the caps next in action, tangoing with buffalo wednesday at the verizon center. hosting st. louis here on monday. sheldon swinging around the boards and back to center. making the save, rebound, and they score. 2 on 1. horcoff benefits. >> craig: the first miscue of the game, granted it was the capital's defense. two on zero as you describe, joe. that's what the goalie is expected to do, stop the first one. you can't stop the second one. here's the play to the middle. there's schultz bobbling the puck. right to the edmonton oilers, and here comes the oilers, right n all alone. o'sullivan, the follow up to horcoff, 1-0 edmonton oilers. there >> joe: horcoff getting it. ovechkin and the caps are offside on the rush. >> craig: tough couple of games for scultzy. last night off his skate boot. here he coughs one up the middle with his partner not around. his team now trails by one on the giveaway, trying to pass up the middle, joe. >> joe: edmonton in washington, locker, each team with the same amount of wins in december. both won five times. the oilers were outstanding on the ro

there were these african-american buffalo soldiers who were sent to idaho to wallace, idaho, thereby,t doubling the population of blacks in the state of idaho by their arrival treated terribly. the headline in wallace dusky dough boys in town and they would have stories about their singing and their gambling at night and it turned out they saved two towns. they were heroic as well. i was going to write the quality and the drama of the wildfire when you didn't know how to fight one. but like so many americans before me, i absolutely fell head over heels for this man whose chiseled on mount rushmore, theodore roosevelt. and i also felt in a strange way for a man who's not chiseled on the forest service. let me tell you about each of these men because they figure so much in this fire. and this fire changed our history. it's so interesting to think here missoula, two nights of pure hell changed everything in terms of saving our public land but changed also the nature of firefighting in itself. but let me just back up. theodore roosevelt is a son of wealth and privilege. he's the only nati

on the continental planes which were very similar to i guess the crash that occurred in buffalo.e is a couple of things. one yes, i see the folks who are airline greece oftentimes now commute to their work. so, and the thing that's happened in buffalo where you had a tampa based pilot and it concerns me that we are talking about being well rested for the start of the flight, not just being able to say okay i can take a nap on the plane if that is the way the rule changes but to be well rested when the flight begins. how important is it that the crewmembers spend the night before they start on their leg, in their home, in their home bed? it worries me that we are flying people from tampa to buffalo to go to work and that that is the first part of their segment and then they are actually going to start flying when they get to buffalo or get to a plan that. i experienced this all the time and in talking to crewmembers how many people don't live in atlanta for example. delton has cut their base there. there are a lot of crewmembers that fly to a plan to go to work. is this something

western new york and buffalo depends on cross-border traffic. it is probably the number-one thing in their economies so would you be willing to work with me and commit to working with you and your canadian cully to get an education campaign on both sides of the border informing people with the requirements are of witi that you don't need a passport and it is not very hard to travel across the border because it is hurting our economy up there pretty badly. >> senator schumer yes. in fact we have had an extension campaign for several months including when people get to across point they are giving you sheet sing this is all you need to do and you can get over here and get your witi card, one-stop shopping but we are more than willing. >> they think they need a passport. less than one-third of canadians and slightly higher percent, less than one-third of americans and slightly higher percentage of canadians have a passport, so we need to get that education to the people who have not gone across the border and if you could help us with that and work

i think this happened in buffalo.it concerns me that we did we talk about being well rested for the start of the plate, not just be able to say i could take a nap on the plane. how important is it that the crew members spent the night before they start on their leg in their home of? it worries me that we're flying people from tampa to buffalo to go to work. then they will actually start flying when they get to buffalo or get to atlanta at. i experienced this all the time in talking to crewmembers how many people do not live in atlanta. there are lots of crewmembers that flight to atlanta to go to work. will this be addressed? i would like to discuss that. the second thing i would like to have comments on is what availability for sleeping rooms are there for pilots? how good our this week brunn's? is this something that is being discussed, providing a place where playlists -- provided a place where pilots can get a good rest? the third thing is, who is in charge? my sense is that the pilot is in charge. are there super

and then they are going to start flying when they get to buffalo or atlanta.in talking to crew members, how many people don't live in atlanta, for example. delta has their base there. there are a lot of crew members who fly to atlanta to go to work. is this something that's going to be addressed about the initial getting to work, commuting to your job as a crew member which has to also increase the wear and tear on the crew members. i'd like to discuss that. the second thing that i'd like to have the comment on, what availability for sleep rooms are there for pilots? how good are those sleep rooms? is this something that's being discussed as providing place as where pilots can sleep in between flights. something that's not going to be a place where they are sitting in a lounge where they are not going to really get good rest. but where they have an opportunity to get in a cot or bed and get some real sleep between flights. and the third thing is, who's in charge? my sense, and may be it's wrong, that the pilot is in charge. are there supervisors that are at th

