as the clock was ticking, a helicopter flew anna to the university hospital of north norway.ur away, she was taken straight to the operating room. >> she has completely dialated pupils, she's wet, ice cold when i touch her skin and she looks absolutely dead. this is the double-edge sword. the cold was protecting her brain, it was stopping her heart, but it was protecting her brain. the brain was so cold, it did not need any oxygen. >> and the doctors began to slowly rewarm anna's blood. now, take a look at this. it's anna's heart. >> we just saw some little shivering and suddenly, suddenly -- it contracted. and there was a pulse and a second contraction. everybody goes like that and we had really tearful eyes, all of us, because it was a moment of victory. >> she had no heartbeat for more than three hours. her body temperature, 56 degrees fahrenheit. no one has ever been that cold and then survived. >> is it something that you take pride in? the fact that you've -- >> no, no, no -- >> you had this -- >> well, it's nice to have a world record, it's nice to have a world record,

anna nicole smith's primary doctor was acquitted. >> it's surreal.ing, i guess. what i would say, it gives me a sense of purpose, of future. i am excited to get back to my little family practice. >> reporter: defense attorneys argued that all three were simply trying to help a woman in distress who had lost her son who was someone who suffered ic. howard stern was smith's companion, and he could now lose his law license. her psychiatrist could also lose her medical license. the sentencing will take place early next year. mike von fremd, abc news, los angeles. >>> the san francisco giants are not commenting on word of an investigation involving outfielder jose guillen who was left off their postseason roster. federal investigators tell major league baseball they are looking into recent shipments of human growth hormones allegedly sent to guillen's wife. >>> for details on the beating guillen's teammates administeren we have espn news. >> i'm sara walsh with your espn news update. the rangers will go back home, but they will not like the results they a

anna was paralyzed for months after the accident.the cold is devastating to your nerves but she made a full recovery and now she's a radiologist at the very same hospital where doctors refused to september that she was dead. and in case you're curious, i was, anna still skis those mountains where she once cheated death. and there's something else to the story as well.

. >>> and judgment day, a mixed verdict in the death of anna nicole smith. this is the "cbs morning news" for friday, october 29th, 2010. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. we begin with politics and democratic efforts to maintain control of the senate. this morning, the democratic senate candidate in florida kendrick meek is denying reports that he was asked to drop out of the race by former president bill clinton. preeti arla is in washington with much more on this. good morning. >> good morning. if the rumors were true it would be political drama. and strategy edits fast. former president bill clinton said last night meek talked with him about the possibility of dropping out but he told meek to do what he thought was best. meek, on the other hand, is flatly denying those reports. democratic representative kendrick meek isn't walking away from florida's senate race anytime soon. >> any rumor or any statement by anyone that says i made a decision to get out of the race is inaccurate, at best. >> reporter: late last night denie

esta noche, y novedades en el caso de la fallecida anna nicole smith, la ex conejita de play boy.a duda de si ella se habÍa convertido adicta a los sedantes despuÉs de que se le hubieran recetado por sÍndrome de dolor crÓnico. >> al terminar el juicio de nueve semanas,1 jurado declarÓ al representante y amante de anna nicole culpable. la asociaciÓn delictiva de la muerte de la ex conejita. >> el jurado me hallÓ culpable de haber utilizado mi nombre para dos recetas de los medicamentos de ana. >> de lo que sigue el jurado lo hallÓ inocente, fue siete cargos o sobre si el uso de fÁrmacos era puro uso mÉdico o de la adicciÓn. >> esta es una victoria, no sÓlo para mÍ, sino para aquellos pacientes que sufren dolencias crÓnicas. >> anna nicole muriÓ en febrero del 2007, tras ser encontrada muerta en una habitaciÓn de un hotel en hollywood, florida. los demandados enfrentaban cargos sobre asociaciÓn delictiva, recetar fÁrmacos, y obtener fÁrmacos con nombres presos. el jurado evaluÓ si estaban alimentando su adicciÓn a las medicinas que requieran receta mÉdica. por otra parte la abogada

