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Out if we can make it more efficient. >> monday the house oversight committee is going to mark up the bill to strike down the district of columbia's death with dignity act, assisted suicide law. it could soon come to the white house. has the president articulated any thoughts on that or the other bills to strike down d.c.'s gun laws, marijuana, funding for abortions in the district. any thoughts on all of these things coming your way? >> as they come our way and they get passed by both houses and come this way, we'll issue statements of administration policy. at this time they're not at that p...

Both served in the u.s. military. ultimately, landing in our nation's capitol when her husband, samuel alito, was nominated to the u.s. supreme court. not long after, she started putting down d.c. roots, a friend invited her to friday appreciation day at the pentagon. >> you walked through the pentagon, all of the members of the service who had been in whatever capacity wounded, were walking through the corridors of the pentagon and everyone came out and applauded. it was so moving. at that point, it occurred to me, well, the military, they're fighting for the rule of law. let's bring them to ...

Clinton, vice president biden coming up here to, i guess, defend his record that he's not able to defend himself. i'm very happy with where we stand and the support i've had. >> one of the things you've tried to do is make the case you're not a national republican, that you're your own guy, a different type of republican. has that been a hard message to sell? have voters been skeptical as you've tried to make that point and make that case? >> no, i think the message is resonating. the message is they know how broken d.c. is, the cynicism, fiscal mismanagement, hyper partisanship. they know i'm...

In d.c. on saturday? >> we saw a bit over the weekend. saturday night we did. this morning it was dry, at least where i lived. >> charlotte picked up almost two inches of snow. snow in myrtle beach, south carolina. it was cold on the east coast. this storm -- new england got a taste of it. this could have been just as bad as the storm we had last weekend. this was a huge winter storm. you can see it developing, then it slams up to the canadian maritimes. this was as strong as the one we saw last weekend. this was equivalent to, like, a category 3 hurricane. it was a very low pressure. that's w...

Foul pole. neil walker hits a solo shot. deja vu all over again. back-to-back jacks off the upright. first time that's happened since 2000. pirates beast the astros 11-2. that's your "first look" at sports. i'm mario solis. >> for another look at the weather here's nbc meteorologist bill karins. leapt me guess it's hot out there? >> yes. the big question is what will it be like for the fireworks displace. you have the outdoor concert in washington, d.c. and thunderstorms tomorrow. beautiful day in northeast down d.c. hot again but sunny and dry, no worry about thunderstorms rolling through. to...