they were at a groundbreaking with the governor this afternoon. >> we'll take it one step at a time.bviously we have several buildings in the same situation. >> reporter: members of baltimore county state delegation say ridgely is a special case because somebody screwed up. >> we spent $14 million on renovations. canand they put windows in. and almost half of them in each classroom don't open at all. and rather than admitting a mistake and fixing it, kids are baking. >> you have this pressure cooker for these kids. and they're having ileffect. -- ill effect. that's not conducive to trying to provide them a quality education. >> funding is the issue at this point. >> reporter: the answer may be found in alternative funding whether from federal stimulus money, energy grants or excess funding in other projects. reporting from lutherville, baltimore county, i'm pat warren. back to you on television hill. >> members of the baltimore county council are also looking for ways to fix the school. >>> a howard cont -- county teacher will spend eight months. the 57-year-old pleaded guilty to hav

was it unavoidable for this groundbreaking president or did he make some mistakes to give permission slips to the haters? plus, scoops and predictions right out of the notebooks of these top reporters. be right back. norah: welcome back. the summer was rife with craziness in those town halls but september has been just as nutty. there was the uproar of the -- over the president's speech to school kids with the critics warning kids. then there was the congressman who called the president a liar during his speech. what is causing the anti-obama outrage? is this something different from what other presidents have feased. we put it to the matthews meter. is the anti-obama venom esultidable or partly a of his own mistakes? six say it was unavoidable but six say he partly brought it on himself. howard? what's the president done wrong? >> i think it relates to what helene was saying. he hasn't always spoken to main street. in his situation, the change agent that he is, he needs to be ever-aware, maybe unfairly so but ever aware of reassuring people on the right side of the street on main st

anyway, it's a groundbreaking show. really? what is it about? really, it's very unusual. it's about nothing. what do you mean it's about nothing? for example, what did you do today? um, i got up, um, i went to work, then i came here. there's a show. that's a show. russell, see, i'm really not interested in this stuff, and i do have to go to work. when--when--when are we going to see each other again? sorry, russell. i'm sorry. ok? bye-bye. hello. yeah, he's here. hey! it's for you. he's getting phone calls here now? hello. again with the sweat pants? what? i'm comfortable. you know the message you're sending out with these sweat pants? you're saying, "i give up. "i can't compete in normal society. "i'm miserable, so i might as well be comfortable." hold on. i got another call. hello. yeah, he'll call you back. who is it? that's nbc. nbc? give me the phone! i'm talking. get off the phone. look, i'll call you back. you know i'm waiting to hear from them. who was it? russell dalrimple's secretary. now you're doing something to help me. hello. yes, jerry seinfeld returning th

this was the groundbreaking for the new family entertainment and dining facility at the hunt valley town center. ray? >> you see the transition from 1996, the cleveland browns coming to baltimore and not really having an identity but being in the same neighborhood for now 14 years, five minutes down the road and now i'm walking into an establishment that, man could never have seen but god knew this a long time ago. >> used to see the hunt valley mall? let me tell you. we're told the new facility will offer upscale bowling, restaurants, sports bar, golf simulators. it's scheduled to open in spring of 2010. >>> 5:17. our floor director is asking what upscale bowling is. i think they are marble bowling alleys. probably not. 84 degrees yesterday. a good-looking day. last warm day of the week. on target with our guarantee from yesterday morning but it's the last warm day we're going to have. wednesday the 16th of september, typically should bring us 57 in the morning, 78 in the afternoon. we're going to be pulling back below normal for a few days with the wet weather and a lot of clouds. 41,

he and some partners were there for today's groundbreaking for a new family entertainment and diningity. it's located at the site of the old wal-mart at the hunt valley town center. >> you see the transition from 1996, the cleveland browns coming to baltimore and not really having an identity but being in this same neighborhood for now 14 years, five minutes down the road, and now i'm walking into an establishment that, manhattan man could never have seen. >>> we're told the new facility will offer upscale bowling, live radio broadcasts, private event rooms, restaurants, a sports bar, even a high-tech golf simulator. mvp entertainment is scheduled to open in early 2010. >>> you might find it hard to get really excited about this but the orioles have announced their schedule for the 2010 season. it's been a rough one so far this year. the os open their season on the road taking on tampa bay april 6th. three days later they make their debut at camden yards facing off against the toronto whether you jays. in june they host a three-game series against the washington nationals. for a comp

