oregon state/washington here at oregon state/washington here at the pacific life pac-10 >> the acurareport executing the three on one fast break to perfection with capers ending it with a big jam. but his team trail the ducks by five. they lost two games to oregon during the regular season. michael aefs and miles here in the staples center. miles, what are you looking forward to? what does washington state have to do to turn this around? >> washington state has to cut down on the turnovers. they had 11 first half turnovers what led to oregon's ten transition points. they need to get klay thompson involved. he had eight early points. but then for the oregon ducks they need to continue to find tajuan porter. he's had ten shot attempts already for his 11 points. >> it seems like a momentum change. i guess whoever gets the first momentum late will probably pull in one out? >> absolutely. but i think oregon's experience and their zone defense is giving them problems. >> they've played their best basketball leading into the pacific life pac-10 tournament. can they do it? in the second half

state, the number two seed against number seven stanford. and then the closing game of the night will number three seed washington against number six arizona state. but california came out on fire. with jerome randle 22 first-half points. and they have aointon egon. ♪ now it's official ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ duck a lot in the quarterfinal action in the pacific life pac-10 tournament. because the ducks is being hammered by the california golden bears, 75-5 #. here's your pacific life game summary. oregon being outscored by 20. but cal is 12-0 this year. when they have shot better than 50%. >> don: we have seen this program before. when cal gets it going early and they're making shots, they're the best team in the league. what we're watching today i don't think anybody in the conference can beat them. >> steve: rebecca was talking about in pregame those seniors. the seniors have 63 of california's 75 points. armstead with the dribble. throws it wildly at the hoop. and it's amoke with the rebound. >> don: i don't think we're going to see randle again today or christopher for that matter. robertson's still in there. >> steve: reaching around was armstead. picks up

washington state, 18 points behind. we would have the same match up watching here on thursday, california would play the oregon state hooking up with washington, and that is if things don't change by the end of the weekend. but they probably will more than likely, they will be changing. some of the matchups, teams that have problems. oregon state, early round game. >> barry: oregon has played well against washington. i think washington would assume to avoid oregon. >> marcus: yes. oregon swept washington in the opening weekend of pac 10 play. oregon, starting to show signs of life. down to l.a., usc, team that is performed well historically in the pacific life pac 10 tournament. >> barry: it is going to be so interesting. no team in the conference play has won more than four in a row. at least three in a row to win the sa the pac 10 tournament. >> marcus: to give you an idea how evenly balanced the conference s. >> barry: honeycutt yanks the rebound down in front of williams. this believe, quiet right now. not a lot of e

they play a number 13 seed, they take on cougars in washington state. if they win, they will play the winner of new mexico state. >>> it is 7 minutes after 5:00. ox]x]0]0000 ppúúúp >>> this morning, throats have identified the body of a child who washed ashore at a beach at washington state. it is the 8-year-old boy who vanished with his mother last weekend. he was wearing the same cloths and the mohawk. an autopsy is planned for today. the search continues for his mother. >>> government investigators believe that the driver of the crashed prius this month did not hit the brakes. the driver told police that the car did not stop. the computer shows there was no hit of the brakes. >>> there is news this morning that bernie madoff was attacked behind bars. he suffered a broken nose, ribs and cuts to his head and face. he is serving a 150 years. he will be 72 at the end of april. >>> the is a new law boosting the economy and getting people back to work. president barack obama signed the new jobs loss. it offers tax breaks to companies who hire

the ducks needed over time against washington state last night.rs won their first-regular championship since 1960. let's go to the big 12. kansas the number one team in the country, number one seed in this conference, taking on texas tech. and the defense, stepping up today for the jayhawks. aldridge with three box, he also had 18 boards. this team has so many veterans. collins, 19 points, 6 assists. bill self and the jayhawks move on. into the big 12 tournament and they take on texas a&m. >> i love kansas's depth. collins, the morris brothers and henry give kansas that edge. >>> let's go to big east. madison square garden. top-seeded syracuse. taking on georgetown. but the hoyas are trying to play for a higher seed in the ncaa tournament. monroe with the bucket there. wright with the lob to freeman. georgetown pulls the upset, 91-84. >> if he can't play in the tournament, it definitely hurts syracuse on the inside. they still wesley johnson, big east player of the year. >> we've got some more action from here at staples r. ca movto t semi to na?

