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Three days now after a gunman reportedly took a child from a school bus and into his underground bunker. a law maker says the boy's mother is hanging on by a thread, and the mayor of midland city, alabama, a rural town near the border with florida, said he learned the child had been crying for his parents and at the same time, officials point out that police have been able to send the boy the medicine that he desperately needs through a pipe that extends down into that bunker. >> for the past three days they've not been easy on anybody. details of the situation have been very limited, and wit ...

Since they stopped playing. >> steve: it's been a busy day. by the way, it's really cold outside and you continue to light up the e-mail machine. how cold is it? there are a lot of these. it's so cold, we had to chisel the dog off the hydrant. i've probably seen five of those. keep them coming. >> gretchen: smokers, listen up. if one law maker gets his way, you could be fired just for lighting up. >> steve: and you always hear him say it, but now he's actually doing it. dave ramsey is cutting up his credit card and he's got a pair of scissors with your name on it. ramsey scissor hands. that's ...

Top of the hour. quick headlines. one county now letting people drink and drive? it's going to issue special permit tussores did not in rural areas to drive home after they've had a few drinks. the law maker behind the idea claims it will cut down on suicides and depression. don't start boozing yet, folks. that county is in ireland. in oklahoma, state law maker wants to give companies the right to fire smokers. state senator is trying to repeal the law that protects smokers from discrimination. he says smokers cost companies money in medical coverage. brian, steve? >> brian: talk about drown...

>> with the prospect of tighter gun laws, in colorado, law enforcement officials say they need more money to conduct the surge in criminal background checks that are required for gun buyers. they are going to ask law makes for half a million dollars to speed up the process which used to take about half an hour and now takes about a week. process is free which has one lawmaker suggesting that those that want gun pay for it themselves. telling the denver post, quote, anyone else whether a teacher or law enforcement officer anyone needing a background check needs to pay for it. meantime, her it's...

>> the number one concern for me is public safety in our schools. i don't want our children to be sitting ducks. i don't want teachers to be sitting ducks. and i want to hear any and all ideas. >> pike knows she will face resistance from gun control advocates and others who say arming teachers would be dangerous. in utah, which again allows teachers with permits to carry on campus, a record number attended a training seminar last week to be better prepared if they had to use a gun against an armed intruder. there is no official data on whether gun sales have risen in the past two weeks, but at...