so do we support federalism or don't we support federalism?re the states so rotten and the federal government so wonderful? is the supreme court so beautiful and nobody else can make decisions? i don't believe that for a minute. >> anybody want to respond to that? >> i have silenced there. >> jeffrey lord, go ahead. >> you mentioned settled law. i mean, i remember arlen specter grilling roberts or alito about can't we consider roe v. wade as settled law? we don't think it's settled law and how do we decide what's settled law in terms of opposing these things? >> it is more settled if society more broadly makes the decision. it is unsettled if a supreme court uses invisible ink and adds language to the constitution that simply does not exist. and this is a broader point i'd like to make. the left is in a nullification. the left nullifies the constitution. it nullifies parts of the constitution. and then when somebody like me dares to say, well, let's embrace that part of the constitution that allows us to re-establish it, you don't support the

and the federal government we're starting to see all the discretionary spending in the federal budget be crowded out by the size of the entitlement programs and by the size of the interest on the national debt. so that limits our political options that we can have through our elected representatives as a free people. i think there are three major things that need to happen before we can start looking at rolling some of this back. the first is we need to have a limited government political party. right now the republican party has been a rhetorically pro-limited government party, and there are -- i note in my book -- periods where the relin party has lived up to this rhetoric. the three historical periods i note are during the truman administration what they called the do-nothing congress under robert taft, the congress that came in with ronald reagan when he was elected in 1980 and the first year or two of the gingrich congress that came in in 1994. most of you are a little younger than me or quite a bit younger than me, but i always used to joke, you know, the knack had one good albu

murrah federal nblg oklahoma city.ahoma attorney steven jones is appointed as mcveigh's public defender. jones immediately rejects the possibility of an insanity defense. >> timothy mcveigh was not insane. he was rationale. he was interviewed by several psychologists and psychiatrists, and he didn't have any obvious mental disorder or emotional disorder. the question comes up why is he going to construct a bomb that will kill hundreds of people. >> i don't want people to misread, but i was surprised how likable he appeared to be for a man who had killed 168 people in cold blood. >> reporters spent more than 70 hours interviewing mcveigh trying to gain ensight into what led hem to be a domestic terrorist. by all accounts an early turning point for mcveigh comes in 1988 when he joins the army. while stationed at fort benning, georgia, they bond with their platoon leader terry nichols over a shared distrust of the federal government. >> they took an eninstant liking to him, and he loved hearing nichols spout off about his

accused of scry lating federal law. some issues are best handled at the state or local level. that's why i have today directed the united states attorney community to develop specific, locally tailored guidelines consistent with our national priorities for determining when federal charges should be filed and when they should not. i have also issued guidance to ensure that every case we bring serves a substantial federal interest and complements the work of our law enforcement partners. i have directed the u.s. attorney generals to create and update comprehensive anti-violence strategies for badly aficted areas within their districts. and i have encouraged them to convene regular law enforcement foreyums with state and local partners to refine these plans, to foster greater efficiency, and to facilitate more open communication and cooperation. by targeting the most serious offenses, prosecuting the most dangerous criminals, directing assistance to crime hot spots, and pursuing new ways to promote public safety, deterrenc

we talk about federalism. do we support federalism or don't we support federalism? are the states so rotten and federal government so not. i don't believe that for a minute. >> anybody want to respond to that? >> go ahead, jeff. >> remember arlen specter grilling about can't we consider roe versus wade federal law. how do we decide what is quote-unquote settled in law in terms of imposing these things. >> it is more settled if they make the decision. it is unsettled if the supreme court uses invisible ink. it simply does not exist. this is a broader point i would like to make. the left is into nullification. they full fy the constitution. it nullifies parts of the constitution and then when somebody like me dares to say let's embrace that part of the constitution that allows us to establish it you don't support the constitution? these people are doing their fan dance and i am trying to be as consistent as i can. these are suggestions i am making to reestablish a constitutional republic. i don't have unsustainable knowledge here. if we get to a state convention i sur

