asking grease and turkey to allow flights to land in ath thanes and istanbul. >> a mysterious shooting inside a shop at fisherman's wharf last night. amy is there live. is there a suspect? >> kristen, police did make an arrest last night. they arrested a man that hasn't said what his relationship is, if any, to the victims. it happened right in the heart of fisherman's wharf, right next to joe's crab shack, across the street from the fishing boats right on jefferson street. it's an area always full of people. it happened around 8:20 last night inside the store. it's a little shop that sells everything from luggage to sweatshirts to perfume. a man and a woman inside the store were shot to death. tourists were in shock. >> it's a little scary for tourists. we are hearing that it doesn't usually happen this way but it was extremely busy at the times and a little scary we had almost gone in the store but decided to

look for more tulie fog, especially around athe east bay. patchy fog in the north bay valley and the extended still no solid chance of rain. this is not only for seven days but it could go out to 16 days also. low to mid-60s what we're looking for in the east bay valleys with mid to upper 60s along the east bay shore. oakland, castro valley and fremont around 69 degrees. 70 around campbell and los gatos. upper 60s everybody else the south bay. as you head into the south bay, los altos and mountain view 70. upper 60s downtown and south san francisco. low 60s at the beaches in the north bay but mid-60s throughout your valleys. and we'll have upper 60s to low 70s around the monterey bay and inland. traveling the state we have dense fog throughout the central valley until about 10:00 this morning, especially sacramento, fresno. that's why they'll only be the low 60s. chico 68 and dry once again at 49 tahoe. but mid to upper 70s l.a. and palm springs. you can see the fog form again

sedan was shattered by bulle just before midnight athe safeway store in novato. one man in the front of the car and another in the backseat sustained serious injues. >> the victims, again her one hispanic male adult who's a 27-year-old novato resident. the second is white male adult, 23-year-old resident. theye in local hospitals. >> witnesses to the shooting clammered to call 9-1-1 from inside the safe way store. >> there was a dispute of some sort down the street. and persons in the white car came here. >> police are investigating the possibility that there were two gunmen who were driven to safeway's seeking out the victims. >> it appears as though someone was targeting the people in that car. this wa't just a random shooting? >> that's what we believe. >> they collected evidence at the crime scene for seven hours before towing the car as novato residents reacted to the overnight violence. >> i come here every morning for my starbucks and i've never se

we'll keep an eye on it is athe rain will develop and may cause flight arrival delays. let's talk about what's going on as far as temperatures. we are running from 39 in livermore to 49 in san francisco and santa rosa. so most of us in the mid to upper 40s. around the monterey bay and inland mid-40s. highlights scattered light rain. best chance in the north bay. valley fog returns the next couple nights. sunshine and warmer than average afternoon this weekend. as far as our temperatures compared to average, 2 degrees warm ner oakland and san jose. about one degree cooler in livermore and napa. sunrise 7:25, sets about 5:13. temperatures today, san jose should reach 60 again just like yesterday. we'll have upper 50s for most of the bay shore to the coast with low to mid-50s. cooler west with some of the rain cooled air. sprinkles possible but sunshine and warmer with low to mid-60s.

. >>> now to oakland where a rally just took place outside a chase bank athe rock ridge shopping center. the theme of that rally is bail out schools, not banks. restore services, stop foreclosures. organizers say foreclosures are hitting the city's low income communities. two parents organized this evening's rallies. >>> the future is unknown tonight for the olioto fish and crab company. the fish company says it can't continue operating because of the near by pollution. olioto has sued both the pier and exxonmobil for the closure. we should make clear here that olioto's restaurant at fisherman's ward has different owners. and olioto's restaurant is not closing. >>> the foreclosure reality is about to go from bad to worse. 1.3million americans will lose their homes this year. that would top last year's total of 4 million foe closures. 5million americans are currently at least two months behind on their mortgage. >>> protesters gathered outside the county courthouse in oakland today where forclosed homes are auctioned off to find relief for struggling homeowners. the activists say they wa

