berman: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 3992. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 -- mr. smith: i request the yeas and nays on this bill. the speaker pro tempore: being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended. the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. pursuant to clause 8 of rule 20, further proceedings on this question will be postponed. pursuant to clause 12-a of rule 1, the chair declares the house in recess until >> in march 1979, c-span about began televising the u.s. house of representatives nationwide and today our contents of public affairs, nonfiction books and american history is available on tv, radio and online. >> we've even had advice that we do not do as i did today and come in with a plain old white shirt and a summer tie. heaven forbid. i

joining us on capitol hill is russell berman. thank very much for being with us. >> thanks for having me. >> let's begin with the meeting that took place at the capitol following the israeli prime minister's session yesterday with president obama. what came out of this congressional meeting? >> we saw something that we've seen a lot in recent years, aa bipartisan show of solidarity between the leaders of the democratic party and the republican party in congress with the prime minister of israel, benjamin netanyahu. john boehner said following the meeting that the united states congress won't allow israel to stand alone. the prime minister had a lot of praise for both parties and this, of course, follows this meeting yesterday with the president. you know, we also heard from nancy pelosi who echoed what the speaker of the house john boehner said in terms of standing -- the united states standing with israel. >> let's stay focused on the middle east for a moment. senator john mccain made news as he called for air strikes to call fo

berman was the most respected authority on the dark art of delegate math. jeff berman and campaign manager put together a path for barack obama to get the nomination, a long path, a path for delegate slog, came down to that. delegates, delegates, delegates. joining us now is jeff berman, the aforementioned, he's the author of the new book "the magic number" about the fight in which i think he reveals all his wizard-like tricks. jeff, thank you for being with us here tonight. >> hi, ezra, very good to be with you. >> this santorum campaign just hired a delegate director. at this point in '08 you had your job for a year. have they lost too much time? >> definitely it's a late time to be hiring a delegate director, but never too late so the question now is can they move fast enough and smart enough to make up for a lot of the lost ground. >> the odd thing about winning delegates, you bring it up in the book a little bit even once you win them or think you win them they're not necessarily yours, they can change their minds. that happened late in the '08 race, c

>> john berman found some reptiles that will knock your socks off unbelievable stuff. >> looking for tonight on " 20/20" at 10:00 and then stay with us for abc 7 news at eleven o'clock. >> still >> welcome back at 12:27. let's look at the forecast. >> we're on a downswing but we climb back quickly by sunday. we will have bright sunshine throughout the weekend and pleasant conditions and fair skies but 62 on sunday and we climbed into the lower 70's for next of next week -- for most of next week. there might be some isolated areas of rain but for the most part, sunny. >> i was paying too much with cable. paying so much you want better quality. it just got more frustrating and frustrating. for the amount of money that i'm paying, my cable company should take care of me. [ male announcer ] stop paying for second best. switch to verizon fios tv, internet and phone with our best deal online... $89.99 a month guaranteed for two years. first time we saw tv on fios was amazing. i was just in a...trance watching it. i'm discovering new channels every day. [ male announcer ] go online for this

i'm john berman, for "nightline," in new york. >> sarah palin. so,

i'm john berman, for "nightline," in new york. >> sarah palin.t this hour before we sign off, mitt romney has a slight lead in ohio, about 7,000 votes,

berman? if you would like to ask your question. >> a very specific question about syria. the security of the chemical and possibly biological weapons in syria should the assad regime fall? how dangerous is it that these weapons leave syria and fall into the wrong hands and what about dismantling biological weapons from syria? >> what i said in 2010 was that energy concerns and securities needed to exist and taken into account, but it had to be part of what is the legal and regulatory requirements for evaluating any pipeline application that cross s an international boundary. the state department was in the process of making such a determination and when it became necessary to make a decision, we the did not recommend that the president say no, but rather that the presidential permit for the project at the time be denied. and with respect to the national interest, what we were, working on was a resolution of the very strong concerns expressed by one of the states through which the pipeline would with move, a state that at that time did not have itself own process, that nee

