this will lead to further pollution reductions upwind of rhode island and further benefit for rhode islanders. these rules will bring us closer to the day when the coal power plants on this chart start taking responsibility for their pollution and stop exporting that pollution into rhode island and other states. when they install pollution control equipment rather than sending their pollution to where it becomes someone else's problem and to when rhode island children can play outdoors safely without the risk of an asthma attack. i'm looking forward to that day, and i know the people of rhode island are too. when you drive in and that phorbg radio tells -- and that morning radio tells you that today is another bad day and that children and seniors should stay indoors and can't play, can't take a walk, can't engage in anything that has exertion, it's frustrating when there's nothing that you can do about it. the rhode island department of environmental management could pass regulations until it was blue in the face. the rhode island general assembly could write new laws all day long, and it wo

he was an assistant to a rhode island attorney general, rhode islander who became attorney general, jay howard mcgrath, and it began a very, very successful career in the law for him. it was also the time when president kennedy came to office representing that greatest generation, then a new generation, and he trusted bruce sundlun to run his inaugural parade, which was a kind of logistics feat that governor sundlun loved. the fact that it snowed like crazy the night before did not phase him a bit. the entire radical went off on schedule and without incident as planned despite the very inclement weather because bruce had prepared so well in advance. president kennedy appointed him to the board of comsat, and for many years -- he was the longest serving director of comsat, which is a brilliant private-public partnership that helped open up the skies to the space age. his business career was remarkable. he took a foundering airline called executive jet and turned it into the largest private and charter airline in the country. he took a department store in downtown urban providence at a ti

after my parents had divorced, i spent most of my youth in the state of rhode island, southern rhode island, and then after i graduated high school, i went to undergraduate college in st. louis, missouri and then came out here for grad school, which fell in love with san francisco bay area. all of my plans changed and this became my home. i worked as an environmental analyst for a number of think tanks and then applied that trade in law enforcement, where i went to the san francisco police academy many, many years ago, graduated as a academy class, president of the class. trained in environmental forensics, both here locally, state and federally by the usepa in the training center in georgia and i worked for the district attorney's office in san francisco for nine years before becoming elected supervisor. >> and you spent most of your adult life in san francisco. >> yes. >> why did you make the choice to live in the city? >> oh, my god, i had never been west of the mississippi until i came here. growing up, we read a lot in our household but many of the books that i was drawn to were

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island is recognized. mr. reed: mr. president, i join my colleague, senator whitehouse, in welcoming bishop wolf to the senate today, and i commend senator whitehouse for his invitation. bishop wolf is not only a pastoral leader in our community, she is also a great community leader. she not only preaches the gospel, she lives the gospel. as senator whitehouse indicated, she went on the streets of providence, the mean streets -- and there are mean streets in every town in this country -- to experience firsthand the travails and the troubles of people just trying to get by. that experience informed her ministry and informed her public positions, and we thank her for that. and she has a global vision as well as a vision in rhode island, and that global vision is a world inspired by american actions that is peaceful and progressive and provides opportunity for all. so on behalf of the people of rhode island, we want to thank her for her service, and i want to thank her especially for the grace she has brought to us today a

spending cuts, but at the end of the day, michael, it's unfair to ask somebody in my district, in rhode island, to bear the brunt of this. they might want to send their kids to college. give up pell grants and don't send your kids to college. if you're making over $1 million, you get your tax cut. that's not a deal we could support. >> my question, couldn't the gop declare victory and go home if there were no revenue increases beyond allowing the bush tax cuts to expire? apparently giving a green light by grover norquist?