federal prosecutors will then determine if trayvon martin's civil rights were violated and if federaltion of george zimmerman is appropriate. if zimmerman is charged with violating trayvon martin's civil rights, it wouldn't be the first time a failed criminal case gave way to a federal civil rights case. remember rodney king? after the four los angeles police officers caught beating him on camera were acquitted, the case moved to federal court, where two of the four officers were found guilty of violating king's civil rights. they were each sent tensed to 30 months in prison. it was a similar story in new orleans after a handful of officers were cleared of a shooting. in the aftermath of katrina in 2005, the officers opened fire on a family, killing a 17-year-old. when local prosecutors couldn't deliver a conviction, the civil rights division of the u.s. department of justice and fbi began an investigation. in 2011, a jury in new orleans federal court convicted five police officers on charges related to covering up the investigation and deprivation of civil rights. still, regardless o

others prefer the federal model. and has a -- had a built in enacted the model based on unconditional tax credits may tax credits may been the law of the land. after the of the filibuster proof majority in the senate apa opted to rely on the senate bill and its provisions clearly and expressly conditioning tax credits on cooperation. there was an air in believing that a majority of states with corporate and create their exchanges at their own expense. such a miscalculation could not justify re-weddings statute after-the-fact that is what the irs has done. this rule is allowed to stand have fiscal and economic consequences. whether not subsidy sound policy is not an issue. whether the irs can unilaterally reread a lot entrusted to implement and enforce -- such tax credits are worthwhile and federal exchanges and congress may provide a statute. thank you for your time and i'm willing to answer questions you might have. >> thank you. as i mentioned before ms. speier wind shear wessel has first priority in an opening sta

federal prosecutors, federal judges, quiet frankly federal juries have been dismayed with this sentencing of these low level drug offender. it takes the discretion away from the prosecutor and the judge opini judge. when i was prosecuting, it was displaying to me. when you know you're prosecuting someone that is low level and likely to be put in jail for ten or more years that's difficult thing to do. people should be certainly cognizacog any cognizant of this and happy about it. what you've seen is you prosecute and imprison. you don't rehabilitate. you don't do any of these diversion nar tactics that have proouen time and time again to be very helpful in terms of the war on crime. we're seeing the lead prosecutor saying we're going to change ou we charge these cases. we're going to change not only that but we're going to change how we deal with folks once they get out of prison. i think when you look at that sort of comprehensive reform that makes for stronger law enforcement and for a stronger society. i think this is a really significant change that we're hearing from the attorney gen

another big chunk of the federal budget is defense. we spent $700 billion on defense last year. $700 billion. that is more than the combined defense budget of china, britain, france, russia, japan, saudi arabia, germany, india, italy, brazil, south korea australia, canada tehrik-e, spain and israel. our defense budget is bigger than the defense budget of the next 17 countries combined. i don't think that's sustainable there are big choices for the cuts of the world to what extent it's important to keep the planes opened for the oil shipments and for everybody that depends on the oil in the middle east. to what extent do we want to be able to send people of the drop of a hat into libya or somalia or syria or wherever? there are some big items there and i think the trouble with the defense budget it's like covering the federal reserve it's developed a fed the cassette of facts and speech and concepts outsiders can't understand. in the book i try to take one thing the defense department has to decide how many aircraft carriers are enough?

that he acted in self-defense against an oppressive federal government. >> mcveigh looked at the federall as a multi-million dollar soapbox for his anti-government views. that he felt he had no choice but to blow up a building and kill 168 people. >> is everything still all right? >> no. >> no complaints? >> so it's a situation here that's a lot better than it was >> day and night. >> in his distorted world view, his actions were a justifiable response to what he considered violence perpetrated by the government against his own people. >> but defense attorney steven jones knew a necessity case was unwinnable, so he choose a different course. arguing that mcveigh was only part of a much larger conspiracy. >> the greatest mystery is who else besides tim mcveigh, terry nichols, and michael fortier that were involved because they were most assuredly others. >> most of it centered on the man -- known as john doe number two, the description did not fit either terry nichols or michael fortier. investigators concluded that john doe number two never existed. >> we found a gentleman that had been

involved in the federal prison system. thereby improving lives, saving taxpayer resources, and keeping communities safer. this is exactly the kind kind of proven innovation that our federal policymakers and state and tribal leaders should emulate. that is why the justice department is working through a program called the justice reinvestment initiative to bring state leaders, local stakeholders, private marns, and federal officials together to comprehensively reform corrections and criminal justice practices. in recent years no fewer than 17 states, supported by the department and led by governors and legislators of both parties, have directed funding away from prison construction and toward evidence-based programs and services, like treatment and supervision that are designed to reduce recidivism. in kentucky new legislation has reserved prison beds for the most serious offenders. as a result, the state is projected to reduce its prison population by more than 3,000 over the next 10 years, saving more than $40400 million.

