this is a great city. imes over the last month to name a city to which i would compare houston. i have thought about that quite a bit. there is, in fact, one said city. -- one such city. that is the houston in my imagination. [applause] the houston that could be. the houston that should be. the houston that can be and will be if we will get to be to achieve it. [applause] imagine with mea some very real possibilities for our city. imagine neighborhoods where the police are known and recognized and they, in turn, know the neighborhoods and we are all safer. imagine a neighborhood where all children can play outside and the parents do not worry about where they are. and who could harm them. imagine a more unified approach to public safety, where all the law enforcement agencies in this area, houston police working with harris county sheriff's, together i crime initiative. something that makes sense for all of us. imagine an extensive mobility system embraced by the public. houston is an immense city. we need

this is a great city. ave been asked many times over the last month to name a city to which i would compare houston. i have thought about that quite a bit. there is, in fact, one said city. -- one such city. that is the houston in my imagination. [applause] the houston that could be. the houston that should be. the houston that can be and will be if we will get to be to achieve it. [applause] imagine with mea some very real possibilities for our city. imagine neighborhoods where the police are known and recognized and they, in turn, know the neighborhoods and we are all safer. imagine a neighborhood where all children can play outside and the parents do not worry about where they are. and who could harm them. imagine a more unified approach to public safety, where all the law enforcement agencies in this area, houston police working with harris county sheriff's, together i crime initiative. something that makes sense for all of us. imagine an extensive mobility system embraced by the public. houston is an i

this is a great city. i have been asked many times over the last month to name a city to which i would compare houston. and i have thought about that quite a bit and there is in fact one such city. that is the houston, in my imagination. [applause] the houston that could be, at the houston that should be. the houston that can be and will be, if we will it to be, if we work together to achieve it. [applause] but imagine with me some possibilities, some very real possibilities for our city. imagine neighborhoods where the police are known and recognized and a and turn know the neighborhood and we are all safer. imagine neighborhoods where all children can play outside in their parents don't worry about where they are. [applause] and who could harm them. imagine a more unified approach to public safety were all of the law enforcement agencies in this area, houston police working for example with various county sheriffs, deputies or with constables together on the crime initiative, something that makes sense fo

my paper is entitled managing for results in america's great city schools. it's very similar in many ways to what marquerite described, but our paper lays out a new tool that allows the nation's big-city school districts to compare themselves on a large series of key performance indicators and save millions of dollars by improving their operations relative to their peers. it's a good way to start this conference because this new tool is indicative of how serious the nation's urban schools are about improving their effectiveness and efficiency just by the bad economy. and it is entirely in keeping with a series of initiatives undertaken by the council of the great city schools over the last several years to improve our performance both academically and operationally. we have initiated the trial urban assessment of nape that will include 21 districts out of the 2011 testing. we have initiated this key performance indicators project that i will be describing this morning. we've initiated are beating the odds theories that lays out annual state test score data f

mike's paper is titled, managing for result, in america's great city schools.we're privileged to have with us two terrific discussants today, up firskartik focuses on educatd economic development. he has worked with a broad range of clients, including social sector, public sector, high tech and industrial clients, and finally, we've got with us, jose tores, superintendent of school district u-46, illinois's second largest school district, with 53 schools, serving tremendously diverse population of more than 40,000 students. dr. torres was also a 2005brode fellow. with that, jim, i'm going to ask you to get us started. >> thank you, rick. in the interest of time, and because of the nature of the subject, i'm going to forego the usual early morning efforts at humor and get right at this. my message is straightforward, and i'm going to give it in just a moment, but some of the things i have to say will not swallow easily with some of the individuals in the audience. i know that from prior experience. so i just want to lay the groundwork by explaining that there is

port-au-prince is a great city, the music, art, you go to the hotel oliffson and hear from richard morriso is now giving on the ground reports of what's going on there. you're taken with that cull tire and then in juxtaposition with this incredible poverty that people are living in. before this happened and what they dealt with in 2008 with four hurricanes. >> larry: you started to say -- >> we went to a school in the central plateau and decided to raise money to build an addition and make it sustainable. >> larry: this must be terribly painful for you to watch. >> the hotel we stayed in, the hotel montana is gone, it's leveled. i met a man who worked for save the children who i haven't heard from, we've been trying to reach. i don't know if he's alive or not. we visited schools in a densely packed slum. already the living conditions are horrible. i don't know what's happened to those people. i met a man named simon, again, who knows what's happened to these people. they're amazing people. because they are working so hard against such adversity. >> larry: you guys are with us the rest of

