delaware has lost a significant number of jobs particularly blue-collar jobs in northern delaware. the economy really hasn't bounced back at all. the concern is, i think, about continued budget stringency in the state. so i think that there will be a lot of concern about the potential for increased taxes and resistance to that. i think further down the list there will be some concern about health care and certainly education is an issue area that remains very important to delawareians. but i think in general, there's a growing sense of impatience. i think the term cranky is right. i think it captures the mood here. i think there's a feeling that we really need to get back on firm footing and kind of move this forward. >> ifill: are they cranky in illinois too. >> just as cranky as they are in delaware, perhaps more so. i think that we just need a little perspective though. i obviously agree with much of what stewart said. we still are a good ten months away from election day. if the economy turns a bit, if there's some improvement in unemployment, i think some of that mood may diss

he's bn one of the most successful politicns that delaware has ever en. he's been elected office since 1966 with the exceptio of tee years bere he reallyoved in to the lieutena governor's office. and so he habeen returned to officeepeatedly and has won basicalla dozen contests on statewe level. so hs a very, very successfulolitician here. >> ifillthat's one decratic seat that looks like it mate be headg republican. let's goo illinois. professor mezey, what we know abouthat's happening in illinois and do we see perhs ecs of massachusetts? >> well, gwen,here are some echos of massachuset here. first of all, we he a decratic candidate who, like the democratic cdidate in masshusetts, may need a bit of aharisma transplant. if he wins the primary, he i not e most exciting ndidate. the other hand, mark kirk a... in some respects the democrs' worst nightmare. you have a very modere republican, a person who i pro-choice, who has a d-rating from the national rifle association, so he's antgun. has got a strong rating fr the human rights coalition in termsf gay issue

he is a registered sex offender in maryland and delaware. the attorney has said that his client denies allegations he harmed her. father coughlin died on christmas day. he donated his body to science so there will be no funeral. the memorial service is set for wednesday at the baltimore chapel. robert kaufman was 78 years old. now to the war on terror. president obama has called on lawmakers to put aside politics this new year. brian moore has the story from washington. >> president obama is winding down an island vacation interrupted by the cold reality of terrorism. >> the sentiment was echoed by top republicans. >> at the beginning of the new year, it is important to remember that we are all united by a common fate that no tragedy is too big for the american people to overcome. >> a contentious fight to the finish on health care. and the battle on terror is going to flow and new after the attempted christmas day bombing of flight to under 53. >> let's make the changes that need to be made. >> meanwhile, the suicide bombing in afghanistan

suspended against the university of delaware. s that a rough play there. normal inside game certainly the crowd doesn't like it. >> sanders said after his suspension he has grown a new appreciation for basketball playing each game like his last. >> he sure seems like it. you cannot play any better. 9-9 he's averaging. he's shooting 70%. with his race fans, defense just can't challenge the shot. >> i think they are reversing the call again. both officials are sideline chatting with the former national coach of the year during his days at ole miss. they put on the board sanders as his first. looks like they overruled the overrule. it is going back to a blocking foul. >> rod burns was frustrate. vcu coach wanted to see what was going on. i was surprised the officials are letting barnes give them a piece of his mind. considering the circumstances everybody wants to make sure their two cents is heard. >> student section of bcu reigning down its comments. looks like they are setting up for a bcu inbound. barnes is standing on the three-point. looks like he's bei

. >> i am from newardk, delaware. >> and our high school point winner. ñr>> i am from cincinnati, ohiol poster winter. >> i am from baltimore, maryland. >> and our junior high poem winner. >> i am fromÑi white plains, new york. >> and our junior high poster winner. >> i am from owens bill, ky. >> we are very proud of our students and the work to do the judging and logging these in. the interest we have from the students are very encouraging and difficult to judge, because of the enormous work they have done. we are coming down to the end of the program. we thank everyone who is here today. look at the sunshine now. we thank all of you for coming from all of the long distances and other many -- under many difficulties. i want you to know that while we are closing this march for life, there will be another march for life next year. let us try to make it one where we are very thankful for the work we have done of stopping the activities of roe vs. wade. to close our program, we are pleased to have with us the most reverent john michael d'arcy of south bend, indiana, retired. >> as we say

and missed wednesday's game against delaware and the ham bring and starting lineup.his is the 84th meeting it has gone the way of the patriots particularly here at the center . >> glenn: you have to watch long and back control. he can establish his position in the paint. let him get to a spot and isolate him. you have to move it around that will prevent that. >> al: the first foul with morrison took him to the hole. >> glenn: you know jim larranaga told him before the game let's go at bowles, try to get early fouls. look at the isolation. they took it right to him, bowles had his hand up you can see how it went down. it came down if he kept them facing the ceiling he may not have gotten the foul. >> al: first of the two in and out and long has not been the only for the mason team during the winning streak over the last five games. and shooting over 59% from the field. >> glenn: you know we did that game against old dominion here and it was really the first game of the season that put together solid 40 minutes. that triggered the winning streak. >> al: and the top def