berman, if you would like to ask your question. >> a very specific question about syria. the security of chemical and biological record in syria should the assad regime fall. how real is the danger of these horrific weapons and substances leaving syria and falling into the hands of terrorists and nonterrorist group what about nonluger program to dismantle chemical weapons and technology from syria. >> keystone, what i said in 2010 was that energy security considerations exist and needed to be taken into account but that it had to be part is the legal and regulatory requirements for evaluating any pipeline application that crosses an international boundary. the state department was in the process of making determination. when it became necessary to make a decision, we did not recommend that the president say no but rather that the presidential permit for the project be denied. and with respectth interest, what we were working on was a resolution of the very strong concerns expressed by one of the states through which the pipeline would move, a state that did not have its o

here is john berman to tell you. >> reporter: thinking about diving into that office lottery pool?rs might be more treacherous than you think. >> once a pool wins, money changes a situation, and money changes everything. >> reporter: florida attorney eric shane has seen so many pool problems, his firm lists "assisting in lottery disputes" as an area of expertise. yes, joining forces and buying more tickets can increase your othds of winning. and it's beats the odds but what happens if you do. in new jersey this month, a judge ruled a construction worker cheated his five co-workers out of their share of $39 million mega million jackpot. to avoid a pool peril, lawyers advise drafting something like a poll pre-nup. >> it should be done a certain specific way with identified members of the pool, identified rules and a game plan of what would happen if you should win. >> reporter: some tips? make clear what happens if someone skips a week. make copies of the tickets. make a list with everyone's name and how much they contributed. sounds like a buzz kill, but pools are not all poison. >>

berman. >> thank you very much. the obama administration is the first administration to use congressionally mandated sanctions on iran in a robust way. and you deserve considerable praise for that. i know that the president and you and numerous officials at state, treasury, defense have put in literally thousands of hours trying to persuade foreign officials and foreign thousand of hours trying to persuade foreign officials and foreign business men to help isolate iran all for the purpose of implementing a policy intended to lead iran to abandon its nuclear weapons program. in that regard. i think it would be helpful to put to rest concerns of some observer s that the administration is resigned to iran becoming a nuclear threshold state. i think it's important for us to be reassured on that point. based on my understanding of the administration's policy, i think you should be able to do that. three months ago, secretary of state burns -- a joint statement was spoken of -- and a pentagon publication said that u.s. se

here's abc's john berman. >> reporter: huggies are designed to keep messes contained.m. it started with an ad campaign they launched last month, putting their diapers to what they called the toughest test imaginable, dads. >> how did huggies products hold up to daddyhood? the world is about to find out. >> reporter: really? are modern dads that clueless? >> i thought it was outrageous. it seemed like it was from three generations ago. >> reporter: ben wickler, seen here changing 4-month-old mack, is just one of thousands of dads who found the ads offensive. >> like, who are they talking to here? >> reporter: it feels like something straight from "three men and a baby." but with more than 5 million stay-at-home dads now, and millions more a key part of baby-raising and diaper duty, facebook flooded with comments. i can change a diaper with my eyes closed. but never a huggies again. an online petition on change.org where ben works, snagged more than 1,300 comments. mack, what do you think? do you think it was unfair? does daddy do a good job changing your diaper? with pr

mitigation of monitoring and reporting the program and establishing a cumulative shall limit for sue berman park. i move that we adopt the resolution. >> second. vice president harrison: aye. commissioner bonilla: aye. commissioner lee: aye. commissioner levitan: aye. president buell: aye. >> we are on item 2c. do we have a motion? >> yes. i would move to recollect -- a resolution recommending the planning commission finds eight net new shadow cast by the proposed project at eight washington street will not be adverse. >> second. vice president harrison: aye. commissioner bonilla: aye. commissioner lee: aye. commissioner levitan: aye. president buell: aye. >> with that, the recreation and parks commission will adjourn if we have a motion to adjourn. >> so moved. >> second. >> we are now adjourned. >> mr. president, the commission has asked for a few moments to allow this to break down. president yee: -- president fong: we will take a two-minute recess.

