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minnesota al franken has apologized for mocking mitch mcconnell for debate on the nomination. he made gestures and whispered under his breath as the kentucky senator spoke. it was distracting enough that he went up to the former comedian and said this isn't "saturday night live," al. >> anti-nuclear demonstrators here in the bay area will rally to mark the 65th anniversary of the u.s. atomic bombing of hiroshima. demonstrators use the occasion to call for an end to nuclear weapons. organizers say the lab is one of two sites of that developed every nuclear weapon in the u.s. arsenal. (bell ringing) >>> and hiroshima today bells rang to mark the world's first atomic bombing. this was the biggest memorial to date and the first attended by representatives from the u.s. britain and france. officials from 74 nations were
minnesota al franken has apologized for mocking mitch mcconnell for debate on the nomination. he made gestures and whispered under his breath as the kentucky senator spoke. it was distracting enough that he went up to the former comedian and said this isn't "saturday night live," al. >> anti-nuclear demonstrators here in the bay area will rally to mark the 65th anniversary of the u.s. atomic bombing of hiroshima. demonstrators use the occasion to call for an end to nuclear...
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franken made gesture and whispered under his breath as the kentucky senator spoke. it was distracting that he went up to him after and said this isn't "saturday night live"now. >>> bay area researchers are announcing breakthrough that takes stem cell therapy to a new level. creating function national heart valve without starting with embryo stem cell. >> those are the ones that turned into muscle cell. >>reporter: image are heart cells created not by the body but by researchers at ibs substitute using browned breaking technique. >> certainly one of the things that our lab and many lab in our area have been trying to figure out for 2 decades. so we are very excited about it. >>reporter: dr. depack and his team isolate key genetic factor for heart muscle and use the program to be beating earth sell and. >> many loaded on a stint into the vessel in the heart that feeds the heart and then is able to reprogram the cells that are already sitting in the heart and turn them into new muscle that could help the heart do better. >>reporter: built on the work of this how to tur
franken made gesture and whispered under his breath as the kentucky senator spoke. it was distracting that he went up to him after and said this isn't "saturday night live"now. >>> bay area researchers are announcing breakthrough that takes stem cell therapy to a new level. creating function national heart valve without starting with embryo stem cell. >> those are the ones that turned into muscle cell. >>reporter: image are heart cells created not by the body but...
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. >> shane bowers mother and minnesota senator al franken led a march in bowers home state. there was a silent auction to continue the legal effort to bring their children home. >> josh pal's family was joined at independence hall. protesters held bars across their face over the detention of the hikers in iran. the president called the retention unjust. he also tells harry smith, cbs news, that he understands the frustration many americans have over the economy. >> we've lost as many jobs as we can. people are losing values this their homes and 401(k)s, et cetera. people have every right to be scared and frustrated and angry. >> the interview will air tomorrow: >>> big wedding news that mixes politics and celebrity. we don't know if she's changed her name, but we know chelsea clinton tied the knot tonight. do you know in chelsea took her husband's name. >> if she took her husband's name? i don't know. that's a good question. maybe he's going to be mr. clinton. she's the famous one so far. it is official. we have the photos to prove it. the pride wore a vera wang dress and th
. >> shane bowers mother and minnesota senator al franken led a march in bowers home state. there was a silent auction to continue the legal effort to bring their children home. >> josh pal's family was joined at independence hall. protesters held bars across their face over the detention of the hikers in iran. the president called the retention unjust. he also tells harry smith, cbs news, that he understands the frustration many americans have over the economy. >> we've lost...