chapman is not going to lay low anytime soon but i'm going to say that anna actually won this round yeah she got caught you got kicked out of the u.s. but she's a good looking woman who clearly follows the motto that if you've got it flaunt it on the world seems to be dealt with that. now it's been a little while since we've addressed the immigration battle in this country well that does not mean that it stopped the dream act failed to get passed before the midterm elections the prospects for comprehensive immigration reform seem miles away the government has done nothing but don't think that we've reached back nation quite the opposite of some states are deciding to take the fight into their own hands so are universities just last week georgia's university system voted to ban undocumented students from rolling into five of the most prestigious state colleges this summer south carolina became the first state to bar undocumented students from all public colleges and universities arizona colorado georgia and oklahoma have all refused in-state tuition benefits to students that are on d

sentencing for anna nicole's closest friends is scheduled for early next year.r "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, los angeles. >> and for more on this we're joined from los angeles by robin sax and criminal defense attorney mark geragos. welcome to both of you. robin, let me begin with you. this verdict surprised you, didn't it? >> it was a little surprise in that especially that both parties right now are claiming victory. how is it that both of them claim a victory when you have not very many counts that were actually prosecuted and convicted on especially for the prosecution's point of view. how is it if you couldn't prove that anna nicole smith was an addict who is an addict? so i don't see it as a win but both are claiming victory. >> who do you see it as a win for, anyone? >> well, i see it's a win for the defense actually here for sure for dr. kapoor, the primary physician responsible for prescribing all medicines was completely acquitted and here you only have a conviction based on one incident in november of 2006 where howard q. stern's

but only anna politkovskaya touched upon the real life problems of the people she wrote about strong psychological pressure from the orthorexic the attempt to open criminal cases against us no journalist is willing to take the risk of bringing those things out to the public i say this based on my nine year experience with that story in the norway guys the other eventually how danny's to win a case against the russian federation and the european court of human rights one of many that bullet costco's mark recchi reporting had led to the trial of the more as a journalist who deals with people's pain as part of their job and tries to actually help people rather than just reflect their stories should not be something out of the ordinary and his main goal was to help people not just write in these about them. while she's often credited for a kindle in people's faith in justice four years later politico's because only murders still remains unpunished russia's investigative committee says the kids is very challenging but the search for the killers and masterminds is still ongoing. because hi

. >>> anna nicole smith's heirs are going back to court.ichard in new york. good to see you guys again. interesting. i wonder, richard, the outcome of this case, talking about the late nicole, anna nicole smith, the late howard marshall and the late pierce marshall, his son who were fighting over this estate. i wonder if the outcome of this case in the u.s. supreme court might have a huge impact on other kind of family estate squabbles, richard. >> i don't know if it's going have a huge impact. the supreme court has, again, decided to visit the whole anna nicole debacle claim against the $1.6 billion. >> why? >> they are looking at a jury verdict which confirmed in houston that basically found the decedent, mr. marshall, was of his wits, not pressured, knew what he was doing when he drafted a will and left everything basically to his son and not nicole. what happened was anna nicole ran to california, filed a claim in bankruptcy court. through bankruptcy court she got awarded $89 million, which was the ultimate resolution of that case. that

now, this was done to protect anna nicole's privacy and it was nothing more than that. >> reporter: annauess what i would say, it gives me a sense of purpose and future. i am excited to get back to my little family practice. >> reporter: defense attorneys argued that all three were simply trying to help a woman in distress who had lost her son, who was someone who suffered from chronic pain. howard stern was smith's companion, and he could now lose his law license. her psychiatrist could also lose her medical license. the sentencing will take place early next year. mike von fremd, abc news, los angeles. >>> well, most of us still need to stock up on tricks and treats before halloween night, but major retailers want us to start thinking about holiday gift giving. so expect to see black friday-style discounts as early as today. sears, amazon, walmart, target, and toys "r" us are among those rolling back prices right now rather than waiting till the traditional day after thanksgiving. >>> the texas rangers have dug themselves a deep hole. they're now down two games against the san francisco

. >>> the verdict is in the anna nicole smith drug trial. she's getting her first tattoo and she's earned it in a special way. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back. let's take a look at your weekend forecast. rain today, pretty much a solid shield of rain. right now over san francisco just east of sacramento that will continue over central california during the day today. notice that the pacific northwest isn't too bad. over the weekend another shot of moisture comes into the pacific northwest. at the same time our rain that was in san francisco, some of that weakens and shifts further to the south to santa barbara and l.a. you have a chance of showers there on saturday. by the time halloween arrives the only location that has to deal with rainy weather looks like really i would say portland, may be seattle northwards up into areas of southern canada. watching us on king 5 news in seattle, washington, celebrate halloween weekend with treats, games and a chance to meet the ghost of aviation's past. that's a museum of fright. at the

