis. >> where did you go to school? >> in north minneapolis high school and then i went to the -- i left -- maybe a month after high school i left with a road band, went on the road with a rock 'n' roll band for seven years. >> what were you doing? >> playing bass and traveled a lot and played music all my life and did a lot of other things and then went back in the 1990's, in my 40's to college and went through a masters program at hamlin. i decided to go back. the kids were getting older. >> how many documentaries have you produced in your life? >> i worked on two for court tv in 1996, i was an associate producer to another producer. then i did -- i co-produced one for hgtv which was called restore america with bob vila and he went around to different states and did restoration projects. the first two for hgtv was the capture and trial of adolf eichman and the scotsboro boys and i got a good initiation. in 1999 i started my first independent film called "the heart of basset place" a settlement in minneapolis. fabulous

stretching from missouri to north dakota. minneapolis, sioux falls and fargo are at the highest risk for floods. >> the fargo area has a greater than 90% chance of major flooding. and a greater than 20% chance of exceeding the 2009 record floods. very serious. >> reporter: residents have already begun filling sandbags in anticipation of a flood season that could be aggravated by more than five feet of snowfall and frigid temperatures that held the snow in place. also this week, for the first time, researchers say there is evidence that shows the huge amounts of precipitation we've seen all over the world this past season, may not be all mother nature's doing. global temperature has been increasing over the past 50 years, due to human emission of heat-trapping gases. what does that mean for us? >> warmer air holds more water. and so, if the atmosphere is holding more water, it can therefore precipitate more water. >> reporter: which negatively impacts everything, from agriculture, to wildlife, to your daily commute to work. so

cleveland, minneapolis, st. louis, and charlotte. every city had their checks in the plus column and the minus column, but what we love about charlotte is, north carolina was the state that we won by the narrowest margin of any state that we won in 2008. i wanted to send a message that we are not playing defense in 2012. and after winning 370 electoral votes, we are not going to play to just get it into the end zone. we are going to play for the big win. we will play in every corner of this country. we are montego -- we are going to go into territory that other guys think is theirs. if we play strong in north carolina, we will play strong in virginia, florida, in the south, and everywhere. that is what is so exciting about it. this convention will be a little bit different. in keeping with the spirit of the president's campaign and in keeping with the spirit of the way we have raised funds into this organization, we have already made an important decision. will not take any corporate cash. we will cap contributions and prohibit corpo

snow showers in north dakota. >> frigid 7 degrees in fargo. 9 in minneapolis. 30s from billings to albuquerque. 34 in dallas. 43 in atlanta. and 27 here in new york. >>> and now to egypt where thousands of people are now showing their anger at government by walking off their jobs. >> those widespread labor strikes are now threatening the already crippled egyptian economy. aaron joins us from cairo. >> reporter: good morning to you. the civil unrest here does appear to be gathering steam now. demonstrators still own tahrir square, camped in front of parliament and forced the prime minister's office to relocate. now the revolt that was started by young professionals adds the clout of the working clout. labor unrest at suez canal, at transportation centers, even the government's main newspaper, boosts protests now in their 17th day. of course, they add economic pressure on the government. president hosni mubarak is still defiant. his government has failed to meet what the united states calls the minimum of the protesters' expectations. though egypt's foreign minister told the u.s. to back off. >>

snowshowers across north dakota. much colder than normal across the south. >> 34 in dallas. 40s from new orleans to atlanta. the northeast covers around the 30-degree mark. single digits in fargo and minneapolis. and just 14 in chicago. almost 50 in seattle. 62 in sacramento. and 65 degrees in phoenix. >>> and still to come this morning, a congressman's career undone, just hours after shirtless photos of him popped up online. we'll have a report from washington. >>> and millions of us must have it. but does diet soda raise the risk of serious health problems? new research just out. e$e$e$e$e$ >>> welcome back. prices at the supermarket are about to go up. corn futures surged wednesday, after a government report predicted supplies this year will fall to the lowest levels in 15 years. it usually takes about three months before it's felt at the grocery store. but it will likely affect everything, from cereal, to soft drinks, to meat. >>> overseas stocks are mostly lower this morning. tokyo's nikkei average fell 0.1%. ho

you can see a cell minneapolis, new york and boston. delays will be developing if not flight cancellation. we'll check out our flight tracker abc7news.com. here's eric. >> it's 4:48. good news here for bird watchers here in the north bay. a long-term study shows mount tamalpais is one of the healthiest spots in the state for birds. during the past 15 years most bird populations there have seen little change and some have even increased in numbers. 42 species were study, only four declined including some jays affected by the west nile virus. mount tam has a nice mix of habitats from hard-wood forests to grass lands. another storm pummeling the upper midwest this morning and minnesota bearing the brunt of it. a changing mix of snow, rain and freezing rain. rob nelson has the latest. >> hundreds of flights were cancelled in airports in minnesota, michigan and illinois. the winter storm blew through the upper mid-west. delta cancelled flights on sunday. slippery road conditions led officials in several states to advise people to simply stay

right down the heart of the midwest, from north dakota to st. louis, everything from the red river to the mississippi, when this winter's heavy snow pack finally melts. peter alexander, nbc news, new york. >>> the weather channel's mike seidel joins us now from minneapolis where the snow is already piling up. a different scene than we saw this morning from you, mike. >> reporter: yeah. when we talked this morning, lester, the "today" show, there wasn't a flake on the streets of downtown minneapolis. boy that changed quickly around 10 a.m. look at this time lapse video and look how quickly the snow piled up here in the city that has already had five feet this season, five feet, that's 50% more than their average to date. the storm heads east tonight, spreading snow and some ice just in time for monday morning rush hour. here in the twin cities, wind up with a foot in spots. no real issues in chicago. long flight delays but mostly rain there but syracuse will crack the 150-inch mark. and you think you had a bad winter? new york city only needs thr

minneapolis, at 22 below. omaha, 25 below. kansas city, 19 below. it's another pocket of brutal cold air that drops down to the south and swings over to the north. and it is out of the way before we get into the first part of next week, hopefully. gusty winds in the midsouth and deep south. orlando, about 62 degrees. san antonio, 66. l.a., nice at 69. more of america's weather in the next half hour. oh, robin? >> okay, sam. >>> in today's "america's consumer," valentine's day less than a week away. and florists are getting ready to sell almost 190 million red roses. with prices averaging between $50 and $100, especially if you have the flowers delivered, we want to make sure you get your money's worth. so, we ask our consumer correspondent, elisabeth leamy, to put flower companies to the test, to find out what deals are the very best. >> reporter: there's a reason. robin just rhymes there. this was an unscientific test. but really interesting. we ordered from four national flower delivery companies and compared price, delivery time and how well they

we had four great cities -- cleveland, minneapolis, st. louis, charlotte. every city had their checks in the plus column. every city had their checks in the minus column. north carolina was the state we won by the narrowest margin percentage wise of any of the states and we won in 2008. i, as short share, i wanted to send a message that we're not playing defense in 2012. we are not playing for 275, just get it over, just did it into the end zone -- we are going to play for the big win. if we are going to play in every corner of the country. [applause] we are going to go into territory that the other guys think is theirs. if we play strong in north carolina, we are going to play strong in virginia. we're going to play strong in florida, in the south, everywhere. that is what is so exciting. the convention will be a little different. in keeping with the spirit of the president's campaign and keeping with the spirit of the way we have raised funds into this organization, we have already made an important decision. the 2012 democratic national convention will n