to commemorate the moment, i can see the white cowboy hat behind me, secretary of the interior ken salazars here and the money is about to begin any moment to you. >> kelly: not to interrupt you quickly, but we can see now that president bush has been following president clinton coming to the mode yum and the dignataries are arriving and of course, we saw some video of them. >> and there's vice-president biden and looks like it's going to be starting momentarily. once the money begins, we are going to take it uninterrupted, but laura-- stop now and listen. >> good morning you may be seated. i'm john jarvis, to dedicate this memorial to your loved ones. today he we recognize those who make the memorial to those of the crew and flight 93 a reality. people from this community, from this state and from across the nation who share an unwavering commitment to make this field in shanksville, pennsylvania an eternal tribute to those whose unselfish actions spared lives of so many. thousands of people have made the journey to be here in this solemn place and millions more are watching or listening

ken salazar, president bush and his wife laura. president clinton. we have vice president biden and dr. jill biden his wife. let's watch the ceremony. >> today, we also recognize those who made this memorial to the passengers and crew of flight 93 a reality. people from this community, from this state, and from across the nation who share an unwavering commitment to make this field in shanksville, pennsylvania an eternal tribute to those whose unselfish actions spared lives of so many. thousands of people have made the journey to be here in this solemn place and millions more are watching or listening to this ceremony. please welcome you all. let me also welcome several of our distinguished guests. speaker of the house john boehner. [ applause ] members of the congressional delegation are here with us, as well. [ applause ] there are many state elected officials here as well, representing the state of pennsylvania. [ applause ] and there are many local officials who have been so instrumental in protect thing site over the years. [ applause ] ten year

[applause] our great friend and champion, as well as welcome ken salazar for their awards tonight andding work. i also want to give a special shout-out to my friend, ray. the program director here. not many people can give the president of united states stitches in his lip and get away with it. ray is in unique company. i sent him a photograph of the moment, as he was throwing his elbow at me, and he said, he is the only person ever did that to and the secret service did not arrest, and i hear that he is tough off the basketball court, too. i want to thank all of the members of the hispanic caucus, and i apologize for them, because they spent last week listening to me talked, so you probably thought you could escape by coming to this dinner, but i am here because we are a critical time for our country. the fight we are having right now, the fight to put more americans back to work, to make our country stronger and the long run, to prove we can get something done here in washington, this fight could not be more important for the people in this room, the latino community, and the millio

despite a scandal over a government-supported solar panel maker, interior secretary ken salazar said today the obama administration will continue to support efforts to expand the solar industry. he says troubles at bankrupt solar panel maker solyndra highlight growth challenges facing the industry. while critics say the administration shouldn't be subsidizing solar, salazar points out the oil and gas industry have benefited from subsidies for years. some good news from the housing sector-- existing home sales posted their biggest gain in almost half a year. the national realtors association says sales jumped 7.7% in august to an annual rate of just over five million homes. at the current sales pace, there's an 8.5-month supply on the market, but prices are still under pressure, falling 5% from a year ago to an average of $168,000. with the fed keeping interest rates low and c.d.'s and savings accounts paying little interest, what can a retirement-minded investor do? tonight's "money file" has a fresh investment option. here's karen gibbs, founder of the "gibbs perspective". >> lookin

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secretary of the interior ken salazar made the announcement yesterday at treasure island. the civil settlement includes the largest amount ever paid for affecting recreational use following an oil spill. almost $19 million. the cosco busan spilled 53,000 gallons of oil in the bay after crashing in the bay bridge four years ago. the spill damaged 100 mile of shoreline and marine biologist says some wildlife has not recovered from the oil spill. >>> nine people looking for a new place to live after a five-alarm fire that destroyed 129-year-old historic home in san jose. it broke out yesterday afternoon in seven-unit victorian known as the thorpe house. it took 100 firefighters two hours to put out the flames. that fire caused a million dollars in damage to the structure, but no one inside was hurt. however, two firefighters suffered minor injuries. no word on the cause of the blaze. >>> 5:06 this morning. may have want to be a little concerned. keep your eye on air quality today. spare the air. >> sure. warm temperatures. >> they come hand in hand this time of the year. the

