the gentlelady from the district of columbia. ms. norton: may i thank the chairman for his remarks concerning budget autonomy. you know, many in the district see budget autonomy as simply a right because it's a local budget and of course the congress had nothing to do with raising the funds in that budget. the chairman had a hearing ere he listened to the ramifications and effects of bringing a local budget to a body that has even in the best f times is surrounded by a great uncertainty. the rd the experience of penalties that the district incurs in its rating, in its bond rating which would otherwise be perhaps the best in the country because it has such a large reserve, unusual in these times, and he heard bout our budget year which begins with the congressional budget year where every other jurisdiction in the united states begins its budget year in july because they are timed to their own children in the opening of school and he heard about the difficulties of running a large city government and of the shutdown preparations we've

also i did not understand how slavery and the district of columbia became part of the resolution. i was under the impression that just prior to the "emancipation proclamation" i was surprised to hear that issue involving slavery with the district of columbia was part of the compromise. could you elaborate on that? i would appreciate it. >> claes said slavery in our time cannot be. so for one thing with the american people, what they have spent doing year after a decade after decade even though it is not to their benefit, it is hard to give it up. in fact,, it is impossible and another reason is there was so much money in slavery. to produce the goods that were sold around the world. you have to recognize the south has a real argument that the government is not helping us it is helping the number, but slavery is immoral, it is in it? what are you going to do? and it reminds me again and again what seems to be the impossible issues that face us today. and what is going to happen. i ran with a nuclear bomb? what will we do about that? what will israel do with the attack? i don't mean

emancipation compensation act which freed the 3,100 enslaved persons in the district of columbia. it's the only time in the history of this government where it paid $1 million to the enslaved owners to release the 3,100 enslaved people. so this occurred nine months prior to the execution of the emancipation proclamation which took place onian 1, 1863. so this was -- january 1, 1863. this is a very unique history to the district columbia. freed first in the district of columbia and then the nation followed. we're celebrating the 150th anniversary of the execution of the emancipation proclamation. this has a lot of history, represents freedom, represents folks actually overcoming the cruelty injustice of slavery. so that's why we're celebrating d.c. emancipation day. >> an appropriate celebration, even in the light of what has happened if our nation. >> absolutely. we have to make sure that we don't letter i.r.s. acts or any other -- terrorist acts or any domestic terrorist acts prevent us from enjoying our freedom. it's incumbent on us to make sure everyone will be safe and for the

i was surprised to hear that that issue involving slavery in the district of columbia was part of the compromise legislation, so if you can elaborate on that, i'd appreciate it. >> well, clay said slavery in our time cannot be solved. for one thing, we had it too long, and what they had done, which i think is interesting, what they did year after year, decade after decade, even though it's not to their benefit, it is hard for them to give it up. in fact, it's impossible and another reason is there was so much money invested in slavery. in producing goods sold around the world. you know, you have to recognize the south has a real argument in that the government is not helping us. it's helping the north, but slavery is in our world, isn't it? what are you going to do? it reminds me again and again of what seems to be the impossible issues to the solution that face us today. iran, with a nuclear bomb, what are we going to do about that? attack it? no, i don't mean to create other problems. where am i? on this side. [laughter] >> could you go through the eight parts of the -- or at least

three states have said smoking is not a pre-existing condition but district of columbia is not the only one. so now basically we have shown what the real goal is of obama care is, and i know you're going to think i'm a kpeconspiracy theerist. this is to get the entire population dependent on the government for health care. the private health insurance is entirely dead except for the very rich people. >> this is how it worked when i lived in england. when i got there and got my job and i was asking about -- >> benefits? >> what? >> benefits? >> i was asking about tea but also benefits. no, and they said oh, don't worry about that. i will hook you up with a private health -- you're not going to go to government. >> don't worry, you don't have to go to the national health service. >> that's what everybody does. if you have a decent salary, they just go you don't even want to stand in line, blah blah blah, go this way. bill, interesting thing about obama care. being a dumb jerk is not a pre-existing condition, so you're fresh out of luck. >> there was no question there. there was no inflect