is why we are so focused on public safety in our city, because of a great city is a safe city. the two years i have been in office, we have reduced homicides by 23%, in every major category of crime, down in our city notwithstanding this recession. host: jason deparle, "new york times," wrote this recently, "living on nothing but food stamps -- one in 50 americans are living on food stamps with no other income." what is the reason? guest: the main reason is the recession, high unemployment and foreclosure rates. another reason has to do with other elements over the past decade or so. access to cash welfare has diminished greatly. two parts of the city that -- cash welfare and who stands -- two parts of the safety net -- cash welfare and food stamps. it is easier to get on food stamps than a decade ago, and at the same time, cash welfare is harder to get. host: who are the people that are on food stamps today? at guest: food stamps is interesting because it is so eclectic. it is young people, old people, multiracial, black, white, latino, asian, working people. it is recent unem

mayor euell, you have been opposed to me and -- in your great city and you have done wonderful work in this area. i had a terrific time addressing the national conference of mayors and got a very good response from your colleagues. i know the mayors in this country stand ready to work on this issue. they are seeing the effects of what everyone on this floor has talked about in terms of child obesity and they are ready to make some changes. also, dr. palfrey, it is an honor to have you with us. it was through our relationship with our pediatrician that we even began as a family to start thinking about these issues. our pediatricians and our medical community will work side-by-side with families throughout the country. we are grateful for your support. i know this is not a new issue for you. i hope that our attention to it makes your job a little bit easier. i also want to thank all the folks at the ymca for all you are doing. i know you know the real work happens on the ground. the ymca has been a leader in ensuring that families and communities all over this country have access to plac

push their pay above average and somebody else falls below average and they say, you know, we're a great city. we shouldn't be below average. and then they -- it's just this ratcheting it up and it never -- i don't see this happening in the private sector. sometimes the ratcheting steams to go the other way. i like to use an example -- here we're in orange county in the city of fullerton, just to give you an idea how these things -- how these happen. a council of five members, three republicans, two democrats. two of the democrats and two of the republicans both apparently were in favor of a retroactive pension increase and this was after all the pension spiking problems had gotten news coverage -- this is recently after the unfunded liability issues had gotten in the news. this is something -- but they still conspired to expand benefits retroactively for their -- for their public employees. so the one councilman who contacted me -- he contacted me and said, you know, what, steve? you need to know what they're doing. that california's brown act doesn't allow public -- public officials to rela

after school in baltimore one of america's great cities, my hometown, 67% of the students at that school come from no parent households. i've never even heard the phrase before. no parent households. that meant they don't live their biological mother or father. they live in foster care with their grandparents, in and to not go, with a friend or whatever. 67% of these kids and no parent households. i thought i had it not been raised by single parents. can you imagine a generation of our children were being raised without either parent? of the girl goes to the school. she went to my old elementary school, think kaplan's elementary school in baltimore. i matter and she is in fourth grade, sweet little girl. i didn't remember her but she remembered me because her counselor at saint catherine's was a black none named sister clarice. she was the finest non-i had ever seen in my life. [laughter] so this young girl asked me. she said how was it mr. pitts uid crush on sister clarice? the cat she is mean and old. i said she wasn't mean or old 30 years ago. [laughter] so this little girl and i talk

it's a great place to be pap city on the move. i tell people if you want a sense for what bowie is really like, go to any ball field in the city on a saturday morning and you'll see a united nations of folks out there and all the parents are doing what parents do all over the world, they are embarrassing their children. >> that's america. >> it's a great city. >> don't you miss the racetrack? >> well, actually we're involved -- that's high on my list now because it's owned by magna corporation which is in bankruptcy and we're trying to figure out how that will affect -- because there's a variety of state laws that focus on pimlico, laurel and bowie. depending on how the bankruptcy goes there's a couple hundred acres right in the middle of the city that can have a profound effect. we've done a lot of research. we have a good feeling on where the state is. >> up mentioned the growth in bowie. your seeing growth and do you anticipate that to continue? >> yeah. we're a city approaching almost 150,000, very diverse which we're very pro

great mayiers like mayier williams who had the vision of an airport that has become an central engine of our city and the great way of the world. mayors like ivan allan who helped transform the capital of the new south. building infrastructure for businesses and bridges between people. mayors like jackson and young who help created public projects like marta by bringing unprecedented private investment and jobs into our city. and mayors like shier refrankton who continue to make sure that the state, the nation, and the world knew that atlanta was open for business. even when it was tough. and in the process, we never forget the least of these and the people who need the help the most. those leaders built a city. [applause] >> those leaders help build a city where business opportunity became hallmark. it is not overwhelming but are instead obstacles to overcome. a city where public works and good works go hand in hand with private investment and professional success. those great leaders and countless others who toiled quietly outside of the limelight with no expectation of glory or fame have made

