federal building in charleston and on and on and on.men, of course it's more than the name we're not going to forget. it's his courage. he died like event. he died like he lived. he never stopped fghting. how many people would have hung on as long as he did? how many people would've had the ability to get back out of that hospital bed and get in a wheelchair and come in and vote, vote for this? never stopped thinking. about his people and the things he cared about. speaking several weeks ago, this week actually, when senator byrd said, quote, like jefferson and adams, i'm inspired to continue serving the land i love to the very best of my abilities, to the whole, for the whole of my dears. he served the land he loved. he served the people h loved. he served the people who were in his blood. and because of that service, you have gained greatly. and with his loss, you are the first to feel that loss. but it's not just west virginia alone. it's all of us. i said to him, i said of him when i learned of his death, i was on an errand for pres

after that he went back and joined the firm -- of family owned firm right here in charleston. his wife is a state director for senator jay rockefeller. he is part of a very well-known family in west virginia. he is an interesting choice to replace senator byrd. >> given this season experience of the late senator byrd and senator jay rockefeller, he is a very young choice, too. what does this do for him politically by being appointed essentially as a temporary senator. >> i am sure he sees it as a great honor. it appears as if he will be senator only until shortly after the november 2 election if legislation is passed today or tomorrow changing or clarifying the roles. the seat will be run for again this november, and whoever takes it or wins the election for senate here will become a senator almost immediately after the november 2 election. >> there have been rumblings in the news that your governor, joe manchin, is interested in the sea. is he clearly the front runner? >> there is no question about that he will run for the seat. he is probably by far the front runner. there's

that is at 11:30 in charleston, west virginia. we will have live coverage on c- span 2. casket is lying in repose at the west virginia state capital which will be open to the public until 9:00 a.m. eastern. a funeral service will take place next tuesday at arlington virginia. robert byrd was 92. available on television, radio,s and online and you can also connect with this on twitter, facebook, and youtube and sign up for our scheduled hiller e- mails @ c-span.org. >> "washington journal" is next. later in the day, we will get an update on mennal health issues facing war veterans. live coverage is said to o'clock eastern. -- is at 2:00 eastern. coming up this hour, a conversation on u.s. immigration policy. after

. >> reporter: we're on east charleston avenue in palo alto. one of the neighborhoods where there was an attempted burglary by at least one adult using a child as an accomplice. >> it looks like a child sized body. and i wasn't sure what to feel. >> reporter: that is a common reaction in the neighborhoods where the burglaries or attempted burglaries have occurred. police released this sketch of a man they say is using a child, a boy around 10 years old to break into homes. even when the boy is seen, victims are reluctant to report it. police say they understand. >> a 10-year-old being used to scout out burglaries is something we don't like to hear at all. >> i was afraid that person was coming in the home to hurt me. >> reporter: marrian encountered the boy. >> i didn't know if he was 10, but he seemed like a teenager. >> reporter: police believe that wrestling was the adult man. and one victim also reported hearing adult female voices as well. >> it's mind blowing actually. when it's sad that they are involving a child. >> i think it's real sa

they say he has been targeting homes with unlocked windows and doors near embarcadero and charleston roads. police say the child is not operating alone. witnesses have reported seeing accomplices waiting outside. police say they are concerned now for the boy's safety. >> 10-year-old that is learning to do crimes that young, they're very impressionable. they'll do whatever makes the adult happy, and that is just not right. >> so far the boy has not taken much. the only thing that's really been reported missing is a skateboard. >>> an unemployed san jose man is accused of impersonating a police officer. check this out. a central coast patrol officer noticed 27-year-old mark pilinni parked in a car and talking on a radio monday. hils car it turns out was outfitted with a dash cam, strobe lights, a siren, computer, and radios. police realized he was a fake after checking his i.d. >> our fear is he's been posing as a police officer and perhaps making traffic stops or engaged in illegal conduct with our citizenry, and we're very interested in getting information from the public and determi