i've led federal investigations, of course, having been a federal prosecutor and there is no scienceo it or definitive timeline. it has been going on for a year. you do have the state trial but it may be on going for a little while longer. >> appreciate it. sunny hostin, danny have a great weekend. >>> just ahead, they spent 69 days under ground. who is to blame for the collapse that almost killed them. that's coming up. [ male announcer ] this summer, savor every second of vacation. >>> the name of the tainted salad mix. details ahead. chocolate chip cookie at check-in and more, with rates as low as $99 per night at a doubletree. book now at doubletree.com/getaway. [ male announcer ] wouldn't it be great if all devices had backup power? the chevrolet volt does. it's ingeniously designed to seamlessly switch from electricity to gas to extend your driving range. no wonder volt is america's best-selling plug-in. that's american ingenuity to find new roads. right now, get a 2013 chevrolet volt for around $269 per month. and i have a massive heart attack right in my driveway. the doctor

of course, federally, it is still 100% prohibited.i. >> hello. >> in the delivery, i.d.s examine and checked with the same thoroughness as if at the dispensary. >> okay. there is $53. >> and because of the crackdowns on banks and credit card companies with the dispensaries all of the harborside transactions are conducted in cash. why is marijuana such a important part of your life? >> i have a history of being underweight. i go down to 80 pounds which is not good. but if i will smoke a little before each meal, i find that i can eat more. >> what happened to the foot? sh. >> this is the purpose why you are over here visiting myself today. >> what happened? >> i broke my ankle. >> gabrielle is a care giver for her husband, a veteran who did three tours of duty and currently struggles with post-traumatic stress disorder. >> how long has your husband been on medical marijuana now? >> three years. >> how was it before? >> oh, that was not a pretty picture. because we have to give him medicine that was making him more numb, and not getting

when we really talk about federal employees, the rank and file, the blue collar federal employees are going with pay freezes while we pay out ridiculous bonuses. madam speaker, i think it's time that we really turn back the tide. you know, if the democrats are going to vote against this particular bill, the headline tomorrow should read that the democrats have embraced the one percenters because that's what it is. it's 1% getting all the bonuses while the rest of the federal workers are not doing and not receiving the benefits they deserve. it is time to -- it is time that we bring sanity to this situationism strongly urge support of this bill. i yield back to the chairman. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california reserves. the gentleman from maryland is recognized. mr. cummings: i yield four minutes to the distinguished gentleman from massachusetts, mr. lynch, a member of our committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for four minutes. mr. lynch: i thank the credit for yielding. thank you, madam speaker. i rise in strong opposition to h.r. 2879, the

that he acted in self-defense against an oppressive federal government. >> mcveigh looked at the federalas a multi-million dollar soapbox for his anti-government views. that he felt he had no choice but to blow up a building and kill 168 people. >> is everything still all right? >> no. >> no complaints? >> so it's a situation here that's a lot better than it was -- >> day and night. >> in his distorted world view, his actions were a justifiable response to what he considered violence perpetrated by the government against his own people. >> but defense attorney steven jones knew a necessity case was unwinnable, so he choose a different course. arguing that mcveigh was only part of a much larger conspiracy. >> the greatest mystery is who else besides tim mcveigh, terry nichols, and michael fortier that were involved because they were most assuredly others. >> most of it centered on the man -- known as john doe number two, the description did not fit either terry nichols or michael fortier. investigators concluded that john doe number two never existed. >> we found a gentleman that had been

the average federal employee is $130,000 a year. that's 2.5 times what the family in muskeegee makes. that's the average federal employee. there is a lot of we can do. how about a hiring freeze? how about stopping travel? how about using videoconferencing instead of spending about $580 million a year in one department for conferences? how about doing the things you and i would do when we have to pinch pennies? we create priorities. we say what is first, what a second, what is third. what is most important. that is starting to happen only because of sequester. we went from 17 days, everyone will be furloughed, to now only four. where did you get the money? they made some decisions, didn't they? certain monies did not spent that were discretionary that could have been spent. all of a sudden, the sequester has turned out to be not a bad deal overall for our kids. a bad deal for some federal agencies, not a good way to do it, but a lot better than not doing anything. what i would -- my approach would be not to use the cr, but to use the

