why do live in baltimore? >> guest: my wife and i left washington in 1986 before the the resolution before our older child started grade school because we have been in washington all our lives and figured if our kids started school we would stay here the rest of our lives and really all we knew, the only people we knew were in politics and that it wasn't a representative sample, real enough place to raise children. we looked all over the country and also decided we weren't going to romantically -- we weren't as role romanticists as we thought to live in the berkshires or the hudson valley that we couldn't be as far away from washington as we like and we like the architecture baltimore because we were orioles fans in driving up there so we move to baltimore. we know friends and relatives and jobs. we enjoy living there. >> host: as you began -- you were already well under way in the kean trilogy of the time and. >> guest: as i was. started in washington and finished in baltimore. >> host: was the next book proj

i have the honor now to talk with michael oher, offensive tackle, baltimore ravens. michael, thanks for joining us. it is a true pleasure to talk to you and talk to you about your inspiring story. you know, as we talk, yeah, football fans know your story. but now with the book, movie coming out, everybody's going to know your story. do you ever stop and just think, you know, from not long ago, homeless michael oher to football star michael oher and a movie made about your life. can you believe this is all come to pass? >> it's unbelievable. you know, i came a long way, you know. it's been a tough road and to do something i love, something i have a passion for, it's unbelievable to be able to step on the field and pad up in the nfl. i think about it every day. >> we look at your story and we look back. do you have memories -- we laid it out there that you never knew your father. he was murdered. your biological mom, drug issues. do you have early memories being with your brothers, being homeless and that fight for really survival at an early age? >> of course, you kno

>> michael: giving baltimore its due. and in history and that's the -- >> i'll start with wilt chamberlain. on the other side you probably did. >> michael: probably right. and having all kinds of problems cashing in. and these is the large of the lead of the night. >> joe: and a gamble. resulting in looking take it out and you suspect. it is now down under 25%. percent from the floor from the miss. back with four fouls who is down 8 or 9 i don't remember. and the first half. another three down. he has dominated in the paint. going up but got it to drop this is at 16 i may have to go with mellow as number one out. and a good pick. i was thinking about it after you said lewis. >> joe: being doubled on the shot clock at 8. teeing it up. tripled. and 64 sophomore from argentina. >> joe: i'm taking the guy rogers as my point guard. loved it. 54 rogers and i want to say kennedy but the people listening said didn't know it was history. i'm doing my best. i was thinking about it you look at -- you look at the coaches you know and

and i had the honor now to talk with michael oher, offensive tackle baltimore ravens. thanks for joining us, a true pleasure to talk to you about your inspiring story. you know, as we talk, yeah, football fans know your story but now with the book and movie coming out everybody's going to know your story. do you ever stop and think, from not long ago homeless michael oher, to football star michael oher and movie made about your life. can you believe this has all come to pass? >> it's unbelievable. you know, i've came a long way, you know, it's been a tough road and, you know, to do something i love, something i have a passion for, it's unbelievable to be able to, you know, step on the field and pad up in the nfl. so, i think, you know, i think about it every day. >> we look at your story and look back. do you have memories of -- i mean, we laid it out there you never knew your father, he was murdered. your biological mom, drug issues. do you have early memories being with your brothers, being homeless and that fight for really survival at an early age? >> of course, yo

michael oher, offensive tackle for baltimore ravens.er knew, he died, mom a cocaine addict. this kid is homeless. that's what it talks about. his perseverance, being a little kid. the pictures you see of him as a little kid, a smile on his face. what kept him going. he talks about christmas. christmas for him was waking up and looking outside and watching other kids play with their presents. >> that doesn't seem right. >> he continues to have hope. all of a sudden a well to do family in the area takes him in. it's a story of triumph from there. he says this as well and understands the gravity of this story that others are going to be more likely to reach out and make a difference in somebody else's life after you see the interview. it's an exclusive interview we have coming up. i have the honor and privilege to talk to michael. that's coming up. stick around for that 5:00 eastern. we know the movie coming out, "the blindside." there's been a book on this man's life. that's question number one. can you believe this? not long ago you're h