to say that he represents the people of the state of washington i find fundamentally flawed. >> governor, most people realize the attorney general is elected separately from the governor and it can happen like in your state where they're from different parties. were you consulted regarding this lawsuit? >> i was not. i served three terms as attorney general in my state and by tradition the office always consults with the chief client and that client is the governor of the state. more often than not, when we're involved in public policy, with the speaker of the house and majority leader in the senate, no consultation was had here. i was notify bd anewspaper article. >> has your office communicated with him? >> i called him on the phone when i saw the newspaper article and said this s. this true. he indicated it was. i proceeded to explain to him, are you aware of the benefits to the people of the state of washington and some fairness issues that washington state has fought for for decades and how if you undermine this bill and the action that you're taking, what we will see ourselves is f

oregon taking over washington state. get you ready we'll go down courtside to the gentlemen who will call the action. don mcclain and barry thompson. >> thanks a lot. i think it's fair to say every year we're talking about who might win a tournament and how wide opened it is. i confess, sometimes, anybody can win the tournament. >> what's great is the unexpected. it always seems to happen. we're coming off a regular season in the pac-10 season where the unexpected seemingly happened every night. what's going to happen in the tournament? i don't know. but it will be unbelievable. >> washington state started the season off ten up and two down. klay thompson was a leading scorer not only of the pac-10 but in the country. the team got a little bit sideways and so did klay thompson. >> what happens, barry, when you average 25 a night in the preseason, once the conference seasons starts you get the other team's best defense night in and night out. he's had growing pains. he has a lot of ability. the coach he continues to be ag

nestled in the rolling hills, washington state university in pullman, washington, is the state's largestover 200 areas of study. this year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the honors college. originally established in 1960 under the direction of professor sidney hacker, the washington state university's honor college provides highly motivated and highly capable students the opportunity challenge themselves. the college emphasizes six specific learning goals throughout its program, including critical and creative thinking, quantitative and symbolic reasoning, information literacy, communication, self-and society, and disciplinary knowledge. it has produced thousands of entrepreneurs, scientists, doctors, and educators, regardless of the profession or status, a graduate of the college has the choice to make a difference wherever life may lead them. for instance, captain amos peterson of the u.s. army veterinary corps, is a honors college graduate and has been officer in charge of andrew's air force base veterinary clinic since 2008. cap lynn peterson's sister is also -- c

last night he had 32 points in oregon's overtime victory over washington state last night. >> don: tryrandle in points. see if porter can jam him. make him a driver. >> steve: josh crittle in the game. his defense pretty strong as he denies oregon. longmire comes up with it. singler has i knocked away. but a foul will be called. >> don: i thioregon is goi omonde wi steal and am. g de juta lo be nees you d it easou k who do ynk you e? i wish i was. dar steak & cheese. it's steak, intensified! ople we'ger thactu huge 30% mar of t adamess % of the entire u.s. beer market. [ koch ] at samuel adams, we're in a perfect place as brewers. weg eno be getver ients from wherever in the world we need to get it from, 're enoustil want allcrazf. u cae thsion in glass. >> steve: we come to you from the city of stars. the california golden bears in downtown l.a. at staples center. leading the oregon ducks by plenty. as we flash back to 2007 pac-10 championship title. the sophomore from nearby encino, california, was simply. he made all three of his free throws. his 32 points helped the ducks to an eas

washington. mrs. murray: thank you, mr. president. throughout this debate, i have come out here to share the stories of families and small business owners from my home stateof washington who were suffering under our broken health care system. i talked about washington state small business owners from ken he wick, good -- from kenewick, good people who wanted to cover their employees but could not afford to pay the skyrocketing premiums. i spoke about mothers and fathers in seattle and spokane, grandmothers and grandfathers east of the cascades and west. men and women from every part of my state. some barely holding onto their health insurance and some with no coverage at all. i told the stories of so many people from so many different backgrounds, but each one of them shared a common thread -- the health care system we have today didn't work for them. it failed our families one way or another over and over again. mr. president, i have received well over 10,000 letters from washington state residents and too many of them share that theme. stories of coverage dropped when they needed it most, premiums going up at rates of 20% or 30% or 40%, seniors struggli

