senator bob bennett, a republican from utah joins us now, thank you, senator. first of all, what prospects are there right now from what you're hearing from senate finance where most of the action has been of coming up with a proposal that will have some bipartisan support? >> right now, the chances of bipartisan support are zero, because the one voice in the room that should be listened to more than anybody else is being ignored, that is the democratic leadership, the direct yore of congressional budget office ehlmandorf who said flatly this is going to turn the cost of health care up and that is a non-starter with all republicans and a lot of democrats. we're not arguing over whether we need health care reform. we all recognize that we do and we republicans have a host of proposals, but we cannot do it in a way that turns the long-term cost curve up in a face of $17 8 trillion deficit this year and the stimulus package that's not paid for and all the rest of it, when director ehlmandorf made that statement that should have said to everybody, okay, go back to

bob bennett is lending his services on a pro bono basis. he says he knows vincent gray and thinks this is an important case. and clearly all of the council members with were -- were not on board. two of them walked out of this afternoon's press conference, mary kay and david cat andia and said in the elevators that the council members are bending over backwards to be fair to marion barry. but he says for his part, barry is an embarrassment, that he refused to accept any responsibility, and cattannia says he is sick of this circus. he would not go on camera with this story. roz plater is here and she'll bring you much more tonight op -- on fox 5 news at 10:00. karen gray houston. back into you. >>> the man accused in the deadly shooting of the holocaust memorial museum still can't come to court but he might be able to be there or a hearing on july 30th. he has a bullet lodged in his jaw. the police department said he was bedridden this weekend but can talk. >>> there will be a beefed up presence for all hands on deck and puts every police of

attorney bob bennett will head up the inquiry. >> we'll get the contracts.ou look at the documents first and then you conduct interviews and it is very important that the council has given me subpoena power. >> reporter: for his part barry says don't expect a fight. >> mr. chairman, i welcome this. i'm going to cooperate fully with this because i know what's going to happen. when it's all said and done, there will be no question about the propriety of this contract. >> reporter: so far there's no timetable for this weather this investigation will be completed. bennett said he's already assembling a team and he's working pro bono on this not charging the city a dime for his services. >>> if that name sounds family it's bebob bennett is a renowned attorney and former federal prosecutor. he represented president clinton in the paula jones case. >>> reaction tonight to a crackdown at the new beginnings youth rehab center of laurel. mayor fenty blames staff members for the escapes at the new beginning center. five correction officers have been fired and the man i

. >> bob bennett will lead the inquiry into the personal services contract between barry and his ex. and determine if barry complied with city laws and council mules when awarding it. >> i had no doubt in my mind. that we followed all the procedures. paid $15,000 for the leadership development project. and introduce the resolution this tuesday. calling for the independent probe. back to you. >> michael flynn. thank you. >> police check points, in crime-ridden d.c. neighborhood have now been ruled unconstitutional. d.c. police began stopping cars in the trinidad neighborhood last summer. motorists who couldn't prove that they lived there, were kept out. a group called the partnership for civil justice sued the city and a federal judge upheld the check points in october. but today, a federal appeals court, ruled that the residents constitutional rights were violated and the lower court must rekid that position. december dels councilman, phil mendelson agrees with the appellate court. >> we have a strong liberty interest in this country. people have a right to move about freely. and --

resolution approved today lets attorney bob bennett look into contracting done by all 13 council members. if the investigation takes him there. >>> the judge presiding over the trial of a mother accused of killing her four daughters heard a lengthy bizarre interview today. prosecutors want to submit an eight-hour-long recording of police interrogating benita jax as evidence. jax told authority her daughters were possessed by demons. the judge wi hear the rest of the tape tomorrow. the four girls' badly decomposed bodies were discovered in jax southeast d.c. home in january of 2008. >>> opening argue the could begin tomorrow. when we come back, second day of hearings for judge sonia sotomayor. harriet walters stole $50 million from the district. now one of her vacation houses can be yours. >> not in the market for a house, the world's cheapest car? a cool morning ahead. find out wheatthhe e nd ty miomhu cckbae into town. Ñ?wrwrqñóÑçwóo ba >>> sonia sotomayor got pressure regarding her wise latina remark. the second day of confirmation hearings. though they're questioning her ability

one of these is called the healthy americans act introduced by ron widen and bob bennett, another approach is the one sat former senate leader tom daschle came up with bob dole so there are other alternative approaches that congress should be allowed to consider but if we are just amending the current legislation it is important we get into the details and make sure they work in every state in this great country and there are ways to do that because there are excellent models of healthcare delivery all over the country, places like the mayo clinic that do a superb job almost each one of these states has an outstanding model and if we just allowed them to grow more and as the president says repeatedly if we can just make health insurance more available for everybody i think it is going to be healthcare reform everybody can get behind. >> well, what about this idea that apparently is being talked about at least in the white house now of putting a tax on the more expensive health insurance programs, the so-called cadillac plans? would that be something you could vote for? >> bob that is a ver

. >> former federal prosecutor bob bennett will lead the inquiry between the personal services contract between barry and his and confirmed they complied with city laws and coup sill rules to award it. >> i have no doubt in my mind we followed all of the procedures. >> michael flynn, news 4 today. >>> ruled unconstitutional. dc police began stopping cars in the trinidad neighborhood last summer. motorists who could not prove they live in the area were tapped out. a group called the partnership for civil justice sued the city. a federal judge upheld the check points in october. but friday, a federal appeals court ruled they were violated and the lower court must consider the position. steve men dollson agrees with the court. >> we have a very strong liberty interest in this country. people have the right to move about freely. the roadblocks interfere with that ability to move around freely. >> dc police chief kathy lanier strongly supported the check points. sterday she released a statement saying she believed the stops were thoughtful and saved lives. >>> working foot patrols in the dis