from tampa to buffalo to go to work. then they will actually start flying when they get to buffalo or get to atlanta at. i experienced this all the time in talking to crewmembers how many people do not live in atlanta. there are lots of crewmembers that flight to atlanta to go to work. will this be addressed? i would like to discuss that. the second thing i would like to have comments on is what availability for sleeping rooms are there for pilots? how good our this week brunn's? is this something that is being discussed, providing a place discussed, providing a place where playlists -- provided a place where pilots can get a good rest? the third thing is, who is in charge? my sense is that the pilot is in charge. are there supervisors that are at the airports that are looking over the pilots before they get on the plane and say, he is too tired he just came in from hong kong. i do not think he can go on the flight. is there a chain of command that put someone in charge at the airports to make these decisions? >> thank y

tell me about this buffalo plight in the equipment they were using.ant your honest assessment about how good that equipment is in a flight pattern that is going to deal with icing issues on a regular basis. >> we just issued a very exhausted icing rule. it is replacing, recognizing the time it takes to put the rule out. i do not believe it will find it out. kaduna believed it was a factor here. the causal factor was a stall warning. the fundamental improper response to a very basic warning that the crew had been well trained for and did not follow the procedures. but thank you. thank you. ha >> thank you. i appreciate it. i want to do a couple of comments on issues. in alaska, the flights are not contracted out. we appreciate that. we think they do a great job. our concern is that there are vacancies occurring. training is not occurring to replace those people. i'm starting to hear the folks are concerned that they are letting it peter out to they can have an excuse to contract out. that concerns me. as someone who has to fly a lot, most recently, the

in the same manner in which tim russert's childhood in buffalo and used his career, e.j.'s career is informed by his past and present connections with fall river, this commonwealth, and its people. when ken burns produced his monumental documentary on world war two, we turn to my barnicle to facilitate his conversation with mr. vernes. -- mr. burns. might not only brought out his best, but closely capture the close of the shared sacrifice that defined that era. when assembling this panel, we knew he was the perfect choice to serve as moderator. on behalf of everyone at the library, the institute, and members of the extended can be -- extended kennedy family, we are deeply honored to have you here this evening. we will hear closing words from the new chairman of the library foundation board, kenneth feinberg. he is a former chief of staff for senator kennedy. he currently serves as special master for carpet executive compensation -- tarkentop 8- compensation. important votes are scheduled this evening, precluding his being with us. the panel discussion will begin following

next in line leads to buffalo and varlamov has a shutout over them.ce boudreau is gonna lean that way. >> i do have one question before i let you go. good to know. any concern -- i think this is a fair question -- with having too much success this early in the season, highest scoring team, this is a team that once they circle that light switch tends to go off. >> i don't think so lisa. i think this team is well grounded and i think bruce does a good job at keeping them grounded and knowing it's the work that they put in brings success on the ice. i think they are gonna go through a lull. don't get me wrong. they are not gonna win out this season, they are gonna go through a lull, joe, mid- season, a couple games here and there, but they are gonna be too powerful for most teams in the nfl. >> i think it's a really good sign lisa because if you look at the trends in the last five years teams that have gone on to win the stanley cup have gotten off to great starts of late. let's hope that's going to happen in washington, d.c. >> joe beninati and craig la

once again, i would like to convey our condolences to those who lost loved ones on the flight to buffalo. we are trying very hard, honestly, and i address this to the people here, to make sure that we learn from mistakes, how terrible a mistake that was, how terrible error in judgment that was in terms of having the kind of person in the cockpit that you could not feel good about or was unable to assist in then, the emergency. with that, i close this hearing and i think all of you for being here. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] [no audio] [no audio] >> this morning on c-span, the senate voted of its version of the health care bill with reaction by president barack obama. today's "washington journal." later, michelle obama at the dedication of the christmas tree decorated earlier this month. this week and newsmakers, our guest is director of the national institutes of health. he discusses stem cell research, genome technology, and that was agency might be affected by health care legislation. that is sunday mo

