as a nation, we have faced challenges like this before. we faced challenges that were addressed with the expansion of roads across the country, electricity, universal telephone service, which this agency knows well, networks that connected and connect americans that became platforms for commerce and for improving the quality of american lives. we are at a crossroads, similar to the ones we have faced in the past than we, as a country, build a 21st century communications infrastructure that all americans have access to and that serves as a 21st century platform for prosperity and opportunity for all americans? the president and congress have given this agency the responsibility for developing a strategic plan to connect americans to each other and to the rest of the world for making sure that we have a plan to put in

for national energy policy that would strengthen our national security and end our addiction to imported oil. i want to emphasize there is a cure if we as a nation focus on smarter, wiser use of

as the nation's chief health educator he has provided americans with the best scientific information available on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness and injury. in addition he serves as operational commander of the commission corps of the united states public health service. prior to his appointment to acting surgeon general, rather admiral gallstone oversaw national and international programs in pharmaceutical regulation. reroutes admiral galston has helped senior level physicians at the environmental protection agency and the department of energy. he is the recipient of many public health service awards, please welcome dr. galston. >> thank you for that kind introduction, thank you for your leadership of the chronic disease center. you have been a fantastic professional partner. [applause] you took the words out of my mouth. wanted to be sure we gave janet a round of applause before we got started on everything she did to bring this conference to fruition and the great progress we are making on this critical issue. a conference like this does not happen witho

stu udall has served the local communities in arizona as well as the entire nation. from serving in the united states army air corps to representing the local education community as a school board president of amphitheater public schools torques represent his constitutes as united states congressman, to serving as secretary of the interior under presidents kennedy and johnson, stu udall has truly set an example for all of what public service means. it is my hope the recipients of this scholarship will honor stu udall and his legacy by engaging in a life of public service. i urge my colleagues to support this measure and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from arizona reserves. the gentleman from louisiana. mr. cassidy: i continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from arizona. mr. grijalva: i have no further speakers and continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. t

we are unequal as individuals, as nations. some are large, summer squall. some have everything, some have nothing. when it comes to distribution, that is the way that it is. understand that countries seek to reduce these inequalities, not to perpetrate them -- to perpetuate them. by law, we're all to be respected. we sought to repeal laws that were aimed at creating and perpetuating a system of poverty or inequality. there is a law that has been held back for eight months. that is why we had difficulties with congress, because there is 1.5 million people who work in the domestic sector. their sponsors were obliged to register with social security to ensure that they had health insurance. it took congress eight months to work on this bill. and to ensure that they receive social security. for all these reasons, that is why we're in the situation we're in today. i did not want to turn this into a long story, but i simply believe that the people of honduras have the right to participate in democracy, not only to elect individuals -- there are people that have b

glor. >> god evening and happy 4th of july, we begin tonight with independence day, our nation turning 233 years old. as the nation celebrates and remembers programs nowhere were festivities more rich in symbolism than on liberty island in new york harbor. for something old is new again. bring a david explains. >> the iconic statue of liberty, a solemn century in new york's harbor is once again offering visitors the freedom to climb to her crown. it has been eight years since the stairway to the top was closed because of fears the statue would be a terrorist target following the 9/11 attacks. >> just like we opened the capitol and we opened the washington monument it should have been opened years ago. >> reporter: the statue of liberty opened in 1886, for decades was the first symbol of american freedom, immigrants saw. each year, more than 2 million visitors come here. >> we have taken some stems to make it safer. >> reporter: national park ranger dave den ham gave us a tour of the island and the statue's many features, none brighter than gold leave torch. >> that torch, that beacon, that light is a li

as a nation, we have faced challenges like this before.we faced challenges that were addressed with the expansion of roads across the country, electricity, universal telephone service, which this agency knows well, networks that connected and connect americans that became platforms for commerce and for improving the quality of american lives. we are at a crossroads, similar to the ones we have faced in the past than we, as a country, build a 21st century communications infrastructure that all americans have access to and that serves as a 21st century platform for prosperity and opportunity for all americans? the president and congress have given this agency the responsibility for developing a strategic plan to connect americans to each other and to the rest of the world for making sure that we have a plan to put in place for the 21st century, the platform for innovation and opportunity. if we do our jobs right, imagine how we can help the country deliver. a small business in boston, the bronx, or blacksburg, va., connecting and selling the

