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the u.s. ally now has to answer to the world. on the right, outrage in the american heartland. school districts in one state canceled classes and shut down schools. why are these students caught up in this budget fight? re begin in bahrain. the latest arab nation to crush a peaceful protest with a barrage of violence. those sounds youre hearing are tear gas and gunfire echoing throughout the capital of bar rain this morning. police stormed the protesters this morning at 3:00 in the...

massachusetts senator scott brown, revealing a dark and deeply painful part of his past. its on this, "american morning." >> good morning to you, thanks for being with you were following all the latest developments that are changing by the moment, as protests continue throughout the mideast on this thursday, february 17th. im kiran chetry. >> good morning to you all. im t.j. holmes. were about to let you hear audio that describes in a way thats hard to put into words just how terrifyin...

morning, everyone. in this case, in wisconsin, the teachers have walked out of their classes now for the second day inra row. heres what some of them are saying: >> on friday, governor walker decided she wanted to be a heart breaker on valentines day. >> take control, throw away the contract, to say that its balancing the budget is bull crap. >> im from wisconsin, i dont want to lose that pride. >> i think hes got to get our message. im not a teacher, either, but my daughter is in none...

trains coming out of frederick on the brunswick line will go as far as darnes ville because of broken-down freight train on the tracks. if you can get to another station, metro will honor your ticket. 270 in pretty good shape southbound. normal delays from 80 to 109. no troubles on 28. thats in case youre going southbound. looks good as far as beltway traffic all the way around. no troubles in virginia but the growing volume, 66 to 95. back to you. >> thank you. we are following the ...

katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. its as if a sleeping giant has suddenly awakened, as anti-government uprisings spread through the the middle east. first tunisia and egypt. now yemen and libya. but tonight, the worlds attention is focus on the tiny persian gulf kingdom of bahrain, which hosts the u.s. navys fifth fleet. the capital is under lockdown after government troops attacked protesters overnight. at least five people were killed hundreds wounded. in washington, s...

last one more day and into tomorrow. then a cold front moves in. that will drop temperatures down to 50 for the upcoming weekend. a little breezy on the weekend as well. a beautiful trip along the george washington parkway. traffic moving very nicely between reagan national airport and 495. its a good ride getting up to 495. in springfield, headlights are northbound. we are good in maryland on 95. no problems on 270. traffic moving nicely on the beltway near university boulevard. met...

good morning, everyone. thanks for being with us. the streets of bahrain are now crawling with tanks and armed patrols, determined to crush a wave of anti-government protests there. >> but demonstrators are equally determined to bring down the 200-year-old monarchy. >> bahrain is small but strategically located in the persian gulf. crucial in the u.s. fight against al qaeda. we begin, now, with emily schmidt. >> reporter: this is bahrain. amateur video posted on youtube, shows a protes...

very closely. >> reporter: libya and yemen have seen protests, as well. and the white house has issued a broad appeal. >> were calling on both sides, where the countries are demonstrations are takes place, to be nonviolent. and for the governments to be responsive. >> reporter: police actually put up barbed wire around pearl square. but these protesters say the crackdown makes them angrier. they vowed to return today, whatever the consequences. vinita and rob? >> emily schmidt, live in...

that could end up in a government shutdown. its a political face-off. republicans say they dont want to wait to cut federal spending. they want to start slashing government spending now. starting with $61 billion this year. >> we are taking the first step in tackling our unsustainable debt and in preserving our economic strength for future generations. >> reporter: instead of passing a budget for fiscal 2011, congress has been passing temporary spending measures. the president says he ...

we love those temperatures headed in the right direction as we head towards the weekend. isnt that nice? >> it will be a great day today and a good day tomorrow as well. we see our temperatures move into the 60s and then the 70s for tomorrow. not bad at all. lets get you started with the bus stop forecast as you are getting the kids ready for school. we have a lot of clouds out there this morning. that says mostly sunny but that is not true. a lot of clouds out there this morning for t...