congressman joe courtney of connecticut. and congresswoman sheila jackson who is the show -- was the chair of our children's caucus. i just wanted to acknowledge the other house members who were here. >> everyone, peer. i am told we are going to take ome questions. if you would be good enough to identify who you are. you would notid accept a watered-down version of the background check bill, what would you not let go? >> i will not accept a watered- down version of the bill. >> does that mean you won't allow the database or any kind of record-keeping provision go? >> if someone has an idea that doesn't weaken the bill, i would be happy to talk to them. at this days, i've got nothing. we've had somes discussions. .hey have been helpful here >> do you have any indication that the other moderates who voted no last time will vote yes this time? my concern is and you all rebel and this -- we got 90% of the democratic vote. we lost four out of 55. a pretty good deal. so focus on the republicans. i will work on them. congressman ba

railroads and other areas of transit activity in connecticut. he has been a very strong environmental steward, as well as a champion of better, cleaner, more efficient transportation in connecticut, and has worked closely with me and other officials, members of our delegation and other state officials, and i think commissioner redeker for joining us today and bringing to us the first and expense that he has had with some of the problems that we've been discussing with the earlier panel. and two michelle teel, also a very hearty welcome. she is now head of the missouri department of transportation's multimodal division. she's worked at missouri duty for 15 years and most recent as the local programs administrator for the design division and assistant director of the motor care services division. in her new capacity, ms. teel will oversee the division responsible for administrating state and federal programs to fund and support aviation double railroads, transit, waterways and freight development. she has a bachelors degree in civil engineering fr

the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from connecticut, ms. esty, for five minutes. ms. esty: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. esty: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, six months ago tomorrow the town of newtown experienced unimaginable tragedy and unparalleled loss. that loss, the painful loss of sons and daughters, spouses, siblings, and friends is stil very raw and will always run very deep for the people of newtown. and yet in the face of that unimaginable tragedy, on that y and on the days since, this small community that has been through so much has inspired our nation with tremendous courage and resilience. americans have been inspired by the six brave educators who gave their very lives to defend their -- and protect their students. americans have been inspired by the brave first responders who arrived on the scene to save others and live with the trauma of what they saw that day. americans have been inspired by the sandy hook families who, despite living with th

inner loop side before connecticut avenue.e'll go to our mdot camera and show you the backup forming there. extensive delays now on the inner loop as you travel toward 270. at this point it doesn't even look like people are moving at all with the wrecker that i believe just arrived at the scene. expect delays coming off 270 and heading north and east on the beltway through alexandria. back to the maps. this time we're going to head over to the south side of town on the northbound side of i-95. at least it's been relatively incident free a. few minor incidents along the way as you come up from dale city to springfield. we'll take a live look in springfield right now. just very heavy volume. keep your speed limits down this morning. >>> and now switching gears. diabetes is a huge global problem. unfortunately we still don't know the cause of type one or juvenile diabetes. i have two special people here who are determined to help find an answer through a unique fund- raiser. wayne harris and alex oleman. thank you so much for joi

demonstrations in the violence has turned deadly the sights and sounds of turkey's on rest coming up and connecticut's legislature is making a push for labeling all g.m.o. foods a new bill is on the governor's desk but doesn't have teeth the latest on the battle over g.m.o. is on the state level later in the show. it's tuesday june fourth four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you are watching r t well day true of the bradley manning trial kicked off today the moment many in the courtroom were waiting for a testimony from the man who alerted federal authorities that manning was the person behind the biggest document draw in american history former computer hacker adrian lamo detailed how he communicated with the army private first class using a number of computers and e-mail addresses along with encrypted text has been covering the story since the first apache helicopter video was released and if you had trouble accessing our r.t. dot com web site yesterday afternoon for the latest information on this trial there is a reason why we were attacked a group known as anti leaks claimed responsibil