federal person is $13 a year. that is the average federal employee. a lot of things we can do. how about a hiring freeze? how about stopping the travel? how about using video conferencing instead of spending about $580 million a year in one for conferences? how about doing the things that when we have d do pennies? we cireate priorities. important. is most that is starting to happen only because of sequester. went from 17 days, everybody will be furloughed, to now four? did you get the money? they made some decisions, didn't they? certain moneys didn't get spent that were discretionary. a sudden the sequester has turned out to be not a bad deal for our kids. is a bad deal for some federal agencies. it is not a good way to do it it is better than not doing anything. so my approach would be not to the c.r. but to use the debt limit. and let's have the fight on the american people agree with us on. they agree with us about obama are and they don't agree with us about a government shutdown. think it is incompetency and i agree with them. childish to shut the government down when th

if the judges -- if federal judges are smart they will ask u.s. attorneys in court, how many drugs did he have? we can debate federal drug law, but one thing our attorney general ought to do is tell the truth, he has a problem, add mering to the rule of law, and telling the truth. lou: let me turn to another challenge, that is the border surge. in asylum seekers we're looking at what now many authorities feel an attempt to swamp the system by claiming asylum from mexican nationals who typically had not claimed asylum, they just simply crossed the border, what is going on? >> i don't know what is going on. what do we do? the foundation of america is to welcome people in as long as they come in legally and tax paying and reported members of of our society, what do we tell you, no we're not going to check you. you. i don't know what to do. what is happening? i don't know what is happening, do i think there is an organize the effort to crash the system, i don't want, do you. lou: do i? >> the system. >> i have written about 3 books on it. christian? >

a the federal reserve is problem. we have a system where basically [no audio] [applause] being to think you'll for here today. i appreciate it. we will hold more of the town halls. please stay in touch. thanks. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2013] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> several live events to tell you about today on c-span2. the national press club hosts a discussion on the state of the economy. --t include sheila bair guests. and events marking the 50th anniversary of the march on washington. sobor rights and economic equality. speakers include low-wage to workers. in a few moments, today's headlines and your calls and "washingtonon journal." our coverage starts with a preview at 6:00 eastern with a debate at 7:00. about 45 minutes, we will discuss north carolina's new voter identification law in light of the supreme court's decision to strike down parts of the voting rights act. perez.st is myrna o'bryan.teve ♪ tot: good morning, welcome "the washing

federal prosecutors will then determine if trayvon martin's civil rights were violated and if federal prosecution of george zimmerman is appropriate. if zimmerman is charged with violating trayvon martin's civil rights, it wouldn't be the first time a failed criminal case gave way to a federal civil rights case. remember rodney king? after the four los angeles police officers caught beating him on camera were acquitted, the case moved to federal court, where two of the four officers were found guilty of violating king's civil rights. they were each sent tensed to 30 months in prison. it was a similar story in new orleans after a handful of officers were cleared of a shooting. in the aftermath of katrina in 2005, the officers opened fire on a family, killing a 17-year-old. when local prosecutors couldn't deliver a conviction, the civil rights division of the u.s. department of justice and fbi began an investigation. in 2011, a jury in new orleans federal court convicted five police officers on charges related to covering up the investigation and deprivation of civil rights. still, rega

it is part of the partnerships in terms of what is the federal role, what is federal jurisdiction.or instance, these channels are under jurisdiction under the constitution reserved for the federal government. the port of virginia couldn't deepen and widen this channel on its own if it desired to and even if it wanted to do it was willing to pay for it because it is a federal channel and it needs to have that federal authorization. host: let me quickly go to phil and try to queeze him in here as we wrap up. caller: hi. your guest just took my thurpped there. talking about living in -- thunder there. i think the main bottleneck to the port is getting through the bridge tunnel system. and the hardest to deal with the local authorities to get the fuppeding, and how much of a drag is the local bottleneck here? guest: it's certainly significant for many ports and what we've seen over the last probably 10 years or so is that the port authorities are much more looking beyond their date in terms of that transportation infrastructure and being more involved whether it's with their local gove