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senator franken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. mccomis, in your testimony you say that your agency has established, quote, rigorous standards to ensure that schools you accredit, quote, recruit and admit only those students who are accurately and fully informed about the institution's programs and who are qualified and capable of completing the program in which they intend to enroll. yet, three of the schools found to be engaging in deceptive recruitment in the gao report are accredited by your agency. and also westwood is accredited by your agency. there seems to be a discrepecy here. what are the standards you use to ensure that schools that you accredit, recruit and admit only students who are accurately and fully informed about the institutions? >> senator, as i provided in the written testimony, the actual standards we require of our institutions, they require that institutions only engage in ethical practices, ensure that they do not make misstatements to institutions or to students, i'm sorry, that they do not make guarante
senator franken. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. mccomis, in your testimony you say that your agency has established, quote, rigorous standards to ensure that schools you accredit, quote, recruit and admit only those students who are accurately and fully informed about the institution's programs and who are qualified and capable of completing the program in which they intend to enroll. yet, three of the schools found to be engaging in deceptive recruitment in the gao report are accredited...
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. >> there is senator al franken and what did he that prompted a senator to say this isn't saturday nightright now, latest street dancing and step up series opens in theaters tomorrow in 3 d. this is from touchstone pictures. and here is don sanchez on the aisle. >> everything you need to know is in my dancing. >> this freshman engineering major loves to dance. then, luke, our photo dancer hero invites him home. there is a warehouse for dancer autos live together, battle together. this is crazy right? >> this is not as weirds as it looks. there are more complications. foreclosure looms. the rival wants the building. only thing to save them is winning the first prize at the world jam finals. there becomes a medium in a confrontation between rival groups. this is some great affects. can you imagine ankles in the face? this is an eye opener for kids. and yes, it's a cliched but that hardly matters. it's dancing taking us to aspiring levels. i was surprise bid this little film. there is about dancing, what dancing. energy and there is a tribute to fred astair skpe. gene kelly. and this is in
. >> there is senator al franken and what did he that prompted a senator to say this isn't saturday nightright now, latest street dancing and step up series opens in theaters tomorrow in 3 d. this is from touchstone pictures. and here is don sanchez on the aisle. >> everything you need to know is in my dancing. >> this freshman engineering major loves to dance. then, luke, our photo dancer hero invites him home. there is a warehouse for dancer autos live together, battle...
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. >> senator franken. >> thank you for this hearing. i think there is a reason to be doing this on for-profit colleges, and i have tremendous respect for the ranking member, but with so much of the defaults been in for-profits and such a low graduation rate and so much profit been made and so much government money being spent for these for-profit schools with such bad results, this is a low-hanging fruit. of course you are going to have some athletic recruiting problems. we know this exist. that is not what this hearing is about. this is about pell grants going to schools that are recruiting people in an on ethical manner, they are lying to people. this is a very, very different order, and i think we should recognize this. i am very disturbed by the videos. i just want ask you, to make sure, andrew did not edit these, did he? >> no. >> all the schools, all 15 schools investigated by the gao made deceptive or otherwise questionable statements to the undercover applicants, and most of the deceptive practices that your investigation expose
. >> senator franken. >> thank you for this hearing. i think there is a reason to be doing this on for-profit colleges, and i have tremendous respect for the ranking member, but with so much of the defaults been in for-profits and such a low graduation rate and so much profit been made and so much government money being spent for these for-profit schools with such bad results, this is a low-hanging fruit. of course you are going to have some athletic recruiting problems. we know...
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. >> if we've learned anything from al franken and ronald reagan and the terminator, there's no routey to get there. >> one can have many careers in this country. >>> coming up next, a japanese inventor shows off a pretty good sense of humor. >> you'll see why his unusual innovations are now gettin >>> we are the first to admit every now and again we do weird stories. >> no breaking news there. >> yes. this latest one, it's about robots. they're being introduced in japan. a typical robot may walk around, it may dance, do all types of things. absolutely. the man you're about to meet doesn't do robots but his inventions are pretty amazing. they're aimed at the common man. margaret conley has the story from tokyo. >> reporter: meet kenji, japan's famous inventor of the useful and absurd. his creations range from umbrellas for shoes, to hair splash guards, to chopsticks with fans. his collection is called shindoku, or unusual tool. today he shares with us his subway series. wish list items for those crowded commutes in japan. from a portable hand ring, to a hanging seat. >> it's very usef
. >> if we've learned anything from al franken and ronald reagan and the terminator, there's no routey to get there. >> one can have many careers in this country. >>> coming up next, a japanese inventor shows off a pretty good sense of humor. >> you'll see why his unusual innovations are now gettin >>> we are the first to admit every now and again we do weird stories. >> no breaking news there. >> yes. this latest one, it's about robots. they're...