it had been headed to san diego from virginia but made an emergency landing in charleston.dy was hurt and everyone got off the plane safely. the state is now getting involved in this city scandal in southern california town of del. state patrollers is conducting a fiscal review of the city of bell that's after the discovery that city leaders there were making huge salaries while the rest of the city faced cutbacks. at a city meeting last night at reach residents spoke out. shame on you shame on you. under pressure from out reach residents the bell city council voted to slash salaries by 90 percent. they previously been making about $100,000 a year for their part-time service the mayor said they would take no salary for the rest the term. the city manager police chief and the city manager all resigned last week after was revealed they were making salaries totaling $1.6 million the year. the chevy bolt going on serrate sale this november. general motors said the new vehicle will cost $41,000 if despite the high price tag is eligible for federal tax credits that will cut the p

: and we close with remembrances of senator robert byrd from the memorial service held today in charleston, west virginia. >> this is a guy who continued to taste and smell and feel the suffering of the people of his state. he tasted it. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> brown: the u.s. economy lost jobs overall last month, even as the jobless rate was declining. the numbers were the latest sign that the recovery may be losing momentum. private employers managed to add 83,000 jobs in june, but it wasn't enough-- the economy still recorded a net loss of 125,000 jobs, as the census bureau laid off more of the temporary workers it hired last spring. labor commissioner keith hall offered this perspective at a congressional hearing this morning. >> although the... the private- sector job growth w

. >> the most recent home that was burglarized opened on july 20th at it happened on east charleston road. and the day before that on line ave. and someone got home through the window on july 17th. solomon saw him and said would be doing here he jumped out of the policand tw and a woman called police. >> and didn't know that this had happened previously. it didn't seem like a defense professional. >> please say that the sec is using a 10 year-old boy to scattered if anyone was inside. police made her using a 10 year- old boy i heakaran >> for the marathon pilots looking like we're gonna have some cloudy skies. temperatures kind of on the police said.on te it is a gorgeous day today temperatures comfortable. sixties and seventies around the bay. upper 80s in antioch 93 degrees. san jose 97 degrees. almost a mile althe while almosl today of what we had todanext w ology know what to and expect for next week. >> a brush fire in a rural area. burned about 25 area acres. six vehicles. the fire was reported around 6 this afternoon. one firefighter suffered heat exhaustion. it is not clear y

took me to the south of carolina, and they put me on trial in strom thurmond federal courthouse in charleston, south carolina. across the street was the confederate cemetery. from the courthouse, they flew two flags -- the u.s. flag and the confederate battle flag, which was the state flag of south carolina. from the court room, i could look out the window and seaport sumter in the distance -- see fort sumter. they put me on a case with no marijuana. they invented imaginary marijuana. they said i was charged with conspiring to contribute 10 tons of colombian marijuana. i pled not guilty. i had a jury trial. i was found guilty on one account, acquitted on nine. i had an appellate case and the supreme court case. i was then facing 15 years. since may to nine. when i went to federal prison, i did time in eight different states in nine different federal prisons, including four penitentiaries -- that is a maximum security. including the united states penitentiary at marion, the first super federal max. that is on a marijuana convention. -- conviction. i spent most of my time in solitary confinemen

this story comes from a charleston gazette. more than 1000 people lined the streets of downtown charleston to pay tribute to senator robert byrd, the young and old. they came are to be part of a moment in west virginia history. for some, it was to pay respects to a man whose -- they said was a fearless advocate for those in their states. joining us now, staff writer paul nyden. he is with the "charleston gazette" and thanks for joining us. what is the mood to like right now? were you able to witness the people watching the procession? guest: i walked out with the procession yesterday and it went to the state capitol last night. there were thousands of people of all causes and groups there to honor senator byrd. they were just ordinary westford unions who respected him for what he stood for and because he was -- west virginians who respected him for what he stood for and because he was a nice person. host: your paper has some photos in preparation for today's memorial. but we are looking at those right now. talk to us about what