i have the honor now to talk with michael oher, offensive tackle, baltimore ravens. michael, thanks for joining us. it is a true pleasure to talk to you and talk to you about your inspiring story. you know, as we talk, yeah, football fans know your story. but now with the book, movie coming out, everybody's going to know your story. do you ever stop and just think, you know, from not long ago, homeless michael oher to football star michael oher and a movie made about your life. can you believe this is all come to pass? >> it's unbelievable. you know, i came a long way, you know. it's been a tough road and to do something i love, something i have a passion for, it's unbelievable to be able to step on the field and pad up in the nfl. i think about it every day. >> we look at your story and we look back. do you have memories -- we laid it out there that you never knew your father. he was murdered. your biological mom, drug issues. do you have early memories being with your brothers, being homeless and that fight for really survival at an early age? >> of course, you kno

gusts for baltimore at 31 miles per hour. and the sustained up there still at 21 miles per hour. now farther to the north and west, we still have some fairly significant wind gusts. hagerstown 29 miles an hour. frederick 22. but the wind speeds up there are coming down just a little bit as well. it's going to remain breezy overnight tonight and it looks like it's going to stay breezy through the day tomorrow as well. what happens when you take the temperature and you factor in the wind in it feels like it's 32 degrees in the city. 3 a 5 for dulles. -- 5 for -- 35 for dulles. 30 for baltimore. it feels like it's in the 30s and lower 40s all across the area. up to the north of us, they've been getting a little bit of snow flying through western sections of pennsylvania. it's trying to move in our direction but notice as it gets to the border, the mason-dixon line, it all kinds of -- kind of dries up and falls apart. that's what i expect it to continue to do. we'll become partly cloudy overnight. the winds will come down a little bit. it's going to remain breezy and chilly all night

baltimore. a little bit of rain and wind. more snow in denver. >>> broadway joe's dugs have him in the dog house. now he's told he has a dangerous animal. >>> more american adults are smoking. 21% of adults surveyed in 2008 said they smoked. that's slightly higher than 2007. but health officials say they're disappointed that the rate hasn't stayed under 20%. cigarette prices have remained steady for several years. one antismoking organization said that's worked against their efforts. >>> a sixth man arrested in a disturbing child abuse case in missouri. a 77-year-old father and his four sons are already in custody. they did not enter a plea yesterday. according to court documents obtained by khsb the alleged victims are adults now and came forward in august. also, the sheriff is continuing searching for possible bodies linked to the case. thank you, facebook. a man arrested for armed robbery is out of jail because of an unusual alibi. he was updating his facebook status. when the robbery happened rodney bradford was 13 miles

and after several years represented the baltimore and ohio railroad in virginia. the railroad ran straight to harpers ferry on its way from baltimore to wheeling and was one of the most influential corporations in the country. in the courts of his words to the dml, hunter made contact with imports in men maryland and virginia and a masked personal fortune. he lives in a house called hunter hill on the eastern edge of charlestown. despite his obvious stability, hunter was a rather odd choice for the prosecuting attorney. for he was heavily burdened with what we would today call conflicts of interest. first he was personally related to one of the principal victims of brown's violence in harpers ferry, a man named fontaine back him. that was the mayor of harpers ferry and in charge of the local business at the bnl railroad. during brown's raid he was peering around a water tower at the edge of the arsenal grounds, when a shot from the engine house in which brown and his men had taken refuge to the end of their raid hit ten and he was killed by that shot. hunter's wif