steve, can you make it to buffalo by four? anyone seen steve? enjoy your trip. we will. thank you. we know why you fly. we're american airlines. >> the number of flu cases will soon be on the rise. and with the recent onset of the h1n1 virus, many people are concerned about their health and safety. we can all fight the flu virus by taking four simple steps. number 1: get vaccinated every year. number 2: if you do have the flu, stay home so you avoid spreading it to others. number 3: always cover your sneezes and coughs. and number 4: wash your hands frequently. [running water] for the latest information in flu prevention tips, please visit flu.gov. in flu prevention tips, please visit flu.gov. >>> moments away from the opening tip-off between miami and boston college, the third member of our broadcast team had a chance to sit down and talk with our head coach, frank haith. >> reporter: coach, your team off to a great start, 8-0. what would you say is the biggest reason for your team's success so far? >> we have good guard play, better than in the past. our team is sharing the ball,

in the same manner in which tim russert's childhood in buffalo and used his career, e.j.'s career is informed by his past and present connections with fall river, this commonwealth, and its people. when ken burns produced his monumental documentary on world war two, we turn to my barnicle to facilitate his conversation with mr. burns. might not only brought out his best, but closely capture the close of the shared sacrifice that defined that era. when assembling this panel, we knew he was the perfect choice to serve as moderator. on behalf of everyone at the library, the institute, and members of the extended kennedy family, we are deeply honored to have you here this evening. we will hear closing words from the new chairman of the library foundation board, kenneth feinberg. he is a former chief of staff for senator kennedy. he currently serves as special master for tarpexecutive compensation. important votes are scheduled this evening, precluding his being with us. the panel discussion will begin following remarks made by mrs. kennedy. a member of the kennedy library foun

steve, can you make it to buffalo by four? anyone seen steve? enjoy your trip. we will. thank you. you fly. we're american airlines. >>> we start with football. a lot at stake. nothing at stake all at the same time in indianapolis. the colts a victory away from the home field advantage throughout the playoffs and a new all-time consecutive regular season wins record. a loss, well, they still tie the record with 21 straight and home field will still be here later in the season. denver comes in a game behind san diego in the west. colts have already clichlged the south. peyton manning, 12-0. looking for number 22 in a row. manning, back in the end zone. later second quarter, marshall was active. gives the ball to a fan in a marshall jersey. didn't know what to do. bring on the tears. the best moment of my life. marshall catches his 20th ball of the game. five yard touchdown. marshall set the record, 2 # 1 receptions in a single game, breaking terrell owens' record. manning gets play action. clark, third touchdown, colts. 13-0, 22 straight. colts' rookies have never lost in the nfl. >

." >>> tennessee was on the brink of losing their opening round playoff game to buffalo.elded a kickoff with only seconds remaining on the clock. >> do the titans have a miracle left in them? christie kicks it high and short. batch to wycheck. he throws it across the field. >> he's got something! he's got it! he's got it. >> 50, 40, 20 10shgs -- >> he's got it! >> touchdown! there are no flags on the field! it's a miracle! tennessee has pulled a miracle! >>> in game one of the 1996 alcs, the yankees trailed baltimore by one. in the bottom of the eighth inning, a rookie name derek jeter stepped up to the plate. >> in right field tarasco going back to the track, to the wall. and what happens here? he contends the fan reaches up and touches it, but richie garcia says no. it's a home run. the contention by tarasco is the ball is descending and the fach fan touches it. he's right! he's right. >> absolutely. absolutely. >> oh, wow. meanwhile, here's the kid, receiving congratulations all around. >> it was one of the wildest finishes in nba history. after kobe bryant had put the

new york city to buffalo.n essence, what we have been hearing is that the pilots may be were ill-prepared to fly the plane. guest: thet( safety board looked at that accident with 50 fatalities, and within three months of the accident, we held a three-day public hearing, and there were a lot of issues that came out during that hearing with respect to training, with respect to the flight history of the pilot, with respect to their experience in certain conditions. also, the commuting. these pilots were based on the east coast and the captain was commuting from florida and the first officer was commuting from seattle. i think there has been a lot of attention since the public hearing focused on some of these issues. i think we think that that is very important. the captain was older, the first officer was fairly young. we are looking very closely at their experience. we are beginning to wrap up that investigation and we will be holding our board meeting on february 2 to release the probable cause an additional re

it was mentioned about some of the buffalo sector. personally bank -- thank the detroit sector chief. we do not want to lose him. as we have rolled out fbi net in the sector, we have a letter and surveillance cameras along my sector as well as a a mobile unit at the guard base in the immediate geographic area that has is different facets of the military. fbi net is complimenting under the cbp pa umbrella the great lakes and northern border when which has air assets and water assets. some of the unique dynamics, not only do we have an asymmetrical theater with the great lakes but we also have the two busiest border crossings. we have busy rail entries. we have a lot of the same kinds of things that are happening on the southern border. we are anticipating that we have a ground mission in 2010. the soviets under the dhs cbp. -- this will be under the dhs cbp. the rollout of the surveillance cameras, you can imagine how we were concerned about how the public would say, big brother. you are putting these cameras up in one of the busiest v