russian investigators are seeking more time to probe the murder of journalist anna politkovskaya she was gunned down in her apartment walk in moscow four years ago made her reputation reporting on the lawlessness in russia's southern republic of chechnya her family and human rights activists have hit out at police for not doing enough to find her killer boyko reports. dennis makes no secret that he dislikes journalists to intrusive too simplistic to manipulative and the statute is quite typical according to polls at least a third of russians distrust what they read in newspapers or see on t.v. the most fuel of journalists and i'm tired of going over things that have no impact on society again and again ironically it was a journalist that helped him find justice in two thousand and one he was badly bitten first by thugs done by the russian police to whom he turned for how and when it seemed that everything in his country had failed him one reporter came to me it was on the political screen. tragedy was widely publicized in news papers and on t.v. but only anna politkovskaya touched up

anna" won't get the same audience as others you'll make. >> dvd is a director's best friend.ve come up to me and said they liked it a lot and for whatever reason they didn't get to see it in the theater, but they definitely got the bootleg or watched it on television, pay-per-view, and even if nobody showed up, i wanted to make that film because hollywood historically has omitted the contribution of 1.1 african-american men and women who fought and died for this country in world war ii. and i just got tired of seeing these films, again and again and again which does not give any love to us. the first person that died for this country was a black man, christmas addux. we've been -- we're more patriotic than anybody. >>> when i say something -- >> but the media views you that way. >> i never, ever say this is spike lee speaking on behalf of 45 million negroes. >> right. ♪ ♪ ♪ have you ever considered, i don't know, getting it waxed? waxed? yeah. bro, that's a little weird. i don't know, doesn't seem that weird to me. just keep shaving my back, ok? oh, dude, can i get a bite? wh

anna used it in many occasions. many hospitals for her.d it for her and in howard's mind as long as they knew the medication was for her, there was nothing wrong with it. >> anything he regrets? does he have a clear conscious that he did not enable a problem that led to her death? >> i think he has a clear conscious. she was the love of his life. he regrets the fact that her untimely demise was such a >>> up next, the true story of this encounter with a 300-pound shark. we'll talk exclusively with the photographer who lived to tell the tale here on "the early show" on cbs. hi! trick or treat. trick or treat. weren't you guys just here? no. yes. no. [ female announcer ] make halloween the most fun night of the year. walmart has this candy for an average of 20% less than other stores. save money. live better. walmart. [ male announcer ] a big day deserves a better breakfast. choose from a dee-licious lineup of our newest $5 footlong breakfast melts, like the sunrise subway melt. [ strahan ] subway. build your better breakfast. ♪ [ female ann

stern, anna nicole's longtime friend and lawyer. while the two were acquitted of the most serious charges, both were found guilty of conspiracy, using fake names to obtain per prescriptions. >> this was done to protect anna nicole's privacy and nothing more than that. >> reporter: but in 13 days of deliberations, the jury decided anna nicole wasn't an addict but a patient. but to the judge who nearly lost it back in 2007 deciding what to do with anna nicole's body after her death. >> custody of the remains of anna nicole smith -- >> reporter: he now says thursday's verdict sends a very clear message. >> these people have been convicted of felonies, it's not a running a red light traffic ticket, this is a felony that will have permanent damage on their careers and their future. >> all three of them are expected to be sentenced at the beginning of nest next year, they could face three years in state prison, but the judge has the ability to reduce it from a felony to a misdemeanor and many people think he may do that. >> good morning t

some customers are told when they buy tickets. >> anna nicole's boyfriend and psychiatrist have been convicted in the late model's conspiracy case. howard stern was convicted on two counts of conspiracy. the psychiatrist was convicted on two counts of conspiracy and two other charges. another doctor was acquitted. the three were accused of providing schmidt wimith with e amounts of drugs. she died in 2007. it is not clear what kinds of sentences stern and the doctor will face. >>> he may be embroiled in controversy but charlie sheen prection for the giants and the world series. we'll have that when we're back in two minutes. david harmer wrote an education plan titled "abolish the public schools." he even called our schools "insidious" and "socialism." as families struggle to raise their kids, to provide a good education, harmer bragged, "we can design a plan to dismantle them." david harmer is just too radical. we need jerry mcnerney. protecting local schools from devastating cuts. endorsed for his "independence" by the contra costa times, stockton record, and our local teachers. i'

