kendis gibson, back to you dana. >> kendis gibson, thank you very much. >>> a confession in the jaycee dugard case, a bay area couple now admitting they kidnapped her. nancy ga ride oh broke down as she and her husband pleaded guilty in placerville. they snatched 11-year-old jaycee from near her lake tahoe home 20 years ago, raped her, held her captive for 18 years. their guilty pleas, spare jaycee, now, from trial. >> to go through what it was that she, that jaycee wept through, is something that no person obviously should ever go through it. but then to have it relived out in public is -- makes it all that much more difficult. >> the ga rios face life in prison, sentencing is set for june. >>> we are in the final count down. four hours now until the royal wedding. the marriage of prince william and kate middleton is a once in a generation opportunity for british businesses in the bay area. so they are offering the royal treatment. >> we'll be open at some ungodly hour early this morning or tonight for the royal wedding. we'll be serving breakfast. >> bangers and mash i bet. the owner

. >>> embattled actor mel gibson opens up about those phone recordings. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, a texas man combines two of his passions with pretty amazing results. you're watching "early today." >>> take you through your weekend forecast. a migs day will in the pacific northwest. a little chilly this morning, but it this afternoon will be your reward. overall all all in then's trav won't see any problems it at the airports. saturday a little bit of shower activity in medford. sacramento, a 30% chance, also. still remaining cool in much of coastal california. valleys looking mice. and nice. and easter, a new storm system moves in.nice. nice. and easter, a new storm system moves in. if you're watching us on kgw news channel 8 portland, see plants and animals native to pacific shores including sea lions and otters at steller cove at the oregon zoo and that's your pacific event of the day. >> is that otter doing the backstroke? >> you've never seen that? >> beautiful. >>> now here's a look at this morning's h

>> lisa gibson at the planning department. is a common thread your project and specific elements have not been defined or certain locations have not been defined? i can tell you is not. -- it is not an exceptional circumstance. the intent of ceqa is that the environmental review will occur early enough in the process, those can be addressed through mitigation measures and consideration of alternatives. it is really difficult to change course. it is a requirement that the review occur before and the entitlements are issued. -- any entitlements are issued. if we don't know the details, it was to clarify the misunderstanding. it was prevented by some of the speakers that the project -- presented by some of the speakers that the project is the exclusive replacement and the cabinets of the public right of way. the project proposed, we evaluated the placement of the right of way. because of the requirements, and there could be locating these in the private properties. it requires that the applicant consider placement of the faciliti

kendis gibson, cbs news, los angeles. >>> coming up, a possible break in a string of sex assaults inland. >> and a pipe bomb discovered inside a mall. the connection to the columbine shootings. >> and two of the world's most acclaimed war photographers killed on the front lines in libya. why this could be a turning point in the revolution. >> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. well, if you slept in, you may have missed it. we had some rain this morning but boy, what a beautiful sight right now. some sunshine and some clouds. will that last? we'll talk about that coming up. ,, ,, appreciate the easy days, are what keep me coming back for more. [goat sounds] and the customer says, on the carpet." what? gonna be difficult. don't tell me about a dog. a day care full of kids, house chickens. call a day's work. call 1-800-steemer today crews are starti >>> the toxic walls are coming down at a mountain view landmark. today crews are starting to dismantle the panels off hangar 1. they are going to restore it. removing the toxic pcbs in the site is a major step

