the previous record occurred in 2002 before the united states invaded iraq. let's go to the star tribune. minnesota vikings running back adrian peterson's nfl reinstatement could come sooner than expected after a federal judge ruled in favor of peterson on his appeal of the suspension. peterson had pleaded no contest to reckless assault in an incident involving his son. the nfl has already filed an appeal seeking to overturn the new ruling. national journal. senator jim inhoff used a snowball on the senate floor regarding climate change. >> you no he what this is? it is a snowball. and that's just from outside here. so it's very very cold out. very unseasonable. so here mr. president, catch this. >> inhoff who chairs the environment and public works