he also knows that as walt whitman put it, a great city is that which has the greatest men and women. he knows your cities are filled with great men and women. his leadership as a way to help give them the ability to overcome this difficulty, summoned their greatness, and put them in a position that they are stronger at the end. ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor to present to you the press to the of the united states of america, barack obama. [applause] >> thank you. thank you. thank you, so much. [applause] please, sit down. [applause] >> thank you. thank you, everybody. [applause] >> have a seat. welcome to the white house. let me first say what an outstanding job that the vice president has done not just on a whole range of issues in this administration but in working with the mayors to make sure this recovery act works the way it should. please give joe biden a round of applause. [applause] >> a couple of other acknowledgments. i want to say congratulations to the new president, congratulations. i have to acknowledge my own mayor, mayor richard daley. [applause] >> i want

. >> reporter: john lyle says the city made great strides in repaving operations but potholes are inevitable. >> we had about 100 calls last week on monday last week when the weather had just started to warm up. after we had not only the snow but the rain as well. so, we got a lot of calls initially. now we are down to about 25 a day. >> those numbers will pick up when thawing occurs and spring approaches. the city tries to get the potholes within 72 hours of being reported. it's often faster than that. >> that was dave statter reporting. >>> brother, can you spare a dime? thursday's metro board meeting put out the possibility of an emergency 10-cent surcharge for buses and rail as a way to handle the surprise budget shortfall. >> reporter: the proposed emergency service production cutting trains, closing mezza neens at ten stations. longer commutes, more crowded conditions or the board decided today perhaps a dime per ride surcharge on buses and trains just until the budget year end in june. >> that's the choice? okay. well, i would rather keep my money in my pocket. i don't have much of th

has some of the best restaurants and great cities in the united states have them, in part because of of services. and in that sense, most high-skilled workers are also strong consumers of products and services produced by immigrants that actually have a very positive effect in terms of their real incomes in societies. and it's actually quite interesting that in many districts we've actually looked into this where there's opposition to immigration are some of those types of work hes that actually benefits very strongly from the presence of immigration and that, in effect, would be hurting themselves. i think that we've really created a disconnect between the ways in which immigration really helps a wide variety of workers and i really again want to say i'm very pleased that this work that cato and peter dixon from australia did actually come at very different approaches but really with the same type of structural conditions and results that we're pointing to in our study. >> thank you. >> the gentleman in the back? >> playing a bit of devil's advocate here, in the study, you do you me

there have been many heroes, civic leaders who helped create this great city. no one has done more as a public servant than dennis west. he started his public service as an intern in the office of one of my predecessors, congresswomanned igget green. he walings at school of urban studies. over the course of these four decades, portland state, oregon's largest university has emerged as one of the center of urban scholarship, a laboratory of live built, a mecca for planning and sustainability and a critical driver for the vitality of portland. denny played a critical role of the chief of staff to the commissioner of public works in an area where the city was taking bold action in the development of its dournts plan and creation of 38-acre waterfront park. denny helped play a role for his engineer boss developing division and becoming a respected political leader. he was recruited by the new chairman don clark to establish the financial and budgetary system to help modify personnel procedures and give coherent to what had been an old style typical county operation

city just north of boston. thank you for being here. you clearly get it. thanks great. one quick point we're one of the many cities who have tiger grants in and glad to hear they are going to come out on time. they are great projects and i'm excited that those things will move forward. one plea we are looking at the tiger grants and transportation funding as important as the road networks, the bridges, the public transportation, the high-speed rail is -- if we can't completely leave port development and the waterfront out of that equation -- for a city like salem we're small and historic at one time we had a larger port than boston. the first millionaire in america hailed from salem, massachusetts, made their fortunes out in the waterfront. we want to take advantage of that waterfront. we don't have an interstate or highway success. it's also a great way to get in and out of boston, commuter traffic and i'm hoping as we think of federal funding for transportation that there is a small portion that can be dedicated to port development. we have a lot of working water front

to be able to welcome of to the podium a fabulous mentor and alumni, stephen williams from the great cityouston. [applause] >> good afternoon. how are you all doing? great, great. i'm really grateful to have this opportunity to introduce our speaker, then jealous. because of my relationship both with the naacp's over the years in montgomery, phoenix, austin, and now in houston. and maybe more importantly because one of my staff people currently is the president of the houston chapter of the naacp. i would like to keynote focuses on emerging trends and leadership style. of course, are speaker being who he is can talk about anything that he wants. then -- ben jealous is the president and ceo of the naacp, which is an organization that has had some impact on all of us. he is actually the youngest person to head this organization over its 100 year history. he has served as director of human rights and amnesty international and has been executive director of the national newspaper publicist's association. and he still rimmer's his colleagues, because he reminded me of someone he knew in phoeni

