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saying, quote, i can no longer be affiliated in any way with an organization i consider to be fraudulent. donald trump, the coof the pageant organization, says he plans to countersue about her comments. >> hmm. >> oh, no, a battle with mr. trump. >> you don't want to do that. >> it's going to be difficult. >> that's not good. >> thanks for joining us tonight.

regents were considering a 730 dollar increase. >>> coming up, "today" show co-host emotional announcement. >> hundreds of homes lost. hundreds of fire crews on those front lines. we have the latest on the battle against the raging flames out in colorado. >>> also, the new numbers from the state school's superintendent that show one part of the education system headed in right direction. >>> welcome back. new reports out this afternoon on the waldo canyon wildfire in colorado say that hundreds of homes have been destroyed and that number could go up at any point. the worst fire in that state's history has burned more than 18,000 acres and it is still only 5% contained. the denver post reports that in one single community, about 300 homes have burned to the ground. although devastation keps mounting from the nine major wildfires burning there, there is hope for some relief. the winds that fueled the fires tuesday are finally holding steady. >> today, we are going to be incredibly aggressive on this fire. we have the first break in the weather that we've had since we have been here. >> unfor

facebook saying i can no longer be affiliated in any way with an organization i consider to be fraudulent. donald trump, co of the pageant organization, says he plans to sue her. >>> brent cannon is here to preview our 7:00 newscast. mayor chuck reid was walking around the studio. >> the results are in. nearly 70% of voters approving pension reform. it is drawing national attention and i do talk with chuck reed all about it. the u.s. open comes to san francisco next week. a young golfer managed to qualify -- he's going to join me with his journey to the olympic club in finding your way along some of the roads less traveled. a cool new startup. >> thanks, brent.

considering the home detention sentence. >> in the sentencing, by comparison with the co- defendant, it is unacceptable. the man convicted of the least amount of charges was given the most severe sentence. >> gibson says he is not a friend of henson, but criticizes the law prosecutors used saying it is dangerous to criminalize political messaging. >> in our commitment 2012 update, the presidential contenders dueled in economic speeches that were minutes apart in the same state, ohio. mitt romney and president barack obama spoke in ohio today. the president warned that all romney win would mean more gridlock. >> this election is your chance to break that stalemate. if you want to give the policies of the last decade another try, then you should vote for mr. romney. >> the president and the first lady then headed to new york and visit the new world trade center site. they took part in a joint fund- raising appearance at sarah jessica parker's hosue and generated $2 million for the reelection campaign. a casino mogul is given a group of mitt romney backers and $10 million boost. the republican challenger c

considered. scott walker and paul ryan and marbling co r marco rubio and c christie and susanna martinez everybodylse who is mentioned in the drama. you want the focus to be on your message and you. >>> next up bob beckel on the one that mistakes president obama is doing. >> one thing i would do is get him off the air. i think it's too much exposure. >> you say it's not a mistake to keep blaming president bush for a window of time. window is going to be closed in june. >> probably until labor day. >> he can blame him until labor day he has to stop blaming him then. >> he has to ease up a little bit. >> i think that diminishes president obama. i am not saying this becau -- y don't say i am a manager of the kansas city oils it's ziggy's fault performing. you say look i am going to get us out of here it's tough. you don't make excuses you are a big boy. >> o'reilly asked beckel if he thinks the obama administration should get rid of attorney general eric holder? beckel says no. >> he will spend the rest of his life behind bars. al allen stanford sentence to do 110 years in prison for cheating investo

