as gigi barnett explains it is national adoption day. >> reporter: her name from this day forward will be christina ni can. 0. la met prop list. congratulations. >> reporter: with a new name comes new families. today is national adoption day. >> some you'll talk to and they say, i'm getting adopted today and they are in their sunday best and so excited. >> reporter: parents are, too. debbie and joshua miller adopted lillian a couple of years ago from china. now after waiting a year and a half, it's jake's turn. >> it's a big deal. we felt like he was our son certainly when he came home but there's always that concern he wasn't legally ours, he was physically oursp. >> we find that the adoptive parents are fit and proper to adopt. >> reporter: with the judge's nod, each adoption becomes official. for all children no matter the age. >> this is like a great thing because i didn't think i would ever get adopted. i feel like this is a legal guardianship. >> reporter: national adoption day is always on or near the saturday just before thanksgiving. today 35 chirp in baltimore received new fa

gigi barnett explains it's the latest in a string of robberies at local colleges that have students on edge. >> reporter: it happened thursday evening at the community college of baltimore county essex campus. sky eye chopper 13 was over the scene as police say a man walked up to a female student and robbed her at gunpoint. now students who say they were never told are concerned. >> they tell teachers but not students. if one should know, they all should know. >> reporter: that student isn't alo en. another armed robbery happened at towson university. this time a student at a bank atm loses his cash. towson security sent campus wide text messages to students and teachers. then thursday night, robbers mugged loyola university students and beat up another who tried to help. >> as they crossed the parking lot, they were confronted by two individuals who demanded money and jewelry. those individuals were brandishing knives and obviously threatened the victims. >> i don't feel safe. it's awful. where the incident happened is right there and we do that walk all the time. >> reporter: tonight

i'm gigi barnett. >>> i'm tim williams. temperatures are in the 30s area wide. good morning to. >>> you good morning. >> it is chilly today. >> cool. >> it will warm up today, as you mentioned. our normal high today is 55 degrees. we'll get into the range of about 60. how about that? clear skies, but we will see a bit of a wind from the west-northwest, it's going to be a breezy day. i have to preface everything by saying that. the temperatures will be somewhat above normal. so with that said, your forecast starts off with temperatures in the 30s. we'll be in the 40s very quickly as soon as the sun comes up. we'll be up around 58 degrees, that's our forecast high for today. overnight lows in the 40s. we'll have your complete forecast in a few moments. >>> thank you, at this. first here's what people are talking about this morning. an emotional dane court as a federal officer's trial for shooting and killing a dog at a anne arundel county dog park. the judge says the shooting was wrong but the officer is getting off without any jail time. >> reporter: courthouse s

. >>> i'm gigi barnett. details are coming up. >>> ravens fans pay $40 to park in this public street. then end up with expensive tickets. i'm adam may, who is to blame ,, >>> 5:29. 60 degrees with a beautiful sunset. that's unbelievable. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. a brazen crime. thousands of dollars in computer and music equipment are gone. gigi barnett explains, the school had just received a special grant to buy the items that were stolen. >>> last week, this was a brand- new computer lab in northeast baltimore. computers, keyboards and speakers fill the room. today, it's a crime scene for city police. >>> detectives now are looking for leads. any people of interest. anyone who saw or heard anything. >> reporter: detectives say sometime friday night, burglars smashed a classroom window, sphuk a computer upstairs and left the old computers behind. >> it seems so selfish. >> teacher lakona matthew says thanks to a grant, they had just finished setting up the lab two weeks

i'm gigi barnett. what this new deal means for city students.head. >> check in for these and all of the day's breaking news. >> wjz eyewitness news starts now. >> from the city to the counties, to your neighborhood. now, it's complete coverage. it's wjz maryland's news station. >>> sudden impact, a huge storm rips through part of baltimore county and the city. >> tonight, the extensive damage. and the massive cleanup that is only just beginning. >>> hello, everybody. i'm denise koch. >> and i'm vic carter. here's what people are talking about tonight. >>> path of destruction. a line of powerful storms cut through parts of baltimore county and the city, causing severe damage to hundreds of apartments and homes. a live look from sky eye chopper 13 right now, where it is going to be a long process. now, the national weather service is

i'm gigi barnett at morgan state university. that story is straight ahead. >>> i'm suzanne collins in jarrettsville. one car theft took place here. but there have been hundreds of others, according to police. we'll have pictures of much of the goods stolen. that's coming up next. >>> and it is a delightful fall evening. how is the weekend looking. bob is coming back with the updated first warning forecast. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> police say they are responsible for over 100 crimes. victims are from harford, baltimore, and howard counties. >> reporter: at the millen white hall, where country supplies, crime is a rarity. >> they broke in, made arm loads of clothing out to his pickup truck and drove off. >> reporter: $1500 worth of clothing, gone. but now, some of those items and a store house of others, including over 100gps units, wallets, tools, even a cash register have been seized by police from a home in edgewood. rory leftwich, 41, has been arrested and charged. >> deputies have found over 31,000 items. >> ranging from sports e

