tv Newsmakers CSPAN November 15, 2009 10:00am-10:30am EST
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♪ saying good-bye to victims of the ft. hood shootings. the funerals of six victims killed in the massacre. police have arrested the mother of a missing 5-year-old girl on charge of child abuse, may be the least shocking of the ak san diegos against her. plus, how much money do you think a perfect cow is worth? well, this one is the bovine version of best in show, and you've got to hear how much someone paid for it. hey there. thanks for having us over. this is hln. will i'm virginia cha. president obama landed in china this morning, the third stop of his tour in asia.
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earlier today he covered ground negotiating a new nuclear agreement with russia. he met the president at an international summit in singapore, wornging to replace the treat country that expires next month. the president said things look good. >> in our first meeting when i traveled at moscow, we arrived an understanding that it made sense for our two countries to begin reducing further our nuclear stockpiles. our negotiators have made excellent progress over the last several months, our goal continues to be to complete the negotiations and to be able to sign a deal before the even of t end of the year. i'm confident that if we work hard and with a sense of uror jenscy about it that we should be able to get that done. >> president obama and the russian leader also talked about iran. obama said that time is running out for tehran to do something about its nuclear program. he said the u.s. and russia will keep pushing iran diplomatic
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alley and there are other options if that fails. but he didn't offer any details. president barack obama couldn't bring home the olympics, but he's bringing home some tourism to his home state. the united states will host the apex summit in hawaii in 2011. the host gets to dictate what guests wear for the summit's official picture. the president says he looks forward to seeing the other leaders decked out in flowered shirts and grass skirts. some guantanamo bay detainees could be transferred to this prison in northern illinois. two obama administration officials tell cnn federal officials will visit the correctional center tomorrow, about 150 miles west of chicago. illinois governor pat quinn described the prison as state of the art and virtually empty. the obama administration promised to close guantanamo by january with 22nd, but it's having trouble meeting that deadline. >> we know now, after many months in office, that there aren't nations out there who are going to take these 200 or so
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detainees left in guantanamo so the idea of relocating these prisoners in the united states is a reality that the obama administration is confronting. >> a republican lawmaker from chicago is already saying that would invite terrorist attacks on illinois. an official says the prison would be even more secure than the nation's only supermax prison. police in north carolina have charged the mother of a missing 5-year-old girl with human trafficking. ant what yet davis also faces child abuse charge, including prostitution and filing a false report. she's shown here alongside a man police charge with kid mapping the child. they say mario o'neil is a suspect captured in the video carrying the little girl into a room on the day she was reported missing. authorities still don't know where she is. last thursday they arrested davis' boyfriend but have now dropped kidnapping charges against him.
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president obama is asking lawmakers to hold off on any investigations into the ft. hood shooting. he says they should wait until law enforcement and the military finish their investigators first. he also asked lawmakers not to turn this event into what he called political theater. >> if there was failure to take appropriate actions before the shootings, there must be accountability. beyond that, and most importantly, we must quickly and thoroughly evaluate and address any flaws in the system so that we can prevent a similar breach from happening again. our government must be able to act swift sli and surely when it has threatening information. and our troops many have the security that they deserve. >> lawmakers say they want to look into e-mails between major nidal hasan and a radical cleric in yemen. the fbi says it knew about those but concluded that hasan had no links to terrorism. meanwhile, family and friends said their final good-byes to six victims of the shootings.
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funerals for five soldiers and civilian held in several states yesterday, one was in elle wood, elle elle, where a young private was laid to rest. wgn was there. >> reporter: old glory remained suspended. this woman brought her own. she didn't know michael pearson. she watched from across the street. >> it's sad really to see things happen to young guys when they try to serve the country and then it goes bad. >> reporter: family and friends of army private first class michael pearson said good-bye this afternoon. ceremony inside the fred daenz funeral home was private. illinois governor pat quinn among those inside. >> mom and dad you could tell there's no words in the english language or any language to relieve the pain of losing someone you've known from the day they were born. >> reporter: michael pearson of bowling brook was one of 13 killed last week during a rampage at ft. hood military
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base in texas. pearson was shot three times, the alleged gunman one of the army's very own. >> it's a shame. i mean, 13 people killed? for what? >> reporter: the service lasted just over an hour. after which the processional moved to the abraham lincoln national cemetery where michael was laid to rest with full military honors. >> reporter: immediately after michael's brother christopher thanked the entire chicagoland community. >> there wasn't a single moment throughout this past week that did not touch me. and that's all i can say. i'm sorry. >> reporter: because of his love of music, the pearson family is working to establish a scholarship in michael's honor. michael pearson was 22 years old. reporting from elwood, wgn news. two more victims of a suspected serial killer were laid to rest yesterday, among 11 women whose bodies were found in a house in cleveland. fbi agents worked for about four
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hours saturday with thermal imaging devices, rakes and shovels to see if any more bodies meet be in anthony sowell's backyard with. authorities say sowell used drugs and alcohol to lure women to his home and then strangle them. the governor of virginia visited areas of his state that were hit hard by a nor'easter. governor kaine said he would try to free up state funds to help. nearly eight inches of rain drenched the coastal city of folk. officials are waiting for floodwaters to recede to assess the full damage. the powerful storm battered new jersey for a third straight day yesterday. that didn't help people who were trying to clear flooded roads and repair storm damage. that storm is blamed for at least six deaths in three states. you could call it a beauty contest, and you can bet someone you is really proud of the
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how much do you think the perfect cow is worth? well, here she is. her name is missy. she's considered to be as perfect as a cow can get. she lives in canada where she was just sold for $1.2 million u.s. what makes her so special? well, you can hear it from this guy. >> missy has a combination of a deep pet agree, a great family behind her, a great milk production, high genetic index
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and great show cows in the breed. >> missy will stay in canada, though her buyers are from the us and denmark, two partners. she's only one of five cows ever to be sold for more than a million dollars. blame it on friday the 13th because the day's bad luck apparently made bruce springsteen forget where he was. he shouted hello ohio to his fans freeway night, but he was actually in michigan. springsteen referreded to ohio several times until the band guitarist whispered in his ear. i'm larry smith. 6 1/2 weeks ago, stefon johnson suffered a bizarre injury. he suffered a crushed larynx that required seven hours of surgery. on saturday, he spoke for the first time since, repeating the last words his dying grandfather had once whispered to him. >> god has a plan.