it has protected us as a nation. it has inspired our survival. that doesn't change. >> i appreciate that answer, judge. are there any elements of the government's response to september 11th that you think maybe 50 or 60 years from now, we as a nation will look back on with some regret? >> i'm a historian by undergraduate training. i also love history books. it's amazing how difficult it is to make judgments about one's current position. that's because history permits us to look back and to examine the actual consequences that have arisen and then judgments are made. as a judge today, all i can do, because i'm not part of the legislative branch, it's the legislative branch who has the responsibility to make laws consistent with that branch's view of constitutional requirements and its powers, it's has been on a circuit court for a dozen years. some of the things trouble me that, generally speaking, left of center,ut within the main stream, and you have these speeches that just blow me away. don't become a speechwriter if this law thing doesn't wor

-- three times as much to the national debt, almost, as our country spent during world war ii.ording to "the washington post." so the president has had a summit on entitlement spending, which is the principal cause of the debt. he has said that we need to pay for programs as we go, and we spend a dollar, we should save a dollar, or tax a dollar. and, more recently, he's said on the health care legislation that has tit has to be paid for. mr. president, we're rushing down a road to pass a bill without knowing what it costs, which is exactly the opposite of what the president has said. we are talking about health care. i just left the work we're doing in the "help" committee. the finance committee is work ling hard. we had a bipartisan breakfast discussing how we can have a bipartisan health care bill. it costs 16% of our entire national budget. we don't have a bill yet. the "help" committee may have one by the end of the week, which really republicans have had almost no input in. the finance committee is trying to develop a bipartisan bill, but they're not going to begin to writ

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speaker pelosi was determined to get as close to national government-run health care as she could. the result is that the blue dog democrats have rebelled. in the senate now the nine freshman senators, the democratic freshman have all rebelled. you now find out that the senate is not going to move on some kind of forced march. and the next question will be whether or not the house democrats can be bullied by speaker pelosi into a vote they don't want to take at a time when the senate clearly is going to go home and not do anything about it. >> well. >> i don't think the president. sean: go ahead. >> let me just say, i think the president has an enormous opportunity. i concede here that you pegged this right and i was wrong last year, that his radicalism blocks him from using what he said he would like to doing. ehas enormous responsibility to take a deep step back, call on john boehner the republican leader in the house. mitch mcconnell the republican leader in the senate. ask them to join in a bipartisan drafting program over the august break and see if we could come up with a hea

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that my lawn is bigger than his lawn but if anyone has any connections to the boston press as well as nationalress, sgt crowley would be happy for you to stop trampling his grass. greta: thank you for being with us. we will see you all again monday. don't forget to go to my blog. we will see monday night. bill o'reilly is next.

. >>> judge sonia sotomayor appears headed for confirmation as the nation's next supreme court justice. but it has not been an entirely smooth ride. today senators heard from firemen directly affected by one of the judge's decisions. steve handelsman on capitol hill now with more on the story. >> jim, this is unusual. you don't usually hear from firefighters in testimony in the senate judiciary committee. we did today. after sotomayor herself left the witness stand, after almost four days, it has been a parade of people coming up here to talk about the u.s. supreme court nominee. most positive. new york mayor bloomberg said that sotomayor straddles both sides of what he calls the political aisle and says we need more of that on the u.s. supreme court. but these first responders said that when it came to them, sotomayor was not fair. new haven, connecticut, firefighters, frank richie and ben vargas were denied promotions and testified today to the in the judiciary committee. the federal appeals judge sonia sotomayor failed to protect their rights by throwing out their case. they sued th

