. >> colby? >> all that said, i don't think there's a likelihood that democrats will lose control of the house or senate, but i think that obama is likely to lose his veto-proof senate and the democratic margins in the house will be smaller. he will have a tough year ahead of him. his last year may have been his best year of the two. >> nina? >> i think it is attributable to one thing, but it is the economy, saistupid. as long as you have double-digit unemployment, the president and party in power has a lot of grief. it is not even a year, is nine months. i would not predict which way is going to go at all. the economy gets better, then democrats maday eke it out somehow. >> 10% unemployment, 85,000 jobs lost. harry reid, barbara boxer, blanche lincoln -- what is safe and what is not? >> blanche lincoln in arkansas, have agreed in nevada are the two that republicans are hopeful -- have you read in nevada are the two the republicans or -- harry reid in nevada are the two that the republicans are h

we have a represent from the institute of religion and civic values, colby of the american center for law and justice. rabbi david of the religious action center for reform judaism. a representative of the seek council on religion and education. mark of the american jewish congress, mitchell formerly of the general conference of seventh day adventist. and i hope i haven't missed any drafters in the audience. oh, isabelle, my goodness. thank you. isabelle. you changed your name recently but i'm so glad that you raised your hand here. isabelle richmond of the first freedom center a very valued drafter and came from richmond to join us this morning. thank you so much, isabelle for your participation in this project. well, again, what makes this statement particularly valuable is that it has been jointly drafted not only by a group that is quite diverse in religious terms but also diverse in terms of the church/state perspective represented. indeed, some on the drafting committee are actually on opposite sides of church/state litigation with some regulator. the drafting committee for the

colby. >> this is really hard. i've worked in em bass says and i've had walk ins to talk to give us information. in this case you have a very prominent nigerian, chairman of the first bank into the american embassy, speaking with the c.i.a. representative and the state department representative and telling them about his son becoming radicalized and living in yemen. at that point the state department had the ability to determine that this individual had a visa. they have a cons lar section right there in the embassy. if they didn't check the records right there they could certainly check back and get an answer. at that point his name should have been flagged so it would show up at the airport in amsterdam he would have been stopped. but that didn't happen. and that's inconceivable that didn't happen. >> charles? >> well, the secretary of homeland security saying on all the talk shows on sunday that system worked, she's been ridiculed. and it will live in infamy like the statement that george bush george bush made a

>>but as colby likes to point out, fresh ingredients are key to any good recipe.te here in california where we can garden 365 days out of the year and we do here at copia. i kind of forgot i got this box of produce here. my props. -is this beautiful or what? i mean, that's a bouquet. look at that. >>so what's the moral of this story? mix together equal parts skill, ingredients, good humor, and voila! -the south is one of the most hospitable places on the planet. >>>you'll have a meal worthy of applause. -so y'all come back now, ya' hear? >>don't go away, up next... setting sail on a wine country adventure. an italian white worth discovering tops our wine pick. lisa minucci of vintrust, a wine management and cellarage service, found the 2005 ceretto arneis. -ricardo ceretto started his winery in the mid 30s and he is known around the world for his barbarescos and his barolos. but it's his arneis that i think is the little known gem. arneis has a beautiful mineral character. some limestone, some citrus, beautiful acid, and a great length. >>at 15 dollars a bottle, y

in new york, jamee colby, fox news. >> i heard those actors are rich. don't you wish cue manipulate your voice like that? >> if you could do bart like that for 20 years, i home you have some money. >>> the news far from over. >> the news edge at 11:00 starts right now. >>> off the top bone chilling cold that just will not let up. we're talking dangerous lows tonight. i'm maureen umeh. >>> i'm will thomas. your forecast which includes temps in the teens, at least for one night in just a minute. we begin by taking it outside to see how people are coping with this bitter blast. fox 5's jessica weinstein kicks off the news edge. >> reporter: another cold winter weather weekend for us with the temperatures not even going above freezing and those breezes making it feel more like the teens. it's certainly not comfortable to be out in it tonight. with ice now solidly crossing the potomac beneath the key bridge, it's the kind of day only a canada goose or kid can love. >> when we were playing on the playground, we were sliding on the ice like ice skaters. >> rep