congress had fled to baltimore and began debating terms of could the chelation -- capitulation. unless washington could come up with a miracle, and he chose a young college student, lieutenant james monroe, to help me cut miracle happen. they all crossed the delaware during a blinding snowstorm on christmas night only six months after we had declared independence. in trenton 3,000 haitian mercenaries had spent the evening celebrating, and because of the snowstorm, they went to sleep without posting some trees. at dawn the next morning, monroe and his squad sneaked up to the cannon in place at the top of the king street in trenton. the main street washington would have to come up with to capture the town. a haitian soldier stepped outside to do you know what and he spotted them. he shouted the enemy, the haitians poured out into the snow storm in their nightclothes firing at monroe and his men. he felt wounded. the haitians pounced. he and his men fought them off until washington and his troops could fight their way of king street and for stations to surrender. it was sheer luck

. >> the next call is from allen in baltimore, maryland. you are on the air. >> how are you doing? >> guest: hi, alan. >> caller: i am a gay man and i know longer practice the gay lifestyle for survival. the catholic church teaches in the catechism and i'm not officially catholic. when you are 58 years old and you don't know if you are a man or a woman you are screwed up inside of yourself psychologically and emotionally and everything else. it really screwed up my life in terms of my weaknesses and all that kind of stuff. are you going to make the bible illegal in the united states in terms of we are no longer allowed to criticize people, as soon as you criticize a gay man you are bigoted and prejudiced and all that kind of stuff? >> host: you spoke in salt lake about religion and your views on it. >> guest: everyone no matter their sexual orientation has the right to worship no matter what. whether they can or cannot worship gay or straight. my understanding of the bible is you are supposed to love your fellow man. i am not a scholar nor am i a particularly religious person. i am

and heavier downpours around baltimore and in towards d.c.the jersey shore, 34-mile-per-hour sustained winds. it will gust today near 50, and it's already happening. watch for beach erosion. and it's going to be a rough couple days. the low will sit off the carolina coast and gradually shift to the east over the next couple days. look at the flash flood watches and warnings, and that's in the green. anticipating three to four inches of rain in the next 24 to 48 hours and that's in the red shade in northern parts of virginia. more of that in a bit. and it's a big day for local ski resorts. mt. hood meadows are officially open in oregon. getting blasted with snow for the last couple days. an early start. cannot beat that. it's not even thanksgiving yet. more details in a bit. >> if you have snow, let's do something with it. >> yeah. >>> can you imagine buying expired medicine and food and baby food at a store. one major claim is paying a lot of money because of claims like that against it. >>> and taylor swift made history. >>> so at the countr

metro, detroit and baltimore, too, 30-minute to one-hour delay because of showers. cleveland, showers, chicago showers, charlotte, morning fog. no delays yet, but the computer glitch seems to be affecting a lot of folks in many airports. as soon as i get more details, obviously i'll bring them right to you. >> great. those live pictures showing us there's still support vehicles moving on the ground. >> things are moving. it it's not a dead stop. >> good. >>> how would you like to be able to drive your car using your iphone as a remote control? engineers in austin did just that. they used a rigged car, an experimental app that uses the iphone's internal sensors. to steer, all you do, you just turn the phone. touchscreen sliders control the gas and brake. >> we're driving with the iphone, we like to drive it on the roof of the car. that seems to be the most fun or the hood or something like that, you know. really get the wind blowing in your hair, that type of thing. that's a lot of fun. >> oh, you crazy engineers, you. the engineers say they've driven the car up to 3

. >>> finally, baltimore's own carmelo anthony put on a show against the 96 in denver.ellow recorded his first 50 point game joining rookie brandon jennings as the lone 50- point ballers this season. how bad are the nicks defense you might ask? two of the last three 50-point games have come against that restauranted new york defense. they are terrible. but tonight, the main event here at the verizon center. the wizards and the bobcats. both teams are having winning streaks. we'll see which one extends it and which one goes home a loser. see you during the broadcast with steve and phil. >> chris, since michael jordan is part owner of the bobcats, maybe an mj sighting tonight. >> it wouldn't surprise me to see mj here but i don't think it will happen. >> chris, thank you. >> all right. >>> what a lineup for you tonight on the network. if you're up for basketball we have the wizards and the bobcats next on the mother ship. or if you'd like to check out hockey, the caps and canned anyians on comcast sportsnet plus. tiger woods does not like people prying into his personal l

