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Appalachians. many of these start to drop by around midday today, but a few areas, actually, some kids have school off, a couple counties outside memphis. notice the heavier snowfall, especially where the blue is showing up on the map. i have seen at least a few reports starting to stream in, at least some of the reports one to almost three inches of snow just southwest of jackson, tennessee there. was one public report there, so not an official number, but came in at five inches. so something to keep in mind. traveling i-55, i-40 as well, could be a little dicey. once you get back down to the...

the economy is still weak. it's going to help you make ends meet, but it's also going to mean more customers for businesses. it will increase demand. it's right for the economy, and i would sign that bill today if it came to my desk. [ applause ] tell congress to get past their differences and send me a road construction bill so that companies can put tens of thousands of people to work right now building our roads and bridges and airports and seaports. i mean, think about it. america used to have the best stuff, best roads, best airports, best seaports. we're slipping behind because...

And start early. >> lots of students and families are making a mistake early on in their college research and the mistake was, crossing an expensive school off of their list of consideration early on without following through and finding out how much financial aid that school is actually giving out. >> olivia's mother was involved from the start. >> everything is very time-sensitive and the sooner the paperwork gets in, the money is divvied out on a first come/first serve basis. so you have to be on top of your paperwork and taxes and have everything in on time. >> you are asked every color sp...

For the free application for federal student aid. it helps decide billions of dollars of student financial aid. olivia is also a quest bridge scholar, which helps students apply for various college scholarships but many don't know about their options. do as much research as possible and start early. >> lots of students and families were making a mistake early on in their college research. this mistake was crossing an expensive school off of their list of consideration early on without following through and finding out how much financial aid that school is actually giving out. >> reporter: oliv...