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Oreilly when he was a reporter in connecticut more than 30 years ago. check it out. >> tis the season to be jolly. and for a lot of people, that means a little nip now and then. the wfsb connecticut poll wanted to find out just what connecticut people think about alcohol. the first question is logical. what percentage of people in connecticut drink? >> well, weve been here for about an hour. theyre still coming in like crazy. rex doesnt have writers cramp yet and this thing could go on forever. ...

Both sides of the aisle. >> we ought to go do something they are qualified to do, like not teach and we can get new teachers in wisconsin. >> hurt us down the road if we dont stand up with our brothers and sisters and make it right. we have to be there for them, i know they would be there for us. bill: wisconsins governor wants the teachers to contribute more to their health care and pension costs, sparking massive demonstrations, across the region. martha: the outrage is not contained to the mi...

Program that allows the chronically ill and people with disabilities to continue living in their homes. also in the "new york times," little italy is getting littler by the year. in 1950, half the residents of the manhattan neighborhood identified them selve as italian-americans. now that number has dropped to just 5%. also, the census couldnt find a single resident of little italy who had actually been born in italy. >> thats a problem. time now for politico. and lets take a look -- >> it...

>> if you dont, what are you going to do? if he dont? if he dont? ah! >> reporter: the female photographer was knocked on the ground as you saw. she wasnt seriously injured. neither was the reporter. no arrests have been made but police say they are taking a look at the tapes. >> my kid is not here. hes dead! because of him! he ruined my [ bleep ] life. >> a mothers rage caught on camera. thats sandy fonzo lashing out at a former pennsylvania judge friday after the verdict in his corruption tria...

Huh? >> the female photographer knocked to the ground wasnt seriously injured, neither was the reporter. no arrests have been made, but police say they are going to take a look at those tapes. message -- >> my kids not here. hes dead! because of him. he ruined my [ bleep ] life! >> a mothers rage caught on camera. sandy fonzo lashed out at a former judge friday after the verdict in his corruption trial in scranton. prosecutors said the judge took kickbacks from the developer of a privately own...

Accused taking kickbackses for sending teenagers to juvenile detention centers. private juvenile detention centers how he was getting a kickback. it was a scheme called kids for cash. the verdict is in, greg, what do we know? >> guilty times 12, that was the jury in scranton what prosecutor are calling a kids for cash scheme that ranks among the biggest courtroom frauds ever in american history. former judge mark shivrallea convicted of raketeering money laundering conspiracy for taking one mill...

Allen gives us a first look at politicos first stories of the morning. >> how about that shot of sam stein? >> lets see it. >> he should have a surfboard next to him. >> look at that. i love it. >> lets go to bill karins with a check on the forecast. a little bit of snow, only about an inch or two on the ground. its not going to snow much longer, probably another two to three hours in areas like new york city, then were done for the day. be careful, especially outside of new york city, interst...

Check that out on youtube. joe scarborough, anchorman, scranton. >> ezra klein of "the washington post" next, along with chuck todd. dont go away. [ male announcer ] surprisingly priced at $15,995,

Democrats are looking at that and saying combined with the fact that this is the tip of the sphere in dealing with budget deficits they can go bolder and do bigger things and be rewarded with it. >> its interesting. one of the republicans parties problems has been, as far as expanding out even more, its been trapped in the south. leaders have been trapped in the south. and it hasnt been in the northeast. look at the people emerging. you have chris christie, emerging as a real player. you go to w...

To route for the packers. >> the packers are going to win. >> you know what? thats a pretty smart pick. todd, thank you very much. and david corn. well be right back. by the way, this sundays super bowl, the two teams, the pittsburgh steelers and the green bay packers represent -- well, they are basically what the election is going to be about. the real battleground. remember from scranton to oshkosh? how about pittsburgh to green bay. same terrain. thats what its about. coming back we will have...