has some of the best restaurants and great cities in the united states have them, in part because ofthe ability to bring in a particular type of worker that provide those types of services. and in that sense, most high-skilled workers are also strong consumers of products and services produced by immigrants that actually have a very positive effect in terms of their real incomes in societies. and it's actually quite interesting that in many districts we've actually looked into this where there's opposition to immigration are some of those types of work hes that actually benefits very strongly from the presence of immigration and that, in effect, would be hurting themselves. i think that we've really created a disconnect between the ways in which immigration really helps a wide variety of workers and i really again want to say i'm very pleased that this work that cato and peter dixon from australia did actually come at very different approaches but really with the same type of structural conditions and results that we're pointing to in our study. >> thank you. >> the gentleman in the

i would point out however that other great cities have faced similar challenges successfully.o economic wasteland when that industry collapsed. pittsburg's rebirth has been based on diversified employment in such fields as education and health care. their largest manufacturing firm is no longer one of the city's top 10 employers. the city's unemployment rate is well below the national average. in pittsburgh, they helped spur innovation and economic growth. here at wayne state university and the university of michigan have played similar roles. a recent poll shows that despite their acute awareness of the region's problems, 63% of respondents are optimistic about the future of the detroit area. that does not strike me as optimism. the people of detroit now -- no that with patience and determination, this can be a vibrant economic center once again. it takes some time, but it has been done before and it can be done again. we are trying to attract employers. i will bet on the people of detroit. let me now turn into freddie mac. let me turn to the broad priorities as identified by

great scenes from the city as we step into matthews arena, historic building built in 1910. the two teams will do battle. there's the head coach of the george mason patriots, jim larranaga, 13th year, 21 wins last year, trip to the n. i. t. picked to finish fourth in the conference this season as we take a look at our starting five. there's not one senior on this starting lineup here for the george mason patriots. all under classman. we talked about poorns and -- pearson and cam long at the start. isaiah tate with his eighth consecutive start for the patriots. that was a big key when he was insert add few games ago. mike morrison and andre cornelius. bill coen is in thinks fourth year and four starters back from last year's team that won 19 ballgames and his starting five looks like this. matt janning will lead the way we talked about him and chaisson allen in the backcourt. alwayne bigby and manny adako tonight. the tips brought to you by moore family of dealerships. what do you have? >> mark: it will be very important for georges to defend the paint. they'll have to stop t

for the children, providing more medical care and insisting on making sure that we rebuild this great city and this great nation. we can do this, we are standing by their side. we will not leave them alone. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady yields back. the gentlelady from california is recognized. ms. lee: thank you. i recognize now the gentlelady from new york, the chair of the state and foreign operations subcommittee, congresswoman, chairwoman lowey. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. lowey: madam speaker, i rise today in strong support of 1021 with appreciation for the leadership involved of barbara lee and donald payne and sincere condolences to the victims of last tuesday's tragic earthquake and the continuing aftershocks. yet another natural disaster has devastated this country and its people. my deep sympathy and prayers are with the people of haiti and all those who have lost loved ones. as the resolution notes, the u.s. government and the american people stand in solidarity with the haitian people and are committed to helping them i

i would point out however that other great cities have faced similar challenges successfully. pittsburg went from being world leader in film production to -- pittsburgh went from road leader in steel production to economic wasteland when that industry collapsed. pittsburg's rebirth has been based on diversified employment in such fields as education and health care. their largest manufacturing firm is no longer one of the city's top 10 employers. the city's unemployment rate is well below the national average. in pittsburgh, they helped spur innovation and economic growth. here at wayne state university and the university of michigan have played similar roles. . a recent poll shows that despite their acute awareness of the region's problems, 63% of respondents are optimistic about the future of the detroit area. that does not strike me as optimism. optimism. the now -- no that with patience and determination, this can be a vibrant economic center once again. it takes some time, but it has been done before and it can be done again. we are trying to attract employers. i will bet

