but with your support [bullet being fired from gun] bang the als association can help people with alssing through] woosh do this. >>> back now, more with secretary of education arne duncan. decade, i understand the beast that is washington, d.c. you just left the hill a few moments ago. talk to me about dealing with some of the folks that you're dealing with today who, quite frankly, watched this grow from the sidelines. this did not just happen the last eight years during a republican administration. the degradation of the public school system, the destruction of it, quite frankly. i'll use those words, won't give them to you. it happened over decades, and some of these people, it happened on their watch. how do you deal with these folks? >> yeah. i think -- and again, i'm probably the most non-political, non-ideological guy you're ever going to meet. this has nothing to do with politics. my job is to wake up every day and fight for children. that is my only job is to fight for children. and republican, democrat, new school, old guard, whoever it might be, i need to work with everybo

. >> based on what you know right now, are these al qaeda groups, al qaeda-associated groups responsible for this simultaneous attack? >> well, the best i'm going to say about that is that it is most likely two groups who wish to associate themselves with al qaeda. and we'll have to wait and see. i think there is some interesting intelligence information that leads me to believe that it was a terrorist attack. this just didn't happen by spontaneous combustion. >> yeah, it's not coincidence. >> that's right. >> two attacks moments apart at these two american hotels in jakarta. lets talk about the controversy about these plans, apparently never operational, the plans of the cia to have these assassination hit squads go out into other countries and go after al qaeda targets. congress was never briefed on this, i take it, and the report is that the former vice president, dick cheney, told the cia, don't share this information with congress. i know this is very sensitive, you're the chair. what can you tell us? >> well, let me be careful in what i say. we were briefed in what's called a memor

cashed with killing al qaeda leaders overseas. associated press is report the secret program was terminated in 2004 by then cia director george tenet. it was reinstated a year looking by goss. resu ultimately, it was closed by leon panetta. he became aware of that program last month and entered a, quote, somewhat more operational phase. >>> defending his decision, dennis blair raised questions about the plan's, quote, effectiveness, maturity, and level of control. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making news "early today" in america. a massive accident ungulfed a michigan highway in flames but spared the lives of the driver. unbelievable when you see this video. the cause of the crash unclear. it involved a gasoline tanker, a semi and a car. flames shot 200 feet in the air, collapsing the overpass. remarkably, all three drivers went to the hospital but with minor injuries. >>> a high-speed pursuit in los angeles ended in a foot race there after pulling into oncoming traffic, the suspect crashed into the curve of an exit ramp and t

was a al-jazeera definitely space to i audience from every source of age however also al-jazeera launched association with the foundation, al-jazeera children, which is supposed to targets children and introduce educational programs to them. the foundation and al-jazeera participated in forming and founding the children and we do try to prove projects we have in mind to speak merely to people especially children and youth either through the screen and by the way al-jazeera is not one channel. by the end of this year we will have 14 channels so we have it channels from sports to life and other channels as well that are under construction at this point in time so, yes, we do targets this sector of the audience through certain kinds of programs and opportunities. >> [inaudible] >> the community and i think we don't have a specialty channel, but we do engaged them in discussion about prices and education in the arab world and the problems that are facing, and have some kind of discussion that but i cannot say we have specialized directed channelling toward a this education. >> let me ask, head of the bur

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also, al-jazeera launched in association with qatar foundation al-jazeera children. which is supposed to target children and introduce educational programs to them. qatar foundation is the sole owner of it but al-jazeera also participated in forming and funding it. we do try through this point in time few projects that we have in mind to speak mainly to people who are under 13 years old. especially, children and youth. either through the screen -- by the way, al-jazeera, no, it is not one channel. we have by the end of this year we'll have 14 channels now so we have various kind of channels from sports to documentary to -- like c-span and we have many channels that are under construction at this point in time, so, yes, we do target this sector of audience through certain kinds of programs and through certain kinds of operations. [inaudible] >> the education community i think we are not -- we don't have a specialized education channel but we do engage them in discussion about crisis of education of the arab world and the problems that they are facing. they are always