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consider the 3% on seiu. there are a lot of people watching this right now, my co- workers as well as my children. please keep that in mind. it is not a lot of money. if you could just see it in the budget to please keep us with you and think about that. we would really appreciate it. other things i do within my agency is ice for clients -- escort clients to appointments left town. it keeps them from using county resources, it is a vital thing we do, services we provide. my agency also provides support of housing and other services as well. we have a computer system now clients can come in and use computers, he taught how access things online as well as things in the community. thank you for your time. supervisor chu: thank you. next speaker. >> good afternoon, budget and finance committee. my name is walter james. i am an organizer at the mission hotel. i am here to speak on behalf of la voce latina. the reason is since the beginning, when i got help from them through networking and getting jobs when bobby lopez was the organizer, now, they have a crystal, and the beauty of it is she is a very st

although now with the promise that nato is now willing to consider not to have any of the drugs lying around at home in europe as long as its co-dependent fellow addict russia is willing to do the same. unfortunately, i suspect this is not a position with great prospects. okay. so daryn has asked me to give a brief review of the ddpr. now perhaps i should say even though i know this is a very knowledgeable audience, if the ddpr somehow has slipped your attention, then don't blame yourself because you could actually say that since the announcement of the ddpr at the lisbon summit about 18 months ago, in november 2010, it has turned into a secret review process. it started out being something that was agreed to save the strategic concept because germany had launched the question of nuclear weapons and no one could agree to that to get into the strategic concept. the agreement was then to launch, and i quote, a major review of nato's overall deterrence and defense posture. that was then going to be presented at the chicago summit just a few weeks ago. what happened after that was that it started out being quite a public affair bu

after what they considered on a sanitary conditions inside the establishment. this is cross- co contamination. with utensils not been soaking in dirty water. and health officials did not wash their hands. as a result several workers pass the ifnoral virus to customers. maryland underwood believes that one sick employee could have spread the illness. >> if it was from a salad prep area, tacos. >> california pizza kitchen would not allow me inside. however, the employees have reportedly scrubbed and upper management has hired a professional cleaning company to sanitize everything. you see the this professional equipment. >> and now there will have to go through a four-hour training equipment before returning to work. >> in walnut creek we have undertaken and completed rigorous sanitation measures to ensure and help with the safety of our customers. we will be open on saturday. >> investigators are trying to figure out what happened a gas leak. this was the scene near interstate 80. this caused a leak will people in the area started smelling a sulfur odor. officials are explaining

co-owners of c. and k. b.p. basically this time it's region boiling point and b.p. is now considering its have in the russo british oil forum now the recently resigned c. even has warned that one of the two partners mosse take full control of the firm otherwise the joint venture with our allies meanwhile the financial times says b.p. has received a buy offer from one of the russian state companies and here in moscow after many rumors the head of rolls that satan has said that his company was not binah stake in seeing that such a decision requires the market and alice's analysts estimate the fifty percent stake in russia's third biggest oil producer to be at around thirty billion dollars and while there are no guarantees that i don't. it will take place alex a call came from oil cvs says the possibility is quite high. there's been disagreement apparently between b.p. and their russian partners. over how to use the money the steady cash flow generated by by the russian operation to be holding. and apparently big pay you would like to get all this cash is dividends for us the russian sid

co-payment that's the total amount. you heard me. $5. dr. donor doesn't consider a hero, but i certainly do, because for him health care isn't about partisan bickering or billable hours. it's about healing, and that makes him a remarkable american. that's all for us tonight. "ac 360" starts now. >> thanks, piers. anderson cooper is off. i'm soledad o'brien. it's 10:00 p.m. on the east coast. we begin with breaking news out of colorado where a short time ago state officials announced 7,000 more people should evacuate immediately. it's one of a series of new threatens within the last 24 hours. seven large fires are now raging out of control and the situation is dire. in just a moment, we're going to speak with a family that's managed to make it out alive with their pony and their donkeys and all but the home they left is literally right on the fire's edge. first though he want to go to cnn's jim spellman on the front lines with the fire fighters who is battling the waldo canyon fire right near pike's peak. hey, jim. >> reporter: hi, soledad. yeah, this fire has real