in addition, rhode island's public transit operating, ripta, the rhode island public transit agency, offered free bus rides all day long to help keep people out of their cars. these are real costs, costs paid in freedom, in reduced quality of life, in medical bills, in burdened public services to respond to the health risks of dirty air, and in more missed days of work and school. there is still a lot to learn, mr. president, about the causes and cures of asthma but we know that air pollution triggers asthma attacks and we know that air pollution is a preventable problem. armed with this knowledge, rhode island has taken great strides to reduce air pollution. in 2006, rhode island passed a law to prohibit cars and buses from idling with their engines on. in 2007, rhode island passed a law to retrofit all state school buses with diesel pollution controls. in 2010, rhode island began requiring heavy duty vehicles used in federally funded construction projects to install diesel pollution controls, to adhere to the state antiidling law and to use only low-sulfur diesel fuel. ripta has vo

falls, rhode island, is "a city with a bright future." that future has dimmed. such dire financial straits, it closed the library and community center. and is now on the verge of breaking the most sacred covenant between a town and its retirees. at this meeting last night, the city's retired as well as active duty firefighters and police were asked to give up as much as half of their pensions, after years of contributing. it's being called the big ask. what are you going to do? >> go on welfare. what else? do like everybody else is doing. >> reporter: here's how the cuts would work. a police officer, firefighter who retired at age 55, after 30 years on the job, would have their pensions cut in half, from about $40,000 a year to just over $20,000. colonel joseph moran has served 27 years on the police force. after contributing 7% of his salary each month, he says he would rather risk his entire pension than vote in favor of the city's offer. >> in many instances when you work and you provide a service for the city, that american dream is m

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avenue, and tomorrow, that work extend between rhode island avenue to fort cotton. now check out the roads as folk are heading out of town. honda, i know it was tough earlier, -- monica, i know it was tough earlier, now i see the green. let's look at the bay bridge, i just got off the phone with the officials, and they say it cleared out about an hour ago on the eastbound side of route 50 heading to the bridge span, looking fine, heading to ocean city. no problems on the virginia beach expressway to 54 as well. now to the other side of town, if you're planning to held to the beltway, this is what it looks like on the west side, same on north, heading to 95, which is where i'll take you now. 95 there are no problems up into baltimore, and new york, the vw parkway that is heavy before the pace improves, and 95 is not too bad right now from the beltway down to the triangle. one thing making it easier for drivers along i 95, a new lane. fourth lane on the southbound side opened today, just in time for holiday traffic. the 6-mile stretch is part of $123 million widening

the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: i rise to honor a good citizen, great friend and political leader, our governor a great rhode islander. he will long be remembered for leading rhode island through some difficult times. his honorable and grages service to our country set him apart as a great american. the governor set himself apart as a talented political leader, a gifted athlete and great friend. his courage and passion set him apart, he was a remarkable man whose spirit will live on in our memories. his accomplishments include leading rhode island out of the credit union crisis, establishing a health care modele for low income families, my thoughts and prayers continue to be with the entire sunlin family. he will be sorely missed. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. are there further requests for one-minute recognitions? for what purpose does the gentlewoman from texas seek recognition? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. ja

you cannot access westbound florida at rhode island. that's a check of your fox 5 on-timetraffic. >> thank you. >>> the fourth of july may make you want to brush up on your photography skills. there are plenty of picture perfect moments to capture around here especially this time of year. here are a few things to keep in mind to make sure you get the best things possible. take a closer look at your camera to see if they have the fireworks setting. many point and shoot cameras do have that today. avoid external light sources like street lamps. turn off your flash and make sure your auto focus is off. >> they had a lot of that going on last night when i was trying to sleep. it happens. >> this time of year. >> let's talk about movies. >> this is the third installment of the transformers series and it is pulling in some big bucks at the box office. >> tyrese stars in the new transformers movie. i just like to call him by his first name. >> i see. >> he sat down with kevin mccarthy from 106.7 the fan to talk about directing with the direct

rhode island passed a law last week we'll give you i.d.ou can prove you are who you say you are. >> give you an i.d. for free. >> paul: on the spot? >> if you bring a birth certificate and prove you are who you say you are. >> you don't have to have a driver's license, you need to show some sense, in some way that you're not somebody who-- you're not an imposter. >> or a british citizen. >> canadian. >> okay. why are liberals so upset? >> because they think that voters who are less diligent about registration and are getting i.d. and so forth are more likely to vote democratic. >> paul: really, so, this is a straight partisan argument? >> basically, yeah, but of course they add this jim crow aspect? >> what's that about? obviously in the american political context, that's a i incendiary charge because voters were blocked, african-americans were disenfranchised. >> it was about total segregation, a notorious case involved segregated trains. you mentioned in the opening you need to show an i.d. to ride on amtrak, okay? no one has said this i