. >> i'm gigi barnett at the first mariner arena. that story is coming up. >>> without a trace. a family of four, vanishes. the disturbing clues left behind at their home. >>> and a perfect start to the weekend. we'll let you know. if the mild november weather sticks around in your first warning forecast. ,,,, @ ,,,, the next, you start one feeling a bit off.ne. the moment you feel run down or achy, nip flu-like symptoms in the bud, with oscillococcinum. get oscillo and feel like yourself again. oscillococcinum, nip it in the bud. >>> we want to return now to the story we had to interrupt for breaking news moments ago. >>> maryland's attorney general is working to take a dangerous drink off store shelves. this after, problems issue exposed after drinking four loko. >> that woman's family is now campaigning to get the store -- drink off of store shelves. several other states have already done it, and the maryland state attorney general minces no words when he says he want its gone. >> reporter: this vibrant, promising young woman died in a terrifying crash on maryland's eastern s

i'm gigi barnett, at morgan state university. that story is straight ahead. >>> getting ready to feed thousands on thanksgiving day, at the bea gaddy center. and people who cook these turkeys may surprise you. i'm andrea fujii. that story is just ahead. >>> after a week of mild weather. we'll take a calm night, won't we? the updated first warning forecast is just ahead with bob. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> we have breaking news. the decision in the trial of a federal police officer charged with killing a family dog at a popular park. denise is in the newsroom. >> reporter: well, kai, the decision is guilty on both counts. animal cruelty and firing his gun near homes. the death of bear bear drew outrage. they say he shot the dog in a severn community. in an anne arundel county courtroom, sheppard argued it was justified. sheppard said he fired his weapon to protect himself, his wife and their dog, when bear bear acted out of control. both counts are misdemeanors but sheppard could face jail time when he is sentenced. >> denise, thank

i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm tim williams. temperatures are chilly, in the 30s. if you're out and about, you'll need to warm up and warm yourself up. >> yes. >> and it's a clear day, starting out, the horizon is bright and we're looking at a nice start. first warning doppler weather radar showing a different story. high pressure is in control. all up and down the eastern sea board and that's the case throughout the rest of the weekend. out to the west, we have a slow moving system that eventually gets here and we're talking about the beginning of the week. we'll start to see clouds and rain. we're looking at that ever mooing into the region by, well, we'll say monday evening. >> and the forecast looks like temperatures in the 30s and we'll get to 66 degrees and sunshine and blue skies and overnight lows in the chilly 30s. we'll have the forecast coming up. >>> and checks and cash is stuffed in underwear. that's part of a phone conversation that jack johnson had with his wife when the fbi knocked on their front door. >> reporte

i'm gigi barnett. here's what people are talking about. >>> no jail time for a federal police officer who shot and killed a family pet at an anne arundel dog park. officer keith shepard rushed out of court shortly after being convicted of an mule cruelty and weapons charges shore shooting the dog bear bear. he has to pay a $500 fine and will face bro base. >>> a teen is in serious condition after being stabbed in the back. a 16-year-old was arguing with another group of teens outside of douglas high school, when someone stabbed him. he is recovering at shock trauma. police are still searching for suspects. >>> the cleanup continues in northeast baltimore and baltimore county after wednesday's fast moving tornado. residents continue to pack up whatever they can from dozens of home that is are unfit to live in. weather experts say it took the tornado a matter of seconds to damage or destroy hundreds of homes just before the holiday. city leaders say most affected residents have already found permanent ho

