fairfax approved a moratorium earlier this month. more than 6 million smart meters have been installed in northern and central california. the utility intends for that number to double by the year 2012. >>> with a slice of the pen, the president today ushered in a new era of financial oversight. mr. obama signed the financial reform bill today, making harder for loan sharks to operate and giving more protection to consumers. live at san jose city hall, people are on the verge of losing their homes and they got some very important advice today. damian? >> reporter: that is right, jessica. the people we spoke with at this workshop applauded the bill even though they might be too late to benefit from it as far as the housing crisis is concerned. but the bill is intended to prevent a future financial melt down. the signs won't go away, homeowners losing perhaps their biggest investment. >> we do not see lenders. we see the principal balance. >> reporter: dozens of san jose city workers set in on a workshop today to see if they could save

. >> reporter: for sale, four bedroom, 2 1/2 bat home i fairfax, detached two car garage on nearly twoland with its own babbling brook. as for amenities, how about its own railroad? >> particularly as a young child,t was a big out to go come out to my aunt and uncle's house and ride the train. >> reporter: in 1961, mary's uncle, a scottish engineer, began to build a miniature steam enginand train in the backyard of h home. he fabricated all the parts himself, laid the track, and invited the neighborhood kids over to enjoy what he called the raccoon gulch railway. >> his life of trains. all of his vacations were around trains. visiting big train, going to eure and riding the trains. he loved having the neigorhood kids come over and ride the train and, in fact, he even built a special car for a neighboood dog. >> reporte but adams is 93 ars old, frail and lives a nursing home. his wife is 99. they had to stop running the railroad several years ago and the trains are in serious need of repair before they work again. after the couple was cheated out of $80,0 by a hired home care giver, the

those photos were taken just moments before the killing of 5- year-old james han kaine of fairfax, virginia. he had only $72 on him at the time he was killed. >>> one of the women charmed in connection with afatal bay area fire is set to appear in court. she was charged with four count of manslaughter and child endangerment. four children between the ages of 1 and 4 died in the fire the the children had been left alone and claim candles left burning after the electricity had been turned off. >>> time now, 6:35. this morning, 152 people arrested in a noisy downtown san francisco protest last night are free. they were part of the latest demonstration by hotel workers demanding a new contract from hotel owners. about 1500 people blocked stockton streets for about two hours right near the grandite hotel. this was the latest in ear size yf protests that angered drivers and neighboring businesses as well as customers. >>> police are investigating a string of robberies that may involved adults using boys to do their birthy works. one of the burglaries happened on linton avenue. a homeowner confron

. >>> a $20,000 reward after a man was shot and killed. 45-year-old king of fairfax, virginia were shocked at 19th and webster last night pitch he just finished having his teeth cleaned in preparation for an interview at google and two men approached king has he got into his rental car brought to him and shot him to death. police have not made any arrests. >>> we have new information tonight all of the man involved with highway patrol officers. 45-year-old byron williams has been convicted of at least two bank robberies. they pulled him over for speeding on interstate 580 and they say he had several guns and opened fire on officers. a stroke and sued and officers say williams was wearing body armor -- asia and sued and officers say williams was wearing body armor. >> we have more coverage including a slide show of that by the incident and you can find it at the top of our homepage, ktvu.com. >>> two walnut creek for supporters and opponents of johannes mehserle based off this afternoon in dueling demonstration. >> 300 people gathered in front of the court house and was evenly divided betwe

surveillance video as pleas of looking for the two suspects right here in connection with the murder of a fairfax virginia man. a father of three in town for a job interview, " go. the video was captured five minutes before he was killed sunday night as he is leaving a dental office on webster street. o p sargent officers said the suspect in the video to match an eyewitness description. >> people who we feel are involved in this robbery homicide. i want people to pay attention to this jacket. it's very distinctive jacket and not to go start this it's camouflage i don't know. the multicolored jackets today gave a gray sweat pants and white tennis shoes. without these debt issues or this video i don't know if we have anything. video is a tremendous asset to other homicide cases using video. a >> investigators are hoping someone will recognize the two individuals and contact oakland police with information leading to their rest. i suspect is killed by police this woman in santa clara county. during an marijuana eradication operations operation was conducted jointly by the alameda county and santa cl

