. >>> some volkswagen diesel owners could be inor a windfall. the head of its claims fund says the automaker will offer geneus compensation packages to those whose cars exceed emissions limits. but volkswagen hasn't decided whether owners will be offered cash, repairs or replacement vehicles. the company is still awaiting approvalrom government agencies o on this pn. >>> lawmakers in rhode island are introducing two bills this similar legislation failed in the past. this time it follows a call from the governor to tax patients and caregives for the plants they grow. the lawmakers hind the new bill say the burden should be placed on recreational users not patients who need it for medicinal purposes. >>> we learned last night that penguins are just as good as predicting fooall games as perhaps groundhogs are with the weather. this is pebbles the prognosticat who assured o our tampa affiliate that the panthers would win the super bowl by waddling to the panthers the picture. the star had been right the last two super bowls, last two of three. but n