nation affects. i would be disappointed that anyone would somehow grab on to that as though it is a truth. it's a falsity and i hope that people will push back hard against those lies, especially when they're dined only to politically divide the nation. the president was, in fact, elected with a broad coalition. he's carried southern states, north carolina, florida, post notably, virginia. he carrieded states in every region, and i think that's a demonstration that there's a broad coalition of people in this country who are not going to be distracted, who are not going to fall prey to the promise of falsehoods and lies. and that's all it is, andrea, it's just a big lie that's designed to divide and distract. >> but do you think that, do you think, mr. mayor, that there is some fear on the part of some people in white america, as the nation moves more and more towards being of a majority of color, that this has created its own wedge issue, where people are really reacting out of anxieties, that they don't understand, maybe not even understanding their own racial motivations? >> there's a lot

espn deportest.com quotes acta as saying, i thank the nationals for giving me this opportunity and i'm sorry that things didn' work out as expected. it's normal for the manager to pay the price when the team is not doing well. the nats are expected to make the announcement today and to name bench coach jim riggleman as acta's replacement. >> well, the trial of a woman accused of murdering her children begins today. banita jacks is accused of killing her four daughters. >> the gruesome discovery was madeack in january of 2008. the bodies were found inside a southwest row home. investigators believe the girls had been dead for several months. jacks told police the girls died in their sleep. >> news 4's megan mcgrath is working our top story this morning. she's live right now in front of d.c. superior court. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. it was certainly a grisly discovery. it was january 9th, 2008, when u.s. marshals entered the home of banita jacks in southeast washington to serve an eviction notice. once inside, that's when they found the decaying bodies of jacks' four

i am confident she will be a major factor in the national scene and in alaska, as well. >> california lawmakers are working through the weekend to solve that state's massive budget mess. closed door talks continued for a third day today. governor schwarzenegger and state leaders say they are close to a breakthrough and on how to solve the $26 billion shortfall. talks are mostly on cutting educational costs and social programs. the progress comes a week after the state started issuing ious to thousands of vendors to save cash. state workers are taking three days off a month without pay. >>> doesn't everybody want to save more and spend less? well, we've got the guy to help you. join clark howard at 4:00 p.m. eastern, he's going to show you ways to save more, spend less, and avoid getting ripped off. the clark howard show 4:00 p.m. eastern right here on hln. >>> two brothers turned their humble beginnings into a business empire. they launched their own company in a historically black neighborhood in st. louis. now they are worth an estimated $1 billion. ed lavandera has their story and

though they come from one state or they come from one district are recognized by the public at large as nationalfigures are people on national death. >> even seating that point, let's say that's true. you still have the issue of political intrigue, which is the potential for changing parties or changing wings of the party. and given the issues that have surrounded almost every assassination, declaration of the inability of a president to serve, you can imagine all sorts of monkey business. and even if there weren't any, people would imagine it. which is delegitimizing. >> just to make one modest point. essentially both of you are right, and this is a debate that frankly we are not only having today, the country has had this for over 200 years from james madison on one side to harry truman on the other side of this question. what i would offer is really sort of following up on what jamie said earlier about when you were in that log war situation, when you are truly in this sort of extreme situation where for the first time in our nations history we have neither a president or vice president, the

what happened was, this is something that i think the nation's largest employer, as well as the nation'sunion -- i think they both understand the same thing. we have skywriting -- we have skyrocketing health-care costs. there was a great quote in the "wall street journal poll will he said that he was surprised that walmart had created an -- in the "wall street journal" he said he was surprised walmart had abandoned their previous position on employer mandates. it is a ridiculous notion that the business would make a business decision. the business is suffering from the suffering cost of healthcare, which has increased year after year. it might eventually come to the conclusion that the status quo is unacceptable. that is price for what the president has said. -- that is precisely what the president has said. that is why congress is making progress on health care reform. >> walmart said the commitment to healthcare costs must be as strong as possible. they endorsed the idea of a trigger mechanism that would automatically in force reduction in medical expenditures. what is the white house'

