early johnny cochran, when he made a name for himself.s is a case that basically -- johnny cochran redefined civil justice. he brought the theatrical show to the courtroom. everybody recognizes that no one can do it, not the way he did. you saw that prime display with the oj case. what he was able to do or what mr. cochran was able to do early in his career was outstanding. we want to show where he was at the beginning of his career and how it blossomed -- if you need a lawyer, the only lawyer you can get is johnny cochran. charlie: the lawyer you want to get is johnny cochran. anthony: [laughs] charlie: thank you for being with us. back in a moment. stay with us. ♪ charlie: julie chen is here. she joined cbs news almost 20 years ago as a reporter and an wcbs television in new york. moderates "the talk." it has five female hosts. she is part of the writing team. it won its first daytime emmy for outstanding writing. she is also the host for "big brother." that program will begin its 18th season on june 22. i am pleased to have julie chen

cochran was able to do early in his career was outstanding. and you see we want to show where he was at the beginning of his career. and how it blowsommed into, you know, if you immediate a lawyer, the only lawyer you can get is johnny cochran. >> rose: the lawyer you want to get is johnny cochran. >> right. >> rose: thank you, great to see you. much success with this. >> appreciate it. >> back in a moment, stay with us. >> julie chen is here. she joined cbs news almost 20 years ago as a reporter and anchor for wcbs television in new york. she is currently host and moderator of the network's daytime talk show "the talk" it examines topical events and the issues through the eyes of five female hosts. she is part of the program's writing team that won its first daytime emmy in 2015 for outstanding writing special class. she is also the host of the cbs summer reality seergs "big brother." that program will begin its 18th season on june 22nd. i am pleased to have julie chen at the table. welcome. >> thank you, charlie. i'm tired listening to that,

charlie: are you playing johnny cochran in the film?ly johnny cochran when he made a name for himself. there is a case where -- johnny cochran redefined civil justice. he brought the the ethical show to the courtroom. show to thel courtroom. you saw that prime display with the oj case. what he was able to do or what mr. cochran was able to do early in his career was outstanding. we want to show where he was at the beginning of his career and how it blossomed -- if you need a lawyer, the only lawyer you can get is johnny cochran. --rlie: the only lower lawyer you want to get. thank you for being with us. mr. mackie: thank you. charlie: back in a moment. stay with us. ♪ ♪ julie chen is here. she joined cbs news almost 20 years ago as a reporter and an anchor. she is currently hosted and iterator of the "the talk." has five female host. she is part of the writing team. won its first daytime emmy for outstanding writing. she is also the host for "big brother." that program will begin its 18th season on june 22. welcome. julie: i and the old

president, i call up the collins-jack reed-cochran amendment number 3970. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: the senator from maine, ms. collins for herself and others proposes an amendment numbered 3970 to amendment numbered 3896. ms. collins: mr. president, i ask consent that the reading be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. ms. collins: mr. president, the amendment that senator jack reed, senator thad cochran and i are offering would make very clear that none of the funds made available in this appropriations bill can be used by the department of housing and urban development to direct a recipient of federal funds to undertake changes to their zoning laws. there has been concern that some have brought up that a new rule that was issued last year by the department would somehow allow h.u.d. to be the national zoning authority for every neighborhood in our country. while i do not believe that that is a correct interpretation of the fair housing amendment or regulation that h.u.d. has promulgated, this amendment,

cochran hated americans. in february 1814, when he took command, the first thing he did was issue a proclamation to every slave who could possibly see this notice, if you run off and join us, you are free. we will send you to canada. we will send you to the west indies. or fight with us. they were trained by a royal marine color sergeant. they became arguably better than the royal marines. they did not desert. they knew if they were captured what was waiting for them -- a hangman's rope. they took to being marine so quickly that they wanted to recruit even more of them. they still had to operate under the same regulations, the same rules though in 1814. no major land battles. do not get caught up in anything crazy. remember what happened in yorktown. yorktown was paramount in their minds. they decided the next thing they wanted to play was along the potomac and the patuxent. the potomac was largely left alone. they had roughly 400 ships trying to run the blockade in the chesapeake. the boats needed refitting.

