another salmonella scare involving allegis. >> the line of thunderstorms is moving in. the forecast is just ahead. >> she thought her travel insurance would cover her when her father became seriously ill. we reveal an exclusive you we reveal an exclusive you should know >> 22,000 cartons of romaine lettuce are being recalled out of concern that product might be tainted with salmonella. they issued a voluntary recall. allegis was sold in stores in pennsylvania but not too many stores in maryland. -- the salad was sold in stores in pennsylvania but not many stores in maryland. tonight michael jackson's personal doctor is the target of a manslaughter investigation into the singer's death. a search warrant filed in a houston court today allows authorities to seek evidence to determine if dr. conrad murray committed manslaughter. murray was a doctor with michael jackson on the day he died. tonight, nearly four dozen people are behind bars following a wide reaching corruption probe in new jersey. federal agents arrested 44 people, including three mayors, two state lawmakers,

a spontaneous pledge of allegiance. that is just part of the scene that unfolded at a gop congressman's town meeting in delaware. we'll put the entire videotape on our website. a lot of us live with this issue, we get e-mails asked about it. justice correspondent pete williams will join in on this conversation from washington. pete, no matter how untrue this comes up at a lot of public gatherings now? >> yes, and members of congress say they hear this question often too. one even said he is reluctant to advertise townhall meetings because he is concerned questions about this will drown out everything else. >> i have read about him. >> reporter: john mccain started hearing it during last fall's campaign. >> he's an arab. he is not -- >> no. >> no? >> no, ma'am. >> reporter: it hasn't gone away, becoming a staple of blogs and conservative talk radio. >> all the president of the united states has to do is produce a birth certificate. >> barack obama has yet to have to prove he is a citizen. >> reporter: and lawsuits challe

the second order of business is the pledge of allegiance to the flag. it's important that we continue those traditions but it's also important that people who come to the capitol understand that that is part of our routine. you know, mr. speaker, unless the lord watches over this house, the builders build in vain. unless the lord watches over the city, those who watch watch in vain. above the flag behind you, mr. speaker, is the phrase "in god we trust," it's not to the side or below it, it's above it, symbolic of what we do each day, we pray then have the pledge of allegiance. i strongly support this legislation to make sure the architect of the capitol does not deny our history, because religion is part of our history whether the architect of the capitol likes it or not. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from the u.s. virgin islands. mrs. christensen: i continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from mississippi, mr. harper. mr. harper: i yield back the balance

he said he asks that the soldiers now occupying the airport instead return their allegiance to him in the name of god, in the name of the people, and in the name of justice. chaos at the airport. we have seen fires burning, motorcycles on fire, people rushing the cameras, and running around the airport. it is a chaotic situation that we are following in honduras tonight. our karl penhaul will join us. he is right in the middle of it all. >>> meantime, news happening in the united states. the sense of utter disbelief surrounding the death of a former pro football star steve mcnair. his bullet ridden body and that of his 20-year-old apparent girlfriend were found yesterday at a downtown nashville condo. police have already ruled that mcnair's death as a homicide. but they say classifying sahel kazemi's death will take longer than that. facing speculation of a possible murder/suicide. tell us what -- why are they not classifying this as a murder/suicide? it seems to be all of what the police person yesterday, the spokesperson, insinuated in his press conference. >> reporter: you're right

each recited the oath of allegiance. >> when they handed me that piece of paper, this is the main thing that defines me right now. >> this is one of 50 ceremonies just like taking place across the country. in total, 6000 people will become.s. citizens today. >> you are living in america, you don't just want to be just an immigrant, you want to be an actual citizen and feel like an american. >> for so many here, whether it is to live, work, or serve, they still think of the united states as the place where their dreams can be best realized. >> we have lots of opportunities. you can reach success if you work every day and it is a big difference. >> one of america's 233rd birthday, this group celebrates a first for them, and independence day on which they can truly call themselves proud americans. >> oh, my god, yes, fourth of july and everything. it is overwhelming to me. >>> there was a special independence day celebration at the national cathedral. thousands of people attended the cathedral's annual july 4th organ recital. they were entertained by a program filled with patriotic music,

of the united states against all enemies foreign and domestic, that i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. that i take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation. and i will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office i am about to enter. so help me god. >> well done. [applause] [unintelligible] that was, as i said, a distinct honor and privilege. the first time i have sworn anyone in in say -- it is an awesome responsibility and a great pleasure to welcome you for your next term. do either of my colleagues have opening remarks to begin the meeting? please? >> very briefly, mr. chairman, thank you very much. i could not think of a better way to launch the genachowski era. i think you have done a great job so far, sir. [laughter] there are four groups of thank yous right here. a will be as brief as possible. i think many folks for my renomination and reconfirmation -- certainly, my parents, got himself -- god himself. my parents are no longer with us, but i think about them often. to jennifer and my kids. these public service jobs are very demanding and f