and manhattan, rhode island clam chowder, new england. referring to -- >> the island we're on right now. >> mmm. wow. >> has that little bite to it. >> nice bite to it. definitely. you get to new england in a second, the most popular. tell me about this, what do people tell you? >> a lot of people, has a little bit more kick because of the four different seasonings. it was my mother's recipe, using it for the last 24 years. >> particular beverage to wash this down with? >> an iggy root beer. we make our own root bear. >> four seasonings? >> white pepper, garlic, dill and basil. >> granddaddy, most popular. >> a true new england white chowd chowder. our white chowder is different than other places. a lot of places use milk. we use half n half and butter, gives it that nice rich creamy flavor. after it's done cooking with top it off with a little bit of dill. >> most hearty. mmm. sticks to your ribs. >> very rich. >> very nice. we have oyster crackers. as a chowder man, when someone comes in opens up crackers and puts them in your chowder? >

. >>> same-sex couples are celebrating in rhode island. the state's governor signed into law today a bill legalizing civil unions. rhode island is now the fifth state in the nation to allow the unions. the law will also provide same- sex couples with tax breaks, healthcare benefits and more inheritance rights. opponents say the law will eventually lead to legalization of same-sex marriage. >>> a lesbian couple is at the heart of an alleged marriage scam at camp pendleton in southern california. one of the women is a marine corporal who admits she married a heterosexual male marine corporal so she and her female civilian partner could live together off base. the civilian woman in the relationship then married another male marine and checked spousal benefits. the lesbian couple said they married the straight men because they couldn't marry each other. the three marines now face a year in military prison for fraud. >>> we are getting new video of the confrontation between greek authorities and activists over efforts to bring humanitarian aid

for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island rise? mr. cicilline: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise to honor a great rhode island citizen and a dear friend, the late malcolm kim chase. my fellow rhode islanders and i lost a great leader in kim's passing. he will long be remembered for his warmth, humor and devotion to the community. kim was a brilliant business leader. you couldn't be in the same room with him and realize how intelligent he was. equally apparent was his tremendous generosity of spirit. he demonstrated that generosity over again and again in contributions to numerous community and educational organizations including women and infants hospital, brown university, bryant university, the gordon school, the rhode island school of design, to name just a few. kim was always happy to donate his time and resource as a service to rhode island. he offered a kindness to me and

i also have a report that rhode island is blocked in that area too.o exercise caution as you're making your commute. a live look at our roadways right now. this is 72 ii 70 at middilebroo road, no accidents north and south. as we head to the beltway at virginia, this is at old dominion road. the beltway is looking good in virginia. as we cross over 95 north at pohick road, 95 north and south in virginia, it's a smooth ride for you. joe and aaron, back to you. >> danella, thanks very much. >>> 6:43 is your time right now. still to come, what kate middleton hopes -- is she still middleton? i guess not. married name. >> what is her married name? not that long ago, many families were priced out of an overheated housing market. but the times have changed. get the facts at remax.com. it's a great place to see all the listings in thousands of cities and towns. with lots of houses to chose from and down-to-earth prices the dream of owning a home seems more attainable than ever. find out what an experienced re/max agent can do for you. nobody sells more real e

good to see you, justice flanders from providence, rhode island. you sat down with the mayor of central falls and acting as the state overseer since the mayor was stripped of the duties last fall. what was the focus of the meeting? >> yes, how the mayor could be useful to the office of the receiver and what he might be doing in terms of giving advice, based on his knowledge of the city, so it was a fruitful and productive discussion, and i was glad that we were able to get together and do that. >> what do you make of the plan to cut pensions possibly by half to keep the city out of bankruptcy? >> well, unfortunately, it is necessary, because we have got a $5 million operating deficit on a $17 million budget. and a good chunk of that is due to pension plans that are too rich for the city to afford. we have an $ 80 million unfunded liability that we aare strugglig to get our arms around and we have to resort to a drastic measure. >> if you don't put into effect as you call it the drastic measure and the city were to go bankrupt, what does that mean e