and would allow the issue to be framed by the pleasant in each case so that the departments and -- athe pellant in each case so the parties and boards would know how to frame the question. section 6-b. >> before you move on, austensibly, i don't have any issue with these changes, but i do have word changes. i don't know if i should show them to you at another time. >> i think now would be a good time. >> how strongly do you feel about those? >> i thought i could just give you my red line. >> nonsubstantive changes. >> what do you want? really, it is small stuff. but since i read it and wrote it, i thought i would mention it. i'm happy not to give it to you, wls. >> why do i need to do it now? >> my understanding is this is the public acceptance now, so i don't think there can be amendments lather, even minor, or else we'll have to go through this again. >> forget it. no need. >> public commen on circumstances warranted on a practice already in place but this would clarify it in the rules, and then section 6-d-2 explains and clarifies the board's policy that these affiliated with a party

athe result is a country in crisis, and at the heart of it is an international investigation into his father, lebanon's former prime minister. the tribunal is due to announce the results of its investigation into a massive car bomb explosion, which killed him and 22 others six years ago. it looks like the indictment will implicate members of hezbollah. the group's leader has denounced the tribunal, pressuring him to do the same. he has refused. and he was in washington when his government collapsed. for its part, the group blames washington for blocking a deal, which would be made in which some believe could have presentprevented the government collapsed. in >> we gave it our best shot o protect the interests of love and on. unfortunately this effort reached a dead end due to u.s. pressure and the inability of the other party to overcome them. >> it is troubling news were political crisis are so often happening. >> more clashes are reported, despite a series of measures ordered by the president took well. police had fired tear gas that protesters at the capitol and the army has been d

sunday giffords husband issued a statement expressing the family's gratitude to the people of arizona ath the nation for their support, adding, gabby was going what she loved most. hearing from her constituents when this trach dip occurred. a search of the suspect's home and found notes saying i planned ahead, my assassination and another one that said giffords'. he's scheduled to make his first court appearance including murder and attempted assassination of a congresswoman. >> i am not going to preclude the possibility of additional charges that will be brought under domestic terrorism statutes as the investigation continues. >> reporter: among the dead, federal judge john roll and 9-year-old christina green. the girl was borng on september 11th, the day of the terror attacks and featured in a book about 9/11 babies caused "faces of hope." >> she began her life on a tragedy. 9/11, and her life was ended with a tragedy here in arizona. so the tragedy is where the book ends. the bulk of her life was wonderful, and we loved every minute of it. >> reporter: at the hospital doctors are cauti

. >> athe opposition candidate is recognized as the winner of last november's poll. >> security forces loyal to laurent gbagbo surrounded the area. i was reports of heavy gunfire. >> the police came to attack the people and started to shoot. the security officers were killed. -- two security officers were killed. this is the sort of violence that has got the committee worried. gbagbo has called for the troops to leave. on the ground, he holds power and is making life difficult for the un mission. >> the members of the security council expressed their concern over continued violence and human rights violations in the ivory coast including against u.n. peacekeepers and condemn the liberal attempts to impact the operation in the average coast. >> one of the key supporters is his youth activist. the target of a un travel ban and who is planning a meeting in this area. he wants the international community -- warns the community against any report to remove mr. gbagbo by force. >> they will encounter thousands of young people. ivory coast will turn into a cemetery. that is their choice to ma

london and paris, minus 2 in vienna, 1 in berlin, just zero at stockholm and barelyn eoue digits in athe athens. here's your extended forect. ♪ >>> visited a buddhist temple on friday to pay respects to the nation's statue shown to the public only once a year. the statue of fudo myo, a buddhist deity dates back centuries and is an important national asset. it's enshrined on a cave on a cliff on the back of the temple. the stone statue is displayed once a year on january 28th. the date of the festival. >> i prayed to the statue and lit a candle. i hope to live safely over the coming years. >>> that's all we have for this addition of "newsline." i'm hideshi hara in tokyo. we'll be back in 30 minutes. thanks for joining us on nhk world.