host: baltimore, up next. we are asking about the president's foreign policy. subtle and strategic or weak and naive? caller: i think he is subtle and strategic. i am concerned about the earlier caller said -- and said that force is the american way. that is horrible. we should be able to compromise, talk with each other, and except differences. -- accept differences. for americans to be that forceful, i am more scared of them then i am of what others can do to us. host: when you say that we should be trying to talk, talk about the president's speech that he is making on tuesday. what are you expecting to hear from the speech and how does that apply? caller: i do not want him to go to war. unfortunately that is a big part of life sometimes. you have to use of force. i think it he has discussed this for awhile with us. the previous administration has gone in without talking. if i know that i have to use force sometimes, it can be necessary, but i think that the way that the president did it was too way up -- all of the ideas and thoughts. i have to give him the

. >> michael: the skills of malcolm delaney out of baltimore. he has that kind of real nice flow to the game and going blast there for the first field goal of the night. middle gain is important, he is taking a look inside his numbers, michael. 41% last year on 2 point field goals. that's got to come up if tech will survive the loss of the great and get back to the post season. how about the look and ryan brooks didn't finish. inside. he got met up with the rim by williams and that's williams on the foul that will get to the free throw line. and a 6'6" junior. green berg went to georgia to get bell. >> joe: tem pel gains with williams they lose defensively. that power forward spot has been manned by michael eric, a red-shirt sophomore. we're told he tweaking an mcl as recently as today. a bit in the ball state game. he sits at the start of the game, he may not play at all, which is the same for michael. he is off to the most meaningful minutes of his career. >> michael: you saw segment green berg didn't we have a great visit at the shoot around

watch for delays at the airports in d.c., baltimore, into philadelphia this morning. later on this afternoon that rain will work in to the new york metro area. heaviest downpour action right around buffalo, back in towards jamestown all stretching to ontar ontario. here is your big line of storms just blowing in the clouds. the wind, the rain and the snow. it has been extremely heavy at times over the last couple of days. look at the rain right now. that's all the blue, all the white is snow. snow levels right around 2,500 feet rise to about 4,000 feet today. we're going to get as much as three feet of snow across the cascades and parts of the olympics. more on that in a bit. let me show you some video. this is right around the oregon coastline. video of cannon beach. winds gusting to about 40 as a high-wind warning in the area for today. winds gusting this afternoon to 60 and above. so the wind is back, the rain is back as promised. a better look at that coming up, robin -- robin? >> hey, i -- >> did robin think today was thanksgiving? kind of odd to just take off a

the rain stretches back down in towards washington, d.c., baltimore as well, and it breaks up a little bit for you, the lower parts of virginia. so i think you're going to get a break with the rain today. the wind is still going to be a factor. the wind advisories, those are gusting at about 40 miles an hour. the jersey shore down to about virginia beach look at some of these wind gusts from yesterday afternoon. just huge. we're talking hurricane strength when you see 75 miles an hour. oceana, virginia, reported a 75-mile-per-hour gust. norfolk, virginia, about 74. even right around the york river, that is blazing fast. it's going to loosen up a bit today. not quite as breezy, about half that speed but, still, it's going to be a tough day. more on that in a little bit. >>> guess what? the parents behind the balloon boy frenzy, they're going to be in court this morning and they're expected to change the story they've been telling all along. plus, wasting your time on facebook can actually pay off. one man is using the website as an alibi. >>> president obama order add review to see if i