through my testimony before the state house and senate gdl became law in delaware. it is the work in progress but the statistics have shown that we have definitely made a difference. nationally, laws must uniformly update true changes in technology, road conditions and driving habits. some parents eager to turn over their car keys to their children to be relieved of that car pool burden. weiss sign-on for these responsibilities when we become parents. including the development of safe driving habits in our children. it is too late for cam but it is not too late for the rest of us. all who share the road with teens are potential victims of their inexperience. the purpose of gdl and the fact is not to punish but to protect, to give them time to learn to deal with distractions and road conditions under the guidance of the inexperienced adults. it empowers parents to say no, to allowing their children to ride with peers who lack the experience or good judgment to keep them say. together is a nation we must reduce property damage, personal-injury and lives lost due to dr

she died at her home in delaware yesterday. she had become seriously ill in recent days. the vice president said her strength will live on in all of us. she was married for 61 years before joe biden sr. died in 2002. >>> 24 degrees outside, so we will answer your pet questions. >> a look at the designation of sheila dixon and a scramble to become the next city council president. >> the cold air keeps pumping into the area. we will check out when it might warm u >> all clear here with plenty of sunshine and a few scattered clouds. off to the north west we have some lake effect snow lingering in pennsylvania and new york. the biggest lake effect snow is lake michigan and indiana, but it reaches down into tennessee. unusually strong winds coming across lake michigan. it is blowing dust snow flurries to the national area -- blowing knows snow flurries. this is all just closed air -- just cold air. there is the sun shine. 26 at the airport in the inner harbor at 27. it makes the 20 possibility teeens. when we make it to 30 it will feel like the upper teens. the barometer is hi

delaware. illinois open seats.arry reed and then maybe throw in blanch, lincoln and arkansas to me, that action is more in democratic held seats and this is totally opposite of what stew and i would have said. republican open seats. now the story i think is more in the democratic seats. guest: exactly i had a year ago or so, i had kentucky leaning democratic. missouri. new hampshire. we had a toss up seat but i assumed the democrats would win all of them. now the focus is shifted entirely. i think you have to be fascinated by two republican opportunities in delaware and illinois. the de mice of a republican moderate. two more moderate in very difficult states in the states of the sitting president of the united states where republicans have a chance of winning both of those in addition to some of the democratic incumbents and chris dodd and senator lincoln in serious trouble. i think the focus is definitely on the democratic seat. >> first of all you wrote about the illinois primary. mark kirk is expected to win. w

here is the line between maryland and delaware. eventually the clouds out in western maryland are going to start developing a little bit of snow. one to 2 inches of snow is the forecast. the wind is the thing. very cold air, pressure of the low over the atlantic's in the mississippi valley, a big change in the barometric pressure from low to high. 20 to 30 miles per hour, it is only going to feel like the low teens for highs. as i mentioned, eventually partly cloudy skies and a wind advisory for the state of maryland and a chance for some snow and a winter weather advisory for garrett county. warnings on the base, wind is gusting to 45 miles per hour from the northwest. taking a look at the future forecast, we can see -- ok, the computer seems to be hung up. a 7 day forecast. in the 30's, all week long [no audio] >> alright, we have terrific guests. james garrett and his nephew have put together a wonderful book called spencer -- can you hold up? it is called "spencer's first dollar." it is wonderful. nice to meet you. this is such

, he is a congressman that is running for senate from the state of delaware.ressman castle, overall what were your impressions of the president's speech? what did you specifically agree with? >> first of all, i thought it was a solid speech. secondly, i think he delivers the speech as well as anybody i've ever seen deliver a speech and that is always a tremendous asset for him. i happen to agree with parts of it. i happen to agree with what he sought to do for education. certainly some of his statements about some of the security of the country, the military security of our country dealing with iraq, iran, issues such as that, all i agree with what he is saying with a freeze on discretionary spending at the government level but he doesn't seem to have a methodology to make it stick. he claims using the veto may be able to do that. i hope he means that, because i truly believe we need to deal with that issue even more than we have. i wasn't surprised, but it was sort of interesting to note that he didn't spend very long on health care. he said we needed to move