. >> reporter: here as a nation described as a model of african success nearly 30% live in poverty and most of african conditions are even worse, the fact that brought a stern lecture from the president directed at the entire african continent. >> no business wants to invest in a place where the government skills 20% off the top. no person wants to live in a society where the rule of law gives way to the rule of brutality and bribery. >> reporter: he urged the young people of africa to build a new future where poverty, disease and corruption are conquered from the ground up. >> you can do that. yes, you can. because in this moment, history's on the move. >> reporter: in an emotional final stop, the president and his family visited the notorious cape coast castle where tens of thousands of africans kidnapped into slavery were kept in dungeons before being shipped to america. he says this is especially for his daughters that are growing up in such a blessed way. >> hopefully one of the things imparted to them during this trip is their sense of obligation to fight oppression and cruelty w

and then we will be able to produce leaders that are committed not to their micronesian but to the nation as a whole. and that is the biggest challenge because if we have that we will have fewer national conflicts that are based on the competition between these microbe nation's and because the fact is the competition between these micro nations is actually a competition between the leaders would sometimes i call with the lead manage a, the leaders in these micro nations and the reason why many of our leaders have preferred to keep us at the micro nation level and to make us almost become super nationalistic about our my condition is because they use that as beginning at the table where the leading man in the nation to negotiate for power and privileges and the resources. and so it is a selfish cause for the leaders to come to the roundtable, to create a cohesive micro nation and the the people who are united and to have a common focus for the macro and nation. so i read a lot on that because to me this is the cancer at africa. this is where we have stood. we saw that being played out in keny

the president spoke as the t countries began o days of talks economic and security issues. both nations are ueat about globalrowth, pointing to signs the world is moving tord recovery. as darren gersh rerts, the questions how to keep the world's largeseconomies headed in theame direction. >> reporter: it wachinese state councilor i binguo who summed up the self-interest at brings the u.s. and china together in massive etings like this. >> ( translated ): we are in the same big boat, that has en hit by fierce nd and huge waves. >> reporte as massive economies, both untries are critical to the emerginglobal recovery, and both couries also have coon interests and oblems. see why, l you have to do is walk acro the street from this meeting to thu.s. treasury. the u.s.overnment is selling a record $115 billion in debthis week. the chinese, of cose, are the biggesholders of that debt, their stake topping mo than $800 billi. economist uri dadu says that means ina doesn't want to see either too much inflation oroo little growth the u.s. >> so look at ina as now being a significant stakeholr in h

events are things the market should lead, but when it comes to national security, the market will not deliver. we are wrestling with this as a nation, and we are handicapped. you do not see this in places in europe or asia where the role of government is more accepted. people are not as worried about the government intruding into the industry. that gives them the edge. >> a number of government officials have called it a market failure. i was wondering whether you agree with that, and how to fix it? >> it is an area of deep shame for meat personally. -- for me personally. i wrote a paper that was not released the said we do not have to worry about things about -- about things like security because the markets would deliver. the market has failed. what does failure mean? it means that in some cases, some companies to a great job. even companies that do a great job get hacked once in awhile. some companies do not do a great job. there are places in the electrical grid where we should be nervous. we know what everyone is doing? they held to a common standard? if you go on the web, if you can see -- there was a series of heari

it has protected us as a nation. it has inspired our survival.eciate that answer, judge. are there any elements of the government's response to september 11th that you think maybe 50 or 60 years from now we as a nation will look back on with some regret? >> i'm a historian by undergraduate training. i also love history books. it's amazing how difficult it is to make judgments about one's current position. that's because history permits us to look back and to examine the actual consequences that have arisen, and then judgments are made. as a judge today, all i can do, because i'm not part of the legislative branch, it's the legislative branch who has the responsibility to make laws consistent with that branch's view of constitutional requirements and its powers. it's up to the president to take his action, and then it's up to the court to just examine each situation as it arises. >> i can understand some hesitance on this but the truth is that courts are already dealing with these very issues. the supreme court itself is now struck down a number o