tell me about this buffalo flight, the kind of equipment that they were using. i just want your honest assessment about how good that equipment is in a flight pattern that is going to deal with icing issues i would think on a regular basis. >> that airplane, we are, we just issued a very, a very exhaustive icing rule which is replacing again recognizing the time it takes to put one of these rules out, we made emergency action on over 100 airworthiness directive following two criteria for both how the equipment works in the instruction and the recognition of the pilots of when they are beginning to the eyes of those were very important steps. that airplane was completely compliant. while this investigation is not complete guide don't believe it is going to find and i don't want to prejudice and ntsb investigation and i'm not going to comment on that but i don't believe icing was the causal factor. the causal factor was the failure to recognize a very fundamental stall warning and fundamental inaction or improper response to a very basic warning that the crew had

steve, can you make it to buffalo by four? anyone seen steve? enjoy your trip. we will. thank you. we know why you fly. we're american airlines. jarvis. >> steve: back at the woodsen classic. we're seeing a guy who is about as big as a blade of grass, 6'7", 175, ravern johnson, but this young man can shoot the basketball. >> marcus: just slide him underneath the door. he does -- he does one thing extremely well and that's knock down the open jump shots and a little bit of variety of the he's put it on the floor on a couple of plays, takes it down to the basket strong and comes off the dribble jump shot. ravern johnson has really been a surprise in terms of the impact that he has had on this game in the first half 16 points and 16 minutes out of lyon, mississippi. ravern johnson jarvis. >> steve: and he's also part of a defense that leads the s.e.c. in scoring defense, field goal defense and rebouncing, and they really humbled ucla in every area of that in the first half. >> marcus: varnado, four blocked shots. he's tied for tenth all time now with lorenzo coleman of tennessee tech

>> holman: and the northeast prepared for more snow amid bone-chilling winds gusts in buffalo were clocked 60 miles an hour. the massive storm system dropped more than a foot of snow on a dozen states this week. in northern arizona, it left some 30 elk hunters still stranded today. and nationwide, there were more school closures, airport delays, power outages, and traffic accidents some deadly. >> when it comes right down to it, people gotta understand that on a day like today, if you don't need to go out, stay home. >> holman: as the bulk of the storm pushed into canada, parts of northern new york braced for a total of three feet of snow by week's end. and southwest michigan was under a blizzard warning of its own. regions spared snowfall had their own struggles with wind and rain. in ohio, a trampoline was blown onto this man's roof. >> how did it even get through there? >> holman: and drivers in parts of the mid-atlantic and southeast faced flooded streets again. the storm also left a long trail of debris from downed trees to blown-down buildings to be cleaned up. >> sreenivasan: the u.

they were investing in buffalo part of canada but this little flock was down to 27, and, you know, 2000 model migration getting less and less. if the bird flew or something camel long that would be the end of that. so that is why they needed to start a second group but they had to teach them to my great because they learned from their parents and this was a new route, an agent one that no bert news of a trained them to follow the ultralight, like bill train the egyptian geese. black footed ferrets extinct in the weigel, california condor extant in the wild, the pygmy rabbit extinct in a while, so many of them. >> host: but all of the species do have in common one thing. it seems to me that they all were to the point where we could have written them off. we could have said forget it, let's pull the plug and go away but it didn't happen and some of the incredibly invented things such as using ultralight to teach migratory routes. >> guest: and my favorite story of the whooping cranes is george all troubled who has gone so much for the cranes. there was one female and they wanted captive g

tell me about the buffalo flight. a one-year honest assessment about how good that equipment is in a flight pattern that will do what i sing is used on a regular basis. >> that airplane -- that will deal with icing on regular basis. >> recognizing the time its takes to put one of these rules help. there were over 100 airworthiness directives to specific pieces of equipment following new criteria for how the equipment works and the recognition to pilots of when they begin to place. they are important steps. the plane was complete compliance. -- but when they were beginning to ice. i do not want to prejudice that. because -- the fundamental in action or improper response to a very basic warning that the crew had been well trained for and simply did not follow the procedures. >>, thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. thank you, administer babbitt, for being here. there are always some parochial issues. i want to do some comments on issues. an update on fatigue and an update on your survival for six months so far. in ala