check in with gigi barnett starting at 6:00 a.m. for the updated weather forecast. >>> the terps take another shot at victory in the big apple. mark has highlights coming up in sports. ,,,,,, when my husband got sick and couldn't work anymore, it was up to me to support our family. [ male announcer ] karri danner went back to school, to become a nurse. my education made all the difference... [ male announcer ] but now some in washington want regulations restricting access to career colleges and universities, denying opportunity to millions of people like karri, letting government decide who can go to college. it's my education, and my job, it should be my choice. [ male announcer ] don't let washington get in the way. ♪ [ female announcer ] we know you've got a lot on your plate at thanksgiving. which is why safeway has everything you need to get it all done. right now get a safeway frozen turkey for just 47 cents a pound. that's our promise. that's ingredients for life. >>> well, new york city got a look at the terps. >> they got t

i'm gigi barnett at the first mariner arena. that story is coming up. >>> making mail easier.ost office, proposing the big change for your holiday greeting cards. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> it's 5:28. 68 degrees and clear. good evening. thank you for staying with eyewitness news. here are some of the stories people are talking about tonight. the breaking news wjz has been following all evening. a powerful maryland politician and his wife, are indicted in a federal case. alex demetrick has an update on county executive jack johnson from greenbelt. >> reporter: yeah. developments are developing. just a few minutes ago, prince george's county executive, jack johnson and his wife leslie, each pled not guilty to violating federal law. count 2, destroying evidence in a federal investigation. these charges carry up to 20 years in prison if convicted and a $250,000 fine. even so, the judge did not set bail. instead, both will be released on their own recognizance, with jack johnson receiving somewhat stricter rules than his wife. under the terms of release, he must be under home arrest, and

tonight gigi barnett has more. >> reporter: sky high chopper 13 is over the scene thursday, after the national weather service confirmed an overnight tornado blew the roof off three apartments in baltimore. >> the three from next door flew into my window and shattered it completely. >>> johnson is the owner of the ebenezer agency. she is trying to get back up to help for the holidays. >> the pictures i've seen, it was an absolute war zone. >> reporter: friendship church is a mile from the area. pastor gwen says some of the victims attend his church and this year will be bittersweet. >> we like to sit around and think about turkey and sweet potato pie, but in all of this we have to help cope because there's somebody bigger that helps us. >>> an 11 -month-old girl and innocent girl two victims of an argument that spins out of control. a man stole a girl friend's van with this little girl inside. he then tried to get away from officers by driving down the wrong side of the road. the child luckily was rescued from the van, three other people were also hurt. >>> there's been an arrest in t

in baltimore, i'm gigi barnett, wjz-13 eyewitness news. >>> and council members will approve it because a bike friendly city attracts more people who want to live and work in baltimore. >>> well, it's clear and cool and beautiful. and wjz has the forecast and bernadette woods is here with what we can expect the rest of the night. >>> and another beautiful one. this stretch of wonderful weather is coming back. an we'll get to the first warning doppler radar to the west and we have showers and clouds out to the west. this is going to bypass us and set the stage for another storm and we'll have more on that shortly. >>> we have a lot more coming up on eyewitness news tonight. including a mangled mess on the road. that's a wrong move that caused a chain reaction crash. >>> and how this couple earned their freedom from pirates. >>> and will your next trip cost more this holiday season? we'll tell you what the experts think, coming up. ,,,,,, when i see people trying to sell and old camry, it makes me want to show 'em a new ford fusion. i can't help myself. i'm kinda ready to move up to get t

the agency has been tracking complaints on horton rating çwet angie barnett says this case is a reminder of us should have a reputable locksmith picked out before we need one or else we could end up paying the price. >> i 2cthink so much of this drawn to the fact that these are emergency situations. when we are locked out of our homes or cars we &are not thinking clearly we're getting the best and fastest response. >> once you've researched locksmith pick one out and put their number in your cell that way you have someone you trust to turn to in case scenario. i would say that's a pretty good 10 minutes of the have. now we're going to take a break and here's a question. 1a refrigerator for a snack because on the other side after you closure refrigerator we're going to take a closer look at your snack attack and see how it's really affecting you. >>> we lost a great plan thism% weekend. mr. mack. he took many of us off the dangerous streets put gloves on us told us how to jam more on the life of mr. mack lewis. we had a low gm"of 31 today an high of 64. tomorrow we'll be in the 60s onc