for the groundbreaking for a new family entertainment and dining facility. it's located in the site of the old wal-mart at the hunt valley town center. we're told it will offer upscale bowling, live radio broadcasts, private event rooms, restaurants, supports bar, even high-tech golf simulators. mvp entertainment is scheduled to open early in 2010. look forward to that. >>> he's down but not out. at least not yet. less than one week before the season premiere "dancing with the stars" has its first casualty. former house majority leader tom delay, the texas politician who was injured during a rehearsal with a dance partner cheryl burke. he tweeted about it says old age catching up with me. may have a stress fracture in my foot. no worries. it will take more than that to keep me off the dance floor. doctors have to determine whether he can go back on show. that kicks off 21st on abc. >>> in the video gaming world a 12-year-old boy reached rock star status. >> rocking out for a record. meet dylan. making his way to the guinness book of world records but playing

. >>> on september 21st -- this monday, a groundbreaking ceremony for a new homeless prevention and support shelter, this is in anne arundel county. and bb & t will make an investment in the future of baltimore county youth. employees will come to the hillendale pal center to provide furniture, equipment and brand new look to the center. >>> seniors at a baltimore county nursing home have a story to talk about. yesterday a fire broke out and forced everyone out of the building. this happened at the spring house assisted living on reisterstown road. investigators say that a small fire started in the building's trash room but it was enough to trigger the sprinkler system there. thankfully no injuries reported. >>> 5:35. quite a busy night across baltimore. >> two separate crashes in the city injure nearly a dozen people. the effort that it took fire crews to rescue one man after crashing his moped. >>> all the your old toys are new again. a walk down memory lane with the man who has the world's largest toy collection but before you head out the door here's justin berk with the weather. >> i'm

this is video of the groundbreaking back in 2006. the gift brings the fundraising total to $107 million of the $120 million needed to build a memorial. the site of the memorial will be along washington's tidal basin. >>> right now, we're just waiting on a building permit to get it going. >> is that right? $107 million. that's a lot of. >>> maybe some showers this eaching. right now, it's pretty quiet, pretty warm and humid. 81. humidity at 81%. and the dew point up to more summer-like levels. 71 degrees. winds south/southeast today. but barometer falling. come back and take a look at the forecast. cooling down for the end of the week. >>> let's take a look at radar. we have showers off to the northwest of us now. for the time being, it is rather quiet. but there are some showers out to the west. we had some showers earlier. they kind of dissipated. west and north of chambersburg. some shower activity. but the strongest stuff, still pretty viable. grantsville down into west virginia. to the east of oakland. if that holds together, tha

what about dixon's then-council president, and then boyfriend, developer ronald lipscomb at the groundbreaking. the state says this is outside of the legislative realm of immunity, shows she knew she was doing business with the city. >> the courts are have are clear. it's a very narrow privilege. and it's not as we as -- wide as the defense wanted. >> reporter: but the defense says it's function, not geography that counts. and these events are also protected. >> the prosecutor, we argued today, failed to understand that. and argued that it was a geographical test, which had no support in any of the authorities and that it only applies if you're standing in a council chamber. and that's simply not the law. >> reporter: while her attorneys argued to have perjury charges against her dismissed, they also agreed to separate the perjury case from the alleged gift cards trial scheduled for november. >> reporter: the defense is consistently saying this is a desperation act on the prosecution's part. >> you're going to have to talk to the defense. they say a lot of things in court. >> and you're still

they were groundbreakers. they were amongst the most expensive machines money could buy.ut now we've seen how garry takes vacuum technology further than ever for a lot less money. >> they made an amazing vacuum for a fraction of what i paid for my dyson. >> well, garry is a terrific vacuum at any price, right? >> right. >> now, we're gonna have you one more example of what all that suction power really means. >> tyler time? >> yup, time for 20 years worth of dirt. you ready? when the answer man gets a new product, i like to come up with a test, a real challenge that no one else would think of. so i took over the backyard to see how garry would hold up if i threw 20 years worth of dirt and debris at it. so i figured that if you had a big house, you might actually vacuum up as much as one bag of dirt a month. so what i did is i had my friend tyler here bring in 20 years worth of dirt: several hundred pounds of my special dirt mixture. he's been vacuuming it here on the floor. we put it all down. >> so, what's in your special mix? >> well, 20 years worth of kibble and litter

