the gentleman from new jersey. mr. pallone: mr. chairman, i yield four minutes to the ranking member of our full commrge and -- energy and commerce committee, the gentleman from california, mr. waxman. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. waxman: we're not focusing on the big issues the american people care about with this bill. instead, what we have before us is not a bill to increase jobs or to help those lives torn apart in the recrevent natural disasters from the storms or to address the country's high energy costs. unfortunately, what the republican leadership offers up once again is a debate on the affordable care act. this is another piece of legislation that is going nowhere. the senate will never pass it and the president will never sign it. this bill, h.r. 1213, was analyzed by the congressional budget office, and the budgetary estimate shows this bill diminishes coverage and raises costs. it punishes the states and hurts especially working americans and their families. first the bill will leave people uninsured. th

the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from the district of columbia, ms. norton. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from the district of columbia is recognized for two minutes. ms. norton: i thank the gentlewoman for yielding and for her strong work on this bill. madam speaker, this bill is unprecedented in a number of ways. it's unprecedented in that it uniquely affect my district and i was not allowed to testify at the hearing of the judiciary committee where it was considered. it is unprecedented in its attack on a woman's right to choose, going well beyond the hyde amendment, and it is unprecedented in seeking to federalize local funds from the district of columbia. section 309 of this bill would make permanent the attachment in the recent 2011 spending bill that keeps the district from spending its own local funds on abortions for poor women. that's bad enough. but the party that came to power even to deinvolve federal power back to the state -- dev

the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. reed: mr. speaker, at this time 50eu78' pleased to -- at this time i'm pleased to recognize two minutes to the gentlewoman from washington. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from washington is recognized for two minutes. ms. herrera beutler: i had a job creator forum. the one thing i heard was the rising cost of gasoline. you can all imagine what rising gas prices does to a small business like this. they had to let people go in the past and starting to hire people again. one thing he requested was make this affordable. one thing we can do is by supporting this bill because we open up the opportunity to get more -- to get more domestic energy. and that's the reality. you know, i can't wait for the day when our country no longer is dependent on fossil fuels, when we don't need gasoline or we don't need to get it from countries that don't like us. i can't wait for that day. i support the alternative energies but the problem is we're not there yet. we are not there today. and the reality is e

the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. andrews: it's our intention to yield back at this time, i yield back the balance of our time. the chair: the gentleman from florida is recognized. mr. mack: this is a good amendment, the intent is to clarify what is military versus commercial and with that, i yield back the balance of my time an request -- or not request, but hope that i can get the support of the members. thank you. . the chair: all those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. mr. andrews: we would ask for a roll call vote. the chair: further proceedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from florida will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 49 frint printed in house report 112-88. for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 49 printed in house report 112-88 offered by mr. langevin of rhode island. th

the gentleman from new york. mr. reed: mr. chairman, at this time i'm glad to yield as much time as he may consume, my great colleague from new york, mr. gibson. the chair: the gentleman from new york is recognized. mr. gibson: i thank the speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. it's great to be here on the floor today and i see we have the chair and ranking member of the intelligence committee today, too. it's an honor to be in their presence. we are here today, this amendment, to commend and honor the hardworking professionals in our intelligence community on the successful operation against osama bin laden. the leader of al qaeda, who attacked our country on the 11th of september of 2001. and from my experiences in the army deployed forward in iraq, i know counterinsurgency and counterterrorism operations are difficult, complex, and requiring detailed analytical work to establish patterns, situational awareness, and understanding. fortunately for us we have the very best. from the tactical to the operational t

the gentleman from new york reserves. the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. mcgovern: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i'd like to ask unanimous consent to insert into the record "the new york times" editorial entitled the return of drill, baby, drill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, let me just make a couple of points that "the new york times" editorial made and that was drilling alone cannot possibly assure energy independence in a country 245 uses -- that uses 1/4 of the world's oil while only 2% of the reserves. the energy information agency recently projected what would happen if the nation tripled production on the outer continental shelf. there would be no price impact at all until 2020 and only 3 cents to 5 cents a gallon in 2030. the bottom line is we need an energy policy that does not rely solely on drilling for oil. and we tried to pass a bill that would do that only to have strong objection from my republican colleagues. i'd also say, because the chairman of the rules committee, i just want to make

a weekly jobless report also sent discouraging news. >>> general motors recovering from bankruptcy keeps rolling into 2011. it posted a positive gain in the first quarter of 2011. it's gm's strongest first quarter in more than a decade. wasn't all good news though, chevrolet is recalling cruze compact cars. so far no injuries have been reported from the problem. >>> a san rafael man is under arrest tonight accused of using a camera in his shoe to shoot video under women's skirts. police say it happened last night at the farmer's market in fairfax. they've identified the suspect as 26-year-old nicholas springer. a witness tracked down police as they saw springer put his foot under a woman's dress. there was a small video recorder hidden in his sandal. >> i would definitely call that a pervert if you have a camera on your shoe looking up girl's skirts. can't get any grosser than that. >> police say they counted at least 35 women recorded on springer's camera. springer faces a misdemeanor charge and is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. >>> the grim discovery off of a rural road. what depu