for much of oregon and back into washington state. some areas, you could see the snowfall in highest elevations. memphis, 70 degrees. 64 in atlanta. 79 in tampa. 89 for miami. boston, new york, mainly in the 40s. back into las vegas, 67 degrees. 60s and 70s for much of the west coast. that's a look at the forecast. i'm reynolds wolf for hln. enjoy your weekend. >>> usually you hear about adults disciplining kids for using bad words in this case, it's the other way around. >> why do you have to use this kind of language in front of his mother? according to vice president biden, he wouldn't have. why in front of the american people? >> that teenager calling on vice president joe biden to clean up his language. oish >>> a california high school student is taking vice president joe biden to task for using a bad word. he was caught whispering the word in president obama's ear this week. here it is. >> ladies and gentlemen, the president of the united states of america, barack obama. >> this is a big [ bleep ] deal. >> thank you. thank you,

washington state, two days ago, we put out the alert about a young mom, shantina smiley, and her beautiful 8-year-old boy. they head out to visit their grandfather 120 miles away. in the last hours a body washes ashore, fox island, pierce county, washington. the boy's t-shirt pulled up over his face. is it 8-year-old little azriel? one of the last sightings, mommy buying a jug of wine, the little boy standing there at her side. >> it looks to be an abandoned car, or a stolen vehicle. on my beach property. >> breaking news, it looks to be sad news. >> it's partially submerged. >> police have found the body of a young boy. >> it makes no sense. >> the body was found on the shore this afternoon. >> we have no idea what happened. >> authorities have not made a positive i.d. >> it's really bizarre. >> we do not know if it's the little azriel carver. >> there's no explanation for why shantina's van ended up abandoned. >> do you see anything inside? >> no, no. >> and stuck on a puget sound beach saturday night. >> doors are all open. >> shantina and her 8-year-old son were last seen driving all a

of a million washington state home owners are under water today. so for families living in clark and pierce county, washington, who want to know how the federal government can help hold on to their homes and regain economic security. providing help isn't easy and we don't want to reward borrowers that took on mortgages that they couldn't afford. by while so many of the early foreclosures resulted from subprime and other exotic mortgages, many of the home owners today are in trouble are those that are impacted by the recession. these are unemployed home owners and those who owe more on their mortgage than the home is worth because of the plummeting home values. several efforts have been launched to help struggling home owners, including the home affordable modification program. but servicers have been slow to provide permanent modifications. to date, only 116,000 home owners have received permanent modifications, which is far short of the administration's goal of three million to four million. the president recently announced a new program to help fi

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consent to a termination of a pregnancy. >> and washington state is one of just 15 states in the nationut a parental consent or parental notification law. shep? >> shepard: dan springer live in our seattle, washington newsroom. thanks. protests at an independence day parade. our top story as we go around the world in 80 seconds. greece. [chanting] >> teachers say they are angry with their government for planned spending cuts. they shouted at greece's education minister who was outside the particle meant building in athens watching an annual student parade. the government has ordered a series of nationwide cutbacks to deal with massive budget deficit germany. a court sentence ago group of retirees to jail for kidnapping their american financial advisor. officials say they forced him to send an order to transfer millions of dollars to their accounts. the 74-year-old ringleader got six years locked up. india. a fire destroying hundreds of huts in a slum in the east. one witness says a family might have left a wood fire stove burning near one of the hut's walls and that the fire was so inte

.  >>> the search for a missing washington state woman continues. the search for her son is over. he was found. >>> the police chief of ham might california says someone is trying to kill his officers. several bobby traps are aimed at police. a hole was drilled in the roof of a gang enforcement unit and a naural gas line was pushed in. no one was hurt. police suspect a motorcycle gang. >>> flooding waters in the middle part of the country. it's from the recent melting snow and heavy rain. the worst is in the upper midwest. people in delano minnesota are seeing the worst flooding and facing more rain this weekend. >> it's necessary at this point to prevent the flooding to the businesses and residents. the water will be right up to the tip of that temporary berm. >> reporter: the crow river is hitting a bridge in delano. it's supposed to rise above the concrete tomorrow. >>> more small businesses are taking legal action against yelp.com. you can post opinions against restaurants and bars. yelp says the site relies on an automated program to bayh revie