but again coming from the third street tunnel, bail out early enough to pick up rhode island avenue/route 1 to get up to the capital beltway. overnight there was a crash on the baltimore washington parkway. we have footage of that. that has since been reopened shortly before 4:00 this morning. so again this is the scene from sky fox overnight. we had the roadways shutdown along the vw parkway at 197. but again lanes are now open. that's a check of the fox 5 on time traffic. >>> all right, turning to economic news now, president obama says budget talks are very constructive. but he admits negotiators are still far apart on an agreement. house democrats say they oppose any cuts in social security as the white house signals it is willing to consider cutting major benefit programs. the president is bringing congressional leaders back to the white house on sunday for more talks. >>> an update now on the casey anthony sentencing 689 she will now. sentencing. she will now walk out of jail a free woman july 17th. not next wednesday. it's a result of the new calculation of the time she has already

for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island rise? mr. cicilline: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: thank you, madam speaker. i rise to honor and recognize the rich history of liberia as we mark liberian independence day on july 26. we honor people of liberia and those individuals of proud liberian descent who are celebrating 164 years of independence. today we celebrate a great country, its people, their traditions, and the mark they have made on cities like providence, rhode island, and others, making them great places to live, work, and raise families. rhode island's flourishing liberian community has played an important role in making the state what it is today and i would like to thank them for their great contributions. i'm proud to honor your heritage and the difference you have made in our state and in this country. recently along with my colleagues here in the congress, i had the opportunity to welcome the president of t

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: thank you very much, mr. president. i'm here this afternoon to discuss our work towards addressing the national debt and staving off a collision with our debt ceiling or a default on our financial obligations. first i'd like to commend majority leader reid for putting forward a proposal which would make a very serious $2.4 trillion down payment on deficit reduction and, most importantly, end the impasse over the debt ceiling. i encourage my republican colleagues to support it or offer some reasonable changes that would allow them to support it. but let me also address some developments on the other side of the capitol, where an extremist group of house republicans are continuing their "my way or the highway," what president lincoln called "rule or ruin" approach to these negotiations. amazingly, news reports indicate that pell grants -- pell grants may be put on the chopping block in speaker boehner's latest effort to appease the most extreme members of his party. mr. president, this is getting ridiculous. rh

rhode islanders who agree with me and particularly the rhode island seniors that i've listened to at community dinners and senior centers throughout the state who are concerned that they have already gone two years without a cost-of-living adjustment when prices are going up all around them. awed dpri middletown told me that after his husband died, she had many expenses but no income except nor his social security check, which enabled me to go on living she said. simply, but adequately, without being a burden on my sons and losing my dignity as well. ronald from cumberland, rhode island, has been on social security for a number of years. he wrote me to say "it seems that it's always the people that need the help the most who get cut from the federal government. why is this? no social security cola for two years, yet prices for the basic needs still rise. in a country like the united states of america this should not happen." the threat to medicare is just as real. earlier this year, house republicans passed a budget that would in ten years put an end to the medicare program as we kno

westbound florida avenue at 3 3rd street and rhode island. crews had the road closed but it just reopened. good news, the accident just cleared. canal road at fox hall, i'm getting word of the downed tree last night. canal and fox hall, canal and k- street and south capital, trees to watch out for there. moving over to 395, northbound, no problems here, jauss reminder, all hov restrictions lifted for all roads except for 50 during the day. the beltway in virginia, and inner and outer loop, all clear there. no problems on either loop. everything is looking good. metro opening at 7:00 a.m. just a reminder, you not exit on to the smithsonian station until after the fireworks show. you probably want to take metro into the district today. i will update the area at 6:58. >> the first family is hosting a 4th of july celebration on the south lawn today, and you can bet if they are serving hot dogs and burgers, they will be plentiful and tasty. >> the national archives is looking at the food enjoyed by our presidents including some of their personal r