as far athe peninsula, mid to upper 50s here.being lo the coast and into downtown and south san francisco. mainly mid 50s throughout the north bay but clear lake a little cooler. cool spot at 49. the east bay shore seeing a little more sunshine, mid to upper 50s but look at the high four quarter -- not high four, the highway 4 quarter where the fog was thickest this morning. low 50s. mid to upper 50s around the monterey and inland. salinas the warm spot at about 60 degree tonight everybody's cold. look at all these 30s everywhere, except san francisco 41. freezing fog in the north bay valleys, black ice again could be problematic for your morning commute. two areas of low pressure moving away. in its wake the high pressure starting to nose in and build over the state. that's why we're having a dry weather patter as the jet stream will steer all those storms away from us. fog will be thickest and the fog most likely tonight, tomorrow night and friday morning. won't be as prevalent in the weekend forecast but what will be sunshine

as for athe suggestion for commissioner moore, i will sue the commissioner said. it winds up getting the same, but it just concentrates them. the fifth thursday, we have a heavy calendar, but i think at this time we approve the counter or probably have to approve it with the fifth thursdays, particularly march 31, as a non calendar date. it seems like the calendar is busy, we could add that to our calendar, but but i don't -- vice president olague: will be asking the public for comment. commissioner antonini: i don't know it is appropriate to add that to our calendar at this time. i have a feeling after last week's 12:00 session, and i think we are having some busy items coming up, that if we add that, i think we will add that whether it is appropriate at this time or not. i am asking that question. commissioner sugaya: this is the time to discuss it. we could always add it later. commissioner antonini: you could always take it off if you do not need it. vice president olague: i spoke with commissioner miguel about that, and he said the practice in the past was th

when our broadcast continues in just a moment, athe scenes from australia that some americans are comparing to what they saw during katrina. >>> and later, a member of our own team who happens to be from this town, she talks about how her hometown is coping with this tragedy. >>> back from tucson, we'll go overseas to australia where the flooding in queensland continues to be catastrophic. for weeks as we reported the flooding has been in mostly small towns but now the water is moving in on brisbane, the third largest city. michelle kosinski has more on this growing disaster. >> reporter: from above, it was it was a 26-foot high wall of water. but on the ground, there seemed no bounds to it. unstoppable through this town in queensland. it ripped homes from foundations. those that remained were islands, residents clinging to roofs. people were caught by surprise in their cars. this couple narrowly rescued. others plucked from the raging water itself. this man held on to a tree while vehicles were swept around him. now, brisbane, australia's third largest city of 2 million people is where all

athe are big three story buildings. i don't think there is any reason to reject the project. so thank you so much. president olague: thank you. >> thank you. i don't have much more to add. i said before. thi'm a third-generation realto, have sold houses all over town. it is not uncommon to see a random barn structure in the neighborhoods. i could point out every single neighborhood that has such an anesthetic. for what that is worth. president olague: thank you. are there any additional -- >> not to reiterate to much of what i said earlier, but san francisco is a place of diversity. that is something we are proud of, and i think freezing that, putting saran wrap over dilapidated shacks is not a good precedent for our future city. thank you. president olague: thank you. are there any additional speakers in support of the project sponsor? seeing none, d.r. requestor, you have two minutes. >> first of all, i like to address that this earthquake shack is not dilapidated at all. the landscaping is still there from what it was here, except the tree has been cut down. the informal r

armed forces -- athe time it was abu graib -- i did think about the same questions. we approach the problems from very different sides. the germans had learned that having an army would eventually lead to using it in an improper way. using get outside your borders was inherently wrong. the americans thought if you do not have a army that is too readyo defend your country, you end up with pearl harbor, 9/11, or some other situation that is unacceptable. that is not every american's vi of it, but the people who were charged kind of fell into those categories. these products of history, they are hard to change. it would probably take a new dynamic and another situation where we are united in a different way. my danish friend stood up and surprise me with the comment, "america is looking for security and exceptional was and is not the way to do it. you are making yourself a target." what about giving away your strategy to gain some security? i do not believe those americans who are in charge can't agree on who to give that -- can agree on who to give that to. there are p