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kendis gibson has details from los angeles. >> reporter: for business traveler kelly benton, irritationly when he arrives before his luggage. >> frustrating especially if you don't get it that day and have plans especially travel for business. >> reporter: but soon you can fly with the confidence you'll be compensated when there's a problem. the department of transportation is expanding the airline passenger bill of rights implemented last year. lost bag? airlines will now have to reimburse passengers for bag fees. the government is now requiring airlines to prominently display surcharges and hidden fees on their websites. passengers bumped from flights will receive up to $1,300, depending on the length of the delay and value of their ticket. and the rules for how long a planeful of passengers can sit on the tarmac are changing. currently an airline is fined if a domestic flight sits on the tarmac for too long. now international flights are being included as well. the government claims its original bill of rights reduced long tarmac delays by more than 97%. consumer advocates say the ne

kendis gibson, cbs news, birmingham, alabama. >> president obama will travel to alabama tomorrow to tourle, the state's governor has activated 2,000 national guard troops to help with the rescue and recovery. >>> a grisly discovery turns bizarre for santa cruz police. now, officers were called to a tiny apartment earlier this week by the neighbors who reported an unusual smell. inside that apartment, they found 63-year-old parolee john clauer living with a badly decomposed body of a 30-year- old woman. police are now calling this case a homicide. >> 50 years ago i smelt a rat, a dead rat. and if you ever smelt a dead rat, it's foul. and this is worse than that, and i -- it's still in my brain. >> clauer was taken into custody on a parole hold. now, an autopsy has been ordered on the woman, who is identified asst heather stearns of cruz. >>> president obama announced that leon panetta will be the new defense secretary later this summer after current defense secretary robert gates makes his long-planned exit. general david petraeus who is commanding the wars in iran and afghanistan will re

that's your eye on entertainment, i'm kendis gibson, cbs news, hollywood. >> good morning!nd thank you for watching 9news now at 5:00 a.m., a special hello to buddy rick harris. i'm andrea roane. >> i'm mike hydeck. hello, buddy. here's angie goff. anny is in for howard. >> definitely get out all of your players for this morning. it is a cold start to the day on this

gibson may be arguing in a moment, i don't want to put words in their mouth, but my understanding is they're going to claim that of the three types of projects, that it's not that first type that you're arguing but it's the second type of project which are the installation of small, new equipment and facilities in small structures that should apply and not -- doesn't involve limited numbers but i'll just ask to you respond, why does your type one apply and not type two of this class three of categorical exemptions? .my point is that if you read those they are almost an identical. one is to locate in limited numbers of small structures. the second is installing new equipment and facilities in small structures. what is the difference? the only logical answer is one of them talked about locating them and one talks about installing equipment in them. that was my interpretation. i do not think it matters very much. the limited number i think is important. but even if it fits -- even if there is substantial evidence to support your staff that that is a reasonable interpretation, especially

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gibson eventually ejected from the game. on this play by albert pujols on the st. louis cardinals, it is a diving stop on this stephen drew grounder with bases loaded. pujols throws it to the first baseman who collides with drew to get the out. check out the twins pitcher dusty hughes getting the out against the royals. one goalkeeper wishes he had made a diving save. christy renaldo of real madrid shoots it off the hands of the goalkeeper into the net. and blake griffin of the clippers runs the floor against the grizzlies and finishes with a powerful one handed alley-oop jam. love seeing that. this next clip isn't so much about what happened on the field, but rather what happened on the sideline. check it out. the portland timber of the mls has a new mass cot named timber joey. every time he scores a goal, he takes out a chain saw and starts cutting lumber. i'm not sure if that mascot would fly here in the bay area. much more ahead on today in the bay, still to come, a beloved swim coach is remembered. how bay area teenagers are celebrating the life of their men m

i am lisa gibson, a senior environmental planner with the planning department. joining me is john lewis, who prepared the categorical exemption that is the subject of today's appeal. also, we have guests from the department of public works. we sent to two appeal response memos. one of them arrived today because we were responding to an appeal letter we received late friday. if you need extra copies, we have them available for you now. after careful consideration of the issues raised in the appeal and public testimony today, the planning department continues to find the project is exempt from environmental review. the decision is whether to uphold the planning department determination that the product is exempt and deny the appeal or to overturn the cadx and return it to the environmental planning department. in our assessment, the planning department reviewed at&t's upgrade and determined it is categorically exempt under one of the classes of the exemption that is provided by the ceqa guidelines. there are 33 clauses of projects that are exempt. these generally