but it was gone. >> people are having their cars stolen in broad daylight at the rhode island shoppingenter. >> they need to have a roving patrol. how many thousands of dollars of cars are being stolen out there each week? >> she said police said at its worst, up to 5 cars per day are being stolen. some cars are armed with a club to keep them from the would-be thieves. >> is just ridiculous. you are at work, and as soon as you get off work, your car is stolen. >> this resident shops here twice a week and is concerned her car might be next. >> i think we need more police control. i think the police need to, and patrol, and the war -- those people who are bordering should be asked to leave. >> we did see officers in the officer today, two cruisers going around in the parking lot throughout the morning. residents here are hoping that will make a difference. reporting live in northeast washington suzanne kennedy abc7 news. >> thanks suzanne. >>> police have arrested a u.s. army soldier in a compromising position. justin dale little jim was arrested for allegedly breaking into the mvp store

in rhode island they put the statute into their constitution, never say it's a statute, but it's word for word from the virginia statute. the question is who is influencing these things, and that's why part of the new book is about when his tore yaps and supreme court justices say, no, it's about virginia. they're right. they're right. connecticut influenced rhode island, many of the places adopt a virginia attitude, but that particular letter is part of that. it's jefferson trying to encourage the connecticut people to develop a virginia-type separation of church and state. >> john fea, would you like to add? >> yeah, sure, just to add to that i think some of these -- you're right -- some of these clauses disappear. some rather quickly. i think south carolina continues to affirm itself as a protestant state up to 1851 i think is in their constitution so new england remains an establishment, an established church until 1833 so, you know, it's a matter of interpretation on this appointment. some could argue, you know for 57 years or so in new england, you do have an established church,

it is likely maryland and rhode island will be the next battleground. but for today people say they are focused on new york. live in san francisco. nbc. >> thank you kimberly. also in san francisco said. the contemporary jewish museum hosted a hand-holding event combined with an art exhibit to honor gertrudestein. the hand holding part of the event comes after a security guard told a lesbian couple last week that they were not allowed to hold hands in the museum. >> we couldn't be happier with the outcome. people coming and singing, "i want to hold your hand". and recognizing that the museum is for everybody. >> the museum saying that the guard was removed after the incident. >> the two fans accused of be beating fan are expected to face three felony charges. brian stow is still hospitalized and one of the suspects is charged with attacking two other giants fans. neighbors describe the suspects as family men, although each has prior convictions for violent crimes. charges carry possibility of life in prison. >>> four middle school boys accused of assaul

we know we are going to providence, rhode island next year to get together again. are any of you from providence? i want to ask you to make an investment in paying it forward for providence. we want to make sure that we have the kind of conference that the progressive movement deserves when we go to providence, and we want to make sure we can bring people on scholarships to would not otherwise be able to make it, but to enrich this conference in ways that are incredibly important to the future of this country. >> so let me ask you this question. is this conference, the time he's been here, the connections you may, is this conference were that? i was kind of expecting that maybe would be energetic and enthusiastic about it. let me ask you, is this conference worth it? [cheering] take a look at what is on your table. you will see some envelopes. i am going to have some special .elpers you can see that have their big .ackgs you will see these board members and volunteers coming around and collecting these checks. i cannot emphasize this enough. we are only here becaus

because one of the great rhode islanders -- well, one of the great rhode islanders has passed away, former governor bruce sundlin, who i worked for for many years and formed a very devoted affection for, has decide peacefully at home with his family after one of the most accomplished and eventful lives in rhode island history. i know that my senior senator, jack reed, and i will be back on the floor at a later time to give governor bruce sundlin his proper due and recognition, but for all that he has meant to me, for all he has meant to our state of rhode island, for all that he's meant to the people whose lives have been made so much better or who've been protected from very bad outcomes by his courage and by his determination, i simply could not overlook that at this point. more will follow on my dear friend, bruce sundlin. so to the matter at hand, less than two weeks from now, our nation is going to hit its statutory borrowing limit and it may begin for the first time in its history defaulting on its obligations. unless we act very soon, the treasury of the united states of amer