i'm gigi barnett. the details are coming up. >>> i'm mike schuh, wjz eyewitness news near annapolis. million the of deer are out. they maybe standing in front of your scar. what you should do. >>> the weekend is almost here. will the weather cooperate? bob has the answer coming up. ,,,,,, ♪ ♪ [ dad ] yeah! [ cheers and applause ] [ male announcer ] achievement gets points for living life. earn pnc points for your credit and debit card purchases. ♪ find out more at pnc.com/getpoints. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >>> chances are you've seen a few dead deer. maryland is one of the states you're likely to be involved in an accident with a deer oar right now is one of the most dangerous times of the year. we saw a deer dart out. the car t-had to -- car had to put on its lights. the deer, while they've -- well, they've temporarily lost their mind. these beautiful creatures cause over a billion dollars in ugly damage every year. half of all deer accidents happen this month. the reason they jump out of the

let's go right to gigi barnett in west baltimore with the results. >> reporter: as it turns out, the baltimore teachers union has a new working contract with the school board. the teachers union calls the vote historic because city teachers will become the highest-paid teachers in maryland under this new contract. all eyes from experts around the nation were watching to see what the teachers here in baltimore did. the majority of teachers voted yes. more than 1900 of them voted to approve this contract. they wanted more information this time around. and the teachers union said they got it. the teacher's president, marietta english said the next step now is getting committees together so they can ratify this contract. back to you, denise, on tv hill. >> what exciting news. thank you, gigi. wjz will have more tonight on the results at 11:00. >>> full-body patdowns. despite the controversy, they are here to stay. >> reporter: the director of the tsa told lawmakers today at a hearing that the new patdowns are more invasive than what travelers were used to in the past. should are complain

gigi barnett is live in the newsroom to explain why. >> reporter: it's all part of a new federal governmentto get people tol quit smoking. they hope the graphic labels will get smokers to kick the packet. it will take up half of the cigarette package. part of a new law in 2009 gives the food and drug administration new powers to regulate tobacco. they also want to include phrases like "smoking will kill you." >> 433,000 americans die from tobacco-related illnesses each year. >>> robbers target a private baltimore christian school for underprivileged children. they broke in and took 17 brand- new computers and other equipment. it was all just bought with grant money. the school is hoping anyone with information will come forward and call police. >>> an unusual sight for people who live in one harford county neighborhood. and you can see why. sky eye chopper 13 over the scene. that accident in jarrettsville, where a pickup truck slammed into a building. it happened in the 4500 block of norrisville road. no word on injuries. >>> police officer cleared. baltimore county police say an officer fo

joining us live is robert barnett, president obama's lawyer and literary representative. >> nice to see having me. >> greta: this is his first children's book. >> third book and a wonderful piece of work. >> greta: when did he write this? >> he signed a deal in 2004. >> greta: 2004? >> 2004. we did a three-book work. this is a book for charity, as we'll mention. he wrote it mainly during 2008. turned it in before the inaugural. why is it coming out now? >> we had time for the illustrator to do the fabulous illustrations. each one is a painting, work of art. you have to format it and publish it and decide on the right timing. perfect time because it's terrific holiday gift. >> greta: my favorite picture is the first one. showing the father looking at two daughters. written for his daughters. these are president obama's two children. >> a wonderful message, father to his daughter. and a message that resonates with the republicans and democrats. not in any way partisan. about american values and heroes and tells the young children whether it's your child or grandchild wonderful lessons abo

. >> the dude's beef is he is going to sue tlc mark barnett the producer and the discovery channel.e way, he had a lawyer send all three of those entities a letter saying, hey, if you don't cease and desist take that individual outout by friday november 12th. all heck is going to break loose. so far no word on whether they will take the video out. >> bill: what is mcginnis objecting to he says invasion of his privacy. >> bill: invasion of his privacy. >> he says you do not have the right to put that video of me blurred or not in your little reality show. >> bill: invasion of his privacy. >> he says you are defaming me sarah palin, so stop it. >> bill: you know what i think though, i think they are going to cut it out. if they didn't have any comment they will cut it out. >> we will find out it airs sunday. >> bill: they can't intimidate us, gutfeld, huh-uh, we are running it? >> palin is missing opportunity to prank this guy. waking up in the middle of the night and burying things in the backyard and candlelight vigils by the lake to freak him out. >> bill: should have hired to you

i'm gigi barnett. >> and i'm tim williams.rt although a few more clouds than we've seen over the last few days filtering in. it's all ahead of a storm system a pretty potent front taking its time getting across the country. we'll see rain into tuesday very late monday into tuesday. but for another day we have very nice conditions. it starts to shape up like this. temperatures starting around 40. 63 our daytime high with sun and just a few clouds. partly cloudy tonight. 41. another mild night. and then 60 tomorrow. mostly cloudy. clouds increase by nightfall. first updated first warning forecast in just a moment. >>> first here's what people are talking about this morning. new details emerging about the arrest of a powerful maryland politician. we are learning more about a specific development that could be tied to corruption allegations. adam has more. >> reporter: prince george's county executive and his wife arrested on corruption charges. their home raided moments after a wiretapped conversation between the couple. the f.b.