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a lawsuit to ban the pledge of allegiance from the grounds of the u.s. capitol. all of that plus congressman j.c. watts, pollster frank luntz and supermodel kim alexis. "hannity" starts right now. the universal health care nightmare is knocking at your door. yesterday, house democrats unveiled sweeping legislation that would slam almost every business with a penalty equal to 8% of their payroll if they fail to provide health insurance for their employees. now, it also slaps additional taxes on the country's highest earners. it looks like the democrats are using every political issue in this country as an excuse to hike your taxes. and that is our headline this wednesday night. playing politics with your health. now, today, the senate health committee passed a $1 trillion health care overhaul. and get this, it's called the "affordable health choices act." republicans were shut out of the drafting process and as a result, they were forced to offer more than 100 amendments to the democrats' shoddy bill. republicans charge that the senate bill will plunge the nation

the new citizens took the oath of allegiance at the home of the country's first president, coming from3 countries. they say american is a place where their dreams can be realized. >> we want to feel like americans. >> 6000 immigrants became u.s. citizens today. the ceremony at mount vernon was one of the 50 across the country. >>> some people saw rain, but there were clear skies most of the rain. will the weather stick around for the weekend? meteorologist steve rudin has a first look. >> we have been monitoring the rain off to the west in the weather center. looking at the storm scan, mainly across west virginia, ohio, kentucky, a of it moving in our direction overnight. the express forecast, if you are looking for sunshine tomorrow, you'll not find it. the high temperatures, in the 70's. daytime highs only in the 70's. coming up, and look at the forecast in more detail, talking about the pull down and the very nice summertime warm up toward the end of the work week. pamela? >>> you at 11:00, and natural gas explosion caused major damage to a home in northwest. the blast happened at a

such as ideological allegiance, military force, and the deal with georgia, or implementing governmentthe principal goal is to exhort predominant influence over the foreign and security policies of disparate states that will either remain neutral or support russia's policies. fifth, while its goals are imperial, a common strategies are pragmatic. it employs eclectic methods involving a mixture of enticement, threats, incentives, and pressure. russia's national interests are seen as predominating over those of its neighbors. russia deploys a range of weapons to curtail the further expansion of the nato-european union area and to weaken its effectiveness. i will not go into detail. i've published a book at the end of last year and have another one coming out at the end of this year on the same subject, if you are interested in it. >> it's available on heritage.org. >> thank you. russia's administration aims to discredit western institutionas. it seeks to neutralize democracy-promoting institutions such as the 0 [unintelligible] , it manufactures security disputes with nato, such as the m

they took an oath of allegiance and they also have the opportunity to register to vote.y the smiles on their faces, it was clear that independent they will always have a very special meaning for them. >> it feels incredibe. i'm incredibly blessed to be a part of this amazing nation and specifically on this day and on this year as well. >> a trip of boy scouts help welcome the citizens, as did the children's chorus. >>> celebrations bring across the nation and there's a crisis overseas. several nations condemning north korea for launching seven ballistic missiles into the waters off its east coast. south korea, japan, britain, and france have spoken out. the white house has not commented. officials are working to enforce sanctions against the south korean -- the north korean government. >>> steve mcnair shot and killed. a look back at his career. >> we're learning more about the public and private goodbye to michael jackson. we will have the latest from los angeles coming up. >>> we have picked up some clouds. there is some rain in some of those clouds. we will talk about

pledge of allegiance to that wonderful flag for the people that sacrificed our lives for our freedom. everybody stand up! >> all right. do you want me to leave? [ inaudible ] [ inaudible ]. >> and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god indivisible with liberty and justice for all. >> thank you. now we can get back to health care. >> well, they're just giving the pledge of allegiance apropos so the nut case going on there. nutty questions about the president's birth certificate are being raised not only at republican town meetings, but also in congress where a group of republicans are sponsoring a bill to require future presidential candidates to provide their birth certificates. one of those republicans is congressman john campbell of california. congressman, thank you for joining us. the reason this is fascinating is that meeting. but let me tell you the prime sponsor of this, your colleague bill posey of indiana. he said i can't swear on a stack of bibles whether he's a citizen or not. he's talking about the president of the united states. his spokesman says if he