in 1814, a new commander showed up in the chesapeake area that was george cochran. died ins brother had the campaign. married cousin who was to a tory from new york. they had assurances from the american government they would .e paid for their property was hisral of canada brother-in-law. do somethingbetter about it. he hated americans. in february, 1814, when he took command, the first thing he did was issue a proclamation to every slave who could possibly see this notice, if you run off and join us, you are free. canada.send you to we will send you to the west indies. they were trained by a royal marine color sergeant. they became arguably better than the royal marines. they did not desert. they knew if they were captured what was waiting for them -- a hangman's wrote. they took to being marine so quickly that they wanted to recruit even more of them. operate under to the same regulations, the same rules though in 1814. no manger -- no major land battles. do not get caught up in anything crazy. it never would have happened in yorktown. yorktown was paramount in th

historians say jackie cochran was one of the most accomplished pilots of all-time.ad already made a name for herself as a racing pilot during world war ii she served as a recruiter and also helped to deliver american-built planes to britain. she broke the sound barrier over a desert in southern california. during her flight she averaged speeds of more than 650 miles an hour and jackie cochran flew into the history books 63 years ago today. should news break out, we'll break in because breaking news changes everything on fox news channel. the dow is up and down and all over the place and it's finishing flat. i guess the banking sector was leading the decline and energy leading the charge. they canceled each other out as they will. >>> all right. more on that chances out on the markets. first to the east side of manhattan. what you're looks at is the apartment building of one henry kissinger, former policy icon, secretary of state in the nixon and ford administrations. probably one of the more influential foreign policy figures in american history. donald trump has be

a woman named jackie cochran, and a floridat native, along with a test pilot harkness-love approached fdr at the beginning of the war and said, "you know, there are a lot of women who could fly some spy planes, there are a lot of women who could pull targets, who could transport planes from one factory to a base." as the same response when the effort was first made to get women into the war can'try, "no, no, no, we do that, we don't want women in those roles." long beforen't take it was clear that we needed someone to take over those roles. we needed someone to fly the planes from the factories to the bases. 1942, the wapr of serviceomen's army pilots -- wasp, the women's army pilots, headed to training, some of it in texas, some of it in florida. 'sese women had a pilot license, a commercial pilot's license, and they learned to fly, "the army way." they would not fly in combat maneuvers because they were not allowed to in any way participate in combat. more than 25,000 women applied to be a wasp. fewer than 1900 were accepted. sps weree training, wa stationed in over 120 airbases acr

a woman named jackie cochrane who was a pilot and a florida native along with a test pilot named nancy love approached fdr at the beginning of the war and said, you know, there are a lot of women who could fly supply planes, a lot of women who could pull targets, who could transport planes interest one place to a base and, again, as the same response when the effort was first made to get women into the war industry, no, no, no, we can't do that. we don't want women. we don't want women in those roles. well, it didn't take long before it was clear we needed someone to take over those roles. we needed someone to fly the planes from the factories to the bases. so in september of 1942, the waspss, the women service pilots, were headed to their first training. the initial training, some of it took place in texas. some of it in florida. these women had a pilot's license, a commercial pilot's license and they learned to fly, quote, the army way. they were not trained in combat maneuvers because they were not allowed to in any way participate in combat. more than 25,000 women applies to be a w

they say he went on a shop lifting spree in the target store on cochran road. they say he cut the tags off on electronic items and put them in a bag. when he confronted with the police he brought the bag back. officers searched the area but have not been able to find him. >>> to the weather now. as we take a live look at the conditions from our san jose camera. a lot of clouds out there. chief meteorologist bill martin is standing by. >>> how is it looking. >> pretty good. a few showers and we saw those today. east livermore valley and a chance it will linger around in the east bay hills towards kensington and berkeley. low clouds and stratus and fog trying to come in and fog along the coast and cloud cover and got this unsettled weather pattern that will linger throughout the day tomorrow. so it keeps temperatures from getting warm. it also keeps the chance of a sprinkle or shower and even a thundershower in the forecast. we did see thunderstorms from this system moving closer. and so this is around three or 4:00 and we started popping southeast of livermore a

