. >> so as you heard, members heading to the house to swear in a new member replacing david wu who resigned last august. the committee will return at 2:45 for more testimony. this the first of two meetings on keystone xl pipe hein taking place today. the senate finance committee meeting this afternoon at 3:00. they will be discussing the same issue. right now, though, we're going to take you back to testimony from earlier today in this house, energy and commerce committee. this began at 9:00 this morning. >> committee will come to order. at the conclusion of openings statement call up hr 3538, north american energy access act. i would note because of the conference committee on the payroll tax expense, i want to thank members for getting here to start this morning. we're intending to stop temporarily at 10:00. and resume, it's my understanding, our understanding, that the conference is going to meet from 10:00 until noon. we will then come back at noon here and work until it's done. we expect votes will occur at 1:30, so we'll maneuver around that. so anyway, the chair would recognize mr. t

democrats held on to a congressional seat that came open with the renege says of david wu last augusttemple representative left after a series of reports about bizarre behavior. democrat suzanne bonamici won in tuesday's special election. indiana has become the first state in a decade to enact a right to work law. despite protests from pro union activist, state senators approved a measure prohibiting labor contracts from requiring workers to pay union representation fees. republican governor mitch daniels signed it into law this afternoon. >>> up next, the president tries to pump up the housing market again. now for tonight's infinity sponsored text to vote question, which deals with the administration's requirement that catholic organizations provide insurance for their employees covering contraception, how much will catholic backlash over that health care decision hurt president obama? text sr 1 for a great deal, sr 2 for some. sr 3 for not much. sr 4 for not at all. we'll bring you the results at the end of the >> bret: the dow today broke a four-day losing streak and closed 84 poi

former oregon senator suzanne bonamicci winning the special election to replace disgraced congressman david wuremember him in the tiger's suit? he resigned last summer after this picture surfaced of him in a tiger costume. he was accused of bizarre behavior and forcing himself within a young woman as well. >> tough to push back against bizarre behavior when you're in a tiger outfit. i've always said that. that's why i don't wear it. brand new threats we haven't heard of before. the intelligence agency says iran is ready to attack on our soil, i guess we could say again. it came out during a threat assessment hearing on capitol hill. >> chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has details. >> steve, gretchen and brian, this hearing on world wide threats before the senate from al-qaida 2.0 to the possible transfer of guantanamo detainees to the taliban to one of the most serious issues facing the white house. >> iran dominated the hearing. >> sanctions to this point have not made any kind of difference. does anybody dispute that? >> no, sir, the sanctions imposed so far has not caused

democrats in oregon have managed to hold onto the congressional seat vacated by david wu. bonamici wins. in today's political briefing republican candidates are fanning out across the country today from colorado, nevada, and minnesota, staking their claims to the next contest and even with mitt romney's decisive win in florida last night his rivals are vowing to carry on. david joins us now. where are we looking now? nevada, there's a clear advantage for mitt romney, is there not? there's a large mormon community and he's expected to be pretty strong. how does that go up against newt gingrich with his prime backer adelson who's one of the most powerful billionaires in nevada. >> i think there's no question that romney goes into nevada with a huge advantage. gingrich has backed expectatio s saying they don't have to win. more importantly is going to be the tone of newt gingrich going forward and how harsh is he against mihtt romney because you're hearing enough from the gop leaders. enough is enough. no more personal blistering attacks. but who's going to tell newt to back

she takes the seat that was held by david wu. he resigned after a woman accused him of making sexual advances. >>> a hotel pool heater is being blamed for a deadly carbon monoxide poisoning situation. it was tuesday in south charleston, west virginia. a 44-year-old man died in this. another person is in critical condition. 16 people were hospitalized. >>> those red kettles brought in plenty of green last holiday season. the salvation army says its red kettle campaign brought in $147.6 million nationwide and that's a record. the salvation army is based in alexandria, virginia. >>> we are aiming to save you some cash today. a new program in prince george's county is promising to save and possibly shave thousands of dollars off your energy bill. >>> it is a story that's new this morning here on channel 9. delia goncalves is live with details that every homeowner cannot afford to miss. i'm paying close attention, delia. >> reporter: absolutely. keep your ears open. in a time when folks are saving their money, holding on to their penn