so connecticut is influenced rhode island, many of these places to adopt the virginian attitude. but that particular letter is part of that. it's jefferson trying to encourage the connecticut people to develop a virginia tech separation of church and state. >> would you like to add? >> just to add to that, i think some of these, you're exactly right, some of these clauses disappear. some rather quickly. i think south carolina continues to affirm itself as a protestant state all the way up to 1851 i think is in their constitution. new england remains an establishment, an established church until 1833. it's a matter of interpretation. some could argue that for 57 years or so in new england you do have an established church, but, of course, the other argument, the argument for progress is that rarely these things go way. so john is absolutely right on that. >> how about in the back with glasses? >> this is for all three. what i've heard so far deals with, seems to deal with the christian inhabitants of north america who were clearly a majority in the period you're talking about. i'm

also on her back, did it with power and finesse in front of daddy, rhode island yard i'll wraps. 616'1. >> you want to see the first practice of the season. running these guys for three hours. 2:30 to 5:30. no alex smith. he cannot practice until august 4 because he's a free agent and that's the rule. finally this evening at qb one. spencer certainly thinks so. >> alex, i think he has gotten a lot of negative publicity. he has been through so much. it seems like him and coach harbaugh have a very good relationship and they both respect each other very well. coach harbaugh plays the game. he understands the position and understands what alex is going through. >> all right. he was the biggest free agent commodity out there and decides to sign with the philadelphia eagles. five years, $60 million. $25million guaranteed. you tact about a million defensive secondary. samuel, boy big in the pocket and he'll join that toc next week. they lose ken cobb, the quarterback, but they don't. at least on paper. >> all right, sounds god. >> have a gad weekend, everybody. turn left. you have arrived. s

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island rise? mr. cicilline: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, i rise today in recognition of the extraordinary work of the rhode island council of mental health organizations. representatives from the rhode island mental health organizations are on capitol hill this week advocating for the millions of americans who suffer from mental illness. the council's work is vital because according to the national institute of mental health an estimated 26% of american adults will suffer from dagsable mental disorder in a given year and approximately 6% of americans will suffer from a serious form of mental illness. since 1979 the council has led critical efforts to raise awareness about mental health and emphasize the importance of mental health care funding. the council's efforts to integrate behavioral health with primary care has saved lives, cut costs in our states, sending an example to the nation. i believe

well, if you are watching us on nbc 10 in providence, rhode island, taste the evolving tastes over the years through a collection of classic cook books at the culinary art museum. that's your early today event of the day. >> can you cook? >> a little bit. >> well -- >> a little bit. >> i cannot at all. unfortunately. all right. here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment now. in its second week out the blockbuster "transformers, dark of the moon" will notch the top spot again at the box office this weekend, but there will also be strong showings by other debut films. after just eight days "dark of the moon" broke the $200 million mark in north america alone. this weekend it will earn about $45 million more give or take. the latest r-rated comedy "horrible bosses," boasting strong reviews and a great cast. it will take second with around $25 million. the not so well reviewed family-friendly animal talking comedy "zookeeper" starring kevin james, should make about $20 million this weekend. good enough for third, and it started earning back the $80 million that it co

yeah, you know, i grew up in rhode island. so, yeah. >> jimmy: that's cool.y, too." or like, we're filming season seven of "it's always sunny in philly" right now and, you know, people do, "love the show. hey, i'm not from here. can you give me directions?" "can't help you there." can't help you there. >> jimmy: nope. can't help you at all. no. yeah yeah. no. >> tv show. >> jimmy: you got some huge fans for "it's always sunny." i mean, great fans. >> they're -- [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: i mean, people -- >> you may or may not know i am the inventor of kitten mittens. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] >> and so -- but we'll skip past that. >> jimmy: yeah. everyone already knows that. why get into that story? >> let's get into the goods. >> jimmy: speaking of the goods, people come up to you and show you their tattoos. >> yeah. let's get into a couple. >> jimmy: here's one. >> all right. that's the implication. >> jimmy: and what is this one? >> last season, we bought a houseboat and one of our characters -- dennis -- talked about if you take a girl out on t