and they've fallen on a group called j.i., which is a regional terror organization associated with al qaeda. now, this was the group that was responsible for the bali bombing back in 2002 in which more than 200 people died, as well as an earlier attack on the marriott hotel, the australian embassy, a string of attacks. but that we haven't seen anything from them for four years now. they've been hit hard by the indonesian government, by the terror police down there. a lot of their leaders are being captured and killed. it had been assumed that they'd been splintered, that there were breakaway groups, but they were no longer as being regarded as effective as they were a few years ago. but clearly the tactics would appear to be those of the j.i. this is a high-profile attack on a very visible western target. it's also a very sophisticated one, because although this was a suicide becoming, it was very carefully planned. they checked into the hotel, they took a room on the 18th floor. they assembled their bomb on the 18th floor. it was all done very carefully to avoid very strict security

. >> reporter: as important who is responsible, suspicion is falling on a terror group associated with al qaeda that was responsible for the bali bombing in 2002. the marriott bombing in 2003. it has appred to have been dormant. the indonesians have been very successful in arresting and killing its leaders. and they have been very pleased with themselves they have appeared to put this terror behind them. the security of the hotels now have been very, very tight. the president of indonesia today was visibly shaken by what happened. he really did think with indonesia had turned the corner and now, of course, there is a great deal of concern there. back to you. >> to a high seas murder myery. a california man is due in court this afternoon. hay is accused of killing his wife during their luxury cruise to mexico. robert ma gill of los angeles was arrested. police say that he murdered his 55-year-old wife, shirley, during a domestic dispute. officials believe it happened tuesday. three days into that cruise from san diego to mexico aboard carnival cruise ship. the ship's security found the wom

would be both constitutional and prudent to confirm the military's authority to detain, al-qaeda, taliban and associated forces. it was a mr. caddis who testified last year. he's a bush appointee i would suspect. mr. kris, your thoughts on that? >> if i understand -- excuse me, if i understand the question correctly, i think the president believes with respect to the gitmo population -- >> again, i'm -- this question has nothing to do with gitmo. this is a forward-looking question. we've got a judge bates who has said habeas corpus applies to pakistanis taken to afghanistan. please, don't go back to gitmo. this is a forward-looking question. >> i think with respect to forward-looking to the extent that we need to have long-term law of war detention, that is something i think the president has made clear. he wants very much to work with congress on and if we need it, i think it might be something that we would consider statutory authority for. getting out ahead because right now we're focused on the near term. i don't want to go back to guantanamo. >> so are you planning to proffer that legislative fix t

combatant definition covered hostile groups -- quote -- "including a person who is part of al qaeda or associated forces." close quote. so let's be clear about what removing al qaeda from the definition would have meant in the legal proceedings related to detainees. it will cloud them under uncertainty and ambiguity. judges, whether military or civilian, will have to second guess whether al qaeda members are truly eligible to be held as enemy combatants. this is not an unjustified concern. let me tell you about just one case where a federal judge questioned whether an al qaeda member who fought in the jihad could still be held as an enemy combatant. on april 15th, of this year, judge hovell, of the u.s. district court for the district of columbia, granted habeas corpus petition of yasim jamad jahard -- habeas corpus petition is a right of a person in the united states who's held by the government to ask why they're being held. and it's referred to in the constitution. and many of my colleagues have said you're denying these prisoners habeas corpus petition. denying them. taking away something tha

was a al-jazeera definitely space to i audience from every source of age however also al-jazeera launched associationwith the foundation, al-jazeera children, which is supposed to targets children and introduce educational programs to them. the foundation and al-jazeera participated in forming and founding the children and we do try to prove projects we have in mind to speak merely to people especially children and youth either through the screen and by the way al-jazeera is not one channel. by the end of this year we will have 14 channels so we have it channels from sports to life and other channels as well that are under construction at this point in time so, yes, we do targets this sector of the audience through certain kinds of programs and opportunities. >> [inaudible] >> the community and i think we don't have a specialty channel, but we do engaged them in discussion about prices and education in the arab world and the problems that are facing, and have some kind of discussion that but i cannot say we have specialized directed channelling toward a this education. >> let me ask, head of the bure