mostly democratic and some republican lawmakers, i stumbled upon something you wrote about a washington stateontroversy in which you said at what point do people march down, pull them aside and beat him to a bloody pulp for being an idiot. i assume you're being metaphorical, some people might react differently to that. >> the left tried to blow up that, and i've written subsequently about that with a legislator in new york who wrote banning assault weapons. i'm a local legislator myself, i'm afraid and have been since that time that we're reaching a point where reasonable people are just going to get crazy with government intrusion in their lives, in that particular case, with washington state banning phosphates from dishwasher d detergent -- >> let me make sure now, you now will forcefully make your arguments, and nobody disputes your right do that without these inflammatory attacks? >> i think so i've had to grow up overtime and realize it's not just me and friends anymore. i think everyone understands you talk in ways with friends that you don't in public. in some ways when you talk about

in washington state, women of any age are allowed to get an abortion without parental consent. the same in a dozen other states. dan springer is live tonight in ballard high school. dan, abortion isn't the only state teens can get abortions without their parental consent, right, trace? >> that is right, trace. how about mental health care and treatment for drug addiction. according to washington state law anyone 13 years of age or older can come into their school in the morning, go to thirteen health clinic inside their school and then be referred offsight for any number of treatments. now, before that can happen, a parent has to sign a consent form. but nowhere on that form is abortion mentioned. several students told us today that the clinic is invaluable. >> if the students aren't comfortable going to their parents, then they should be able to go get whatever help or access they need. >> now, naral abortion rights group echoed that today. legislators cannot mandate good family communication, trace? >> trace: controversy is not dying down in this case, dan. >> absolutely not.

>> caller: yes, i am. >> go ahead. >> caller: i think the school and the state of wisconsin is wrong -- or washington is ong. as far as i know here in the state of wisconsin, this would not have happened. i know the clinics in my area, a child at 15 years of age has to ha a parent with them to come in. and this is sickening me that, you know, the school allowed this to happen. >> you know, again, we reached out to the school, the teen health center, wanted to get their side. did not get back to us. let me get a couple facebooks, in support of the school. renee writes, laws were not broken, mom will get over it. linda writes, it's sad she felt she couldn't go to her parents to help her and bethany writes if she found a confidant in e school, not her mom, then so be it. you know, i hear that argument, anne, but again this is a 15-year-old. >> right. >> and i believe mom and dad should be in on a conversation like ts, especially an abortion that's not mentioned on this document. >> exactly. and it is the school, it's the school, it's the school. if she went out and had an abortion without parental conse

it is one of the most riveting structures in washington. stately answer ring, simple get rich with federal symbolism, gilbert selected several design elements that made the building truly this thing. he chose as the exterior construction material the imperial marble from vermont which was stunningly looming as -- luminesce in sunlight. he employed high ceilings for detail in the public spaces to convey the gravity of the court's work. now for some, the court was simply too grand. some and likened it to the car -- to the temple at karnak and suggested that justice is right in on the backs of the elephants. a number came to the court only four arguments. as a result, when hugo black spoke to the court in 1937, he was able to select a choice corner office suite even though he was the most junior justice. but it was skillfully executed by tap and was not to create a building for the comfort of the occupants but to establish a home for the court that would convey to the nation and the world the vitally important and distinct role in the supreme court un

so my friend and colleague from washington state, i offer my congratulations on his success and i yield him whatever time he may consumed. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. reichert: i thank the gentleman for yielding and thank you, madam speaker. i am proud to stand here today on behalf of my constituents and my community throughout the region of western washington and especially those working hard in the eighth district to finally bring this legislation to the floor today. i just happen to be the conduit to bring this legislation to the united states house of representatives. so all the hard work really done by the people who live in our region. the alpine lakes wilderness additions and prat and middle fork snoqualmie rivers protection act is the product of teamwork. three years of careful collaboration, consultation and consensus building with local stakeholders. since 2007 we worked with scores of local officials, conservation enthusiasts, recreation groups, public safety advocates and parties interested in land use issues to develop this bipa

