bartlett. mr. bartlett. mr. bartlett votes aye. mr. reyes votes no. mr. thornberry votes aye. miss sanchez votes no. mr. jones votes no. mr. mcintyre votes no. mr. akin. mr. akin votes aye. mr. brady, mr. brady votes no. mr. forbes, mr. forbes votes aye. mr. andrews votes no. mr. miller, mr. miller votes aye. mrs. davis, mrs. davis votes no. mr. wilson. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. longamin votes no. mr. low biondo votes aye. mr. larsen votes no. mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper votes no. mr. klein votes aye. miss bordiao votes no. mr. rogers votes aye. mr. courtney votes no. mr. franks votes aye. mr. lobesack votes no. mr. schuster votes aye. miss tsongas votes no. mr. conaway votes aye. miss pingree votes no. mr. lambborn votes aye. mr. kissle votes no. mr. witman votes aye. mr. heinrich votes no. mr. hunter votes aye. mr. owens votes no. dr. fleming, dr. fleming votes aye. mr. garamendi. mr. garamendi. mr. kofman. mr. kofman aye. mr. critz votes no. mr. rooney, mr. rooney votes aye. mr. ryan, mr. ryan votes no. mr. plats votes eyement mr. rupersberger votes no. mr. ridgel votes

bartlett, for the purpose of offering a motion. >> mr. chairman, i move to adopt the subcommittee report of the subcommittee on tactical air and land forces as amended. >> the questions on the motion, the gentleman from maryland, so many in favor will say aye. >> aye. >> those opposed no. the quorum being present, the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. the committee will now receive the report of the subcommittee on strategic forces pursuant to committee rule 17 and a consultation with the ranking member. we'll postpone all of the recorded votes on the amendments in this particular subcommittee mark until the end of the subcommittee mark. the chairman recognizes the chairman of the subcommittee mr. turner for any comments he would like to make. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i want to thank also my ranking member ms. sanchez for her cowork on this mark. we've worked hand in hand with full transparency with the minority at a time when we all open the newspaper and every day hear the threats of north korea and iran and the increased concer

bartlett to recognize direct solar as an energy efficient technology available to d.o.d. to reduce energy consumption and enhance energy security on military installations. >> is there any other discussion? if not, the question kims on the amendment block. those in favor say aye. opposed say no. in the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. >> are there further amendments? for purposes of the gentleman from washington. >> mr. chairman, amendment at the desk. >> the clerk will pass out the amendments. >> mr. chairman, without objection, the reading of the amendment will be dispensed with but the gentleman will hold on while staff has a chance to distribute the amendment. >>> gentleman from washington recognized five minutes. >> i don't think it will take long. intention of withdrawing the amendment but want to take a few minutes to discuss it. this amendment reflects the domestic fuel for enhancing the secury act 2012, defense acts. would allow military and civilian agencies to send multiyear contracts current limit of five years to 15 years with the purchase

bartlett, five minutes. >> thank you. i want to thank mr. turner for taking the time last evening to discuss this issue with me on the floor. we keep watching for north korea and iran to develop ha missile to reach us. there's no real threat to him having done that. i would suggest that's not really the threat. the threat is very imminent now. i spent three days in north korea. and has to people may be evil. they are not idiots. and if they launch from their soil they know of an absolute certainty our satellites would pick that up, and within about 30 minutes they would be vaporized. they are real threats. but the threat is not that they're going to launch a missile from the soil. the threat is that they're going to launch a shorter range missile from a ship off our coast. and then the ship will be sunk and fingerprints will be difficult to find. so we really, really need missile protection on our east coast. i don't know if geometry would permit that all up and down the coast or not. and would be more for an amendment that said we were goin

activists say they want bartlett to send survivors of u.s.e than $88,000 in campaign contributions that he has received from drone makers and also from related businesses. >>> we've learned that thousands of nato trucks have been stranded in pakistan for months after the shoutdown of supply routes to afghanistan. some of those trucks were shipped from the port of baltimore. pakistan shut down nato supply routes there last november after a nato strike killed 24 pakistani soldiers. international experts say u.s./pakistani relations have reached their lowest point in more than a decade. >>> congress is now scheduled to hold a hear rg this morning over a new report that the tsa is not adequately reporting, tracking or fixing overall airport security. frank lautenberg requested that study including one incident where a passenger had a knife, they got past tsa screeners, someone else simply walked around the screening machines all together. a big day today for baltimore. a new arch bishop will be installed in the oldest archdiocese in the nation. t