tuesday midday police responded to another call in the 700 block of charleston. the resident said he was home when the boy tried to come in through an unlocked side door. >> it is rather surprising because there are tons of kids. it's a very family friendly area. >> reporter: this mom said it's not unusual for people to leave their home unlocked, but like police she's worried about the junior burglar and who is putting him up to these adult crimes. >> we do know that children are vulnerable. >> 10-year-old learning to do crimes that young, they're very impressionable. they'll do whatever makes the adult happy and that is just not right. >> reporter: vicky nguyen nbc bay area news. >>> the feds may soon help keep oakland streets safe. the city has 80 fewer officers now because of budget constraints. the police department needs help with gangs and drugs and chief anthony bat said that's where the feds come in. >> we're not going to ask them to come in to cover a beat. what we'll ask them to do is long-term investigations to dismantle criminal enterprises taking pla

it's a notion the minor league team in charleston made real-- sort of-- over the weekend.t cbs news consultant mark ambinderl says his presence on the ballot is a serious matter. it could hurt other democrats. >> that's why the democratic party is so worried and essentially refuses to accept him as their candidate even though he will be on the ballot. >> reporter: on the other hand, polls say voters are more inclined to vote for a candidate with no experience at all and if so alvin greene might be what those voters are looking for. >> couric: having said that, is republican jim demint pretty much a shoe-in. >> reporter: yeah, in a word. >> couric: ( laughs ) okay, we needed a short answer, thanks very much, jeff greenfield. we'll be right back. greenfield. we'll be right back. welcome to the world of lovaza, where nature meets science. if you have high cholesterol, high blood pressure or diabetes, you may also have very high triglycerides -- too much fat in the blood. it's a serious medical condition. lovaza, along with diet, effectively lowers very high triglycerides in a

federal building in charleston and on and on and on. but ladies and gentlemen, of course it's more than the name we're not going to forget. it's his courage. he died like event. he died like he lived. he never stopped fighting. how many people would have hung on as long as he did? how any people would've had the ability to get back out of that hospital bed and get in a wheelchair and come in and vote, vote for this? he never stopped thinking. about his people and the things he cared about. speaking several weeks ago, this week actually, when senator byrd said, quote, like jefferson and adams, i'm inspired to continue serving the land i love to the very best of my abilities, to the whole, for the whole of my dears. he served the land he loved. he served the people he loved. he served the people who were in his blood. and because of that service, you have gained greatly. and with his loss, you are the first to feel that loss. but it's not just west virginia alone. it's all of us. i said to him, i said of him when i learned of his death, i

it landed in charleston and everyone got off safely.nother plane was sent to take the passengers on to san diego. >>> in san francisco, a battle is brewing over a plan to install a windmill in the front yard of a home. the plan comes as the city looks for ways to use renewable systems. the device would go up at the corner of teresita boulevard. >> my goal is to try to contribute to renewable energy. >> reporter: some are complaining the device could pose a potential hazard. >> they were all, what if that fall, what if birds run into this thing. every crazy idea about what could possibly go wrong with this, was thrown out. it would you wasn't throughout in a polite manner, it was really angry. >> there's also concern that the installation of a windmill would bring negative sentiment. >>> general motors announced a final prize for its highly anticipated chevy volt electric car. the auto maker says the purchase price will start at $41,000. the electric car qualifies for a federal tax credit which would bring it down to $35,500. the least l