. >>> police in washington state are on the lookout for a real-life cookie monster. check out this guy. a sueillance camera caught him swiping money from a girl scout selling cookies for a fund-raiser. as you can imagine, the poor girl was terrified. >> really shaky. i dn't really sleep last night. his head is in my mind. i can picture him. i started to pack up my cookies. i bent down to grab a box and he just pushed past my mom, grabbed the money and took off and ran. i'm still going to sell cookies because that's what i do. i raise money for the girl scouts. >> the clook made off with $465 in cash. after learning what happened, several good samaritans donated more than $1,000 to make up for the stolen money. she has decided to put the money toward operation cookie drop which sends cookies to u.s. troops serving overseas. >>> here on hln news and views, we bring you the news throughout the weekend, but we want your views as well. we send out our own joe cter on the street to find out what you think about religion. >> reporter: i'm joe carter. we're on the street to

would be no more segregating voters by political party. >> reporter: that's how it's done in washington statena. in other states party officials are trying to move things in ar republican party is try to close its primary so only registered republicans can vote. olson sees momentum move in his direction. >> we have a shot to have independents crack open the doors and start forcing some real change. >> reporter: newly independent nancy coridini agrees. >> i think it's going go to snowball. it's not going to stop. >> reporter: casey wian, cnn, santa barbara, california. >>> one final note. in 2008 independents were not allowed to vote in 18 presidential primaries. that is flat-out wrong. their tax money was plenty good enough to help pay for elections. this is called taxation without representation. a few years back you may recall in boston the colonists expressed their disapproval. >>> one thing i do in the situation room on cnn is read e-mails from viewers. angela writes, what's happened to our country? where lies and cover-ups seem the norm. whatever happen to honesty, good morals, respectab

back in washington state, anna is a busy mom with two new children, but five yearsater she cannot forget how baby kathleen died in her arms. >> new babies are eecially at risk because their neck muscles are not strong enough to hold up their heads. if you have one of these slings stop using it right away if the baby is under 4 months old. >>> let's take a look outside right now. a nice day, and 56 degrees. let's talk with tom about what we can expect for the rest of the day. >> a blue sky over the potomac river. temperatures climbed into the mid and upper 50s around the region on wednesday morning. 58 in washington, and arlington, fairfax, montgomery county are as well in the upper 50s. it's near 60 from culpepper and southern maryland and around the northern neck. and we are still seeing the wind gusting from up to 35 miles per hour. and the temperatures now in the eastern shore in the mid-50s. richmond now up to 62. and now it's just climbing into the upper 40s to near 50 there in western maryland and west virginia. here is the view from space over the last six hours. a clear sky here

. >> of the father of a mess in washington state boy is trying to keep the search for his son alive.n since saturday night. sunday morning, the van driving was found partially submerged in the lake with the door wide open. the boy's father floated down after hearing that officials were scaling back the search efforts. >> i want to get into the woods and find him. i don't know what is going on with the surge. i heard it was called off. i will go out there and find him. >> she is an alcoholic and suffered a relapse in the days before she disappeared with her son. >> would you believe that in this tough economy, there is a growing demand for first-class flights? >> i am not familiar with who they are, where they are, or how they were even able to switch my number. >> his phone service was switched, and he did not authorize it. he might have without realizing it. >> and continue flooding problems for our neighbors to the north. it will be several more days before the problem gets any better. >> and we will see of the storm impacts our weather. the forecast coming up. a beautiful picture

. >>> a frantic search in washington state for a mother and her 8-year-old son last seen saturday then this eerie discovery their van found partially submerged on a private beach, they are nowhere to be found. >> empty. soul-less, you know, hurt. >> reporter: worried about his fiance and her 8-year-old son. the van they were to be driving saturday was found partially submerged and empty in this sound yesterday spotted bay homeowner, who called 91 1i6r7b8g9s looks to be an abandoned car or stolen vehicle on my beach poth and partially submerged. >> the dive tape spent all day looking for any sign of the mother and son but found no signs. >> i'm trying to keep a positive light, love in my heart i'm going to get that phone call and say, we found her safe and sound. >> this video shows her and her son about 8:00 p.m. saturday, apparently lost and could be seen on the video looking at a map and getting directions to downtown olympia. an hour later, she showed up at this olympia restaurant, paid for food, but didn't take it. workers say her behavior was odd and she fell in the parking lot. b

i speak of bob samp son, principal of a school in washington state. on wednesday, the assess-going educator cancelled classes because it was too damn nice outside. he called it sun-day. sampson says the school hadn't used any snow days and he wanted to let the students into it unseasonaly warm weather -- i think it was 63. but he is a cool dude who does cool things for cool people because he's super cool. sampson surveyed parents and a majority thought that sun-day was a great idea. you know what is a bad idea? this junk. who let the clowns out? who, who, who, who? who let the clowns out? >> i can't let you do this. >> juliette, you saw what the principal did. you heard his reasoning. how do you feel about it? what about the kids and the parents? >> who cares about them -- is he single? just kidding. >> i didn't know you liked jean shorts. >> okay. desperate, yes. glad you brought that up. you are into style. >> education, it has to be sunny every day. i want that kid to learn. >> they never have breaks in bellingham, washington, it's always rainy and