. >>> a verdict in the anna nicole smith case. two detectives are guilty and one acquitted. who walked away today a free person. >>>it is almost time to start shopping w. a sluggish economy hold down the holiday season? >> right now, i am using live storm tracker 2 to a track showers that are a few miles off shore. i will tell you how that will go with tomorrow's commute man: empty nest? new kitchen, new us? woman: who are we? chic, modern, daring dinner-party hosts. that sounds dangerous, maybe we're more the traditional sunday brunch set? i'll expect slippers and a cocktail to be ready when i get home from work. point taken. how about... peaceful, quiet cottage in the country folk? now that's us. spend over 2500 dollars on a new kitchen and save 40 percent on custom countertops until november 28th at ikea. the life improvement store. . >>> a jury delivered mixed verdicts in the anna nicole trial. after six hours they convicted the late model's boyfriend howard k. stern of obtaining prescription drugs by using a false name. a codefendant, psychiatrist was found guilty of un

awards russian secret service agents at the center of the biggest spy swap since the cold war redhead anna chapman who became the face of the three is believed to be among the recipients. from the economy to global security address the world's biggest country straddling both europe and asia russia is still trying to establish itself in the world and he has recently sat down with a political analyst. who believes that russia's priorities lie in both the east and the west that's our special interview next. which is loving kind of thank you very much for your time and agreeing to this motion now one of your recent article says that russian democracy stale making baby steps is also something that we've been hearing for the past twenty years what is coming in its way to becoming full fledged the most important thing is history heritage. all the western countries started democratic development in the eighteenth century they had the legal basis for democratic development russia hasn't been illegal state and when you start to create democratic institutions with no established legal system. there c

the teacher anna wheeling was town raped and murdered.n investigation found lapses like not enough radios and staff. a 13-year-old is charged in her death. >>> we earned a woman was killed in washington, dc. the 24-year-old died at the dupont circle hit by a suv. the driver kepting about but caught in montgomery opportunitity. >>> a high school student is charged with assaulting a classmate. the girl took investigator and forced her to have sex in a fooded area. reid is charged as an assault. >>> and police say they have made their biggest bust ever. they found 600 pounds and plans made non-a warehouse. the three are all under arrest. they believe they are all related to each other. >>> the president is headed back to maryland today. he appeared for a rally. the president will tour small businesses in prince george's county. that will be hours after the job figures are released. the cite rise to 9.7%. >>> and stay with wjz news the news station. complete news, weather and traffic ahead. next the latest from chili if ♪ storyteller: little

. >> reporter: anna nicole smith, one of the most photographed women in the world, her ex-boyfriend, howard k. stern and others, attorneys say gave her excessive prescription drugs, even though they knew she was an addict. i'm following this closely and you stay with us here on "happening now". jon right now a jury in los angeles is hearing final arguments in the anna nicole smith trial, the case involves drug charges filed against her former boyfriend and two doctors. hair sis on t. she's at the breaking news desk, harris. >> reporter: this is an interesting day as they prepare to put forth their closing argument, the deputy district attorney knows it's an uphill battle because the superior court judge has already said he saw some holes in the prosecution's case but he wants to let it go to the jury and here is why: dr. sandeep kapoor and christine eroshevich are facing, along with anna nicole's ex-boyfriend and lawyer, howard k. stern, charges of giving excessive prescription drugs to a known addict. the prosecution has first had to prove that anna nicole was an addict and prove th

jon: jury deliberations in the anna nicole smith trial set to begin and the fate of the late model's boyfriend and her doctors hang in the balance. >>> when you think of political radicals, you northerly think of the far left or far right but what if we told you they're in the middle? middle of the road radicals. next next -- that's next. jon: the jury in the anna nicole smith overdose case set to begin deliberations less than ten minutes from now, lawyers will decide about her boyfriend and doctors contribute to her death by giving her prescripon drugs. harris faulkner has more. >> reporter: howard k. stern, anna nicole smith's ex-boyfriend and an attorney is facing nine felonious counts having to do with providing prescription drugs to an addict. sandeep kapoor and khristine eroshevich face six felonious counts -- i should say they don't face anything causing her death but giving her drugs. that is not a slam dunk. this goes for deliberations to the jury. two things stand out in this case. one, the defense is saying if it were not for anna nicole's celebrity, this case would not ha