traffic is gridlocked leaving 270 around connecticut avenue. the inner loop between 355 be and connecticut avenue is wheree we have theckknifed tractor trailer. right now only the left lane and left shoulder is able to squeezu by as you travel toward georgia avenue. troubles on the inner loop, before 202, a crash tying up the right side of the road on the john hansen highway.hiway. and the crash was reported.re we found it, it's moved off to the shoulder.shouder. end of the 11th street bridge, crash is there trying up the traffic. that's a check of fox 5 on timee traffic. >>> a story that may make you want to take a nap on this friday. >>> it may be the cutest signs,, how the little penguins are helping researches next. next >> very cute. 5:51, we will be back. ba. >>> first we want to tell youwe about wthis.t time is running out to enter to win a two night family get away or one of phaser on hershey par. >> you need to go to facebook page, and look at the top of the page to enter. enter you must be 18 or older and i'm sure you can find the com

i think the reality is that maine is a small state connecticut is a small state remonde also is. working on g.m.o. labeling legislation and we're all small states the idea has been if we're able to band together and compact it's going to make it more practical for us to create enough of a critical mass to make this so that we're not going to be penalized by manufacturers from out of state that are using g.m.o. products and are absolutely opposed to having to tell the consumers the truth about that now on the other hand will g.m.o. labeling hurt that businesses in that region in the states is it an all or nothing kind of thing where either the entire country signs on to this g.m.o. labeling or the individual states will suffer. no i don't think so at all in fact i think that we're going to see a benefit to states like maine and connecticut and vermont and then this fall in washington state there's an initiative called five twenty two and the citizens of washington will vote on that to determine who are themselves whether they want to have a g.m.o. labeling in the state of washingt

based on who connecticut is. connecticut has some of the wealthest zip codes in the country and some of the poorest in hartford, in particular. so, it's dealing with the challenges of the entire country and what people are going to look at the end of the day is right. they're going to look at the record and how they feel about the direction, not just what the immediate jobs picture is. >> i'm just curious, how, the average resident of the state who just watched six months ago as this horrible atrocity played out with these children and make the regulatory argument and if gun manufacturers are leaving, it's because of that. voter and state, i don't want to think about that. i just don't want gun manufacturers in the state any more. >> when you see rick perry traveling across the country to try to lure jobs, they'll look at their governor and say, okay, well, this guy is trying to be a little more responsible and he'll go toe to toe with rick perry and sort of challenge him on why he's coming into his state. if he

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. >> reporter: flood watches are in effect from central virginia up the i-95 corridor into connecticut. andrea is still a day away from impacting long island but this is the first big storm to hit the area since superstorm sandy, and many residents are taking precautions. >> i'm going to batten down the hatches, put up stuff up off the floor in the basement just in case. >> reporter: in long beach, new york, here construction is an everyday reminder of the storm that took so much from them last year. the idea of more severe weather worries this woman. >> we heard about more bad weather and storms. no, what's going to happen. >> reporter: but her neighbor lisa laughs off the threat. >> rain. just rain, no storm. >> reporter: she just moved back into her home a week and a half ago and she says she wouldn't live anywhere else. susan mcginnis, cbs news, long beach, new york. >>> it is 4:31. sources tell 9news that former d.c. council member michael browns that agreed to enter a guilty plea to at least one charge of bribery. the deal could be announced as early as today. sources say brown w

if you're traveling connecticut avenue, northbound will carry both north and southbound volume. i'm going to give you an update in ten minutes. >>> 4:43. between the delays, fares and fees, are airlines getting better about serving you? a new report that might surprise you. >>> plus doctors have been trying for years to figure out what triggers autism in children. it's something that's all around us. more >>> welcome back. we're following a developing story in michigan now. federal agent says will head out again today to look for jimmy hoffa's remains. yesterday the fbi started digging through a field about 25 miles north of detroit. agents are not saying what items -- or rather what evidence led them there, but we know the feds have been talking with an ailing ex-gangster. the former teamster's boss was believed to have been involved with the mob when he disappeared in 1975. he was last seen in a suburban detroit restaurant. >>> we are hearing from iran's president-elect for the first time since his win. in a televised speech, rohani said he wants to improve relations with othe