a weekly jobless report also sent discouraging news. >>> general motors recovering from bankruptcy keeps rolling into 2011. it posted a positive gain in the first quarter of 2011. it's gm's strongest first quarter in more than a decade. wasn't all good news though, chevrolet is recalling cruze compact cars. so far no injuries have been reported from the problem. >>> a san rafael man is under arrest tonight accused of using a camera in his shoe to shoot video under women's skirts. police say it happened last night at the farmer's market in fairfax. they've identified the suspect as 26-year-old nicholas springer. a witness tracked down police as they saw springer put his foot under a woman's dress. there was a small video recorder hidden in his sandal. >> i would definitely call that a pervert if you have a camera on your shoe looking up girl's skirts. can't get any grosser than that. >> police say they counted at least 35 women recorded on springer's camera. springer faces a misdemeanor charge and is scheduled to be arraigned tomorrow. >>> the grim discovery off of a rural road. what depu

the chair: the time of the gentleman from new jersey has expired. does the gentleman from virginia yield back? mr. forbes: i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new jersey. those in favor say aye of the amendment say aye. those opposed, no. the noes have it. mr. andrews: mr. chairman, on that i would ask for a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further prosewedings on the amendment offered by the gentleman from new jersey will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 33 printed in house report 112-88. for what purpose does the gentlelady from california seek recognition? ms. lee: thank you, mr. chairman. amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 33 printed in house report 112-88 offered by ms. lee of california. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 276, the gentlelady from california, ms. lee, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes t

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from new york yields back. the gentleman from missouri is recognized. mr. graves: i thank the ranking member. in closing, let me reiterate, this is a simple short-term extension of programs. we're not changing policy, just extending them until we work out the differences with the other body on the other side of the capitol. again, i urge my colleagues to vote aye and -- on s. 1082 and keep these programs running so we can hopefully work out these differences. with that, i yield back the balance of my time, mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from missouri yields back. all time having expired, the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass senate 1082? those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative -- the gentlewoman from new york is recognized. ms. velazquez: i ask for a recorded vote. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman is asking for the yeas and nays? ms. velazquez: that's correct. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays

the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: madam speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california, mrs. davis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. mrs. davis: thank you. madam speaker, i rise in vehement opposition to this rule and dangerous legislation. the no taxpayer funding for abortion act. this bill belies its true intent, to go far beyond current law and comprelf -- comprehensively curtail women's health care. this bill isn't about taxpayer funding for abortion, it is a comprehensive attack on women's lives. we hear all the time, we hear that people want government out of their lives, out of their business. there is nothing, there is nothing more invasive than government getting in between families and their doctors when making this difficult decision. so this bill won't save taxpayer dollars or create jobs, but it will undermine women's health. and it will hurt small businesses by penalizing them for offering their employees insurance plans that cover a full r

the gentleman from new jersey. mr. holt: mr. chairman, i'd like for us to hear now from mr. sarbanes of maryland, one of the most thoughtful members of the natural resources committee. the chair: for how long? mr. holt: two minutes. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. sarbanes: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i oppose the legislation that would really open in a wholesale fashion a very sense fifth areas to offshore drilling. we have to take a lot of care when it comes to doing this offshore drilling. i don't think that this bill exercises that care. during the committee's consideration of the bill, i put forward an amendment that would strike that section of the bill that authorizes drilling off the coast of virginia. i did this because of my concern about the potential impact of a spill on the chesapeake bay, which, of course, is a treasure for marylanders and all those who live in the chesapeake bay watershed. that chesapeake bay is really the soul of my state of maryland. it's a national treasure. in so many ways. the virginia lees parcel, 220,

the chair: the gentlelady from new york. mrs. maloney: i thank the ranking member for his leadership and for yielding. i thank him and chairman mckeon for the bipartisan approach of including amendments in the en bloc. i thank you for including my amendment and en bloc number four. my amendment would narrow an overly broad exemption under foia. we must protect certain critical security infrastructure information to keep our defense operations, properties, and facilities safe from terrorists. but we must not be overly broad in our definition. my amendment strikes a balance between safeguarding our critical infrastructure, security information, and the public's right to know. withholding certain information could endanger the public and to give one example is the case of the marine corps camp lejeune water contamination tragedy. for three decades thousands of marines and their families consume tap water contaminated with chemicals. the likely cause of their cancers. led by members of congress, victims and supporters have blamed mar