kendis gibson, cbs news, birmingham, alabama. >>> the craft was fueled up and the crew had already headed to the launch pad but the last liftoff of the space shuttle endeavour will have to wait now at least another two days. that launch was scrubbed with just hours to go after nasa found two heaters had failed on the spacecraft. liftoff is set for sunday. congresswoman gabrielle giffords will be there to watch her husband shuttle commander blast off. >>> all right. weather looking good, yeah. guess who's coming to town just in time for a great weekend. we have the disney wonder cruise ship. look how massive that ship is. i'll tell you what just driving down the embarcadero, it is amazing to just see how big that ship is. it will be here for the weekend and it is the perfect weekend to be here. we have some great weather coming our way. but we are seeing some winds kicking up around the bay area. some of those gusts to 20-plus miles per hour in some spots inland could easily go over 30 toward the afternoon. temperatures outside around the bay area now, 50s at the coast. you're still lookin

hear more of dennis' interview with the hall of famer including why he deserves credit for kirk gibson's homerun in the 1988 world series. that's tomorrow night on game day at 11:35. . >> kim, thank you. >>> well killer storms in the midwest. and the south. we will show you more of the dramatic video of tornadoes ripping through several states and how people are cleaning up and coping. with their losses. >>> and if you haven't got your invitation to the royal wedding, you're out of luck. it won't look like this spoof, but there will be much pomp and circumstance. how england is getting ready for the big day. that and more tonight at 10:00 and 11:00. that's the way to go. >> i want an invitation to that wedding. >> that's it for this edition of eyewitness news. we will see you again at 11:00. until then, your latest news and weather is on cbs-sf.com. have a great night. ,,,,,,,,,,,, 3q um, miss? up here! those are hard water stains. truth is, 85% of us have hard water. unlike the leading all-purpose cleaner, lime-a-way is specially formulated to conquer hard water stains. for lime calcium

kendis gibson shows us the neighborhoods reduced to rubble. >>> reporter: glenda thomas' family was insidehis home when the tornado ripped it in half. they all survived. today she came back home to salvage what possessions she could. there isn't much, just enough to fill up the back of this pickup truck. >> this don't mean anything long i have my kids. can't replace life but can replace materials. >> reporter: the massive storms spawned tornadoes in 13 states, but alabama suffered some of the worst damage. in hard-hit tuscaloosa president obama met with survivors and got a firsthand look at what the tornado left behind. >> tuscaloosa typically gets a tornado during the season. but this is something that i don't think anybody has seen before. >> reporter: the tornado sent objects flying all over the place but yet you have scenes like this, a couch sitting up right. about 300 people were killed in the tornadoes and search crews are now using cadaver dogs to try to find those who did not survive. this dog started barking at the home of a woman who has been missing since the storm. workers fir

hear more of dennis' interview with the hall of famer including why he deserves credit for kirk gibson's homerun in the 1988 world series. that's tomorrow night on game day at 11:35. and hopefully we're talking about the sharks going up 2-0 in the series. hopefully they can do that tonight and they drop the puck in about an hour. >> we will have more probably at 10:00, huh? >> absolutely. >> thanks. >>> well, a horrible case of animal neglect in the east bay. what veterinarians are doing to treat this cocker spaniel nicknamed van winkle. he is recovering after several painful procedures. that story and more on cbs 5 in 30 minutes. wow. >> all right. that is if for cbs 5 eyewitness news at 5:30. we will see you back in a half hour and then 10:00 and 11:00. and our cbs weather updates are on cbs-sf.com. have a good night. ,, ,,,,,,,,,,,,