threat or any credible information around targets here in the region or certainly here in the district of columbia. we're currently implementing those preliminary plans that are part of our ongoing safety preparedness and our safety readiness. i certainly am sure you understand that we can't go into any significant detail ourselves at this stage about specific response actions and deployments, but we believe that we are well prepared to be able to defend the 632,000 people who live here and the many thousands who visit this city especially during this time of the year. i do want to take this opportunity to remind all of our residents and all of our visitors to the city to remain vigilant and if you see something, say something. if you see something, please report it by calling 911 or the metro transit police at 202- 962-2121. i think everyone knows that we're keenly aware of the potential responses of these kinds of terrorist acts and the tragic consequences that are imposed upon victims of such situations and want to be able to assure people as best we can that we are at the ready, that we are re

three states have said smoking is not a pre-existing condition but district of columbia is not the only one. so now basically we have shown what the real goal is of obama care is, and i know you're going to think i'm a kpeconspiracy theerist. this is to get the entire population dependent on the government for health care. the private health insurance is entirely dead except for the very rich people. >> this is how it worked when i lived in england. when i got there and got my job and i was asking about -- >> benefits? >> what? >> benefits? >> i was asking about tea but also benefits. no, and they said oh, don't worry about that. i will hook you up with a private health -- you're not going to go to government. >> don't worry, you don't have to go to the national health service. >> that's what everybody does. if you have a decent salary, they just go you don't even want to stand in line, blah blah blah, go this way. bill, interesting thing about obama care. being a dumb jerk is not a pre-existing condition, so you're fresh out of luck. >> there was no question there. there was no inflect

showing scattered showers into maryland and the district of columbia. ng to be here for another couple of hours or so. so have an umbrella handy as you head out the door. we will have these showers with us. and the rest of the day is looking cloudy. right now temperatures are in the mid and upper 50s. low 50s in the suburbs and rural areas. you will need a like jacket as you head out across the rest of the region into the mountains. now here is your storm team four, four day forecast. temperatures reaching the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. back down to the 50s. cloudy tonight. little sun back tomorrow. then on wednesday we should be reaching the upper 70s. thursday another mild day. afternoon highs should make it into the upper 70s. average low is upper 40s. warmer than average here. friday looking like rain and highs in the mid 70s and a strong front comes through. much of saturday triggering showers and thunderstorm s high in the mid 60s on saturday. back in ten minutes and storm team 4 radar. >> good morning. we have a water main break west virginia a

only two, the district of columbia and illinois. this amendment would not allow for concealed carry in illinois or the district of columbia, both of which have banned that entirely. nor would this amendment affect the right of every state to set its own laws with regard to concealed carry. it would not establish a national standard for concealed carry, and it would not allow anyone to disobey the laws of his or her home state. what it would do is to effectively treat concealed carry licenses like a driver's license. if you're driving from virginia to texas, you don't have to obtain a separate driver's license for each state you drive through. but do you have to obey the speed limits and other laws of the state in which you are a he driving. -- in which you're driving. this legislation would create a similar system for concealed carry permits. so if it becomes the law of the land, someone with a concealed carry permit in texas would no longer have to worry about object tinge a sec rat -- obtaining a separate one when he or she was tra

joining us in our panel today are david berns, director, district of columbia department of human services, washington, dc; dr. gary bond, professor of psychiatry, dartmouth psychiatric research center, lebanon, new hampshire; peggy burns, eap counselor, employee assistance program, university of maryland medical system, baltimore city, maryland; neli vasquez-rowland, president, a safe haven, chicago, illinois. of those individuals that are unemployed, there was about a 15.7 percent rate of drug dependency among them. of the ones that are employed with a drug dependency, there were 23.3 million people overall, and about 49.8 percent of them were employed. and from the mental health community, there were 6 million people who were served by mental health authorities across the nation, and roughly 21 percent, or about, of the 6 million, were employed. what does that tell us? what types of challenges, david, do these individuals present as they approach the employment marketplace? well, that's telling me that, actually, most people that are, that are served by my agency, which provides welfare