robert breen and henry lesieur are gambling addiction specialists at rhode island hospital.hey've treated 1,300 slot addicts who, when they try to stop, look like heroin addicts in withdrawal. >> dr. henry lesieur: and they're coming in and they're quite literally... they have shakes. >> stahl: really? they physically... >> lesieur: they're physically having these responses. and you tell yourself, they've got to be on something, and it turns out that they're withdrawing from the gambling. >> stahl: slots, in particular? >> lesieur: right. >> stahl: and yet, state after state is turning to slots as an easy way to raise revenue and increase jobs. and no state has been more aggressive in luring gaming in the last few years than pennsylvania, where the opening of the sugar house in september made philadelphia the largest u.s. city to house a casino. so far, there are ten gambling halls in the state with nearly 27,000 slot machines. former governor ed rendell has championed the casinos. >> governor ed rendell: look, gambling is not anything we should say, "oh, thank the lord, we

if you look to rhode island you will see roger williams. i was taught in school roger williams founded rhode island to establish tolerance. true enough. but i didn't know is that he did it for religious reasons. he wasn't kicked out the massachusetts colony because he was a lucey tuzee liberal guy but rather because he was to puritan for the puritans. [laughter] i will give you a quick example, there were other incidents in massachusetts the colonial charter that created the colony begins with the words charles by the grace of god king of england and roger williams said how do we know he has the grace of god? we don't know who we and who does not have the grace of god and therefore do we have the right to take the land from these natives and his fellow puritans said roger, but he wouldn't be quiet and eventually things like that got him kicked out. another name that is very misunderstood, and i want to take a few moments to talk about it because it is a springboard to the larger issue i want to kind of following this discussion tonight is m

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after my parents had divorced, i spent most of my youth in the state of rhode island.fter i graduated high school, i went to the undergraduate college in st. louis, missouri, and came out here for grad school. fell in love with the san francisco bay area appeared all my plans changed, and this became my home. >> [inaudible] do we end up with a wells fargo here? another bank of america over there? what projects as going forward? supervisor mirkarimi: you read my mind. that is a perfect segue. i wanted to talk about rezoning, areas that fortified neighborhood interests so there is not another chase situation or wells fargo, or what have you, that should put us in this position again. >> i worked as an environmental analyst for a number of think tanks and then applied to that trade in law enforcement where i went to the san francisco police academy many years ago, graduated from the sfpd class, trained in environmental forensics, both here locally, state, and finally by the u.s. epa in a training center, and i worked with the district attorney's office in san francisco fo

in addition, maryland and rhode island have pledged to recognize marriages of same-sex couples from out of state. but 41 other states have said they will not recognize those marriages and under the defense of marriage act, neither will the federal government. ron wallin from california says the law is hurting him. he married his partner, tom, but now that tom has died, ron is ineligible for social security survivors benefits and he's forced to sell their home. >> we should most assuredly be allowed to have every single right that our fellow americans have. >> reporter: rights now being fought over state by state and at the federal level. george lewis, nbc news, los angeles. >>> overseas now, the crisis is deepening in the horn of africa. a triangle of hunger along the borders of somalia, kenya and ethiopia. the u.n. says more than 11 million people urgently need help. in somalia alone, tens of thousands may have already died from famine. nbc has traveled to the region and filed this report from a refugee camp in dadaab in northeast kenya. >> reporter: new graves are being dug in dadaab

a house in eastern rhode island is decked out for the fourth of july but it is not just to celebrate america's independence. the homeowners said he said up all of these flags to pay tribute to the people lost their lives on 9/11. there are 3000 american flags, each bearing the name of a victim of the attacks. >> i was never in the service. i like to show my appreciation of the troops . in years past, we have done everything for the troops. this year we thought it would be appropriate for the 10 year anniversary of 9/113 >> it took 15 people more than six hours to write all the names on all of the flags. people have been celebrating america all weekend long. people in l.a. got to enjoy it as a tackler fireworks show last night at the hollywood bowl. the display is a tradition going back to 1969. hall and oates kicked off last night's show with a live performance . the u.s. is days away from a royal visit. prince william and cable and are expected to arrive in california later this week, but the royal couple faced protestors today in canada. they arrived in kickbacks city, an quebec ci