bartlett? votes in. . >> mr. thornbury votes no. ms. sanchez? >> aye. >> ms. sanchez votes aye. >> mr. jones? mr. mcindire. mr. mcintyre. mr. aken votes no. mr. brady. mr. brady votes aye. mr. forbes, mr. forbes votes no. mr. andrews. mr. andrews votes aye. mr. miller? no. >> mr. miller votes no. 34rs davis? mrs. davis votes a ye. mr. wilson votes no. mr. larson votes aye. e. mr. turner votes no. mr. cooper votes aye. mr. klein. >> no. >> mr. klein votes no. mr. ronlers. mr. rogers? mr. courtney mr. courtney votes aye. mr. franks votes no. mr. lobe sack votes ayep. mr. conway votes no. mr. pingrey votes aye. mr. kissel. mr. kissel votes aye. >> mr. whitman votes aye. mr. hinrich votes aye. mr. kauffman? mr. kauffman votes no. mr. critz votes aye. mr. rooney votes no. mr. ryan? >> aye. >> mr. ryan votes aye. mr. platts? >> mr. rupersburger votes aye mr. johnson? >> no. aye. >> mr. johnson votes a ye. dr. heck? >> no. >> ms. hockel votes aye. >> mr. schilling votes no. ms. spear votes aye. mr. runyon votes no. mr. scott votes no. mr. griffin. >> no. >> mr. griff

bartlett for the purpose of offering a motion. >> mr. chairman, i move to adopt the subcommittee report of the tactical air and land force as amended. >> so many in favor will say aye. those opposed will say no. the ayes have it. the motion is agreed to. we will now hear and then hear from the senator from ohio, for any comments you would like to make. >> thank you, mr. chairman, i want to thank also my ranking member, ms. sanchez for her coworker on this mark we have worked hand-in-hand with the minority at a time when we open the newspaper and we hear everyday of the threats of north korea and iran, and the increased concern that we all have of the ability to place our homeland at risk. our bill takes up the issue of the defense of our homeland, and also the issue of sustaining the deterrent and the important aspects of missile defense. the bill also authorizes the cleanup and mark directs us to seek a cost analysis and estimate by the dod office to cost assessment and program evaluation for nuclear warhead life extension and new silly

bartlett votes aye. mr. reyes votes aye. mr. thornberry votes aye. ms. sanchez votes aye. mr. jones mr. jones? mr. mcintyre. votes aye. mr. akin votes aye. mr. brady votes aye. mr. forbes votes aye. mr. andrews votes aye. mr. miller votes aje. mrs. davis votes aye. mr. wilson votes aye. mr. langevin votes aye. mr. lobiondo votes aye. mr. larsen votes aye. mr. turner votes aye. mr. turner votes aye. mr. kline votes aye. ms. bordallo votes aye. mr. rogers votes aye. mr. courtney votes aye. blchlt franks votes -- >> will the clerk please suspend. before everybody rushes out, can i thank all of the members for the great job you've done and sherry chris from the council and your team, thank you very, very much. last call of the house staff, both committee and personal, please stand. thank you very much for a great job. and now you may continue. mr. loebsack votes aye. mr. shuster votes aye. ms. tsongas votes aye. mr. conaway votes aye. ms. pingree votes no. mr. lamborn votes aye. mr. kissell votes aye. mr. wittman votes aye. mr. heinrich votes aye. mr. hunter? votes aye. mr. owens

they will let the center's bartlett for free.his is a nice resource. -- they will let the centers borrow it for free. this is a nice resource. you can borrow it from the adoptive living center. any other questions about using the wii? are you looking forward to having the opportunity to use the we at your center? no? [laughter] ok. some people might not be into using the wii. that is perfectly fine. yes? blind person. there may be some opportunities for people who are visually impaired. >> the director of our center is blind. she was telling us a story. she had a lot of fun playing bolling -- bowling. if you can remember what movement and where you had to do it, it is very fond -- very fun. bowling is one of the possibilities with the wii without having any adaptation, just having the remote and directing the person in the right spot. >> i have heard a couple of people have commented they cannot afford the wii. go to your local senior center. the broadband technology grant program has purchased about 40 systems to be distributed