what's up guys i mean martin and this is breaking up the set guess what this week connecticut passed the g.m.o. labeling law making it the very first state in the country to do so but before you start popping champagne bottles there is just one small problem with the bill that will only be put into effect in four other states sign on board to enact the same type of legislation now if you're confused hold on because it's about to get more ridiculous at least one of these states must border connecticut and to top it off an aggregate population of twenty million people must be encompassed under the provision why well because i'm only on the block monsanto yet connecticut justified this trigger clause by stating that they were fearful of economic repercussions if they enacted it alone i.e. a law suit so let's get this straight entire states in the u.s. are too scared to actually pass legislation that their constituents overwhelmingly support because they're terrified of a corporation wow what a pain that a commentary on the state of our nation considering how one hold ninety percent of p

hernandez sent tickets to two individuals in connecticut. it's unsure if these were one of those men or confederates as officials have called them. >> molly, thank you. laying out this case against aaron hernandez. you will not believe exactly how they laid this out. they have the surveillance from the brother that aaron hernandez was at, down to the alleged crime scene and back to his house. we'll have that next, as well as these reports that say that away hernandez may be involved in not one but two other murders. breaking news on that as studio b continues. for a store near you go to benjaminmoore.com/bayarea. >>> back to continuing coverage on the former patriots tight end , aaron hernandez, back in court, denied bail for a second dame. comes one day after police arrested him for murder outside his home in massachusetts. we have more on the timeline. i'm fascinated. when they laid the case out they literal he have this thing from the night club the three men were at, down to the crime scene and back to his house and have filled in all th

first connecticut avenue. if you're traveling southbound connecticut avenue making your way from bradley getting closer to chevy chase circle, you'll be forced to the left lane. then northbound is carrying both north and south volume. so you can see here the work zone is set up, and if you're leaving the house any time soon, please expect delays on connecticut avenue. also keeping an eye on this work zone. this was here before i left. as you travel university boulevard at colesville road. it is blocking the right lane on university boulevard. back to you. >> we are glad you are back. >>> 4:27, 4:28. live at the live desk with breaking news. >> a live blast that has torn through kabul just as armed forces are taking control of security. this happened near the afghan independent human rights commission. police vehicle there in the distance on the left is damaged, as you can see. police saying the bomb was targeting a former afghan vice president. he was not hurt but some of his bodyguards were. this transition f

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growth very, low unemployment rate in new jersey and lower than connecticut.ecuser to a perry presidential run. i think it is a great public service, let's follow this model. >> paul: ways doing some research and states in 2012 that had the fastest economic growth in the country were north dakota, and texas number two. 4.8% in state g.d.p. in 2012. some of that is oil and gas but more diversed economy than north dakota's. is this red state, blue stated argument that perry is making is something going to have real legs? >> oh, yeah, because what he is talking about is real. he isn't just running ads. texans come into the states and they talk to business owners, large corporate scoef789 and if they go down to texas -- ceos and they will find an environment, whether the governor or comptroller's office, if you have a problem they will say let's work it out and try to help you succeed rather than as in new york you've got an attorney general whose job seems to be routinely high pressure and sue and hammer and sue businesses in new york. it's a completely different

but he's from bristol, connecticut so it's not that far away. heather: they are looking for them in connecticut. bill: another irs manager pleading the fifth. the chairman of the committee next on overreach and spending abuse. i've got to tell you the upshot of the these past couple months the irs to me is an institution that is terminally ill. heather: a slight setback for sarah murnaghan. the 10-year-old girl recovering after a double lung transplant. doctors tried to remove her breathing tube but were forced to reinsert it. the little girl couldn't handle the reduced support. doctors say she just needs time to regain her strength. hopefully she'll be okay. bill: we are awaiting testimony from the irs, danny werfel and his investigation into the agency's targeting scandal after another senior irs official took the fifth during a hearing just yesterday. >> mr. roseman, are you currently employed by the irs? >> mr. chairman on the advice of counsel i respectfully refuse to answer any questions and invoke my fifth amendment privilege to remain si

>> we want to welcome to "newsmakers" congressman joe courtney, a democrat from connecticut. the lead voice for student loan rates. rates are slated to go up july 1 unless congress acts. we have two reporters in studios with us. philip elliott with the associative press and peter schrader with the hill. >> not a year ago we were talking about keeping the interest rate set by congress. now there looks like a proposal from the president to hit the ten-year treasury note.