her body was found on christmas day near the delaware-maryland line. she had vanished from her bedroom a few days before christmas. thomas leggs jr. is charged with kidnapping and murder in the case. he had dated a girl's aunt. there was a fire at the brooks shot a par complex just after noon today. we are told by people were displaced. there is no word on what caused the fire. now to the war on terror, today president barack obama and the top republican both called on congress to put aside partisan differences. >> in a white, president obama is winding down -- in hawaii heat he is winding down and a vacation. >> we begin this new year, and i cannot imagine a more fitting resolution to guide us as a people and as a nation. >> a sentiment echoed by the senate's top republican. >> at the beginning of a new year, it is important to remember that we are all united by a our love of country and by a common faith that no challenge is too great for the american people to overcome. >> in a few weeks, lawmakers picked up right where they left off in the contenti

his mother, jean biden, died yesterday in delaware.statement, she believed in us and because of that, we believed in ourselves. jean biden was 92. . . >>> this weekend, las vegas is a high-tech haven. firms are showing off their trendiest smart books, laptops and other devices. joe carter is there and takes a look at something that soon, you may not be able to deal without. >> reporter: we're in las vegas at the coolest trade show in the world. i'm going to go treasure hunting. see what we can find. forget buying another ap for my i-phone. i know what i want next year. i want one of those. a helicopter flown by our i-phone. gone are the days of lugging that big, heavy projector. >> what makes this one special, it has a gigabyte of internal memory. it will go anywhere from an 8 to 15. you can go bigger, but you're going to have to start to dim the lights. it's not to replace a big board room projector, but for someone on the move, this is a great product. >> reporter: i found this. >> this is the world's first wireless leash for mobile

tribute to 11-year-old sarah foxwell, a child whose body was found christmas day near the maryland- delaware border. police say thomas leggs, jr., is responsible. >> for everybody in the area, it was tear jerking. i have two daughters and four grandsons. and i couldn't imagine going through what they're going through. >> reporter: police say sarah's sister say she saw the 30-year- old leggs take the child from her bed. a vast search ensued until the bad was -- body was found on christmas day. >> this was nost the way we wanted to find our young lady on christmas. but at the very least, we've given closure to the family. and for that, we're all very gratefulful. >> reporter: police say leggs who has been charged with kidnapping and burglary will soon face murder charges. >> we're going to recover every single piece of evidence that is needed to successfully put this man behind bars. we know he's the one who did it, and he's going to pay the price. >> reporter: and that's the sheriff for wicomico county. he was at today's funeral, along with the state's attorney from that county on the eastern

the presiding officer: the senator from delaware. mr. kaufman: i ask consent to speak as if in morning business for five minutes much. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kaufman: i rise today to recognize another great federal employee. over the past year we witnessed the most significant economic downturn since the great depression. in the 1930's millions of americans lost everything. and there was no social safety net to catch those in greatest need. today we are fortunate that the federal government coordinates right isals program preventing millions of americans from slipping into a kind of poverty experienced in those days. perhaps -- and i think probably the most important agency involved in this effort is the social security administration. its mission is to provide a stable income for retired american workers and those who cannot work because of a disability. in the words of the great revolutionary patriot, thomas payne -- quote --"it is not charity, but a right. not bounty, but justice." he wrote those words in 1797 w

republican because delaware only has one at house large official.he's well liked and well positions in the moderates. fits the state pretty well. this is to fill the remainder i believe of vice president's by this term four more years until bo biden gets in the raise the republicans have a strong candidate and democrats have a probable candidate. i'm caution and i think in ahead to head against biden i think he has a slight advantage in a republican year. in an overall republican year where voters are dissatisfied worried about the economy. even if your dad is the, even if your dad is the vice president. there's things he has to do to demonstrate he would deserve this office on his own. guest: if this were 2006 i would rather have the name biden than castle in a statewide raise in delaware but in 2010 i agree with stew. michael cast sal known quantity and much better known quantity than biden. to paint him as some reaction right winger would be pretty hard to do in delaware because they sort of know him. the thing is i'm still a little skeptical on

in delaware, a longtime former governor and congressman at large -- there is a lot of places where there is encouraging news for republicans. >> in massachusetts, the numbers are narrowing -- >> for ted kennedy apostasy. -- ted kennedy's sea. >> the pennsylvania seat held by all inspector could be in jeopardy, to -- heldy arlen specter could be in jeopardy, too. >> we have republicans -- have a bunch of republicans leaving. >> chris van hollen, you had on, democratic chairman of the house campaign committee -- when republicans had a big year in 1994, picked up 52 house seats, 30 of those seats were open seats -- that is, they were retired in spirit 95% of incumbents still get reelected, and in bad times were good times. the good chance for the party to take over a seat is when there is open -- when it is open, no incumbent. up until now, democratic retirements are limited. >> could i add one thing on chris dodd and his swan song? i thought it was a gracious speech, and unusual in a classy way that he admitted that one of the reasons he is leaving is because he is in trouble, and secondly