federal building in charleston and on and on and on.n, of course it's more than the name we're not going to forget. it's his courage. he died like event. he died like he lived. he never stopped fighting. how many people would have hung on as long as he did? how many people would've had the ability to get back out of that hospital bed and get in a wheelchair and come in and vote, vote for this? he never stopped thinking. about his people and the things he cared about. speaking several weeks ago, this week actually, when senator byrd said, quote, like jefferson and adams, i'm ispired to continue serving the land i love to the very best of my abilities, to the whole, for the whole of my dears. he served the land he loved. he served the people he loved. he served the people who were in his blood. and because of that service, you have gained greatly. and with his loss, you are the first to feel that loss. but it's not just west virginia alone. it's all of us. i said to him, i said of him when i learned of his death, i was on an errand for pr

police say the boy's been targeting homes with unlocked windows and doors near embarcadero and charlestonoads. the child isn't operating alone. witnesses report seeing acc accomplices waiting outside. so far he's only made off with a skateboard. >>> a beekeeper in san francisco said somebody killed about 200,000 ofhoneybees. somebody broke into the hayes valley farm and sprayed pesticide. the farm only had one complaint since it opened about six months ago. so far no suspects. >>> so much for a cheaper ride on b.a.r.t. they're making changes there. we'll tell you about them coming up in a bit. >>> but, first, want to check the morning commute. >> you mentioned b.a.r.t. people and ears pop up in the morning, a quick status, 55 trains operating right now. if you're heading to the a's game tonight, use b.a.r.t. as one of your options. that's one of the reasons i talked about potential slowing for southbound directions, both directions past the coliseum. 7:05 game. but the speed sensors showing no problems. the limit past the coliseum. another issue for the southbound side it's coming closer

later, the remains were flown to charleston, west virginia for a memorial service tomorrow. once the ceremonies for senator byrd were over, confirmation hearings resumed for supreme court nominee elena kagan. this time, democrats and republicans called witnesses to make the case for and against kagan. one was lily ledbetter, who lost a high-profile decision on gender bias in pay. congress later changed the law to address her grievance. >> one thing i've heard in observing and watching the hearings of all of elena kagan's responses have been that she would adhere and follow the law, not make the law. she understand what is her responsibility would be as a supreme court justice. >> sreenivasan: republicans called national guard captain pete hegseth. he criticized kagan's handling of military recruiters, as dean of harvard law school. >> how did we reach this point in this country where we're nominating someone who unapologetically obstruct it had military at a time of war? ms. kagan chose to use her position of authority to impede rather than empower the warriors who have foug

in fact he once advised a crowd here in charleston is the purpose of an education is not simply to make mind a storehouse for information but to transform that mind into an inquisitive and innovative instrument of knowledge. he could never quite quench his thirst for learning. he was without limit, his mind and he was without equal. the first in his family to make it to the third grade, senator byrd once said he craved knowledge the way a hungry man craves bread and he consumed it in untold fashion. he grew by doing so and he changed by doing so. he never stopped learning. learning from others or even from his own mistakes. and with every new lesson he learned he also learned how much more there was to know. robert byrd could dispense knowledge as well as he absorbed it. indeed it was because he was a tireless learner he became a perillous teacher. no one was his peer as a teacher. i remember how in his precise, poetic voice he us to protect the traditions that strengthen the senate of the united states and warned us to avoid the hazards that weakened the senate of our own, ancient rome

the 36-year-old goodwin is a charleston lawyer and would hold the seat until november. that is when the governor not want to voters to decide who will serve the final two years of senator byrd's term. the west virginia legislature has begun a special session to consider that request. we will bring you live coverage when the governor presents his appointee at the state capital in charleston at 2:00 p.m. eastern time. later, we will be bringing you live coverage of the eagle forum on conservative political activism in college. that is live at 3:00 p.m. on c- span. the house judiciary subcommittee on immigration held a hearing wednesday on overhauling u.s. immigration policy. witnesses from faith based organizations get their perspectives on immigration reform and providing a way for immigrants to become legal residents. this is a little over two hours. >> [inaudible] i like to welcome the immigration subcommittee and others who have joined us to date to the subcommittee's hearing on the imperative for reform of our immigration system. today, we welcome very important lead

