for veterans on guam and educating the public of guam's importance during world war ii and the marine corps. a proud marine and lifetime resident of guam died on may 4, 2010 at the age of 58. john was a patriotic american who took pride in his island and his heritage. after graduating from high school he enlisted in the marine corps and completed basic training in san diego. he was deployed to vietnam where he served with the fleet logistics command in support of the first and third marine divisions. when he completed his tour in vietnam, john was assigned to the bravo company at marine barracks guam until he was discharged in 1975. following his service, john worked as a radio disk jockey, his show "wireless rock" was the most popular of its time on guam. he opened the music box, a record store in guam, in the capital city and established a charter boat tour company and led tourists through the best fishing and diving spots making him as one of the piners in cultural-based ecotourism on guam. he attended the university of guam where he received a degree in public administration. the

we also took guam, which was also a spanish colony. the spaniards there did not even know that a war was on when a u.s. navy ship turned up and guam and fire a couple of shots. the spaniards road out in little boat and said we cannot return your salute. the american captain said we were not saluting you, we were shelling you. they were quickly informed that the countries were at war and that they were american prisoners, much to their astonishment. so we captured off with just a couple of shots. >> philosophically, why did we want all of this, and what made us think that the philippines, guam, puerto rico, cuba, all these places should have something to do with us? >> i think mckinley was not interested in foreign conquest when he entered the white house. in his inaugural speech, he talked about taking over the country as an act of criminal aggression. he said there would be no doing dope nonsense in my administration. he was also very worried -- no jingo nonsense in my administration. the idea had been developed that american industry

navy ship turned up in guam and fired a couple of shots into a fort. the spaniards rode out in a little boat and said, "we're sorry, but we can't return your salute." and the american captain said, "we weren't saluting you. we were shelling you." and the spanish were, "why are you shelling us?" and then, they were quickly informed that the countries were at war and, in fact, they were american prisoners, much to their astonishment. and so, we captured guam with just a couple of shots. >> philosophically, why did we want all of this? and what made us think that the philippines, guam, hawaii, puerto rico, cuba -- all these places -- should have something to do with us? >> i think mckinley was not -- he was not interested in foreign conquest when he entered the white house. in his inaugural speech, he talked about any sort of take- over of a country is an act of criminal aggression. he told an important member of -- or an important politician, that there would be "no jingo nonsense in my administration." but he was also very worried about the economy. and

and then also took guam which was also a spanish colony, in a comic little bat st. the poor spaniards there didn't even know a war was on when a u.s. navy ship showed up and fired a couple of shots. the spaniards rowed out in a boat and said, we're sorry, but we can't return your salute. the american captain said, we weren't saluting you, we were shelling you. the spanish were, why are you shelling us? they were quickly informed the countries were at war. and, in fact, they were american prisoners much to their astonishment. so we captured guam with just a couple of shots. >> philosophically why did we want all of this and what made us think that the philippines, guam, hawaii, puerto rico, cuba, all of these places should have something to do with us? >> mckinley was not interested in foreign conquest when he entered the white house. in his inaugural speech he talked -- he didn't talk about any sort of takeover the country. he told an important politician that there would be no jingo nonsense in my administration. but he was also very worried about the economy. the

in guam at the guam strike fuel systems maintenance hander, we cut fanged in half saving $64 million. in nebraska at offet sp-rbgts a $30 million reduction for replacement facility number one. in qatar, we terminated funding for the blasr ford conference. in utah we terminated funding for the f-35adell hangar. in colorado at buckley, we made a $70 million reduction in the mountain view operations facility. in maryland at the joint base an tkraourbgs am pwaou -- andrews, ambulatory care center, a $121 million reduction. in maryland, we terminated funding for that facility. in texas, joint base san antonio, ambulatory care center, we cut funding in half. in texas at fort bliss at the hospital replacement facility, reduced funding by $27 million. in utah at camp williams data center, we cut funding in half saving $123 million. in total, we made reductions in 24 separate programs, including canceling the building i talked about, a whole new court for the court of veterans appeals. that's why this legislation came in $2.6 million even below the house, why it's $1.2 billion in budget author

. >> and someone all the way from guam. head over to your left.a howdy. >> we heard alicia keys here this morning. >> she is such a favorite. and in this song, she has proven it. >> i know. i know. did you have to say that? >>> now, get ready for a major shift in gears. elizabeth vargas, robin on her break right now. and take a look at these videos. crazy stunts caught on camera. >> crazy is not the word i'd use. >> these kids are making videos in order to make some money. and -- oh, that one hurts every time i see it. inside the world of these thrill-seekers in just a little bit. >> the problem is they're being compensated for this. and that's probably why they're taking risks. hopefully none of it hurts too badly. i know, it's pretty brutal to see. >>> also, do you guys have a tough time getting in your workout? in my case, my weekly workout. well, not this woman. she works out close to 30 hours a week. we're going to look into whether superfit really means superhealthy. and -- >> she is in good shape. >> she is in great shape. she doesn't look