. >>> the 11-year-old girl found dead neither delaware line on christmas day was laid to rest today. sarah a fox well disappeared after going to bed december 22nd. she lift with her aunt. that aunt's ex boyfriend, thomas legz, jr. is charged with his kidnapping. the coroner has not said how she died. >>> the washington wizards are playing at home forthe first time since two of its stars were accused of pulling guns on each other. gilbert arenas and tarvaris crittenton pulled guns on each other. >> reporter: the washington wizards are hosting the at the verizon center. the talk of the down is this gun violation charge involving two washington wizards. froifz player gilbert arenas and javaris crittenton. the associated press is quoting and unnamed nba official that said the league was already investigating an incident between arenas and an unnamed other player. that incident involved carped playing and gambling debts and a heated discussion between the players. no guns were mentioned. the league had begun its investigation into whatever the incident was. then the new york post broke th

it's been contested by the state of delaware on environment at concerns, which have been answered totally by environment at impact studies. and recently we were successful in getting the secretary of the army to invoke the supremacy clause. but there's still -- still more work to be done on that. working hard for the university of pittsburgh medical center, working on manufacturing a vaccine. we've been short of vaccines, and we can't rely upon important sources. that is a multimillion-dollar project working and has the promise of thousands of jobs for that area. working on northeast pennsylvania, to get a train from scranton to hobek, working fouworkingfor the farmers and fl electric and working on my position on the environment and puck works committee on climate control, working on immigration reform. as chairman, i managed the bill through the senate in 2006. working on the issue of campaign finance reform. the supreme court last week came down with the decision to allow corporations to engage in political advertising, to elect or defeat candidates, which will, as justice stevens in d

a sign that funded by the foundation of delaware.thought it possessed all the components for successful effort and was particularly impressed with the early childhood initiative statewide. regarding salary advancement related to performance issue was not clear whether the recommendation of an analysis of merit pay and its benefits was ever quantified. the bigger question is why did not vision 2015 joining forces with the league committee established by the government of delaware of 2007. the issue of central procurement was interesting based on my experience. i was involved with companies who had attempted to this market and failed. examples of these are online suppliers and traditional school supply companies that invested 10 -- hundreds of millions of dollars only to find school resistant because of arcane system like the handwriting of voters and faxing of voters to the school. and little appetite for central purchasing. were there any recommendations on the consolidation of central purchasing. ignorant of the financial services i

delaware has the highest rate of drugs coming into the coast of delaware has the highest rate of infant mortality. delaware has the highest rate of breast cancer. when i went to the governor's office to talk about the value of bringing things together, said make a visit to the house and you got the pregnant teen over there that can be an early registry, you have a mom who hasn't had them mammogram. you can bring all that together witches are reasoning to say don't reinvent the wheel. use the existing bases out there already. the second thing is again, robyn is so right about the workforce. i remember when i first went back to get my masters in nursing. this was great. in philadelphia, and i wanted to do long-term care of kids with cardiopulmonary and their logical disorder. i go to the nursing person at a very prestigious university in philadelphia and i said i don't -- i don't want your track that i want to create this different thing. which that's a problem to begin with. i want to create something new and different. doesn't make any sense, going. doesn't make. long-term care is nursi

since it was implemented in june 1999, the delaware law is one of the strongest in the country, and the most successful tools in reducing crashes and 16-year-old drivers by almost 16 60%. it's my sincere hope that states which have not implemented a strong anprogram will do so. it's time to help all of our children to make better choices based on good judgment that comes only with experience. thank you for your dedication to making roads in every state safer for all of us. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much, susan. next we will hear from dr. joseph wright, who is representing the american academy of pediatrics. he brings the perspective of many years at the center here in washington. he heads the child advocacy institute. we are delighted that you could join us. >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is dr. joseph wright. i'm a pediatric emergency physician and the senior vice president at children's national medical center. i had to the child health advocacy institute. i practiced in level one trauma centers for more than 20 years. i was direct witness to the fact that motor ve

his mother died yesterday at the family's home in delaware surrounded by loved ones.n a statement, the vice president said of his mother, "she believed in us and because of that we believed in ourselves." jean biden was 92. >>> octomom aka nadya suleman has won a lawsuit. a california appeals court denied a call for an independent guardian to watch over the children's finances. it ruled the petition was "an n unprecedented meritless effort by a stranger." >>> the bank closures that hit a record last year are turning up in 2010. horizon bank in bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. the fdic will have to cover more than half a billion dollars in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year. the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher in 2010. >>> just days before he heads to jail, balloon boy's father has a message for the public. he didn't do it. he insists his family did not plan a hoax so why did he plead guilty? hear his explanation. >>> what he did was a terrible injustice to the over 10,000 people.