as the nation tacks health care reform, many ve suggested usinmedicare as a cost-saving model. so this week, wee looking at the program, the progress it madeand the challenges it still faces. first, here's a quick urse on the basi of medicare. medicare ithe federal health insurance program for people5 and older. the progracovers about 45 milln americans including peopleounger than 65 with permanent disabiliti. medire was originally set up to provide hospital d medical insurae. but no prescription drug coverage. today, the progr has four parts. parts "a" and " are medicare's spital and medical insurance part "c" is the dicare advantage ogram. an option leing people sign up for private health insurance plans that prode medicare benets. part "d" ithe voluntary prcription drug benefit signed into law in 2003.er thisear, medicare costs are expected to total most half a trillion dollars or out 13% of the feral budget. en if you're not on medicare there's good chance you're paying for it. 41% ofts funding comes from payroll taxes. thatoney is put into a trust fund that pays for benits

we will keep you updated. >>> jim riggleman made his debut as nationals manager last night and against the cubs. lee's solo shot boosted chicago's lead 2-0. the nats allowed three runs and the nats lose 6-2. >> maybe i'm just excited about managing the ball game but i feel good about the club. i know that's, with our record that's not maybe what some fans want to hear but i feel we will turn this thing around. >> reporter: let's hope so. >>> history was made last night in the national league east matchup in florida. the phillies ryan howard hit his 23rd homer of the season and more importantly the 200th homer of his career. he reached that milestone faster than any other player in major league history. >>> our time is 5:25. >>> some local auto dealers shutout by gm or chrysler win a battle to get their businesses back. that story is coming up. >>> plus, a vote on captiol hill early this morning paves the way for a massive health care reform package. >>> and the investigation in to last month's deadly crash will make travel on the red line extra difficult this weekend. >> angie? >> smoo

have a moral oshgation as well as a national security interest in providing assistance. >> reporter: today's food agreement is seen as a victory for obama. his scorecard for the rest of the summit is mixed. a deal on climate change was obama's other major goal. he was able to convince the nations to agree to a limit on a rise in the world's temperature. the major industrialized nations also agree to cut their carbon emissions by 80% by the year 2050. still, he couldn't convince the wider group to go along with that target for reducing emissions. opposition was led by the so-called g-5, a group of important regional players that includes brazil, china, india, mexico and south africa. obama acknowledged the growing importance of such countries. >> for us to think we can somehow deal with some of these global challenges in the absence of major powers, like china, india and brazil, seems to me wrongheaded. >> reporter: afterwards, the president met in rome with pope benedict xvi. the two greeted each other warmly. this despite their differences over issues like st

the private sector, individuals are better, families are better, communities are better and this nation as a whole is better. i can tell you where the jobs aren't. here are a list of 53 boards and agencies created under the health care plan. that plan will cross 4.7 million private sector jobs but will do a job of creating bureaucracy jobs. mr. speaker, where are those

market should lead and regulation is bad but when it comes to national security the market isn't going to deliver, so we are wrestling with this as a nation and we are a little handicapped. you don't see this in places in europe or asia where the role of the government is more accepted. people are not as worried about the government intruding into the industry. that gives them an edge. >> guest: number of government officials i have talked with called it a market failure and i was wondering if you agree with that and if you fix it? >> guest: it is an issue of deep shame because in 1996 i was on a task force to come up with a strategy for securer public networks, right before the internet was being commercialized and i wrote a paper. fortunately not released. the market would deliver it for us and so i went on a recovering market. the market is not delivered. what does delia mean? it means in some cases, some companies do a great job. even companies that do a great job it hacked every once in a while. some companies don't do a great job in their places, the electrical grid, where we should be nervous. do we know what everyone is d

nationals park. hi, bret. >> hi there, j.c. as one respected baseball analyst put it i'm not sure that any manager could have won with this team. manny acta paid the price this morning. it happened at nationals park in the wee hours of the morning after the team returned from houston. acta pulled aside by team president stan casten and informed he had been dismissed he quietly cleaned out his office and left. his 2 1/2 seasons in washington produced 94 games below 500 including the major league worst mark of 26-61. he will be replaced on an interim basis by jim wriggleman who managed the cubs, padre and mariners in the past and who is local having grown up in rockville, manufacture movie and gone to richmond montgomery high school and frost burst state. moments ago they talked about the change. >> the team hasn't achieved. we feel we have a better ball club than we have shown on the field. 26-61 is unacceptable to not only the families and dan casten and myself and the ball club. >> manny did not show up at the press conference bu