head team physician for the doll -- for the baltimore ravens. he serves on a number of the advisory committees. he is focused on the performance enhancing agents, mile traumatic brain injury, and cardiovascular health. and as i understand it, he is currently the president of the national football league decision society -- decisions phy-- physicians society. i will put the rest of his resonate into the record as i will with all the other panelists. dr. tucker, we're pleased that we -- you could be with us today. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i will correct one piece of affirmation. i am a past president of the nfl society. i had been a team physician in the nfl since 1991. and a member of the nfl committee on mild traumatic brain injury since its inception in 1994. i have seen positive changes both in the science and in the culture related to the injury of concussion in the nfl and would like to summarize these for you now from the perspective of the concussion committee member, in 1994, when the commissioner requested that a committee be formed t

tucker who is a team physician of the baltimore ravens and mr. nowitzki who is the director for the center for the study of traumatic brain injury. and these discussions in the growing number of studies like the one commissioned by the national football league open our eyes to the implications of head injuries. unfortunately, these consequences hit chose to home. and on october 16th, 2008, ryan doherty, a 16-year-old from mont clair new jersey tragically died from a brain hemorrhage after returning to play football without fully recovering from a concussion sustained earlier in the season. i hope you understand what i'm laying before this committee. in the latter panel, you will hear from the story, of the untimely death of another young athlete. and that's will benson. please listen carefully so that we can work together and do something about preventing these things from happening. and these stories are mountain unique to the young men. and according to the centers for disease control, and prevention, as many as 3.8 million concussions related

/baltimore, light rain, then the wind out there. out west, low clouds.ch out for half hour, maybe an hour delay. slowdown in seattle, too. we'll talk about that in a half hour. >>> you can meet the rockefeller center tree right now in its natural state. there it is. the 76-foot tall norway spruce will be cut down today. it will be brought from connecticut to new york city. and then the tree goes up tomorrow. boy, they don't waste any time, do they? >>> last night on "the joy behar show," she welcomed actress carrie fisher who was very candid about her failed marriages. >> your second husband left you for another man. of course you're bipolar. >> what's great about being bipolar, all that would feel bad for just anybody, but i get it dialed up. >> i know you do. and you turned all of that into comedy, which is the greatest gift that you can give yourself, in my opinion. >> it's the best alchemy there is. what, do i want to feel bad? >> catch "the joy behar show" at 9:00 p.m. eastern on hln. >>> you probably saw the video of a woman who fell on the train t

one of the more interesting characters and all that was the methodist bishop of baltimore-washington, who was a classic social gospel liberal picketing of a thing about the methodist tradition they tend to be progressive politically on social justice issues. but he was very strong anti-catholic. and kennedy reached out to pick one of the things kerry did, he did a listening tour of leading protestant anti-catholics in the country and met with them one on one. he met with him on a couple of occasions in washington, d.c., and they flip to. he became a supporter. so they did reach out to some of these liberal protestant leaders who you would think with the democrats would turn out not to be in this case, because they were still wary about the catholic church. so the answer is yes, there were some very prominent folks. they work in your circle and networks trying to persuade people to join them. but people like the christian century which was one of the leading liberal christian magazines of the day was anti-kennedy and pro-nixon. there were a lot of who were troubled by kennedy. so i do

one of the more interesting characters in all that was the methodist bishop of baltimore, washington, oxnam, who was a classic gospel liberal. if you know anything about the methodist tradition, they tend to be progressive politically and on social justice issues. but oxnam was very strongly anti-catholic. and kennedy reached out to him. one of the things kennedy did was he did kind of a listening tour of leading protestant anti-catholics in the country and met with them one-on-one, and he met with oxnam on a couple of occasions, and they flipped him. oxnam became a supporter. so they did reach out to some of these liberal protestant leaders. so the answer is, yes, there were some very prominent folks. they worked in their circle and networks trying to persuade people to join them. but people like the christian sensory which is one of the leading liberal christian magazines of the day was anti-kennedy and pro-nixon, so there were a lot of protestants who were deeply troubled by kennedy. some of them moved to kennedy by the end of the election, so a lot of energy did go into those folk