. >> the next battle grounds over gay marriage may well be maryland and rhode island. but that's for another day. >> congratulations. because for hundreds of couples in new york. >> we couldn't be happier. >> this day was for celebration. tim axelrod, cbs news, new york. >> later, the new push for nuclear power in the united states. the girls who won this year's google science fair and just how safe are the streets of afghanistan's capital. . those stories when the cbs news continues. and a i have copd. if you have it, you know how hard it can be to breathe and what that feels like. copd includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. spiriva helps control my copd symptoms... ...by keeping my airways open... ...a full 24 hours. plus, it reduces copd flare-ups. spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled copd maintenance treatment that does both. and it's steroid-free. spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. tell your doctor if you have kidney problems, glaucoma, trouble urinating, or an enlarged prostate. these may worsen with spiriva. discuss all medi

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for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from rhode island is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, i rise today to recognize three employers in rhode island that are honoring and supporting the brave men and women serving our great country in the armed services. these include a mutual insurance of rhode island, banner industries of north smithfield and a middle school. these rhode island employers have received national recognitions a -- recognition as finalists for the secretary of defense employer support freedom award. and were selected for this honor from a pool of more than 4,000 nominations. this awards the department of defense's highest recognition of employers for the extraordinary support they provide to our national guard and reserve members and their families. the award is especially significant because nearly half of our nation's military is currently comprised of guard member

bill and ernie wright, we live in her berlin rhode island and we than a couple for over 20 years. we live quietly and go about our business without altering any one. i was born 59 years ago and ernie was born 55 years ago. we been citizens of the united states all our lives and since the passage of doma government has taken right away from us. why is this? we have not heard anyone. it makes no sense to set up outside protections of federal law to make us less than full citizens of the united states. please ask your colleagues in the senate to support the return of our civil rights. it is the only civil thing to do. finally a story in the providence journal about pat aker and deborah. pact is -- has been a public service for a long time. she's a 51-year-old correctional officer. it says here she was never a activists but after a doctor diagnosed her with incurable lung cancer in december she got an added jolt. the federal defense of marriage act precludes her from collecting the social security benefits for a surviving spouse. the story continues, the discovery stunned acre leading

rhode island doubled fees at beaches.yoming is now charging higher fees for trucks exceeding weight limits and in oregon fees are going up for medical marijuana. >>> another dispute between republicans and democrats on capitol hill resulted in the temporary layoffs of about 4,000 federal aviation administration employees. the faa says the furloughs won't affect air traffic controllers or cause flight cancellations. congress failed to authorize funding for the agency. one issue to be language overturning a national mediation board ruling that airline and railroad employees can form a union by same majority of those voting. republicans want that ruling overturned. >>> now to the race for the white house. a california nn poll has mitt romney romney with 16% support for president by rick perry with 14% and former new york mayor rudy giuliani with 13% of support. sarah palin also came in with 13%. michele bachmann earned 12% and ron paul is at 8%. all the other candidates registered in the single digits. >>> the california pub

right now, rhode island avenue and south dakota. it is smooth for you as well. great news on the roadways. back to you. >> 4:35 is the time. still to come, a nod to chesapeake bay. the ranking that may make you want to head to the eastern shore on this fourth of july. >>> and a live look at the white house right now. >>> the newly renovated southeast waterfront is expected to be packed tonight for july fourth festivities. the national freedom fest has been going on all weekend. the event features dozens of local bands, plenty of food, and even a beer garden. if it gets a little warm, you can take a dip in the fountain to cool off, just like these kids did yesterday. the festival starts back up at 1:00 this afternoon and runs through the fireworks display tonight. >>> communities around our region have been making big plans for independence day. don't feel like you have to flock with the big crowds to the national mall. >> no, indeed. chances are the fireworks, funnel cakes, and fun are going to be right in your backyard. in maryland, there are events all day at