caroline, for me your father was of abot athe wdeco. us, republicans and democrats who decided we should get engaged. d edcaa that she, this r llhoald her home. in everything he did, my perspective was done with that vision in mind. in my view, the best way to commemorate this day, his legacy, is for those of us who are given the responsibility to guide this nation to renew his vision, to inspire new generations who are not a life 50 years ago today but are eager to answer the same call that rang out across this nation that day, new generations prepared to help america realize her vast taedoteia to ak he tosk themselves what they can do for their country. john f. kennedy's presidency lasted a mere 1,000 dayss u wellknow. but his call to service literally cannot figure like, still resounds from generation to generation. if nothing else what an incredible contribution one president could make to his country. you're father's memory, caroline, continued to inspire us to nl will the world and all who inhabit it. thank yu forthehonor and god

the attack this weekend is reportedly not as severed athe one that happened three weeks ago. in that attack, 41-year-old woman was mauled outside her home. a neighbor came to her rescue but she suffered serious wounds. >>> the new governor gets down to budget issues on his first full day on the job. jerry brown and his finance director will meet at 10 a.m. with county government leaders from across the state. the meeting is to talk about california's budget challenges and brown's commitment to to return decision-making and authority to local governments. >> without any mental reservation... [ laughter ] >> -- or -- >> really, no mental reservation. [ laughter ] >> he started with jokes but the new governor got serious soon after his swearing n brown acknowledged the state's difficult financial situation and said it's time for some tough choices. >>> and there was surgeon- general a low key public celebration at the state capital after brown was sworn in. later thousands of supporters were invited to join governor brown at the railroad museum in old sacramento. the crowd was o

and i want him to plead, to athe abductor's mother, is saying,,, >> and the kingdome, kron 4 news. >> san francisco, they are- taking donuts,--with a road >> and in another of big store, the conservatory theater is looking to build a new theater on market street, to consolidate everything into one building. and currently, the administration is in a another building and they want to have this consolidate, for the city. to revitalize mid-market street, the plans are getting started and it should be getting with more details to come in the next six months. jeff bush, kron 4 news in san francisco. >> our big weather story tonight with more in nice weather with the correct satellite/writer is streaming in from the north. the current satellite-rater is showing some warm, dry air is going to dominate our forecast with the radar. through northern california and to add to that, a beautiful shot. temperatures, are going to be similar to this morning. cooler, with 42 in concord, antioch and that fog with the central valley. kerry to the delta overnight. it should clear out pretty quickly. they'r

>ath. >> find out more about response to the state of the union address on line at the cspan video library. search, watch, and share all free. this is washington your way. >> chicago voters will be selected in number on february 22. last night, the leading four candidates participated in an hour-long debate hosted by the chicago tribune, the city club of chicago, and wgn-tv. the debate happened the same day the illinois supreme court ruled that rahm emanuel is eligible to run. ♪ >> the 2011 chicago mayoral debate sponsored by the chicago tribune and the city club of chicago. good evening. i will be your moderator along beside bruce dahl. mayor, seated in no particular order rahm emanuel, gery chico, miguel del vall, carol moseley braun. welcome, everyone. the format we have all agreed to is quite casual. there are no time limits. bruce and i will cut you off if needed so everyone has time to be heard on the topic. we encourage you to question and respond to each other. it should keep the evening quite likely. the debate is just under one hour. we will start with some big issues are city is

athe beginni of the year, the greek debt crisis kept investors on tenterhooks. come fal the dax sprinted to the finish line. banking shares ended the year down. german financial institutions still hold government bonds and loans of heavily indebted eu countries. in addition, new stricter banking regulations are set to curb profits. the dax pose a leading decliner was germany's second-largest utility, which hit 27%. although berlin has decided to extend the life of the country's nuclear power plants, rwe share prices hit after the cabinet agreed to introduce a new tax on nuclear fuel. >> most european exchanges were closed today, but wall street is up and running now. we spoke with our tbilisi dw-tv -- we spoke with our dw-tv correspondent and asked him about the mood on this last trading day of the year. >> traders are taking it easy. a big champagne maker, by the way, will ring the closing bell year. i would not be surprised that there will be the one were the other glass even before trading. we do have some bigger movers. borders, the book chain, is delaying p