. >> you are a lucky man if you live in gibson's, b.c. we should not import failed policies from the united states. mega prisons and mandatory minimums have failed in the united states. this is canada. we have to have a policy that is right for canada. if we're going to be tough on crime, we have to be tough on guns. harper wants to gut the gun registry. we need to invest in crime- prevention. the gang violence is a huge problem. that may be what our friend from british columbia is worried about. we have to give the police the tools to get tough on these drug-related things and lock them up where we need to. the key thing is we have to learn from the phil years of american criminal justice policy. we have to get tough on guns, investing crime-prevention come and provide better victim services. that is being smarter on crime. that would be our approach. >> this government made a lot of demagoguery about being tough on crime. chris burke is soft on crime in his own office. -- harper is soft on crime in his own office. the criminal rate is d

in russia spotlight pulled level soon after the restart all sorts of confusion in the bangor mass gibson didn't bother me pies. but that response like only happy moments of the night keep on getting back in france less than ten minutes later it's not too late in full advantage to see. for second that we don't have the time my thirty dying minutes to sponsor and just three points in the first minute against. us is very good. and us work results out sowed is the one all drawers and so hard he said lack of openness to the french side after twenty four minutes and one hundred students who midway through the second half in subtle ways and soft love the ball the goalkeeper flaps and it was really exciting the first point of the season i come on the table. and in the other game on saturday lucky for health one wanna drop by rail giant killers the stuff seems. have nets an equalizer for them six weeks from time. to turn over in england france united manager sir alex ferguson says his side champions as they came back from two goals down to win four to rest when rooting netted a second half happy

definitions and to see the case laws, but one of the issues that is in dispute, don lewis and lisa gibson from planning will be presenting in a moment, but i just wanted to ask ms. brent holly to respond, it seems that san francisco beautiful is arguing that the project of the 726 new metal cabinets should not have been categorically exempted because under class three which you're arguing

play for you when gibson his point was not being true many of those occasions were not good just. happen they were hard to see would not quit we would six given our point and we were trying is really poison recanted to continue the progress of. well elsewhere then seeker are preparing for thursday's first ever all portuguese you're a plague semifinal clash with brodeur that's why guarantees at least one portuguese side will be in the final in dublin on may the eighteenth are all the teams in the last four are iberian benfica have one injury worry me to feel that call us martinez is a down with my strain while up front usually prolific striker cargo hasn't scored in open play almost two months the game with the study of the loosest will make history as the first of all portuguese you wait for a top competition meeting service benfica who lifted the u.a.e. for cock in nine hundred eighty three of one hundred seventy two out of one hundred ten encounters with progress. and another all new slovakia coach levy any advice is in think he can take the vacant manager's job at dinamo moscow

it was a simple play for you when gibson his point was not being too many of those occasions were not good to stand up but we happened there were hard to see what both might quickly with six games in our point and we want to try to get as many points and we can to to continue to progress with that from another football you slovakia's to me advice is hinting he could take the vacant manager's job in our moscow how the forty six year old says he would jump at the chance to manage a big russian club and has revealed he's been contacted by the knowledge director unity side about the post by his contract with the vacuum national side also allows him to manage a club side some would say new slaves in armor are looking for a replacement for me or that i was of age he was sacked thirty of this much. ice hockey world championships against the back here on friday russia are aiming to reclaim a goal they lost to the czechs last year but while there's a familiar look to their lineup there's no place for goaltending because girl of course read has the details from their final training camp in mosc

. >> tyrese gibson. >> lewdincrease, ludicrous, get it?ing guillermo rodriguez. "mucho fast," mucho furioso 6." he can't drive stick. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: very nicely done. guillermo, everybody. hay, we got a good show tonight. from the new movie "thor," kat dennings is here. we have music from alter bridge, and we'll be right back with martin short so stick around. [ male announcer ] rough, dry skin taking over. there's an easy way to fix that. new lubriderm® men's 3-in-1. the first and only body, face, post shave lotion in one bottle. do something different? [ male announcer ] new lubriderm® men's 3-in-1. out there. but does paying more for less mower really improve anything? you deserve better. that's why sears brought the 2011 craftsman line here - to put our money where our mouth is. welcome to the turf war. compare any craftsman tractor or mower to any other brand, and we guarantee sears has the lowest price. you won't find a better deal there. or there. if you do, we'll match it and give you up to $100 to spend on anyth