50 years there is something big that happens, and we are 56 years now, we simply cannot afford as a nation to be caught without our defenses as tight as they can be. and that means our firepower, our sea power, our power in outer space, our cyberspace, our infantry all of of these aspects of our defense have to be up to par. so i'm happy to serve on the armed services committee where i can be a spokesperson and a proponent of making sure that this country remains strong. i want to thank all of the veterans, my dad served in world war ii and today he's 86 years old. not doing too well, but i'm proud of him serving his country and i'm proud of every other service man and woman who have served their country and look forward to a peaceful world, but if not we got to do what we have to do. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from georgia yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 2632. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of th

as the national health care debate rages on, howard county decided to go it alone, using a combination of public and private funds and pro bono doctor care, the doctor is trying to offer affordable insurance to every resident. the average premium is between $50 and $85 a month. >> there's no other program in the country that combines primary and preventive care, specialty care, prescription coverage, hospital and emergency room care and health coaching. that's where our program is unique. >> reporter: patients are assigned a coach like maureen pike to guide each individual health plan. >> i think the biggest thing is just trying to shift the focus from playing catch up once people are already sick to increasing their well being and trying to prevent some of these risk factors from turning into disease later on. >> the approach may not work everywhere. howard is one of the wealthiest counties in one of the country's wealthiest states. but officials think they are at least setting an example. 300 participants so far, and they've found about 2500 more who are eligible for existing insuran

but when it comes to national security, the market isn't going to deliver. so we're wrestling with this as a nation, and we're a little handicapped. you don't see this in places, in europe or in asia, where the rule of the government is more accepted. people aren't as worried about the government intruding into industry. that gives them an edge. >> host: a number of the officials i've talked with about this have called it a market failure, and i was wondering whether you agree with that. >> guest: in 1996 i was on a white house task force right when the internet was being commercialized, and i wrote a paper -- fortunately not released -- that said we didn't have to worry about things like security because the market would deliver for us. the market hadn't delivered, the market has failed. what does failure mean? it means in some cases some companies do a great job. even those companies get hacked every once in a while. but some companies don't do a great job, and there's places -- the electrical grid -- where we should be nervous, right? do we know what everyone's doing? have we held them

this further provides that the port chicago naval magazine national memorial be managed as a unit of the national park system a change that acknowledges the actual role the n.p.s. is playing on the ground in maintaining and interpreting the memorial. the sponsor of this measure, education and labor committee chair george miller, has worked tirelessly with the army and navy as well as the national park service to move this legislation forward. chairman miller is to be commended for his hard work on this bill. i support h.r. 1045 -- 1044 and urge its adoption by the house today. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady reserves. the gentleman from washington. mr. hastings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized, but first, would members remove their conversations from the floor so the gentleman can be heard. the gentleman from washington. mr. histings: thank you, mr. speaker. -- mr. hastings: i rise in support of h.r. 1044. i regret that so many of the men being memorialized by this legislation are

advanced integrated air defense systems are inexpensive and affordable by nations such as iran with insistenceon developing nuclear weapons. history provides ample examples of the effective use of integrated air defense systems by nations that lack resources to be considered near peer adversary of the united states. as retired lieutenant michaeld unn noted, north vietnam defended their territory with what at the time was an advanced air defense system which comprised of surface-to-air missiles and fewer than 200 fighters able to shoot down 2,448 american aircraft. the 1973 war between israel and egypt is another example. the egyptians, learning from the recent get, built integrated air defense umbrella where the forces are able to initially make significant territorial gains while the israeli air force faced serious losses. only when the egyptians advanced beyond the range of their surface-to-air missiles umbrella was the israeli air force able to find or inflict a significant employee. a blow -- and then the night hark to the serbs ans who did not have the latest system and despite the exampl

