you've got to secure your own arsenal. >> thank you very much, gordon chang. frank and ambassador, thank you very much. up at the top of the hour, campbell brown. campbell? >> hey, there, lou, coming up tonight, why is michael jackson's doctor unable to come up with a yes or no answer to a very simple question, is he the father of two of jackson's kids, we're going to talk about that. also, disturbing new information about jackson's death. we'll have the details. >>> plus, lou, a medical breakthrough for men, sperm created from stem cells in labor. we've got that plus the "mashup" of the news. >> that's a breakthrough for men? >> yeah. >> thank you, campbell brown. we'll be right back with some of your thoughts. >>> time for some of your thoughts -- ben in oklahoma said, the slogan that should be hurled at this administration and the democrats in congress should be it's suspends stupid. and sandy, in georgia, lou, i notified my representative and both of my congressmen concerning support of e-verify. thank you for all you do. charles, in west virginia, to get

gordon. >> any member wish to change? >> mr. gordon votes ayes. >> any member wish to change his or her vote? mr. ross? >> mr. ross is voted as aye -- i'm sorry, no, i apologize. off no and on aye. >> the clerk will tally the votes and announce it. >> mr. chairman on that vote the ayes were 35 and 24 noes. >> the amendment by mr. pitts, number 1-001. the amendment is before we will now proceed to a vote on the amendment. all of those in favor of the pits amendment will answer all ayes when the roll is called. we might as well go to a roll call. the clerk will call the roll. [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] >> any member wish to be recorded? [roll call] any member wish to change his or her vote? if not, the clerk will tally the votes. >> mr. durham and on that vote of their work 29ayes and 30 noes. >> 29ayes and 30 noes. who seeks recognition for amendment? mr. s

gordon. >> any member wish to change his -- >> mr. gordon. mr.on votes no. >> the clerk will tally the votes and report. yes? >> on that vote,]b >> a texas congressman who was a doctor offered an amendment that would cap a non economic damages to no more than 250 thousand dollars b this is about 25 minutes. -- no more than 250 thousand dollars. this is about 25 minutes. >> this was an amendment that would affect liability in the practice of medicine, and that amendment was ruled not germain e, and we were allowed to report it to achieve terminus -- that. the protections provided each of the subsections shall apply in the case of a health-care provider with respect to items, services, treatments, for which a provider seeks reimbursement under medicare, under title 18 of the social security act. t under medicare, under title 18 of the social security act or under state plan under title 19 of such act. just to recapitulate the issues this were brought up two weeks ago on the first offering of this amendment, that many doctors report the practice of

gordon. >> any member wish to change his -- >> mr. gordon. mr. the clerk will tally the votes and report. yes? >> on that vote,ç?ÑkumwgÑíñwig >> michael burgess offered a bill that would limit lawsuits against doctors and hospitals to no more than $25,000. >> i think the chairman for yielding. remembering the first amendment, this was the offer of an amendment that would affect medical liability in the practice of medicine, and this was ruled not germane, and we were allowed an opportunity to rework the amendment, and that is what this amendment represents. the principal difference is that the protections provided for each subsection shall apply in the case of the health-care provider with respect to the treatments for which a provider seeks reimbursement under medicare, under title 18 of the social security act, or title 19. to recapitulate the issues that were brought up a few weeks ago, many doctors are forced to protect -- forced to use defensive medicine, and seasoned medical protections -- season medical professionals are retiring early, fu

abc2 news brittney gordon shows you it's a museum that may change the way you look at art. >> reporter chambers are from smithfield, rhode island. they came down to baltimore to catch a baseball game yet found so much more after getting whopped on their way to fort mchenry tunnel. >> we're going to come back to baltimore just to see this. i'm going to go on the web site, give you my e-mail address and i'm going to tell everybody i know about it. it was wonderful. >> reporter: that sentiment is exactly what you'll find from many first-time visitors to one of america's most unusual and well regarded treasures. the american visionary art museum opened its doors on key highway in 1995. and has been opening the eyes of visitors ever since. >> the poet rumy said fell your deliverness and purchase wonder and this is a museum wholly devoted to wonder. >> reporter: rebecca rothberger is the founder. she never ran a museum before but in a few short years put this museum on an international map. she says while it's not anti-academic the artists featured here are self-taught. many do not even thin