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"newsmakers" congressman joe courtney, a democrat from connecticut. the lead voice for student loan rates. rates are slated to go up july 1 unless congress acts. we have two reporters in studios with us. philip elliott with the associative press and peter schrader with the hill. >> not a year ago we were talking about keeping the interest rate set by congress. now there looks like a proposal from the president to hit the ten-year treasury note. you want to extend the interest rates and keep them low. how much of this current

. >> new casinos in new york have hurt the ones in connecticut.se new in kansas have hurt missouri. even before hurricane sandy hit. revenue in atlantic city has been declining since 2006 before the great recession. billion dollar native american casino industry is leveling off as well. it's part of an end to a bubble in which gambling hack used by poll tugss to raise revenue without raising taxes. joining me it phillip goldfetter. resorts world has the highest grossing slot generator in the nation. he served as the racing and wagering committee. thank you for joining me. i understand your support for this enterprise in your district. it brings jobs in and i understand why that's important. but when you look at delaware and the promises made there that now are turning into an $8 bailout, do you worry about the future, the road that you and new york are headed down. >> that's why you have to be careful. you have to put a lot of consideration to the plans in which are proposed and carried out. the governor has proposed legislation that's going to br

elsewhere we have an accidenten maryland between connecticut avenue and 355. tractor trailer involved and rate lanes are blocked there as well. >> we are getting reports of a new accident. >> just ahead the crawler that disrupted a weather man. >> and tom klerein continues to track the storm as it comes up the coast. >>> you can see the winds whipping along the coast. this storm is moving up the coast toward our area. the storm is hard to miss. it is whipping up winds of 45 miles-an-hour. >> people in jack csonjacksonvi florida are filling up bags with sand to protect their homes. the heavy rains are creating issues with standing water. >> flooding a major concern with south carolina as well with andrea bearing down on the coast. drivers were dealing with this yesterday afternoon. 7 to 8 inches of rain to fall by the time the storm passes by. >> two men are safe at home after their boat ap sicap sized. one man called the family saying they were taking on water. they were sitting on top of the boat when found. >> new this morning the salvation army says two emp

lane and the beltway, paving operation happening there in both directions north and southbound on connecticut avenue. use caution. you'll see workers out there holding up signs telling you to slow down. that's exactly what you should do. over to i-270, keeping my eye on early morning accident northbound, as you travel northbound at i-370. that earlier accident is cleared. but the left lane is blocked because the driver crashed into the guardrail. so, just want to show you shady grove as you make your way northbound. you'll see the accident. get over to the left lane. volume on i-270 light in both directions. in fact, i-270 southbound, travel lanes are open, connected to the beltway. no issues between i-270 and i-95. both directions you're clear for accidents and congestion. >> thank you. >>> in news 4 your health, cooler temperatures can affect mosquit mosquitos. researchers at virginia tech found mosquito eggs hatched in

>> meanwhile, bruins coach claude julien said he was hoping to honor the victims of the newtown connecticut shooting and the boston marathon bombings by bringing the cup back to new england. >> i think that's what's hard right now for the players.

let's go to celeste in connecticut. cleft. >> caller: hi, jim. my stock is ctrx catamaran. earlier this year i sold the stock when it was up 78%. i bought it and liked it again. although it was up today, it's been mostly down. >> yes. >> caller: so my question to you is do you still like this stock? >> yes, i do. no, i don't have a target price. i was surprised to see it down. it's a high multiple stock. every high multiple stock has been coming down as interest rates are going higher. suddenly they all levelled off. today they took off. i think you are fine. i think this is the beginning of another leg of high multiple stocks doing well. i want to go to mario in california. >> caller: hi jaim jim, how are you? >> i'm wonderful. >> caller: jim, i'm one of your best friend out there. i was calling in to find out from you, what do you think about usna? >> oh, usna, the supplement

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what's up guys i mean martin and this is breaking up the set yes what's this week connecticut past the g.m.o. labeling law making at the very first state in the country to do so but before you start popping champagne bottles there is just one small problem with the bill that will only be put into effect in four other states sign on board to enact the same type of legislation now if you're confused hold on because it's about to get more ridiculous at least one of these states must order connecticut and to top it off an aggregate population of twenty million people must be encompassed under the provision why well because i'm only on the block monsanto yet connecticut justify this trigger clause.