the victim, a 45-year-old was a father of three from fairfax, virginia.t returned to his rental car after getting teeth cleaned when approached by two men who robbed him, then shot him to death. so far police have not released the description of the suspects. >> there is a man pretending to be a woman attacked a musician with pepper spray in a concert. the 61-year-old was arrested for sunday's attack on musician. police say tung posed as a woman approached the stage as if he's going to give a flower, then sprayed pepper spray. he's a well known anticommunist activist in the south bay. he was arrested immediately and then, the concert resumed. >> there is a proposal to give the commission more power to deal with problem nightclubs coming in response to two deadly shootings in san francisco funds this legislation allows the commission to revoke permits with a history of failing to stop violent behavior. the commission can only suspend a permit for up to 90 days and this is going before the full board. >> the state closed down two fire stations this morning.

. >> this is fairfax and we're about sustainability and making planetary choices that are sustainable. >> reporter: lydia kindheart is opening a restaurant next week and she says pg&e's smartmeters are a negative charge to the fairfax vibe. >> number one, i would like have a choice in what i participate in and i'm all about health and organic and being closer to the earth. and i'm really concerned about emfs that we are being bombarded. >> reporter: the electromagnetic fields and radio frequencies that come out of wireless electricity monitors have lots of people worried. >> smartmeters no more. >> reporter: these protesters are asking pg&e to stop installing the smartmeters. and they are backed up by county governments in san francisco, santa cruz, and now marin. on a scale of one to 10, do you think they will stop? >> i think a 7. >> reporter: but the counties can ask all they want. they have no authority to stop the meters. pg&e is authorized by the state to install and maintain the power supplies. pg&e says it's aware of the requests to stop the smartmeters but insists they are sa

. >> the 45-year-old came from fairfax virginia to the bay area for a job interview at google. just left a dental appointment in oakland and was with a woman from the dental office when the suspectes approach. the man demanded his money and when he hand order the $17 he had on him the man shot him. his friend who witnessed the entire incident told police that the people in the video match what she remembers about the suspects. >> i want people to look at the video and do the right thing. they need to realize or feel like if that was their loved one, would they want anybody who witnessed this to call the police and have these people taken into custody? >> reporter: police say that witnesses initially told them they believe that the suspects were two men. but upon closer inspection, they've decided that one of them is a woman. they believe that both of them are between 18 and 25 years old and between 140 and 150 pounds. the man is supposed to be between 5'7" and 5'10". the woman, between 5'3" and 5'6". >> thank you, tracy. >>> b.a.r.t. briefly shut down service around the station

reporter: not being able to say no is what bothers lydia kindheart, who is opening a restaurant in fairfaxext week and who has a smart meter installed outside her building. >> i like to have a choice in what i participate in. and i'll all about health and organic and i'm concerned about emfs that we are being bombarded. >> reporter: pg&e says smart meter signals are weaker than mike waves, wi-fi router and cell phones. pg&e adds it doesn't make sense to just have some houses with smart meters and some without. some counties with some counties without, because the whole poin of the system is to get a system-wide analysis of the energy usage. simon perez cbs 5. >>> in an hour the oakland city council is going to vote on an historic marijuana measure to create four licensed marijuana factories that could grow, package and process cannabis for medical use. the businesses would have to pay over $200,000 each in permit fees. the gross sales would be taxed up to 8%. opponents say it would drive the smaller shots out of business. >>> some other headlines around the bay area for you. san francisco

and jing hong kang is from fairfax virginia who was in the bay area apparently for a job interview. according to the chronicle he had been at that dental clinic earlier in the day to have his teeth cleaned and was returning to his rental car. so far, police say they have made no arrests in that case. >>> now that the layoffs are reduced the oakland police force by 80 officers volunteers are stepping up their efforts. yesterday, these guardian angels hit the street. the group of beret wearing unarmed crime patrollers was found in new york in 1979. the local chapter is trying to recruit more volunteers to join the effort in oakland. >> the man involved in a shootout with police on an east bay freeway was apparently upset with congress and what he called the left wing agenda. we are getting a picture of the suspect. 45-year-old byron williams of groveland in tuolumne county. the shooting happened early sunday on int ate 580 near grand avenue. police say williams was heavily armed and opened fire on chp officers during a traffic stop. williams was shot several times. he remains in stabl