his perspective as an african-american man that led him to simply react to something that many other americans don't relate to. i mean, this is important stuff. it is part of our national conversation. your reaction as well right here on twitter, facebook, and myspace. stay with us. we're going to be right back. >>> welcome back, i'm rick sanchez. we are coming to you today from our time warner studios here in beautiful new york city off of columbus circle. man, have you guys gotten involved in this debate since yesterday. jeff, come around. let's look at a couple of tweets if we can. here we go. let's go right to the top. this is interesting. it says, i am now thinking, right there, i am now thinking that obama set us up with his acted stupid comment to deflect the news on the health care debate. that's the one at the top that says united 9198. let's skip down to this one here that says amadghatti. it says, i am a black man in america and i think henry lewis gates jr. should apologize for overreacting and pulling the race card. that's interesting. we have been hearing more about that. some critics of sergeant crowley said he shouldn't have arrested the professor even

somebody who knew about that and taken over a role as a national pressure will be on her to do that but she won't have the statue or the office from which to make those arguments. >> you know what, i mean she can't even say that she was the one term governor of alaska because she didn't stand by alaska. i think she was in line it seems to me as one of the possibilities to run against lisa murkowski for the senate and murkowski can now run ads repeating what she said in her statement that governor palin abandoned the citizens of alaska who gave her the privilege of serving as her governor. the political clan is thinking what could they about about because she is the most popular republican right now. reis more popular. you are thinking oh, sarah palin might be the ticket but sarah palin has taken away her platform as governor. that was giving her the opportunity to respond to critics by developing not only experience but demonstrating leadership. what is the answer? >> has to be money. after book deals. >> she already had a book deal. >> maybe she w

. >>> he made history as the nation's first black attorney general and he took control of the justicea critical moment with ongoing legal controversies about guantanamo bay and how our country interrogates prisoners. and keeping americans safe, our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas with attorney general eric holder. >> just before 8:00 a.m., the attorney general is greeted by the security detail. he heads to the capital, and eric holder is well aware of the daily threat matrix, in the way that terrorists are planning to kill us. >> that's a way to start your day. >> you typically don't find good news in the reports or in the meeting. it is in some ways the most sobering part of the day. >> overnight, the fbi and homeland security has sent out a bulletin about those training overseas and returning home and it's a new, emerging threat. >> this whole notion of the radicalization of americans. leaving this country and going to different parts of the world and then coming back. this whole notion of radicalization, it's something that did not loom as large as it did a few months ag

nationalized major financial institutions. there was an even larger group who believed the policy needed to start from the premise that the financial system as a whole was substantially insolvent. even alan greenspan asserted that it might be necessary to temporarily nationalize some banks in order to facilitate a swift and orderly restructuring. after considering all the options, secretary geithner led the administration in a somewhat different approach. we recognized the irreversibility of such actions as nationalization. we recognized that there was a very substantial risk the government could be a source of fear rather than a source of confidence and that strong actions taken towards one institution could have major implications for other institutions. we also recognize that a substantial part of the flow of credit in the american economy did not depend on banks but depended on the shadow banking system, including the securitization of consumer financial assets such as mortgages. our approach sought to go as much as possible with the grain of the market, sought to move away from earlier approaches and treated the financial system a monol

that should give alamancelementf belief that they will be as strong as they were under the current law. in our national databases such as vital records or the passport to verification database or the driver's license information sharing one are not available. this does not give anyone a sense of security. >> madam secretary, can you speak on the efforts to verify our bird certificates. >> i can but those are more properly answered by the department of state. i believe that 13 states are participating in this. i did not know the schedule for the full implementation of purchase and a delegation. -- birth certificate identification. >> this helps to achieve the goal of the driver's license that we can hand from a security point of view. governor, as these databases, board, i am sure that you and of for governors are quick to take advantage of them. -- and other governors are going to take advantage of them. >> this is quite a process to get all of the day that entered in the form that can be accessed in a consistent way. some of our records are in a different media from 1950 until 1980. we are working at