>> local said the reason home was burglarized happen on july 20th on the 700 block of the east charlestonad. on july 19th home located on the 400 block of lincoln avenue was also targeted. obviously have a problem that table get back to that as soon as we did the problem taken care of now we want to turned weather is to take a quick look outside we want to check in in the south bay around and san jose some overcast skies there appeared meteorologist brian has the weekend forecast. good sunday morning a fantastic day on the way for today. if you will remember yesterday today should be pretty much the same. temperatures about the same still dealing with the morning fog and a look at the sunshine for the afternoon. fog still hugging the coast for this afternoon with sunshine in most elsewhere. temperatures on the cool side san francisco will be stuck in the upper 50s and low 60's all day long. san jose at the cool the close to 80 degrees later on this afternoon. for concord warm weather with temperatures in the mid to upper 80s perhaps some low 90s as we get farther inland towards a antioch,

investigators say they targeted three homes in the past month on lighten avenue and embarcadero and east charleston roads. police say a boy who appears to be about 0 years old is trying to break into the houses while two adults act as lookouts. the suspects were able to get away -- to get away with some items before the homeowner found the boy. police are telling everyone lock your doors and lock your windows. >>> the number of people filing for first-time unemployment benefits jumped by the largest margin since february. 464,000 people filed initial job claims last week. that's a jump of 37,000, which is nearly twice what economists had forecast. continuing claims, though, fell by 223,000 to just under 4.5 million. a major silicon valley company plans to cut hundreds of jobs in the coming months. applied materials of santa clara says it's restructuring its solar panel business and will eliminate as many as 500 positions but some of those workers will transfer to other divisions in the company. the job cuts will happen in november as part. >>> 400,000 californians who have unemployment benefits tha

charleston, you're involved in this. ashville, north carolina, as well. green bay, duluth.erous yesterday. there's no reason to believe they can't deliver two to three inches of rain today. how nice is it in northern california? all the way to the that's nice. you picked out your house and everything? >> no house. just an apartment. >> more weather from times square in the next half hour. robin? >> sam, thank you. >>> one of the most critically acclaimed movies of the summer is "the kids are all right," starring annette bening and julianne moore. it's a story that's playing out in real life all across america. you found out, didn't you, juju? >> honestly, robin, the numbers made my jaw drop. between 35,000 to 65,000 babies of sperm donors are born every year. it's a growing number of these kids that want to not only meet their donor father, but also their half-brothers and sister. but what happens when one has 10, 20 or 100 children? we went with one to find out. ryan kramer is not your ordinary 17-year-old. he landed a job at nasa. a real-life rocket scientist. but growing

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country, where we see the big-time heat, i'm talking new york city, over to pittsburgh, nashville, charleston. we are talking about feels-like temperatures there between 100 and 110 degrees, this entire area shaded in red is under a heat warning with the exception of the very spine of the blue ridge mountains elevational cooling keeping it a bit below the warning level. high humidity the cause, temperatures soaring on your thermometers. a quick look at a portion of the country. here's a closer look at the weather for your weekend. >>> make it a great day wherever you are. we'll say where we are got dicey last night, happens rarely but new york city had a tornado warning. tough to get rotation because of the big buildings in the city. we had a tornado warning in effect until 1:00 in the morning. >> wow! incredible thunderstorm, too. great to watch. >> what a light show, unbelievable looking, yeah. >> sheets of water. >> hot today, though. >> if only it cooled it off, lonnie. >> the beach! >> staying inside today. >> still ahead this morning, an exclusive interview with the man who survived thi

