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The problem is you probably couldn't get anyone else confirm ed through the senate right now, so -- maria: good very important point you just made. >> yeah so we have this really kind of disturbing moment where the big decisions aren't being made by the duly-elected authority in the executive branch but people who are more or less independent. maria: we're going to hear a lot more about bruce ohr. bruce ohr was the number three department of justice official. his wife worked for fusion gps who put together the dossier. nobody at the department of justice knew that bruce ohr's wife worked for f...

>> told them we're having this party and they have actual jobs that require real work. but if they have a quiet day, we would love for them to stop by. >> such smart community relations there. when she grows up, she wants to be a police officer. those are your headlines. let's head -- hi there maria. >> hi, heather. we want to talk about california. they had heavy rain producing a lot of rain. we've been dealing with mudslides especially across the l.a. area. we're expecting more of that rain, not specifically across parts of california but a lot of that is going to spread eastward across port...

Plains, quite chilly. 30 in rapid city. 36 degrees in minneapolis. and a lot of that cold air is going to continue to move eastward. if you live along the i-95 corridor like boston or new york city, by sunday morning the temperatures are only going to be in the 30s. places like detroit indianapolis also on the chilly side in the 30s during the morning hours. let's head back inside. >> maria, thank you very much. a massive food fight hitting america's lunch rooms. a new report finds that 1.4 million american kids have chosen not to take the school lunch. they've opted out of the school lunche...

>> hi there maria. what's going on this morning? >> cold temperatures. 15sh 20 degrees below average. like we mentioned yesterday we are going to slowly start to see a little bit of a warm-up adds we head into the next couple days. some will be closer to average or a little above even. right now it is a cold, cold morning for you in the city of atlanta. 21 degrees is the current windchill only 32 in ralle -- raleigh. >> kansas city, minneapolis, chicago, cleveland feels like 38 degrees in new york city. because it's so cold out we are talking concerns about freeze warnings in effect across car...

Because regardless of our political persuasions and perspectives, i know that all of us serve because we believe that we can make america for future generations. >> reporter: first challenge will be that debt ceiling vote tomorrow the first of many fiscal issues to be tackled in this new term. >> reporter: let the games begin. mike emanuel, thank you very much. what is the likelihood of a senate budget resolution. coming up minutes from now we'll speak to one senator who filed a balanced budget amendment today, republican senator mike lee of utah joins us. jon: an extreme weather alert for you...