>>> and tonight, live, washington state. a beautiful young mom and her 8-year-old boy head out to visit the grandfather. they never make it. only clue? her gold minivan found abandod. mommy's wallet still inside. doors unlocked. tonight, where is 29-year-old shantina smiley and her 8-year-old little boy? >> it looks to be an abandoned car or a stolen vehicle on my beach property. >> i miss her more than you could ever imagine. >> and it's partially submerged. >> the only one that knows for sure is god. >> shantina smiley and her son, 8-year-o azriel carver, are still missing. >> it makes no sense. >> baffling. >> it's really bizarre. >> we just don't know. >> there's no rational explanation for why shantina's van ended up abandoned and stuck on a puget sound beach saturday night. >> we have no idea what happened. >> the van doors were open. >> i can't put it into words. >> and no one was inside. >> empty. >> shantina and he8-year-old son were last seen driving all over olympia. >> this video shows santina and her son at a we

there are 121 walgreen stores in washington state.y announced now in this article here they're not going to take any more medicaid patients because they say filling their prescriptions is losing money. they can't make any money on it. okay, okay. in my america that i grew up in, walgreens would have a right to do that. but in the america we're building, what does the government have to do to walgreens? because if other chains do the same thing, then the government has a choice. do they let them continue to turn medicaid patients away? or do they force walgreens through regulation to accept medicaid patients? if they force them, then what happens to walgreens? are they going to force them? is it unreasonable to say we know the answer because we've already seen them do this? since it's a losing money proposition, the government will soon be faced with another choice. do we let walgreens fail? or do we bail them out and nationalize the industry? is it unreasonable to say we know what they'll do because we've already seen it and the drugs

back in washington state, ann henihan is a busy mom with five children, but five years later, she cannot forget how baby kathleen died in her arms. new babies are most at risk, of course, because their neck muscles are too weak to control their head. now, parents have been carrying babies in slings for thousands of years, and they still do the world over. but if you have one of the recalled slings made by infantino. you're asked to cut off the label. the label is right here. cut is off and mail it in for a replacement product, obviously, not a replacement product like this. >> thank you, tom. you can, of course, find more information on the website nbcwashington.com, simply search under sling once you get to the home page. >>> new at 4:00 this evening, a d.c. firefighter is on administrative leave while police investigate charges of child abuse. michael rasmussen is charged with second degree child abuse. police say in 1994, he had sexual contact with a close relative on numerous occasions. he denied the charges and the case was shelved. but last october, rasmussen was accused in another

there are 121 walgreen stores in washington state. announced now in this article here they're not going to take any more medicaid patients because they say filling their prescriptions is losing money. they can't make any money on it. okay, okay. in my america that i grew up in, walgreens would have a right to do that. but in the america we're building, what does the government have to do to walgreens? because if other chains do the same thing, then the government has a choice. do they let them continue to turn medicaid patients away? or do they force walgreens through regulation to accept medicaid patients? if they force them, then what happens to walgreens? are they going to force them? is it unreasonable to say we know the answer because we've already seen them do this? since it's a losing money proposition, the government will soon be faced with another choice. do we let walgreens fail? or do we bail them out and nationalize the industry? is it unreasonable to say we know what they'll do because we've already seen it and the drugst

there are 121 walgreen stores in washington state.y announced now in this article here they're not going to take any more medicaid patients because they say filling their prescriptions is losing money. they can't make any money on it. okay, okay. in my america that i grew up in, walgreens would have a right to do that. but in the america we're building, what does the government have to do to walgreens? because if other chains do the same thing, then the government has a choice. do they let them continue to turn medicaid patients away? or do they force walgreens through regulation to accept medicaid patients? if they force them, then what happens to walgreens? are they going to force them? is it unreasonable to say we know the answer because we've already seen them do this? since it's a losing money proposition, the government will soon be faced with another choice. do we let walgreens fail? or do we bail them out and nationalize the industry? is it unreasonable to say we know what they'll do because we've already seen it and the drugs