it is owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. heather ishimaru is there with more. >> romney picked up an endorsement tonight here at this event. that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling out meg whitman who announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost like they are celebrating job loss. >> san francisco republican says fund raising will be different this time around. >> they were able to raise small contributions from donors who were interest contributing for the first time. $25,

it is owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. heather ishimaru is there with more. >> romney picked up an endorsement tonight here at this event. that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling out meg whitman who announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost like they are celebrating job loss. >> san francisco republican says fund raising will be different this time around. >> they were able to raise small contributions from donors who were interest contributing for the first time. $25,

bartlett for my comments he would like to make. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would first like to thank my good friend mr. reyes for all of his help and thank you to a first class staff. thank you so much. the tactical air and land forces committee as a subdivision of this subcommittee, the mark gives first priority to the war fighter by providing equipment needed to support our forces in combat, active guard and reserve. over $2 billion in the president's budget request is recommended to be authorized to address urgent operational needs fo

. >> i want to thank chairman bartlett for his commitment to the industrial base and for his work with the heavy brigade combat team production lines. the issues of being concern with those lines going cold this will close down production facilities for a period of three to four years. we would lose the intellectual capitol of the people who worked there. and the production capability techniques to take us to the next generation t chairman is protecting that. it will happen to their long term capabilities if the administration's position was allowed to stand. thank you. >> any other discussion? are there any amendments to the sub committee's report? mr. chairman, i have an amendmen amendment. >> without objection the reading will be dispensed with. >> i just think we're running down the path with this thing. the chair recognizes the gentleman for the purposes of offering and explaining his amendment. >> thank you, mr. chairman. my amendment is the one in the f-35 that everybody is told you're supposed to vote against. and i want to say at the outset that i'm not against f-35. i'm an en

bartlett for five minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman, the development of the lcs did not follow the usual development of a class of ships in the navy. it was the dream of admiral vern clark, he saw it as a solution as to the wars we are now fighting where there was a lot of activity in the literals. to t to the contract left before the mission was completed. early in the development of the ship, the navy changed the rules. the ship was bid with commercial design. criteria. the navy then said that it needed to meet navel surface vessel rules, which obviously would result in increased costs. the $220 million figure was really never the cost of the first ship, it would be the cost of ships during production. there's a lot of information out there about this ship. considering how hastily the ship was put into production, the ship has gone along with other classes of ships quite well. the second ship from the marionette marines receives very high accolades from the navy. there's some lessons to be learned from this development and t

. >> reporter: from the washington area, maryland representative roscoe bartlett is among the 20 lowestde levels when he speaks. gerald connally of virginia among the highest 20 when he speaks. but so what? the historic i have a dream speech? >> it's about a 9th grade level. >> reporter: the gettysburg address. >> state of the unions are historically a tenth grade level. >> he's a great orator. >> he may also be an effective communicator and speak simply. >> reporter: liberals and conservatives? >> it's the most conservative republicans who speak at the lowest grade level. the most liberal freshman and sophomore democrats speak at the leest the grade levels compared to the more moderate democrats oi. the downward trend has been consistent the last six years. >> if the trend continues will we be at a kindergarten level in 20 years? in. >> if it continues, but i don't expect that it will continue to that level. >> reporter: well, we can always hope, but remember, although there may be fewer speakers on the hill these days, it doesn't mean there's less persacious insight because there's a

. >>> maryland congressman roscoe bartlett is seeking federal help in covering the costs for the g-8t. he sent a letter to the president asking that it be designated quote a special security event which would allow agencies in maryland to be reimbursed for their expenses. as of now the county will not receive any federal money. maryland senators filed similar requests earlier this week. >>> another federal budget showdown is looming between president obama and top republicans in the house. the president and top democrats are pushing for new tax revenue to be part of a budget deal. republicans are resisting any tax increases and say they won't raise the country's debt limit without big spending cuts. >> where's the president's plan? to tackle our looming debt crisis. where's the budget -- where's the president's plan to stop the largest tax increase in american history? >> we're not going to recreate the debt ceiling debacle of last august. >> that debt ceiling fight last summer nearly put the u.s. in default and it led to the nation's first ever credit rating downgrade. >>> today a h

it is owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. there with up romney picked up an endorsement tonight here at this event. that is from former secretary of state condoleezza rice. as for the rest of the guest list, their endorsements came in the form of the hefty check. >> earlier at arrival they will be met by obama supporters before the valet parking attendants. it was a tame protest organized by the bay area democratic party officials. they criticize the supporters saying they care only about short-term profit without regard for consequences. singling outan who whitman who announced 27,000 27,000 layoffst hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. it is almost like they are celebrating job loss. >> san francisco republican says fund raising will be different this time around. >> they were able to raise small contributions from donors who were interest contributing for the first time. $25, $50 contributions.