in new york jamie colby, fox news. >>> well the budgetct set to fall in montgomery county.bs, schools and librairies would all take a hit. plus we have details on how it could leave mass transit riders out in the cold. >>> and speaking of cold. i'll let you know how long the frigid arctic air will stick around. there is a warmup on the way relatively speaking, after the break. when you switch to verizon fios tv, internet and phone for just $99.99 a month with a one-year agreement. with fios tv, you get an amazing hd picture along with internet service that's fiber-optic fast. both were ranked highest in customer satisfaction by j.d. power and associates. and don't miss out on your chance to watch the big game in fios hd. you won't believe how much better football looks with fios. but you've got to call today. get jaw-dropping fios tv, america's highest rated internet, and unlimited nationwide calling for just $99.99 a month. plus a special double bonus: $150 back plus a free multi-room dvr for 3 months. don't wait. offer ends january 16th. call 1.866.699.fios. call the veri

end colby may, director and senior counsel of the washington office of the american center for law and justice. he has been with the ac l.j. since 1994, he specializes in litigation regulatory proceedings communications and technology, nonprofit tax issues and first amendment law. he's a graduate of george mason university school of law and has represented parties in various amicus briefs and in other ways in so many landmark supreme court cases that i have a five and a half pages of them here. you'll forgive me if i don't read them all but they stand as a history of first amendment litigation in our country over the last many years. he has testified before congress on a variety of matters including the religious liberty and protection act, the houses of worship political speech protection act, he is an adjunct professor of law at regent university in virginia beach. he is on the board of directors of many civic and charitable organizations including another is enough, a pro-family organization working toy interee should discuss some day. i first call on charles haines for his response

kolbay gets up to speak, the real miracle is that it got out it all because unlike the rest of us colby news they have of english grammar and cares about them and knows the rules for siting legal cases and cares about them. most of the rest of us put this out of line as soon as we graduated elementary school and law school and rivers order and we nevertheless overcame his objections to get a statement out. [applause] >> if you prefer to talk less about the rules of grammar, that is okay. [laughter] >> that is great. i tend to agree that sometimes the rules of grammar can be made be more ascertainable then some of the rules that we have put forward in this joint statement but i do like all the others want to thank melissa particularly first for her leadership on this. it would not have happened otherwise end to be on a panel was charles haynes i think is also a distinct privilege because charles in many ways as we discussed earlier before the panel began regarded as the godfather of all of these events where we need to try and work things out and see what the common grounds are and every

see you soon. >> hi everyone welcome to a brand new hour of america's news headquarters, i'm jamie colby i'm rick folbaum. >> good afternoon. >> we begin with the tragic deaths of seven cias employees in afghanistan. for the first time we're hearing from the man who claims he murdered them. all seven. the new and very disturbing video said to have been released by the pakistani taliban. in it, human al-balawi claims he turned down millions from the u.s. and jordan to spy on the mujaheddin warriors and sitting next to him to believed to be the leader. >> i came from mujadeen and told them everything and arranged this attack to let the americans understand that allah, imam which we hold-- that we strive for cannot be exchanged for all the wealth in the world. >> caroline shively is live in washington, caroline, i know we're settle awaiting confirmation of the tape, but the alleged terrorist, alleged murderer in the video, his father has really lauded his actions and said that it is his son and he actually describes some of the motives on the tape. what did we learn? >> well, in a word, jam

jamie colby takes a look at what's to come on the show's 450th anniversary special. >> reporter: painthe town yellow as the simpsons celebrate 20 years and 450 episodes with a special tv extravaganza. >> there will be ice skating. there could potentially be something 3-d-esque. >> reporter: the folks behind the world famous animated family have theories on the secret to their longevity. >> we dealt with serious issues in a way that were really funny and could talk about them in a prime time program that a scripted show couldn't or live action show couldn't. >> that was the weird point. it was right away people liked it and responded but that never to this day has for the ebbed. it's only seem to have grown. that i don't understand but i'm grateful for it. >> three children is enough, thank you. >> they take no prisoners so we go to church every week but we have plenty to say about going to church every week. not all of it good. so you just -- you sort of don't want to mess with us because we'll take you down. we'll take you down. >> reporter: but they added it's also because the simpso

shoulder to shoulder with of the marines' tragic fallujah and bea of raleigh the recipient of the william colby award for outstanding military history. he is the founder ofop ze an orb site. for more information, visit thedropzone.org. >>> on your screen now is carol beck with the seat school in maryland and with her or four students from the seat school. explain what the seed school is and why you were at the national press club author plight. >> the seed school of maryland is a college prep school. it's in baltimore city but it serves students throughout maryland. the school was only 2-years-old and a unique thing about the school is it is a boarding school so our students are living with us in college like dormitories during the week and go home on weekends and the idea is to have that 24 hours and to use it as well as we can solve our students will be prepared for college. that is our goal, so the students here tonight are seventh graders and they are all ready and have been talking about college for over a year. when they came here as sixth graders last year. >> explain the philosophy behi