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showers and thunderstorms from the carolinas to new england. stretching into cleveland, cincinnati and detroit. also looking at a lot of rain from seattle, all the way down to san diego. up to a foot of snow in the sierra nevada range, the rockies and cascades. >> mostly 60s along the pacific coast. 83 in phoenix. 77 in albuquerque. fargo warms up to 72. minneapolis, 86. and chicago, 60. 67 here in new york. 65 in atlanta. miami hits 85. new orleans, 74. and dallas, 79. >>> coming up, a breaking story from europe. a bomb found just hours before a visit by queen elizabeth. >>> the separation surprised many. but now we know why. arnold schwarzenegger admitting to having a baby with a member of his household staff. >> blockbuster news this morning. >>> on top of that, the 8-year-old given botox. a story profiled and made some big news on "good morning america." now, that girl is taken from her mother. the latest on that and more, when we come right back. >>> there is now a new investigation into what caused the nation's financial crisis. new york's

switch to future friendly products from p&g, like new concentrated tide powder detergent. and more stain-fighting power. future friendly from p&g. >>> an ohio family is reeling from a theft that has shaken the faith in people. >> they rescued a brood of orphaned ducklings. they later discovered they had been abducted from their own pack yard. >> reporter: adorable baby ducks just like these recently became part of martha tanner's family. >> i'd open the door every morning and say good morning to them. >> reporter: weeks ago martha and her granddaughter marissa rescued six ducklings after finding them in the backyard. >> behind the shed. >> reporter: with no mother duck around the duo were nursing the babies back to health. marissa even took pictures of her new pets. >> feathers and we had crackers and quackers and puddles. a bunch of cute names like that for them. >> reporter: a couple nights ago marissa said the unthinkable happened. >> i let my dogs out and i checked because they need water all of the time. they were gone. the heat lamp was on the ground and the cage was

watching president obama historic speech late last night. >> also another powerful image comings from newk. you found this one on the front page of "new york times" website. dozens of firefighters there at times square. >> absolutely. reading the news on the giant ticker, and the images say it all this morning. we will share them with you of course throughout the morning and good morning maryland at nine. >>> well, the news is spreading all over the internet. people are posting videos of themselves and various celebrations throughout the country saying god bless america and their status updates. many here at wmar facebook fanpage. sherrie johnson is live with reaction from this historic moment in our country's history. sherrie. >> reporter: from facebook to twitter to myspace and other media sites, people are sounding off about the death of osama bin laden. there's been a huge surge of patriotism with many people gathering outside of the white house. so am -- osama bin laden was a terrorist responsible for the murder of thousands of men, women and children most notably the september 11th

. >>> from nbc news world headquarters in new york, this is "nbc nightly news" with lester holt. >>> good evening. free dpom from a new york city jail cell has come at a very high price for the disgraced former head of the imf, dominick strauss-kahn accused of sexually assaulting a hotel house keeper is spending his first full day und under house arrest. it's a deal well beyond the means of the average accused person. yet, the wealthy frenchman is finding his political prominence and stature can no longer seem to buy him a place to leavive h in new york. kristen. >> reporter: good evening, lester. the man who was once one of the world peace most powerful is holed up here. dominique strauss-kahn was released after posting the $1 million cash bail, a $5 million insurance bond and greeing to restrictions being called some of the most stringent in new york history. it is a world away from rikers island where dominique strauss-kahn spent part of the last week. instead of a small cell, he's now in a spacious apartment, a building that advertises nine foot ceilings, bay windows and two bedro

tavis: good evening from new york, i am chavis' smiley. we began with the director of the alvin ailey dance group. robert battle is just third head of alvin ailey in history. the incoming director for the schomburg center for research. khalil gibran muhammad will take over the landmark cultural institution in july. robert battle and khalil gibran muhammad coming up right now. >> all i know is his name is james, and he needs extra help with his reading. >> i'm james. >> yes. >> to everyone making a difference -- >> thank you. >> you help us all live better. >> nationwide insurance supports tavis smiley. with every question and answer, nationwide insurance is happy to help tavis improve financial literacy and remove obstacles to economic empowerment one conversation at a time. nationwide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. [captioning made possible by kcet public television] tavis: i could not think of a better week to conclude our week here in new york than to focus on the of the tw