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right now senator al franken is speaking about the nomination on the senate floor. >> it has found thatorporations have the same free- speech rights -- >> other coverage is on c-span2. we have an archive of materials regarding the nomination of elena kagan. it includes some of her speeches and peepers. later today we will break down the debate into individual speakers. that is all act c- span.org/kagan. today is primary day in three states. voters are at the polls in kansas, missouri, and michigan. we will have complete coverage later tonight on c-span. >> over the years it has the come as close to being a religious issue as any defense issue ever has. >> the guest looks at the 25- year battle for the marines and politicians concerning the aircraft. that is on c-span [applause] . find the entire schedule at c- span.org, and join us on twitter. the retired coast guard admiral thad allen suddenly discovered on monday was fixed just-in- time. testing is underway to make sure that the well will hold up as engineers and checked both mud and cement for the top. if all goes well, the next step
right now senator al franken is speaking about the nomination on the senate floor. >> it has found thatorporations have the same free- speech rights -- >> other coverage is on c-span2. we have an archive of materials regarding the nomination of elena kagan. it includes some of her speeches and peepers. later today we will break down the debate into individual speakers. that is all act c- span.org/kagan. today is primary day in three states. voters are at the polls in kansas,...
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the headline was what she could learn from al franken. what did you write about? >> this was an interesting storyline this election years. lynn that is the former ceo of world wrestling entertainment, the big professional wrestling business in the company right now. she has put a lot of personal money in this, $22 million. that got the attention of the national republican party. she eventually became the nominee. she won the primary on tuesday. questions about her background and what has happened in the rustling agency -- i think we can expect similar to what we saw so far probably a lot of coverage and attention paid to her senate campaign. >> we would get back to that issue of personal funding at this campaign. other has been a lot of that this year. standing by, the republican call. caller: i would just like to say that the tea party philosophy is much like republicans that are nservative. more power to them if they can get people excited to vote. this country is pretty lax on voting the way it is. any conrvative candidate, whether democrat or republican, is mu
the headline was what she could learn from al franken. what did you write about? >> this was an interesting storyline this election years. lynn that is the former ceo of world wrestling entertainment, the big professional wrestling business in the company right now. she has put a lot of personal money in this, $22 million. that got the attention of the national republican party. she eventually became the nominee. she won the primary on tuesday. questions about her background and what has...
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the headline was what she could learn from al franken. what did you write about? >> this was an interesting storyline this election years. lynn that is the former ceo of world wrestling entertainment, the big professional wrestling business in the company right now. she has put a lot of personal money in this, $22 million. that got the attention of the national republican party. she eventually became the nominee. she won the primary on tuesday. questions about her background and what has happened in the rustling agency -- i think we can expect similar to what we saw so far probably a lot of coverage and attention paid to her senate campaign. >> we would get back to that issue of personal funding at this campaign. another has been a lot of that this year. standing by, the republican call. caller: i would just like to say that the tea party philosophy is much like republicans that are conservative. more power to them if they can get people excited to vote. this country is pretty lax on voting the way it is. any conservative candidate, whether democrat or republican,
the headline was what she could learn from al franken. what did you write about? >> this was an interesting storyline this election years. lynn that is the former ceo of world wrestling entertainment, the big professional wrestling business in the company right now. she has put a lot of personal money in this, $22 million. that got the attention of the national republican party. she eventually became the nominee. she won the primary on tuesday. questions about her background and what has...