alabama, delaware, hawaii, louisiana, maine and michigan were downgraded to yellow from a previous rating green. so there is a lot of work for all of these states to do this year. let me provide you with a brief summary of state legislative activity on highway safety laws last year. when we get our report, we identified 344 state laws that needed to be passed in order for every state to achieve and get into the green category. unfortunately, the legislative pace and progress is still painfully slow. in 2009, out of 344 lots that needed to be passed, only 36 state highway laws were enacted throughout the nation. four states, arkansas, minnesota, florida and wisconsin as the primary seat belt law. they're still 21 states that need this law. 11 states sec action to strengthen seen driving requirements. only one state, delaware has all the optimal six elements of a strong, graduated driver licensing program for teenagers even though motor vehicle crashes are the number-one killer of our teenagers. booster seats covering children through age 7 were passed in five states. this law was first pas

his office says kathryn "queen""died at the family home in wilmington, delaware. was 92. >>> is it right for the u.s. to target americans overseas while giving constitutional rights to foreign terror suspects? we report, you decide. and two men are arrested in new york for what officials are calling a terror plot. a live report is three minutes away. >>> gentle hills of his homeland. the autonomous # saddam tried to obliterate them. we have defended our region for years. that's from inside and outside iraq. >> the defenders of the kurdish people. once a renegade band of warriors, they remain a marginal fighting force. it's a mainly arab group. >> we're all iraqi people and will defend our people: the arabs in the south who run the country are undistrustful of those born and breadth in the north, to the point that america has intervened. u.s. troops based in the region have been preparing for new joint patrols. this will bring the armies side by side. top command believes tension in the north is the single biggest threat to long-term stability in iraq. very differe

and a later look from the university of delaware.hool national player of the year. and that is expected averaging almost 25 points per game, second in the caa. and they had 39 in one game. tieing for that single's game record. it's the rookie of the week this week in the caa and also the player of the week. and averaging the best nine rebound of the year and that is two of them that you're watching right now. seven points on average for them on the rebound for the career high and at the state. they both earned the rookie of the week, honoring them this season as well. the head coach of the tribe. can debbie taylor talking about the outstanding rookie class. >> that's the tpwraet freshman class for them there. and they work really loud. probably more than i would have at this point. and they love to play the game and they are great team players. they just get better every day. we look for them to continue to do so during the course of the year. and our team to get better as a result of that. >> that is coach debbie taylor of the wayne

his mother, jean biden, died yesterday at the family's home in delaware. she was surrounded by loved ones. the vice president said in a statement, she believed in us and because of that we believed in ourselves. jean biden was 92. >>> you may not know the name art clokey but i bet you know his work. he died yesterday. he invented gumby as part of a student project when he was at usc. gumby and his horse friend pokey were eventually featured on "the howdy doody" show and in the '80s he was portrayed on "saturday night live" as a cigar chomping, prima donna. >>> bank failures are common last year and still turning up in 2010. horizon bank of bellingham, washington, was the first bank to fail this year. all its deposits and assets will be taken over by washington savings and federal loan association in seattle. that means the fdic will have to cover more than $500 million in insurance costs. 140 banks failed last year, the highest number since 1992. the fdic chairwoman says the number could be even higher this year in 2010. >>> this weekend, las vegas is a hi

. >> ken anderson, delaware economic development office. this question is to anyone on the panel. what is your view of the state of mind of policymakers when it comes to understanding the importance of entrepreneurship in our economic recovery? we are transitioning from an old economy to a new economy. and the reality of it is we have a lot of old economy thinking in places of power. so what is your perception of the change and mindset of those policymakers that are maybe from an old economy per sective -- perspective as it relation to the importance of entrepreneurship, as it relates to economic recovery? >> karl? >> i was afraid you would ask. [laughing] you know, it's very hard to teach old economists new tricks. every time we have a recession it reminds me of the line from "the hunt from red october," "he always goes home to mama" about the submarine session. we run back to mccain and he describes the same old stuff, spend lots and lots of money, get yourself in a deficit. well, canes never started a business. canes grew up in the aftermath of the first huge surge of the indus