but, i mean these wonderful, like, michael guam bonn, right? >> rose: the great guam bone. >> or maggie smith. she's in this thing... and she has some great moments here. i don't know how old she is but she has that incredible bearing. the perfect artulation. humor. the richness of the british personalitie and the boardg school rituals, the house loyalties, the games, all of that stuff is all very entertaining. >> you know what i think that is about for a generation parents is that this series, these stories, theseovies and books have provided this extraordinary ing that parents and children can sharend that, in fact, children introduce their parents to. typically the kids find the books. and then they say "mo, dad, you've got to read this." and it is this gift that you give so much material to work with to characters, to liken and bring into a situation. >> rose: thank you, nancy. thank you. >> rose: much is known about the assassination of president abraham lincoln, one of our greatest presidents. we knowhe it took place, the ford theater in

they are moving to the world series to take on teams like qualm, if they can -- guam, if you would likeelp them get there go to our web site and click on web links. [cheers and applause] >>> 300 elementary students from west oakland are the first to attend a summer engineering camp. they competed to build the best roller at martin luther king elementary school t. is organized for black engineers to get more interested in engineering. >>> john fowler explains what people are calling the google effect. >> reporter: in text savvy sap fran people told us they use the internet as a memory crutch. from on-line appointment calenders to bank a koupblts to shoe and cloth sizes. >> counts to shoe and cloth size is. >> it is all self-contained. easy. >> i use the internet you utilize it i can remember everything. >> reporter: at this cafe we found 23-year-old teacher. she says she googles things dozens of times a day my think it is awesome we have so much information accessible now. but, i think people are getting lazar -- lazier. >> we are antisocial. that is what i believe. it effects your memor

it also says the number of japanese tourists to hawaii and guam is at the same level as last year. the agency has put up posters encouraging customers to take advantage of the favorable exchange rates. >>> and now let's get a check on the markets. the dow ended lower for a third straight session as remain uninspired by ongoing debt talks. to see how stocks are trading here this wednesday morning we cross over to ramin mellegard. even with solid earnings being reported in the u.s., it seems markets are being driven by washington and not wall street. >> yes, very good morning to you, ai. exactly so. that does seem to be the driver of the markets so far. that's despite pretty solid earnings from the likes of amazon and broadcom which is -- makes chips for mobile devices. but that didn't really help the nasdaq or the dow both ending lower on tuesday in the u.s. just having a look at the opening levels here for the nikkei and the topix and both indexes actually just a touch lower. but again you can see there the nikkei still holding on to that key 10,000 level. we'll see how it develops

i mean we got most of us from guam many countries. many news from iran north korea. this is your mistake you give up your hands of mass destruction you'll start developing new style as and you'll be here in very friendly with the west and this that is. so what does mean it is this is a message to everybody that you have your strong and never trust them and you have to be. because those people who are the don't have friends over when i get to the nine hundred. and the same thing could happen to any other country talking about mistakes and lessons what would you have done differently one of our big mistakes that we stopped. we delayed buying new weapons especially from russia was a big mistake by the way we delayed that we delayed building a strong army because we thought that would not fight again the americans the europeans and our friends do not fight again. not to build a strong and modern army was a big say because we thought most of our problems and now we are peaceful country and know there will be a more normal relation we do business there even said this was a

you pay to blow up beaver dams in mississippi and eliminate brown tree snakes in guam. they study the immune systems of shrimps and you paid to create this robot that folds laundry. >> these programs create jobs. >> senator harry reid wants to fund frills. >> a cowboy poetry festival. >> john: some are so silly they sound fake. they sent out this woman to ask. is this government program real or fake. >> $2.6 million for this. >> most people thought this was fake. >> i think so. >> you say false. >> actual truth is worth. >> $2.6 million to get chinese to drink it. >> why can would the government pay for this? >> $1 million in stimulus funds to get smokers to stop smoking by giving blackberries. >> to help smokers connect with other people yet. >> you got a blackberry. >> and after they spend your money the government charges you again for how to brag how they spent your money. some spending got through earmarks. that slipped through by individual members of congress who are eager to use your money to win votes back home. president obama signs bills that included 19,000

you pay to blow up beaver dams in mississippi and eliminate brown tree snakes in guam.hey study the immune systems of shrimps and you paid to create this robot that folds laundry. >> these programs create jobs. >> senator harry reid wants to fund frills. >> a cowboy poetry festival. >> john: some are so silly they sound fake. they sent out this woman to ask. is this government program real or fake. >> $2.6 million for this. >> most people thought this was fake. >> i think so. >> you say false. >> actual truth is worth. >> $2.6 million to get chinese to drink it. >> why can would the government pay for this? >> $1 million in stimulus funds to get smokers to stop smoking by giving blackberries. >> to help smokers connect with other people yet. >> you got a blackberry. >> and after they spend your money the government charges you again for how to brag how they spent your money. some spending got through earmarks. that slipped through by individual members of congress who are eager to use your money to win votes back home. president obama signs bills that included 19,000 ea