own a small business in communities near san francisco, los angeles, atlanta, houston 0, the district of columbia irs data shows large includessers of potential tax sheets in those areas. >> at 11:00, the companies embracing april 15th and what you can get for nothing. >>> just ahead, the startling discovery that could possibly change your mind about climate change. >>> inside san francisco's newest waterfront attraction and why workers say it's bigger and better than ever. >>> a change in the weather. ahead, lisa has the forecast. >> mike: the 77th version of themasters today, including a sudden-death playoff and we had the a first-time winner and a >> ama: the new exploratorium on the embarcadero opens to the public on wednesday and it's chock-full of gadgets. abc7 news is a partner of the new exploratorium it's three times its previous home. there are exhibits to enjoy and old classics. >> an opportunity to try things on a larger scale. >> you were cramped in the old mace? >> we outgrew it about ten years ago. >> science is everywhere. in our mind, in our own backyard. >> the move cost $300 mi

but up in virginia very close to the district of columbia. united states bureau of. the united states own as can folks and throw all the. states on the backs of these records state and texas because first. the senate ratified a treaty with texas for friendship commerce and navigation in eight hundred forty three but refused to ratify a treaty about it safe. a year later and eighteen forty four. december outgoing president john tyler proposed at texas a and axed by a joint resolution of the us congress that past february of forty five. and november texas both. in eight hundred sixty one. people discovered the united states wasn't going to do what they said they would do . so they. elected form a new constitution and took another boat to secede or not. the united states declared the vote in the constitution null and void. with the what people didn't understand. the stakes is never see the day it's. in they were and they were taken a vote to secede and you cannot cede from something you never see did. jay james in miami hauteur the. anybody after chickens man they get t

he was talking about the supreme court's 2008 decision in the district of columbia versus haller. ere's what he had to say. >> justice scalia nothing in the opinion, the heller opinion affirming the individual right of the aced amendment. he said nothing in our opinion should be taken to cast out on long standing prohibition on the possession of firearm by felon and the mentally ill or laws imposing condition and qualification on the commercial sale of arms. seems to me that's an explicit explanation that it is not on an infringement on second amendment rights to attempt to keep firearms out of the hands of criminals, mentally ill people. so the if founders in agreement on this and the supreme court in agreement, and we have laws in all fifty states that name illegal for certain criminals and mentally ill people to have firearms, question is are we willing to take modest measures to try to achieve this goal that, i think we all share. and that is clearly consistent with our snugs. -- snugs. you heard the senator say it's consistent. the constitution. the background check they're pu

you would bankrupt the district of columbia. >> to say nothing of chevy chase village. i will get home a lot faster. >> i read something about the leadership this week. gotas interesting, obama so angry after the gun vote. i am not sure how that would have played. that wonderful speech he gave in boston. they paired very differently than the angry speech alone. >> the governor of massachusetts says massachusetts invented america. that may be news to people in virginia but you could forgive him. i want to come back to the boston story but the gun bill died in the u.s. senate. >> there were no coherent arguments as to why we would not do this. it came down to politics. the worry that vocal minority of gun owners would come after them in future elections. they worried the gun lobby would spend a lot of money and paint them as anti-second amendment. >> an angry president surrounded by family members of the newtown victims charging that opponents of gun legislation caved into pressure and look for an excuse to vote no. .ponsored by pat toomey for senate democrats voted with

up in virginia very close to the district of columbia. united states bureau of. the united states' own as can full control all the. states on. these records state and texas because first. the senate ratified a treaty with texas for friendship commerce and navigation in eight hundred forty three but refused to ratify. a year later and eighteen forty four. december outgoing president john tyler proposed that texas yeah next by a joint resolution of the us congress that passed february of forty five. and november texas both. been eight hundred sixty one. the people discovered the united states wasn't going to do what they said they would do . so they. elected formed the most new constitution and took another vote to secede or not. the united states declared the vote in the constitution null and void. with the what people didn't understand. the stakes never see the dates. in they were and they were taken a vote to secede and you cannot cede from something you never see did. jay james in miami hauteur the. anybody after chickens man they get their day it you know you