. >> reporter: bushnell park in hartford, connecticut, has all the typical city park sites, all the typicalbut there's one sight, one sound, one story here that is true. >> another willy, here we go. >> reporter: every wednesday afternoon, 82-year-old joe cymeras sets up a folding chair in the shade of an old oak tree, hooks his clippers to a car battery, and begins preening his exclusive clientele. >> you haven't had a haircut in a long time, willy. >> reporter: connecticut's homeless. >> you're going to be all set for the summer. >> reporter: joe the barber, as he's known here, is actually joe the retired real estate investor. 25 years ago, he simply saw the need and decided to take scissors into his own hands. he's been the barber ever since. >> when i do a job on them, they get the whole works. if they've got a dry scalp, i've got something they get their scalp massaged and they get slopped up with $30 a bottle estee lauder moisturizing after shave. >> reporter: this is full service. >> and then they get a hug-- well, they give me a hug. that's what it is. >> thanks a lot, man. i really

. -- in newtown connecticut. this is 40 minutes. >> the following people were killed on december 14 due to gun violence. agelotte, age 6, bolivia, 6, at dillon, page 6. 6, kathryn hubbard, age 6, jesse louis, also age 6. emily parker, 86, jack pinto, age 6. , age 6. carolina, age 6. jack -- jessica, age 6. benjamin we are, age 6. allison wyatt, age 6. joseph deane, a seven, case, 7, 7, gracie macdonell, age victoria soto, age 27. 30,el, age 29, loren, age mary,arie murphy, age 52, age 56, all killed in the sandy hook massacre. now speaking, my sister, jillian soto. >> on friday, june 14, it will mark six months since my older sister was brutally murdered in her first grade classroom. my sister vittori went to school that day to teach her first graders and was faced with the situation that she could have never imagine. a situation that most people will never have to face. a.m., an armed man walked into sandy hook and openedschool and kill took 26 people within the school. were 6 and 7-le year-olds, and six educato

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a win for people of newtown, connecticut. eric holder tells nbc news he will not step down. brazil is slammed for promoting happy prostitute ahead of the world cup and olympics. "early today" is back in two minutes. >>> in the news this morning, embattled attorney general eric holder says he has no intention of resigning. he tells nbc pete williams he's got a lot more to accomplish. >> i'm a little concerned that things have gotten a little, a little out of whack. i think we can do a better job than we have. we can reform those regulations, reform those guidelines to better reflect that balance. >> holder has come under scrutiny from lawmakers after news broke that the doj obtained phone records of the associated press. >>> leon panetta is being accused of leaking sensitive information surrounding the osama bin laden raid. a report says panetta disclosed the name of the raid leader during a 2011 meeting with hollywood writers for the film ""zero dark thirty"." >>> plan b contraceptives could be available over-the-counter and to anyone who wants. >>> connecticut's governor si

democrat from connecticut. member of the intelligence committee. also the financial services committee. graduate of harvard. he's a rhodes scholar. he worked for goldman sachs for several years before coming over to congress, getting elected to congress. the first call from him comes from north carolina. whitney is in raleigh, democrat, hi. aller: hi. spy on americans, it took a brave whistleblower to give up his normal life to make politicians and the media acknowledge it. my question for you is, is congress going to wait for someone else to give up his life before you acknowledge that only exposes could have brought down world trade center building seven on 9/11. host: let's go to her referring to mr. snowden as a whistleblower. do you agree? guest: let's do that, peter. as somebody who is at the site of 9/11, i am really troubled about some of the allegations that are i think out there on the extreme. the definition of whistleblower is somebody who is blowing the whistle on a violation of the law. that's what a whistleblower is. there is no indi