cochran is concerned her south side the property has been an open space for most of the property line and they want to build in that and appears to me at least they want to take out the garage i'm going to turn it over to i'm available to answer any questions in radio minute but i'm going to turn it over to to mrs. r mrs. cochran. >> i say you see i'm not at my best i'm sorry. >> take our time. >> i'm nervous. >> talking to any neighbors some heard about the plans for 32 avenue and some not all have the same concerns the congestions we were feeling more and more each day the fact that people have to park two or three blocks away from their homes the single-family home we moved out here because i'm sorry, i have trouble reading wants to live in a family oriented single-family home neighborhood me any concerns with all the above my deepest us concerns with the i should say the negative effect on the foundations of my home and lack of privacy with the extension at the back of the house and in front of the and side of house a number of years ago on the other side of my house in the back w

the names of frances cochran and george wilson are etched in stone in the memorial.both men were army master sergeants who served in vietnam and died of illnesses in 1967. nbc 10 spoke to their loved ones at penn's landing yesterday. >> he was a soldier to the core. he finally made it to the wall. >> the official unveiling of the soldier's names is scheduled for 12:30 this afternoon, rain or shine. >>> also happening today, vice president joe biden will attend a ceremony naming delaware's national reserve center in new castle for his son who die one year ago today. major bow bieau biden. >>> a local remodeling company will make a multimillion dollar donation to a housing project for veterans of the american legion post in ft. washington. >>> also today, a pair of memorial day events are scheduled aboard the battleship "new jersey." . there will be a naturalization ceremony welcoming more than three dozen new u.s. citizens. count on nbc 10 to keep you up to the minute on any cancellations or changes. for this people memorial day, ct the nbc 10 app and check on the for

chris cochran, these things look nasty but no one, no one was hurt. all right.y, jimmy johnson started a 13-car crash in this one and then danica patrick who is yet to win on nascar watch this. because she comes as you will see from the left to the -- oh, dan any carbs you got to learn how to hang on and drive. come on, danica. give it up. all right. she's driving go daddy car and daddy didn't come to help her. all right. >> all right. >> be sure to join us back here tonight at 10:00. a police officer facing questions for this photo but it's not because of the woman in his patrol car. what the officer is doing in this picture had some people upset. >> that does it for us here at 6:00. >> we'll see you right back here at 10:00. have a great night. inside edition is up next. not having a good breakfast can make you feel like your day never started. get going with carnation breakfast essentials. with protein plus 21 vitamins and minerals to help your family be their best. carnation breakfast essentials! >>> sop that creep! >> hey, where you going? come back. >> tar

cochran and his allies could block. a vote could come before obama leaves asia. repeal would boost u.s. credibility in a region that needs trade leadership." mr. president, it's pretty clear that we have the highest regard for the government accountability office. no, sometimes we don't always agree, but this is why ten times the government accountability office has found this program duplicative and a waste of tax dollars. this is why the citizens against government waste, the taxpayers for common sense, the national taxpayers union, heritage foundation, freedomworks, center for individual freedom -- literally every watchdog organization in this town and in america -- supports this resolution. the disapproval resolution is the means to stop this wasteful rule because all efforts to work within the normal procedures have been blocked, whether it be the farm bill or t.p.a., efforts for the sna the to debate this issue has been shut off. the sole time the senate voted 0 thng program, it voted overwhelmingly to eliminate the program. mr. president, i think there --

my name is johnny cochran.lls-royce. >> stayed that way until when the o.j. murder happened, when that murder case was being filed against him, i called cochran and i said, i want you on our team. i know you can't be here a long time because he's obviously going to come find you. okay, brother, he said, i'll be there as long as i can be. two weeks later he called and said the juice has called. i've got to go. >> worth it. tom brokaw, thank you. we'll be right back. >> thank you, tom. ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪jake reese, "day to feel alive"♪ ♪ ♪ you live life your way. we can help you retire your way, too. financial guidance while you're mastering life. from chase. so you can. >>> coming up, reince priebus calls donald trump the presumptive nominee. not so fast, california here we come. we're going to bring in former rnc chairman michael steele, where did his party go? also mike has been at the truck dealership. i'm assuming we're looking at colors now? well, i'm think