have been hired without the support of the school board or the city council created a little that feeling and she is i think doing a great job but in the city of washington no good deed goes unpunished. and if i were a king and i've said this many times to members of the senate as a matter of fact if they are serious about doing something about the schools would stop talking about the district of columbia schools and start talking about the nation's capital published schools. let's get away from the idea the district of columbia but not the nation's capital, and now declare a conservatorship. take the schools out of the hands of local politicians. put in a proven person and yes, some discipline, too and tell all interest groups hands off. interestingly enough that is what happened in chicago. and they have come a long way. the current secretary of education came from where? chicago. i think there is hope for the school but have to make some major changes. okay? yes, sir. >> happy to hear you talk about -- >> you might want to wait a second -- i presume you are aware that we are being recorded. >> to hear you look delete

have been hired without the support of the school board or the city council created a little bad feeling. and she is, i think, doing a great job, but in the city of washington, no good deed goes unpunished. and it's -- if i were king and i've said this many times, to members of the senate, as a matter of fact, if they're serious about doing something about the schools, let's stop talking about the district of columbia public schools and start talking about the nation's capital public schools. let's get away from the idea, district of columbia, but now nation's capital, and now declare a conservatorship, take the schools out of the hands of the local politicians, put in a proven person and yes, some discipline too. and tell all interest groups, hands off. and interestingly enough, that's what happened in chicago and they have done -- come a long ways. the current secretary of education, came from where? chicago. i think there's hope for the school, but you have to make some major changes. ok? >> all right. yes, sir? >> general, i'm very happy to hear you talk about -- >> you might want to hold for a second. i presume -- i p

i would point out, however, that other great cities that face similar -- have faced similar challengesburgh went from being a world leader in field production to economic wasteland when that manufacturing industry collapsed. pittsburg's rebirth has been based upon diversified employment in such fields as education, and health care. in fact, its first largest manufacturing firm, u.s. steel, is no longer even one of the city's top 10 employers. the city's unemployment rate is well below the national average. in pittsburgh, carnegie-mellon and the university of pittsburgh helped spur innovation and economic growth. hear, the university of michigan and wayne state university campus similar rules. likewise, the large public investments you have made in green jobs draw on the detroit area's exceptional infrastructure of field engineering, research and development, and manufacturing. a recent poll of detroit area residents showed that despite their acute awareness of the region's problems, 63% of respondents are optimistic about the future of the detroit area. that does not strike me as crazy

because they brought great prosperity to our city. which just let me as interesting.culturally, the idea that you would almost sort of venerate the people who left, that what your area accelerated was leaving. certainly in the '80s and 90s, this was the real kind of engine of growth. i promise i won't be as a long winded in answering the next question. >> one of the things that struck me the book was -- [inaudible] >> how concentrated the immigration was, each wave, you can sort of trace an enormous amount of the chinese have ended up in the united states to to very small parts of china. and i'm curious, just why that is? why it's been traditionally so concentrated in a few places. >> well, i think that there are -- okay, i'm going to be long winded. i think there are two reasons for the. one is, one i don't think it's not distinct chinese at all, which is the demographers called his chain of migration. one brings 10, 10 bring 100. and the idea would basically be in many cultures people coming from in different parts of the world, a pioneer comes, they find a new plac

mayor euille, again you have been a host to me in your great city, and you've done wonderful work in this area. i had a terrific time addressing the national conference of mayors, and i got a very good response from your colleagues. i know that the mayors in this country stand ready to work on this issue. they are seeing the effects of what everyone on this floor has talked about, in terms childhood obesity, and they are ready to make some changes. also, dr. palfrey, it is an honor for us to have you with us. as i should before, it was through our relationship with our pediatrician that we even began as a family to start thinking about these issues. and it's our pediatricians and our medical community that are going to work side-by-side with families throughout the country. so we are grateful for your support. i know that this is not a new issue for you, and i hope that our attention to it makes your job a little bit easier. i also want to thank all the folks at the y for all you're doing, neil nicoll, for your work as a national leader. but i know that you know as a national leader

city. they had to pull back. they did feel the risk of violence was great and opted to go somewhere else in the city. >> stand by, anderson cooper is on the phone. anderson, where are you right now and what are you seeing? unfortunately, i think we lost our connection with anderson cooper. we will reconnect with him. technology is very, very serious problem dealing with haiti right now. it is amazing we are getting through as clearly as we are. karl penhaul is still with us. karl, it is clear that the haitian government is in charge? we know the u.s. military has officially taken charge of the airport. but there is a semblance of the haitian government on top of this? >> reporter: it certainly is not. yes. we have heard comments from the haitian president rene preval. we see in some of the lines principally for gasoline, haitian police standing by, in the streets i have seen one or two haitian police as well. you can't say there is haitian leadership here. you cannot say that haitians are in control. that said, again, going back to past experience, past disasters in haiti, you wouldn't have expected to see haitia