in connecticut. and yet in my congressional district, the third district, one out of seven, one out of seven go to bed hungry at night. they don't know where their next meal is coming from. one out of seven individuals nationwide take part in the food stamp program. people today who never thought they would have to rely on food stamps are having to do so because they lost their job, they lost their income and they're looking for a way to feed their families. i was at the christian cornerstone church in milford, connecticut, just a few days ago. a young woman, penny davis, she was working, taking care of herself, taking care of her family, she lost her job, she didn't think much about it, she would get another job. she hadn't been able to get another job in this economy. in the meantime, in the interim, she's become separated from her husband. she's now responsible for herself and her family. she didn't know what she was going to do. she called on the christian cornerstone church. to alled on the food

-- new town connecticut.ll when i see you next i will update you. >>> he said there is a gay lobby. now this comes after a network of gay priests used black male to gain influence in the vatican. the vatican has made no comment. >>> the washington hospital had the dubious distinction to be among a handful with a worse than average death rate but they have high marks when it comes to keeping patients alive. and john mure in walnut creek will be there and kaiser permanente. >>> dave, this happened at the top of the hour, a car carrier caught on fire and the car carrier was on fire. you can see some of the black smoke rising and as we pull back, on highway 24 westbound coming from the 680 and it looks like 2 engine companies trying to get that to this fire even though there are more crews on the scene. this happened just before 5:00 and is the traffic is at a stand and you can see the smoke and even and aafter that -- this is out and where one freeway goes down, we are in trouble and i hate to say it, it is goin

we have been turning up the heat of united way in connecticut.llion were given impurities to the families of the sandy hook elementary. those families have not seen a penny of that money. six months ago this happened. michelle cruise was a victim advocate at the time of the sandy hook shooting and she joins us now. michelle, it is great to have you here. what went wrong? why has in this money gone to families? >> thank you for having me. you know, part of the problem is that there wasn't a lot of transparency in the beginning when this was created. united way came out and said that they are collecting funds for the families and the idea for all of the community in the nation was that people were going to give donations to these funds and the money will go directly to the families. then it seems that there have been several different approaches. then it went up to 7 million. i believe that with was it. in every state, crime victims have statutory rights, the idea that the community has given those donations was not based on need or that these fund

. >> the newtown connecticut shooting stird a flurry of gun condition troll measures last year. the latest shooting spree is giving momentum. santa monica gunman john zawari was heavily armed when officers killed him its ridiculous. >> today, democratic state lawmakers made the case for more gun controls in california a package of seven bills in the senate. state senator renewed his push to force customers buying bullets to pass a background check and obtain a permit. >> to purr -- purchase a product to kill or maim another human being i think is preposterus. we don't know who is buying it members say ammunition permits aren't necessary because gun members need to go through a background check to buy a weapon. >> criminals are committing just about all of the crimes. we need to think about how to keep firearms out of. >> investigators looking into suffered from mental health issues this week legislateors making large investment in mental health outside of education. >> you have $6 million for treatment when the mentally ill encounter the criminal justice system. >> we have findi

he's already made his pro-growth pitch in california, illinois, connecticut. today he's in new york. take a listen. >> why have more jobs and businesses moved to texas than any other state? our state is number one for business because we have no state income tax. texas is ranked number one for business for the ninth straight year by "chief executive" magazine, and it's added more jobs than any state in the nation in the last five years. if you're tired of the same old recipe, of overtaxation, overregulation, and frivolous litigation, get out before you go broke. texas is calling. your opportunity awaits. >> we're back here with texas republican governor rick perry. first of all, that was run in the new york city tv market, right? >> yes, sir. >> and in the other places, correct me if i'm wrong, california, illinois, when you went in there, you ran radio ads? >> radio ads in california when we first went in there in february. we had some little more expanded media type, some print media, some radio going into illinois. this was the first market -- because numbe