in part, it's because there is more federal money to be had. pell grants and loans are up under the obama administration but there is more to it than that. it's a basic squeeze. tuition keeps rising, state support for higher education keeps falling and private money is stagnant. that means for most students, a college education simply isn't affordable without some federal help. in the association of student financial aid administrators say that's unlikely to change any time soon when they rely on tuition for funding. >> the federal government put in funds but haven't kept pace with that disinvestment over the last 40 years. >> reporter: iona increased the aid budget to help bridge the gap. brandon lara hopes in the end it will pay off. >> at some point, way down the road, there is a return on that. >> reporter: but if he or his fellow students are wrong, some of the risk, now more than ever falls on federal taxpayers. for "nightly business report," i'm scott cohn in new york. >>> still ahead, six weeks until open enrollment for healthcare but t

the federal money? caller: sure. the federal is supposed to be a backup plan for state-level needs.ost: but if it makes up a ,ecent chunk of a state budget something would have to give, no? thatr: certainly, and states need to actually -- and the states need to actually work around having to use so much money from the fed. that is how i read it. i am 68 years old and i have watched this country. interesting -- host: interesting ,oint -- less federal money states have to balance their budget and get business done. can you offer perspective? guest: for many states, these are federal programs, not state programs. they are federal programs the states are implementing at the state level to make them run more efficiently, effectively, so when there are federal cutbacks, the question is what will states do about that? finances have not been as robust lately as they have been in the past, many states are not in a position to backfill these federal cuts. what we see states doing, i think, in general, is trying to put away some reserve funds to the extent that they can identify them, and stat

two year old bangladeshi man was sentenced to thirty years for attempting to blow up the new york federal reserve building his cell phone was ample traded by the f.b.i. who supplied him with one thousand pounds of fake explosives according to the justice department the attempted bomber asserted the plan was his own and that is goal was to quote destroy america by targeting its economy no evidence was introduced in court of him scoping out the new york stock exchange he eventually chose or help to choose the new york fed itself and it is the london whale simply john corps minus slash m.f. global readouts two stories are being floated in the media today the first by bloomberg regards j.p. morgan which is negotiating with regulators over the derivatives debacle that cost the farm over six billion dollars according to quote people mr diamond's firm will likely get off with only a fine or a slot and according to sources the london will himself will not face u.s. charges so why the possible john corazon redux the media was repeatedly used as a tool to float the idea that would walk free and now

or the fed is nowadays monetizing between sixty and eighty percent of newly admitted federal debt federal treasury treasury bonds there's basically no. foreign free market buying for the u.s. dollar treasury debt and that is bad news it says something around the quality of the u.s. dollar as a reserve currency of china and india will probably consume two thousand three hundred tons together of gold this year which is almost one hundred percent of world mining production meanwhile china has been buying up gold on mass fueling forecasts it is preparing a revelation in the world's financial system while the speculation suggests beijing could be holding up to ten thousand tons of yellow metal and preparing a return to the gold standard and that's lighting up the whole market as artie's venture capital show host caterpillar being expects. sadly chinese buyers have been snapping it up because is cheaper price means a currently consider of all good also fueling demand is a desire for physical assets instead of bonds or betting on foreign exchanges so here we go then these other countries are the

there is no power given to a federal agency like the federal reserve, banks like jpmorgan to establish which have opinions about this american standard. it is congress' duty. to define the american monetary standard. there have been 40 years in which they have failed to find the monetary standard. trauma center history of the american public until 1971 was defined as a certain weight of precious metal. primarily gold. it is fair to say that congress has been dysfunctional. however congress has been dysfunctional through many periods of united states history. we just take the antebellum period after the inauguration in 1789. many people thought that everyone should have a free and equal opportunity in that certain classes were denied that opportunity. he finds that there are people, great statesman who despaired in the declaration of independence would become the american proposition that governs or latin america. things happen. congress gives itself together. congress proposes amendments to the constitution and its amendments arise from the people directly as well is within the halls o

