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As you head south, d.c., right in line for significant snow. maybe more than 8 inches. stay tuned. >> dr. greg postel, thank you so much. the fight to raise the minimum wage. i will talk to the congressman who is taking it to extreme measures. and country is crumbling beneath our feet. what's standing in the way of a critical list of growing danger. it's not just potholes. the story is just ahead. nner is. and absolutely delicious. everyone is cooking with new campbell's slow cooker sauces. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them al...

9:00 a.m. out west. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." let's go to the ukraine. the prime minister says ukraine is, quote, on the brink disaster. he calls the russian military bases a declaration of war and blames president vladimir putin for bringing the nation to those point. the president expressing deep concerns over russia's violation ukrainian sovereignty and the international law. putin defended what he called russia's rights to protect its tests. today on "meet the press," secretary of state john kerry cave his take on putin's actions. >> there are plenty of ways to protec...

Americans trying to heat their homes. >> at the end of this week, it's supposed to get bitterly cold. >> it's our gas bill that will feel a little higher because of the heating in the home. that's it. maybe 20%, 30% higher than the year before. at the same time this year. >> dr. greg postel is here. >> earlier this week, have a look at some of our temperature forecasts this week. for monday, high temperature of minus-7 in minneapolis. 30 degrees below average. notice that the temperatures start to tumble on monday night and tuesday, even in the deep south. look at some of these numbers for hig...

0 restore security to the middle class. something we've heard from him before. the legislative action we're going to hear him talk about, immigration, raising the minimum wage. which, by the way, are both things he talked about in his 2013 state of the union. but this white house hasn't been shy. dan pfeiffer wasn't shy. he's going to talk about executive actions. things he can do that don't require congress. this is going to be a large focus of the speech. expect him to talking about executive actions with jobs, retirement security, education skills training. this is going to be how he's goin...

Big winter storm. >> okay. dr. greg postel, thank you. russian president vladimir putin has announced he's lifting a controversial ban on public protests during the olympic games in sochi. with just a few weeks to go until those opening ceremonies, the venues are ready, but there is still some big security concerns. joining me now, nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel, who's in sochi, russia. richard? >> reporter: alex, we are now in sochi, and behind me you can see two of the olympic stadiums for the winter olympics. we are just about one month away. the very large rounded stadium ...