dozens of toyota owners in arizona and washington state are seeking class action lawsuit status. if that's granted, there could be 6 million drivers. if they win it could be worth billions of dollars which would be potenti if they win could be worth billions of dollars. the group allegation all the cars are so unsafe that toyota has botched the safety recall so profoundly the only proper solution is let them take their cars back en masse and give them a full refund. >>> what started as four currents in back taxes turned into a $200 bill from the irs for a california car wash. federal agents delivered the bill. the four cents ballooned because of penalties and fees. >> i think it's ridiculous. four cents. they probably spent more in gas and time driving down here to elect not just the four cents but the $200. >> there's no month lays here. they are inned in doing their job and i'm interested in staying in business. >> the car wash is working with the irs to figure out a solution. >> let's check stocks for the close. stocks ticked up. 35 on the plus side after the fed decided to ke

. >> you can buy just about anything on ebay, including this small town in washington state, wakind aboutee hours from spokane, comes with a restaurant, a store, post office, there a zip code and a welcome sign. the current owner is ready to retire. her neighbors, not so sure. >> the locals are not thrilled about it. >> why? >> i think they think i have some audacity. to clam to own the whole up to. >> she's asking the city how much does it cost? she's claiming the up to, at least the main part, is what she owns and so after 10 sudden bids, it's getting up there, pretty pricy. the bid stands at 365,500 there you go, shawn. >> thank you. >>> a store clerk could have walked away with $10,000 instead chose honesty over the cash. she works in the store of new hampshire. the friend of the owner regularly buys $20 of scratchup tickets and stores them in a drawer at the shot for a second- chance drawing. something told her to check the old tickets in the drawer and she did and guess what? found a $10,000 winner. she got to hand over the ticket to the real winner. that is honesty. >> i met him th

a medical examiner in washington states an 8-year-old boy when went missing last week drowned. his death was an accident. officials found carver's body on the beach thursday southwest of tacoma. the boy and his mother failed to show up at a relative's house last saturday. their van was found earlier this week. the mother is still missing. >>> california police say they have been overwhelmed with phone calls since releasing more than 100 foeties of young women taken by the so-called dating game killer. officials say they've received more than 4 00 calls. nine women in the pictures have been identified. all of them are alive. the 30-year-old pictures were taken by convicted killer rodney alcala, who appeared on the dating game show in the 1970s. >>> officers in southern california on high alert and with good reason. last night someone called 911 saying a patrol car would be blown up in the next 24 to 48 hours. lee cowan reports that threat comes on the heels of several threats of a gang targeting a task force. >> reporter: the kind of guerilla tactics south of the border may no l

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the head of washington state's medicaid program believes that states facing severe financial distress may say, i have to get out of the medicaid program all together. c.b.o. released its first estimate of expected discretionary spending under this bill confirming that 10 -- $10 billion to $20 billion in discretionary spending will be used to implement this legislation. we're going to spend $10 billion to $20 billion to implement this new bill. $5 billion to $10 billion to the i.r.s. and to health and human services. also in terms of this topic, of looking at how whether or not the plan will reduce the deficit, which it will not. we know that this is going to be a trillion dollar program over time. and with rare exception when this congress creates a program, especially an entitlement program, it does not stay within its estimates. it grows and it grows and it grows. we've got a $12 trillion debt in this country. when i first came to the senate, i had the privilege to serve here back in september of last year, we were at something lik like $1.06 -- $11.06 o or $11.7 trillion. now we're

. >> i yield two minutes to the distinguished gentlewoman from washington state, ms.is rogers. >> gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. speaker. i know some of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are undecided. i sincerely urge you to vote no. this is the wrong bill at the wrong time. at a time when 15 million americans are out of work, it's the wrong time to hit small businesses with more taxes and more requirements. but the time when premiums are surging for working families, it's the wrong time to pass a bill that everyone acknowledges actually going to increase premiums. at a time when we have a $3.8 trillion budget, 40% of it is deficit spending, 40% of it is on the credit card, it's the wrong time to pass a new massive government spending program. and at the time when americans are losing trust in congress, it's the wrong time to strike backroom deals and pass a bill over the will of the people. everybody in this body acknowledges the need for real health care reform, but this health care reform will make things worse, not better f