the article 32 hearing for anna major nidal hasan will begin in a few hours. he's accused of killing 13 people and shooting 32 others on the texas on the base last november. he grew up in this area and worked at walter reed before being transferred to walter reed. the hearing will determine whether a bill will be a trial. >>> early tuesday morning, 65 degrees. >>>, > a night of lies and los elbowroom solar. -- a night of highs and lows on ball rolling solaroom floor. >> and maryland's governor's debate, the sparks fly. >> adam caskey has details >>> 4:40. traffic and weather to get there. >> adam caskey has more on the warmer weather in october. >> 88 and sunday yesterday. still on today and well above average. low 80's locally. upper 70's north of town later on today. a few light showers scraping along the maryland and pennsylvania line. that is about as close as it will get. most of the action has been in pennsylvania last night and even now. 57 degrees in spots. 63 in gaithersburg and college park. partly cloudy today. a little added cloud cover. high tempe

harriet wu, thomas lee, anna liu. >> this feels a little bit like the academy awards, and i wish i hadn tombolo and said, "and the winner is." the thank you very much to the organizers for acknowledging up- and-coming leaders in our community for they are the ones that will unite and bring our communities together with a stronger voice but also with and that the and support for other communities as well, so it is my pleasure to announce that the recipients of the 2010 apa heritage award in the emerging leadership category is thomas lee. [applause] thomas, please join us on stage. i'm going to start reading my script so you know about thomas's incredible leadership. i know we have done great work with the community youth center and many community-based organizations. thomas has participated in at least two service projects per week since 2007. carly estop more pursuing a degree in marketing, he has also been active in the community from a very young age and has volunteered for callous area nonprofit organizations. graphic and by design has always been his passion. he has always voluntee

fúnebres del ex-presidente kirchner, además, un jurado en los Ángeles declara culpable al ex novio de anna de hp, despidió a treinta mil trabajadores. familias sufrieron cuando fiorina exportó miles de trabajos en california a china... y se fue con cien millones en su bolsillo. fiorina está en contra de una reforma migratoria y prefiere una ley discriminatoria como la de arizona. estoy en favor de la ley de arizona. [ locutor ] carly fiorina. ella no está con nosotros. su único interés es el ella misma. [ boxer ] i'm barbara boxer, and i approve this message. . >>> hoy pude entrevistar a harry reed que se enfrenta en una batalla ante sharon... y le pregunté si le sorprendía que en las últimos en kus tras sunl rían que él va a perder este martes esto fue respuesta. >>> no, estamos muy bien, las encuestas nuestra dicen que estamos donde queremos estar y todas estas en kus tras que ves han sido pactada no están hechas de manera científica, hay una ley que dice que no se puede llamar al azar, cada una de estas encuestas no toma en consideración el hecho que no se puede llamar a celulares y est

anna, go for it. when you were on the show you loved obama. you couldn't stop talking about him. >> you couldn't stop talking about how i couldn't stop talking about obama. i was not one of those ridiculous people. but i think he is suffering the reprecussion repercussions of being the beacon of hope. he is to blame for this 24-year-old who doesn't have a job? who graduates at 24? >> the man's entire campaign was not about a single specific thing. he said, i am going to be about hope and change and hope and change. it meant everything to everybody. now the chickens are coming home to roost. he didn't say we will do this, this, this, this. he promed everything to everybody. -- he promised everything to everybody. it can get you over the line, but everybody is saying where is mine? >> isn't this with every president? doesn't every president face this? >> yeah, but here is the thing, and i will give the last word to bill. the answer is all of those people that voted for obama who are now dissatisfied are actually racist. >> yeah, there is that, a

his owner anna kim says it's remarkable turn-around. >> before the procedure he could not sit down. he'd sit down and give up and get up. >> she opted for emerging stem cell treatment, offered by high-tech veterinary system in los altos. >> it will reduce the overall inflammation. >> vet brian maxwell is performing the same procedure on stella, a yellow lab suffering from arthritis in her shoulder. >> adult stem cells come out of the vat. we remove from up here. this operating room is part of a 14,000 square foot facility with five surgical station and two separate i.c.u.s. it's eequipped with everything from a dentistry center and multiple suites and advanced x-ray labs. >> we were fortunate to have the technology that we were able to build in the facility. now we're in the elbow joint. put stem cell in. >> in the operating room, maxwell injects them in stella's shoulder, a procedure that takes ten minutes. while the use of stem cell to treat k-9 arthritis is being researched, a company funded study found injections reduced inflammation and increased joint mobility by 30%. we are l