senator, robert byrd. 36 years old, a charleston lawyer, he will hold the seat until november, which is when the governor wants voters to decide who will serve the final two years. adding another democrat to vote on unemployment legislation and additional war spending for fiscal year 2010. ahead we go live to coverage of the eagle forum on conservative political activism in college, speakers including conservative commentators. live at 3:00 p.m. eastern time, here on c-span. now a conversation on white house strategy on national hiv aids policy. koh is on your screen, he is the assistant secretary of health and human services and he's here to talk about the national hiv/aids strategy announced by the president and the white house. dr. koh, how many people in america have aids? >> we have over one million people in this country infected and some 56,000 people infected every year. that's one person infected every 923456 had 23456 1/2 minutes. that's too much. host: about 1.1 million people have aids. >> h.i.v. guest: h.i.v. host: in the states. guest: right. host: how do you define h.i

host: was not able to complete his point, but let us go to mike of the democrats' line from charleston, south carolina. caller: i like the idea of local businesses growing. we need to build our communities from which in and businesses that have once went into a community and then later they leave to go and expanded to different parts of the country or a corporation comes and, puts up infrastructure right outside the community, and what happens to the old communities that companies leave from? it leaves the old communities in ruins. and people locally have no work. that often times turned to depression, drugs, alcohol. so this continues the downward spiral. so, corporations from the outside want to come in, believe they need to make deals with the communities that said, ok, we will set up a large manufacturing facility on that the outskirts but we will need such and such amount of money to continue to grow and develop as a local community. guest: i know a lot of major corporations these days do work with local governments. a lot of local governments are excited about these companies com

joining us on the phone is a staff writer from "the charleston gazette." what happens today for carter goodwin? what is the schedule? caller: as early as this afternoon there could be a vote on unemployment. host: he has said that he will vote for this legislation caller: that has been his previous indication. host: have they said that he will vote today? or could his first vote beyond different legislation? caller: it could be anything, i was unclear as to what his first vote would be. host: what else is on his schedule today? caller: he will be sworn in and sitting in the senate this afternoon to vote on any issue. host: what has he set about the big legislative items that are being talked about? has he indicated yes or no on issues like energy legislation? we have talked about unemployment benefits and immigration reform, has he talked about any of these? caller: he has not indicated on many of these issues, other than to say that he has been supportive in the state of west virginia. host: mr. goodwin was appointed to fill this seat by the late senator

before the famous boston tea party, patriots in charleston, south carolina, impounded the tea to protest taxes and in 1776 sold the tea to financial revolution. concerned citizens, taxed enough already. it's time to give americans tax relief and create jobs. in conclusion, god bless our troops, we'll never forget september 11 and the global war on terrorism. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlelady from california rise? without objection. ms. chu: i rise today to support the millions of americans caught in the crosshairs of republicans' political calculations. today a partisan minority blocked relief of those laid off during this recession. this obstruction doesn't just keep food off american tables. it keeps americans out of work. people like annette. last month she lost her benefits. now she can't afford the gas she needs to drive to job interviews. like the vast majority of those on unemployment, annette uses these funds as a bridge to her next job to replace it. the notion that relief discourages people from seeking jobs is not only wrong but outrageous. so today

was headed to san diego when pilots reported smoking said the plane made an emergency landing in charleston0 passengers on board officials with the airports as everyone is expected to depart later on today in a replacement aircraft. >> some new products are available at the apple web site this morning including a new trackpad for the i mac computers ipad allows you to work with your desktop commuter almost like the touch screen on iphone ipad device had been rumored for weeks apple is also offering an updated version of the eye mac and rechargeable blue to batteries for their devices the track that is available for 69 bucks. >> two russian cosmonauts took a walk this morning on a spacewalk to replace the video camera and improve some of the cable connections on the news module is hours everything went fairly smooth that new camera will be used to monitor the docking of supply ships as. they come as today's spacewalk did not happen without some drama, the military said it slowing of their in space? it is some degree the cause a little bit of concern. nasa says they might a been a small washe