fairfax approved one earlier this month and san francisco's supervisors are also talking about doing the same thing. >> 4:46. coffee and movies will help move the market today. starbucks and netflix put out their earnings reports. courtney reagan is live at cnbc headquarters with more for us. good morning. >> hi, good morning. futures right now are definitely higher. that's good news after yesterday's sell-off. and the sell-off really came mid-afternoon. when fed chairman ben bernanke was testifying before congress. he says the outlook for the economy is, quote, unusually uncertain. bernanke says the fed does stand ready to act if the recovery falters, but he believes the chances are low the u.s. will slip back into recession. investors might have been caught a little off guard by bernanke's candidness. asian markets were lower overnight. europe is positive. we'll get data on unemployment benefits as well as housing still ahead this morning. and in addition to the earnings from starbucks and netflix, a ton of earnings today. at&t, 3m and caterpillar. already all reporting earnings be

this happened at 19th street and webster at 11379 oakland police say of 45 year-old from fairfax virginiaat a dental office in the area for the last minute dental work before his job interview. afterwards they laughed together when they were approached on the street by two men who demanded money. he was shot and killed by one of those two men. the female hygienist was not injured. they are offering $10,000 or reward for anybody with information leading to the our arrest and conviction of the suspects. google are responding to the murder now. we were saddened to hear the news our hearts go out to ginned kang's family in this difficult time. >> will take a breath back with more moment and i am wall street the dow down 130 points back with more moment. my mercury moment happened during our family camping trip. i grabbed my son a juice box...and left the cooler lid open. twenty minutes later, all our hot dogs were gone. and so was most of the car. my mercury agent, steve, told me the car was covered. i switched to mercury because i saved hundreds of dollars on my car insurance, but it was the

they were taken just before the killing of jinghong kang of fairfax, virginia. investigators say kang had only $17 on him at the tom he was killed. >>> two san mateo residents are headed to jail following a plea deal in the burglary of a sonoma home a day after the family that lived there died in the car crash. michael gutierrez and amber true pleaded no contest to breaking into the home of the maloneys, destroying furniture of the walls, the doors and stealing the family's car. they insist they didn't know that jim, susan and the children just died. their trial was supposed to begin today. gutierrez could get more than 11 years in jail. amber true could be sentenced to eight years. >>> a san jose man is in jail accused of impersonating a police officer. this man was arrested monday morning in atascadero. investigators say he was wearing a california highway patrol hat and was talking on a mobile radio. they say he had a pistol, handcuffs, badges and a police baton. his car was whipped with a dash- board camera -- was whipped with a dash-board camera. police say

a rash of tire slashings in fairfax ended in april when police arrested 32 yearly gabriel. the man admitted to two counts of vandalism. he could go to prison for more than three years. he was also charged with burglar eyeing many of the cars. >>> the city of livermore has been declared a leader in solar power. the northern california solar energy association has recognized livermore with numerous awards for encouraging solar development. livermore generated the greatest number of total solar watts of any bay area city last year. and was second in the total number of solar energy systems. the city encourages solar installations with its green building ordinance and the solar city's program that promotes jointly with dublin and pleasantton. >> a man attending comic con was arrested amidst strange circumstances. he is accused of attacking another attendee with a pen. the man attacked his friend for sitting too close to him. the victim sustained a scratch near his eye and had to be taken to the hospital. the alleged attacker was arrested and booked for assault with a deadly wea

sunday, oakland police a 45 year-old a fairfax reggie resident was here this deadlock as for what appeared to be a late-night program. afterwards they were leaving from when suddenly they were approached on the street both knocked to the ground by two men demanding money investigators say he was shot and killed by one of the two suspects is a female friend was not injured the question surrounding the of the atchison is why was he here getting its teeth cleaned so late on sunday night was you can see here there'll and on mondays then once it-out of sight of the month ended. lacy was in town to buy for java google this renders as a last minute work said he would look good. there appears to be no connection between the victim, the suspects and location. >> this is an isolated incident that oakland. very unusual that this type of robbery would move on to the next level homicide. >> to will officials have responded to the murder there released this statement saying " we were saddened, to hear the news, our hearts go out to his family in this very difficult time. a quick break will be back with

