good job, governor beebe. it's been adopted.we will now move to the chair of the health and human services committee, governor branstad. >> thank you very much, governor heineman. yesterday governor quinn and i moderated age age as committee session on innovative and sustainable strategy states may pursue to improve overall health of our citizens. while improving service delivery. read opportunities cuts these items with two very distinguished guests, dr. howard koh, was the assistant secretary for health at the u.s. department of health and human services, and ms. laura jackson, executive vice president of wal-mart blue cross blue shield, each of whom provided great insight on how steps that states can take to meet increase the health care needs of our citizens while reducing health care costs, and i guess i would challenge other states to join iowa with the goal of becoming the healthiest state in the nation. that's one of the things we have focused on. the committee also improve interim policy out hhs two, which has to do wit

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. >> reporter: angie barnett with the better business bureau beeb warns people are falling for mortgage audit letters like this one that started showing up around the baltimore area. they claim your mortgage may have been miscal cue lotted -- miscalculated and could get a refund. the average refund is more than $1400. >> they're led to believe there's a likelihood there was a mistake made and that they could challenge that mistake. >> reporter: but the bbb said even if a mistake is found in the papers for your home, that doesn't mean you'll get cash back. >> you could sue them but they are not required because you find an error to turn around and modify your mortgage. >> reporter: because most of these auditors charge upfront fees, you will be out of money. so if these pennies from heavy drop in your mailbox, check it out. >> the upfront fees you pay will likely yield little results. >>> coming up next, if you're looking to have a wonderful feel meal without paying -- wonderful meal without paying the high price, you can get a taste of restaurant week. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our famil

i think we can do it in a very simple way by knowledge in a percentage for those to meet beebe corporation definition and separate it from the local. treat them both on their own merits. president o'brien: janet? clerk: can you put that into a word as a motion? commissioner dwight: a preference if they are be corporations, and excuse me if i am not using the right terminology, and it be the same if they are local or not local. i move that whatever percentage, that we agree to give for being a b organization, that'd be the same for a local company as it is for a non local company. commissioner yee riley: i think that is the way it is written right now. it is just about the age%? director: it is not written that way. commissioner dwight: maybe i misread it. director: a benefit corporation regardless if you are in town or out of town, whether you are in san francisco-based company or not in san francisco-based company. if you are a certified lbe, and you are also a benefit corporation, then you get an additional 2% added to your bid discount. commissioner dwight: so it would be 10% plus 2%, a

good job, governor beebe.e now move to the chair of the health and human services committee, governor branstad. >> we moderated at a session on innovative and sustainable strategies states may pursue on improving overall health of our citizens while improving service delivery. we have the opportunity to discuss these items with two very distinguished guests, the assistant secretary for health at the u.s. department of health and human services, and ms. laurie jackson, executive vice president of wal-mart blue cross blue shield, each of whom provided insight on steps they can take to meet the increased health care needs of our citizens while reducing health- care costs. i guess i would challenge other states to join iowa with the goal of becoming the healthiest state in the nation. the committee approved interim policy hhs-2, which has to do with temporary assistance for needy families. i now move with the policy hhs- s2. >> is there a second? any discussion? all those in favor, please say aye. those opposed, n

. >> governor mike beebe.one for building wind turbine blades. >> turbines and blades in north america. >> and they have a state budget surplus in arkansas. that is something in california i had not heard of in a long time. >> no, it's been a while. great stuff, jane. thank you very much. jane wells joining us from arkansas with governor beebe. >>> capital markets editor taking a look at what tech companies are worth based on facebook's valuation and, wow, why am i looking at a "soul train" logo, gary. >> paul, this past week has gotten a lot of people thinking about 1999, the great tech bubble and in terms of irrational exuberance in terms of multipleses, valuations and all. this week i wanted to have one of these quaunt firms run the numbers. you have to understand in the last decade the two greatest growth of areas in terms of asset allocations has been etfs but also quauntd tantitative mo where you put the numbers in a black box and they tell you where things are cheap here's what we found. if you take, ag