he attended a dinner at the sprawling carolyn chateau hosted by3inr charles bartlettohnson and his wife. his arrival brought out a small group of protesters organized bye-bye area democratic party officials they criticized romney and his big money supporters. the bay area is fertile ground for fundraising with president obama collecting millions for his campaign war chest last week. >>> state officials say tax revenue from facebook could be hundreds of millions less than expected. facebook shares have nose dived since the stock went public two weeks ago the department of finance estimated the sale would bring in 1 1/2 billion dollars. facebook closed at just above $28 a share yesterday down a quarter of its value from the initial offering of $38. "los angeles times" reports the brown administration does not intend redo revenue forecast because the stock price will continue to fluctuate. >>> this morning san francisco mayor lee will unveil a two year budget plan including money to hire more than 300 new police officers. the mayor also wants to hire more than 250 new fi

bartlett for five minutes. >> thank you mr. chairman. the development of the lcs did not follow the usual development of a class of ships in the navy. it was the dream of admiral vern clark. he saw it as a solution to the problems we faced and the kinds of wars we are now fighting where there was a level of activity in the literals. the contract was left before there was analysis of alternatives, where the mission had been competed. during the early development of the ships the navy changed the rules. the ship was bid with commercial design criteria. the navy then said that it needed to meet naval surface vessel rules which obviously would result in increased costs. the $220 million figure was really never the cost of the first ship but the cost of ships during production. there has been a lot of misinformation out there about this ship. considering how hastily the contract was put in production the ship had really gone compared with other classes of ships quite well. the second ship from marinet marine they say has very high accolades f

bruce bartlett will weigh in on debt and taxes.about disappearance of investors. >>> and former kansas city president thomas hoenig has a plan to limit banking activity. how he plans to end too big to fail. the third hour of "squawk" begins right now. ♪ welcome back to "squawk box." first in business world wide. our guest host is larry bausity. he is set for life. >> now there is a facebook share holder. >> that is why he is here today. >>> checking u.s. equity futures indicated down back to 72 points. it got a little bit better on news out of europe. now back down. even though spain which was 5% earlier. greece is still down 3%. >>> in our headlines this morning shares of facebook falling below $29. the company has shed about $25 billion in value since the stock market's debut on may 18th. facebook options began yesterday and many under scoring the negative sentiment and many think that is putting pressure on the shares. we are going to talk to the first facebook analyst to issue a sell rating for the stock. warning it would likel

and moving and then syria similarly there has been no and there were only four or restrain from bartlett's bar the opposition forces there so it's a little bit our see there's only in bahrain it's a highly asymmetrical it's not a situation it's not a case in which. in which there's enormous violence of work by the protesters against the police forces it's clearly by the bahraini state against the civilians the general perception is that the u.s. doesn't want to rock the boat in bahrain because of its fifth fleet there so it's a case of eyes wide shot at human rights violations it might seem like a normal trade off in the world of politics but critics say it makes a mockery of america claiming the high moral ground in other countries in the arab world where political unrest wages company check our reporting from washington r.t. . and we can bring you back to the situation now from chicago to see it so you would be protected for a week now what's happening on the streets of chicago right now. though you know right now if you can see behind me we are experienced. tester as we are. while very

bartlett. >> an amendment at the desk. >> will the clerk pass out the amendment. reading of the amendment will be dispensed with. >> chair recognizes gentleman for the purpose of offering and explaining his amendment. >> thank you very much. mr. chairman, uner its terms and conditions and government mandated plas discourage competition from qualified nonunion contractors and skilled employees who represent 86% of the u.s. construction work force according to bureau of labor statistics data. studies have found that pla mandates increase the cost of construction between 12% and 18% compared to similar non-pla projects subject to prevailing wage laws. this amendment ensures fair, open and competitive bidding by all qualified businesses competing for federal construction contracts authorized by the -- ndaa. a government mandated pla is a contract in which the government requires contractors to negotiate a prehire collective bargaining agreement, with one or more labor organizations that establishes the terms and conditions of employment for a specific construction pro