and with news of market mergers from new york, here's ariana. >> there's been a lot of back and forth on this one but the bidding war for the new york stock exchange appears to be over. on monday, the u.s. tech index, the nasdaq and intercontinental exchange withdrew their bid for nyse euro next, paving the way for them to proceed with the deal to merge with the german operator. >> nasdaq and its partner put $11 billion on the table. some nyse euro next executives are thought to have preferred this bigger offer but stock exchanges in the united states are subject to stringent oversight. this paves the way for the german company to press ahead with negotiations. the two sides valued nyse euro next at $10.8 billion. nasdaq offered cash but they would see a share swap, instead. 75% of the shareholders will need to back the merger. nyse euro next shareholders will also have to give their backing to the deal when they meet in july. deutsche bursa is thought to be their preferred partner. if the merger goes ahead, it could be the creation of a global powerhouse by the end of the year. >> th

the chair: the gentleman from new jersey yields back. the gentleman from maryland continues to reserve. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. mr. rogers: mr. chairman, i'd like to recognize for two minutes the gentleman from georgia, also a member of the committee, mr. westmoreland. the chair: the gentleman from georgia is recognized for two minutes. mr. west: thank you, mr. speaker, and i want to thank the chair -- mr. westmoreland: thank you, mr. speaker. i can't express the importance of passing this intelligence authorization bill. this legislation will not only ensure that our intelligence agencies are sufficiently funded to carry out their functions, but will hold them financially accountable. it has been six years since congress has passed a complete intelligence authorization bill. in years past we have simply continued to deem funding for our intelligence programs to be authorized through other appropriations bills. well, our law expressly requires that we explicitly authorize intelligence funding and that is what we need to

the chair: the gentleman from new york yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from kentucky rise? mr. guthrie: to speak on the amendment, mr. chairman. the chair: the gentleman wishes to be recognized on the amendment. mr. guthrie: to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. guthrie: i rise in opposition to the amendment. i want to point out the list read of teaching health centers, the tech of the bill is clear ewith only rescind unobligated funding nesm funding has been obligated, it continues to move forward. the list read, those will be funded. the amendment before us directs the g.a.o. to determine the number of physicians that will be trained by this program if funds are not kept mandatory. i oppose the general premise that a program must have mandatory funding to be effective this has led us to massive budget deficits as far as the eye i can see. during the bait, i remember a few members complaining that reduction on discretionary spending will have little impact on the deficit.

." >> hello and welcome. >> this is abc news reported from washington. keeping it under wraps. days after u.s. soldiers killed osama bin laden the white house decides not to release the photographs of his body. moving on in new york, the epicenter of 9/11, both muslims leader come forward. >> we have been victimized by osama bin laden more than anyone else. >> can enemies become allies? the palestinian factions that have been at each other's throats for years sign of unity -- sign a unity pact. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. the dna tests will have to do. no photographs will be released of osama bin laden's body. that was the decision made from the white house today after a heated debate. in an interview with cbs news, president obama said he did not with the images as propaganda tools. today the u.s. attorney general describe act as an item of national defence. >> one demonstration and pakistan against osama bin laden. few sol osama bin laden in recent years. his face is one of the best known in the world. the white house did not

we begin this hour with breaking news from the libyan capital of tripoli where news services are reportingn eye witness accounts of heavy gunfire from apparent nato missile strikes, some that are thought to be targeting the libyan leader colonel gaddafi's compound in the capital. the bombardments have been a succession of five that have been reported in the capital, which our witnesses are saying is unusual for the it -- for the number to take place overnight. a number of news agencies reporting those eyewitness accounts. we are going to bring you some pictures as well. these were taken at just some hours ago regarding a nato missile strike on a government building housing the high commissioner for children. these pictures from the capital showed the aftermath of that bombing, which completely destroyed the old colonial buildings as you can see. the building is situated in tripoli's -- neighborhood. there were no reports of casualties, but we believe that bombing of the high commission of children took place with in the last few hours. and that has since spent preceded by a number of blast

for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i have a motion to recommit at the desk. the speaker pro tempore: is the gentleman opposed? nadya suleman in the current form. the clerk: mr. nadler moves to recommit the bill h.r. 754 to the permanent select committee on intelligence with instructions to report the same back to the house forthwith with the amendment. at the end of title 3, add the following new section. section 304, prioritization of funding to combat terrorists. a, finding. congress finds the following -- one, under the leadership and direction of president barack obama, the intelligence community performs with exceptional bravery and professionalism in the pursuit of osama bin laden who was killed on may 1, 2011, that enabled special warfare development group. two, the tremendous dedication and personal sacrifice of the unanimous men and women -- anonymous men and women under the leadership of former president george w. bush and president clinton who brought justice and relief to the family and

of radioactive waste into a nearby trench meanwhile according to a new report from greenpeace sea life off the coast of the meltdown fukushima nuclear plant contains high levels of radiation japanese officials assured the world that the tons and tons of radioactive waste water that's been dumped into the ocean will dilute enough to not pose a health risk but this new report from greenpeace concluded otherwise tests on fish oysters and seaweed more than twelve miles off the coast contain levels of radiation if the times it's that's five by. thousand percent above the legal limits so what are these radiation levels mean for potential seafood eaters should we be worried and welcoming done if anything to stop further contamination here offer some answers on this is kevin camp's radioactive waste specialist at beyond nuclear doubt or kevin welcome back so first of all how serious of the fighting is in this green peace report well it's very serious medical seaweed that fifteen times the permissable radiation dose even the permissible radiation dose carries a health risk so fifty times that a