percentage any -- if any of the current detainee population in guantanamo are not accused of being associated with al qaeda or the television -- or the taliban? do we have a number better still there by have not been accused with aligning themselves the television or any terrorist groups? i do not think i can give you exact numbers. what i can say but the current population is that the overwhelming majority of them were captured, we would consider the conventional battlegrounds circumstances in afghanistan. i hope that answers your question. i cannot give you the exact numbers. cuesta they were picked up with their association not because of their involvement. >> the overwhelming majority were captured in conventional bus filled circumstances where our military was in afghanistan pursuant to the authorization of this congress in 2001 to engage the caliban and al qaeda forces. >> have any of these people been tried by any of the courts? >> we have had three convictions thus far in military commissions. many of us believe that we ought to be able to move more efficiently in those cases. so far there ha

al qaeda. the associated press quotes jakarta's police chief saying suspected bombers were guests at the marriott. cnn producer cathy quijano joins us live now from jakarta. what's the very latest from there, cathy? >> well, john, the very latest is the national police spokesman told the press that there were eight people who were killed in the two wlasts that hit jakarta early this morning. one was a foreigner and 53 others, including 18 foreigners were also injured. they were brought to hospitals and still being treated there. there were several americans who were injured. among the 18 who were injured. now, the police also said and confirmed that they did find an unexploded bomb in one of the rooms of the 18th floor of the marriott hotel. they found an active bomb that they had to defuse, although he was said that the three bombs were similar and actually explosive devices. now, the police say that, you know, no one has claimed responsibility for this and, of course, the initial suspects, as we have been saying here, the terror network, which operates from indonesia working in other countries

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clinton's in thailand today for the meeting of the association of southeast asian nations or asean. and we have the latest from al jazeera english. >> reporter: hillary clinton taking center stage at the asean regional forum. with all attention on her, she took the opportunity to single out the two countries that are not towing the international line. >> complete and irreversible de-nuclearization is the only viable path for north korea. we do not intend to reward north korea just for returning to the table nor do we intend to reward them for actions they have already committed to taking and then reneged on. the path is open to them and it is up to them to follow it. unless and until they do, they will face international isolation and the unrelenting pressure of global sanctions. >> reporter: this denouncement after the secretary of state earlier claimed that north korea and me an mar were working together to acquire weapons and nuclear technology. a claim that's been received with some skepticism. >> so far as myanmar is concerned they've got a long way if they've got any sort of technical capacity to research a

al qaeda preparing false documents and working in their efforts. intelligence show he met both bin laden and sheikh mohammed and remained a close associate with al qaeda until his capture in 2004. now, this bona fide terrorist will have the privileges of a united states civilian court trial in the united states. i think that's new york is where that will be. to me this is inconceivable that could happen. the press reported that gilani was smiling when they read charges. despite the obama administration's intentions, they will find themselves in a position where they cannot either try or safely transfer or release gitmo detainees. as of may 2009, 74 transferred, released detainees have returned to the fight: 74. these are the ones we now know, these are ones we captured again, we know they have returned. how many are there out there? you release these people and they go right back to their practice of killing americans. former guantanamo bay inmate known as a abdullah surrenderedn north afghanistan in 2001 and transferred to gitmo in 2006 and released and he is out there killing marines today. that's what is happening currently. there is no alternative

from the beginning call the al-jazeera talk, regarded now as the most popular blogging side in the arab world and is open for journalists and the public a man. it is not associatedwith al-jazeera because what is written there is not necessarily a representation of al-jazeera, it is for people to say they want to say but it is definitely an opportunity for al-jazeera. al-jazeera talk to, bill in itself has a website by the way one of the most popular in the arab world and al-jazeera inglis, we are in a process now of delivering our blogging within those sites so very soon we are going to have integrated in al-jazeera english. >> thank you. >> i wanted to ask if a source of the anti shia movements in the al-jazeera and especially in iraq and who love and on, what is the source? is your policy? second part of a question regarding the saudi relationship, you talked about the opinions and the fact that you don't receive instructions from the politicians but everybody knows and arab media and not sure about the americans falling the saudis relations, you don't support saudia arabia, you don't derive any critics. your coverage actually is given much softer than the sau

associated with the martyr's brigade. >> i want to be famous and i want the best guys in the business to kidnap me. al qaeda is so 2001. >> i don't like you. >> reporter: but that wasn't the most awkward part. >> can i give you guys a word of advice? lose the beards, because your king osama looks like a kind of dirty wizard or a homeless santa. >> translator: we