city. they had to fall back. they said there they did feel the risk of violence was great and opted to go somewhere else in the city, wolf. >> all right, carl, stand by. anderson cooper is on the phone. anderson, where are you right now? what are you seeing? unfortunately, i think we lost our connection with anderson cooper. we're going to reconnect with him. technology is obviously very, very -- very serious problem dealing with haiti right now. it's amazing that we're getting through as clearly as we are. carl penhole is still with us. carl, is it -- is it clear that the haitian government is in charge? we know the u.s. military has effectively taken charge of the airport in port-au-prince, but is there a semblance of the haitian government right now really on top of this? >> yes, we heard comments from the president. we've seen gasoline, i've seen haitian police standing by in the streets. i've seen one or two haitian police as well. but really, you cannot say there's haitian leadership here. you cannot say that haitians are in control. that said, again going back to past experience, past disasters in haiti, you

great things are are happening in the city. we need everybody to jump on board with that. >> very cool in deed. listen our time is running short. we have to run. i will tell you this when i see you in the sound byte, we will see you maybe once or twice a year in person but i see this very rossty and it is very comforting. don't change. >> i mean that sincerely. >> the sign of a good leader. >> we would headache hand but you know. don and marty,. >> wow. i will tell you what. we will take a break, and come back to our still to come. how about that right now? >> doing the tease right now. >> still to come on our morning edition. >> as the police commissioner explains his hopes for 2010, the department is trying to solve the first homicide of the year. that story is coming up. >>> newark international locked down for hours after an unknown man slips past the security check point. >> >> this is mark viviano with the ravens in oakland where the second straight playoff appearance. >>> sharon gibala here, if you are about to head out

city's most famous landmarks. >>> you are watching "hln news and views" on this first sunday of 2010. great to have you with us. i'm susan hendricks. we want to get you updated. authorities have arrested a florida man who allegedly gunned down four members of his family after thanksgiving dinner. u.s. marshals captured paul merhige at a hotel in the florida keys last night. there he is on surveillance camera. he was the focus of an intense manhunt after he allegedly shot and killed his twin sisters and a 79-year-old aunt. he also allegedly killed 6-year-old michaela sitton as she slept in her family's jupiter, florida, home. with his arrest, michaela's father says he will be able to sleep at night. >> it means i'll be able to sleep a little better tonight, and i won't be patrolling the inside of my house with my shotgun, you know, thinking that the monster is right around the corner. i've been in protective mode. and now that he's captured, at least, you know, my family, we can even begin the healing process. >> merhige was captured when a viewer of "america's most wanted" recognized him an

it is the pride of a city but is have you gotten your seasonal flu vaccination? great - but your work's not done yet. we still need to get the h1n1 flu vaccination. you, me -- we should all get one. the vaccine is safe and proven effective against this highly contagious new strain of flu virus. we can help prevent the spread of this virus if we all just roll up our sleeves. to learn more about the h1n1 flu vaccination visit h1n1get1.com or call your local health department it's up to you to fight the flu. >>> welcome back. federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says stronger regulation is the best way to prevent another financial crisis. in a speech on sunday, bernanke said weak regulation, no low-interest rates, was responsible for the housing bubble and financial crisis. critics argue that the fed kept rates too long after the 2001 recession, fueling reckless lending by banks. >>> the first five trading days on wall street cou tell us about the rest of the year. investors will be watching for what's known as the january effect, a phenomenon that tends to set the tone

great leveler. and it leveled this city. outside a school that was three stories high, the injured parents and grandparents of the children wait. but here, tragedy was averted. the school closed 20 minutes before the quake struck. well, this is a scene of utter horror. behind this ll, there are bodies piled three deep. there are probably scenes like this all over haiti. we don't know because it is very difficult to get to some of the outlying areas. but clearly, this death toll looks like being in the tens of thousands. it is the kind of horror haiti has never known. >> lehrer: haiti's pleas for help reached around the world today. newshour correspondent kwame holman reports on the building u.s. effort. >> holman: the scenes of desperation from haiti preoccupied official washington from the white house on down. president obama managed to get through to haiti's president rene preval on the telephone this morning. >> i pledged america's continued commitment to the government and the people of haiti in the immediate effort to s

virginians are blessed with so many great schools, with dedicated professional teachers like my city nancy in amhurst who worked tirelessly to model the minds of the next generation. to compete in the global economy, every young virginian must have the opportunity of a world class opportunity from preschool to college. [applause] >> a child's future prospects should be as unlimited as his intelligence, his integrity and his work ethic can take him. no child in virginia should have her future determined by her place of birth or by her zip code. [applause] so well work with president obama to expand high-quality charter schools and institute pompei for our great teachers. more money must go to the classroom and less to administration and new opportunities must be found in the science and technology and engineering and health care professions that will provide the great jobs of tomorrow. let's recognize now that a high school degree is no longer the finish line. we must create affordable new pathways to earning college degrees. i intend to pursue a recommendation to confer 100,000 new d