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police tried to pull over colby eppard for taking a man's truck without permission. he ran away then stole a deputy's car. virginia police went after him. during the high-speed chase eppard taunted authorities through the police radio. >>> the teenager crashed the police car, got out then started firing at officers and deputies. police fired back and killed him. all the officers are on paid leave. investigators are still trying to fugue out why the teenager started shooting. >>> 6:37 is the time. 17 degrees. coming up. president obama is taking a break. not going as he planned. why the commander in chief may need a vacation from a vacation. a dog falls into >>> president obama is winding down his 10 day hawaiian acceleration. probably wasn't as restful as he hoped. first the attack on northwest flight 253. death of seven cia employees in afghanistan. while the first family enjoyed some downtown the president in hawaii never gets a day off. lee cohen has our story. all right. we'll bring you that sorry later in our newscast. right now we'll take a quick break and chuc

he has taught at hong kong baptist university, colby college and activities university. clay rise suspect managing editor at democracy, journal of ideas. he's formerly on the staff of the new republic and has written on history, politics, and culture for a variety of publications, including the new york observer, the atlantic monthly, the smithsonian, and now the washington monthly. phil longman, frequent contributor to the washington monthly, is a senior research fellow at the new america foundation here and the author of the next progressive era, a blueprint for prosperity. also, a fine book called best care anywhere. so let me begin by asking to the podium dr. michael martin. >> thank you very much for that kind introduction and bringing up this issue that is proving to be very timely. and perhaps of increasing concern in the days ahead. before i again my short, brief presentation, the views i'm reflecting today are my own, and they do not necessarily reflect the news of congressional research service or the library of congress. what i'd like to do from the time i hav

bonnie colby took some of the information that we gathered for two of the cases and pulpit which was a hydroelectric case and we cost about the fish. we looked at how many more fish would be restored as a result of the agreement of the parties have reached. and here we present about here. for an economist at sort of a benefit transfer method for folks that are familiar with that technique. but really for the first time we were able to capture these kind of benefits from an ecr type process. over at epa we did another sort of handful case studies there on water cases again. and these are permitting cases and nature cases. once again, with one exception we were able to show an improvement in environmental effects over both a ten year time span in a six year time span. the one case looked like it went backwards for a little bit, but ultimately it actually kept up. this is forward thinking. it's a way of doing an analysis that really hasn't been done before. it's a work in progress. and so, but it really is the first time that somebody has tried to capture these kind of benefits from usi

professional career includes working in china, japan hongkong and is taught at hong kong baptist university, colbyuniversity. clay ricin is managing editor at democracy eternal ideas. he is formally on the staff of the republic and has written on history, politics and culture for a variety of publications including the new york observer, the smithsonian and now the washington monthly. phil longman is a senior research fellow at the new america foundation here and the author of the next progressive era a blueprint for broad prosperity. also a fine book called "best care anywhere." so, let me begin by asking to the podium dr. michael martin.

professional career includes working in china, japan hongkong and is taught at hong kong baptist university, colby college and tots university. clay ricin is managing editor at democracy eternal ideas. he is formally on the staff of the republic and has written on history, politics and culture for a variety of publications including the new york observer, the smithsonian and now the washington monthly. phil longman is a senior research fellow at the new america foundation here and the author of the next progressive era a blueprint for broad prosperity. also a fine book called "best care anywhere." so, let me begin by asking to the podium dr. michael martin. >> thank you very much for that kind introduction in bringing up this issue that is proving to be very timely and perhaps of increasing concern in the days ahead. before it began with my shortcome a brief presentation, the quick disclaimer. they have uziah reflecting today are my own and my personal views to not necessarily reflect the views of the congressional research service or the library of congress. what i would like to do for the time i

and he has taught at hong kong baptist university, colby college and tufts university. clay risen is managing editor at democracy, a journal of ideas. he is formally on the staff of republican, and has written on history, politics and culture for a variety of publications, including the new york observer, atlantic monthly, smithsonian and now the "washington monthly." phil longman contributor to the "washington monthly" is a senior research fellow at the new america foundation here, and the author with ray boshara of "the next progressive era: a blueprint for broad prosperity." also, find book on the va called "best care anywhere." so let me begin by asking to the podium, dr. michael martin. >> thank you very much for that kind introduction, and bringing up this issue that is proving to be very timely. and perhaps of increasing concern over the days ahead. before i begin with my short, short, brief presentation, the quick disclaimer. the views i reflecting today are my own and my personal views on the issue, they do not necessary reflect the views of the congressional r