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associated press reports he is there to visit u.s. troops and meet with iraqi leaders, including an president al bharati. vice president headed to the same week as u.s. troops handed over security in cities and urban areas to the iraqi's. >> at seven eastern is a look back at 30 years of close up television programming on c-span. you will hear from current and former associates of the show about what they have encountered through the years and how it's changed. tonight at eight eastern book tv with top nonfiction authors and books. go to. >> these places reminded of modern cathedrals that donors would build wings on hoping they would go to heaven. >> walter kern princeton class at 1983 would like to see changes to the higher education system. >> i think princeton's philosophy selection should be on the web. i think these wonderfully, concentrated islands of talent and wealth and erudition should be opened up to the larger society, not kept separate, which they still are and i can't understand why. >> walter kern, lost in a meritocracy, the under education of an overachiever on q&a sunday night at eight o

is headin in the wrong direction ad according to an associated press gfk poll out today. 54% of us think we are going the wrong way up up 46% around e al mori day and 44% in april and the same as mothe last days of the previous administration. >>> virginia's governor tim kaine is expected to call for a special legislative session today. the associated press reports the issue is a u.s. supreme court ruling that is causing problems for virginia prosecutors. the ruling requires forensic examiners to be available in court for cross-examination and drug cases. previously only sworn affidavits were required. >>> meanwhile, new documents show governor kaine's travel is on the rise. the "washington post" reports he spent half of the days in june traveling outside of the area on business. >>> a disturbing report in today's "washington post" for people who ride tro. accusations of more problems like the one which led to last month's deadly crash. but metro is firing back. digital correspondent, armando trull is live at the greenbelt station with the story. >> good morning. >> the washington post story says there are problems on the track circuit

al rations --le gaitions. the allege -- allegations. >>> michael vick has met with the n.f.l. players associationt step toward getting reinstated after his dogfighting conviction. but the commissioner said he'll decide whether to reinstate vick in the near future. n.f.l. training camp is open for veterans next week. >>> a deadly accident outside a new jersey airport. police say a hotel shuttle bus and a bus carrying fed ex employees crashed head-on. it happened about 1:30 this morning at newark liberty international airport. thshuttle bus driver was pronounced dead at the hospital. three passengers were hurt, including a woman in serious but stable condition. the cause of the racsh is under investigation. >>> here's a sign of the times. airline workers finding new ways to save by living at work. that's right. some pilots, mechanics and flight attendants are setting up shop at lax choosing to live in trailers where they can walk to work instead of commute are or sharing apartments with roommates. >> not that great living out in the parking lot. a lot of noise. a lot of traffic. we get the smell of

groups for patients and physicians having to do with the aids institute, als, the kidney cancer group, nami, national associationental illness, national association of gynecologists, another group called the national health council made up of the american cancer society, the american diabetes association, the american heart association, the march of dimes, many other groups are supporting the 12-year data exclusivity. what i'm very interested in is the fact that so many of these drugs, all this research will never make it to the market. never come up. those that do from what i understand only about 30% of them that actually enter the clinical trials that get through will actually receive the fda approval. these individuals were out there look for venture capital to obviously help them get these drugs to market and i think with those odds, it's not surprising it takes about 13 to 16 years of actually being on the market for biopharmaceutical company to break even on those biologic drugs. those are the reasons i think we need to have the 12 years. i'm certainly think that patient safety is first and foremost our c

associated press reported that he is there to visit u.s. troops and meet with iraqi leaders, including the president and prime minister al malik. vice president bike and headed to the same week as u.s. troops handed over security in cities and urban areas to the iraqi's. also from the ap, the new unemployment numbers are sending stocks sharply lower today. the u.s. jobless rate hit a 26 year high of 9.5%. president obama says he is still deeply concerned about the continuing loss of jobs across the country. the president will speak this afternoon. in the white house rose garden about jobs. we will have that live at 2:20 eastern time on c-span. >> coming up here on c-span2, a look at how pakistanis view al qaeda, the taliban and the u.s. >> how is c-span funded? >> publicly funded. >> donations may be? i have no idea. >> government. >> c-span gets its funding to taxes. >> maybe, i don't know. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service. a private business initiative. no government mandate. no government money. >> according to a new opinion poll, most pakistanis view al qaeda