i will be honest with you about the challenges we face as a nation. we will win this general election, and then you and i together can change the country and change the world. starting today we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin the work of remaking america. >> if this is the change we all can believe in, america's best days are behind her. >> you voted for change, but they're not getting any change today. >> i do order guantanamo will be closed. >> it was my idea to withdraw. i withdrew. >> when i realized the mistake, i paid the tax in full. >> tom made the decision. i take responsibility for this mistake. >> these were careless mistakes. they were avoidable mistakes. >> our economic crisis could become a national catastrophe. >> if we do everything right, there's still a 30% chance we're going to get it wrong. >> how many of you people want to pay for your neighbors' mort that has an extra bathroom and can't pay their bills? raise their hand. how about we all -- president obama, are you listening? >> look at this bill. this bill

he's hitting .404 as a national. a breaking ball will pop him up. right out behind short. ronny cedeno just obtained from seattle for the first out. here is the rest of the lineup. cristian guzman five straight multihit games. zimmerman and adam dunn, i guess you say the adam dunn era at first base gets begun og -- gets going on a full-time basis. willingham, willie harris, josh bard and alberto gonzalez. nats are hitting .253. still ninth in the league in runs and home runs. guzman hits that ball pretty well in the sun light and that's the outstanding, young player andrew mccutchen. looking forward to seeing him this weekend. >> rob: let's break him down. let's break down mr. ohlendorf with the pnc bank scouting report. he's been traded a umm could have times. he was trade the from the d'backs to the yanksthis year a deadline traded from yankees to here with carson, kucinichon and tejada. he has to repeat his delivery along with a crush a lot of bapts bats and repeat the delivery. >> bob: that was for the left- handed reliever marte. ryan zimmerman takes one right in ther

this is something that the nation's largest employer, as well as the nation's largest union -- they both understand that they are watching skyrocketing health-care costs. i wish i would have brought it out, a great " on "the wall street journal by the head of the retail system who said that wal-mart -- he said he was surprised that walmart had abandoned their previous position on an employer mandate for the promise of health care savings. the ridiculous notion that a business would make a business decision, but a business that is suffering the crushing cost of health care increased year after year might eventually come to the conclusion that the status quo was unacceptable. that is what the president has come to. i think a lot of the american people have come to that conclusion. that is why congress is making significant progress on health care reform. >> walmart said the commitment to rein in costs must be the strongest possible and endorsed the idea of a trigger mechanism that would automatically and force reductions in medical expenditures. what is the white house's position on that c

but if anybody has any connections to the boston press as well as national press, sergeant crowley would be happy for you to stop trampling his grass. all right? thank you, guys. >> hold on, hold on. i have almost all the confidence in the world that whatever i say is not going to make the news tonight. but in my role, i am happy to answer. actually, marissa handed me my folder and said the week ahead is in the front pocket. i said i have a sneaking suspicion we'll get to that toward the end. he has not spoken to professor gates. >> did anybody from the white house reach out to professor gates? >> was there any form of apology from the president? >> i think the president characterized most of their conversation as something he wanted to have with the officer and i'll keep it that way. >> he said a beer, that's one thing you throw out there. >> i think it was the suggestion of the sergeant and i think the president in their probably about five-minute phone conversation. >> is he letting the sergeant come to the white house? >> five-minute conversation. >> in about a five-minute conversati

doppler but nothing was indicated as far as the national weather service. but there was damage due to high winds. let's take a look at what we can expect today. very, very steamy outside. 75 to begin things. your forecast today gives us a high of 87 to 92. the front approaches to us and stalls out over the i-95 corridor. more on your seven-day summer time forecast in a little bit. >> see you then. 4:57. here's a look ahead to 11 news today. >> a sunday cookout turns violent in east baltimore when a gunman opens fire, injuring a dozen people. details are next. >> can lawmakers strike a deal on health reform? i'm tracy potts in washington where the ?az has given up its deadline but the house is still working on it. >> and now that the storm is passing we do have several problem spots as a result of it. downed trees in many areas blocking lanes. we'll update you coming up. [captioning made possible by constellation energy] captioned by the national captioning institute -- www.ncicap.org -- >> good morning. i'm mindy basara. you all right? >> takes me about a w