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In the heart of d.c. here on the national mall. of course, the federal government is closed. that means a lot of businesses that relien ot government are also closed. the roads are fairly clear. not many cars out. there's nothing that ever really accumulated on the roads. there was a lot of concern over what this storm could have been because of what we saw over the last couple days, those pile-ups, a tremendous amount of snow in places like philadelphia that didn't expect that much. there was a lot of concern that getting more snow on top of that would cause even more problems from some of th...

>> reporter: the first real blast of winter comes amid harvest season at glass ranch. what percentage of your crop would you say you've got harvested so far this year? >> we're probably close to 40%. >> there's more urgency this year because freezing temperatures are threatening the family's 7,000 acres of oranges and other fruit. and california's $2 billion citrus industry. >> it's not just how cold it gets, but the duration of time. we haven't lost anything yet. and i don't think we're going to. i think if we do our frost protection right, get our water, get our wind machines, get everything...

In puerto rico, a tax break if you train a mine rescue worker, and a tax credit for every kilowatt of electricity produced by the wind. all told, a fiscal cliff law designed to reduce the deficit added $74 billion in spending through changes in the tax law. do you consider this pork? >> oh, absolutely. this was filled with pork. >> reporter: republican congressman darrell issa, who voted no on the bill, says many house members felt blindsided by tax breaks that were never publicly debated. >> and it's pork particularly because they couldn't get these through any other way except by throwing th...

>> as the service industry goes to china and honduras the replacement should be skilled blue collar people who can fix things auto mechanic. computer guys learn how to fix your computer. >> the tinker in spirit is going, too. we don't allow our children to go outside and play for whatever reason. when is the last time you saw a kid building a tree house? >> because we are afraid of the child molesters. >> instead of fixing a bike we throw the bike away. >> you make a good point. president obama wants to create green jobs. >> doesn't exist. a job is a job. whether you are putting a nut in a bol...