interior secretary ken salazar is trying to ease the fears offer a water grab in the delta.ppearing at an event in san francisco, salazar reportedly said it is possible to increase water deliveries despite recent studies that show farms and cities in the central valley already make -- already take too much water. he's also said the controversial bay delta conservation plan would not further damage the region as many opponents have claimed. >> the environmental impact is a major concern for san francisco as it gets ready for the america's cup finals in 2013. organizers of the event join civil leaders to give an update on the planning process. they say over the next few weeks they'll release details about plans for air and water traffic and waste management, viewing sites and public safety. some five million spectators are expected throughout the course of the event. they praise the city for its support so far and said they've got taxes of status now which will help them with their fund-raising goals. >> as many of you are well aware, we have a milestone to meet when the envir

secretary of the interior ken salazar made the announcement at treasure island yesterday.ed 53,000 gallons of oil in the bay after crashing in to the bay bridge four years ago damaging 100 miles of shoreline. marine biologists say wildlife still has not completely recovered from the spill. >>> sunnyvale's cali solar laying off 80 workers. they're struggling with foreign competition. prices for solar cells dropped 43% in the past year. the energy department offered the company a $275 million loan guarantee. it withdrew the application when it couldn't start a project in time. today, bay area employers are going to recruit in a free job fair in san francisco. abc7 and job journal cosponsor the event from noon to 4:00 p.m. at the south san francisco conference center. some of the companies include the u.s. navy lawrence-livermore lab and the u.s. mint. california's unemployment rate is 12.1%. for a full list of companies and agencies, at today's job fair go to the website abc7news.com. >>> testing is underway in california of a system that may one day warn residents before an

as well as secretary of interior, ken salazar. secretary salazar joins me now from shanksville. mr.thank you being here. explain to our viewers first, what will they see tomorrow? what will be n veiled this weekend? >> tomorrow we will be dedicating. the vice president will be dedicating. the 2200-acre park. it becomes part of the national park system that will tell the story of 9/11 and the story of the 40 people who gave their lives at shanksville to defend the nation's capitol. >> even though it will be dedicated officially tomorrow, it doesn't mean all the work will be done or any time soon? >> you know, we have actually raised $42 million for the memorial. it is about 80, 85% done. we need another 15% to go. we need to raise $10 million to get the visitors center and education center. hopefully with donations throughout the country, we'll be able to get that done. we've already received donations from 75,000 people around the country. our hope is to get this done because it's fitting and proper that as we look at 9/11, this will be the only national park that will tell the stor

with that, we would like to present the secretary of interior ken salazar, who has been absolutely fantasticr. secretary? [applause] >> thank you very much. good afternoon to all of you and to vice-president biden, dr. biden, president clinton, to president bush, to mrs. bush, speaker boehner, and senators casey and tommey and all the members of the delegations and elected officials and especially to the families today who worked so hard to dig as possible. we join together as friends and families, to build and support enduring monument to love, courage, and sacrifice. on one morning, a turn of history and a rush of heroes forever changed this land and this nation and this world. the battle that began at 6 miles overhead ended with a roar of engines and this area behind us, the stony creek river. since that day, millions of americans have come to honor their heroes of flight 93. they have brought to this hallowed ground their pictures, their letters, and their prayers. and the people of this land, themselves survivors and witnesses and first responders welcome those who came. they helped us

ken salazar. [cheers and applause] one of the best governors in the country, john hankin looper.[cheers and applause] two outstanding senators, mark udall. [cheers and applause] and michael bennet. [cheers and applause] congresswoman diana dig at. [cheers and applause] congressmen ed perlmutter. your own hometown mayor, michael hancock. [cheers and applause] and former friend -- current friend, former mayor and one of the finest public servants in colorado history, frederico pena. [cheers and applause] so it is good to be back in colorado, especially on a gorgeous day late is. it's always like this in late september, is an? absolutely. it's an honor to be here at lincoln high school. [cheers and applause] and i want to give a special thank you to emelia for that wonderful introduction. [cheers and applause] i was just talking to emelia. she is a senior this year. and she is planning to go to college and planning to be a doctor and i am absolutely certain she is going to succeed in everything she does. and she is an example, great example of how smart are courses in better technol

interior secretary ken salazar is going to nevada on tuesday to firm, andw solar that as brave of him, but you did not see president obama talking about that. host: lead story in "the washington post." host: back to the phones. cincinnati, ohio. john, on our line for republicans. caller: i cannot understand. i have been following the solyndra congressional hearings, and i cannot understand why our doe what have lent these people money. they said they did not have enough money to function through 2011, yet we turn around and give them half of $1 billion of taxpayer money, knowing they did not have enough money to function, even with a loan. i watch this, and i watched these people skirt around the answers that the congress has asked them, and personally, i think they should all go to prison. this is nothing but a scam. it reminds me of the enron scandal. these people should go to prison. they don't the people out of half of a billion dollars at a time when people of the united states are struggling to get by, and none of them can tell us where that money is. guest: you make some great