> an associated press report citing government officials says at least a million dollars was spent by the cia on a secret program aimed at training a sass anyone squads to kill senior members of al qaeda. now, although this program never went beyond the planning stages, the cia admits it was kept hidden for years by former vice president dick cheney. it was shut down only last month when cia director leigh-ann panetta learned of its existence. now they are requesting documents about the program which could trigger the launch of a full-scale investigation perhaps as early as this week. depending on the scope and scale of the program, lawmakers will determine whether congress notified. >>> and after months of setbacks on the president's top domestic priority, house democrats have debuted a sweeping health care plan that's expected to cost the nation nearly $1.5 trillion over the next decade. unveiled yesterday by house speaker nancy pelosi, the overhaul aims to have 97% of americans enrolled in a health plan by 2015, that's all according to democrat aides. but the proposal comes the a cost. the weighty would face a tax increase of up to 5.4%. and individuals and employers would ha

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travel association says, quote, and & in the quest to demonize travel, we're killing jobs." the hometown crowd of global alarmist alrs. the national weather service says the mercury in nashville, tennessee, dipped to 58 degrees at 5:30 a.m. tuesday. that broke the old record low of 60 degrees, which was set in 1877. officials at the national weather service say it was the third consecutive morning when nashville either tied or broke a daily low temperature record. continuing our coverage of healthcare reform, many americans are worried that the president's reform plan will end up making their lives worse, not better. correspondent anita vogel tells us what some people are saying in los angeles. >> it will mean lower costs, more choices and coverage you can count on. >> making sure all americans have access to affordable healthcare tops president barack obama's agenda, as he pushes congress to get a bill passed, doctors, patients and business owners are keeping a vigilant eye on washington, and their wallets. >> how are you, good to see you? >> internet dr. samuel fink worries about mandates which could restrict his

al franken, of min so t ta. a lot of our viewers are going to find it an adjustment to associate him as being a senator as opposed to him being a comedian on "saturday night live." among the various characters he prepared was stuart smalley. >> i'm good enough. i'm smart enough and doggone it, people like me. hello, i'm stuart smalley. well, i'm still receiving some negative reaction from my show about pea wee her man entitled there but for the grace of god go i and i have to admit it was not my best show but that's okay. >> he was very funny. he was always funny. he showed some of that humor at the beginning and the end of his 30-minute questioning of sonya sotomayor. it is going to take a little bit of adjustment for our viewers who knew him as a comedian, a comedy writer a performer and now a united states senator. >> it will for most of our viewers, it will not for his state. they have seen the serious al franken, who is up on the issues and knows what his state is looking for for the past year and then of course the six months it took him to actually get sworn in. nonetheless, i don't think it is all that su

. >>> associates press reporting cia spent at least 1,dollars on a secret program to develop hit squads to kill al qaeda leaders. the highly classified program which never became operational was shut down by cia director last month. house intelligence committee chairman reyes says he'll decide sometime this week if he'll launch a full investigation into the cia operation and why congress was not briefed on it. >>> president obama continues his push for health care reform and expected to make remarks at the white house at 1:00 eastern time today. just this morning health senate committee passed its version of the bill. the house democrats unveiled its version of health care reform yesterday. the house version is expected to cost $1.5 trillion. >>> secretary hillary clinton is back on the world stage following a four-week hiatus to nurse a broken elbow. she will have a speech this afternoon. later take off on around the world trip with stops in thailand and india. >>> in the death of michael jackson, l.a. county coroner's investigation visited jackson's dermatologist yesterday to pick up additional

and an associated press reports one government official says $1 million was spent by the cia aimed at killing secret members of alning of the program, and that could launch a full scale investigation as early as this week. that's terrific! >>> and then the plan aims to have 97% of americans enrolled by 2015. to flip the bill those making more than $1 million a year would have a tax increase. and employers would have to get coverage or face costly penalties. >>> and this comes to us from msnbc.com, where a report commissioned by the pentagon is suggesting a ban on smoking in the military, even by troops in combat zones. >> let them smoke. maybe "morning joe," maybe we can start like -- you know, one of the drives where kids spend fudge and brownies, and we can start a cigarette drive. >> no. you guys, i understand it's unpopular -- >> no, no, i am serious. >> you are caught in an ambush, do you think they are going to say, hey, put out that cigarette? >> many more millions of dollars a year could cost -- >> i have to say, if a 19-year-old kid is a bit more relaxed before he runts through a gauntlet in iraq or afgh