murrah federal building in downtown oklahoma city, which housed 14 federal agencies, including the secret service, the dea, and the atf. >> mcveigh believed that his bombing would be the opening salvo in a conflict against an illling illlegitimate government that needed to be brought down to its knees. egitimate government that needed to be brought down to its knees. vo: getting your car serviced at meineke, smart. saving time by booking an appointment online, even smarter. online scheduling. available now at meineke.com. davidian, david >>> an august tenth, 1995, a federal grand jury charged timothy mcveigh and terry nichols with multiple counts of murder. on april 24th, 1997, two years after the bombing mcveigh's trial begins in denver, colorado. the prosecution presents first, and lays out a time line of events that led up to the bombing. by mid-1994, mcveigh and nichols, along with their army friend, michael fortier were ready to put their plan into action. mcveigh decided that the most effective weapon would be a truck bomb. in september, 1994, mcveigh and nichols begin to stockpile

faire capitalism and former assistant secretary of the us treasury so i first asked him about the federal reserve expansion of the monetary base. create that many new dollars you threaten the dollars exchange value and lo and behold the gold price was taking off and hit nineteen hundred dollars an ounce and that signaled to the federal reserve that the dollar's exchange rate of return suze would be collapsing and so in order to in order to keep raising the bond market they had to start rigging the gold market and they rigged the gold market by going in and selling neck and shorts they dump tons and tons nonexistent go paper shorts in the market at the worst possible times of day in order to drive down the price so to say to save the quantitative easing they have to rig the gold market and another consequence all the quantitative easing is the stock market and stock market has been winning it's it's very high and it's all based on the fact the bed is creating enormous amounts of money and the money that goes into the bikes in exchange for bonds mortgage backed securities for example goes i

, federal wins.ise, the federal law could always be trumped? >> well, exactly right. and you don't get the interstate highway system built. and you still have laws against miscegenation in states like virginia. the law of the land is being set is a very old system. and for this country, it's worked. >> you know, ron, it doesn't take a huge leap to follow, say, where rand paul would go with this baby. if you can basically say in missouri we don't like the gun laws of the federal government, passed by the federal government and all the states, we may not like the civil rights laws or the voting rights law. to hell with them too. what is the difference? >> that's right. we can have 50 different little countries here within -- in one jurisdiction. this is part of a larger pattern. >> swiss cheese. >> swiss cheese, exactly. it's part of a larger pattern you see. it's not just the gun issue, which is a hot button you see everywhere. you push that button and the board lights up. this is when you join wit th

down the federal defense of marriage act.an moulton is the legal director for human rights campaign. the group works on behalf of civil rights matters of importance to the l.g.b.t. community. and welcome to the program. so how significant a development is this for same-sex couples? >> it's a very wig deal for same-sex couples. recently, once the supreme court made its decision this summer, the agency that our community mostmented to hear from was the i.r.s., and i think that's because it's the one federal agency that everybody deals with once a year, at least, and there are some real financial ramifications for the taxes those couples were facing. >> woodruff: in brief, what is changing here? how did the federal government look at these marriages before and how do they look at them now in terms of tax? >> certainly before the supreme court decision this summer these marriages didn't exist for tax purposes. after the decision, really, the answer-- the question we still needed an answer to was what would they do about, particul

of the money supply to just take a second to make sure we understand this is basically what the federal reserve was doing for the five years before the economic crisis that began in two thousand and eight for five years the try to reserve has increased several measurements of the money supply by over fifty percent they had pushed interest rates to two bull below . zero and when discounted for inflation and it's basically about monetary expansion and interest rate manipulation that created the house of cards that resulted in the recession that we've been slowly recovering from then sense two thousand and eight two thousand and nine the federal reserve using the official term quantitative easing has basically attempted to inflate the economy again and in fact by measurements that they use the money supply has again been expanding over the last four years by over forty percent the result is is that this is basically been a distortion and a manipulation of the economy first that it created the crisis and now they're attempting them to get out of it the difficulty of course is is that this i

when we talk about bullying and harassment there is no federal definition of bullying. in fact, one of the things we're working on is getting a common definition so we know what that means. and tom and i have an enormous amount of jurisdiction and team support to help ensure that when it comes to race, when it comes to color and national origin and sex and disability that there is some real teeth behind that, but it also is about students that are bullied and harassed because they are short, because they might act differently or unique. that's where we have to provide the kinds of tools and supports and training to superintendents, like -- i see another one over there, tony smith from oakland, the sort of heroes that are deeply trying to transform their communities and recognize that this is also a community issue, that it is not just a school issue. >> tom, why don't we have a federal definition? >> well, we're working on it. i mean, i think there's a, when we had the white house conference there was a conversation about what is the federal role and there continues to