know it's been an uneasy relationship between the co-owners be paid but right now it seems to have got to a boiling point now b.p. says it's considering selling its fifty percent stake in the joint he said to the russian partners i got more details on this one for you the british company the decision is quite unsophisticated indications of interest a potential acquisition of a holiday now the russian co-owners warned that one of the two partners needed to take full control of the company otherwise the joint venture would be paralyzed the relationships between the shareholders has. particularly strained since russian partners brought the peace intention to form another joint venture with oil for ross nets saying it violated existing agreements the statement says they can be no guarantees that any transaction will. be forming that one. and the european markets are in there but i prefer the twenty minutes now that have a look at the figures and we'll be able to see how investors are getting on in that region of the ball as you can see is a mixed picture where it is difficult to say what's going on right now but i did mention earlier on t

co-payment that's the total amount. you heard me. $5. dr. donor doesn't consider himself to be a hero, but i certainly do, because for him health care isn't about partisan bickering or billable hours. it's about healing, and that makes him a remarkable american. that's all for us tonight. "ac 360" starts now. >> thanks, piers. anderson cooper is off. i'm soledad o'brien. it's 10:00 p.m. on the east coast. we begin with breaking news out of colorado where a short time ago state officials announced 7,000 more people should evacuate immediately. it's one of a series of new threatens within the last 24 hours. seven large fires are now raging out of control and the situation is dire. in just a moment, we're going to speak with a family that's managed to make it out alive with their pony and their donkeys and all but the home they left is literally right on the fire's edge. first though he want to go to cnn's jim spellman on the front lines with the fire fighters who is battling the waldo canyon fire right near pike's peak. hey, jim. >> reporter: hi, soledad. yeah, this

co-author. they did a terrific job. you know, neither one of them has ever been considered left of scepter. in fact, both of them are a little bit right of scepter in my opinion. but they are long-time, measured analysts of the way american democracy works and what they wrote is that they are shocked at the extreme approach that the republican party and the tea party influence within it has taken in our country today. >> i think that's exactly right. the fact that they were and are viewed by most as being right of center voices lend additional credence to their crit ike that the republican party has veered so far to the right. let's get the latest to wisconsin's recall e elections and go to david shuster, current tv's correspondent on the ground. david you have been there. what is the sense of what you pick up? how do we understand the numbers that will come in tonight? >> well voters activists and organizers, a heavy turnout on both sides. various sides of the day find comment particularly on the democratic side. a lot of people here in madison -- this is a very strong county for democrats

the uneasy relationship between the co-owners of to be paid and it all seems to have come to a boiling point right now because be paid a saying that it's now considering selling its fifty percent stake in the rough so british so for more on this i'm joined by alexei good morning. hello to you now tell me first of all what you think the chances are that this transaction will actually go through. yeah i think the chances are now beginning to look reasonably high as it has just been disagreement apparently between pay and their russian partners. over how to use the in money the steady cash flow generated by by the russian operation the ten k. would be holding and apparently big pay you would like to get it all as cash is dividends whereas the russian side would like to use the cash for global expansion and if if this disagreement goes on it's perfectly conceivable that between might want to sell out of this rather successful russian operation and talking about money then how much we took in that what sums of money money into think the russians shareholders will be able to bet that. well that's that's the case question obviously and the market cap of file

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at its three stations and the county now considering a plan to bring in volunteers to help fight fires. >> ann curry is leaving the today show after one year as co she made the announcement on air this morning. it has not been announce who had has been selected to replace her as the new co-host. curry got emotional during the announcement. >> for all of you who saw me as a groundbreak e i'm sorry i couldn't carry the ball to the finish line but man, i did try. >> you can hear the rest coming up on "today" at about 8:15 this morning. >> a really nice lady. >> a great journalist too. sometimes tough fitting in. 6:47. we check win weather. lovely day outside. >> you'll hear me and al roker talking about it. weather in northern california. we are. the envy of the nation. taking a live look at old glory blowing in the breeze as we feel more patriotic as the summer olympics are here in san jose. those olympic trials, for men starting today. marla tellez will have a live report. you can see it's choppy on the bay. winds continue to pick up but it blew all of the clouds out of here so we're clear for the most part in oakland and san francisco. 54 to sta