katherine jean biden died friday in delaware sur proumded by family and friends after falling seriously. biden appraised his mother as a defender and teacher of american values. >>> it's only been open for a week, but the new tallest building in the world is already the site of a new world record. two base jumpers leaped off the burj dubai yesterday setting a new record for the highest ever base jump from a manmade structure, just over 2,000 feet. the building, which opened on monday, is more than 2625 feet tall. >>> and those are the headlines that the hour. now let's go to lonnie with the weather. how is it outside? >>> we're dealing with some good cold out here. you guys are doing all right, though, i'll tell you. i applaud you for being here because kind of tough to be outside on the eastern half of the country. let's go to the big map and show you what's going on out there. all this cold canadian air where there's a big trough in the jet stream, it is filling in and it filters as far south as portions of florida. northern florida is under a hard freeze warning. that very sell democ

since it was implemented in june 1999, the delaware law is one of the strongest in the country, and the most successful tools in reducing crashes and 16-year-old drivers by almost 16 60%. it's my sincere hope that states which have not implemented a strong anprogram will do so. it's time to help all of our children to make better choices children to make better choices based on t that comes only with experience. thank you for your dedication to making roads in every state safer for all of us. thank you. [applause] >> thank you very much, susan. next we will hear from dr. joseph wright, who is representing the american academy of pediatrics. he brings the perspective of many years at the center here in washington. he heads the child advocacy institute. we are delighted that you could join us. >> good afternoon, everyone. my name is dr. joseph wright. i'm a pediatric emergency physician and the senior vice president at children's national medical center. i had to the child health advocacy institute. i practiced in level one trauma centers for more than 20 years. i was direct witness to th

crossing the delaware. it was painted by an american born german.an inspiration to encourage germans to be more like americans. while all of that was happening in europe, while they said look overseas to what they're doing over there the progressives were saying the same thing. here in america, look overseas to what is happening in europe. they were studying the european way. the elite were teaching their philosophies now in our universities. they were teaching the philosophies of neche and marx and the progressives flourished in it. i get a lot of heat for bringing up fascism on this program, but the roots of progressivism leads to fascism. the early progressives were for the fascists in the earliest 20th censuturcentury. read history. call me all the names you want but read history and show me why i'm wrong. the reason i bring up hitler so much of the time, because what he did, many of the things had their roots, their seeds here in america. the biggest example is eugenics which led to extermination camps. this was a progressive idea. not the exte

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the presiding officer: the senator from delaware is recognized. mr.kaufman: it's a pleasure to serve with you on the judiciary committee and see the work that you're doing. mr. president, i ask consent to speak as if in morning business for six minutes. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. kaufman: i rise once again to recognize one of america's great federal employees. one year ago today, barack obama took the oath of office as president of the united states. as with every change in administration, the white house welcomed new staff members appointed by the president to help him carry out his policy goals. i've spoken many times about the career federal employees who serve regardless of which political party controls the executive branch. today i want to depart and spend a few minutes to talk about the highlight -- to highlight the important work performed by those federal employees who serve in appointee positions. although they jobs depend on the outcome of elections and political circumstances, they are no less accountable to

vice president joe biden delivered a eulogy today at his mother's funeral and wilmington, delaware. gene biden by last friday at the age of 92. the president and first lady attend the service along with house speaker nancy pelosi and others. this is 15 minutes. >> bishop, reverend clergy, every one of you assembled here has played some part in the life of my mother and my family and me. spiritually or academically, personally. and we are grateful for your being here. and all of you know and everyone knows we just heard the best of the family. [laughter] you've known that a long time. but so have i.. so have i. and so have frankie and jimmy. as long as valerie is alive, mom is a life. [laughter] catherine as my mother would say, god love you, dear, you are the voice of an angel. katherine is special to us because she's the daughter of one of val's best friends and one of our best friends, tina perlo who made only one mistake, marion billy meyer's. [laughter] was also a great friend, pilot in vietnam and man of courage and friendship. mr. president, michele, president clinton, my good

incumbents up for reelection, six close states, republicans are up in nevada, arkansas, colorado, delawarepennsylvania and north dakota in all the republican polk polling in those states. this has huge national implications. >> larry: we'll get the comments of others when we come back. don't go away. [ panting ] ♪ ♪ all alone all day ♪ on and off and counting sheep ♪ while i was building my friendships, my family, while i was building my life, my high cholesterol was contributing to plaque buildup in my arteries. that's why my doctor prescribed crestor. she said plaque buildup in arteries is a real reason to lower cholesterol. and that along with diet, crestor does more than lower bad cholesterol, it raises good. crestor is also proven to slow the buildup of plaque in arteries. crestor isn't for everyone, like people with liver disease, or women who are nursing, pregnant, or may become pregnant. simple blood tests will check for liver problems. you should tell your doctor about other medicines you are taking, or if you have muscle pain or weakness. that could be a sign of serious side effe