>> patrick o'malley, university of baltimore school of law. mr. johnson, start out with two premises one is the point of the law is to make more and more humane. the second premise the point of detention is to remove enemies from the battlefield. my question is do you believe that a commissions process that rewards noncitizen combatants operating outside the law but with constitutional rights is making the war in afghanistan more humane? in other words, does this process encourage our soldiers and marines to take more prisoners or does it encourage them to adopt, say, a less litigious alternative when given the course? and i have a follow-up, if permitted. >> i am emphatic in my beliefs and in my constant statements to people within the pentagon, my clients, that the essential function of the military is to capture, kill, engage the enemy. and that nothing david kris or i do know legislative reform of commissions should affect how we behave at the point of capture. the role of the military is to capture and engage the enemy. it is not evidence col

head team physician for the doll -- for the baltimore ravens. he serves on a number of the advisory committees. he is focused on the performance enhancing agents, mile traumatic brain injury, and cardiovascular health. health. and as i understand he has written chapters on various subjects, sport health topics including discussions -- including concessions. -- concussions. dr. tucker, we are pleased that you could be with us today. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i will correct one piece of information, i am past president. immediate past president. i have been a team positioned in the nfl since 1991. -- i have been at team position in the nfl since 1991. i have seen positive changes in the science related to the nfl. i would like to summarize for these -- these for you now. in 1994, when the commissioner requested that a committee be formed to discuss what was the lone and discuss every facet of the injury as it related to football it revealed a stark reality, we did not have much scientific data on sports- related concussions. evaluation and treat

let's move on to the "baltimore sun." russia and china joined the u.s.allies in formally rebuking iran about its nuclear program on a 25-3 vote. the board of governors adopted a german-drafted resolution condemning iran for its nuclear program. irvington, new jersey, jonathan on our democratic line. caller: i was calling in because i was watching your program awhile ago. this gentlemen try to say we have high quality goods from overseas. that is just ridiculous. i work for the [unintelligible] we buy materials that are coming from china, and some of these materials are so standard -- every day i work with these materials and i complained to my superiors. i don't know where to go with this information. for instance, i went to work and the lady told me my toilet is broken. host: have you talked to your congressman? caller: i have spoken to my congressman's yet, but i hope i get a chance to do that. host: let's move on to dallas, texas on our independent line. caller: forget my voice, i had an operation on my throat. host: are you doing all right? caller: i

and it stayed in baltimore until 1972.eld house and moved to the capital centre. >> let's hear from a guy we haven't heard from in a while. it was west, he was a gm a coach and a player. a picture -- >> he got the biggest hug from abe pollin, including his wife. >> we heard from west from the house that abe built. >> i don't have one fond memory. i don't know it was the time he showed up at my wedding or my fare's funeral. this was in kentucky. the time we sat down up in seattle after we won the championship and pe we had to share a beer because they didn't have any champagne. way too many. >> was he one of the most loyal guys you've ever met? >> that goes without saying. i've no doubt that he kept me longer in positions that i -- then he should have. and then longer than i wanted him to. he was loyal. and he understood the whole picture even though he was the type of person that i think never asked a question that he didn't know the answer to. it's a cliche but he did that. >> that's wes unsel senior. george, thank you. f

the broncos had not lost a game, that is until the baltimore rave nls said never more.ood things don't last forever. fortunes change. just look at these two teams as an example. two of the worst teams in the nfl, we affectionately dubbed it the toilet ball. the st. louis rams against the detroit kittens, i'm sorry, lions. that's how they reward their coachlions. they had lost 17 games in a row before this one. and that's how they reward their coach, the gatorade drizzle. they didn't even fill up the entire bucket. that is why the victory shower must go away. we showed you one crash at tallade talladega, but with two laps left, 14 cars get taken out there. this is the dash cam video from it. can you imagine being involved in that? again, he was okay. he walked away. that's the surprise. the other surprise was this guy, jamie mcmurray, who had not won in 86 races winning. jimmie johnson took six. talladega is like winning the lottery. if you're the last person standing, you can win. johnson will probably win his fourth straight sprint cup. >> nice edgar alan poe reference