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om "bbc world news." >> this is "g.m.t." from "bbc world news." i'm stephen sapp sackur. headlines -- the leader of al qaeda, osama bin laden, has been killed by american special forces in pakistani. president obama has said he'd been tracked down to a high-walled compound just a kilometer away from the main gate of pakistan's foremost military academy in the town of abbottabad, just outside the capital, islamabad. let's take a look at precisely how osama bin laden became the world's most wanted fugitive. the story goes back to february 1998. he issued a religious edict stating that killing americans and their allies was a muslim duty. six months later, two bombs rocked the u.s. embassies in kenya and tanzania, killing over 200 people. he was indicted as chief suspect. he's also thought to be behind a suicide attack on the destroyer, u.s.s. cole, at the yemeni port, which killed 17 u.s. marines. and then, of course, there was the september 11 attack in 2001. two hijacked aircraft smashed into the twin towers of the world trade center in new york city. another aircraft tar

." >> hello and welcome. >> this is abc news reported from washington. keeping it under wraps. days after u.s. soldiers killed osama bin laden the white house decides not to release the photographs of his body. moving on in new york, the epicenter of 9/11, both muslims leader come forward. >> we have been victimized by osama bin laden more than anyone else. >> can enemies become allies? the palestinian factions thaee's throats for years sign of unity -- sign a unity pact. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs and around the globe. the dna tests will have to do. no photographs will be released of osama bin laden's body. that was the decision made from the white house today after a heated debate. in an interview with cbs news, president obama said he did not with the images as propaganda tools. today the u.s. attorney general describe act as an item of national defence. >> one demonstration and pakistan against osama bin laden. few sol osama bin laden in recent years. his face is one of the best known in the world. the white house did not want the proof of his d

the chair: the gentleman from new york. mr. weiner: i ask that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. mr. chairman, i support this amendment, i hope we all vote for it. i want to take an opportunity to respond to the gentleman just at the microphone, you know, it is one thing to say you're saving medicare but if you leave a different medicare when you're done, then today -- than today if it's entirely different, then how have you saved it i know premium support or price support is the term of art now trying to take he will as you try to explain what you're doing but let me make it clear. if i say anything the gentleman can rise and i will permit to correct me. you should the proposal of the gentleman from wisconsin, under the proposal of the republicans in congress, that at a certain point in the future, medicare as we have it today, as a guaranteed entitlement safety net program for seniors will cease to exist. that's the ryan plan. i will pause while anyone seeks to correct that. that silence you hear, ladies and gen

tom llamas with us from new york city as new york city continues to react well into the 2:00 hour. >> backing up little bit, the president spoke for ten minutes tonight. he recalled the sense of unity in the united states after the september 11th attacks and reminded everyone why the u.s. went to war in the first place, to protect americans, its friends, and its allies. >> september 11th, 2001. in our time of grief, the american people came together. we offered our neighbors a hand, and we offer the wounded our blood. we reaffirmed our ties to each over. and our love of community and country. on that day, no matter where we came from, what god we prayed to, or what race or ethnicity we were, we were united as one american family. we were also united in our resolve to protect our nation and to bring those who committed this vicious attack to justice. we quickly learned that the 9/11 attacks were carried out by al qaeda, an organization headed by osama bin laden, which had openly declared war on the united states and was committed to killing innocence in our country and around the globe

stormy from atlanta to pittsburgh, and northern new england, with thunderstorms, gusty winds and hail and flash flooding. wet from jacksonville to miami. and showers from oklahoma city to des moines, minneapolis, fargo and billings. showers from seattle to northern california. and up to six inches of snow in the idaho rockies. >> 74 in sacramento. 90 in albuquerque. and phoenix hovers near 100. 60 in chicago. 71 in kansas city. 89 in dallas. mostly 80s from new orleans, all the way up to boston. >>> and coming up after the break, two more republicans say they are ready to take on president obama. but what about sarah palin? she hits the highway this weekend in her new bus. is this the start of her run for the white house? we'll have details and a live report. >>> and is expensive sunscreen better? the results are in. >>> gas prices are lower, as we head into the big memorial day weekend. usually, they're headed the other way this time of year. but aaa says the national average for regular right now is $3.81. that is more than a nickel less than a month ago. >>> you can save more money