host: no, because you call and it is the highlight of my sunday we i can hear from you outside of buffalo it is difficult to find an answer and the question briefly isçç the. charter was mostly written in 1945 and we were a signatory to the united nations charter. it became before the senate like when the senate ratifies that such as a treaty, does it become law of the land. if the answer is yes, when we do not abide by the united nations charter, as we have not throughout history, since 1945, and many occasions -- then is it an obligation of the courts in the united states to then take a stand? guest: i can answer that. host: thank you caller. guest: it has become the law of the land. in order -- and the court presumably would handle any violation of law. the problem on these international issues is that, in order for something to come before the court, the person or institution that would raise the issue has to have what in legal terms is called "standing." in other words, they have to be a qualified party with the standing to bring this issue before the court. oftentimes, questions o

tell me about this buffalo flight and the kind of equipment that they were using and i just want your honest assessment about how good that equipment is in a flight pattern that is going to deal with icing issues, i would think on a regular basis. >> that airplane, we are -- we just issued a very, very exhaustive icing rule, which is replacing -- again, recognizing the time it takes to put one of these rules out, we made emergency action, direct is to make people and specific pieces of equipment follow new criteria for how the equipment worked and the instruction and how the recognition to the pilot when they were beginning to ice performs those are very important steps. that airplane was completely compliant. while this investigation is not complete, i don't believe that it is going to find -- i don't want to prejudice the ntsb investigation. i'm not going to comment on that. the causal factor is failure to recognize a fundamental stall warning and improper response to a basic warning that the crew had been well trained for and simply didn't follow procedures. >> thank you. >> thank

western new york and buffalo depends on cross-border traffic.it is probably the number-one thing in their economies so would you be willing to work with me and commit to working with you and your canadian cully to get an education campaign on both sides of the border informing people with the requirements are of witi that you don't need a passport and it is not very hard to travel across the border because it is hurting our economy up there pretty badly. >> senator schumer yes. in fact we have had an extension campaign for several months including when people get to across point they are giving you sheet sing this is all you need to do and you can get over here and get your witi card, one-stop shopping but we are more than willing. >> they think they need a passport. less than one-third of canadians and slightly higher percent, less than one-third of americans and slightly higher percentage of canadians have a passport, so we need to get that education to the people who have not gone across the border and if you could help us with that and work

new york city to buffalo.n essence, what we have been hearing is that the pilots may be were ill-prepared to fly the plane. guest: thet( safety board looked at that accident with 50 fatalities, and within three months of the accident, we held a three-day public hearing, and there were a lot of issues that came out during that hearing with respect to training, with respect to the flight history of the pilot, with respect to their experience in certain conditions. also, the commuting. these pilots were based on the east coast and the captain was commuting from florida and the first officer was commuting from seattle. i think there has been a lot of attention since the public hearing focused on some of these issues. i think we think that that is very important. the captain was older, the first officer was fairly young. we are looking very closely at their experience. we are beginning to wrap up that investigation and we will be holding our board meeting on february 2 to release the probable cause an additional re

western new york and buffalo depends on cross-border traffic.it is probably the number-one thing in their economies so would you be willing to work with me and commit to working with you and your canadian cully to get an education campaign on both sides of the border informing people with the requirements are of witi that you don't need a passport and it is not very hard to travel across the border because it is hurting our economy up there pretty badly. >> senator schumer yes. in fact we have had an extension campaign for several months including when people get to across point they are giving you sheet sing this is all you need to do and you can get over here and get your witi card, one-stop shopping but we are more than willing. >> they think they need a passport. less than one-third of canadians and slightly higher percent, less than one-third of americans and slightly higher percentage of canadians have a passport, so we need to get that education to the people who have not gone across the border and if you could help us with that and work

the caps will be back home and meet up with the buffalo sabers at 7:00 p.m. eastern time. up next on csn, net impact and then stay tuned for sportsnite at 1:00 a.m. eastern. a great night for the great eight. washington looking bleak after two. but the rally in the third, all started by ov. ja brawl. >> this month a net impact, the best of 2009. tough man on the ice. alex the great ovenchin. and why fame and fortune has not changed him. >>> and paying tribute to a man that taught everybody about the game. >> and then a dream comes true for one high school baseball player, a story that will warm your heart holiday season. >> hello and welcome to this special edition of net impact. i'm art fa nel. this is the best of 2009 report where we look back at some of the stories that touched most and kept us talking. like the first report that we called a father's tribute when we went under the lights on the biggest stage in major league baseball where yankee catcher jose molina could not help but reflect on the death of his father. this year was particularly emotional for all of the