barnett likens the start of crab season to a fishing derby, tough go out and catch all you can, the idealenty of other items. they didn't worry. joe row sat toe jr., nbc bay area news. >> more is already watering, got the butter melted. >> hungry now. >> i know you. >>> a politician, boxing champ and global icon and necessary the bay area tonight. raj mathai has his story ahead. >> i decided that my hand print in the world is to change the way people look at dentist try. >> and leaving her mark without leaving a trace, the bay area dentist trying to make a difference in the environment, one smile at a time. >>> warning signs missed that could have stopped the oil spill in the gulf. >>> and good evening, i'm chief meteorologist jeff ranieri live in san francisco, annual food drive, let you know how you can help, plus details on how these two young men collected thousands of dollars and donate it had to a local food bank. their amazing story in just minutes. >>> a unique show come boyning horses and cirque de soleil, learn about it and learn about the face place plnday ay. go to nbcbayarea

i had already established relationships with all of the partners, brendan sullivan and bob barnett particularly. >> the new book masters of the game inside the world's most powerful law firm. >> this is booktv coverage of the 61st annual national book award in new york city, and now we are joined by mcginn, a finalist in the nonfiction category. her book, every man in this village is a lawyer and education in war. what was your experience in baghdad and afghanistan? >> well, i was in baghdad and afghanistan covering the the stories for the the "los angeles times." i was there in 2001, it was actually my first foreign assignment. i was a young reporter and i sort of got thrown into it, and it was traumatic and exciting and amazing and completely memorable. i went to iraq later on on and off after the ev mission in 2003. just covering the events and watching everything more or less fall apart has been far from my experience in afghanistan and iraq. >> so this book has been about nine years in the making? >> yeah, that book is drawn from reporting that goes from 2001 to about 2006-2007. yeah, and

andy barnett from the better business bureau is here to tell us what the rules are. >> good morning.ngly more popular. >> they are going to be one of the most requested items for this holiday season. we wanted to talk about on august 22nd, the regulations around gift cards changed, and mostly to our benefit. >> so let's talk about the new -- >> first thing we got to go, gift cards, they will not be able to expire for five years. that's the good thing. remember, in some cases, if you get a gift card, particularly from a bank, that card might expire. not the balance. not the money, but the card itself, just like your credit card. just like your credit card has an expiration date. >> what happens if it expires? >> you have to get another one, and you won't be able to use that until you do. it's -- >> that's a pain. >> yeah. the other thing you want to remember is full disclosure. when you buy a dst gift card, they have to tell you every term and condition. is it replaceable if it is lost or stolen? they will give you all the information about that card, critical full closure. most impor

have fun, that's the report, i'm gigi barnett. thank you for joining us. bye bye, everyone. ,,,,,,,,,,, >>> a fantastic crowd and snow on the plaza this morning. welcome to "the early show" i'm rebecca jarvis. >> see if it packs up nicely. >> it looks like it would. >> i'm chris wragge. coming up five tax tricks that can save you thousands next year but guess what you have to act now so you'll have to pay attention irmgs also something you have to do right now, attention holiday shoppers not everything in the food court will doom your diet. we reveal six meals actually good for you, chris, you can fit into that sweater from grandma, you know, the important things. >> that's all ahead but first "sarah palin's alaska" the former governor's own television show debuting tomorrow night on t lv c. a look at her home and could also double as fwree promotion for a presidential run in 2012. here's cbs news correspondent nancy cordes. >> reporter: "sarah palin's alaska" is one part reality show. >> on a really clear day, you can see russia from here -- almost. >> re

as i've done before, please, doctor barnett. >> i cannot stay. i would like to note the importance of the series is not the fact that some congress was up here listening to you. the importance of this hearing is it is on the record. and so thank you very much for coming. the next that will be on the record. i really regret i can't be. my chairman will ask questions that i might've asked and do it better that i. >> doctor, i can do it better than you. but one thing i'm certain of, i was going to say, you anticipated me, the transcript, the written transcript, the oil transcripts, that the of this will be on the record so people can access the website. if you can center the whole thing and don't want to, and having had the purpose to read all the transcripts, i know dr. cullen us, if you want to get a really marvelous understandable graphs of the history of this, i think dr. cullen's testimony is spectacular in that regard. and all of the others are. but you will get a sense, and i think it's good. and doctor barth, thanks. with this i thank our pa