the groundbreaking of the new department of homeland security headquarters in southeast washington, planned for the old saint elizabeth's campus on a bluff overlooking the potomac and anacostia rivers. the site will be transformed into a $3.5 billion homeland security complex. organizers say the move will help redevelop the area, bringing construction, retail an job opportunities. >>> 5:07, 67 degrees. a burglar caught in the act. it's how long police took to respond that has residents concerned about their safety. >>> plus the new details we're learning as police step up the investigation surrounding the california girl kidnapping for nearly two decades. >>> firefighters responding to an emergency maynd e up needing >>> weather and traffic on the oo 5 d 5 11, a cool 67 degrees in washington, and the washington monument there in this live picture, under a cloudy sky being reflected in the reflecting pool. quite a beautiful shot. as we look at radar, we're getting a few sprinkles in montgomery, fairfax, loudoun county, and in frederick, howard and panhandle of west virginia, central shenando

council president, side by side with developer ron lipscomb, who was then her boyfriend, at this groundbreaking. the state says it shows she knew he was doing business with the city. and she should have reported the gifts he gave her. >> the courts are clear. it's a very narrow privilege. it's not as wide as the defense wanted it to be. so it's a very narrow privilege. >> reporter: state prosecutor robert roar baugh. but the defense says it's turchgz -- function, not geography that counts. >> the prosecutor we understand, failed to argue that it was a geographical test. which has no support in any of the authorities and only applies if you're a council chamber. and that's simply not the law. >> reporter: they also agreed to separate the perjury case from the alleged theft of gift cards trial scheduled to begin in november. >> reporter: the dfs -- defense is consistently saying that this is a desperation attempt. >> you will have to talk to the defense. they say a lot of things in court. >> and you still remain optimistic? >> absolutely. >> reporter: the defense, too, remains optimistic. the jud

it's a groundbreaking trend, bringing psychotherapy to the masses.at speed shrinking parties, people seeking life guidance on everything from sugar addiction to sexual issues can meet for three minutes with a psychiatrist and psychologist. people started asking these really pressing questions. and they opened up very, very rapidly. >> they would tell me about their sexual problems. they would cry. they are just opening up very, very rapidly. >> i'm still dealing with this. >> reporter: lynn lee, a 25- year-old new yorker, has already attended one speed shrinking party. and says they are therapeutic. >> four years ago. fairly recently. >> to come in and be able to get your problems and an answer in a three-minute period? how can you beat that? >> reporter: and some talk about talking about life's woes to a stranger is the ultimate cathartic situation. >> it's easy to open up to a psychiatrist because you know that's what they're there for. >> right. >> it was fun. i liked it. >> reporter: bianca solorzano, cbs news, new york. >> thank you, bianca. the

. >> reporter: the groundbreaking prevention came from providing two unsuccessful a.i.d.s. vaccines into one. the experimental vaccine cut the risk of becoming infected with hiv by more than 30%. the u.s. army led the trial, carried out in thailand. 16,000 volunteers took part. tanatyam hah is one of those volunteers. he lost friends and relatives to a.i.d.s. >> he says, it's the reason i volunteered. what we all do now is for the next generation. >> reporter: experts acknowledge that the effectiveness of the vaccine is modest. but it still offers hope. and hope is something this city could use. 3% of washington, d.c. residents suffer from hiv or a.i.d.s. that's the highest percentage in the country. >> reporter: but the strain of the a.i.d.s. virus that is prominent in the u.s. is different than the strains in thailand. scientists say that means this vaccine probably wouldn't have the same effect here. or in other parts of the world. >> but there's so much that we don't know about the immune response to hiv. >> reporter: u.s. doctors will now take what was learned in thail

they were at a groundbreaking with the governor this morning. >> three, two, one. >> we'll take it one step at a time. obviously, we have several buildings in the same situation as ridgely. >> reporter: members of baltimore county state delegation say ridgely is a special case because somebody screwed up. >> we spent $14 million in renovations. and they put windows in that opened six inches. and almost half of them in each classroom don't open at all. and rather than admitting a mistake can fixing it, kids are baking. >> you have this pressure cooker for these kids. and they're having ill effects. that's not conducive to trying to provide them a quality education. >> funding is the issue at this point. >> reporter: the answer may be found in alternative funding, whether from federal stimulus money, energy grants for excess funding in projects. reporting from lutherville, i'm pat warren. back to you on television hill. >> members of the baltimore county are also looking for ways to fix the school. >>> still to come tonight on wjz eyewitness news. a mother's love. what one woman is doing