and her body was found on christmas day near the delaware maryland line. thomas leggs jr.a registered sex offender charged in the case. he had dated the aunt of the girl. his lawyer says that he denies harming the girl. at the brookline apartment complex on saturday on, and brook road five people were displaced. the memorial service for a baltimore city civil rights activists will be held wednesday. robert kaufman died on christmas day. he donated his body to science. there will be no funeral. he ran a number of offices over the years. the memorial service is set for wednesday at 2:00 p.m. robert kaufman was 78 years old. stay with us. when we return we will >> there's a storm off cape cod and in new england. we have dry conditions here with sunshine. it only feels like 0. the actual temperature is 16 degrees. this is because of the strong winds. this evening the storm will still be off the shore on the new england coast. more to the mountains in the west with a few inches of accumulation as far as we are concerned. temperatures way below average for this time of year. hig

catherine y catherine passed away at her home in greenville, delaware weather family by her side. more of our top stories in just 20 minutes. >>> health care reform by next month, maybe? could be ready for president obama's signature if he gets his way. >> what still needs to happen, though, a big question there. our deputy political director paul stain haw paul stein hauser is taking a look at that. >>> betty and t.j., working on two different health care reform bills merging into one. president obama talked with the top four democrats in congress this wast past week. in the next few days he meets with the entire house democratic delegation, so expect the white house to stay very involved in the health care talks. congressional democrats would love to have a finished and approved bill by the time the president gives his state of the union address early next month. that could be you have tough be two bills have a lot of important differences to overcome. rather than the traditional route of a committee, congressional democrats are going it alone. they say they're doing that to pre

i went to delaware because nobody was doing anything. delaware had the highest rate of drugs coming into the coast. they have the highest infant for talented. the highest rate of breast cancer. when i went to the governor's office, i said to make a visit to the house to see the mother that did not have a mammogram. you can print those pieces together. the not reinvent the wheel. use the centers out there already to do this. robyn is correct about the work force. i remember when i was first about to get my master's degree. i wanted to do long term care for kids. i went to a prestigious university and said that i do not want your track. i want to this different thing. i want to do long-term care of kids with pulmonary disorders. they said it did not make any sense. long-term care is nursing homes and old people. that is not kids. i finally after 80 months got a curriculums put together that recognized that young people with brain tumors really do have long term and import needs. long-term care to not have to be about 65 and older. weaver a

senate seat in delaware. in an e-mail, beau biden told supporters he plans to seek reelection as state attorney general instead. that leaves republican congressman mike castle, a former two-term governor, without a democratic opponent. general motors made ed whitacre its permanent c.e.o. today. he had filled the job on an interim basis since december, when the automaker's board ousted fritz henderson. whitacre is also g.m.'s chairman, but he said today he had not expected to take on the job of permanent c.e.o. >> i certainly didn't come into this with that intention. but as so often happens, you get in the middle of something, and you start to like the people, you make leadership changes, feel comfortable with them, feel optimistic about the future. you sort of get pulled in. >> sreenivasan: new c.e.o. whitacre also said today g.m. will repay the more than $8 billion the company owes the u.s. and canadian governments in june. those are some of the day's main stories. i'll be back at the end of the program wit

in states like delaware and mis miand illinois the polls are moving against him.s he say i'm just going to keep driving ahead? i'm basically on the right track. or does he say, "i hear you, and we're going to shift course." and all the indications from the white house is consistency is going to be the watch word. >> lehrer: do you hear the same thing? >> consistency, no mea cull park no i hear you, the year of big government is over and the bill clinton-- that's not going to be part of it. i do think, unlike david, i think that health care, the president-- we love sports metaphors in this town-- they're in the red zone--. >> lehrer: the red zone? >> inside the 20-yard line. >> lehrer: oh, is that right? football, right >> and he said they're on the two-yard line. i think it's fair to say they have brought the legislation 90 yards, 100 yards or more. they have to get something done, and they have to get it done soon. >> lehrer: david, a lot of people have pointed out that while the president has had his problems they're nothing compared to what the republicans have

schools closed in at lst ten states vice-presidentoe biden's mother, jean biden, died tod in wilmiton, delaware. she had been seriouslyll in recent day then-senator bidenaid tribute to his mother at the democrac tional convention in 2008 as she looked on. >> you kw, my mom taught her children-- all the childn who flocked to our house that you are defined by your see of honor, and youre redeemed by your loyalty. she believes that bravery ves every heart, and her expectation is that it wl be summoned. >> sreenivasan: jeaniden was 92 yrs old. the vi-president's father passed away in 2002. the univerty of alabama celebrat today after winning college football's nationa championship last night. the crson tide beat the texas longhorns at the rose wl in pasadena, california. the star quartback for texas, colt mccoy, waknocked out of the game early. after thatalabama dominated the first half, and then sved off a late rally by texato win 37-21. it was alabama first title nce 1992. those are some of the day'main stories. i'll be ba at the end of the program with a previ of what you'll fd tonight the newsu