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run, stefon, run. >> we wish him well. he may never play again. tiger woods has a victory to go along with the $3 million appearance fee got to play in australia for the first time in more than a decade. he entered the day tied in a three-way tie for first place, but tiger comes away with his win, his seventh victory of the year and the gold jacket. t big victory for tiger. one of the winningest quarterback tied david green for the most wins ever in a career. he has a chance to break that here in the final weeks of the season and into the bowl season. two touchdowns for him as texas remains undefeated with a bin over baylor. beware of the game crews looking to entertain the masses. he thinks he's blindfolded and going to jump rope.
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much to his surprise, eventually he realizes that the gag is on him. and when he realizes it, he is not happy. look, come on. come on. we all laughed at it. why aren't you laughing? lighten up. that's sports. boston is a pretty well-known city, right? it's steep in history, been the setting for several tv shows but there's still hidden gems in beantown in this week's "my city my secret." >> hi. i'm barry marshall and i was born and raised here in boston. i'm going to tell you about some of my favorite places. this is seal's cozy corner, a great place for breakfast and lunch during the week. i particularly like the brazilian food at night. one of my favorites is the brazilian fish stew. i think the bridal book shelf is
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fabulous. it does have a lot of really good bargain, cheap deals. all the way up to the scales to the very, very valuable, rare, first editions and old books. when i was in here browsing, i looked up and a 1929 boston phone book my grandmother's phone mother and i found it. here is our last stop, looney tunes, a music store. i'm a musician so a lot of the great music i learned how to play, i learned off of records that i bought here. looney tunes also has rare vinyl. this is a classic album from 1967, the rolling stone s 3d cover. if you move it around, it does a 3d thing. now you know some of my favorite places. so let's see some of yours. go to ireport.com/mycitymysecret.
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defense secretary robert gates has blocked the release of any new photos showing americans abusing foreign detainees. the obama add minute stroegs told the supreme court yesterday gates is using his new powers provided by law there are 21 pictures showing the abuse in iraq and afghanistan. the aclu sued to have them released and lower courts supported that. but gates says the release would put u.s. citizens and service members in danger. construction of the aircraft carrier gerald r. ford got its official kickoff yesterday. that carrier is named for the former president, of course, and is the first in the new ford class of carriers. ford's daughter susan ford-beals was at the ceremony and declared it truly and fairly laid. it's scheduled for delivery to
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the navy in 2015. just down the street from capitol hill, you can see how the issue of health care is affecting people. elaine kquijano talked to one taking a risk with her health and a boss trying to help her. >> reporter: this 58-year-old woman never imagine struggling like this. >> i'm working all the time, not making a whole lot of money, and don't have any health insurance. >> reporter: for 39 years, she worked and paid into an employer-sponsored health insurance plan. but the economic downturn suddenly left caldwell without a job and without health insurance. at first, she tried paying for health care herself, but without her employer picking up half the cost, she found insurance out of reach. >> that's a lot to me, $343 a month when you don't have a steady income is like saying $3 thous thous ,000 a month. >> reporter: so caldwell who suffers from diabetes, high blood pressure and high
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cholesterol is doing without three of the four medications she needs. >> i don't know what my blood pressure is, and i don't want to know. >> reporter: she works four part-time jobs, but doesn't have health insurance from any of them. one of her bosses, john weinbraub, a co-owner of fraiger's hardware, wants to change that. >> we don't know if we can afford to put her on the plan. >> reporter: weinbraub says politicians haven't done a good job explaining how health care legislation might benefit him and in turn his staff of 50 employees. >> we can't understand it, is the big thing. don't understand what is truly going on. >> reporter: weinbraub says the health care plan he offers employees went up this year, costing 30% more than last year. that's affected his bottom line and his ability to help his staff in, including cary caldwe caldwell. >> i'm doing everything i can do. how can the system help me live like a normal person? and have the health care i need?
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>> reporter: for now, she's taking a major gamble, foregoing that expensive medicine for her diabetes, a disease she knows full well will can lead to blindness, kidney disease, amputation or stroke. >> i'm living on borrowed time now, and this situation sntd helping that, you know. i feel good, but i don't know what the future holds. >> that was elaine quijano reporting. president obama says he wants a new health care bill on his desk by the even of the year, less than seven weeks away. iran is creating a new cyber police unit to crack down on internet crimes. the force will monitor websites looking for what one official calls fraud, insults and the spreading of lies. this is seen as a moef against the opposition movement in iran which relies heavily on the web to spread its message. authorities ban most websites linked to the opposition but often new sites spring up just within days. iran hasn't said how the cyber
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police will carry out the internet surveillance. it seems a suspect vandal who's been plastering los angeles for months with hundreds of stickers is no juvenile delinquent. he's 73 years old. authorities say the oldest alleged tagger ever busted by l.a. sheriff's deputies. they say they caught him sticky handed so to speak friday when they slapped on who is john scott stickers in a subway sticker. police say they believe his motive is the same as teenaged taggers, fame and notoriety. a secret society linked to two former presidents has long been rumored to have the skull of a famous indian warrior. it's a mystery geronimo's descendants now believe they have even more proof of a 100-year-old crime.
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