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thanks to john berman for that. and thank you for watching abc news.pe you'll check in for "good morning america." they're working while you're >>> this morning on "world news now," political drama. a nail-biter of a super tuesday with all eyes on the bellwether state of ohio. >> republican mitt romney is the apparent winner there. but the rick santorum campaign is not giving up yet. it's wednesday march 7th. >>> good wednesday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> and i'm paula faris. with ten primary or caucus contests last night, mitt romney is apparently the winner in ohio. but barely. carrying major metropolitan counties there. he's way ahead of rick santorum in the delegate count, but santorum says it's not over until it's over. you get a feeling he's going to be able to look romney straight in the eye and say hey, i can match you now. >> it was a big night for sure. we've got details in just a second. also this morning, the president's carefully timed news conference on super tuesday. while gop voters in ten states went to the polls, he focused

that pits 15-term democrat howard berman against brad sherman. >> that puts other member of the partyd positio positions. they are asking for donations and republicans and democrats are taking sides in the intraparty battle. >> some like david dryer, powerful carolina of the rules committee opt to resolve by retiring. in washington, james rosen. >> bret: latinos made up 9% of the electorate in 2008. they find many right now are dissatisfied with the the direction of the country. bill hemmer tell us they strongly support president obama. >> more than half are unsatisfied with how things are going in the country. that's from fox news latino poll. add up, 51% of latinos are not very or at all satisfied topping the 46% who are very or somewhat satisfied. >> latino voituriers not satisfied with -- latino voters are not satisfied with where the country is going but they found president obama had a high approval rate. >> whopping 73% job approval rate among latinos. well above the president 48% approval of all voters in the recent fox news poll. 66% of latinos approve of obama's job on healt

ari berman? >> roger, what do you make of the critique of people like paul krugman that the fed should have done more, not less, and used tools at their disposal, particularly when it was a really, really bad economy. >> i deal with that a lot. the krugman and ken rogue critique, ben bernanke should have said, i'm going to try to get inflation higher so that would act as a super stimulus. if you remember the '70s, that was pretty painful. and one thing bernanke said to me was that you can really only get inflation that high if people think it's going to last forever, right? otherwise you don't get these union contracts and built-in raises and so on. people think it's going to last forever. it's hard to shut down. i think it's to his credit, though, while making these herculoen efforts to get this ball rolling. he hasn't gone back to the '70s because the '70s weren't so great. >> obviously the fed has a dual mandate to keep employment low, and a lot of left/right divide centers on what should his

unfortunately, there's no secret to increasing your odds of having the winning ticket but abc's john berman has tips. >> reporter: stay away from lucky numbers like 3, 7, 11. lots of people pick them. also stay away from numbers under 31. they would be top lar calendar dates like birthdays and anniversaries. why not go higher, like 44, 46. >> friday night, the jackpot could go even higher depending on how many people buy tickets. if rob and i are not here next week, you'll know why. >>> coming up next this morning, "the pulse," including the pop star prankster, the biebs uses twitter to play a trick and could face a hefty lawsuit. >> and martina faces a dud on the dance floor. ...with humira. for many adults with moderate to severe ra,... ...humira's proven to help relieve pain and stop joint damage. humira can lower your ability to fight infections, including tuberculosis. serious, sometimes fatal events can occur, such as infections, lymphoma, or other types of cancer, blood, liver, and nervous system problems,... ...serious allergic reactions, and new or worsening heart failure. before s