at some point we will have votes related both to the collins-reed-cochran and the lee amendments. that's going to be a very important debate this afternoon on a very important policy that i believe helps to further the goals of the 1968 civil rights era fair housing act. so that will be an important debate on this bill. in the meantime, we're continuing to work with our colleagues on other amendmentses a the presiding officer is well aware, and i believe that we are continuing to make progress. so i want to thank my colleagues for coming to the floor, for working with us, and that is the update that i wanted to give my colleagues at this point. thank you, mr. president. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from arkansas. mr. cotton: i would like to honor all arkansas law enforcement officers as this week's kansans of the week. this marks the 54th national police week and on sunday we marked national peace officers memorial day, a day set aside by president kennedy in 1962, to honor those law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty. ark

we will late at all out for you, 75 fairfield, 70 cochran, santa rosa 70, 65 vallejo -- 67 vallejo, oakland 60 degrees for san francisco, 69 in san jose. mostly cloudy for mother's day and more sunshine. tuesday and wednesday as well as thursday and friday more son will be coming out. temperatures will warm into the mid-70s. if you are looking for sunshine, you will have to look toward the latter half of the week. have a great mother's day. >>> speaking of sunshine, back the rest of the day, nba playoffs, that gets our attention. warriors and lasers without steph curry. not that great for the warriors as we approach half-time. that will be coming up in the late show. the raptors [ indiscernible ] miami dwayne wade, just doing his thing. the jumper tied the game. they trail by 13. a little over 2 minutes left. here's a big shot. this was an 82 tie and he broke the tie. raptors have a 2-1 series lead. the sharks host the national predators tonight. is game 5. the sharks, the series is tied at 2 apiece. 109 minutes of hockey with all of these overtimes. what about the coaches? players are tire

cochran, marcia. at the very least.e more than anyone else by far. it was one of those things i think back in the '90s we were used to taking it. we would just take it. >> you were still a woman in a man's world especially. >> and the only woman in that courtroom. so there was a lot of that stuff going on from all quarters. from the defense attorneys for sure. but i'm used to that. that's part of the way you duke it out. >> i didn't know there were rumors about you and chris darden. nobody told me. >> we know sexual tension when we see it. >> yes, we do. >> yeah, that's why there was none. oh, that's a beautiful thing. there were rumors about me and jonnie. i was busy. >> but you were friends and you remained so. >> friends, yes, absolutely. >> who else were you close to? >> i occasionally still hear from kim goldman. >> she breaks my heart. >> oh, my god. >> that whole family. there came a point where -- you initially don't want your victims to be talking to the press because that can be problematic and you don't know

i also want to thank chairman cochran and ranking member mikulski for working within the appropriations committee to move appropriation measures so early this year. we've already begun considering two more of them this week. the first measure is the transportation and housing infrastructure bill. it will make smart investments and important infrastructure priorities. it will strengthen our surface transportation network and help make air travel safer, more efficient and more reliable. i thank senator collins for her dedicated leadership on this important legislation. the second measure is the veterans and military construction funding bill. it will increase accountability at the v.a. and help ensure veterans receive health care and benefits they rely on. it will advance vital national security projects like missile defense and help ensure military families are supported with housing, schools, and health facilities to serve them. it is the result of great work by a true champion of veterans, senator kirk. senator kirk and senator collins both work hard to move these bills out of the appr

that's on the cochran side of the white house. the man that the police shot is now in critical condition. >> we have some live team coverage from all around that surrounding scene near the white house. >> we begin with mark segraves. mark, what can you tell us now? >> reporter: i'm standing at 17th and d street here just outside of the white house. you are now looking up 17th street from constitution avenue toward pennsylvania avenue. you can see the crime tape. at 3:17 this afternoon, d.c. fire and rescue responded to this location for reports of a man shot. there was a man on the ellipse we're told by several eyewitnesses they saw a man wearing a navy t-shirt on the ellipse with a handgun they say they saw police address the man, order him to stand down and put his weapon down, and he refused. at that point, he was shot by we were told u.s. secret service. now let's take a listen to what one of the eyewitnesses told news4 just about an hour ago. >> he had no facial expression at all. it was as if he was purposely trying to just

the bay area news station,kron 4 morning news starts now >>reporter: will fall when it will allow cochranreally want to contend with is the on and off the drive you can increase the clout and hear the breakdown as a kid ready for school we are ready to 71 from an invalid 76 write three during an ice temperature climbed the beach is sluggish the '60s and on the bed with a collar around some of the warsaw by about 3:00 p.m.. >>reporter: here is the cost of cute and supplement in terms of a lot of, cover it would in all we need that in order to see if although temperatures rise. >>robin winston: but in an extended minutes it will be packed at the picnic was sent to fight the russians always a better idea to get in before 5 starting >>darya: stubblefield was arrested yesterday in morgan hill and according to court documents is accused of using a babysitting to find that the woman of the she responded in was home for an interview for and and the position last year invested session with rick the field lawyer said the sex was control. >>james: the shooter is still on the loose as one of this is