from canada. this is not a new and unusual process. estonia and the baltic states have been using this same process of extraction from oil shale for 80 years and they have done it successfully and in an environmentally friendly manner. we could copy that same proposal but no, no, once again this administration has decided to slow walk any development, slow walk any allowance of projects to go forward to demonstrate what we can and cannot do. and the net result of losing this opportunity for oil shale is at least $1.9 trillion added to the economy of this country and projected to be up to $100 -- 100,000 new jobs that would be lost simply by this one decision as well. this is a small area but you compound that fact of what is happening not just in my state of utah but what's happening in colorado and wyoming and new mexico and nevada and the rest of the west and you see the compounded problem we have that truly can understand why in the recession, why was the west the hardest hit? well, because we were dealing with the federal government

he says it shows the economy is resilient and can take a hit from challenges like rising gas prices and still keep going. 244,000 new jobs were added last month. the jobless rate went up from 8.8 to 9%, since people who had stopped looking for work decided to start again. >>> this happening right now, a search is underway for a 19- year-old college student from walnut creek. this is a live look from news chopper 2 of the command post for the search in the park. the last time anyone reports seeing james averyel was april 21st. the search be began yesterday and ended at dark. he might have been suicida when he disappeared. >>> still ahead pictures of flooding as a u.s. river crashes over its banks. >>> also a warning about leaving your car in parking lots. thieves are at work. it is breezy at work but that is not the only change you expect in the bay area weather. we have details soon. >> they are taking away our education and our opportunity to do that. >> it is furlough friday at one east bay high school but the unusual steps these students are taking to take back their education. >>> they are looking into a gas the

for what purpose does the gentleman from new hampshire rise? gnized for one minute. mr. bass: mr. speaker, yesterday america lost a great public servant. a great friend of the state of new jersey, a father of one of my, if not my best friend in congress. a friend of my family's and just a wonderful guy. mr. frelinghuysen as i knew him, peter frelinghuysen, served in the congress as my friend from new jersey just mentioned from 1953 to 1975. he was the second or third oldest former member of congress, now my father, who is 98, is the oldest former member of congress, and our families grew up together. we grew up in the spirit of public service, good friendship, of bipartisanship, and of action. i remember mr. frelinghuysen so well as a child bringing us around here in the chamber and around capitol hill and even out to amusement parks in the washington, d.c. area. he was a great father to his five children. but most importantly, mr. speaker, he was a great american and a very fine distinguished member of congress. i will miss him. i know his fami

valley. >> 70s from new york to atlanta. while miami heats up to 90. 80s meanwhile, in new orleans and dallas. 72 in kansas city. 69 in omaha and 65 in chicago. phoenix hit 78. salt lake city, 55 and seattle, 70. >>> and coming up, a big apology after an airline reuses the flight numbers from september 11th. >> plus, new details about arnold schwarzenegger's double life. did the mother of his child force him to come clean? >>> and step aside, oprah. there is a new number one in sh showbiz. who can it be? >>> chrysler is close to repaying uncle sam. they reportedly are ready to refinance 7.5 billion in loans from the u.s. and canadian governments and will pay them off next tuesday. details of the repayment plan will be finalized later this morning. >>> shares of linkedin go on sale for the first time this morning. already a hit. the $45 price for the job networking site is at the high end of what was forecast. the site's now valued at $4 billion. that is the highest for a u.s. internet company since google went public seven ye

new photos of pop star michael jackson. they are from 33 years ago. he was 19 years old. they were taken by reginald garcia. he happens to be an inventor. he is now selling the 130 previously unpublished photos to help launch an electric motor he claims generates more electricity than it uses. >>> president obama just released his long-form birth certificate not too long ago hoping to put to rest the whole birther controversy about where he might have been born. now we've got something else to throw into the mix. is the president actually irish? yes. he has irish roots here and he's going to ireland for a visit. and now one small village is just geeked up about it. >>> also, is he the true home run king? some certainly think so. i got to sit down and hear what he thinks about people still labeling him the guy who should be at the top of the list. my conversation with hammerin' hank this morning. 11 minutes past the hour. building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to imp

i can't wait to show you the tornado video from new zealand of all places.getting to the newsroom overnight. let's show you what's happening locally. we have a look at temperatures of 59 degrees. bel air and hearford -- hereford, and we are looking at temperatures mid-60s around the bay. 67 degrees holding tight in rock hall. we have mild numbers this morning and maybe patchy fog a lot of cloud to be found but while we are looking at the radar composit with the satellite, you will see more rain back towards the west. not here yet, it will take its time to sneak in, but we have have the chance of showers developing this afternoon. we got lucky yesterday with the front edging closer to us. and as we pump it up into the low 80s. there will be the possibility of breaking out showers and thunderstorms. we will talk more about that and the big cooldown behind the system in few minutes. right now, let's go back to the roads with kim brown. >> reporter: justin, an easy ride out the door. traveling towards the washington area you will find all lanes open on 95 southb

