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Degrees. how bad is it tonight? >> reporter: it is absolutely brutal, piers. theres really an understatement to say that really dealing with the trifecta here. ferocious winds with the biting cold and of course the snow. let me show you what it looks like here. if you look underthe street lamp here you can see the blowing snow. wind gusts have been up to 45 miles per hour. and what you cant see of course is how cold it is. thats creating a big issue here and a big part of why this blizzard is so...

2016 potential run. saying hilary told the president that the surge in iraq had been political because she was facing obama in the iowa primary. the white house is pushing back hard particularly at one of the charges in the book. this from a spokesperson for the national security council on the record saying that the president disagrees with secretary gates assessment from his leadership in the balkans in the senate to his efforts to end the war in iraq. joe biden has been one of the leading sta...

The driver said the brakes failed, sending the bus careening over a curb and through a parking lot. it also mowed down several street signs and trees before hitting the building. >> we commend him because, you know, instead of running into vehicles, parked vehicles, which could have resulted in more injuries, that he was able to veer off the road and go through the parking lot. >> amazingly, only one passenger was hurt. police say the bus was only going about 20 miles an hour, which im sure is w...

The driver said the brakes failed, sending the bus careening over a curb and through a parking lot. it also mowed down several street signs and trees before hitting the building. >> we commend him because, you know, instead of running into vehicles, parked vehicles, which could have resulted in more injuries, that he was able to veer off the road and go through the parking lot. >> amazingly, only one passenger was hurt. police say the bus was only going about 20 miles an hour, which im sure is w...

Studios, dry cleaners. they did that in an area that was, as its called, underserved, where major chains feared to tread, where others preferred to abandon, koreans moved in. so 1992 -- four l.a. police officers are on trial for what sure as hell looked to me like a wildly excessive and prolonged beating of an unarmed rodney king. in april of that year, they were acquitted. for me, it was a holy -- i never saw that coming moment. for african-americans it was a somewhat ruder surprise. to say peo...

Middle-class, college-educated, hoping to make a lateral move into american society. but unless you have a medical or engineering degree, that turned out to be tough. they found work as merchants, store owners, opened liquor stores, groceries, massage studios, dry cleaners. they did that in an area that was, as its called, underserved, where major chains feared to tread, where others preferred to abandon, koreans moved in. so 1992 -- four l.a. police officers are on trial for what sure as hell l...

>> that surgeon generals report launched one of the biggest public health campaigns in american history. that first warning on the pack in 1966 was a milestone. but it was also a major understatement. cigarette smoking may be hazardous to your health. over the years it got more pointed. dangerous to your health. and today, even more blunt. causes lung cancer, heart disease, and more. i told you those labels, they do have an effect. in fact, in the last half century, the number of adults who smok...

>> one of our friends here is chef restaurateur, one of the best most successful chefs in the country. his family is a beloved culinary dynasty in peru and a small fishing village about an hour south of lima is where they spend their weekends. his mom is like perus julia childs and james beard rolled into one. >> thank you for having us. >> an icon of peruvian astronomy. to say one is fortunate to enjoy her hospitality would be an understatement. warm, generous, welcoming beyond belief. >> too b...

>> thats it. five minutes. >> one of our friends here is chef restauranteur coce osso, one of the best most successful chefs in the country. his family is a beloved culinary dynasty in peru and a small fishing village about an hour south of lima is where they spend their weekends. his mom is like perus julia childs and james beard rolled into one. >> thank you for having us. >> a caterer, cookbook author, an icon of peruviangastronomy. to say one is fortunate to enjoy her hospitality would be an...

Night as well. >> reporter: no rest for the weary here in denver, but they will certainly have a celebration. >> that is a lot of weed. were going holy cow. that is a lot of weed. >> reporter: understatement of the year. >> stating the obvious. thank you. appreciate it. serious story now. going to talk serious backlash after someone poked fun at mitt romneys family, zeroing in on his african-american grandson. >> everybody loves a baby picture. and this was one that a lot of people had emotion...