further, that the pending amendments be withdrawn and that senator cochran or his designee be recognized to offer a substitute amendment that contains the text of 2844 and s. 2806, as reported by the appropriations committee, with the technical citation correction in 237. that the substitute amendment be considered an aeption pros committee amendment for the purpose of rule 16 and that h.r. 2577 serve as the basis for defense of germaneness under rule 16 for the division of the substitute that contains s.r.2844 and that h.r. 4974 as resulted by the house appropriations committee serve as the basis for defense of germaneness under rule 16 for the division of the substitute that contains s. 2806. finally, that four amendments be drafted, one of the two divisions and use the corresponding house text for defense of germaneness and that rule 16 discipline apply during consideration of this measure. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection. mr. alexander: madam president, i thank you and i thank again the senator from oregon for his courtesy. mr. merkley: madam president? t

have yesterday for a four santa rosa we still have the on shore public going on you concede although cochran starts to make up mixup cash this happens again tomorrow this you will notice along the coast we want to make a note of the double digits even for most of the bay city. >>reporter: tomorrow morning but mostly sunny to the afternoon the temperature that is what everyone is talking about on track we have the '70s east bay shoreline in the north they notice the pockets already in the '80s happening with the aid is all over the place except ride to the east bay shoreline along the coast to get seven this high temperatures for the east bay shoreline about 70 of the '60s off a little warmer to the south union city and fremont the more dramatic warming as we expected over the hills above the '70s might see a couple of '80s anti-nafta 82 in the 74 cast right into the holiday weekend it looks like the warmest they will be on memorial day and 88 to the bay mid-70s and at the beach mid to upper 60s. >>robin winston: no traffic alert no hot spots this is a great time to commute the ride across th

. >> did you patch things up with johnny cochran. >> yeah. johnny and i were fine.re here so we could argue about this some more. continue my closing statement in the simpson case. >> the other thing the series gets into is the suggestion that perhaps you and marcia clark had a romantic relationship during the trial. care to confirm or deny? >> i'llwaer h the nship with marcia clark, moment o.j. simpson tried on the for those who think the trial was lost in that moment, what do you say? >> you have to look at the chronology of events in the case. number one, i think the trial was lost before then. i think the glove thing was the most brilliant move in any criminal courtroom in the history of -- >> you do not regret it? >> i can't regret it. i think and save my case. it's a little or simpson >>no. no. >> really? >> the first day i was supposed to appear, i was having back spasms, at home, couldn't get off the floor. i thought i was having a heart attack. i should have stayed on the floor. >> changed your life? >> changed my life. changed me. >> christopher darden, go

appropriations subcommittee, i worked with the senior senator from mississippi, republican senator thaad cochran to try to make sure that our troops have the funds they need to wage the fight against terrorism overseas. to defeat isis, we should defeat them on the ground in iraq and in syria and dismantle their international terror network. we also must continue to prevent the spread of terrorism here at home through stronger homeland defenses and work with our allies to strengthen their intelligence gathering. to win, we have to mobilized the full force of the u.s. government against isis and ensure that every national security agency has what it needs to keep us safe. and not just the department of defense. all of the intelligence agencies, the department of homeland security, federal bureau of investigation, state department, treasury department. it's not d.o.d.'s fight alone. this defense authorization bill contributes to that strategy to stop the spread of terrorism. it authorizes funds for the fight against al qaeda, the taliban, and isil, as well as including $1.7 billion to build the cap