towns of fairfax and santa cruz have called for moratorium and several other cities are considering them, too. most of the open opposition to the automated meters stem from claims they are very inaccurate and lead to huge increases in power bills. they are raising concerns about electromagnetic radiation they say is transmitted by the devices. >> you might want to check your freezer. they are issuing a nationwide recall for more than 90,000 pounds of frozen chicken nuggets. they were sold at wal-mart under the great value label. they were sold in one pound, 13 ounce bags, he bag has an establishment number of "p" products also had a best of used by date of june 9, 2011. if you have any of them, training them back to the store where you bought them. >> 6:07 and we are cooling down this week. >> we are, indeed. it's foggy and breezy in some spots. >> we started our cooldown around the bay and a little bit inland but today you're going to feel it. you won't see the sin for quite some time. marine layer is firmly entrenched. numbers are cool, low to mid-50s. partial clearing in san francisco

the man from fairfax, virginia had just had his teeth cleaned by a friend he knew from church in preparation for a job interview at google. the two were walking to the victim's car when a man accosted them. he had $17 with him, the victim did. he gave it to them but he was shot anyway. there is no description of the suspect. >>> and the man arrested for a freeway shootout with the healthcare healthcare is talking to investigators while he recovers from his gunshot wounds. the fbi is investigating 45- year-old byron williams as a possible domestic terrorist. they are checking the book he had with him for potential targets. williams has a rap sheet that includes two bank robberies and two duis. and earlier this month, he was arrested for driving with a suspended license. the "three strikes" law means williams could be locked up for life if convicted for the shootout that closed interstate 580 in oakland on sunday. >>> it was a heated but troubled free showdown in -- trouble-free showdown in walnut creek at a rally for former bart officer johannes mehserle. [ yelling ] >> about 300 people showe

the man from fairfax, virginia, had just had his teeth cleaned by a friend in preparation for a job interview. the two were walking to his car when two men accosted them. >> attempted robbery that went bad. and we are trying to locate two african-american suspects. it appears that they went up to the victim and a dental hygienist and attempted to be them. they didn't get what they wanted and shots -- and they were shot when the attempted robbery failed. >> kang was supposed to have a job interview at google today. he leaves behind a wife and three sons. >>> before that, a man was killed. oakland police officers were the target for a sniper on 8th and filbert near the 880-980 interchange. officers were arresting people during a traffic stop for drug possession when someone opened fire from a nearby high-rise. >> after we locked down th apartment building, we sent in officers to conduct a search of the building. >> no one was hurt by the gunfire. police didn't find any weapons or suspects but they discovered the building surveillance room had been vandalized. >>> early sunday morning a shootout

jinghong kang from fairfax, virginia, had just had his teeth cleaned by a friend he knew from church in preparation for a job interview at google. the two were walking to the victim's car when a man accosted them. kang had just $17 with him. he gave it to the robbers, but he was shot anyway. there is no description of the suspect. >>> and the man arrested for a freeway shootout with the chp is talking to investigators while he recovers from gunshot wounds. the fbi is investigating 45- year-old byron williams as a possible domestic terrorist. they are checking the book he had with him for potential targets. williams has a rap sheet that includes two bank robberies and two duis. and earlier this month, he was arrested for driving with a suspended license. the "three strikes" law means williams could be locked up for life if convicted for the shootout that closed interstate 580 in oakland on sunday. >>> it was a heated but nonviolent showdown in walnut creek at a rally in support of former bart officer johannes mehserle. [ yelling ] >> about 300 people showed up, some in support of mehs

fairfax approved one earlier this month. san francisco supervisors are also talking about doing the same thing. >>> ac transit riders may want to prepare for more canciled trips en routes and longer waits today. bus drivers are expected to continue their sick-out for the fourth straight day. yesterday, about 250 operators called in sick over what they say is an unfair work contract. after failed negotiations on sunday, ac transit imposed a new contract on employees that changes work rules and charges them more for health insurance. ac transit says changes are needed to close this massive budget crisis. the union denies it. the sick-out protest. there will be a union meeting in oakland for hundreds of ac transit union workers this morning. >>> new this morning, a live look from a parking lot near san francisco international airport where seven cars caught fire. look at them. they are just completely destroyed. it looks like you see how closely parked the cars tor one another. so it apparently started at one car and then sprea