the broncos had not lost a game until the baltimore ravens said never more.on't last forever. just ask two of these guys, two of the worst teams in the nfl. we dubbed it the toilet bowl, the st. louis rams. the other video against the detroit lions. that's not them -- >>> there we go. so the rams had lost 17 games in a row until this one. the lions lost all of their games last year. the head coach spag nola gets the win and the water drizzle. that's why the victory shower must go. >>> with two laps left, a 14-car pileup. watch mark martin's car get the worst of it, spins around. this is one of the most dangerous tracks. we're going to give you the pov shot from his tash camera. in mcmurray the surprise winner. martin was okay. that's the good news. jimmie johnson took six meaning he'll probably win the fourth straight sprint cup. >>> a bat crashed an nba game. see how one player's reflex sls took care of that. >> bat on the nba floor. hey, thank you. had some help, it looks like. >>> business travelers back at it today. here's bob. >> so far, so good. no dela

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in this morning's "baltimore sun." host: next telephone call is oklahoma city, scott, republican line. good morning. caller: good morning. i was going to comment on are unnecessary, unconstitutional war in afghanistan. in not for continuing that. i registered as a republican. in a constitutionalist person for most predict constitution gives no power to the president to conduct foreign hostilities. that is only given to the congress. remember congressman ron paul offered a declaration of war in the congress. he voted against it himself. he had the backbone to do this constitutionally, and nobody did. he offered letters marking reprisal that was shot down. that should have been clear that we need not be in there. host: leslie miller sensed this message on twitter. a couple of callers have mentioned the corruption in afghanistan. there was an announcement yesterday. here's the reporting in "usa today." the attorney general's office said it is melannouncing. shawn, independent line, as we talk about the president's troop d

i know that baltimore has a particular heroin problem, but we see it in other states as well.the department of justice, in conjunction -- the dea is part of the justice department is using all of the tactics we have, all of the skills we have to try and get at that emerging heroin problem. i think a lot of us -- a lot of people thought that heroin was a problem of the past, but the concern that you are raising is a very, very legitimate one and one that we are focusing on. we have to combat heroin yet again and we are doing so. >> thank you, general. >> thank you very much. senator kyl. >> thank you, first of all senator grassley asked me one thing here. attorney general, holder s my understanding correct that you will not commit to providing senator grassley a list of your recusals? >> a list of my reduceals? >> yes. >> the list of recusals that he was requesting when he examined you just a moment ago. >> what i said would i consider that request? >> my understanding is that you're not committed to providing that for him, correct? >> i said i would consider it. >> you have re

in 1983 i took a job in baltimore maryland as a credit analyst in the bond department of t. rowe price and associates. i have been at t. rowe price now for over 26 years, and today i am the director of global fixed income investments for the firm. in preparing this opening statement for the committee, i recall that when i started at t. rowe price, our country was recovering from the longest recession since the great gregs. the unemployment rate stood at 10.2%, precisely where it stand today. at that time interest rates were much higher than today. the federal fund rate was above 8.5%, and the yield on the 10-year treasury bond was about 10%. looking back at 183, many people were pessimistic about the future of our country and economy. but as it turned out, we were on the brink of two decades of strong growth. certainly there were recessions, but in general the economy and financial markets performed better than expected. today we face both similar and different challenges to restar sound growth and financial markets. my work over the last 26 years has been primarily in the b