and groundbreaking research on spanking your children and michael jackson in his own words revealing intimate conversations with the late singer on tape and obtained exclusively by nbc news when we start friday morning right here on "today." >> the time is 6:5 2. >> ahead another look at weather and traffic before you head out to start your day. >> wet outside and of course that's impacting our friday morning. >> that's right. we have a couple accidents northbound 83 where our delay begins up toward timonium where you have an accident taking up the left lane creating hefty delays. also the west side on i-95 a live view of traffic in the area of white marsh as you make your way down toward the beltway east. 10 miles an hour your average speed beginning backing up traffic on 75 and route 24 and 95 an accident. >> weather going to saveltg weekend? >> yes. showers should be out of here by noon then much cooler tomorrow. basically cloudy throughout the daytime hours but the 60% chance of showers is for the evening and overnight lingering rains some of which could be heavy sunday morning b

researchers are optimistic after groundbreaking results of a new trial. for the first time, an experimental vaccine has prevented infection with hiv. it slashed the risk by more than 30%. the results are part of the world's largest aids vaccine trial. it was sponsored in spapart by united states army. it involved more than 16,000 volunteers in thailand. researchers say there is still more work to do but they say these are promising results. >>> well, an important recall for parents to know about. the makers of tie len ol are voluntari voluntary recalling some batches of tylenol infant drops. the company has not said whether any children have actually gotten sick. if you did purchase one of these products or have any questions about this recall there is an 800 number to call. here it is. 1-800-962-5357. >>> actor john travolta is expected to stake the stand in a bahamas courtroom again today. the actor and his wife kelly preston arrived yesterday to begin testifying against two people accruused of blackmailin them for $25 million. it's the first time they'

collins and his team for showing me and kathleen some of the extraordinary groundbreaking research being done at the national institutes of health. the work you do is not easy. it takes a great deal of patience and persistence, but it holds incredible promise for the health of our people and for the future of our nation and our world. and that is why i'm here today. for decades, the nih has been at the forefront of medical invention and innovation, helping to save countless lives and relieve untold suffering. and, yes, we have seen our leadership slipping as scientific integrity was, at times, under mined and research funding failed to keep pace. we know the work you do would not get done if left solely to the private sector. some research does not lend itself to quick profit. and that is why places like the nih were founded, and that is why my administration is making a historic commitment to research and pursuit of discovery. and that is why, today, we're announcing that we've awarded $5 billion, that's with a "b" in grants through the recovery act to conduct cutting-edge research all

. >>> today, the department of home security held a ceremonial groundbreaking. delegate norton and napolitano and lieberman on hand for the ceremony. the new campus is going up on the grounds of saint elizabeth in southeast and will create jobs for thousands of people. >>> and if you have been outside lately, it's turning into a beautiful day here in the nation's capital. the clouds went away and sunshine came out. it's nice out there. >> i saw patrick earlier and said what is going? >> really? wow. >> and can we expect it to stick around? that is the question. gary mcgrady is in the weather center with more. >> reporter: i think we will see sun until later on this evening and tomorrow, whether we see sun tomorrow is all dependent on the low pressure system that is lurking off the coast and got farther to the east today. that helps us break out into a t of sunshine and nto tos o redndo. let's go to max hd radar. we're in the live mode here and you can see there is in er owshc artivity to the east of us across the bay, moving in our direction and there is more sn

hispanics today" was the only media camera crew on the set of "ugly betty" for the making of the groundbreaking episode in which the character, ignacio suarez, becomes a legalized u.s. citizen. >> it is a scene that we have been building to for over a season now, and it allows us to do something that is politically timely, that's emotional. >> some people have called me the poster child of the illegal immigrant. i mean, i certainly don't want to be that. but in some ways, i don't mind being that. >> tony plata knows exactly what ignacio suarez needs to think and feel, because in real life, tony's family fled cuba for america when he was a boy. >> i feel very close to ignacio suarez in that we both share this immigrant experience. it was very easy to connect with the emotions that go through you, having gone through it myself. a very powerful moment for me. >> so his character on tv becoming a legalized u.s. citizen was one of those truth is stranger than fiction moments with tony plana. >> te quiero. >> te quiero. >> taking that step was very important to me and very meaningful. doing it, study