we're looking athe a problem.hree cars and a semi truck southbound 880 at eastbound 92, so southbound 880 is your commute direction. eastbound headed over towards hayward. anything at that interchange will be a distraction so this will cause additional slowing. we already see speeds are below 50 coming out of san leandro all the way to highway 92. further north, though, 880 and 580 close to the speed limit. a nice flow of traffic heading to the bay bridge toll plaza. this slowdown should start to clear up because the metering lights are on. a live look shows you now the cash lanes back to the 880 overcrossing. for most of the cash lanes you still get a little break and of course fastrak a lot faster. we'll get another live look out there at the golden gate bridge where we see the approach into san francisco. it's very clear at the golden gate bridge but as we've been telling drivers, the north bay very foggy also heading towards the central valley, sacramento and even l.a., we have issues with dense fog around the

s eveng, he will >> he is the recipient of athe guggenheim, among other awards and lives in upstate new york. aftee progra he will talk about his book "ask not: the inauguration of john f. kennedy and the speech that changederbae america". sew after the program there will be books for sale in the back if your interested. also, when we do the question and answer session please waitn. for the boom like to ask question so it will be heard for taping. okay? >> they keep. [applauding] >> good evening.fo but kennedy's inaugural, under 15 minutes.30 i'm going to be very presumptuous and talked forons about half -- i mean, twice that long. i'm going to talk for 30 have minutes.future the future american president will deliver an inaugural address as eloquent and expiring -- inspiring as kennedy's. i would like to try to answer that question by telling you why at the kennedy's inaugural was so successful, why it resonatedd so powerfully with the american people and then i will leave ita to you to calculate the odds we we'll will hear its equal ten days from now after seven or in 2009 or 2013.s t

for weeks and weeks before that they said deficit reduction was athe top of their agenda. it took them three hours to make that an untrue statement. they simply already set up a situation where they can add trillions and trillions of dollars to the national deficit, and we can do nothing about it. thank you and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i am pleased to yield 2 1/2 minutes to the gentleman from maryland, mr. van hollen. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from maryland is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. speaker. the american people did not bargain for a plan in the first 24 hours of the new congress that would blow a hole in the deficit and expand the debt. the chairman of the rules committee mentioned the recent bipartisan tax agreement. we also recently had a bipartisan commission on the deficit and debt reduction, and they looked at both sides of the equation. spending and the fact that we created lots of tax loopholes that have lost revenue to special interests. and w

remains athe flag half staff. phone numbers are on your screen. start dialing in now. here is what is on the federal books today. therare veral laws that are already put in place. the national firearms act of 1934, which imposes a tax on the manufacturing and transfer of certain firearms and implemented registration of firearms. the gun control act of 1968 regulated the firearms industry as well as interstate commerce. the firearms owners protection act in 1986 revise the gun control act of 1968 and what did some of the restriction on interstate commerce. and then the brady handgun violence pension act. the required federal background checks. -- the brady handgun violence protectprevention act. the only person person barred from purchasing a gun are those that have been ruled mentally defective that by the court. host: would you take a look at who is in eligible to get guns, this is what the federal law says. those that have been honorably discharged from -- dishonorably discharged from the armed services. convicted felons and those convicted of domestic violence crime

if i make a mistake and you start to go overboard to your ath, i will go overboard to mind. heaven forbid that men and women in what she did, d.c., are willing to do a principled compromise. be willing to do the right thing again and accountable way. we came pretty close in pennsylvania. our constituents are angry and upset. they want to hold someone acuntable. even more than that, they want to believe again. they want to trust again. i do not care if this is someone with a nra sticker on their car or a student from philadelphia. they are waiting for some very practical leaders who will just do their job for this nati. even more than a principled compromise is part of the dialogue. thank you very much. [applause] >> please welcome, the state treasurer of pennsylvania, robert mccord. >> i am been warned that there is a need for speed. having -- we are at the time where one more speaker could be 10 more speakers than you need to hear from. i will try to be quick and interesting. i am the highest status speaker of anyone u.s. come before you today. [laughte let me remind you th