but in the long run, when history looks back, they're going to say hey, the district of columbia stepped up and stood with these folks in trying to stop this defensive behavior. >> what would you do or anything you can do officially to make this happen? >> i think the best thing i can do is get my colleagues, nine of which have joined me to move this forward and show you are support to the native american community and say enough is enough. >> david, we wish you the best. aagree with you. but there's a tough fight ahead. >> i appreciate your time. >>> we move on to the weather, which is not so nice, but later on it will make you smile. topper, what does it look like for the next couple of days? >> tonight is not so hot. we will improve tomorrow and certainly on thursday. i just noticed these carefree roses are blooming. let's start with the satellite picture. we can't shake the low clouds. we aren't going to shake them tonight, either. a little bit of drizzle. eventually, the dryer air will win out. temperature wise, it's cool if you're going out. 59 downtown. 57 in bethesda. also in man

threat or any credible information around targets here in the region or certainly here in the district of columbia. we're currently implementing those preliminary plans that are part of our ongoing safety preparedness and our safety readiness. i certainly am sure you understand that we can't go into any significant detail ourselves at this stage about specific response actions and deployments, but we believe that we are well prepared to be able to defend the 632,000 people who live here and the many thousands of people who visit this city, especially during this time of the year. i do want to take this opportunity to remind all of our residents and all of our visitors to the city to remain vigilant, and if you see something, say something. if you see something, please report it by calling 911 or the metro transit police at 202-962-2121. i think everyone knows that we're keenly aware of, you know, the potential consequences of these kinds of terrorist acts and the tragic consequences that are imposed upon victims of such situations. and want to be able to assure people as best we can that we are at

say that music and art is an extra, that that is music and art education for the kids in the district of columbian essential part of an education. just to make the point. >> these are very important parts of a kid's well-rounded education. and you're going to see this kind of disruption, andrea, in all walks of american life. whether it's on first responders, not getting grants for fire departments and first responders. whether it's the fbi, whether it's air traffic controllers. again, we can and should and have made cuts. but these very deep and immediate cuts are both disruptive to specific programs, but also, a big drag on the economy. at a time when we need to put more people to work, not less. >> thank you, congressman. thanks very much. >>> thank you. >>> and 35-year veteran montana senator max baucus chair of the powerful finance committee, surprised the political world today by saying he is not running for another term next year. the announcement comes only one week after baucus went against the party, against the overwhelming majority of democrats, his colleagues and voted against backgr

. >> same-sex marriage is already legal in the district of columbia, so if georgetown is going to get sued, they can be sued already. >> but they will be sued allover, everywhere in the country. >> don't sue georgetown. they have had enough trouble with the playoffs and their basketball team. the president wants progress on gun control. >> it has been barely 120 days since 20 children and six brave educators were taken from us in gun violence. >> 90% of americans support background checks. agree on% of americans anything? michael bloomberg spent $12 million on a background check ad blitz this weekend. we learned that the shooter had carried 1030-round magazines into the school. three of the magazines were still in his house. in his house they found an arsenal. would any of the laws they are talking about have stopped him? >> i don't think so. the gun check thing would not have made a difference. it was his mother's. >> yes, and she gave him money to buy it. had nine knives, a lot ofurai swords, ammo. coaste guilty of east elite is some, but as a parent, yourn't you be curious if kid h