consider to be fraudulent, lacking in moral, inconsistent and in many ways trashy. but pageant officials are refusing to turn the other cheek. the miss universe organization co-owned by nbc universal and donald trump called the flames false and said the real reason she resigned, disagrees admitting transgender contestants. an organization claims to have proof releasing part of an e-mail then say miss pennsylvania sent them, remaining disapproval with the transjernd policy change. this goes against every moral fiber of my being. i believe in integrity, high moral character and fair play, none of which are part of this system any longer. >> today donald trump said the miss usa sorgs filing a lawsuit against ms. minin. >> officially the organization doesn't care who the top five or the top ten are. what difference does it make? it does care, and it's really disgraceful that she does it and what we authorized today, bring a lawsuit against this girl. the person that supposedly told her the list was told by another person. that person totally denies it and said there is no list and i've never seen a list. >> trump said he saw miss pennsylvania and did not think s

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considering. >> could you move to -- are you upper west or upper east? >> upper west, but could i i co is east, like the jeffersons. >> right. 1.24 on the euro. out of all the markets that really get extended, that one's really not cooperating. that could be down to 1.20 now. >> after some real pressure. it's not really the euro rebounding as much as the dollar. so not defeat as muches of a safe haven. >> check out the right. that had nothing to do with a flight to quality or risk. that was all helicopter ben. and after what happened on friday and the idea that now if you're the fed and you've got a dual mandate by the law to worry about price stability on unemployment and you go and you're at 8.2%, they're going to -- did you read curtiss? i haven't read it yet, but he was talking about it here. you go to the speech bernanke made and we're right about in the middle part of the things that the fed can do. it's all there. twist, qe. >> will they do it is the question. will they do it at their next meeting and part of the question is what happens in greece. >> don't you think they're kin

consider the domestic energy and jobs act. this package of domestic energy production bills of which i am a co-sponsor will not only reduce energy costs for hardworking families and small businesses, but it will also get government out of the way so that american job creators can do what they do best. that is grow the economy and put people back to work. madam speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from connecticut seek recognition? >> address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. >> thank you, madam speaker. madam speaker, today this house takes up the cynically named domestic energy and jobs act which is the latest republican installment in their mad dash to allow polluters to dump garbage and poison into our air and water. if i had more times i would point out that this bill would gut the clean air act which was signed into law in the early 1970's by a republican president before that party abandoned the value that we should be stewards of our environment. mr. himes: i wo

considered armed and dangerous at this point. >> are there other targets out there? >> can't comment on that. >> reporter: jorden is a one-time army medic, who trained with u.s. special forces. but lately, coorkers say he had lost more than 70 pounds, grown a beard and begun to act withdrawn. betty jean grant says that doesn't sound like the man she's known since he was 14 years old. >> he was very intelligent. and he was a quiet, reserved individual. >> reporter: but this morning, police fear jorden may be using the traits that made him a great surgeon and soldier to remain a fugitive. >> he's still on the loose. our thanks to john schriffen, reporting from buffalo. >>> now, to the new charges against lance armstrong. the superstar cyclist is fighting back against the allegations that could cost him all his titles and the millions he made from them. this morning, armstrong has remained in france to try to compete in an ironman competition there, as his lawyers mount his defense here at home. abc's neal karlinsky talked to them. >> reporter: in the span of less than a week, lance armstrong went from heroic athlete and cancer warrior, to an accused drug cheat, facing embarrassing headlines,

consider to be fraudulent, lacking in morals, inconsistent and in many ways trashy. but pageant officials are refusing to turn the other cheek. the miss universe organization, which is co-owned by nbc universal and donald trump, has called monnin's claims false and said the real reason she resigned is she disagrees with the recent decision to admit transgender contestants, a move backed by the competition's eventual winner, miss rhode island. and the organization claims to have proof, releasing part of an e-mail say they monnin sent them in which they say she resigns over her disapproval with the transgender policy change. this goes against every moral fiber of my being. i believe in integrity, high moral character, and fair play, none of which are part of this system any longer. on her facebook page, monnin describes her views as conservative. meanwhile the miss universe organization also says that the contestant who monnin claims saw the alleged top five list has vehemently denied it. lester, ann? >> all right. mara schiavo compo. donald trump is the co-owner of 9 miss universe organization. he's now joining us by telephone. good morning to you. >> good morning. >> i

