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We'll get a taste of some arctic air across the northern plains going into the weekend. by the way, the high temperature yesterday in fairbanks, alaska, was nippy 27 below zero. if you want cold air, head up to fairbanks. richard? >> i will leave it over there. thanks a lot. here's a look at some other stories we're covering. people are talking about police using pepper stray to clear protesters where california state trustees approved a 9% tuition increase. protesters began chanting we are the 99% and demanding financial institutions that they pay more taxes to fund higher education. the di...

They're sending costs that states can't afford. the reason you saw the kids in california protesting the 34% tuition increase, that's going to happen all over america, as governors cut aid to higher education because of the new costs that are coming to states. >> greta: i have to ask you one last question. who is going to win the basketball tournament? >> tennessee. they got a bad seed and they have been playing great. they have a chance to -- to go all the way. >> greta: next, guess who might have big job trouble? we will tell you, coming up. and you will hear from tiger woods. what do you th...

Education with this bill many they are sending costs that states can't an for. the reason you saw those kids in california protesting the 34% tuition increase that is going to happen all over america as governors cut aid to higher education because of new costs coming to states. >> greta: within last question. you mentioned university of president, who going to went basketball tournament? >> tennessee. they a bad seed and they are playing great and they've got a chance to go all the way. >> greta: next, guess who might have big job trouble? we'll tell you, coming up. you hear from tiger woods....

Directly and we would much rather have a tuition increase. that's the message we're pushing. >> are you concerned mostly about the cuts to the undergrad program or are you concerned there could be big cuts to the -- >> both. what they gave back to the state, it's everywhere. >> you've got a lot of paperwork over here. what the heck do you have here? >> we do. this is our state budget tuition signed by 36,000 citizens across this is what we'll be delivering to the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house this afternoon. >> katie, good to see you. well done. >> appreciate it. >> we'll keep p...

Game. we want to be in the room when the decisions are made. there have been plenty of proposals. that's up to the legislature to decide. >> if the books were open and the numbers panned out as they seem to, you're not claiming that the regents and -- have been mismanaging the money? >> not at all. in fact, students in the university system of georgia actually are not afraid of a tuition increase. that's one thing that makes us unique. also, our tuition is a lot lower than the a lot of the states protesting across the country. but we know it's on the table. >> explain why europe's not too conc...