already we do know big communities like san francisco and smaller ones like capitola and fairfield, fairfaxasked the pnc to put a moratorium on these smart meters until all of these wrinkles are worked out. pg&e has said only 1% of them malfunctioned but in a state as big as ours with smoem smart meters 1% is a lot of people. in san jose, chris sanchez, nbc bay area news. >>> oakland is facing a cash crunch so considering turning to marijuana to make money. the city council will decide tonight whether to approve licensing for production plants to take care of all the cannabis growth, packaging, and processing. harbor side health center, a medical marijuana dispensary, has concerns the push will send many of its 400 small and mid sized growers out of business. >> if you had four huge factories that were producing medicine for the oekds dispensaries, what role would be left for the smaller master growers who have spent years perfecting their techniques? >> i grow, a hydrophonic store in oakland says it will apply for one of the four permits and the owner of i grow says the city's proposal wil

scott's valley joins a growing number of bay area communeities issuing morator knrums fairfax approved one earlier this month and san francisco supervisors are talking about doing the same thing. >>> shoppers in san mateo county may have to pay higher sales taxes. county supervisors may put a sales tax increase on the november ballot. they will consider that proposal tuesday. the increase could potentially raise about $30 million a year for the cash-strapped county. critics say even a small increase could push the county sales tax to near 10% and that could drive shoppers to other counties. >>> do you feel like the economy is getting better? scott mcgrew says most people have some deep concerns. >> you are seeing this in retail sales, home sales, consumer confidence. lots of people taking a wait and see attitude. now the latest survey by the conference board finds two-thirds of americans think the economy has several years of recovery before anything positive happens. and it turns out the head of the fed, ben bernanke, agrees with you. stocks sank wednesday after bernanke told congress

investigators released this surveillance video of two suspects wanted in connection to the murder of of fairfaxnia man here near the corner of 19th street and webster late sunday night. >> suspect that had the gun was a male black wearing a black could sweatshirt black gloves and dark pants. believe that is this individual here without this video i don't think we have anything. as far suspect's description >> oakland police headquarters kron 4 news. >> hear the san francisco hall of justice pleas are looking into whether or not officer used excessive force when arresting zero men on sunday afternoon. the rest is captured and youtube video. the woman appears to be resisting arrest the question is did the officer used excessive force? the woman was ultimately arrested or elder abuse, assault and a firefighter, and resisting arrest. in 7 cisco kron 4 news. >> no good ac transit's said riders may continue seeing delays because of a contract dispute. the agency said for the past three days 20 percent of drivers have called in sick. they're calling rolling sickout the labor union said that's not true

he was here in congress while i was a supervisor in fairfax county. my office was in the -- fire station 33. they were at the pentagon the day it was attacked, the second worst terrorist attack in american history and i saw what they went through and i know what happened to this region that day and a continuity of operations plan, if we needed a reminder, a tragic reminder of how critical that is to our national security, 9/11 was it. . we have had event in the region that further remind us how important it is the largest single employer in our region, the federal government, have a vigorous telework program in place because without that there is no continuity of operations plan of any meaning. for national security reasons and in service to the taxpayers we serve through the federal agencies, we must have a vigorous telework program in place. in the national capital region if we could reach 20% of our daily commuters of 2.5 million people, teleworking at least one day a week, we could take 4% to 6% of the cars off the road every day. improving air qu

host: next up, virginia, fairfax, republican line, ben. guest: i am very interested in the earlier discussion about the interior-grid communication, and the commercial connection. three questions, really. one, the standards that support the communications among different networks, a type of networks, commercial for buyback para i wonder if there is -- . policy-setting. what the long-term prospects are for sufficient power generation sources for the electrical system to carry, whether it is water -- and then for the types of controls that were discussed earlier, the grid levels. of course, that is very exciting to hear about. are there potential for sharing communications or even setting standards across grids? i guess that's it for my questions. thank you. host: many of those are details of the any caring side of that -- on the engineering side of it, so if it is beyond the scope of your reporting -- guest: one of the big question is how do you come up with one set of standards so that everything communicates. everything communicate? that