he was in hunt valley yesterday for the groundbreaking for a brand new family entertainment and dining facility. it will be at the site of the old wal-mart in the hunt valley town center. we're told the new facility will offer upscale bowling, live radio broadcasts, private event rooms, restaurants, sports bar, even high-tech golf simulator. mvp entertainment is scheduled to open early 2010. >>> to the latest on the city city hall corruption case. developer ronald lipscomb paid for a survey for delegate jill carter. who ran for mayor in 2007, according to court documents filed by attorneys for helen holton. carter denies knowledge of the poll saying she really doesn't believe in them. councilwoman helen holton is charged with accepting a poll from lipscomb. her attorneys say she's being unfairly singled out. >>> maryland's highest court gives the ok for a request to hear arguments from a lawsuit that baltimore police commissioner kevin clark was illegally fired. there will be a hearing heard that will be to throw out the suit. he was fired in 2004 by then mayor martin o'malley over a d

will be complete by mid-october car that will allow construction to begin immediately after oral groundbreaking in november. the park service will acquire an eighth parcel, the owners of this property have agreed with the park service to allow the courts to establish a fair compensation for the property. today's agreements are the product of good faith collaboration at many levels, particularly i want to thank dan wink, leader of the national park service and want to thank senator specter and senator casey who have been tireless champion of this immoral. the fields of western pennsylvania are hallowed ground for a nation that is internally grateful for the passengers of flight 93. they are heroes and today is a milestone in commemorating their contribution to our country. i could not be more proud that the flight night for memorial wilson stand in their honor. some comments. >> thank you. i would also like to abolish the leadership of secretary salazar for bringing an emphasis to this with the families and with the land owners that we were able to complete these negotiations and also to acknowl

it took the jolt of the 9/11 attacksnd groundbreaking civil legal work to break the logjam. but it s not until just four months ago that the authorities finally won substantive terrorism convictions against a group of hamas fundraisers in the united states. 15 years after the breakfast in philadelphia and almost 20 years after there was a man parachuted into gazaa showering the local hamas leadership with signed blank checks drawn on an american bank account. despite setbacks in the u.s. risdiction and to lesser degrees in the middle east and in europe, hamas thrives. notwithstanding the best efforts of the israeli government and the security forces along with those of the united states and the remnants of arafat's fatah movement. today, fatah is led by mahmoud abbas who conducts himself more according to his own needs than those -- and those of an aging fatah clique with which he must march in lockstep than he does with the nationalist aspirations of his people. abbas, like many of his left tennats. before he sees himself before all leader of palestinians confronting or neg

and instead of just sending out e-mails, i came up with an idea to do a controversial kind of groundbreakingd you know, i wrote it and co-directed it, and i wasn't supposed to be in it, but ended up in front of the camera. and the whole idea was just, you know, let's kind of do like a spoof, like a humorous spoof on like a beer commercial but integrate a really important message in there and get people talking. >> and aliya-jasmine, i understand part of it became passionate for you because you have a family member who you just found out was diagnosed with breast cancer? >> yeah, actually, i had written and directed this amazing video and gotten -- you know, we weren't hired to do this. it was very much like a bunch of volunteers in the industry who came together in their spare time and put together this $100,000 production for free, and we had casted someone to be in it, and the girls from the boobie ball had wanted me to lend my face, because i am an mtv news host here in canada, and i wasn't going to until two days before the shoot. i found out my cousin was actually going to be losing one

one of the best examples of senator kennedy's impact on society can be seen in his groundbreaking americans with disabilities act which opened the door to jobs, housing, transportation, communication, better life for millions of citizens. it also fundamentally changed the way people viewed others who lived with disabilities. providing opportunity was a great thing of senator kennedy's work as evidenced by his contributions to strengthening public education. throughout his career he fought for better teachers, better schools, more funding and better methods to enhance learning for america's children. for wage-earning americans, ted kennedy will perhaps be best remembered for his refusal to accept minimum wage levels as they fell further and further behind in their purchasing power. when others balance ed or faltered on the issues, senator ken tchi a knack for pushing through the deal to get everything he could for workers as soon as it could be achieved. on the international front, when the great debate over america's waging a preemptive war arose at the outset of this decade, senator kenned

not only the technology to take care of this -- martha: all of these similar procedures are so groundbreakingold that your health care will not change, that you will be able to get what you want. you say no? >> we are at the fort. as a nation we have to make a decision on whether or not we are just concentrating on the cost for the quality of care. i am still convinced debt we have the best health-care system in the world. we are thinking about technology, science, research. martha: what you see in this plan that makes you think that we will not be able to have this kind of research? >> options should be available. by eliminating them, i had a conversation a couple of weeks ago, telling me that it could be done open without considering what would happen to this patient. we need to be taking care of our doctors. it does exist between the positions and the patients. we do not want the quality of care to worsen. keep the quality the same way. martha: people come from all over the world and the country, away from their own programs, to come to new york. >> it is all here. martha: thank you, docto