now, we talk, and my good friend russell bartlett is not here but we talk about car industrial base. that also goes to our federal employees that have work add lifetime in a career defending our country, and i think it that serve better. so i would oppose this amendment. and i yield back. >> the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes gentleman from indiana, mr. young, for two minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. last thing we need is another study in this area in nigh mind. i have great respect for my colleagues from virginia and texas, but we know competition works. it works in all sectors of the economy. right now we especially need competition. congress is cutting $487 billion from our defense budget over the next ten years. meanwhile, we are preventing the pentagon from getting more bang for their buck, as result of competitive forces. you know, this is somethinging that we're looking at across the federal government. we need to outsource more of, bids and services, to private vendors that already offer these goods and services that are being offered internal to varietie

bartlett, for five minutes. >> thank you. shortly after i came to congress, we had a brack round and one of my bases was closed. this base, port richie had been in operation, i think, since before the civil war. it had a very large housing complex there, several hundred houses. it's quite remote and no nearby place for families to live so many of the families lived on the base. their kids played there. before driers, they hung their clothes out on lines and they had picnics there and then we closed the base. then we had to have a very large expensive cleanup because there had been some firing ranges there in some times past. let me emphasize our families had lived there for 100 years, their kids had played there. it was good enough for them to live on and play on but it wasn't good enough to give away. we spent a number of millions of dollars before we could give it away. one of the reasons that we don't see savings from brack rounds is because of the enormous cleanup costs. i think that if it's good enough for our military p

bartlett. five minutes. >> thank you. i want to thank mr. turner for taking the time last evening to discuss this issue with me on the floor. we keep watching for north korea and iran to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile which will reach us. and we perceive there is no real threat to us until they have done that. i would suggest that's not really the threat, that the threat is very eminent now. i spent three days in north korea, and these people may be evil, they are not idiots. and launched from their soil, they know of an absolute certainty, our satellites would pick that up. within about 30 minutes they would be vaporized. they are real threats. the threat is not that they're going to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile from their soil, the threat is they're going to launch a shorter range missile from a ship off our coast. then the ship will be sunk and fingerprints will be difficult to find. so, we really, really need missile protection on our east coast. i don't know whether a single site of, whether geometry would

bartlett for any comment he is would like to make. >> i would like to thank my good friends for all of his help and special thanks to a first class staff. thank you so much. it gives first priority by providing the equipment needed to support our forces in combat. active guard and reserve. over 2 billion in the president's budget request is recommended to be authorized to address urgent operational needs for the war fighter to include counter ied activities. in department of defense did not request funding for the national guard four major programs include issues related to body armor. the industrial base. the air force global hawk unmanned ircraft body armor provided to the war fighter cuts continues to meet all current survivability performance standards. proposed language highlights the efforts to assess option for providing body armor specifically designed and fitted for the female soldier. the army budget request for fiscal year 2013 would result in a production peak for vehicle modification -- production break for heavy vehicle operation programs. which the army indicates could l

we were with chief superintendent graham bartlett the other day of susz es police, a wonderful man, a good, civic-minded je mnman. it's his belief that by regarding addiction as an illness, by offering treatment instead of a more punitive approach, we can take -- we can prevent people from committing crimes. just personally, i was a criminal when i was a drug addict by virtue of my addiction and the ways that i had to acquire money to get drugs. and chip was an armed robber. i hope you don't mind me telling them this. other people i've met, criminality is a necessary component. now, of course we're not saying forget the victims, but i'm saying it's better to address the social situation pragmatically, and i think we all know this, by prescribing methadone to people, most people on methadone are using illegal drugs to supplement their habit. they're not addressing the root problems. we need to approach this the victims with respect where there has been criminal behavior, it needs to be dealt with correctly, but perhaps in the penal system itself we can offer treatment like the brillian

