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Alone, have been cancelled. the precise number now, 4,957 flights have been cancelled. and to give the number cop text, over the last three days, more than 10,000 flights in the u.s. have been cancelled. the information courtesy of flightaware.com and theres no harder-hit airport than chicago ohare. they have not had service there since tuesday evening. in total today, chicago ohare alone, 794 flights have been cancelled. theres a ripple effect through the country. we just had a map, bring it ba...

>> its important to keep your commitments to the american people. this is what we told them we would do and we are doing it. they voted for us, we had a very good election in 2010, they expect us to keep our commitments, and we intend to do it. bill: well, the cbo, theres an opinion from the cbo that suggests that repealing health care now would cost the government $230 billion. i know you disagree with that number. why? >> well, let me explain to you, the cbo can only do what we call store what...

>> thats it. and when is that point actually going to come. thats what people are actually starting to say now, how long can the military stand by and do absolutely nothing, and the responsibility is to protect the people, but its the hierarchy, its the top generals that are protecting president mubarek, and until they make that decision, nothing is going to change and the army is just going to stand by and watch this all happen. people are being injured in the street, we see people with head wo...

And mother nature. >> we certainly had one particular gentleman who was coming home from work overnight, didnt make it home and he was in his business attire and no other survival items with him. bill: good luck today and did you have a number, by the way, number of people who might be stranded? and is there a number you cant get to at the moment. >> certainly theres a lot of openings that are going to happen throughout the day and well continue to watch that and if i can say to anyone traveling...

This point. bill: 50 mile-an-hour winds. >> yes. it was amazing, the visibility, certainly was so bad we actually had to pull a number of plows off the roaded. >> snowplows couldnt even handle it. what about stranded motorists? we have had highway assistance, a combination of the national guard and psp and state patrol, working overnight and have been rescuing people and we have discovered a lot of stranded motorists throughout the day, as -- and were making progress on the roads. bill: what is ...

Illinois. this is the picture of the day, though, folks. locked in on lake shore drive. can you imagine, youre driving home last night, cannot move for hours? totally shut down, passengers stranded. there was one story about a family bringing home a newborn from the hospital, they were on lake shore drive for a couple of hours before they were rescued, airlines have canceled thousands, thousands, of flights. now there is word that 500 national guard troops are being called in to help. josh coffm...

Republican out of kentucky, mitch mcconnell, leaders efforts to uproot the health care overhaul, senator mcconnell introduced a bill to repeal that, today, a vote expected in the senate. this will be one to watch. senate minority leader mitch mcconnell is with me. thank you for your time. >> good morning. bill: democrats say youre wasting your time. the reason for this bill today is what? >> its not a waste of time. we promised the american people we would try to repeal this job crushing washing...

Exponentially. and not only for the government but for individuals. bill: why do you believe that small businesses already are crying uncle? what are they telling you about the impact on them? >> because they cant figure out whats in it. speaker pelosi, former speaker pelosi famously said we need to pass this so we can figure out whats in it. it is enormously complex, 2700 page bill, theyre going to be issuing hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of regulations. nobody can figure out whats in it. ...