the news comes from the federal highway administration.agency spent the last few weeks evaluating the idea of using steel shims to temporarily stabilize the structure. they are giving caltrans the okay to begin work on that project. as part of their findings, the federal highway administration wrote, we see no reason to delay opening the bridge to traffic prior to the shear key retrofit being completed. the ultimate fix for the bat bolds is the steal saddle that will hold the bridge in place permanently. that won't be ready until december. but today's word in the feds means the idea of opening around labor day is at least a possibility again. we expect to learn more on this tomorrow as caltrans holds a news conference call on how to proceed. >>> hillary clinton came to san francisco today to receive the highest award from the american bar association. she also kicked off the first of several speeches about democracy in modn times. ken bastida joins us from moscone where clinton is sounding more like a presidential candidate. >> reporter: s

and every federal employee that works in this building and virtually every federal employee that is out there in our communities is doing so because they believe in public service. i think that a federal employee is pretty crazy to be doing this job. they basically are being told that you're not worth very much, their integrity is constantly being questioned, they've had three years of pay freezes and furloughs. and they're supposed to continue to do public service. i want to address one section of this bill that would now allow individuals to record telephone and in-person conversations with federal employees. mr. cummings: i yield the gentlewoman 30 seconds. ms. speier: it would preempt the law in my state of california and the chairman's state of california and 11 other states that require the consent of all parties to a conversation. it contains no exception for law enforcement, sensitive communications, the military or anything else. the f.b.i. has already indicated to us that they strongly oppose this bill because -- in their words -- this proposal risks undermining criminal inves

the federal reserve system is a mere agency like the federal communications commission or the old interstatecommerce commission. it is a mere agency of the federal government. so there is an indispensable minimum, if not more on a provincial basis, involvement of the united states government initially by congress having the power, the sole power to define the gold weight of the dollar for the gold standard to be reestablished. .. >> you have done an excellent job with, as have many others, that the currency standard need to be replaced. could you elaborate what appears to be your preference for gold or any other -- which is bound to be less stable in value than, say, a -- [inaudible] >> on the basket of commodities or basket of currency, or any kind of straw-based monetary standard, i think it's sufficient for me to say that it would be as unsubstantial -- unstable as the fluctuating currency or commodities as themselves. there would be no reason to believe that a monetary standard would be stable based upon a fluctuateing basket of articles of wealth drawn from the market the price of which

we also need federal lions and the federal government of who is in charge. everybody wants to be in charge but we've really need to know if we are going to call the backbone we need to know who is going to pick up on the other line, and it can't be a rotating set of characters. last, the need is limited liability for due diligence. i think all of the companies we are doing things that are good and something bad is going to happen at some point in time. the fact we did our due diligence doesn't mean automatically that we should be penalized for that. right? again it is how you respond. what we don't need, we absolutely don't need and this is coming from information security offices, i don't want the prescription control. that limits my ability to be agile. telling me everything i need to do to protect my system is going to create complexity and it's also going to create a security risk for my company. i need the controls in place that respond to threats, vulnerabilities and threat actors, not the checklist. thanks. >> i would characterize it more if i have th

the federal government and they are dealing with a federal agency. >> they have no legal standing. >> they are not considered a legitimate stakeholder. >> if this doesn't get done what's the alternative? any other project? >> there are other project, big engineering projects being considered. one of them is a valley that doesn't have a river going through it up in sacramento that they would seal off and flood. off stream storage. some of the critics are saying look, let's take a holistic approach to this. rather than pour more concrete to solve california's water shortage issues let's talk about conservation, let's talk about how we can work surface water and ground water together to try to maximize the benefit than pour more concrete. >> public hearings are happening now? >> this is the time to call the public comment period. i want goes another month or so. >> you have a story on this on kqed radio we want to point out. >> monday morning, it's our regular monday morning science feature segment. >> we look forward to that. thank you. >>> continuing on the environmental front san fra