an ice call in the city of the buffalo of new york. he played there. he was a captain. he played forward and defense. his longest tenured, as you mentioned, joe, getting the bench position back in 1997. the next guy closest to him is barry truce, the former captain in his own right. >> joe: doing a wonderful in the music city. karl alzner to key it u up for washington. we're nearing the five-minute mark on comcast sportsnet. we're thrilled to be in hd tonight. and backstrom. the unsuspecting ovechkin had that one go off of his boot. flipped back to center. alzner rams it in. and the capitals tag up and there is no off sides and montador waits. >> craig: and just to get back to your thought about nashville and the job that he is doing, you see a lot of similarities between these two teams. and buffalo and nashville. they get a lot of their success about the team first defense. there's a lot of structure, and there's a lot of discipline for both of those teams. >> joe: and semin fires and it is blocked, and a hard-working gaustad getting back as well. >> craig: a good cri

new york city to buffalo. essence, what we have been hearing is that the pilots may be were ill-prepared to fly the plane. guest: thet( safety board looked at that accident with 50 fatalities, and within three months of the accident, we held a three-day public hearing, and there were a lot of issues that came out during that hearing with respect to training, with respect to the flight history of the pilot, with respect to their experience in certain conditions. also, the commuting. these pilots were based on the east coast and the captain was commuting from florida and the first officer was commuting from seattle. i think there has been a lot of attention since the public hearing focused on some of these issues. i think we think that that is very important. the captain was older, the first officer was fairly young. we are looking very closely at their experience. we are beginning to wrap up that investigation and we will be holding our board meeting on february 2 to release the probable cause an additional rec

in the same manner in which tim russert's childhood in buffalo and used his career, e.j.'and its people. when ken burns produced his monumental documentary on world war two, we turn to my barnicle to facilitate his conversation with mr. vernes. -- mr. burns. might not only brought out his best, but closely capture the close of the shared sacrifice that defined that era. when assembling this panel, we knew he was the perfect choice to serve as moderator. on behalf of everyone at the library, the institute, and members of the extended can be -- extended kennedy family, we are deeply honored to have you here this evening. we will hear closing words from the new chairman of the library foundation board, kenneth feinberg. he is a former chief of staff for senator kennedy. he currently serves as special master for carpet executive compensation -- tarkentop 8- compensation. important votes are scheduled this evening, precluding his being with us. the panel discussion will begin following remarks made by mrs. kennedy. a member of the kennedy library foundation board of directors,

host: buffalo, tony. what do you want from this health care bill? caller: i do not think that the government needs to be going through this, like the other caller said, it is not constitutional. the government seems to be coming more intrusive and spending like drunken sailors. democrats want to spend on one thing and republicans spend on another. it seems like they want to bankrupt our country. so, i think that they should try to fix the system that we have. it is not as bad as they claim. host: fort lauderdale, florida, democratic line. john. caller: my name is john, i am an african-american. i voted for president obama. i wanted change, not because he is black. because of the new change, man. i want a health plan with an option and i do not want to expand the war in afghanistan any further. i want him to pull the troops out. i want the troops to come home. let's take care of america. we need jobs. people here are suffering. host: jacksonville, florida. caller: i guess i am cynical. i think that your last two topics are tied together. i think that

tell me about the buffalo flight. a one-year honest assessment about how good that equipment is in a flight pattern that will do what i sing is used on a regular basis. >> that airplane -- that will deal with icing on regular basis. >> recognizing the time its takes to put one of these rules help. there were over 100 airworthiness directives to specific pieces of equipment following new criteria for how the equipment works and the recognition to pilots of when they begin to place. they are important steps. the plane was complete compliance. -- but when they were beginning to ice. i do not want to prejudice that. because -- the fundamental in action or improper response to a very basic warning that the crew had been well trained for and simply did not follow the procedures. >>, thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. thank you, administer babbitt, for being here. there are always some parochial issues. i want to do some comments on issues. an update on fatigue and an update on your survival for six months so far. in ala

host: beginning with a call from buffalo. , on the independent line.s one of the best real investigative newspapers left in the country. they do some great reporting. as far as the job bill goes, a lot of the economists like paul krugman said the original stimulus was wateredç downç me everybody happy and not enough spending on infrastructure to create jobs and what not. what direction should we put the money? should it be short termu! jobs, but talk about tax cuts for companies to hire people back, or investment in green jobs. what is the best way to get people back to work? i have been out of work for a year. host: what business are you in, tom? caller: i was in radio business. my job, i wasç replaced with automation basically. i worked for!q bigççç corporn and they just cut all ofç myi] shows over the united states and i was replaced by a computer banks to be regulation that started with ronald reagan. çwe outsource all of our jobs d everything has shrunk and the ceo pay is out of control. çokin the 1960's, 1970's, 198's they were making 30