gordon? >> any member wish to change his or her vote?the clerk will tally the vote. >> is the clerk ready to announce the vote? >> mr. chairman? >> yes. >> i would like to change my vote to unknow. nay. >> the clerk will announce the vote. >> the ayes were twice seven and the nays were 31. >> the amendment is not agree to. mr. chairman? >> mr. radanovich, do you have an amendment? >> yes, sir. my due. amendment number 22 at the desk. . . offering and to see, a qualified health benefit plan to the health insurance exchange. one, finance all startup cost to the option by loans secured to non-government, non-governmental lending institutions that any assistance from any other government agency except to the same extent that such financing for assistance from a governmental entity would be available to other kube hpv authoring entities. two, statement of state premium taxes. three, payment of state and local property taxes. for, payment of the market rates for all of building equipment and services that. >> without objection the amendment wi

changes? >> yes. looking to get a "wrong way" or "do not enter" sign or -- just more information for the drivers. >> reporter: thank you. live in baltimore, brittney gordon, abc2 news. >>> another overnight crash, this one in west baltimore sends three people including a police officer to the hospital. a police officer tried to pull over a car which left the scene and the chase ended when the car crashed into the officer's car at the corner of presstman street and north fulton avenue. the officer and two suspects in the car were taken to the hospital. we're told the injuries are not life threatening. >>> authorities identified the two teens who died following an incident on the light rail system this past weekend in baltimore county. the two 17-year-olds were found lying on the tracks near the lutherville station on sunday. one of the boys, kyle wankmiller was pronounced dead at the scene. the other, connor peterson died at shock trauma on monday. mta officials say they are looking over audio and video recordings trying to determine what happened. they are also trying to determine why the teens were on the tracks. >>> disney's monorail system is back up

gordon votes no. >> have all the members responded to the vote? >> is that everybody? >> any member wish to change? his or her vote? all right. when the clerk's ready, we'll get a report of the vote. >> mr. chairman, on that amendment, there were zero ayes and 57 nos. >> zero ayes, 57ñññññw in section-- >> without obj >> i thank the chairman for yielding. the "dallas morning news" that, highlighted the troubles that a young girl had who was covered by medicaid. she had difficulty finding a doctor to treat her stating due to the lack of medicaid doctors, medication patients often grow sicker. there are of course similar stories out there every day outlining the difficulties that patients with government health care phase on a day-by-day basis. this is not rhetoric. this is reality and it will be reality for millions more americans who inevitably will be pushed onto the rolls of government-run health care if the public plan is part of the health care reform bill. a government plan would not compete fairly with private plans. it is like the umpire being on the home team and it does not work. so, the

changing the property tax rate with this plan would be a big problem. the mayor favors the opening of a slots parlor to lower the property tax rate. brittney gordon, abc2 news. >>> the mayor is also speaking out in support of the baltimore city police department after three children were handcuffed and taken to jail. the three boys ages 7, 8 and 11 were caught trying to steal from a neighbor's yard in north baltimore. police officers arrested them. the parents think the police overreacted but mayor sheila dixon says the kids should apologize to their neighbor and hopefully learned from their mistake. no charges will be filed against the boys in this case. >>> putty hill liquors back out foreliquors a -- -- open for business after the owner there was shot and killed. employees started a petition to increase security patrols as well as getting better cameras in the plaza. >> of course spend the extra money to make sure the vendors and employees and vendors' customers are safe. i think would be a -- things would be a lot better. things like this would not happen. >> so far baltimore county police say they have very few leads. >>> dc metro has found

changing the property tax rate with this plan would be a problem. the mayor favors the opening of a slots parlor to lower the property tax rate. brittney gordonews. >>> the orioles are going to be moving. they are going to officially leave fort lauderdale and hold their spring training in sarasota starting next season. last night the sarasota county commission approved the deal thanks in large part to the prom of a youth baseball academy which will be built on the premises by ripken baseball. the orioles will upgrade ed smith stadium. the orioles now shifting to sarasota. >>> how would you you like to hear these words? >> i owe you money. i'm holding it for you. please come and get it. >> that's music to anyone's ears. we'll tell you how to go about getting what you may be entitled to. >>> let's take a live look, 72 degrees on this mowrs morning. mark jones has your mta report. >> good morning. for the start, m2 bus is working with a diversion at reisterstown and woodland due to an accident. number 50 bus, diversion in the area of mannasota and erdman. watermain break continuing there. 17 bus diversion in place at nursery and winterson. light