>> motion approving/rejecting the president of the board of supervisors, supervisor david chiu's nomination of cindy wu to the planning commission, for the term ending july 1, 2012. supervisor kim: thank you. cindy wu is here. same format. >> good afternoon. too much for considering my nomination. if appointed, i believe i would bring expertise and experience in community planning. i have management the chinese -- i have managed the program in chinatown over the last four and half years, giving experience in diverse communities in building technical skills. i came to ccdc from the graduate planning program themit, and i studied housing, a committee, and economic development. prior to that, i worked in support of housing act glide. in my work, and focused to break down barriers that prevent people from the planning conversations and decisions in the city that might include language access or the fact that someone is working two jobs and they do not have time to be part of the process. i have look for creative and culturally specific ways to engage the public on planning issues. some examples of projects

out of oregon, the special election to replace congressman david wu.emocrats continued the party's nearly four-decade longer hold on the seat. the victor, seen here in this story. yesterday, we heard that congressman burton will not seek reelection in 2012. this is a story written in "the washington post" this morning. if you are interested in reading that, "the washington post" this morning on dan burton's decision not to run again. sarasota, florida. go ahead. caller: i want to encourage fellow republicans out there to get behind newt gingrich. [inaudible] right now, a vote for santorum is a vote for romney. [inaudible] florida has broken all the rules. host: joe, i've got to apologize. you are breaking up there. it's difficult to hear you. maybe you can call back on a clearer line. an exclusive story from abc. mitt romney will begin receiving secret service protection. his campaign has been informed that it will start receiving secret service protection this week, campaign sources said. secret service protection has been given to the campaign not be

former oregon state senator winning the special election to replace disgraced democratic congressman david wuer after this picture surfaced of him in a tigger costume. he's also accused of forcing himself on a young woman. he's out and she's in. the new person to take his place. and two victorian homes from the late 1800's for sale in riverside california. the price is $1 a piece. the catch, buyers have to fix them up and then move them to a historic district at a cost of about $1.5 million. all right. brian, gretch? >> brand new threats we haven't heard before. the head of our national intelligence says iran is ready to attack on our soil. it all came out during a threat assessment hearing on capitol hill. >> and chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge has all the details for us. >> steve, gretchen and brian, this hearing on worldwide threats before the senate raised from al-qaida 2.0 to the possible transfer of guantanamo detainees to the taliban to one of the most serious issues facing the white house. iran dominated the hearing. >> sanctions to this point have not made any kin

david boyes has put togetrnd tedlslsen. >> let's tete t te presio ntpsint amam u wu wayay kearneyey today saiai he has not changed his position on this. >> yeah. >> now i know there is some other data out here from that gallon -- gallup poll, which is that 78% of liberals support gay marriage 65% of moderates support gay major -- marriage. so if you had to give president obama advice in the middle of an election should the president reverse his decision? >> i think he should do what he thinks -- well, i think he should do the right thing. as dr. king reminded us, it's always the right time to do the right thing and stand up on principlement you can't run the 90-yard dark as i said on equality, marriage is marriage f. we believe in full equality for some americans regardless of gender and ethnicity we need to believe that. >> what would you suggest? >> to do what's in the best interest of his reelection, because no president in history has done more to advance the rights of the gay community than president obama. >> is it an important thing he's done? >> he's done a remarkable a. a significant year was 2011 with don't ask, don

comes a day after we got the regulatory filing showing that david einhorn got bullish on the tech company recently buying 14 million shares. shawn wu joins us on the fast line. were you surprised to learn that, shaw? >> you know we try not to focus on what particular investor does to make our judgment. but you know, some people do see value in dell and it's cheap for a reason. but you know, we're more concerned with the fundamentals. you know they're getting crushed by apple, we think the market is underestimating that. they're also getting pressure from lenovo and acer on the low end. we think the company is fundamentally challenged. >> it's still a good run, 24% this year. >> yeah, i mean as said earlier in the program, apple stock has lifted, the tide has lifted all boats. a lot of stocks have benefitted, including ibm, including dell, et cetera. we just think with dell, i think it's time to take profits here, to take advantage of the run. >> but shaw, how are you, how are you establishing that? are you looking at the balance sheet? are you looking at assets? and you've seen microsoft, it's remained strong. if we see windows 8,