i think the governor beebe gave us a taste of that. we plan to do vote today.sion comes at an important time for us. congress in 2010, passed the healthy under free kids act to which we authorized our nation's child feeding program. we have the honor today of being joined by our secretary and former iowa governor pierre tom vilsack who will offer his unique perspective on the role that governors would peg in addressing childhood hunger as well as opportunities for state and the federal government to parker as a look at the new child nutrition laws. we'll hear from representatives from two major companies who are leading efforts to partner with governors to solve childhood under issues. one of the opportunities we have today is to understand better how we can create and leverage public's-private partnerships or maybe it is as simple as part 9 with wal-mart or dominion to address child under issues. with that, i will introduce our very first honored guest. he seems to be on a downward trending career path. he is now the secretary of agriculture but at one time he

beebe and marvin winans also from detroit. marvin is going to give the eulogy!.emotional ceremony but ceremony tributes by people who were very, very close to whitney. >> and i know the funeral is a private afar, but the family did make the decision to allow one camera, so it will be seen on televisions probably across the world and on the internet as well. how difficult of a decision was that for the family? >> reporter: you know, i think it was a very difficult decision, amy. at first this was going to be a strictly private affair, but i think the family heard that this outcry of support from fans all around the world wanting to be a part of this because they love whitney houston so much. what they're doing, it's kind of a compromise. they want to make sure the media and the fans are not too intrusive, if you will, during the ceremony. but they wanted them to share in the home-going as rehema said in her piece just before this, the home-going of whitney houston. so they struck a balance. they will have that private time, but they will also be able to share the

i think the governor beebe gave us a taste of that. we plan to do vote today.s session comes at an important time for us. congress in 2010, passed the healthy under free kids act to which we authorized our nation's child feeding program. we have the honor today of being joined by our secretary and former iowa governor pierre tom vilsack who will offer his unique perspective on the role that governors would peg in addressing childhood hunger as well as opportunities for state and the federal government to parker as a look at the new child nutrition laws. we'll hear from representatives from two major companies who are leading efforts to partner with governors to solve childhood under issues. one of the opportunities we have today is to understand better how we can create and leverage public's-private partnerships or maybe it is as simple as part 9 with wal-mart or dominion to address child under issues. with that, i will introduce our very first honored guest. he seems to be on a downward trending career path. he is now the secretary of agriculture but at one ti

in the spirit of governor beebe, we will keep the sure. it is my pleasure to introduce the vice-president of the united states, joe biden. >> thank you. thank you all very much. the good news is you are not going to have to hear much from the vice president. you get to hear the president. one of the things first of all, i had a great night last night at the dinner. i had a chance to have some real conversation with you. for all the differences that we have politically, there is a sense of inevitability about america. my dad used to say no matter who is in charge, no matter how long, the american people are so much bigger and better and capable than any government or either party can be. a lot has changed. when we came into office, many of you came in the same time, we came into office and we were in free fall. the middle class was and still is clamoring to just hang on. just to make it. and a lot has changed. what most has changed, we have 23 months consecutive of private sector employment. over 3.5 million jobs after losing over 8.5 milli

i was looking at previous comments out of the committee and couldn't agree with governor beebe's comments more when he said when kids don't eat they can't learn. making sure they get nutritious food and right kind of food is title to improving their prospects for escaping poverty. the bottom line is when they do not get enough to eat they cannot thrive. this is just as true during the summer months when they are out of school than it is during the and spring sessions when they are in school. that is why we were anxious to support the no kid hungry initiative. when you look at through the summer food service program which is funded by usda those are the kids we talked about that get reduced price or free lunches. but i think that the effort in virginia may be a little different. they created what is known as a collaborative table. that really is where state agencies, business leaders, community active folks get together and lead the direction of the effort. i think that we think that is so important, that it is not just one entity directing where the dollars are going. it truly is a collab