as a community health nurse and a member of the bartlett fire department strange health symptoms left as odd cramping turned to serious pain >> scanner showed mass on one ovary and on another doctor suggested immediate surgery >> he wanted to figure out what it was >> diagnosed ovarian cancer bubble and back with a surprising to find >> did not come back with any ovarian cells came back colon cancer colon >> tiny but powerful tumor in her gi track ate through colon and spread >> colonoscopies would have showed me >> at the age of 32 with no family history getting screened not on a radar >> but that is not stopping hertz report out of the hospital friends and neighbors and fellow firefighters rallied around her and her family team trish and the idea of early detection. need everybody to get out there and get screened. she is determined to find others especially those without health insurance who cannot afford the pricey procedure can cost up to $10,000 colonoscopies >> something we always thought about it more people to come in >> dr. muska first to embrace her idea trisha simon batt b

bartlett record a quite >> mr. bartlett is not recorded. mr. bartlett report aye. >> mr. chair? >> how is mr. loebsack record it quite >> mr. logo sack is not recorded. >> no. >> mr. courtney is not recorded. mr. courtney votes no. >> anyone else not recorded? mr. rogers is not recorded serve. anyone else here not recorded? clerk will report the tally. [inaudible conversations] >> wister chairman, terry 32 aye those in 22 no votes. >> i was mr. shuster recorded? >> mr. shuster is an aye, sir. >> thank you. but with the total tally again? >> 32 aye those, 36 no. the amendment is agreed to. >> the committee postponed 30 further proceedings offered by ms. sanchez. number 209 that strikes section dirty to a two-man team changes to the defense nuclear facilities safe the board and shall now resume those proceedings. question i recurs on amendment offered by ms. sanchez. the clerk will call the roll. roll not [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] [roll call] >> how is mr. whitman recorded? >> mr. whitman

bartlett's spoke from a scientific point of view. the threat of a missile being fired from iran is probably not what we should be looking to but a threat from maybe a ship. if i remember correctly, president reagan demanded that gorbachev to other wall -- or downs of the cold war is over and i am not sure about any secret deals that the president has our flexibility and i don't think that has any bearing on this argument. it only served to confuse the argument and muddy the waters. with a bat, i want to speak strongly -- in a time when we should be more prudent with the dollars we are spending i offer my strong support of mr. garimendi's amendment and i yield the rest of my time to him. >> everyone in this room including those from the west coast spent nearly 3/4 of our days here on the east coast. our personal concern is no less than any other permanent residence. we all care deeply about every american citizen. it is rather disingenuous and incorrect to make an argument that those on the west coast are not concerned about the east

last night, romney attended a dinner at the sprawling chateau in hillsborough hosted by charles bartlettnd his wife. romney's arrival brought out a small group of protesters. 1kuz money supporters. the bay area is fertile ground for fundraising with president obama collecting the millions for his campaign war chest last week. >>> let's check with josh for a look at what is coming up on "good morning america" at 7:00. >> reporter: good thursday morning. coming up, a ban that could make going to the movies less sweet. new york city planning to outlaw the sale of sugary dings over an certain size in an effort to curb obesity. will other cities follow? we have the latest. college student struck by a bus during a campus celebration, he joins us live in an exclusive. all next right here on "good morning america." >>> 6:46. the privately oned dragon spacecraft is now detached from the international space station and preparing for a bumpy ride back to earth. a company call spacex owns the dragon and used it to deliver a calf a ton of cargo to the space station seven days ago the first private mi

a pauling mansion in hillsborough owned by billionaire investor charles bartlett johnson and his wife. heather ishimaru is there live tonight. heather, quite a spread and some question the choice of venue. >> reporter: absolutely. it is spectacular and sprawling. guests just started rolling out of this wonderful location about a half an hour ago. and the guest list is just as spectacular as this historic landmark. california movers and shakers willing to shell out tens of thousands of dollars just for an audience with romney. guests coming tonight paid a minimum of $2,500 just to stand in the garden with him. $10,000 for a picture. and then you would ratchet up to $50,000 for dinner with romney. a tame obama supportive protest outside the gates brought out former u.s. commerce department deputy assistant secretary ro conna who criticized romney supporters including meg whitman who last week announced 27,000 layoffs at hp. >> one of the biggest hosts for this a week ago laid off 27,000 workers. i want to know who is advising romney to show up with someone who laid off 27,000 workers. i