if anyone would go to health science institute of baltimore, there is a global organization of doctors medical scientists that talk about the causes of diseases and the natural cures for diseases. and it's free. all you have to do is hsibaltimore.com and they can understand how we can avoid diseases. when we put in a program where you are forced to go to doctors in order to find out what's going to deal with something after you get it, you destroyed the incentive for people like me that want to live healthy so i don't have to go to a doctor. host: thanks, annie. we're short on time. we'll go to joe in st. charles, michigan. caller: good morning. my comment about the upcoming health care bill is -- boo. everybody is doing their darnedest to scare everybody. i took 14 hours reading online that bill. like the previous michigan caller. going to take your ear glasses, take your hearing aids, your hip replacement. that was not in there host: that's what this viewer is saying. wow, i can't believe the g.o.p. going back to scaring the heck out of grandma. our last word comes from ronnie in tex

. >> jenni from baltimore e-mail hims. she has a 5 year old daughter with autotism.nking of using the approach for the element here. >> well, some kids do well with that. there's a lot of controversy over the month sorry or times. every expert will agree that young autistic kid, 2/3-rbg -- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6-year-old kids, one to one interaction with a good teacher. you need to teach them turn taking. i was taught that. it's part of teaching me chinese checkers. one to one interaction. intensity interaction. it allowed a little bit of downtime. but the rest of the time i had to be tuned in. three males every day. i had to waive in church. if you fine that working fine, the enough hours or whatever you are doing, are you seeing nice progress with your kids? are you seeing nice progress with your kid. then you are doing something right. i'm also a believer in the occupation therapy as part of the treatment. there are some kids that you can get a bean bag chair over them and put some pressure on your body. you can do it better. it kind of clears out some of the problem that

doesn't save -- has made major cost savings at michigan hospitals and baltimore hospitals and rhode islandand other places around the country. those savings are not reflected in the analysis of the bill, but surely will come. had >> host: where do you come down on the abortion issue? the president says he does not think the bill will have any federal dollars. >> the bill, the way we pass today in the senate, does not -- the senate bill, different from the house bill, the senate bill has continues present law, the height amendment, there will not be federal dollars for abortion coverage, but at the same time, people should be allowed to use their own dollars, unlike the supac agreement in the house, people should use their own dollars for a health policy that provides reproductive services. that is the way most private insurance policies in this country are and we should continue that. >> host: two other points and theb we'll get to the callers. this tax on medicare payroll benefits, what is that and who would be taxed? >> to pay for this bill in part, several ways of doing it and several d

. >> jenny from baltimore emails in. she has a 5-year-old daughter with autism.of using monnesoori over that. >> there's a lot of controversy or ava, or floor time. every expert will agree with young autistic kids, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 years old it's really important you've got to keep them engaged with the world, 20 or 40 hours a week of one-to-one interaction with a really good teacher.sis you need to make sure they turn-taking and i was taught with turn-taking. one-to-one interaction, lots of intensive interaction and i was allowed to have a little bit of down time by myself where i could act autistic but the rest of the time i had to be tuned in. three miss manners meals every day. i had to behavior in church. and if you find other methods working fine. it's important getting enough hours and whatever you're doing are you seeing nice progress with your kid? if you're seeing nice progress with your kid, then you're doing something right. i'm also a believer in something some of the sensory therapies like the occupational therapy as part of a treatment. there are some

rowe price group in baltimore. this experience gave you key insights into fixed income, asset allocation, and other key finance and investment issues. your experience will be very valuable as you take responsibility for treasury matters relating to domestic finance. again, at a very challenging time. congress and the administration will need expertise like yours to find ways to address the federal debt, and as american businesses and families continue to navigate the economic recovery, you can make a significant contribution in developing responsible federal credit policies. we look forward to meeting you and your families and hearing your statements. at this time, i will turn to the distinguished ranking member of this committee, senator grassley, for his comments. >> thank you, senator chairman, and congratulations to all of you have have been nominated. nominees we hear from today deal with different areas within treasury. as assistant secretary for this -- for, financial for this would include federal credit po