she earns more than 200 yuan ath. mon now shere r shated room with helatives. orking on this assbly line in china. e says her life is happy and she has hope. suspensor spare time learning graphic design in hopes of getting a more sophisticated, better paying job in the future. she told us her plan is to save enough money and then go back to her home town to maybe start her own business sunday. >> my goal is to save 100,000 yuan. i have about a quarter of that. i hope i can make it in the future. >> it is never been more evident that low-cost labor is coming to an end. increasingly costs in china is in the manufacturing industry. the changing chinese work force is going to be a part of the chinese economic transformation in the years to come. >> earlier in november, abc news covered the country and its economy. now we're joined by an abc news correspondent from the york. >> thank you for having me. >> your network has broadcast a series of reports on china. what difference has it made on them american understanding of this country and its people? >> as you know,

op ath volunteer or that in the canadian military. so they are there and they are there not for the good weather. they are there because they actually think they're making a difference. and that is translated back home, and we have started to provide as one of the things the independent panel recommended as we had to get our men and women some air support to get them up off the ground so they were having their legs blown off by going down these ied written roads. so we made some progress. we are about to have that debate again about the f-35, that you can't just say okay we are going to do our bit in afghanistan and then we are going to go home on some arbitrary date. i certainly have disagreed with that position. if you are there you are there until a job is done that now we are the other side of it as we are starting to see a commitment that we don't know what tomorrow's fight will be our next year's fight will be and we need to have a military that is properly equipped because i think what people have come to appreciate is somethin

i can tell you that athe affordable care act will take care away from patients. it transfers power from consumers to the government. ms. hayworth: to make crucial decisions that belong in the hands of patients and their doctors. it neglects to deal effectively with reforms and medical liability that are desperately needed to reduce the unconscionable cost of medicine. our vote to repeal is not merely symbolic, it represents the true will of the american public and will pave the way to reform our health care in a way that will allow our citizens to have the good, cost-effective health care and affordable, portable health insurance they need while maintaining the quality, choice, and innovation that represents the best of american medicine. thank you, madam speaker and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york. ms. velazquez: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. graves: thank you, madam speaker. at this time, i yield one minute to the gentleman from arizona, mr. bossier. t

i can tell you that athe affordable care act will take care away from patients. it transfers power from consumers to the government. ms. hayworth: to make crucial decisions that belong in the hands of patients and their doctors. it neglects to deal effectively with reforms and medical liability that are desperately needed to reduce the unconscionable cost of medicine. our vote to repeal is not merely symbolic, it represents the true will of the american public and will pave the way to reform our health care in a way that will allow our citizens to have the good, cost-effective health care and affordable, portable health insurance they need while maintaining the quality, choice, and innovation that represents the best of american medicine. thank you, madam speaker and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york. ms. velazquez: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. graves: thank you, madam speaker. at this time, i yield one minute to the gentleman from arizona, mr. bossier. t

so i would say that the 98,000 fire ath point is lowand has been probably upped by every patient and government study that has looked into it since. >> so your testimony is that every adverse event is a medical malpractice issue? >> i'm looking at the studies and how they define it, and in for example the hhs study, they found one in seven medicare patients are the victim of an adverse event and 44% are preventible. >> again, are you saying that -- >> preventible errors -- >> isn't adverse, in your eyes, is an adverse event medical malpractice? >> a preventible adverse event is. >> the other thing i wanted to know is, i know who dr. hoven is representing and i know who dr. weinstein's representing, but i couldn't find in your documentation where the justic center for democracy and justice gets its fuing. could you provide the committee with a list of your fellow and associate members so we have an accurate understanding of the point of view which you are representing, and also, you mentioned the demo projects and they are going to get grant funding. are you or anybody associated with