. >> johnny cochran got really heated. >> i was offended then and offended now. lawyer to say about another in a public courtroom. >> did you patch things up with johnny cochran. >> yeah. johnny and i were fine. i wish he were here so we could argue about this some more. continue my closing statement in the simpson case. >> the other thing the series gets into is the suggestion that perhaps you and marcia clark had a romantic relationship during the trial. care to confirm or deny? >> well, i'll tell you what, i'll wait until marcia is sitting next to me. >> to talk about it? >> in greater detail. you know, people want that. they want a happy ending to what was otherwise a happy ending. >> would be understandable. >> look at it from my position as a lawyer. people looking back at the trial. if i would have said i had a relationship with marcia clark, people would say, we lost the case because we were more interested in intimacy than in the law and the facts. that'd be an even worse position to be? >> i have to ask you about the moment o.j. simpson tried on the glo

never want that either, and that's why, along with my colleagues senator jack reed and senator thad cochran, we have introduced an amendment to ensure that h.u.d. cannot do that to prohibit h.u.d. from being involved in local zoning decisions. so that the recipients of federal dollars will continue to make their own local decisions to address the federal requirements. and because there has been so much misrepresentation about our amendment, let me read you exactly what it says. it couldn't be clearer. none, none of the funds made available by this act may be used by the department of housing and urban development to direct a grantee to undertake specific changes to existing zoning laws as part of carrying out the final role entitled affirmatively furthering fair housing. so, mr. president, i don't know how the amendment could be any clearer than that. so we have made sure that the worst fear, the worst scenario that the sponsor of this amendment has conjured up cannot occur if our amendment passes. on the other hand, i want to point out what senator lee's amendment would do. it would prev

our amendment that senator reed and i and senator cochran have offered specifically prohibits h.u.d. from dictating in any way to any community what i its zong ordinances should be. so if that is a possibility, we will foreclose it with our amendment. again, mr. president, i'll be speaking further about this important issue later this afternoon, but at this point i know there are many of my colleagues eager to speak and i will yield the floor. mr. cornyn: mr. president? the presiding officer: majority whip. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i just want to congratulate our friend, the senator from maine, for doing a tremendous job managing this bill. it's never easy given the fact that an individual senator can basically slow down the process or insist on their rights which i'm not disparaging at all. there comes time in every piece of legislation where it's important for us to make sure that we invoke our rights as senators on behalf of the people we represent. but i know it's -- it takes some patience and diligence and i admire the diligence and the patience and the professionalism of our

. >> behind johnnie cochran in the end, yeah, yeah. >>> to a nightmare for one family.ome invaded in an apparent case of mistaken identity. police say the intruders were looking for drugs forcing tear way in and stabbing the father. clayton sandell has the wife's desperate call for help. >> reporter: this morning, police are hunting for two suspects in a botched terrifying robbery. >> they're in >> 911. >> there's three men that just came in my house and attacked my husband and i. >> reporter: jessica and jesse swift, both middle schoolteachers with two young children at their golden, colorado, home monday night. >> they knocked on my door and then they came in my house. >> reporter: when three men barge inside. >> i have two little kids. >> you have kids in the house? >> yes. >> reporter: jesse grabs a knife and fights back. he is stabbed. >> oh, my gosh. god, please help. please, my husband is bleeding really badly. >> reporter: not before taking one of the suspects down. >> do you know who these people were? >> no, i have no idea. there were three guys. we have one o

louis, missouri, the cochran facility. they have 46,000 veterans a year come to that facility. a part-time, eight part-time directors, temporary directors for three years. things have not gotten better under mr. macdonald's watch. they have gotten worse. i think i'm tired of it and more importantly a lost veterans are tired of it and i want -- neil: he mentioned disney comparison. do what disney does and find a way to deal with lines and disney came up with things like fast passes and ways to get people through lines a little bit faster. but that is a gimme. but we don't have a fast pass. we don't have something special set up for those vets who might be in more dire health to move to the front of the line and get care they need right away. >> they have done everything they could to slow the line down. we gave the veterans administration plenty of capacity to let veterans go somewhere else. they made it hard for doctors to sign up. okay, anybody already signed up for medicare i can be a va provider. no, you have to go through a whole set of other circumstances. by the way we'll

cochran: i ask unanimous consent that the senate be in a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak therein for up to ten minutes each. mr. brown: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. brown: i thank the senator from mississippi. on saturday i visited the general motors lords town plant near youngstown to celebrate its 50th anniversary. for half a center this plant has been an anchor of the mahoning valley, supporting jobs through good times and bad. seven ohioans -- get this, seven workers at that plant have been there for all 50 of those years: albert gifford, moscow dubois, john brinkow, robert pulansky and steven godstick built 21 different general motors models since 1966 starting with the chevy impala. the car they make now are the chevy cruz. my wife and i are proud owners. i drove to the plant in one. i was proud to be there in 2010 to see it drive off the assembly line. the first ones were painted red, white and blue. they represented the determination of a country. think about the state of the economy in 2010. they represented the abilit