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brian baird is another one from washington state. he is now saying he is going to vote yes.ership just in the last couple of minutes. i want you to look at what's behind me. you can probably see a little commotion. what just ended was the democrats' last big rally, wolf. democrats last big meeting. the house speaker was there, all of the leadership and most of the democratic caucus for the leadership to give them one last push, one last hurrah, if you will, to say we really want to get this done. democrats meet a lot but for this particular meeting it was quite important given where they're about to head and i just saw the house speaker and the rest of the leadership go from there and head out the door to walk over to the capitol to begin this debate and to be presiding in earnest. >> dana, correct me if i'm wrong, with these two undecided democrats now deciding to vote yes in favor of health care reform, they must be right around 216 by now, i assume? >> reporter: they certainly are getting there. they are being very, very cautious about telling us they have reached interna

from 2000 to 2007, washington state exports to china grew by 406%.ness to increase ention ports in the small businesses. our farmers will benefit asc% well. for over $1 billion in exports 9,000 jobs are creíq"@(" $1.4 billion in economic activity is generated. our farmers, small business$; owners, want to export their products and services, they want to create jobs here in the united states. i'm urging my colleagues to help them do this by supporting the export initiative which will create jobs an launch us on a path toward longer term economic growth. with that i yield back my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until 2:00 p.m. today. 10 bills today including one marking national engineers week and another honoring military dogs. we'll have live house coverage when they return at 2:00 p.m. eastern. ahead of that we are going to brive brink you a briefing to special ambassador to afghanistan and iraq richard holbrook. he'll be talking about that. live in just

call now and receive a free accu-chek aviva meter. when you join. >>> a small town in washington statespension since last june when a 10-year-old girl who lived there vanished without a trace. >> the fbi has joined the search and our pierre thomas got a rare behind the scenes look at the massive investigation. >> my daughter's name is lindsey jo baum. july 7th was her 11th birthday. >> reporter: this is a small town living with a lingering, nagging fear. one that has gripped residents here for nearly nine months. >> on the 26th of june, my child disappeared and with her my heart. >> reporter: what happened to little lindsey baum? she vanished in broad daylight. >> i love lindsey more than you can ever understand. she is my baby girl, my only daughter. >> reporter: lindsey's mother wrote this letter directly to the kidnapper. >> i can't sleep or eat without her here. every waking moment of my life without her is agony. >> reporter: mccleary, washington, a tiny piece of americana whose lifeblood is the logging industry that grows out of the picturesque northwest. the city had been satura

opening remarks i would like to recognize my friend, -- okay, i want to recognizing my friend from washington state. i will however recognize my ranking member, my friend from missouri, mr. aiken, for any comments he has. >> thank you, mr. chairman. and also thank you for scheduling this important hearing today, and because you get a lot of the highlights i'm going to be briefed. i also like to thank our gao and army witnesses for being here today. and, of course, general brogan, you are not stranger to this committee. and we're delighted to have you back. thank you for being here, and also general outcome i believe this is your first time testifying. in front of this committee. welcome. this is an important subject. the testimony you're about to provide will assist us in determining how best to proceed with providing the necessary congressional oversight of these programs. together, or to thank all of you to our country in thank you for being here and thank you, mr. chairman. the. >> thank you. the now -- chernow recognizes the honorable congressman. >> thank you very much for your service to your

an attempt to undermine the american efforts to revive the peace process. >> suarez: back in washington, state department spokesman crowley said clinton made much the same argument to netanyahu. >> the secretary said she could not understand how this happened, particularly in light of the united states' strong commitment to israel's security. and she de clear that the israeli government needed to demonstrate, not just through words but through specific actions, that they are committed to this relationship and to the peace process. >> suarez: the palestinians said today they will urge u.s. officials to pressure israel into revoking the settlement plans. >> lehrer: now, another of our conversations on the future of wall street. it comes as chris dodd, the chairman of the senate banking committee, prepares for a monday unveiling of his proposals for reforming the financial system. tonight, newshour economics correspondent paul solman talks to someone who has studied the system for years. it's all part of paul's ongoing reporting, "making sense of financial news." >> mit finance professor andrew l