and i want to commend the leadership of the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, and the gentleman from illinois, mr. lipinski, and i urge my colleagues to support this bill. the speaker pro tempore: does the ntleman -- the gentleman from texas. is recognized. you have 3 1/2 minutes. mr. smith: madam speaker, we're prepared to close and wait for the gentleman from michigan to yield back the balance of his time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan's time has expired. mr. conyers: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. mr. smith: madam speaker, i yield the balance of my time to the gentleman from new jersey, mr. smith, who is the chief sponsor of this leslation. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is yielded 3 1/2 minutes. mr. smith: i thank the chairman of the judiciary committee, mr. smith, for his leadership. i want to thank mr. lipinski. i want to thank dave camp and our speakers, john boehner, for his eloquent statement and his compassion for both mothers and children who are hurt by abortion and for eric can

he learned the news from a text message, then got a confirm about 30 seconds later from his producers before announcing the news to the crowd. >>> all right. it's a monday afternoon, and a nice one at that. let's turn things over to jeff ranieri to find out what the rest of the week will bring. >> if you liked what we had this weekend, i think you'll like each and every day especially as we head into wednesday. some of the warm spots today, pleasantton, 83, walnut creek 82, and san jose 79. gilroy and morgan hill mid-80s today. we are starting to see some cooling near the coastline. a little bit of an onshore flow, still holding on to some heat in the east and also the south bay. right now livermore, one of the warmer spots with 78 currently right now. so as we take a look at tonight, we are going to see breezy conditions at the coastline, a few clouds, nothing major. tuesday, stays warm, plenty of 70s, and here's where it gets great. if you want some hot weather, a few 90s possible in the long-range forecast. high pressure is responsible for all this warmth building into the bay area

new rapid wrinkle repair. from neutrogena®. >>> next at 4:30. t a new possibility to address rider complaints more quickly. unfriendly accusations against facebook. evidence that the social network tried to smear google. lisa argen has our forecast. >> one more sunny and mild day before the weather takes a big change for the weekend. >> join us >>> well, finally from us this morning, unexpected side effect from the raid to kill osama bin laden. >> navy s.e.a.l.s found an herible sex booster in bin laden's compound. and now, that is selling here at home. >> we do. but we're sold out right now. no kidding. >> reporter: business has certainly picked up here at flower power in the east village. when navy s.e.a.l.s killed osama bin laden notice his pakistan compound, the special forces left with a small treasure of intelligence. among the recovered items, oat seed, a supplement commonly called the herbal viagra. >> for more energy. it regulates the adrenal glands. >> reporter: kennedy claims the supplement increases libido and sperm count. since the s

schools are public issue number one as teachers students and parents are holding demonstrations from new york california to protest cuts to education projects and what they're calling a week long state of emergency if you will for new teachers association is holding a sit in at their state capitol in response to governor jerry brown's proposed seven billion dollars cut education in the last three years california has seen its education whittled down by twenty billion dollars and more than thirty thousand teachers laid off now the teachers union is saying enough is enough but also inspired by activist teachers in wisconsin new york city teachers are holding a march this week in opposition to mary bloomberg proposed cuts to education it will lay off thousands of educators and that city tens of thousands of people are expected to join in the march from city hall to wall street to demand that the banks stirrers not the teachers. pay up for what was done to the economy so elise genuine grassroots movements across the nation put an end to the teacher eighteen and teacher bain that's been going

>> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," may 20th, 2011. >> good evening, i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin tonight with the end of the world. right now, thousands of people across america are literally preparing to meet their maker before the sun sets tomorrow. then there are those who think that life as we now it is going to end not tomorrow, but next year, in 2012. a date associated rightly or wrongly with the ancient mayan calendar. so, what drives doomsday theories. why do people believe them? here's david wright. >> may 21st, judgment day. >> reporter: they believe with all their hearts in the word of god. >> god bless you. >> reporter: so much so, they see themselves as characters from the bible. >> we are the watchmen. the watchmen for the lord god almighty. >> reporter: the watchmen of the tower, envisioned by the old testament prophet. >> it's really the greatest privilege that i've ever had in my life. >> reporter: sounding the ultimate alarm bell. the trumpet of about rmageddon