order steven tyler's "you're my idol" cd and get mel gibson's "reality check" cd absolutely free. >>'re a pain in my ass! >> call now! [ applause ] >> jimmy: well -- all you have to do is order and very simple, just go back in time, find a place that still sells cd players and you're good to go. of the seven remaining contestants on more mfrl, only two are female. and that could be trouble for steven. without any women to drool on, this could become a prison-type situation. for now, he has women, and with that said, it's time for steven tyler's creepy leer of the night. ♪ we could have had it all >> jimmy: still got it. [ applause ] still got it. elsewhere in the world of reality television, the cast of "jersey shore" is about to start shooting season four in florence, italy. but according to an italian newspaper, the mayor of florence laid down strict rules the cast cannot shoot in clubs that serve alcohol and can't be seen drinking in public. which -- i think the mayor of florence just canceled "jersey shore." he said cameras will not be allowed inside any of the city's historic bu

"new york times" january 27 representative chris gibson, a tea party endorsed freshman republican and retired army colonel said, made it clear, that no part of the pentagon's $550 billion budget, some $700 billion including the wars in iraq and afghanistan was immune. he said this, this deficit that we have threatened our very way of life and everything needs to be on the table. however they have notdown that. congressman mike pence on january 7 id this, quote, if we are going to put our fiscal house in order, we have to be able to look at defee. we need a strong defense, i'm a supporter of a strong defense, but to take those dollars off the table is irresponsible and inconsistent with the presentations that our republican friends have made. those words are sounding very hollow, however, today while republicans breaking their word, madam speaker, because in my opinion they know that the on way to get their conference to support this spending bill is to bribe it with a year of defense spending left untouched. and a divisive social policy provision as well. which is what they said they

been roy orbison's 75th birthday this weekend, captain kirk from the roots is playing roy's very own gibson. [ cheers and applause ] that's an honor. [ applause ] there's a new --a new box set, the "the monument singles collection" with all of roy orbison's best-known songs. it's very cool. so check that out, you guys. it's pretty fun. [ cheers and applause ] we have an amazing show tonight. you know him as harry potter, and now he's starring in the broadway hit, "how to succeed in business without really trying." daniel radcliffe is stopping by. [ cheers and applause ] he is always fun. i like that guy. from the show "hellcats," aly michalka is here. [ cheers and applause ] and we got a great, great song. this guy just smacking hits left and right in the country music world. darius rucker is here. [ cheers and applause ] he's gonna sing a great song. ♪ i don't care you know, our show is lucky to have the greatest band in late night the roots, right there, ladies and gentlemen. they are the greatest. [ cheers and applause ] they really are cool. but, it isn't all fun and games. it's not all

gibson? >> thanks, mr. chairman. i appreciate the leaders here today. certainly a difficult and complex situation you' dealing with. a comment first and then a question. the comment, while i certainly empathize with the libyan people, and gadhafi, despottic leader, to be sure, i pose this action. when you look at our involvement in iraq and afghanistan, completing our objectives there, i think it is in our vital national security interests. we need to see that through. it certainly has taken a great degree of our effort to do so. al qaeda existential let to our way of life, we need to neutralize that threat, and the deficit, which is also an existential threat. these things, i think, require us to learn from our experiences over the last decade and to exercise discipline going forward. we talked in great detail about the lack of clarity and the les not knowing a lot about these rebels. for what it is worth, based on my experience, my study and reflection on this topic, when your military and political goals are not harmonized you run the risk of strateg