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marin county i guess metal is my belief of course the hawks registered a five three win on the road berman seven for the doubles for the visitors. in the mean time in the west scores and pieces could advance into the semi's if they please atlanta later on wednesday in game five nothing is yet clear when the encounter between the another moscow and h.c. talk as the series goes back to nice enough good order perfectly poised to move. now in formula one ferrari looking for improvements in this weekend's malaysian grand prix that's after a poor showing in the season opener in australia last weekend former world champion fernando alonso could only manage a fifth place finish at albert park while his teammate philippe massa struggle to keep up with the pace before bowing out after forty six laps despite a disappointing start of the season and saying on making major changes to the car ahead of this weekend due to the quick turnaround. i think. the situation is the same or so for the for our to the riders they know that we are struggling and they are pushing naturally with everyone else in the tea

berman. >> at the outset, there's some differences in our view, i would like to commend you for your hard work on north korea. today's announcement that pyongyang has agreed to freeze long range missile launches, nuclear tests and uranium enrichment seems to be an important step on the long and difficult path. we all know we have been down this road before and it does remain to be seen whether the north will keep its promises this time. but in a more general sense, i would like to -- re-establishing the united states, not just as an indispensable power, but as an indispensable partner. you have made it your mission to show the world the best of who we are as americans. eloquently and consistency -- you have elevated development alongside diplomacy and defense as a pillar of our national security. within the administration and in the halls of congress, you have fought to ensure that our diplomats and aid workers receive the recognize they need and the respect they deserve. they risk their lives every day to face -- it is important to remember that these civilian efforts are much more

their encounter gave us a last minute of goals who hopes to register the five three win on the road berman short of winter with a double for the visitors. in the mean time in the west starts in places well could advance into the seventies if they beat a glance later on wednesday again five nothing is yet decided the encounter between the valley of moscow makes him talk as the series goes back to nizhni novgorod perfectly poised to. now in formula one ferrari a looking for improvements in this weekend's malaysian grand prix after a poor showing in the season opener in australia last weekend former world champion fernando alonso could only manage a fifth place finish at albert park well his teammate philippe massa struggled to keep up with the pace before powering out after forty six laps despite a disappointing start to the season the seen on making major changes to the car ahead of this weekend key to the quick turnaround. i think. the situation is the same also for the for our two drivers they know that we are struggling and they are pushing naturally with everyone else in the team with s

abc's john berman breaks it down tonight. >> reporter: do you feel like getting struck lie lightningodds of that happening, much, much better than winning tonight's megamillions. you have a 1 in 176 million chance. though everyone has their ways of beating the odds. >> the year nigh mother was born. >> i'm just buying the quick pick. >> reporter: all that increases your chances by zero%. what you can do is buy more tickets, so if you bought a hundred tickets a week, you'd need to do it for 34,000 years to win. but there's a secret. you can't really do anything to win more often, but you can increase the money that you win in the event that you do win. the key, no sharing. the problem with the megajackpots, because a lot of people buy tickets, it makes the tickets a bad bet. because even in you get lucky, you'll probably share the jackpot. so search for lotteries that might have smaller jackpots, and smaller frenzies. stay away from common lucky numbers like three, seven, 11. also stay away from numbers under 31. they could be popular calendar dates like birth dates an anniversaries.

here's abc's john berman. >> reporter: thinking about diving into that office lottery pool? beware.erous than you think. >> once a pool wins, money changes a situation. money changes people. it changes everything. >> reporter: florida attorney eric shane has seen so many pool problems, his firm lists assisting in lottery disputes as an area of expertise. yes, joining forces in buying more tickets can increase your odds of winning. the problem is, it's beating the odds, but what happens if you do. in new jersey this month, a jury ruled a construction worker cheated his five co-workers out of their share of a $39 million jackpot. to avoid this pool peril, lawyers advise drafting something like a pool prenup. >> it should be done a certain specific way with identified members of the pool, with identified rules and a game plan of what would happen if you should win. >> reporter: some tips? make clear what happens if someone skips a week. make copies of the tickets and make a list with everyone's name and how much they contributed. sounds like a buzz kill, but pools are not all poison. i