host: no, because you call and it is the highlight of my sunday we i can hear from you outside of buffaloy written in 1945 and we were a signatory to the united nations charter. it became before the senate like treaties t treaties do. when the senate ratifies that such as a treaty, does it then become the law of the land? and if the answer is yes, when we don't abide by the united nations charter as we haven't throughout history since 1945 on ma many occasions, then is it the obligation in the courts of the united states to take a stand? guest: it does become the law of the land. but in order -- and the courts presumably would handle any violation of the law. but the problem on these international issues is that in order for something to come before the court, the person or institution that would raise the issue has to have what in legal terms is called standing. in other words, be a qualified party with the standing to bring this issue before the courts. oftentimesç questions of violations of treaties that are brought by, let's say, people in the united st/5Ñ or institutions of the unit

host: buffalo, tony. what do you want from this health care bill? caller: i do not think that the government needs to be going through this, like the other caller said, it is not constitutional. the government seems to be coming more intrusive and spending like drunken sailors. democrats want to spend on one thing and republicans spend on another. it seems like they want to bankrupt our country. so, i think that they should try to fix the system that we have. it is not as bad as they claim. host: fort lauderdale, florida, democratic line. john. caller: my name is john, i am an african-american. i voted for president obama. i wanted change, not because he is black. because of the new change, man. i want a health plan with an option and i do not want to expand the war in afghanistan any further. i want him to pull the troops out. i want the troops to come home. let's take care of america. we need jobs. people here are suffering. host: jacksonville, florida. caller: i guess i am cynical. i think that your last two topics are tied together. i think that

in the same manner in which tim russert's childhood in buffalo and used his career, e.j.'s career is informed by his past and present connections with fall river, this commonwealth, and its people. when ken burns produced his monumental documentary on world war two, we turn to my barnicle to facilitate his conversation with mr. burns. might not only brought out his best, but closely capture the close of the shared sacrifice that defined that era. when assembling this panel, we knew he was the perfect choice to serve as moderator. on behalf of everyone at the library, the institute, and members of the extended kennedy family, we are deeply honored to have you here this evening. we will hear closing words from the new chairman of the library foundation board, kenneth feinberg. he is a former chief of staff for senator kennedy. he currently serves as special master for tarpexecutive compensation. important votes are scheduled this evening, precluding his being with us. the panel discussion will begin following remarks made by mrs. kennedy. a member of the kennedy library foun

once again, i convey our condolences to those who lost loved ones in the flight to buffalo. we are trying very hard, honestly -- and i address this to the people here -- to make sure that we learn from and how terrible mistake that was. how terrible an error in judgment that was in terms of having the kind of person in the cockpit that you can feel good about, or obvious it was unable to assist in that moment of emergency. with that, i close this hearing. thank you for being here, mr. babbitt. i thank all of you for being here. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2009] >> c-span, christmas day, a look ahead to 2010 politics including republican congressman eric kanter and nbc's david gregory, buzz aldrin and fellow astronauts on the legacy of apollo 11, a discussion on the role of muslims in america and the world. later, a former cia intelligence officer on u.s. strategy now -- against al qaeda in afghanistan. and remembering the lives of william f. buckley jr., and senator ted kennedy. >> in the mid-1990

buffalo, n.y., gregg on the independent mind. >> good morning, peter, how were you? this twitter and -- host: what do you mean? caller: this is a call-in show, you ask people to wait 30 days, but it seems to me the folks twittering getting on every day, the same five, six, 10 people. how is that fair? if you have a 30-day rule how you have a free for all calls -- free for all? american hero gets on every day with his comments. guest: you know, you are right. the fact we have rotated hosts out here, i don't know who has tweeted in the last three or four days and i come out and read the ones that rise of to the taught. so, you got an absolute point. and in fact, we are still debating on how to handle that because it isn't fair. it is easier with the phones, but you're right, you have made a great point. and you are gone. ok. thanks. kathleen, ariz., -- arizona. political suicide pact? the health care bill. i happen to be an american who doesn't have health care right now but the lastçó thingñr i was for the rest of the country to pay for my health care. i was brought u

problem is they believe that and a good number of our americans believe the same western and york buffalo depends on cross border traffic. it's probably the number-one thing in its economy so online asking is would you be willing to work with me and commit to working with you and your canadian colleagues to get an education campaign on both sides of the border informing people with the requirements are of wtii that you don't need a passport and that it's not very hard to travel across the border because it is hurting our economy and they're pretty badly. >> senator schumer, said that we have had extensive education campaign for several months in putting when people get to a crossing point they are given a tear off sheet singing this is all you need to do and you can go over here and get your card right there one-stop shopping has it worked. but we are more than willing -- >> the problem is the people who don't go because they think they need a passport and they would cost money to it less than one-third of canadians and slightly higher -- less than one-third of americans are slightly high