bobby gibson is one of the heroes who helped get his customers and co-workers to safety. gary and kathy hendricks were shopping there when the storm hit. good morning. >> thank you. >> bobby, when did you first realize the lowe's store was in the direct path of the tornado? >> yes, ma'am. roughly about ten minutes prior we heard that we were under a tornado watch and a warning. roughly about two minutes before the storm made impact, my senior store manager mike holowell saw commotion. he could see the cloud. he didn't describe it as a funnel but more like a cloud wall of rain and cloud and debris coming toward the store from the parking lot across the road from us in that shopping center. at that point it was just reacting off instinct. roughly 90 seconds to two minutes to really just react and try to get everyone to the safest part of the building in the rear of the building. >> i know you train for situations like this, but nobody expects they will see a tornado coming right at them. you said you had very little time to react. were you nervous you couldn't get everybody

in 2005, our own charles gibson was granted rare, unprecedented access, live on "good morning americaate there is a throne room. and, indeed, there is. >> bride and groom. >> reporter: then, the kiss seen around the world, by 750 million people. this spontaneous peck between prince charles and princess diana, broke royal tradition. >> charming, you can see this in the footage. he looked across to his mother. it was all on their minds. and she nodded and gave her consent. >> reporter: but it's the candid moments of the royals photo albums that remind us of our own family. rambunctious toddlers. that's a young prince harry. family members get to cap up, for better or worse. as it turns out, the balcony is as good a spot as any to check on the weather. and sometimes a guest will literally drop by unannounced. so, royal watchers wonder, what surprise, if any, will there be for one of the most carefully choreographed weddings? >> traditionally it's been the royal family and the new recruit. the weather would be one of the questions that, you know, we will find out. >> reporter: one thing i

mel gibson. lindsay lohan. and -- wait a minute. that's not christopher walken.o lure a 19-year-old girl into his car at rider university. but in his mug shot, some say he bears an uncanny resemblance to the oscar-winning walken, who is known for playing creepy roles, including "the continental" on "saturday night live." a character known to peter on the edge of being a sexual predator. >> i have an entire stack of magazines under my bed. you would be perfect for. >> reporter: now, usually all this wouldn't make national news. but his looks have won him instant fame on the internet. one person wrote, it's like the love child of christopher walken and dennis hopper, bred with the love child of that mustache and jon voight. police are concerned that he's told them he fancies young women. and he's been spotted on several new jersey campuses in recent weeks. >> one of my friends ran into him on campus. that was frightening. >> the demeanor and the way he looks is kind of creepy. >> i'm a little creeped out. i'm not going to lie. that was scary. >> reporter: yesterday

i'm a resident of gibson b.c.my concern is safety for people in this country being able to walk down the streets at night and being safe in their homes. i would like to know what the government plans on doing dealing with the criminals and the light sentences being handed down to them by the courts. >> len, you're a lucky man if you live in gibsons b.c. first of all, here's what we shouldn't do, we shouldn't import criminal justice policies from the united states, mega prisons, mannedtory minimums failed in the united states. this is canada. we have to have a criminal justice policy that's right for canada. one of the things if we're going to be tough on crime, we have to be tough on gun. the harper government wants to get the gun registry. this will reduce public safety. we need to insfleft crime prevention in the lower mainland gang violence is a huge problem. that may be what mr. -- our friend from british colombia is worried about. we have to give the police the tools to get tough on these drug-related gangs a

"new york times" january 27 representative chris gibson, a tea party endorsed freshman republican andretired army colonel said, made it clear, that no part of the pentagon's $550 billion budget, some $700 billion including the wars in iraq and afghanistan was immune. he said this, this deficit that we have threatened our very way of life and everything needs to be on the table. however they have notdown that. congressman mike pence on january 7 said this, quote, if we are going to put our fiscal house in order, we have to be able to look at defense. we need a strong defense, i'm a supporter of a strong defense, but to take those dollars off the table is irresponsible and inconsistent with the representations that our republican friends have made. those words are sounding very hollow, however, today while republicans breaking their word, madam speaker, because in my opinion they know that the only way to get their conference to support this spending bill is to bribe it with a year of defense spending left untouched. and a divisive social policy provision as well. which is what they sai