clusters of potential sheets in the wealthy suburbs of san francisco, houston, atlanta, and the district of columbia. gold prices plunging on the expectation that the safe haven will shrink as the economy continues to improve. quarterly results for citigroup. commodities plunged. apple is not the only one. microsoft is working on suppliers for a design for a touch enabled watch device. free and lots of discounted food as the nation's chains try to with your business. .reat american cookies boston market offering a two for one deal for $10.40. free massages all wheat. at the new york stock exchange, i'm jane king with the bloomberg business report. >> now weather and traffic together on the 1's. >> not a bad day. free massages and free cinnabon s. there is a little bit of rain. 53 at the airport. the rain will come to an end around 1:00 p.m. expect a high temperature around 66. a mix of rain and snow in denver with a high temperature of only 40. >> good morning. that rain could impact your morning rush. 11 minutes on the north side. 12 minutes on the west side. this is a look at greenspring. rather l

the district of columbia and 18 states have now legalized marijuana in varying degrees for medicinal use or recreational use or by decriminalizing the possession of the drug in small amounts of the state list. alaska, california, colorado, d.c., hawaii, maine, massachusetts, minnesota, mississippi, montana, nebraska, new york, nevada, new york, vermont, oregon, washington. in december of last year, president obama was asked what he thought of the november 2012 ref ren da in the states of colorado and washington wherein voted he is of the majority voted yes on the legalization of recreational marijuana. obama said there were, quote- unquote, bigger fish to fry. he also said this. >> it does not make sense from a prioritization point of view for us to focus on recreational drug users in a state that has already said that under state law that's legal. >> the president drug czar talks tougher on states rights on marijuana usage. quote, no state, no executive nohas been passed by congress, unquote. question. does president obama have the option of choosing which federal laws to uphold and

also, our one congress woman for the district of columbia. those and other guests and we will get to the big party saturday night and what you thought about it. but first the full court press. >> the city of sandiagoying a sand diego is making a bid and the mayor is looking to get some help. mitt romney. u.s.a. today reports mayor bob milner plans to ask the former governor and failed presidential candidate to be the honorary chair of the city's bid. romney oversaw the 2002 winter games in salt lake city. >> by most people's account, he did a very good job, and i think that should probably be the top of his resume from here on out. don't mention running for president a couple of times. >> darryl isa signed a lot of autographs over the weekend. not because of who he is. rather of who people think he is. he regularly is getting from mad machine. he says he signs the autograph and doesn't say anything because, he says quote if you are mistaken for somebody popular, as a politician, take it. >> he looks like john hamm? >> yeah. >> signed his name

criminalizing marijuana activities in states that don't want it to be criminal. 18 states and the district of columbiahave medical marijuana laws on its books. two states became the first to legalize, tax and regulate pot. >>> in health matters, after years of fighting, catch is now placing restrictions on chemical bpa. bpa is found in hard plastic bottles, cans of food and drinks, sales receipts and dental sealants. research shows that the chemical is linked to infertility and there's also concern about its effects on the development of the brain and the prostate gland and the behavioral effects in fetuses and infants. the chemical cannot be banned but household items that contain dangerous amounts of bpa will have to carry warning labels. >>> your body shape could determine your risk of kidney disease. previous research shows that people who are apple shaped, those who carry more wait under their appebdomen are more likelo have kidney disease than people who carry fat in their hips and thighs. apple shaped is associated with lower kidney function, lower kidney blood flow and higher blood pressure wi

the secret service that is out of an abundance of caution, but the district of columbia on heightened alert. >> kristen welker on the north lawn of the white house. the vehicular traffic actually goes all the way back to the federal building bombing. it was under the clinton administration they decided to block off the road. before we go to a break, briefly don barelli is with me. let's talk about the notion of accomplices. what would. accomplices entail? people who helped them get material, helped lay out a plan, helped get them places? >> any of those things are possible certainly. help them get components to make the explosive devices. this would have been something that they would have tried to disassociate their identities from the bomb. so for example, their fingerprints might not have shown up. funding, safe houses, weapons, all of the above. it could be as simple as just getting them transportation from point a to point b. >> and speaking of transportation to folks joining us who may have had plans to get to boston via air, amtrak, logan airport has been spotty, spro raddic. p