jim barnett. to my ag staff. i love you all. i love you all very much. [applause] i want to thank jefferson county, because one thing i know after looking at the results, jefferson county has jack's back. [applause] i want to send a very special kentucky woman -- thank a very special kentucky woman. [applause] quite simply the best professional i have ever been around. [applause] i want to thank the people that were there with us at the original announcement. i want to give a special thanks to president bill clinton that cayman not once but twice for us. and [applause] i want to give a very special thank you to an 86-year-old war host frrse from kentucky. you are the best carry [applause] to all of you in this room tonight, i know you are with me. whether you are with me or not, i want you to know we are fighting for what we believe in. we were fighting for senior citizens, students, veterans, fighting for a more inclusive society. we were fighting for the women of the commonwealth of kentucky, and fighting to move of our selves forward. -- fighting to m

may still be extensive cooperation with the afghans armed services to consolidate the security in barnett in that area, but our every intention is that afghans are in the league. we will partner with them by in the way we partner with countries all around the world to make sure both our country and their country are both safe. the other thing that i am pretty confident we will still be doing after 2014 is maintaining a counter-terrorism capability until we have confidence that al qaeda is no longer operative and is no longer a threat to the american homeland and to american allies and personnel around the world. it is going to be important for us to have platforms to execute those counter-terrorism operations. that is true in iraq as well. obviously, that is even more true when it comes to al qaeda. after having made these extraordinary efforts by so many countries, we do not want to have to suddenly find ourselves in a situation where they waited us out and we consolidated. my goal is to make sure that by 2014 we have transitioned, afghans or in the lead -- afghans are in the lead. certa

draper said she enlisted the services of barnett for both clinton and george bush. -- host: back to your calls. the "new york times" sunday magazine calling sarah palin the republican's leading shadow candidate. thomas is joining us from here in washington. good morning. caller: good morning. can you hear me? host: we sure can. caller: excellent. i think sarah palin is kind of like a distraction. i think the real fact of the matter is that this money interest in our country, food, certain things like tax, no taxes, freedom for the corporations, that really can't get it through even the republicans won't go to the extremes of what these people want. what's happened is they have put money in this tea party thing because they've got the crazies that do stuff that even the republican party won't do. another thing. you should have a category of other parties instead of just saying independent. i am in the green party number in the washington, d.c. and we shouldn't be all looked together as independence because you only presume the two parties that are legitimate are the corporate parties. tha

in the barnett shale in the texas area right now, it's providing about 6% of the energy we use. and forecast very conservative forecast looking at the marcellus shale in pennsylvania, new york and west virginia, shows that it could actually provide about 15% of the natural gas our nation needs. so it's enormous and very exciting for us. and for our energy future. and again in terms of natural gas use, add to the growth in natural gas will be even faster than the growth in oil, worldwide. again, you can see a lot of the growth coming out of asia, but the united states is still poised to add more to the supply than we are to our demands. and investing of course is the third year. investing in new sources of energy, new technologies, the oil and gas industry invested that all other industries combined in new low carbon emitting fuels and technology. , biofuels to algae, to wind, solar, geothermal, we have invested about $58 billion this year in 2000. out of a total of $133 billion. one out of every $5 spent and deny states are non-hydrocarbon fuels is being spent by and natural gas

barnett burdock rohrbacher. >> thank you very much. for the record, i'd like to place in the record -- can you hear me now? okay, i'd like to place in the record a portion of president eisenhower's farewell remarks to the country in which he warned about what happens when science and politics gets too intertwined in government grants become the goal for various researchers. will that include the military complex? >> that is exactly right. >> i never objected to mr. eisenhower being into the record. >> eisenhower took the threat of the complex similarly with intertwining science and the government. all right, dr. alley, with all due respect, he didn't answer the chairman's question. you know, the question was a very good question. there is bennies back and forth between on glaciers in the melting that we've seen over and over again. why did it happen then is the same factors that you're blaming it on didn't exist then? >> i can give you as much or as little answer is to look like. >> give me 15 seconds. >> the ice ages are caused by fea