host: comments from jim in charleston, south carolina. linda from white house, texas. what do you say about all this? caller: first of all i want to say that i don't -- it really don't matter whether he resigns or not because this is going to go on, john mccain, where does he stand on this? i noticed 2 other day when this other guy, knocking down bill kristol, he got sick all of a sudden, i think john mccain was asking him that question. the first person in the background was john mccain. where is john mccain in this? he did not win and you cannot tell me because he lost to president obama. where is he in all this with the war? he loves war. where is he in this? president obama cannot do anything if john mccain is behind pulling the republicans, nobody is coming out where john mccain is in all of this. what they going to do is forget us, us working people in the united states and have a war right here when they're dealing with everything else and the people here, it's not working. they could end it with a war right here in the united states. host: thank you. back to th

host: ike from charleston, south carolina. you are on the line. caller: yes, good morning. this has been going on for quite a long time and i seem to recall a figure of 125% of g.d.p. when we came out of world war ii being spent. so we have been in higher debt load. my question is, you continue to hear from the tea republicans and there is a big group that continue to push for something called the fair tax which to me is nothing more than a dressed up consumption tax. looking around the world there are other places that have trade this. what is your view on the fair tax system and do you think it is viable to bring us out of this or are we going to continue to give special interest groups on either side of the equation their tax breaks and everybody trying to get out of paying taxes rather than getting the revenue we need? guest: the first thing you said we have had a higher deabt load but that was at the end of the spending to fund world war ii. we are at the beginning and we already have a debt load unsustainable. we are entering period of danger. that is a major differen

captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> he writes for the charleston gazette in the west virginia state capital. you is he? -- who is he? >> i think you'll only be 36 years old. in the past, he was general counsel for the governor of our state. after that, he joins the goodwin firm here. i think his wife is a director for senator jay rockefeller. is a well-known family. it is an interesting choice. >> given the experience of the late senator byrd, he is a very young choice, too. what does this do for him politically by being appointed as a temporary senator? >> i am sure he sees it as a great honor. it appears to only the center until shortly after the november 2 election. >> there have been rumblings that your governor is interested in the seat. is he the front-runner? >> he is likely to run for the seat. there is no question about it that he will. he is probably by far the front- runner. there is no one in the democratic party that would oppose him. they have come to no decision. >> what can you tell us about the governors mansion as governor and wha

tom costello, nbc news, charleston, west virginia. >>> still to come on a friday morning, big changes coming to "american idol." ellen's out, maybe kara, too. we'll talk about that. first, this is "today" on nbc. >>> as matt mentioned earlier, it's one and done for ellen degeneres on "american idol." she tweeted last night, quote, dim the lights, i voted myself off "american idol." >> apparently she didn't like having to be tough on some of these contestants. she likes to encourage people. >> she wanted to be a guider, not a -- >> not a divider. >> right. >> and now people are saying that kara may be gone next year, as well, leaves two chairs open. could be three but maybe two at the judging table. let's talk about the possibles. >> that's right. >> they've already shot down justin timberlake and elton john. >> not going to happen. >> now steven tyler and j. lo. >> j. lo. that's an interesting choice. that would bring a lot of people and steven tyler, as well. there he is. well, the mind reels. >> i wonder how much of the success of the show is the judges versus the contestants. >>> y

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national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> president obama and vice president by then traveled to charleston, west virginia, where they spoke at the memorial service for senator robert byrd. other speakers include house and senate leaders and vicki kennedy, wife of the senator ted kennedy. we will show the service tonight at 8:00. >> sunday, your questions for syndicated radio talk-show host bill bennett. the former education secretary and the author of more than 20 books for adults and children joined the discussion on american history, education, and politics. three hours sunday as part of "book tv" three day holiday weekend on c-span to. >> one of the best quotes i have ever heard about money and politics is it is like water behind a whole. >> to write about political action committees and their influence on congress, and one the pulitzer prize for his reporting. jeff smith, national investigative correspondent for "the washington post." >> sunday, c-span will air highlights from the first three days of elena kagan's supreme court confirmation hearing, with opening statements by senate ju