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continuing a republican fundraiser tonight at the chateau hosted by billionaire investor charles bartlett-johnsonenough delegates to the get the nomination. >>> wikileaks chief is one step closer to being extradited to sweden following a new ruling by britain's supreme court. this is video from early this morning showing a small group of assange's supporters he's wanted in sweden on rape and molestation charges. he has been fighting the extradition process the court calling the process legal today his defense is vowing to fight on. >>> new this morning, -- >> death toll continues to climb in italy following a deadly quake the 5.8 quake hit yesterday north of bologna -- we have new video showing extent of the damage in modena, 350 people are injured and 14,000 are homeless. many of them are living in tent cities. >>> a lot of los angeles county residents are arriving to work this morning they will be talk about the quake that shook their area last night 4.0 quake struck at 10:14 here's a look at the seismograph from our sister station in l.a., the quake was centered in the ocean 30 miles southwest

last night romney tended a dinner at the sprawling carolyn chateau hosted by charles bartlett johnsonife. romney's arrival brought out protesters organized bye-bye area democratic officials they criticized romney and his big money supporters. the bay area is fertile ground for fundraising with president obama collecting millions for his campaign war chest last week. >>> state officials say tax revenue from facebook could be hundreds of millions less than expected. facebook shares have nosedived since the stock public two weeks ago. the department of finance estimated the sale of stock would bring in 1 1/2 billion dollars. facebook closed at just above $28 a share yesterday down a quarter of its value from initial offering at $38. the "los angeles times" reports the brown administration does not intend to redo its revenue forecast because the price will continue to fluctuate. >>> police continue to hunt for the gunman who shot an oakland high school student the 18-year-old was among a group of students hanging out afterschool at park and mcarthur. a plan of man in dreadlocks opened fir

. >> hey, guys, here we are at bartlett lake marina where carrie and her 2-year-old son will go on the together for the first time. we're docked, so we've got to get out on the lake, so let's do it. st. joseph's sponsors day on the lake, an opportunity for folks like newberry to get in the water, kayak or jetski like dan manon who is recovering from a traumatic brain injury and has taken to the water like a fish. >> this is about eliminating obstacles and empowering people. >> reporter: newberry finally gets her turn. they strap her onto a wide ski and without a hitch she's up and going, baby gus watching his mom from the boat. >> reporter: carrie, how was it? >> it was awesome. >> all right. [ applause ] [ applause ] >> drink a little lake water? >> a little through my nose. >> the news tonight is far from over. the news edge at 11:00 starts right now. >> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. >>> thanks for staying with us. i'm maureen umeh. police officers walk into the unknown every day and tonight's reporters made a solemn tribute to the ones who made the ultimate sacrifice. more than

i was called by dan bartlett over the weekend, called asked if he could she he see me for coffee. i left the white house beat which i covered for eight 1/2 years. we need you to keep this secret, tell one boss, if you can, keep this from your family, we're worried about security. show up at andrew's air force base. when you get close to baghdad everything must be turned off. they took things away from us, they don't want any electronic signal from the plane. you remember from your days covering the white house on air force one in all of the press cabins there's a television and it says time in washington, time and place of local, wherever you're going, and this other three times, all the clocks were turned off, all of the power they could turn off, any external lights turned off, once you get over the airbase you go down quickly, sometimes they cork screw, sometimes they drop the plane but they want to get down on the ground quickly and go down over the base. when we were on the ground told to be incredibly careful, couldn't call in a pool report to the other networks to disclose

steve bartlett weighs in. >> and walmart's report.n for investors and the retail sector. the second hour of "squawk box" starts right now. ♪ i'm waiting for my moment to come ♪ >>> good morning. welcome to "squawk box" here on cnbc. i'm michelle caruso-cabrera along with joe kernen and steve liesman. andrew and becky are on assignment. home foreclosures fell 7% in april from the prior month and 26% from a year earlier. reality track. ceo jamie dimon says jopmorgan' losses could double offer the next two quarters. the senate is expected to confirm president obama's two nominees for vacant federal reserve board positions, which would leave the fed with no vacant positions for the first time since 2006. the futures are expecting a flat open. doesn't forget, we're waiting for weekly jobless claims. >> i'm waiting because that's when joe kernen and i can talk. facebook set to become the biggest internet ipo ever. after years of planning the public offering, today's the day it all comes together. who better to bring it together than cnbc's