i'm lookg particularly at delaware, for example,here bowill be biden, the sonf vice president den, is considered a likely candidate for tha seat thatill be open in 2010. >> ifill: like martha coaky-- >>f course, a blue state! a great last name. >> ifill: is there a effort ing on tonight after the fir day of shell shock, ce? the president seemed to hi that thereas something that was being cobbled tother to salvage health care? >> interestology that abc interview today , kben, the prident used terms like let's coalesce around co elements sglaeneaning? >> sompeople reading tea leaves are thinking a much me modest, smaller, incrental approa to health care, and that's very much on the ble as an option right now, a much smaller approach. the difficult that in health care is kind of like one of those balloons, ifou do something one side, you can see more problems pop up or on the her side. sot's not that simple of saying let's just take iurance market reform, for instance or malpractice form or expabd mecaid. we just done or two little things because that will exacerbate other problem i thin

joe biden's seat i delaware. especially if his son doesn't run, he hasn't announced t.ron dorgan retirement has people worried that beau biden will say if he's having second thoughts maybe i will. colorado, michael bennett, not gone well. illinois they don't have an "a" list democrat running in that primary. it's going to be a messy primary. so you put all of those together and you see why republicans think they can pick four or five seats up. the problem republicans have, though, they have their own retirements. they had kit bon, they haveudd gregg so they have their own vulnerabilities. so having huge gains seems out of the realm. >> you saw what happened in new york state in that congressional district. which republican party do they belong to? which republican shows up. arnold schwarzenegger more than anyone shows you the different kind of republican who doesn't want the partisanship, who isn't willing to just attack barack obama on any given question, who would point out that on intelligence and the war on terror that he's doing the best that he can. >> that kind o

jean biden fell ill in recent days but died in delaware surrounded by the vice president and the rest of her family at the age of 92. >>> and governor arnold schwarzenegger has declared a budget emergency in california. the golden state not so golden now. it has a $19.9 billion budget deficit. >>> coming up, did the president move fast enough after news of the attempted christmas day attack broke? if his detractors are right, how could it hurt his administration? we'll talk it over with my boys, pat buchanan and peter fenn, after this. >>> plus, the wild ride caught on camera. the guy who drove his car while sticking his head out of a sun roof at blazingly fast speeds. yep, we're going to have it. walgreens invites you to stay well this new year. ♪ with the centers for disease control and prevention saying... that vaccination is still your best protection, walgreens and take care clinics... now offer h1n1 flu vaccinations... every day at our more than 7000 locations nationwide... for just $18.00. so stop in today. walgreens. there's a way to stay well. announcer: you could buy 300 bot

sate seat in delaware. in ae-mail, beau biden told supporters he plans toeek reelection astate attorney genel instead. that leaves republican congressman mi castle, a former two-term governor, witht a democratic opponent. general motors made whitacre itpermanent c.e.o. today. he had filled thjob on an terim basis since december, en the automaker's boa oust fritz henderson. whitac is also g.m.'s chairman, but he said toy he had not expeed to take on the job of permanent c.e.o. i certainly didn't come int this with that intenti. but as so often happens,ou get in the middle of somethingand you start to like the ople, you makeeadership changes, feel comfortableith them, feel optistic about the future. you sortf get pulled in. >>reenivasan: new c.e.o. whitacre also said tay g.m. will repay the more than $8 billn the company owes the u.s. and canadian governnts in ju. those are some of e day's main stories. i'll be back at the end ofhe program with a previ of what yoll find tonight on the wshour's web site. but f

from the relatively small numbeof cases across the upper midwest to e eastern hotspots of nejersey, delaware, and virginia nearly 20% of the 435 stents at episcopal high school i alexandria, virgia, got the viru they're back nowfter winter break. how many oyou are sure you had h1n1 how many of you got the ccine en it was available? >> i got iafter. >> suare they all live on campus. many headed me when they got ck, others went to the clini to convasce. >> so,rom the middle to late in octoberwe filled nearly to capacity on a couple of occasions. >> suarez: dr. bruce krauts the school's physician. so when yourumbers started to ri, you had operate like a little hospital. lets te a look at one of these rooms. >> we doubled the capaty using the bunk beds stem. during ourpike in h1n1 actity, we essentially filled these 24 beds a couple of occasion >> suarez: after repead messagesome and lectures for faculty and students, 60% the student body got the vcine. and kraut says hwishes he could get it higher stil in case another wavof flu breaks. with plentof vaccine available, t new recipients are coming