a great job with kansas city last year as the coordinator. this is a good move.er or john grew deny coming there. it's a good fit. >> charlie, always appreciate it. >>> coming up on geico sportsnite. ted leonsis is on the clock to become one of the most powerful figures in d.c. sports. >>> virginia is a perfect 3-0 in conference play but they almost slipped up against a struggling mid major. >> and when you think of college athletics, squash doesn't exactly come to mind. find out what george washington is doing to change that. we return after this. anncr vo: with the new geico glovebox app... anncr vo: ...you can get help with a flat tire... anncr vo: ...find a nearby tow truck or gas station... anncr vo: ...call emergency services... anncr vo: ...collect accident information. anncr vo: or just watch some fun videos. anncr vo: it's so easy, a caveman can do it. caveman: unbelievable... caveman: where's my coat? it was suede with the fringe. vo: download the glovebox app free at geico.com. >> welcome back. after the success of the washington capitals, one can only

cities have the $3 parking fees. >> if it makes it easier to park, great. >> he is from seattle, or they charged $1.50. >> they are not making any more parking garages. if they need to make revenue, make it. >> you have to move your vehicle after the first hour at these meters. >> it is crazy. >> you have to find better parking and not part in these areas. >> that hours before the meters in the very busy areas will be extended until 10:00 p.m. on saturdays. one thing to note, if you don't see new sign a check or markings on the meters indicating they have the new rates, the district says they'll have everything in place by the 19th. richard reeve, abc 7 news. >>> it could cost more to own a hybrid car in one part of the area. loudoun county is considering a plan to raise the property tax on hybrid cars. the board of supervisors and tends to raise it from $1 to $4.20 per $100 of assessed value. governor kaine is calling for the car tax to be scrapped in favor of income tax. >>> governor kaine filbert -- held his final meeting with faculty and students injured or killed in the virginia tech shootings. they were angr

coming out as both day and arab in kansas just miles away across the board from the oklahoma city bombing. is a great way to sort of explore that, the idea that the freedom to be, the different parts of who you are can change depending on where you are. anybody recognize this? the next chapter is about the u.s. presidential election and we experience this with my is a democratic operative. it is an interesting way to see the community in many ways really being courted. there courts being courted by both campaigns. it takes place also in other parts of it take place here. i feel so bad. i have forever memorialized trento in this picture. but this was the one. [inaudible] >> and it has a very surprised inning. this is the 9/11 chapter which we express in the skin of a catholic priest in brooklyn. but we don't just a within that community because it is brooklyn and its new york and everyone is in new york. he is a great lens to sort of show everything that happens. it's a parish that loses several people in 9/11. within the towers and in the fields and in the plains and then there's this very startled d

great fan. i read a piece that said that was the city was the mother of invention. actually, it is the opposite. i want to ask the panel if you agree with that. has that equation shifted? >> you first. >> no, i want to prevent a gasbag answer. is the question is should we be focusing on anything other than the critical technologies that relate to whether it is food and water and energy around the world? was up the question? -- was that the question? >> not necessarily. >> if the question is -- i think what the world is finally coming to deal with the fact that we are in a race between catastrophe on a global scale in many dimensions we're in a race between catastrophe in an education in general. if it can continue to stay one step ahead of catastrophe, it will move. the result was a dark side. the first guy that figured out how to make a flame was popular but in a bird bath house. it could be used as a weapon. around the world, whether we like it or not, be -- we are reducing the size and scale of an organization that needs to be put together to have a dramatic impa

is very high, 10% but the unemployment rate is double in places like new york city and black men it is triple. there are greatscind a new stories have african americans who were college-educated are disproportionately more unemployed than counterparts. we still see even with the euphoria of the obama's victory and has significant as that that -- victory is it is a watershed of american history is not transmitting immediately into ending racial disparity >> host: some have criticized obama particularly in the african american communities were not focusing enough on those disparities in particularly the record unemployment among african-american and employment in some places and give it concentrated attention. what do you make of those critiques? >> they exemplify the dilemma that black americans face having the first black president because historic way we never had an african-american leader within the black community like a doctor came who also had an elected office little loan the highest in the country. when you think of obama's through the 2008 election season he became one of the most powerful black lead