and with the amendment that senator jack reed and thad cochran and i are going to be offering, we will make absolutely clear that it is not h.u.d.'s role to dictate or interfere with local zoning ordinances. but what we should embrace in this country is what the goals of the 1968 fair housing act are. and the senator from georgia, who knows more about housing than any member of this senate, has stated very clearly and very eloquently, and the example that he has given us of what the goals are of the 1968 housing -- fair housing act and the regulation that was issued by h.u.d. last year. and again i would note, mr. president, that the regulation issued last year came from a g.a.o. report issued in 2010 that found that h.u.d. was not doing a particularly good job in this area. so it wasn't something that was devised by some out-of-touch bureaucrat. it was directly the result of the g.a.o. report. and the kind of mixed development which has transformed neighborhoods in atlanta and throughout this country, and given hope and opportunity to those who may feel that they're in the shadows of

and alderman willie cochran is a great american patriot and working with us to help us if bef to -- weace but also to stay there as a part of the presidential library. >> what do you guys do on a daily basis for the veterans? >> our program is feeding, feeding people, as a veterans service organization, we serve veterans, but also as a veteran impact organization, we also provide services that impact the community in which our facility is located. we feed hundreds of people three meals a day. we serve over 4,000 meals every month, and that's only our flagship program, and we also provide safe refuge and sanctuary for people in despair in our neighborhood under the safe haven program which is a designation we've received from the city of chicago. our center is in the crossfire of four gangs, chicago gangs, and youth and even elders find sanctuary at our location as a safe haven. >> i would think that would be a great addition to build the library around, not to take out. here's the university of chicago's response. the university is not engaged in discussions regarding the centers prope

cochran: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from mississippi. mr. cochran: mr. president, i'm encouraged that the senate will soon complete consideration of the energy and water development appropriations bill. this legislation funds important components of our national defense, invests in our waterways add flood control infrastructure and supports a safe and affordable domestic energy supply. i commend the managers of the bill, the senator from tennessee, senator alexander, and the senior senator from california, senator feinstein. they make a good team. they have been persistent. they have worked diligently to ensure that all senators' interests have been considered in drafting this legislation. i look forward to continued progress on the appropriations bills in the weeks ahead. i yield the floor. mr. alexander: mr. president, i notice the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. alexander: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from tennessee. mr. alexander: i ask consent to vitiate the quorum call.

both sides of the aisle and the members of the appropriations committee and its two leaders, senator cochran and senator mikulski, deserve great credit for putting us on a strict schedule and keeping the process moving. in fact, just said in the full committee, we approved two more appropriations bills that are ready to come to the senate floor. that's the way the process used to work. that's the way the process should work, and that's the way the process is working this year. and i believe it's a great credit to the senate, to the leaders of the appropriations committee and to majority leader mcconnell who has made it a goal that all 12 bills be reported by the appropriations committee and brought to the senate floor, individually or just two or three combined for full and open debate. so again, i want to thank members on both sides of the aisle. many of your requests are included in this important legislation. i feel fortunate to have worked with senator jack reed on this bill. he is not only a great colleague, a terrific senator but also a good friend. thank you, mr. president. mr. presid

and i too want to join her in commending chairman cochran and vice chairman mikulski for their great work. i particularly want to commend chairman collins for her extraordinary work, her thoughtfulness, her insight, her diligence, all those aspects are evidenced in this bill. she has once again developed a balanced and thoughtful bill that includes provisions for members on both sides of the aisle, and this bill allows our nation to continue moving forward by investing in critical transportation and housing initiatives. suffice it to say without her leadership we would not be here today with a bill that not only merits our attention, but earns our support. it includes policies and funding that will grow our economy, improve the safety of our national transportation system, create jobs and preserve affordable housing for our most vulnerable citizens. working within a tight allocation, this bill makes important contributions to development and safety of our national transportation system. the bill provides $16.4 billion to fully fund the needs of the federal aviation administration, fo