change that and post a warning that a dangerous dog lives here. but they're hoping to do everything the law requires in order to bring zoos back home as soon as possible. chris gordon, news 4, arlington, virginia. >>> the judge ruled that zoos can go home. his owner has to register him as dangerous dog with the commonwealth of virginia, buy insurance policy covering the dog and thenut a muzzle over his mouth when zoos is taken outdoors. >>> still ahead on news 4 this week, what a new study says about bullying in the workplace and which grownups tend to be the meanest on the job. it's not what you think. why the unlikely match between pizza and your grill make up the perfect recipe for a summer time cookout.77 announcer: during the autobahn for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta. and the suit? you like it? no...i love it! >>> so if you thought the days of dealing with a bully ended with middle school, you haven't been at work lately. a

change that and post a warning that a dangerous dog lives here. but they're hoping to do everything the law requires in order to bring zoos back home as soon as possible. chris gordon, news 4, arlington, virginia. >>> the judge ruled that zoos can go home. his owner has to register him as dangerous dog with the commonwealth of virginia, buy insurance policy covering the dog and then put a muzzle over his mouth when zoos is taken outdoors. >>> still ahead on news 4 this week, what a new study says about bullying in the workplace and which grownups tend to be the meanest on the job. it's not what you think. why the unlikely match between pizza and your grill make up the perfect recipe for a summer time cookout.peñúóúóúó'w >>> so if you thought the days of dealing with a bully ended with middle school, you haven't been at work lately. a study shows that bullying in th workplace is a major problem. researchers say 54 million people -- million people say they've been bullied. that amount to 1 in every 8 workers. the workplace bullying institute found that most of this is done by men a more than half of the targets are women. overwhelmly, though, women bosses are target

change its mind and allow them to remain authorized gm dealers. that's the latest from the 23450us room. back to you in the studio. >> chris gordon, thanks, chris. >>> a treasured bookstore on capitol hill is closing. trover shop is shutting its doors and opened 51 years ago. there used to be five around town. after the store on pennsylvania avenue closes sometime next month, only one store will remain. but the shop on 1th and f streets northwest only sells cars and gifts, no books. a spokesperson says that the bookstore has to close because of the current economy and changes in the bookstore industries. >>> and it will be the last call for a landmark restaurant in georgetown. nathan's restaurant is closing its doors on sunday. the restaurant has occupied the southeast corner of the wisconsin and m street since 1969. the poor economy, drop in business and mounting debt forced the owner to shut down. she's inviting longtime customers to come to nathan's on sunday to hoist a beer and grab a burger for the last time. >>> so now texting allowed for train and bus operators who work for the maryland transit administration. the mt's dec

james gordon's son host: an obama voter from arlington, virginia. have you changed your mind?ller: no. you have to give the man a chance. he's only been there a couple of months. heié cannot work through everything. they have to look at every contract. give the man some time. from the earlier caller. you don't want the president -- he made a smart move not to produce those pictures. do you know what the muslims would do to the americans overseas working? host: republican line. have you changed your mind? caller: no. i voted for mccain and i'm glad i did. >> we were talking about polls. there's another new poll out commissioned by c-span about the supreme court. rob green of 10 polsteres. one of the questions we asked is can you name the individual chosen by president obama to serve on the supreme court? 43% said sonia sotomayor. another question asked is if confirmed, what would be historic about her? caller: impressive again. 66% would say that she would be the first hispanic nominee. why do you think the high awareness is there. there's been a good deal of news about it. it

gordon brown who is continuing to press for coordinated international action. but the financial crisis is not the only hot topic to dominate the heads of state. they are addressing other major issues from climate changed world hung are to the situation with iran and north korea. this g-8 kimmsummit lasts the n three days. >> what do officials expect out of this g-8 summit? >> one thing well watch is what happened on the economic front. the stimulus issue is controversial because some want the president to stop his support of stimulus programs like what we have here. some other countries have adopted similar tactics so the white house actually an advisor saying it is not time to pull the plug on the efforts just yet. the other big issue we will watch is on climate change. the g-8 leaders are trying to draft an agreement dealing with temperature limits to control global warming. robert gibbs hasn't said if the president will support that but if he does that it will be something to take note of. >> nikole killion live are washington. >> kim dacey with the "traffic pulse 11" update. not much to talk about. we still have the situation in carroll county. marriottsville road closed, downed pole. the alterna