co-ceos of identified.com. let's get a take away from rick santelli watching this rate cut in australia. rick, which has been consideredastute ten tral bancentral bank world. >> i couldn't agree with you more. the real story plays out in the foreign exchange market f we look at year to date chart, this is in terms of the aussie dollar, the australian dollar and the green back, there isn't a lower level in that 97.25 below parody on that chart. you have to go back to the fall of last year. but here's the point. my sources tell me another way to look at this aussie dollar trade is that it is a proxy for a less than soft landing in china. that's a big piece of information. >> that is a key piece of information. finally, gary, we coudo have on more show with you tomorrow before you go to kilimanjaro where you're going to plant the "squawk on the street" flag. >> sure, we have a big show tomorrow. we have this election in wisconsin tonight. and, carl, i don't think it's going to have any impact on the

co-laborers take this charge, they saw by faith everything you see before you now. they birthed it in prayer before any of it came into existent. turn your heads right now, consider every building, every program, every person here today is a result of those prayers and faith in almighty god. see the wealth, see the prosperity, the unparalleled building up that continues today with the building of the divinity school and chapel. you cannot choose a more awe- inspiring visual for the beauty of the world. there were years when pat and the children ate a lot of soybeans, not because it was cool, but because it was cheap. you know, you are just completing that schedule in your life as well. there were plenty of times when their prayers did not turn out the way they had hoped, either. we understand that, too. but just the way that nehemiah rebuilt the walls in jerusalem, and how quickly the walls were rebuilt, consider how quickly the lord built this world wide ministry and university for his glory, and the advancement of the gospel. you see, it is no fluke that we are privileged to sit and stand here today on this hallowed ground. we, the recipients of unparalleled bl

co-authorized by ranking member barney frank, he claims the blame shouldn't be placed on new regulation but a lack of it over the complex securities behind j.p. morgan's losses. >> j.p. morgan chase is consideredou can get this loss of several billion dollars, three and counting we're told in a fairly short period of time it is an indication of the problems with derivatives. >> reporter: summing up the split personality for the five regulators testifying today. >> you can say that we're not quite ready to break into a kumbaya moment. welcome to the serenity of the financial services committee. >> reporter: speaking to the financial services committee, this is what some of the regulators have had to say from the federal reserve's general counsel, mr. alvarez, finds that risk breakdowns so far are not appearing in other units of j.p. morgan. they're concentrated in the chief investment office. from the office of the comptroller of the currency, mr. curry seeing better disclosure could have flagged the losses earlier for regulators and management and from the cftc gary gensler he says new rules would have increased transparency about the derivatives behind the losses. as for jamie dimon, he is in

co-conspirators. this is the larger terrorism finance case in u.s. history. you refuse to comply with this request and you're still not produced -- are still not prosecuting despite there being that many consider to be a mountain of evidence against the troops come at least one of which now sets his work in an federal agency to help advise on the project counterterrorism training. we are told this mound of evidence, which outlines the jihad is never to to be united dates announced bd banker boxes full of documents. this evidence was turned over to the court and much is given to the jihad is defense lawyers. numbers of this committee and other committees would like to review the seven and, whether it has to be a classified basis or not. would you commit today to give us and provide us with those documents the price of the government's case in the holy land foundation trial? >> is hard to answer that question. >> it's not hard. will you or will you not? >> out about this grand jury material or wiretap information. there's a variety things i have to look at. i can certainly take your request and see what the nature of the evidence says whether a superb or it. >> reroute me to request an april 27

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