. >>> today is the groundbreaking of the new department of homeland security hea uadqers in southeastned for the oldua st. izabeth's campus. the site wil be transrmed into a $3.5 billion homeland security complex. organizers say the move will help redevelop the area, bringing construction, janobdopt and job opportunities. we grg to take a break now.ea w >>> good morning. cloudy and cool. bands of the light rain passing through the region. highs today in the mid 70s. could get more showers tomorrow. jerry, how is the traffic? >>> top side of the beltway, heavy and slow. other than that, relatively quiet. wilson bridge, no hangups. southeast corridor, okay. >>> tonight on "news 4 at 5:00" p.m., stopping the spread of the swine flu. there are some things you can do now to stay healthy. that story will be coming up >>> 7:30 now on this wednesday morning, september 9th, 2009, with rain and cooler temperatures in the forecast, not exactly the best weather today here in new york, but it is certainly not keeping a great crowd from starting their morning with us. we're going to step outside, s

hair club's groundbreaking technology is the only process available to date that gives you a full, healthy-looking human hair to your own hair. the bio-matrix is not a toupee. it's not a wig. it's a custom-made blend of your own hair with real human hair that is matched to your individual requirements. that includes hair color, facial structure and skin tone. the process is natural and virtually undetectable. when you brush your hair, it all blends together. if someone touches your hair, it feels normal. it's easy to style. you can rough it up. you can go swimming, biking, jogging or anywhere life takes you and you will look great. >> i can swim, i bike, hike. i do everything and the key point here is no one has noticed. everybody thinks i look better, but they can't quite put their finger on it. so, when they told me that would happen, i didn't believe it. i thought everybody'd notice right away. but they didn't. they just thought, "well, your hair's different. what'd you do?" and so i just, uh, in some cases, people that were close to me, i told them. other people, i just let them guess. and so,

. >> reporter: spark lee starred in the early ads with michael jordan and said they were groundbreakingan-americans are concerned, let's be honest, the faces of american companies, up to that point, had been aunt jemima and uncle ben. >> because the fear was that the white consumer would not buy a product with a black face on it. >> we were a running company. and he really helped us move into obviously basketball as a category, which, then, allowed us to move into several other categories as well that maybe he didn't play as direct role in, but gave us the confidence, the resources and the opportunity to build our brand and our business around the world. >> reporter: while jordan was building his empire, some thought he should have used his power and influence to affect social change for african-americans. >> i think it bothered him, of course, nobody likes to be criticized, but i think one of the great things about michael is that he was comfortable being himself. and it's no one's place to determine how active you should be. >> reporter: today, jordan brand, a subdivision of nike, exc

the groundbreaking standards require an average fuel economy of 35.5 miles per gallon in the year 2016. that standard will reduce oil consumption by estimated 1.8 billion barrels and prevent greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 950 million metric tons and at the same time save consumers more than $3,000 in fuel costs. this proposal emerges from an unprecedented coalition, one formed of diverse groups with a range of different and often competing interests. under president obama's leadership, we brought together people who, in many cases, had spent the previous decade at odds with each other over this very issue. we saw and discovered common ground and built a path forward that is win-win for our health, our environment and for our economy. auto makers will be able to build a single national fleet that satisfies requirements under both federal programs and the standards of california and other states. that ensures that the car of the future will be built by american workers right here in the united states. consumers will be able to keep their money in their pockets put less polluti

to earlier groundbreaking instituted medicine reports preventing childhood obesity, health and the ballads and progress in preventing childhood obesity, made the point that all sectors of society must be engaged in childhood obesity prevention, if we are to be successful. and that includes families, industry, schools, health care professionals, nonprofit organizations, and all levels of government. this report takes a detled look at promising practices for childhood obesity prevention actions by local government. the good news is that the committee found much of that local officials, working together with community residents, can accomplish in halting this dangerous epidemic. the study was recommended to the institute of medicine's standing committee on childhood obesity prevtion. they identified local government actions as key to front-line effort addressing childhood obesity. the sponsors of this report, the robert wood johnson foundation, and the centers for disease control and prevention, asked the committee to examine the evidence on childhood obesity prevention efforts by local gover