one can go on to far more significant things, such athe invention of the right to abortion.is an invention. i point out in my writings that it seems to me that anyone who can't read and has read the dread scott decision, even though when they disagreed with the decision,t does not proceed from -- it does proceed om some of the words of the constitution. ther is a certain approval of slavery even though the words were never mentioned. the constitution does envision the conclusion to which -- the conclusion that the black man -- that the white man needs respect. they say you are a draft on the high seas. where does that come from? it doe not. that is the answer. it just plain does not come out. federalist letters 78 is very clear. that ialexander hamilton's main argument on the power of the supreme court. their main power is the power of persuasion. persuasion that those w are affected by government action ought to abide by the decisions of the government's because they are right -- decisions of the arernment because they right and consistent with the deal. the constitution, i

in that same speech, a decade and a half ago, senator byrd reminded us, i quote, "athe welfare of the country is more dear than the mere victory of a political party. " i think we would do well to heed those word as we debate an decide how to best serve the nation and its people in this new year. mr. president, senators come and go. the majorities and minorities rotate like a rolling wheel. the records of service are written and rewritten. the only constant in our -- in this great democracy is a change, change that that we never anticipate, sometimes we do but most often we don't. 16 senators who were here just a few days ago have moved on. and 16 new ones now take their seats. laws that governed this nation and the rules that govern this body continue to evolve carefully and by necessity. but the most important change we can make in the 1112th congress is to make better and more closely as teammates, not as opponents, as partners, not as partisans to fill our constitutional responsibility to pursue the more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, promote the g

i can tell you that athe affordable care act will take care away from patients. it transfers power from consumers to the government. ms. hayworth: to make crucial decisions that belong in the hands of patients and their doctors. it neglects to deal effectively with reforms and medical liability that are desperately needed to reduce the unconscionable cost of medicine. our vote to repeal is not merely symbolic, it represents the true will of the american public and will pave the way to reform our health care in a way that will allow our citizens to have the good, cost-effective health care and affordable, portable health insurance they need while maintaining the quality, choice, and innovation that represents the best of american medicine. thank you, madam speaker and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york. ms. velazquez: i continue to reserve. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri. mr. graves: thank you, madam speaker. at this time, i yield one minute to the gentleman from arizona, mr. bossier. t

reducing defensive medicine, reducing health care costs, and increasing the supply ofoor there lreeor rfo ather lve many state supreme courts nullified provisions enacted by state legislatures. in such states, this may be the only means of addressing the state's current crisis in medical professional liable and restoring patient's access to quality health care. further, federal legislation is needed 20 stem the flow of doctors from one state to other as th flee states to avoi accesveliability costs. doctors should feel free to practice medicine wherever they want, and paishes everywhere should be able to obligations -- obtain the care they need. last yearhe cgrsial dg oicecedh ul du t deficit by an estimated $54 billion over ten years, and that was a conservative estimate. another report estimates that premiums for medical malpractice insurance ultimately would be an average of 25%-30% below of what they would be under current law. the government accountability office found that rising litigation awards are responsible for skyrocketing medical liability premiums. the report states. gao found l

in that same speech, a decade and a half ago, senator byrd reminded us, i quote, "athe welfare of the country is more dear than the mere victory of a political party. " i think we would do well to heed those word as we debate an decide how to best serve the nation and its people in this new year. mr. president, senators come and go. the majorities and minorities rotate like a rolling wheel. the records of service are written and rewritten. the only constant in our -- in this great democracy is a change, change that that we never anticipate, sometimes we do but most often we don't. 16 senators who were here just a few days ago have moved on. and 16 new ones now take their seats. laws that governed this nation and the rules that govern this body continue to evolve carefully and by necessity. but the most important change we can make in the 1112th congress is to make better and more closely as teammates, not as opponents, as partners, not as partisans to fill our constitutional responsibility to pursue the more perfect union, establish justice, ensure domestic tranquillity, promote the g

and so i think it's somewhat of a kinard to suggest there's a seiny broader difference athe fir amendment n hu yound th sond ds. at least when not acknowledging that one's own camp, or many in it, are suggesting differently. i'm wondering if you've considered that conundrum. >> anyby wish t cment o th? y. mea u oit may very well be useful to have a public discussion at this juncture about the civility of our discourse, et cetera. captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2008