. >>> a legal superstar and lawyer to president clinton bob bennett will determine if the contract marion barry awarded his former girlfriend, while the two were in a relationship, violated any city and council rules. the head of the council, vincent gray says he believes the appointment of ben if net sends a right signal to the public. >> we want the public to be as satisfied as they can that the situation has been investigated thoroughly and we have gotten at what the facts. >> reporter: bennett may make a recommendation on what the policy should be changed. it is designed to prevent future scandals. >>> a dc woman accused of killing her four daughters and living with their bodies for months is set to go on trial today. bonnie that jacks was arrested in january of last year. police believe the four girls had been dead since the summer before. her case led to an overhaul of the city's child social service program. >>> dc police have made an arrest in a multiple shooting which left thrive people injured. phillips facing five counts of aggravated assault while armed. on july 5th, police re

bob bennett a former federal prosecute and a big name -- prosecutor and a big name d.c. lawyer will look into the contract. barry and watts-brighthaupt made headlines this week after she accused him of stalking her. prosecutors dropped those charges and then the $60,000 contray t rrd ba iarawheard cam out. barry said he's not worried about this investigation. >> mr. chairman, i welcome this. i'm going to cooperate fully with this because i know what's going to happen. whitt all said and done, there will be no question about -- when it's all said and done, there will be no question about the proprietor of this contract. >> coming up on the news edge at 11:00 why one council member claims he's had enough. >>> a burglar is on the prowl at fairfax county and he's found a frightening way to get into homes through the ceiling. the most break-in happened yesterday in the 7900 block of audubon avenue. a home in the 7,000 block of ellingham circle was hit a day earlier. >> reporter: it happened at this apartment complex in the middle of the day thursday. someone pushed open this

formal federal prosecutor bob bennett was there, too. he will lead the inquiry looking at barry's $15,000 contract to conduct public surveys on emerging young leaders in ward 8 minutes after the announcement which took place after a closed door meeting of council member. barry said he welcomed the probe and says he will cooperate fully and went all -- when all is said and done this will be resolved. again, council chairman gray says he will introduce a resolution on tuesday and that calls for this independent probe. wendy, back to you. >> michael flynn, thank you, michael. >>> the controversial checkpoint runs by d.c. police in the trinidad neighborhood have now been ruled unconstitutional. the d.c. police instituted the checkpoints last summer and after a round of deadly shootings. a group called the partnership for civil justice sued the city. they said the checkpoints violated the rights of law abiding citizens. in october, a federal judge upheld the checkpoint but today an appellate court ruled the residents' constitutional rights we

. >> reporter: the former federal prosecutor bob bennett will look into the inquiry between the personal services between barry and his ex andetermine if he complied. >> i have no doubt in my mind that we followed all the procedures. >> reporter: michael flynn, "news 4 today." >>> police check points in a crime-ridden district neighborhood have been ruled unconstitutional. d.c. police began stopping cars in the trinidad neighborhood last summer. motorist whose could not prove they lived in the area were kept out. a group sued the city. the federal judge upheld the checkpoints in olkt, but friday a federal appeals court ruled rights were violated and the lower court must reconsider its opinion. d.c. council member phil mendelson agrees with the appeals court. >> people have a right to move about freely, and the roadblocks interfere with that and to move around freely. >> the d.c. police chief kathy lanier strongly supports the stop points. believes they save lives. all will be working on foot patrol. the program started 6:00 a.m. yesterday. it runs until 6:00 a.m. sunday. during the last

ron widen and bob bennett from utah, one republican from oregon -- democrat from oregon, republican fromtah, there are six republicans and six democrats on that bill, i'm one of them, that man dates coverage for every american but allows the private sector to provide it. i would urge the president to look at that model. i think it's a way to break this impasse. and it's revenue neutral. >> i asked david axelrod, his senior adviser, earlier if the president's ready to abandon that public option, a government-sponsored health insurance plan that would compete with the private sector. and he indicated strongly the answer is no, the president believes in that as a way to try to reduce costs to be more competitive to let some of those private insurers like blue cross & blue shield and united health care have greater competition to bring down the price. so, what's wrong with that argument? >> nobody in this country can compete with the government. this idea that the government has to be involved in the private sector to make the private sector honest really is troubling, because that's not the

this is a bipartisan amendment, the lead sponsor is senator chuck schumer, and senator bob bennett, both the chairman and the ranking member of the rules committee. but this i this builds on the wt senator begich and i and chambliss have put into this effort to address what can only be described as a national disgrace. our military service members put their lives on the line to protect our rights and our freedoms, yet many of them still face substantial roadblocks when it comes to something as simple as casting their ballot and to participate in our national elections. sadly, this is not a new problem. president truman urged congress to address obstacles to voting faced by troops serving in korea. today, however, troops deployed in afghanistan and iraq face many of the same problems. in 2006, less than half -- less than half -- of the military voters who requested absentee ballots were successful in casting them ring according to the u.s. election -- in casting them, according to the u.s. election assistance institution. more than a quarter of the ballots requested by uniformed and overs