. >> reporter: pledged allegiance to the new flag encouraged to practice democracy in his new country as others like him were born in tehran are being discouraged from practicing it there. >> the united states is the best place in the world. something we need to do. living the american dream. >> reporter: an audio welcome from the president. corporal for two years an american marine, now. >> the day finally come where i can be called an american. >> reporter: an american who knows why he loves his country. >> freedom, opportunity. will accept anyone once you're willing to work hard to achieve your dreams. >> reporter: dreams today come true. 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> there were similar scenes nationwide today. more than 50 swearing in ceremonies were scheduled today. >>> two deadly shootings in the district on this 4th of july. police say they respond today a report of a shooting onrd street in northeast and then learned two victims already had been taken to the hospital. 19-year-old brown of northwest washington died at the hospital. surviving victim hasn't been identified. 21-ye

an appeals court in california once said "under god" had to be stricken from the pledge of allegiance. if she had written that, which she didn't, that would be a smoking gun. so is she going to get the kind of votes when justice roberts did when half the democrats voted for him? is it going to be more like samuel alito when 42 of the 46 democrats voted against him? i don't think we know yet. i think the hands of orrin hatch and lindsey graham lies whether or not all of republicans are going to be moving against her or not. we don't know where they stand yet. >> couric: to be continued. jeff greenfield. as always, jeff, thank you. getting judge sotomayor confirmed figures to be a lot easier than another white house goal: reforming health care to ensure everyone while reining in soaring costs. health care in this country is expected to cost more than $2.5 trillion this year alone, or nearly 18% of the national economy. house democrats rolled out a plan today as the president made a push to get something passed. here's chief white house correspondent chip reid. >> reporter: in michigan t

the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from new jersey, congressman sires. mr. sires: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker: without objection, the gentleman from texas, congressman hensarling, is recognized for one minute. mr. hensarling: madam speaker, above your chair are inscribed the words, in god we trust. there's nothing more important that we in congress do each day than seek his wisdom, guidance and blessing upon our deliberations. i am both grateful and proud that today my friend, pastor elizabeth hanley, sought those gifts on our behalf. pastor hanley, known as pastor liz, has led the abiding savior lutheran church in cameron, texas, since 2002. she's a lifelong lutheran, a fifth generation texan and just like my wife, a baylor bare bexar. i know through the fact that through her love of jesus christ, she nurtures the youth of her congregation. she cares for the elderly, and she inspires all by her words o

was an infidel country that could be targeted, they swore allegiance to martyrdom. that meant they were prepared to die in the course of carrying out suicide bombings. therefore, the possibility existed that they would train their ire on the united states and carry out attacks here. >> a security official says the boyd family tried to get into israel two years ago but were refused entry. the official did not say why they were stopped. >>> boyd's wife sabrina contends her family traveled to the middle east for peaceful reasons including praying for a son who died in a car crash and says her family's good and decent and had weapons because they enjoyed hunting and shooting. here she is. she said she has been in contact with her husband. >> i spoke to him. he seemed okay. he said they're innocent. the truth will come out. they're making a lot about nothing. and just for us to be strong because we know we're okay. we're innocent. we're -- we're just trying to be muslim in a country who is supposed to assure us our freedom of religion. >> neighbors have expressed shock a

the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from alabama, congressman bright. mr. allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to five further one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? mr. kucinich: good morning, mr. speaker. i request permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. kucinich: one of the tragic and laughable conseats of the entire health care debate is that people love their for-profit health insurance companies. so hands off the private insurers. these are the same insurance companies whose premiums, co-pays and deductibles are forcing millions of americans into poverty. 60% of all u.s. bankruptcies are tied to people not being able to pay their hospital bills. and most of these people were insured. but people love their insurance companies. now,