who tried to warn him about al qaeda on august 6th that he was just covering his ass, you know, lying. let's bring in msnbc political analyst, eugene robinson, also associateand pulitzer prize winning columnist of "the washington post." eugene, good evening. >> evening, keith. >> the right wing is now saying the cia is lying when it lied because the cia never lies? >> this is like one of those logic puzzles. you know, i am lying now, but you can't be lying, you must be telling the truth. it's a ridiculous position, i think, that is being taken here by liz cheney and one supposes, by dick cheney, although he's been talking about everything else, he doesn't seem to want to talk about this incident himself. but the thing that drives me a bit nuts about this whole thing is the way that cheney and rove are creating the impression that the minute you brief the intelligence committees as required by law, everything that you tell them automatically leaks. that, obviously, is not the case. it is simply not true. and they're creating some impression to justify what seemed to be an egregious violation of the statute in this case, which was to brief congress on intell

. >> the associated press says that the program cheney didn't want congress to know about was the up close killing of al qaeda operatives. it reportedly was authorized by former president bush but never got past the planning stage. >>> president obama is back in washington today after an international trip that took him to moscow, italy and ghana. before he left africa, he actually sat down for an exclusive interview with cnn's anderson cooper. the president talks about his tour of cape coast castle where africans were held before being sold into slavery, and he also touched on the economy here at home. here's a preview from anderson cooper. >> the president and his family arrived in ghana on friday. on saturday they came here, cape coast castle, a place where enslaved africans were once held before being shipped off to the new world and before being shipped off to america. i had a chance to tour the castle with the president, but first we sat down and talked about the news of the day. vice president biden said that you've misread the economy. offsaid no, no, no. we had incomplete information and flefrt

al qaeda terrorists. the committee says their investigation will focus on how much money was spent on the effort and whether there was official travel in associatione program. cia director leon panetta revealed the program's existence to lawmakers on june 24th, a day after he first learned about it and canceled it. (music plays) wellbeing. we're all striving for it. purina cat chow helps you nurture it in your cat with a full family of excellent nutrition and helpful resources. purina cat chow. share a better life. will have an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime. if you have post-menopausal osteoporosis, are you more likely to break a bone? if you're getting calcium, are you sure it's enough to fight osteoporosis? if you exercise, are you sure that's enough? call 1-800-316-4954 to find out more in this free information kit. in it, you'll see the difference between the inside of a strong bone and the inside of an osteoporotic bone weakened and prone to fracture. you'll find ways to help reverse bone loss, and ways to help prevent fractures. call 1-800-316-4954 and learn how to help maintain strong bones and read about a treatment optio

responsible though the associated press quotes the police chief as saying the suspected bombers were guests at the marriott hotel. one terrorism analyst says it is likely the work of an al- qaeda linked group blamed for a previous bombing at that marriott six years ago. >>> the holy father was taken to the hospital after falling while on vacation in the alps. a spokesperson says it doesn't appear to be serious. it is reported that he walked into the hospital with an aide. >>> a house panel has passed legislation to revamp health care approving tax increases on the wealthy. the house ways and mean committee approved the bill overnight. there would be $544 pillian on families making more than # 50,000 a year. republicans complained the bill would hurt small business owners. the bill has to pass two more house committees before it goes to a full vote in the house. >>> an argument ends with three people shot including an off- duty officer and a young girl in greenbelt. police stayed on the scene picking up shell casings and other evidence. sherry ly joins us live from greenbelt with the latest. >> reporter: a cop just pulled out of here 10 minutes ago them been out here all