host: fairfax, virginia. ben on the republican line. caller: thank you for your service. it is a tough position to begin. my first question is what else can be done in my area. i moved here in 1995. my commute is 20 miles. i wonder how you prioritize projects? are there any washington, d.c. projects to alleviate traffic? guest: we are really doing things with the governors, state department of transportation. in have a network of dot's every state. they work with state officials, governors. in the case of trenton, here in washington, we have the wamata group. the money for that comes from the two state and district region. in other cases, transit is governed by transit districts around the country. we take our cues from the state dot's. when it comes to trenton, -- transit, state transit organizations. we have great people in place. the reason we have been able to get the money out the door over the last 18 months is because of these people. host: next phone call. independent line. caller: this is about the high speed rail between austin, dallas, houston. what do you thin

çhost: fairfax, virginia. ben çon the republican line.: i was interested in the topic earlier us integrated and electricity --ç where youç tad about integrated electricity. buying back excess of power. çwhat are the long-term prospectsç for power generation sources for the electrical system to carry? for the artificial intelligence- type of control at the grid çlevel, of course it is excitig to hear about, will youç be setting standards across grids? host: many of those are detailed on the engineering side. this is beyond the scope of your reporting. çguest: one of the big questios about smart grid technology is how do you começ up with one st of standards so that everything communicate? that is one of the press -- questions being looked into with all of this r&d, stimulus money. you do not want one community to putç in place a set of softwar, a certain kind of technology that wouldç not be standardize, that would not communicate outside of that utility region. that is one of the things being developed right now, suites of softw

guest: jan neen, author of how the book shadow elite, also professor at george mason university in fairfax, virginia. thanks for joining us. guest: thank you. host: we will be focusing on the issue of the mid-term elections and the campaign finance laws. but first, a look at the week's events as viewed by some of the leading editorial cartoonists from around the country. host: we want to welcome fred ra scott, thanks for joining us. guest: thanks for having me. host: let's put some numbers on the screen. first, the house campaign fund raising, the democrats have raised about $350 million and have cash on hand about $246 million. republicans about even, $352 raised. what does that tell you? >> well, definitely democrats and particularly when you look at the house where the biggest issues are at stake, the greatest numbers are at play, the democratic congressional campaign committee has a very substantial advantage cash on hand. when you look just at june and where they were, they were about $34 million cash on hand at the end of june, that one committee. and that's nearly twice what the rep

host: let's go to fairfax, virginia, good morning.caller: i'm a registered republican, but i do not know which party i'm aligning with. it is unclear what the pooh -- with the parties to truly stand for. it is interesting. you have largely management by emergency and then you have a xtreme management, management by buyout. the world of was killed in the gulf was not an american company. -- that was spilled in the gulf was not an american company. you have a buyout, too. the party in power is always playing politics where the leadership among politicians in d.c. seems to be eroding across party lines. host: let's stop there. guest: right now in washington d.c. is an incredible stalemate. but in the case of immigration, we have seen a detailed proposals put on the table from senators reid, schumer, menendez, leahy, durbin, of which talk about immigration reform and how to fix it. in march of this year you have senator gramm, a leading republican from south carolina, put a proposal on this -- on the table and now he is back tracking. yes

next call comes from fairfax, virginia, republican, ben, hi. caller: yes. hello. rich topic for pension. the country we live in. most people try to live within their means and do a much better job than the government does. but the -- a lot -- today have emanated from the -- government, the clinton era, the defense cuts he did are egregious. anytime in world history when a country is making military cuts is up as he did, -- president bush started the efforts to save our country, and had to play catchup in defense and went and had to fight a global war because of the cuts in defense. clinton also assigned people that -- host: so ben, if you would, wrap this back up to u.s. needs lifestyle changes according to the imf. what do you think? >> it all -- caller: it all comes from the federal government. we need to stop congress to have the power to initiate things that caused the housing bubble. we need to stop the president assigning people that are relative unphones that are -- appointees that do the biddings and identify in assigning czars. host: tell you what, ben, w