murder of a doctor who provided reproductive health services 2 miles from the house where i grew up in buffalo, new york. and one of the first cases i got briefed on when i returned ten years later was the murder of dr. tiller in kansas. the more things change, the more they stay the same. people are still having issues with who won the civil war. crosses continued to get burned. they got burned ten years ago, 40 years ago and regrettably could they got burned a few months ago and we continue to deal with all these issues. i had to stand naÏvely it turns out for the benefit of hindsight that the issue of interracial marriage was an issue that we had put behind us. i thought we at shutdown that unit in the civil rights division only to learn two weeks into my tenure that there was a justice of the peace in louisiana who did not tank that interracial couples were not good for louisiana and therefore denied marriage licenses. apparently in the belief that people like our president are never going to get anywhere in life if they're the child child of an interracial marriage. scheuer says our presi

host: the plane crash in buffalo, the fatal crash, there was concern how much rest of the pilot and co-pilotook at could -- concerns on the cold and air flight, how much rest they got into it. one of the copilot's had to identify an overnight before the flight. theñ:z flight, the pilots oversight -- overshot the destination and now we are looking at what may have caused that. the recognition of perhaps they had fallen asleep but now it looks like they were on their laptops? guest: let me preface this, alpa is full member of the national transportation safety board investigation, so therefore i cannot comment directly because as full party status they must be the one to speak about it. but let me speak about it in general, the job of flying airplanes. unfortunately, we understand high-profile incidents make the news. but i think we overlook of the fact that there are 70,000 flights just over north america today being flown by air line pilots. 70 percent of those are alpa members. we strive every day to deliver safe product. every day on every flight pilots make hundreds of decisions. if those

in this case the tragedy that occurred in buffalo, new york, the person flying in the right seat, commutedht long from seattle, washington to newark. next chart shows part of the product of commuting. it's a "watches a movie on his computer at a crash house in sterling park, virginia. the houses which can have up to 20 to 24 occupants at a time are designed to give flight crews from regional airlines a quiet place to sleep near their base airports. many can't afford hotels, so they use the crash house where rent is generally $200 a month for a bed. incidentally, on this issue i ran into a pilot about two weeks ago at an airport, a very young pilot, who told me that he had just started his career but was now quitting. and i said, why? and he said, because i'm going to work for a city police department. and my salary will be twice as much as my salary flying the commuter jet. and it relates to this question of why can't someone afford a hotel and instead use this cash pad as part of their commuting across the country, in many cases across the country in order to reach their duty station? the

. >> i'm marsha hannah and i'm a democrat from buffalo, new york. i interned at a opposition research firm and they suggested i get some campaign experience. >> okay. >> i'm mike mccarthy from new jersey. a democrat. i worked on senate warner's campaign in virginia. and i also took elections in voting behavior and i enjoyed it. >> which is a great class. [laughter] >> i'm jackie. i'm morris, minnesota. i'm a democrat. i don't have a lot of campaign experience, just a little volunteering and i'm in this class 'cause i've heard great things about that and i also took that class. >> i'm from vienna us a trayia and i'm a grad student and i focus on political communications. that's why i'm here and i'm a d in american terms. [laughter] >> i'm derek. i'm a graduate student in the public policy program. and the last campaign i worked on was romney for president. and i'm taking this class because i hope to make a career out of it. >> my name is michael. i'm a senior here at a.u. i'm a democrat. and my campaign experience are when i was 15 and it's gone all

in the same manner in which tim russert's childhood in buffalo and used his career, e.j.' career is informed by his past and present connections with fall river, this commonwealth, and its people. when ken burns produced his monumental documentary on world war two, we turn to my barnicle to facilitate his conversation with mr. vernes. -- mr. burns. might not only brought out his best, but closely capture the close of the shared sacrifice that defined that era. when assembling this panel, we knew he was the perfect choice to serve as moderator. on behalf of everyone at the library, the institute, and members of the extended can be -- extended kennedy family, we are deeply honored to have you here this evening. we will hear closing words from the new chairman of the library foundation board, kenneth feinberg. he is a former chief of staff for senator kennedy. he currently serves as special master for carpet executive compensation -- tarkentop 8- compensation. important votes are scheduled this evening, precluding his being with us. the panel discussion will begin following r