association declared her well qualified to serve on the high court. the group's top endorsement is based on sotomayor's integrity, competence and judicial temperament. >> aly as the junior senator from minnesota. he's been appointed to the judiciary committee, which is considered a high-level assignment nor a new lawmaker. he becomes the senate's 60th democrat, which could make for a filibuster-proof majority. >> the obama administration want tougher standards for the food industry so a new safety group is setting up tighter rules in the production of eggs, poultry, leafy greens. >> and lawn armstrong's team won yesterday's time trial and moved him into a virtual tie for the overauld lead. his deficit is just 220 thousands andth of a second. so they call it a tie. >> wow that, is a short discrepancy, isn't it? >> real close. >> thunderstorms in the midwest and northern plains with hail, gust eve winds and a chance of tornadoes from montana to missouri. scattered showers and thunderstorms in parts of new england. thunderstorms with heavy rain in the southeast and the gulf coast. >> a record 95 in miami today, 90 in new orleans, 100 in dallas. 73 for boston

al qaeda terrorists. the committee says its investigation will focus on how much money was spent on the effort, and whether there was any training or official travel in associationith the program. cia director leon panetta revealed the program's existence to lawmakers on june 24th, a day after he first learned about it, and canceled it. welcome to the now network. currently, thousands of people are enjoying the new palm pre with its revolutionary web os. they're running multiple live applications at the same time. - ( thunder and rain ) - 3 million are using the simply everything plan. each is saving $1200 - over an at&t iphone plan. - ( cash register dings ) together that's over $3 billion. - enough to open a dunkin' donuts in space. - ( walkie-talkie sounds ) from america's most dependable 3g network. bringing you the first and only wireless 4g network. get the palm pre from sprint. only on the now network. deaf, hard of hearing and people with speech disabilities access www.sprintrelay.com. you all want to run your businesses more efficiently,. only on the now network. so we've brought in a team of experts to help. one suggestion is to make your shipping more

the confirmation of sonia sotomayor, to become an associate justice of the united states supreme court. the questioning is continuing -- by the way, al franken is going to be asking questions later in the day, when our coverage of that, that's coming up. >>> the president of the united states, meanwhile, he's getting ready to deliver a statement over in the rose garden at the white house on health care, his major domestic priority right now. that's coming up. we'll have live coverage of the president in the rose garden. >>> let's check in, though, once again with tony harris. he's monitoring some other important stories unfolding right now. what's the latest, tony? >> hey, good to see you wolf. we'll get it back to you in a second. >>> an iranian airliner has crashed killing 168 people on board. the caspian airlines jet was flying from tehran to armenia when it went down. the russian-made plane simply disintegrated. a huge crater, you see it here, scattered with charred pieces of plane, marks the spot where it slammed into the ground. military forces are searching for the flight data and cockpit recorders, to help determine the cause

they may call him to testify about a cia program to kill al qaeda leaders that he, according to them, kept secret from congress. the associatedthe program, even though it never went beyond the planning stage. >>> one 15-year-old girl has reason to brag this morning. she just set an aviation record and she is looking to do many more. kimberly is thought to be the youngest african-american girl to fly solo cross-country. we say "thought to be" because they hadn't tracked such records officially before. but she's with us this morning from california in front of the plane that made history. thank you for being with us. >> it is a pleasure to be with you this morning. thank you. >> i was amazed when i read about your story. you flew 7,000 miles. you flew from compton, california all the way to newport news, virginia, and back then all in 13 days. what was that like taking on such a huge undertaking in the sky? >> it was so amazing. all the people i met, all the people i got to socialize with. i even made a couple new friends. even meeting some of the legary tuskegee airmen. it was such an exhilarating experience for me. >> it is v

association was born that would as its charter says, promote equality and eradicate prejudice among citizens of the united states. from the beginning these founders understood how change would come, justi as king and al the civil rights leaders that came later understood. that legislation needed to be passed, and that president it is needed to be pressured into action. they knew that the stain of slavery and sin of segregation had to be lifted in the courtroom and in the legislature and in the hearts and minds of americans. they also knew that here in america change would have to come from the people. it would come from people protesting lynchings, rallying against violence, all those women decided to walk instead of taking the bus, even though they were tired after a long day of doing somebody else's laundry, looking after somebody else's children. it would come from men and women of every age and faith and every race and region, taking greyhounds on freedom rides, sitting down at greensboro lunch counters, registering voters in rural mississippi, knowing they would be harassed, knowing they would be beaten, knowing that some of them might never return, because what thof what they did we are a more