MORNING EDITION Weatherman's Forecasts Get Your Attention Jim Kosek is an AccuWeather.com weatherman. He shouts in the style of the late comedian Sam Kinison. In a recent forecast captured on YouTube he shouts:"Our paralyzing, crippling, record-breaking storm comes TA-DAAAAY!"
Weekend Snow Would Fill 12 Million Swimming Pools The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says this past weekend's snow storm dumped enough white stuff to fill 12 million Olympic swimming pools. To put it another way, all that snow would fill 30,000 Empire State buildings.
ALL THINGS CONSIDERED Seeking A Kinder, Gentler Image For Israel The U.N.'s Goldstone Report accused both Israel and Hamas of war crimes during last winter's conflict in the Gaza Strip. Now, some say Israel needs to launch an offensive of a different kind: a public relations drive to disassociate itself from words like "occupation" or "conflict."
Congressman John Murtha Dies Democratic Congressman John Murtha of Pennsylvania has died. He was 77. He had been suffering complications from gallbladder surgery. The retired Marine Corps officer was an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq.