cart to the united states senate. the senate seat occupied for nearly 52 years by our be loved robert c. byrd. i am proud of mr. goodwin. i hoe the man. he's been part of some landmark legislation. the president will attest to that. i don't need to tell you all if you don't know cart, he's fiercely indpebbed enter. we have gone toe to toe many times when we made our decision, i had nobody that would carry out the tuties and wishes of the he can it's important to have someone who understands how important it's to bring all sides together. we appreciate and respect where everywhere is coming from. it's about respect. we don't have to come from the same background and go down the same highway, if you he's done that as well as anyone i have ever seen. when i knew there's two men we have missing. we had more than 60 rescuers trying to find two men all in jeopardy friday night, i got there thursday. i don't think it is going to be good. i want you to start tonight, the speaker in the presence, they brought the speakers back in monday morning. we changed the safety of minutes around the country because of the hard work and co

and so, i tell you, now a moment on carte goodwin. i'm thrilled that he's appointed. andly start out just by saying, i'm so happy that he, in fact, he is a goodwin because my life has been blessed in so many ways by the work and the presence and the friendship and the company and the advice of various members of the goodwin family. i feel very close to them. i respect their work ethic. i respect their sense, their automatic sense of public responsibility. they seek out what needs to be done. and then go about doing it. they do it in various fields. but they always do it in the interest of west virginia. carte has a lot of experience. the governor has covered some of that. but what i like about him the most is what i know because i have an inside source in that family is his absolute commitment and dedication to the people of west virginia. you can have all the qualities that i mentioned before, but if you don't have that sense when you get up in the morning, what is it this day that i can do? who's vote do i have to get? what compromise do i have to make or refuse to m

but all that changes today with the swearing in of carte goodwin as west virginia's new democratic senator. his addition puts democrats in position to overcome a republican filibuster and bring the bill to a final vote. at the white house yesterday president obama blasted republicans for opposing the extension. >> the same people who didn't have any problem spending hundreds of billions of dollars on tax breaks for the wealthiest americans are now saying we shouldn't offer relief to middle-class americans. >> and house minority leader john boehner shot back saying republicans are just as concerned about adding to the federal deficit and that president obama, quote, continues to offer only disingenuous attacks, not answers. >>> and now here's a look at some other stories making news early today in america. a pilot in arizona is recovering from minor injuries after his plane clipped an suv during an emergency landing. officials say the pilot was on a test flight after doing repairs on his plane when it started having mechanical problems. the driver of the suv was not hurt. >>> in florida, am

i am truly confident that cart goodwin make us all proud. i have worked shoulder to shoulder with him for four years. i know the man. i know that was virginia is better off because he has passed this way. he has been a part of landmark legislation. i do not need to tell you all that he is fiercely independent. we have gone toto many times and that is what i came to admire about him, that he would not back down. i had nobody that would carry out the duties and the wishes of the people of west virginia. he has always been someone that could bring all sides together. . people may have different philosophical beliefs, but are able to understand and appreciate and respect for everyone is coming from -- for where everyone is coming from. you have got to respect for people are coming from. they have a right. if you are a better person when you are able to sit and listen. i want to tell you one thing. the mine disaster is still etched in our mind. i will never forget that. i -- no one gave me a book and told me that this is the procedure that we wou

. >> on tuesday, carte goodwin was sworn in to follow the late senator byrd. he will be the youngest man in the senate. he has said he will not run for the seat. here is the swearing in. death of the late senator robert c. byrd of west virginia. the certificate, the chair is advised, is in the form suggested by the senate. if there be no objection, the reading of the certificate will be waived and it will be printed in full in the record. if the senator-designee will now present hself at the desk, the chair will administer the oath of office. the vice president: please raise your right hand. do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, mrgoodwin: i solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; the vice president: that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the

de la mayoria republicanael voto decisivo lo dio el senador democrata de virginia occidental, carte goodwin despues de asumir el cargo como legisladorla votacion fue 60 votos a favor 40 en contra, dos republicanos votaron a favor de la propuesta, un democrata voto en contra ....la extension a los beneficios se espera ayude a por lo menos dos milones y medio de trabajadores que han estado sin empleo por mas de seis meses .....apenas este lunes flanqueado por tres desempleados, el presidente barack obama criticaba la postura republica hacia la propuesta de ley.. ley.. la misma gente que no tuvo problema en gastar cientos d emiles de milones de dolares en recortes de impuestos para los ricos, decia el presidente, son los que ahora dicen que no debemos dar ayuda los de la clase media que la necesitalos republicanos dijderon que apoyaban los beneficios de desempleo solo si se compensaba con recortes de gastos y no se anadiera una nueva deuda de 34 mil millones de dolares al deficit actual { tras el voto del senado, ahora le toca a la casa de representantes emitir su voto este miercoles, de aprob

two-month republican filibuster yesterday, thanks to newly sworn-in west virginia senator, democrat carte goodwin. a united airlines flight headed to los angeles from washington, d.c. made an emergency landing in denver last night after violent turbulence rocked the plane injuring some 30 passengers, one critically. >>> authorities in russia are investigating a suspected case of animal cruelty after startling video emerged of a donkey. that's right. that's a donkey launched above the sea strapped to a parasail. local media reported the donkey midair for half an hour for the promotional stunt was terrified and pulled out of the water, quote, half alive. >>> and now here's an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,229 after gaining 75 points yesterday. the s&p added 12, and the nasdaq went up 24. taking a look at overseas trading this morning, in tokyo the nikkei lost 21 points, but in hong kong the hang seng rose 222. >>> wall street was up again yesterday, thanks to some of the companies that have been beaten up the worst by hard times. early in the day traders w

democrats got the crucial 60th vote earlier in the day when cart goodwin was sworn in as interim senatorwest virginia, replacing the late robert byrd. the bill still needs to pass the house before going to president obama. >>> 6:12. some lifeguards rescued themselves. coming up, how a group of citizens saved the jobs of lifeguards in santa cruz county. >>> and here's a look at a really nice sunrise under way. it's 6:12 our sunrise at 604, this is taken from our camera in mount vaca. yeah. plenty of sunshine there. but what about the rest of the bay area? yeah, got plenty of clouds out there this morning again. we'll take a look at today's forecast in just a few moments. ,,,,,,,,,, [ cell phone rings ] [ john ] i love these new cell phones. [ wife ] he just got a new phone and he can't stop using it. boom! profile pic. [ cell phone rings ] do you guys needs a moment? since john is always on his phone, we thought he'd like using wells fargo mobile banking. just paid the electric bill. wow. he's able to pay his bills, check his balance. wow. [ banker ] even transfer money between accounts.

goodwin, aye. >> reporter: less than 30 minutes into his senate term, carte goodwin cast his first voten extending jobless benefits. >> do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states of america? >> reporter: goodwin was sworn in tuesday to replace late west virginia senator robert byrd. along with two republicans he gave democrats the crucial 60 votes they needed, breaking the weeks-long republican filibuster. democrats and republicans agree the extension is necessary. they disagree on where the $34 billion to fund it should come from. >> what we do not support, and we make no apologies for this, is borrowing tens of billions of dollars to pass this bill at a time when the national debt is spinning completely out of control. >> so the republicans are saying, you must pay for unemployment insurance, which diminishes its capacity to create jobs. but you must not pay for tax cuts to the wealthy. >> reporter: while they argue, millions of americans continue to max out on their 99 weeks of unemployment benefits. >> we are losing everything we hav

carte goodwin will be sworn in as west virginia's new democratic senator and replaces the late robert byrd. >>> the americas cup could bring big tourism dollars to the bay area economy. a study by the san francisco prodigal says it could bring in $1.4 billion with most of that benefiting san francisco. the specific event itself could generate $9,000. 9,000 jobs rather. the americas cup is seen as far more lucrative than even the super bowl which typically generates between $300 million and $500 million. >>> the blogger who got his hands on the new iphone says he'll cooperate with investigators. as a result the judge ordered investigators to give jason chen his stuff back. investigators raided chen's house and took his computer equipment in april. he posted photos of the iphone 4 photo type. the website objected to the raid because state law prohibits putting unpublished notes online. >> we're waiting to hear from apple and yahoo today. >> good morning. unfortunately the news from silicon valley yesterday sort of pushed us lower. futures right now are still having a tough time really k

carte goodwin is a lawyer who was, until recently, the governor's general counsel. he's 36 years old and will hold the seat until a special election in november. >>> parts of the country are sweltering tonight. yes, it is summer, but in places the heat is almost too much to bear and then there is the power grid to worry about. weather channel meteorologist chris warren is with us tonight with more on what's going on with the heat situation on the coast and in between. again, chris, we get that it's july, but we cover it when it does turn severe. >> and it certainly is hot. now, a report recently from noaa says that on a global scale, compared to average june, the warmest on record. all you have to do is go outside in most areas to feel the heat. take a look at the heat index. what we are looking at here -- this is the temperature with the relative humidity factored in. to give you an idea what it feels like when you go outside and triple digits from the southwest to the northeast, that was today. here is a look at tomorrow. still expecting to feel the sizzle. this i

that impasse may end this coming tuesday when a west virginia official, the new senator there, carte goodwin, will take over late senator byrd's seat. 15 minutes later, they will vote. it is expected to pass. still, many people remain out of work. and many of them can only wish they had the guarantee that one american company offers its workers, never to be laid off. david kerley has that story tonight. >> reporter: with unemployment hovering near 10%, millions of americans can only dream about what mark wells has -- a guaranteed job, even in the depths of the recession. >> i was on reduced hours, but i was able to go in and work every day, and i saw a paycheck coming in. >> reporter: wells is one of the thousands of workers who make welding machines at lincoln electric, a cleveland company that promises, even in the worst of times, no one will be laid off. in this recession, how could you not lay off workers? >> because we don't lay off workers. it's as simple as that. if you make a commitment that you're not going to do it, then you find ways not to do it. >> reporter: not only no lay-offs

sinister carte goodwin -- senate term carcarte goodwin will havel the powers of the other senators. he is the united states senator. robert c. byrd want that to be well- known. i am thrilled that he is appointed. i will start out by saying i am so happy that he is a goodwin. my life has been blessed in so many ways by the work and present and friendship and co. and advice by various members of the goodwin family. i respect their work ethic. i respect their automatic cents public responsibility. they seek out what needs to be done and go about doing it. they do it in various fields. they always do it in the interest of west virginia. carte has a lot of experience. the governor has covered some of that. i have an inside source in that family. he has an absolute commitment to the people of west virginia. you can have all the qualities that i mentioned before, but if you do not have that sense when the cadets in the morning, what can i do? so do i have to get it? what compromise to have to make? washington is not a beautiful place right now. ask any of your neighbors. it is doing the wo

. >> let me introduce to you, officiate the newest member of the united states senate, carte goodwin. >> reporter: with that appointment, democrats appear to have won a major battle in the long fight to extend unemployment benefits. carte goodwin, now interim senator from west virginia, replacing the late robert byrd, should give the democrats the 60 votes they need to end a republican filibuster and send the bill for a final vote. monday, president obama accused republicans of indifference to out-of-work americans for refusing to extend benefits. >> it's time to do what's right, not for the next election, but for the middle class. >> reporter: 2 1/2 million workers have been waiting six weeks for relief since benefits expired june 2nd. republicans say they support the extension but want the $34 billion cost paid for by an equal cut in the budget. >> we want to make sure they've got the help they need, but if washington's going to spend that money, then we ought to find offsets in other spending so that we're not adding to the debt. >> reporter: the president fired back, saying the re

the vote came moments after democrat cart goodwin was sworn in.win was the crucial 60th senator needed to defeat the republican filibuster. >> a decision on whether to try to plug the ruptured well in the gulf of mexico is expected within the next 24 hours. bp and officials discussing a procedure known as static kill, where drilling mud is forced through valves to seal it. officials say conditions may be right, specialsly since concerned over leaks around the well have faded. >> there is five small leaks in and around the area and stack itself. these are leaks through gas gets. not unlike an oil leak. it's a small drip, boy say. we don't consider them consek qen yil. >> officials say they're now three weeks from completing drilling two of wells. the process seen as an ultimate solution to ending this disaster. >> when we come back here tonight a fight against global warming and the california senate race. >> should the state's law be suspended until the economy improves? oprah: we are heading to the biggest state fair in the united states of ameri

but today, democrat cart goodwin will be sworn in to replace the late senator robert byrd of west virginia. goodwin is expected to provide the 60th vote the democrats need. about 2.5 million unemployed americans have seen their jobless benefits expire since early june. republicans say they are open to another extension as long as it doesn't add to the deficit. >>> elena kagan is expected to take another step toward the u.s. supreme court today. the senate judiciary committee is set to vote on president obama's nominee. so far no democrat has announced off significance to kagan, opposition and republicans will vote against her. she is expected to get approval from the full senate which will take up the issue next month. >>> 6:13. thanks but no thanks. that's what bart passengers are apparently saying to a plan to temporarily reduce transit fares. we'll tell you why those commuters are against the idea. >>> and don't expect a whole lot of sunrise this morning. we got plenty of clouds out there, especially in the bay. so just what time does the sun plan on arriving in the bay area? we'll take

democrats got the crucial 60th vote earlier in the day when cart goodwin was sworn in as an interim senatorst virginia. the bill still needs to pass the house, expected to do so before going to president obama. >>> elena kagan a step closer to become the newest supreme court justice. yesterday, the senate judiciary committee approved president obama's nominee. republican lindsey graham voted in favor of kagan, the only committee member to cross party lines. next step a vote by the full senate which is expected to confirm her before the august recess. >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke set to give congress an update on the nation's economy today. he is expected to downplay the possibility that the economy will fall back into recession. but he is also likely to say the fed is ready to take action if the economy worsens. during his last economic report back in february, bernanke said he was confident the recovery would endure. >>> president obama is expected to sign the financial reform bill into law today less than a week after it passed the senate. the plan would give the federal gove

well, tomorrow the democrats will have the numbers to out flank the republican resistance when carte goodwin is sworn in as west virginia's new democratic senator. he replaces the late robert byrd. >>> bp is keeping a close eye on the containment cap in the gulf of mexico this evening. we want to show you a live look about a mile under water. you can see the cap appears to be working. remember this is just a temporary solution. bp is still drilling a relief well that will intercept with the fractured riser. as of this evening they're a hundred feet from that goal. none too soon because the pressure from the well appears to be causing a small amount of oil and gas to leak from the sea bed near the cap. the incident commander says right now no need to worry about that leak. >> there is a collective opinion of the folks talking about this that the small seepages we are finding right now do not present at least at this point any indication that there is a threat to the well bore. >> shutting down the well completely is at best still several weeks away. >>> firefighters are gaining ground on a wi

the 60th vote came from carte goodwin, moments after he was sworn in as the new senator from west virginia. he replaced the late rert byrd. two republicans also voted to end the filibuster. other republicans said they wanted budget cuts elsewhere to pay for the $30 billion the bill will cost. wall street pieced together another day of gains despite some disappointing earnings reports. the dow jones industrial average gained 75 points to close just under 10,230. the nasdaq rose 24 points to close at 2222. the senate judiciary committee today recommended that elena kagan be confirmed to the u.s. supreme court. chairman patrick leahy praised kagan's legal knowledge, judicial independence, and consensus-building skills. >> solicitor general kagan did not serve in the judicial monastery but i would suggest that her work outside probably is an additional qualification. solicitor general kagan demonstrated impressive knowledge of the law and fidelity to it. she spoke of her commitment to the continues constitution and the rule of law. >> sreenivasan: one republican, lindsey graham of south caroli

now, they won with support from senator cart goodwin, the newest west virginia democrat. senate failed to pass the extension three times in june. republicans arguing that the $33 billion measure would be paid for by offsetting cuts and other spending. >>> nearly 270,000 californias could benefit from this new decision, according to the employment department and development department, but another 147,000 workers across the state have already exhausted their unemployment maximum, so they will not be helped by this extension. >>> later this morning, president obama will sign the most sweeping overhaul of financial regulation since the great depression. senate democrats passed the bill last week, breaking another republican filibuster. it comes nearly two years after wall street's failures knocked the economy into a deep recession. the reforms will tighten financial industry oversight and create a new consumer financial protection bureau. it's designed to make sure you know what you're getting into before you sign up for credit cards and loans and make sure you can afford yo

democrats won with support from senator carte goodwin, the newest west virginia democrat. the extension failed three times since june. republicans had argued that the $33 billion measure should be paid for by offsetting cuts in other spending. now, nearly 270,000 californians will benefit from the extension, according to the employment development department. but another 147,000 workers in the state have exhausted their unemployment maximum, so they're really not going to be helped by this extension. >>> it's 6:14 right now. there's a new twist in that argument over who owns facebook. there maybe, actually, a written contract between founder mark zuckerberg and a man who says he owns 80% of the site. >> this is just a weird story. who would have ever expected this? and it just debts weird. you'll recall, there's this guy from new york state who says he invested in the site that eventually became facebook. well, in the courtroom yesterday, we found out there actually is a contract between zuckerberg and this fea, paul ceglia, that appears to give ceglia majority ownership i

governor joe manchin today tapped carte goodwin, his former general counsel. he's 36 years old. goodwin will succeed the late robert byrd, who died last month at the age of 92. the state legislature is likely to call a special election in november. goodwin is expected to step aside so that governor manchin can run for the final two years of byrd's term. apple moved today to address the so-called "death grip" problem with its latest iphone. users have reported that holding the phone with your bare hand can obstruct part of the antenna and muffle the signal. apple c.e.o. steve jobs announced buyers will get free protective cases to fix the problem. he spoke at company headquarters in cupertino, california. >> we're not perfect. we know that. you know that. and phones aren't perfect either. but we want to make it-- make all of our users happy. and if you don't know that about apple, you don't know apple. >> sreenivasan: jobs also said only five of every thousand i-phone users have reported any problems, and he complained, "this has been blown so out of proportion that it's incredib

today's vote scheduled after a new senator, cart goodwin, is sworn in to replace robert byrd.xpected to provide the 6 october vote needed by. >>> a lab is moving up the to b will have more room to grow and volkswagen said they will locate too an eight and a half level security. >>> an oakland community group will stage a rally outside the port of oakland today, just ahead of a major vote on the oakland army base redevelopment project. the project is expected to maintain 8,000 jobs and the group wants supporters -- wants mortgagers. >>> 8:55. well, lance armstrong came close to winning today's stage of the tour de france. but in the end he was beaten by a french cyclist. he was in the group of nine riders. they were sprinting for the finish-line after riding today's 24 miles. armstrong has won the tour seven times and said this was the last time he's competed. after the race today he said it was harder than he expected and he just wasn't quick enough. the race began july 3rd. it wraps up on sunday. >>> the yankee who wears number 2 is number 1 when it comes to market billty amo

. >>> 36-year-old carte goodwin is sworn in as the new temporary democratic senator from west virginia. >>> president obama meets at the white house with british prime minister david cameron. the bp oil spill, the company's ties to libya, and the release of the lockerbie bomber are all on the agenda today. >>> and finally this half hour, the great white way over at the white house. the president and first lady played host to the bright lights of broadway last night. >> it was the latest edition of the white house music series showcasing some of the biggest names in theater. and our sunlen miller had the privilege of being there. ♪ could it be the time >> reporter: for one night the stars of the show tunes lit up the white house. >> let's put on a show. ♪ say nat king cole >> reporter: the playbill among broadway's best and brightest. nathan lane. ♪ can you see me as a roman with my head on sing it good and loud ♪ >> reporter: elaine stritch. ♪ all my dreams will be repaid heck i'd even play the maid ♪ >> reporter: idina menzel from "wicked" and "glee." ♪ kiss me good-bye i'm defying gr

goodwin will be taking over that seat. cart could win will be set -- carter goodwin will be joining the senate as its youngest member at 36 years old. let's get back to this topic, national security and intelligence. are they keeping us say? stephen, an independent line. caller: can they really tell? there is no way of telling really, with respect to the color, those colors you wonder if they were randomly picking them or if something was going on. how can we know? thank you. host: college park, maryland. robert. caller: i work in the field. for those of you worrying about us listening in on you and paying attention to you, first of all we do not have the manpower to look at all 300 million americans. second of all, we do not care what you do with your private lives, most of us in the field know it is a boring life. we are defending the nation against people that want to kill us for religious purposes. that is all that we are doing. if we have to listen in on cell phones, then that is what we will do. host: do you see them work