they swore allegiance to marty dom and that meant they were going to carry out suicide bombings. they could train their ire on the united states and carry out its acts here. >> a security official says the boyd family tried to get into israel two years ago but were refused entry, but the official didn't say why they were stopped. now, the indictment doesn't specifically list targeted countries, but the government claims members of the group traveled to gaza, jordan, israel, kosovo and pakistan to wage jihad. in the community where the boyd is well liked and known, neighbors are coming to their defense. they say the boyds are a close, loving family, nicer than most. you're seeing a picture of boyd's wife whos tsays the charges are unsubstantiated. she's asking people not to rush to government. >> we do own guns in our home as our constitutional right allows us. and i don't think there's a crime in that. >> according to the indictment, members of the group purchased several plane tickets to israel and planned meetings there as well. boyd's wife says her husband and son traveled to

the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from texas, congressman sam johnson. mr. johnson: will you join me in the pledge? i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from connecticut, congressman himes, is recognized for one minute. mr. himes: thank you, mr. speaker. it's an honor for me to introduce today to the congress of the united states pastor anthony bennett of the mount aery baptist church in bridgeport, connecticut. ess he' accompanied by his -- he's accompanied by his wife and young and energetic son. the mount aery baptist church draws its name from the biblical name where noah's arc is believed to have been brought to rest. mount aery is a beacon, a refuge, a house of good works in a very troubled city. one of the poorest in connecticut. in fact, one of the poorest in the nation. but under pastor bennett's leadership, the mount aery church has sponsored ministries for

the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag.i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, july 21, 2009. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable roland burris, a senator from the state of illinois, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: the senate will resume consideration of defense authorization bill following leader remarks with two hours of debate prior to the vote on levin-mccain and the first vote will begin shortly after 12:00 and the senate will recess from 12:30 until 215 for the caucus lunches on and then we will be open for amendments. i hope members who have amendments to offer will do so at the earliest possible day. the presiding officer: under the p

odd critical bills for a month now, instead they fight about things who should lead the pledge of allegiance. >>> fireworks scared a dog badly he broke out of a cage. his handler put him in a kennel on july 4th, but the next day j.j. was gone and the latch was broken. >> this is fairly sturdy, heavy-duty bracket that he was somehow able to bend open, you know, when it was already around another collapse. >> j.j. also had to scale two chain link fences to get out. his handler found him safe yesterday. >>> all right. bob, maybe wanted to see the fireworks. that's what it was. >> i'm thinking not knowing how my dog reacted. >> not a patriot is what you're saying? >> not a fan of the loud noises. we'll show you the monday morning early right now. stalled-out front, and below it humid conditions. you can see that evident with all the clouds, all the rain and white. the rain is coming out of alabama through georgia and now stretching towards that florida panhandle. severe thunderstorms are a possibility today. you can see getting into the areas around tallahassee. here's the radar shot. a good lin

in the big apple folks gathered to take their oath of allegiance to the base of the statue of liberty nearly a dozen members of the military were sworn in and after becoming citizens they climbed all the way to the top of lady liberty's newly reopened crown. at mount vernon george washington's former home in washington others took the oath and colonial style. friends and family members looked on as folks from dozens of other countries officially joined our union. >> vice president ivan is in iraq we have more on that but moving on will go into this. vice president died in iraq this july 4, producers are testing me today, spending time with his son and other american troops but that's not all he was doing. a look at the special location who presided over possible check in with the soldiers at camp war eagle and baghdad to also have special duties on this july 4. >> on cpl. brian shipley out of baghdad iraq i want to wish m mm >> julie: stories like that make you got to be an american. a humble hero who received the military's highest honor, joe foss, we just met was in the u.s. supreme

i mean, he gets paid by the cambridge police department so his allegiance lies with those who pay him and sergeant crowley. i wouldn't expect anything other than that. it takes a great deal to speak out when we see trans gregss take place in our community. that's not the only incident where african-american officers fail to speak out against situations that take place that are sometimes they are, sometimes they're not, race-based situations that take place. i wasn't surprised to see that or hear that. >> regardless of who the person in this case, were you to have been in the shoes of sergeant jim crowley, how would you have handled the situation? >> i can tell you that after 24 years of being a police officer, there are a lot of times i've been in those situations and other officers, too. i think the primary job of the police officer is to deescalate escalating situations. with the experience this officer has regarding race and sensitivity and all of that, he should have been deescalating the situation rather than escalating it in the kind of way that ended up in mr. gates getting arr

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. >> reporter: they pledged allegiance to the new flag, and promised to practice packcy in his own country as others born in teheran are discouraged from practicing it there. >> the united states is the best place in the world. this is something we need to do, continue on the american dream. >> it is an honor and privilege. >> reporter: an audio welcome from the president. lance corporal short for two years an american marine, now -- >> this finally comes and i can be an american. >> reporter: an american who knows why he loves his country. >> freedom and opportunity and a willingness to accept anyone once you are willing to work hard to achieve your dreams. >> reporter: dreams today come true ♪ [ music ] 9 news now and wusa9.com. >> more than 50 squaring in -- swearing in ceremonies were held across the country on saturday. >>> tiger did more than just hand the at&t national trophy to himself. we will show you what else he did coming up. >>> and the nationals try end to their home stand on a high note. highlights coming up in sports. >>> here's a look at who's celebrating a birthday today

with a very definite strain of islam that is 14 centuries old, a rich pedigree, commander of the allegiance of all sorts of people, educated, more educated, rich, poor, etc.. but what we want to do is basically the position that the acts of violence we've seen are somehow not connected to ideology put a happy face on what's causing its and say we can attack terrorism by just dealing with the people who actually carried out rather than the ideology that motivates it and for that reason i don't think our government is particularly interested and pleased at the executive branch level at the diplomatic level of putting pressure to end this problem and on a lot congress for the fact it is stepping up to the plate to do something about it but a really isn't at the level of government where i think this ought to be addressed. >> i think that the tourism, the passage of libel tourism would help to stem the tide if you want on what you were describing because unless we have the possibility to continue to express herself freely and to date politically of these issues we will end up -- we will not hav

her allegiance is to the law, she says, her background helps make her good at what she does. >> my personal and professional experiences help me to listen and understand with the law always commanding the result in every case. >> reporter: the week promises to be a discourse on philosophy. everybody on the panel understands the undertow of politics that may creep up and the reality of what lies ahead. >> unless you have a complete meltdown, you're going to get confirmed. and i don't think you will, but, you know, the drama being created here is interesting. >> reporter: senator graham said he has some questions about whether sotomayor's colored by her background. others are inclined to believe if a nominee is qualified, the president should get the person he picks. lou? >> well, after listening to 20 senators who sit on the judiciary committee, speak for ten minutes each, judge sotomayor responded eight minutes. i'm sorry, i missed the drama here. could you sort that out for us? would that have dominated? >> reporter: i think probably -- you know, first the drama was that we hadn't heard so

audience, the questioner of the congressman leading the crowd, nearly all of the crowd in a pledge of allegiancen the audience, a lot of questions remaining and seemingly the questions won't go away because they haven't been dealt with, it seems possible, straightforwardly. quickly, now, one quick e-mail. cal in florida said, lou, obama now has enough czars that we can call him by his proper name, obama the great. we love hearing from you. send us your

the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance to the flag. pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, july 29, 2009. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, president pro tempore. reid mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: this morning following the remarks of the two leaders, the senate will resume consideration of the energy and water appropriations bill. cloture motions were filed last night. as a result, there is a 1:00 p.m. filing deadline for first-degree amendments. roll call votes are possible throughout the day. i would hope that people who want to offer amendments wo

the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from louisiana, congressman fleming. mr. fleming: i ask you to follow me in the pledge. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from nebraska, congressman smith, is recognized for one minute. mr. smith: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in honor of today's guest chaplain, pastor gary hashley. he's joining us today from my hometown of gering where he served the congregation at calvary memorial church. he graduated from the grand rapids school of the bible and music. he served in kalamazoo, michigan before settling in nebraska. it's an honor to be here today. for 30 years pastor hashley's service has had a profound impact on his community. he's led efforts to feed the poor, to spread his faith to those in need and has even been active for loke -- with local councils. i thank him for his service to our community and for his words of faith thi

the question is how much because a lot of soldiers in the pakistani army, again, where do their allegiances lie. they are moving forepardon and doing what they are supposed to do. >> canada's prime minister steven harper told president obama we can't win in afghanistan in the traditional sense. what is our goal. are we looking for balm balm or trying to win afghanistan as a traditional victory in a war, what? do we understand what the administration is after? >> i think this was an inherited conflict obviously. i talked to a lot of soldiers and most of them, the line you hear most often is you bought it you own it. we're in there now. what do we do? i think it is mostly strategic. iran is sandwiched at the moment by two u.s. forces. >> it all ties together. >> andrew thank you for your perspective. good to have you back with us. >>> a man police say terrorized a south carolina town is killed in north carolina. >>> and thousands arrive in spain for the beginning of the annual rite of passage. we will be back. you are watching 9 news now. >>> the united nations security council is giving nort

capps: please join me in pledging allegiance to the flag.dge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the chair will entertain up to five requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from ohio rise? mr. kucinich: i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. kucinich: the health care debate ends up being a debate about the legitimacy of our political system. if this is a government by the people and for the people, then why do we not already have a health care system which meets the needs of all the people? is it because we have a market based for profit health care system? why do we have 50 million americans uninsured

kirkpatrick: members and guests in the gallery, please join me in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? mr. baca: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. baca: president kennedy once said, ask not what your country can do for you but ask what you can do for your country. immigrants take this question to heart, not only do they ask what they can do for their country but they also ask what they can do for their communities, their families as well. simply put, immigrants are one of the hardest working groups of america, regardless of legal status. their willingness to work and gain assimilation into the american -- enter the american society and culture greatly benefits our country. this month in ir

he asked the that the soldiers oupg the airport instead return their allegiance to him, in the name of god, the people and justice. but the politics who ousted him aren't backing down, and violence has broken out and a huge crowd surrounding the airport on sunday with at least one person killed so far. that's according to an associated press photographer at the scene. we're going to go to cnn's carl p penhall. this is all developing as we speak. carl may not hear me. he may be doing a report in progress. do we have carl available? carl, can you hear us? this is don lemon in the u.s. >> reporter: don, right now we're at the airport at the capital. thousands of supporters of the ousted president manuel zelaya have gathered there. they have come because they know in the next few minutes they're due to land the plane here. on the one hand the interim government and the military has said they will not allow that plane to land. if they do, as soon as mr. zelaya steps foot on honduran soil, they will arrest him. on the other hand mr. zelaya's supporters turned out here in mass. if he's arrest

they get on their feet and start reciting the pledge of allegiance. ben ferguson hosts his own conservative radio show. there is something strange about even having to do this story. for those of you who get this, please, we apologize. but it has gotten to the point where there are so many people in this country who are believing this that it needs to be addressed. ben ferguson, are you there? >> yeah. >> let me -- hey, if people call your show and say this to you, please tell me that you tell them, no, there's no evidence to support that. >> it was funny. this has taken on a life of its own. that's the crazy thing. i banned the topic from my show because i was so sick and tired of talking about it. like you said, it has been growing like wildfire. you know how things are in this country, you say it once, you say it twice, it can become a reality. you can end all this real quick if you're barack obama and you go out there and you have your press secretary walk out there and hold up a picture of it, or show it, and it is done. why they haven't done thi

. >> very vocal about his allegiance to his white sox.cket -- >> he is the first fan as they are calling him and a huge game. >>> coming up, a mother's idea turn into a target -- tar-jay as i call it. sensation. meet the creator of incognito in this morning's coffee with. that is coming up including sharon's traffic and we will update that breaking news as well about the plane crash in western maryland. stick with us, everybody. >>> well, we are looking at a pretty muggy start. clouds left over from all the moisture that rolled through here yesterday. while nothing is on the radar but a big ol' giant bug that is -- you know, one of those things. one thing to keep in mind too, we have not had a lot of moisture in june. we have not had alot of mosquitoes, but we will be dealing with standing water in the area because of these storms. so that is one thing to keep in mind as you move on through these next few days. , empty, standing water to keep down mosquito problems as these temperatures start to go up. the scan is clear as far as any rain

many people there have just as much allegiance to their local group as any central government. >>> almost two weeks after u.s. troops withdrew from iraqi cities sectarian violence seems to be increasing. four baghdad churches were bombed this weekend injurying eight civilians. in a separate incident today, gunmen assassinated a provincial official official. the victim was krchristian. >>> with senate confirmation hearings scheduled to start tomorrow, the debate over supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor is heating up. president obama called her this morning to wish her good luck. he nominated sotomayor to fill the seat of retiring justice david souter. she worked as an assistant district attorney in new york for five years. a federal judge since 1992 and been on the u.s. circuit court of appeals since 1998. what does the public think about sotomayor? they don't get a real vote in this. but cnn deputy political director paul stein hauzer has been looking at the numbers nonetheless. >> that's right, tom. our cnn opinion research corporation national poll, we broke it down by party. take a l