a great personal memoir of your upbringing in jersey city which as you know is my home town as well so we have that in common. and so much more on the american revolution, the great leadership of george washington and his military struggles to achieve american independence and now the subject of tonight's conversation, the role of women in american history. we see this in fiction and nonfiction that you have produced over the years in the novels such as liberty tavern which came out in 1977 just to remind you of that, the difficulties in that book involving women of life during the american revolution. the officers' wives that came out in 1981 about three how west pointers and their wives to paraphrase about the resignation of these officers wives, officers' wives that's what we will be for the rest of our lives and it's called a wonderful story. the lives of our founding fathers, the infinite lives of our founding fathers, this incredible look that has just been published in the last couple of weeks i guess, the influence of when in and shooting of our history, women who work the moth

in places like new york city for black men its triple. there were great recent news stories about how even african-americans who were college-educated disproportionately more unemployed than their counterparts. so we still see that even with the euphoria of the obama victory and how as significant as that is and it is a watershed in american history and world history it's still not necessarily translating immediately into ending racial disparities in this country. >> host: some have criticized president obama particularly some african-american communities for not focusing enough on some of those disparities particularly the record on unemployment among african-americans in some places, give it concentrated attention what do you make of those critics? >> guest: i think they exemplify the alum about black americans face having the first black president because historically we have never had an african-american leader within the black community someone like dr. king who also had an elected office call let alone highest office in the country. so when we think

jefferson was a great admirer of greek and roman architecture. jefferson's concept of the capital city was a city that would remind people of ancient rome or athens. and the architect of the supreme court was very, very comfortable with that idea. although modern architecture reflected people like frank lloyd wright, who would have done something very different, i think that gilbert and have felt jefferson's idea, better than a school of architecture that might have ended up just being a fad. >> it is a little bit more than $10 million. >> it was actually a deflation. they were able to finish it and turn $100,000 over, so it came in under budget. it might have been the only government building in history that came in under budget. he was thoroughly familiar with the plants, and i think he died quite happy with the building that he knew was going to be built. he and the architect, cass gilbert, they corresponded regularly and calorically -- catholic lay. and when taft was president, he had appointed gilbert to a fine arts commission at the capitol. so gilbert knew what it was about, and

great financial reporters of our time. i also felt that mark was from kansas city. he has a real presence and he is an all-american guy and he is a populist and that he loved covering a wall street, but he wanted the rules to be fair? >> was a surprise that he died of a heart attack? >> it was a terrible shock when we suddenly heard he had gone. he had been so much a part of our lives. when we were making the film and after the film, he was very supportive and always ready to explain to people. he really wanted ordinary people to understand this, that this huge event was very complicated and he wanted people to know what had happened. >> i saw it in a theater in washington. can you see it around in country? can you by the dvd? >> it has been on a theatrical run for 2.5 months. it just opened at a film festival in amsterdam. you can buy the dvd on our website. americancasinothemovie.com. >> what makes this a success? >> one that we like best is when people say that they understand. they did not understand why the economy spun out of control or what happened on wall s

not know there was a jewish we at that time or a jewish newspapers in every city and a plaster this all over and gave it a great deal of credence and gave me entree into pursue my wider mission of exposing injustice against the jews and to do the other things i have done. >> guest: net launch your career you became a columnist? >> yes. syndicated throughout the world. louis farrakhan granted me the first interview in fact, for a jewish journalist because he had read the transfer agreement. and based on that but he made a statement and quoted did jews mated deal with the nazis. i know because the jewish author wrote it. >> host: is that what he was referring to? >> guest: there were a lot of antagonist that use the information to invalidate the jewish state and use it falsely to claim that the holocaust did not exist. but these same people would use the bible or the biography or autobiography is are anything that they have and they are frustrated by the fact that i brought up the truth that the jews and is cited is to rescue the issues. now. there were transfer agreements and other countries. there was the poten

and the grants are great, but we are now in a pool with all the cities around the united states. i really hope that you would consider a block grant formula, or something that could allow cities as small as 50,000 to have direct access to some funds so that we get to decide where it gets to go. >> congress will decide how this money is going to be structured. i suspect that there will be a real demand with unemployment still at 10% to really try to get it out quickly. i take your point, and if we have anything to say about it we will make the case, but i think the new jobs bill will be structured pretty much the way the current one is. >> thank you. >> yes? >> secretary, i appreciate you coming out and talking with us today. i was born in 1988, so i think the odds are good that i am the youngest mayor in the room today. i am from muskogee, okla. where about 40,000 people are just south of tulsa. our big administration thing is to work, all of that. we have all of the forms of transportation, real way, airport, port, you name it. i have seen people talk about transportation my ent