, a hometown hero who is now one of the best secretaries of the interior that we have ever had, ken salazar [cheers and applause] one of the best governors in the country, john hickenlooper. [applause] two a standing centers, mark udall -- [cheers and applause] and michael benet. [applause] congresswoman diana degette, congressman ed perlmutter. [cheers and applause] you're own home town mayor michael hancock. [cheers and applause] and former friend -- current friend, former mayor -- [laughter] -- and one of the finest public servants in colorado history. [cheers and applause] so it is good to be back in colorado, especially on a gorgeous day like this. [cheers and applause] it's always like this in late september, isn't it? absolutely. it is an honor to be here at lincoln high school. [cheers and applause] and i want to get a special thank you to a million for that wonderful introduction. [cheers and applause] i was just talking to emelia, she is a senior this year and she is planning to go to college and planning to be a doctor, and i'm absolutely certain she is going to succeed in everyt

this week honoring held hilda solis and ken salazar with this conference, to phenomenal role models. you also have a fellows program. we have three fellows right now that are building the skills and public service because of the work they are doing. so i think first of all we have to recognize that they have been a leader in this area. but, to go beyond that, to the broad level, the president's speech last week, he recognizes first we have to stop the bleeding in so many of our schools around the country. the american job act funds to hundred 80,000 tuitions. we can't educate our kids if we are losing teachers in the hundreds of thousands like we've been doing over the last year. [applause] peace fought to extend pell grants to make sure we can have pell grants for devin and debt forgiven if you serve as a teacher for civil if you go back into serving our kids in schools and the early years are an absolutely critical to the race to the top and so many other areas have been critical from the president's perspective but we also have to connect people to jobs. right now in the hispanic

interior secretary ken salazar announced yesterday that the administration is moving forward with a plan to destroy four perfectly good hydroelectric dams on the klamath river capable of producing 155,000 megawatts of the cleanest and cheapest electricity on the planet. enough for about 155,000 homes. now, why would the administration pursue such a ludicrous policy? well, they say it's necessary to increase the salmon population. the thing is, we did that a long time ago by building the iron gate fish hatchery. the iron gate fish hatchery produces five million salmon smolet every year, 17,000 of which return annually as fully grown adults to spawn. the problem is, they don't include them in the population count. and to add insult to insanity, when they tear down the iron gate dam, we will lose the iron gate fish hatchery and the five million salmon smolt it produces annually. declining salmon runs are not unique to the klamath. we have seen them up and down the northwest pacific coast over the last 10 years as a result of the naturally occurring pacific oscillation, cold water currents t

this week you're honoring hilda solis and ken salazar with this conference, two phenomenal role modelsve a fellows program. we have three fellows at hud right now that are building the skills in public service because the work that chci is doing. first we have to recognize chci has been a leader in this area but to go beyond that, to a broader level, the president's speech last week, he recognizes first and foremost we have to stop the bleeding in some of our schools around the country. the american jobs act would fund 280,000 teaching positions. we can't educate our kids if we're losing teachers in the hundreds of thousands like we've been doing over the last year. [applause] we have to fund that investment. he is also fought to expand pell grants, to make sure that you can have your pell grants forgiven and your debt forgiven if you serve as a teacher for example. if you go back into serving our kids in schools. but we also have to do more, i agree, that the early years are absolutely critical. the race to the stop and so many other areas have been critical from the president's persp

this week, you are honoring hilda solis and ken salazar with this conference.henomenal role models. you also have a fellows program. we have three fellows at hud right now that are building skills and public service because of the work that chci is doing. we have to recognize that they have been a leader in this area. to go beyond that, the president's speech last week. he recognizes first and foremost, we have to stop the bleeding in so many of our schools. the american jobs act would fund 2800 teachers. we have to fund a bad investment. -- that investment. he has fought to expand health grants. make sure that you can have those debts forgiven, if you serve as a teacher, for example, if you teach in schools. but we also have to do more -- i agree that the early years are critical. but which also have to connect young people to jobs. right now, in the hispanic community, we have an almost 20% youth unemployment rate. completely unacceptable. what we have to do is build community colleges. last week, as part of the american jobs act, community college benefits w