in the 1400 block of alice anna street. no one is injured. no word on the extent of the damage. we'll bring you new asks as soon tas -- information has soon as it becomes available. >>> we have news from new york. the man who tried to detonate a bomb has been sentenced. >> reporter: the man who tried to set off a bomb in times square will spend the res of -- rest of his time in prison. faisal shahzad. prosecutors said he should be put away for life. the tape shows what it would have looked like. shahzad said he hoped this would kill at least 40 people and planned to set off another one two weeks later. faisal shahzad also told investigators the pakistani taliban gave him $15,000 and explosives training. this video show as calm 30-year- old shahzad in jihad training. >> we have decided we will arrange an attack. >> reporter: shahzad was arrested two days after his bomb fizzled. he cooperated to authorities but never showed any remorse. >> shahzad was a budget abc -- onsist and -- analyst. >>> intelligence agents said a suspected u.s. drone strike killed a group of german militant

the nomination committee decided to ask for interested persons to submit resumes to our secretary anna aherne by october 3 for us to review. at the same time, ann will be asking the current members or incumbent about their interest on staying on the respective body. i believe that ann has already done that, sent notices to various community and business groups and contacted the current members. the nomination committee will then meet after october 3 to review the applications or resumes and make recommendations to the b.i.c. that concludes my update but i would like to ask one thing of the director. if we could post ann's announcement or the announcement that we are looking for applicants on the d.b.i. website so anyone who may be interested could check out our website and follow the destructions on how to apply. is that ok? president murphy: i think you said applicants have to have their resume in by october 3? that is not much notice. >> no, but most of the people i sent out about 1,600 notices through e-mail and i have already gotten back some reques requests. there were some no app

. >>> final arguments are in the anna nicole smith trial. two of her doctors are charges with giving her drugs knowing she was an addict. er all three of the charges are pleading not guilty. the case could go to the jury wednesday. >>> friends, family and fans will say good-bye to tony curtis today. he went into cardiac arrest last week, an hour long funeral will be followed by a party at the luxar casino. >>> if you're a verizon wireless customer, a refund could be coming your way. they'll refund 15 million customers who were charged for internet use. if you're a former customer, you'll get a check in the mail. >> >> the winner of the nobel peace prize is to robert edwards of great britain for developing invetro fertilization. he worked on it in the 50s and since 1978, 4 million people have been born. >>> and still ahead at noon, taking a live look outside, stay tuned, marty will have the first warning weather forecast. >> first, let's look at today's midday stocks. ,, i'm frank kratovil and i approve this message. the real andy harris. his

. >> reporter: anna fox and eleanor hart live there. and affection runs high. >> we try to follow his noses. and make sure that everything he wants, he gets. >> reporter: and nurses say that kind of care for an animal sparks memory in their patients. >> anna calls it her kitty. she doesn't remember his name. but that's her cat. she'll come to me and say, where's my cat? and we've had several residents that consider eli their cat. >> reporter: eli has his own room at kez wick. but he's hardly ever there. someone at the center needs him. >> he sleeps with someone. they don't have to be dying for him to do that. >> reporter: eli is the only pet here for now. nurses want a dog, a medium- sized dog for the patients on the first floor who are more active and mobile. they say that dog will keep them in shape. in north baltimore, i'm gigi barnelt -- barnett, wjz eyewitness news. >> pet therapy is such a good thing. nurses say they watch which patients eli gravitates to. and then pay special attention to them. especially if those patients are in

washington correspondent, anna marie cox. and his spending on infrastructure. here is the best of what he had to say. >> it should not take another collapsing bridge or failing levy to shock us into action. so we're already paying for our failure to act and what's more, the longer our infrastructure erodes, the deeper our competitive edge erodes. >> anna marie, go ahead. >> he's not wrong. they've been talking about infrastructure spending for a long time. the timing is unusual. if he hopes to get this through a lame duck congress, it seems like it's a bad time and selfish timing. the administration kind of separating itself from the unpopular people in the house and senate. we're looking out for you. the lame ducks are not going to do it for us. >> how do you separate things that make sense, if you will, in other words, government spending you can rationalize and at the same time, indict the government spending that may make less sense. you end up throwing the baby out with the bath water. >> from my perspective right now, i