that took place earlier today with bin >> sean is joining us from new jersey. the next caller is from las vegas. rebecca, please go ahead. >> i am calling from las vegas. i am watching this on the news and my heart goes out to everybody who was affected by this. it is absolutely amazing. i got married yesterday. this is the most amazing wedding gift ever. i applaud the gentleman and women overseas. it is absolutely amazing. >> thanks for your call. you are looking at the scene from here in washington d.c.. this is a gathering outside the white house, and we have been showing you coverage of al jazeera. we will continue with more of your reaction tomorrow on "washington journal." next up is jennifer joining us from nashville. >> i have a husband and brother over there and i want to tell them thank you and god bless you for everything. >> according to the associated press, there was dna testing to confirm that this was osama bin laden. >> i sent my heart and my love and everything to the troops. >> over next few are is ellis from chicago. good evening. -- our next

the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: mr. speaker, i now yield two minutes to the gentleman from maryland. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. >> i rise in support of s. 990. these provisions provide important tools that help keep america safe. i am pleased that this bill includes sunset. mr. ruppersberger: sun eths allow for the executive branch to conduct oversight on an ongoing basis. i believe these provisions are consistent with the constitution and provide the tools the government needs to keep it safe while protecting civil liberties. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, we're prepared to close on this side so i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new york. mr. nadler: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. nadler: thank you, mr. speaker. let me say we've heard all these arguments before, many times, on this

the chairman of the new york state republican party was a publisher. simon cameron. the governor senator from pennsylvania and later secretary of war in the first lincoln administration was a publisher. or they were politicians first and publishers later. new york as i say was different. almost 200 daily and weekly newspapers in new york city at the start of the civil war. when craig and i were asked to focus on the new york times we took into account three major newspapers. the new york herald which is the most widely spread was the most conservative, pro democratic, and i emancipation. the new york tribune, famous for urging american young men to go west was the most progressive. they were urgently for emancipation earlier than abraham lincoln as it turned out was prepared to order it. in the middle was the new york times. its editor was a politician. harry raymond who founded it was the speaker of the new york state assembly. he decided to found a newspaper. this in new york gets gas because new yorkers imagine the current speaker of the assembly of owning the new york times so it is a big

a wet day from the gulf coast up to northern new england. heaviest rain and flooding from nashville to louisville. cincinnati and cleveland. light snow in the kas aides to showers in seattle, another day of record highs now the l.a. >> and it's about 80 in sacramento. 90 degrees in phoenix. 60s for minneapolis to kansas city. 51 in chicago. and 71 in dallas. miami climbs to 85. atlanta 75. and boston sitting at 65. >>> coffee, tea, or killer kick? that's exactly what one chinese airline is serving up these days. >> yeah look out if you are going to be flying. a new right in taendants at hong kong airlines are required to get martial arts training to deal with unruly passengers. they've been learning wing chung, a form of kung fu used in close-range combat. >> watch out. the instructors say the self-defense technique is designed by women. so out of control passengers may now be getting a little bit -- a lot more maybe they bargained for. >> most flaechight attendants s the biggest outburst is from alcohol. a few cocktails on the plane. >> you

news. brian? >> anne thompson, chief environmental affairs correspondent, starting us off tonight from louisiana. anne, thanks as always. >>> we have news tonight from overseas, resulting from the death of osama bin laden. of all the material those navy s.e.a.l.s grabbed on their way out of that house in pakistan, one item is paying off in terms of intelligence. it's a private journal, we're told, and it's now increasingly public. nbc's jim miklaszewski is on duty at the pentagon tonight. jim, good evening. >> good evening, brian. u.s. senior military intelligence officials tell us those navy s.e.a.l.s found so much intelligence at that compound, that they didn't have the time to gather it all up and take it, but what they did grab is that handwritten journal you talked about, and in it, bin laden talks about attacking the united states and creating mass casualties and intact, trying to find ways to insert secret operatives, al qaeda operatives, into the united states. according to one u.s. official, bin laden woke up every morning and tried to come up with new ways to attack the united states. bi

new, huge, and only from progressive. >>> in new york, police have arrested another rich and prominentsed him of sexually abusing a hotel maid. the 74-year-old egyptian man with the former chairman of a major bank in egypt. it's the second such case this month of a foreign banking figure accused of preying on a powerless hotel worker. deb feyerick is in new york with more details. >> reporter: hotels really do train housekeepers what to do in order to avoid dicey situations. that may suggest it happens more frequently than really anybody knows. a second incident, this one involving an egyptian businessman, somebody who was head of the bank of alexandria for more than 15 years. according to police, the man apparently called up for a housekeeper to bring a box of tissues to his room. once she arrived and stepped inside, he was able to lock the door behind her, apparently, and that's when the alleged sexual attack occurred. mr. mahmoud abdel salam omar is being charged with sexual abuse, unlawful imprisonment, forceable touching, as well as harass many. unlike in the dominique strauss-kah