and to bear truth faith and allegiance to it.pard: if you are wondering how that is possible and immediately involved in the state supreme court confirmation process it's not complicated. senators replace on committees and party leaders decide whether to grant those requests or put them somewhere else. so it is with senator franken and everybody else. the building in which sotomayor will most likely be working just east of the capitol building it took a while for the country's high justices to get a place they could call home. >> in terms of power and influence, it is one of the three most important buildings in the country. alongside the white house and the capitol building. but it took the supreme court a long time to find a permanent home. the first supreme court justifiables gathered on february 2nd, 1790. in the old merchant's exchange building in new york. but 10 months later the national capitol was established in philadelphia and the supreme court moved there. first to philly's state house or independence hall, then to ci

the presiding officer: please join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington, d.c, july 8, 2009, to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable tom udall, a senator from the state of new mexico, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. mr. reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following leader remarks there will be a period of morning business for one hour, republicans will control the first 30 minutes, the majority will control the second 30 minutes. following morning business the senate will resume consideration of the homeland security appropriations act. there will be five minutes to debate prior to a vote in relation to the sessions a

massive americans in the middle who, you know, just don't necessarily share any particular political allegiance will -- that conservative ideas are attractive, and what is attractive about those ideas? why do they answer to people's normal aspirations and without understanding that, you can't understand how to persuade people to the way of thinking politically that you find the greater good for the greater number which, you know, in my case would be, you know, the social democratic tradition, the new deal tradition, the idea that a strong government, central government can deliver the most prosperity to the most people with liberty and individual autonomy. .. >> rick perlstein, author of nixonland. >> thank you. >> coming up next, book tv presents afterward, an hour-long program where we invite guest host to interview authors. this week pulitzer prize winning author of "monkey girl," edward humes discusses his latest book, "eco barons." mr. humes greatly acclaimed story reveals the unique efforts of a few individuals who he says are trying to help save the planet. mr. humes discusses his book w

cfo of allegiance airlines and blue star jet. great to have you here. let's start with you. how did you do it? >> thanks for having me. you know, we -- that's a long answer there. i mean, at the end of the day, we really were helped this past quarter obviously fuel is materially lower than it was a year ago. it's a very, very different revenue environment, but we have a great attention to cost. we have outstanding costs and we were able to lower that this quarter, costs away from fuel that is. and despite what we saw a little bit of softness for the first time in what's called ancillary revenue which is a number of different revenue streams including unbundled pricing, the sale of third-party products like hotel rooms and rental cars that we bundle. for the first time in several quarter wes saw a little bit of softness there. but that still held up quite well. we had a 25% profit margin, which is good in our industry. >> rick, i want to talk to you because things have been perking up, at least in the month of june, even though they were down earlier in the year. what kind of

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jackson: please join me in the pledge of allegiance to our flag and to our nation. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following enrolled bill. the chair will entertain -- the clerk: h.r. 838, an act to have a conveyance of land held by the bureau of prison of the department of justice in miami-dade county, florida, to facilitate the construction of a new educational facility that includes a secure parking area for the bureau of prisons and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 10 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from tennessee rise? mr. cohen: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. cohen: thank you, mr. speaker. daniel webster reminds us on a daily basis in a plaque stone engraved above the speaker's rostrum during our time i

. >> as you recall, larry, growing up in new york, you got your baseball allegiance genetically fromif your father was a giants fan, you were a giants fan. i was a giants fan, and then, as you know the -- i root for the nationals. i try -- they weren't when we were trying to buy them. i was one of the groups trying to buy them. we didn't get them. i watched the nationals closely. >> do you have a look in the mirror and just pinch yourself and say i'm the kid from city college with the it 2.0 grade point average, look at me now. >> yeah. i'm just so honored to have had that kind of become r you without med army in 1958 we had only seen the last segregated unit three years earlier. the country was still a racist place. jim crow. the army said to me we're now integrated. that's all there is to that. anybody have any questions? no. okay, listen, we don't care where you came from, we don't what your color, we don't care with wr your patients came from. we just care about performance. >> you're a great american. thank you. >> take care, larry. >> anderson cooper and "ac 360" are next. >>>