george gibson from eastman, texas. last night, a very important question was asked of ambassador warren and this audience would like to hear a response to the same question. how does this administration plan to respond to the moves, particularly within the un, to recognize the palestinian state outside of the peace process in the general assembly? the moves have been made made in south america and other countries, but the united nations is an important organization. if the administration has a plan for that -- thank you. >> steve daniels, palm beach gardens. if you could talk about saudi arabia and any likelihood of what is happening in countries happening in saudi arabia? >> bill from seattle. just asking about yemen and specifically talking about that country and wondering about -- i know that the administration changed its position, maybe, is what i have heard. i am curious what you would say about that. >> ok. i'll take them in the order they were given or asked. with regard to the first question, which had to do w

"new york times" january 27 representative chris gibson, a tea party endorsed freshman republican and retired army colonel said, made it clear, that no part of the pentagon's $550 billion budget, some $700 billion including the wars in iraq and afghanistan was immune. he said this, this deficit that we have threatened our very way of life and everything needs to be on the table. however they have notdown that. congressman mike pence on january 7 said this, quote, if we are going to put our fiscal house in order, we have to be able to look at defense. we need a strong defense, i'm a supporter of a strong defense, but to take those dollars off the table is irresponsible and inconsistent with the representations that our republican friends have made. those words are sounding very hollow, however, today while republicans breaking their word, madam speaker, because in my opinion they know that the only way to get their conference to support this spending bill is to bribe it with a year of defense spending left untouched. and a divisive social policy provision as well. which is what they sa

"new york times" january 27 representative chris gibson, a tea party endorsed freshman republican and retired army colonel said, made it clear, that no part of the pentagon's $550 billion budget, some $700 billion including the wars in iraq and afghanistan was immune. he said this, this deficit that we have threatened our very way of life and everything needs to be on the table. however they have notdown that. congressman mike pence on january 7 said this, quote, if we are going to put our fiscal house in order, we have to be able to look at defense. we need a strong defense, i'm a supporter of a strong defense, but to take those dollars off the table is irresponsible and inconsistent with the representations that our republican friends have made. those words are sounding very hollow, however, today while republicans breaking their word, madam speaker, because in my opinion they know that the only way to get their conference to support this spending bill is to bribe it with a year of defense spending left untouched. and a divisive social policy provision as well. which is what they sa

gibson? >> thanks, mr. chairman. i appreciate the leaders here today. certainly a difficult and complex situation you're dealing with. a comment first and then a question. the comment, while i certainly empathize with the libyan people, and gadhafi, despottic leader, to be sure, i pose this action. when you look at our involvement in iraq and afghanistan, completing our objectives there, i think it is in our vital national security interests. we need to see that through. it certainly has taken a great degree of our effort to do so. al qaeda existential let to our way of life, we need to neutralize that threat, and the deficit, which is also an existential threat. these things, i think, require us to learn from our experiences over the last decade and to exercise discipline going forward. we talked in great detail about the lack of clarity and the lebls not knowing a lot about these rebels. for what it is worth, based on my experience, my study and reflection on this topic, when your military and political goals are not harmonized you run the risk of str

george gibson from houston, texas. a very important question was asked of ambassador orren last night. i think the audience would be interested in the administration response to the same question. how does the administration plan to respond to the move to recognize a palestinian state outside of the peace process? in the general assembly, moves have been made. does the administration have a plan for that? >> steve daniels, palm beach gardens. can you talk about saudi arabia and the likelihood of what is happening in other countries to happening in saudi arabia? >> i am asking about yemen and wondering. i know the administration has changed his position, maybe, that is what i have heard. i am curious what you have to say about that. >> i will take them in the order they were given or asked. the first question had to do with the efforts to produce recognition of a palestinian state. we have consistently made it clear that the way to produce a palestinian state is through negotiations. it is not through unilateral declara