one of my first events as a congressman was participate in the historic groundbreaking of this building. shortly thereafter i introduced legislation to honor the life and career of the late supreme court justice alto lee adams. by naming this new building in his memberry. this courthouse will fill a vital role for the city of fort pierce bringing much needed jobs and investment to the community with a greatly needed new federal courthouse to the area. it is only fitting this courthouse be named in honor of a man who himself gave so much to his community. chief justice alto lee adams senior attended the university of florida college of law and graduated in 1921. he practiced law in fort pierce from 1924 to 1938. until he was appointed as a circuit court judge for st. lucie county. after florida voters adopted an amendment which created a seventh justice in the state supreme court in 1940, alto lee adams sr. was appointed to the court by then governor freed p.on. he served as a justice on the florida supreme court from 1940 to 1951. in 1967 and 1968 and as chief justice from 1949 to 1951.

i had the privilege of working with him on ma pieces of groundbreaking legislation.we worked closeically on fighting big tobacco and their attempts to seduce children into a lifetime of addiction. we reached a high-water mark in that struggle earlier this year when law was passed that gives the f.d.a the power to regulate tocco. it was something we worked on forth a long time. and we stood together on other struggles, from e creation of the children's health isurance programo the ryan white act, to the family and medic leave act. think about it: thout ted kennedy, nearly 7 million children in this country would be nave health insurance. think about it. d kennedy, without him, a half a million americans suffering with h.i.v. would not be receiving vital services to cope th their disease. think about it. without ted kennedy, more than 60 million wkers would not have the right to take time off from their job to care for a baby or a loved one or en receive personal medical treatment. and he did more. he gaveeople assurance that the government was on the side. that in no

i had the privilege of working with him on many pieces of groundbreaking legislation. we workedloseically on fighting big tobac and their attempts to seduce children into a lifetime of addiction. we reached a high-water mark in that struggle earlier this year when law was passed that gives the.d.a. the power to regulate tobacco. it was something we worked on forth a long time. and we stood together on other struggles, from the creation of the children's health insurance program to the ryan white act, to the family and medical leave act. think about it: without ted kennedy, nearly 7 million children in this country would be not have health insurance. think about it. ted kennedy, without him, a half a million americans suffering with h.i.v. would not be receiving vital services to cope with their disease. think about it. without ted kennedy, more than 60 million workers would not have the right to take time off from their job to care for a baby or a loved one or even receive personal medical treatment. and he did more. he gave people assurance that the government was on

he engaged in groundbreaking scientific research and personal compassion to help save over a billion people from starvation across the world. as a member of the board of directors of the congressional hunger center, i am deeply saddened by his loss. but he deserves countless accolades and none of these accolades do full justice to the greatness of his achievements in alleviating hunger. dr. borlaug's work was extremely important to the effort of my former colleague, congressman leland who represented my district until his untimely death, trying to alleviate the hunger in ethiopia on the basis of the continuing drought. both dedicated their lives to fighting hunger around the world. for 20 years dr. borlaug was a distinguished professor of international agriculture at texas a&m university. i believe he had the thesis, teach a person to fish versus giving a person a fish and it allows them to eat forever. this area of this particular university is located in my good friend, congressman edwards', district but it is well represented throughout the state and the nation. it is the home of

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when i think of all the groundbreaking progress we've made over those 56 1/2 years -- civil rights, ducation, health care, and america's global leadership -- i know we have no choice but to keep going. w is no time to let up. tomorrow night, the president of the united states will stand on the other side of the capitol and tell a joint session of congress his vision for the health care debate that's ensuing. he'll do that and then over the coming weeks and months, we will contemplate and think about what he said. it's not insignificant that president obama will speaking -- will be speaking to such a gathering we'l. we'll come together in joint session bec we share a joint future and a joint test a desti. we're all in this together: republicans, democrats and independents. every american citizen and each their representatives here, members of congress, senators, and the president of the united states. senator ted kennedy said last december, just months ago -- and i quote -- "we know the future will outlast all of us, but i believe that all of us will live on in the future we make." mr. presid