as a former chairman of fairfax county, virginia, i was proud of the work i helped lead in the creation of a 50-plus action plan outlining more than 60 initiatives to support our senior population. we expanded transportation opportunities, ensured communities were planned to provide housing options for all ages, pursued respite options for caregivers and it was necessary to bring that focus to washington. this congress has made strategic investments to assist these efforts through actions such as the edward m. kennedy serve act, the expanded opportunities for seniors to remain active, but it wasn't always this way which is why we needed the older americans act. the older americans act facilitates the provisions of necessary social services, nutritional support to seniors through a partnership through various state agencies in addition to establishing the national family caregiver support system recognizing the critical role that family caregivers provide and the need to make sure they have the necessary resources. that act also provides for home-based services, disease prevention and we

scotts valley joins a growing number of communities issuing moratoriums, fairfax approved one this montht doing the same. >>> i'll have another local news update in about half hour. "today" show returns in less than a minute. have a great thursday morning. ♪ >> "american idol" champ now a country music superstar, carrie underwood is going to be taking our summer concert stage next friday on "today." then the following week, train pulls into our station with their signature sound. and the concert series rolling on on august 13th, ke$ha will take over our plaza. i'll just keep talking. blah, blah, blah. of course times agoing tic toc, tic toc. why our summer concert series is in full swing. >> don't forget tomorrow on today, get up early and come on down so you can get a good spot tomorrow live on the plaza. oh, i want to hang out here all summer. meanwhile coming up in this half hour, are we there yet? a road trip with the kids can certainly be -- >> you've got a road trip coming. >> to texas. it's supposed to be bonding. we'll see if that works out. it can also mean back seat fights, whi

next call comes from fairfax, virginia, republican, ben, hi. caller: yes. hello.topic for pension. the country we live in. most people try to live within their means and do a much better job than the government does. but the -- a lot -- today have emanated from the -- government, the clinton era, the defense cuts he did are egregious. anytime in world history when a >> believed "washington journal" at this time -- we will leave "washington journal" at this time to go live to the national governors' association and a seminar on a childhood obesity. >> first, a little bit of housekeeping. the proceedings of this committee are open to the press and all meeting attendees. as a consideration, please take a moment to ensure that your cellular telephones are silent. meeting books were sent to the governors in advance that include our agenda, background, and policy positions. if you need any assistance, please see the gentleman to my right. we decided to combine forces to address cost cutting issues before both of our committees. efforts to end child hunger, improved chil

they do have fantastic -- it used to be that if you live in this area, fairfax county schools, that is where you wanted to be. [unintelligible] >> -- >> [unintelligible] >> when i grew up, i grew up outside chicago. we were good. now it is considered suburban. now it is considered in the middle of nowhere. it was a fantastic public school system. in part, i did was because it was suburban -- in part, it it was because it was suburban. fundamentally, you are right. teaching kids about sex seems to be one of the most difficult civics to do -- about si seems to be one of the most difficult things to do. i remember my first convention in 1992. at that time, you could sneak in. i snuck into madison square garden. you cannot do that, security, block, block, block -- blah, blah, blah. and they say, i gather, in 1992, i was in the third grade. i always forget that. come on, you guys. this is not that new. 2002, 2004, all right, you were in diapers. but what they do know about is jon stewart and, as the midget and comedy central. they were raised on a lot of cynicism. i have spent a lot of time

host: let's go to fairfax, virginia, good morning. caller: i'm a registered republican, but i do not know which party i'm aligning with. it is unclear what the pooh -- with the parties to truly stand for. it is interesting. you have largely management by emergency and then you have a xtreme management, management by buyout. the world of was killed in the gulf was not an american company. -- that was spilled in the gulf was not an amican company. you have a buyout, too. the party in power is always playing politics where the leadership among politicians in d.c. seems to eroding across party lines. host: let's stop there. guest: rght now in washington d.c.s an incredible stalemate. but in the case of immigration, we have seen a detailed proposals put on the table from senators reid, schume menendez, leahy, durbin, of which talk about immigration reform and how to fix it. in march of this year you have nator gramm, a leading republican from south carolina, put a proposal on this -- on the table and now he is back tracking. yesterday, the