ability to play in the equivalent of the world series with teams of their equivalent from as far as guam. the problem is they don't have the money. >> you know how hard it is. we need as many proceeds as we can get. >> reporter: if you would like to help the team from oakland get to utah. you will find a link on our website ktv u.com that will tell you how you can donate. >>> he's accused of pelting a flight attendant with peanuts. the price an airline passenger is paying for his crime. >>> the federal government wants answers. what they're asking the airline about the fees being charged. >>> and the disease some may have caught from the water system in one new hotel in vegas. >>> plus live pictures here from san francisco, this is developing news. a protest going on as we speak. why these people are supporting prisoners at several california prisons. hello parents, it's going to be a big school year. your kids are going to climb rope. they're going to have a year long tug war with the ceiling. and by the time they get out of 8th grade, they're going to do it with sweat on their brow and

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in response to the military buildup of guam. section 8112, none of the funds may be used by the secretary to operate more than 1,000 parking spaces provided by the brac 31 project and lease of spaces in the immediate vivents. section 8113, none of the funds may be available for obligation or expenditure to relocate air force program offices or acquisition management functions of major weapons systems to any location other than the air force command site until 30 days after the secretary submits the initial report. section 8114, not later than 120 days after enactment of this act, the secretary shall resume monthly reporting of the numbers of civilian personnel end strength for every appropriation account used to finance civilian salaries. section 8115, in addition, $10 million is appropriated for research, development, test and evaluation army to remain available until september 30, 2013. section 8116, none of the funds are available to establish new federally funded research and development center, ffrdc. section 8117, the secr

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the administration's request included funding for the move of marines from japan to guam. while the committee recognizes the need to restructure force posture in the pacific, we remain concerned about the cost of this plan and the lack of forward progress on the part of our japanese allies. the report accompanying this bill directs the navy to provide congress with the detailed information and the cost and prognosis of the guam relocation initiative. initially, the -- additionally, the committee is concerned with the potential cost of related troop realignments in korea and the long-term impact of troop reductions in europe. their report accompanying this bill addresses these concerns in depth. mr. president, as i said before, this is a sound and responsible bill. senators kirk and i have worked a hard hand in hand to forge a bipartisan approach for the milcon-v.a. bill and i believe we have succeeded. i urge my colleagues to support final passage of the bill today. i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. mr. kirk: mr. president? the presiding officer: the sena

court and the guam supreme court. the american bar association's standing committee on the federal judiciary has rated judge manglona unanimously qualified. i also support this nomination and congratulate her on her professional accomplishments. i yield the floor. mr. reid: mr. president. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: we have an unusual situation. it looks nice outside today, the sun is shining, but earlier today if some looked out the window there were violent storms here. they are all over the area. we have got senators stuck in airplanes trying to get out of new york. we have got one senator traveling from the midwest stuck in richmond, virginia, now. so i think it would be to everyone's interest -- i apologize to people who worked hard to get back here today, but i think it would be to everyone's interest that we not have a vote tonight. we have a lot of people simply would miss the vote if we kept it open for a matter of hours. i again apologize to the people who came here to vote, but i w

i had hawaii, guam and the sierras. i was asked to come back and serve as the 18th director. i went through senate confirmation and have been back here since. >> earlier this year, there was three hikers in yosemite that went through a waterfall and presumed to be dead. what the park system doing to keep them safe? guest: the experience was very tragic. i hate to hear about those things. in our job, we are to inform the public to protect themselves from these hazards. it's really not our job to fence off the hazards of the national park. part of that is part of the experience. to see wild america, at least as much that we can create. in the case of the myrtle falls incident, there is a barrier and signs. unfortunately, these individuals crossed those, entered the water, slipped and went over the falls. it's incredibly tragic. we will renew our efforts to warn the public about these thing. yosemite this time of year would have very, very low water flows. because of all the snow, we got in the sierras and the snow pack. the big waterfalls are running quite high. frankly, big wa

i had hawaii, guam and the sierras. i was asked to come back and serve as the 18th director. went through senate confirmation and have been back here since. >> earlier this year, there was three hikers in yosemite that went through a waterfall and presumed to be dead. what the park system doing to keep them safe? guest: the experience was very tragic. i hate to hear about those things. in our job, we are to inform the public to protect themselves from these hazards. it's really not our job to fence off the hazards of the national park. part of that is part of the experience. to see wild america, at least as much that we can create. in the case of the myrtle falls incident, there is a barrier and signs. unfortunately, these individuals crossed those, entered the water, slipped and went over the falls. it's incredibly tragic. we will renew our efforts to warn the public about these thing. yosemite this time of year would have very, very low water flows. because of all the snow, we got in the sierras and the snow pack. the big waterfalls are running quite high. frankly, big wate

we are back live at the arlington campus. 150 students are gathered here representing 35 states and guamigh school seniors, part of the national journalism media conference. tucker carlson is with us. let's talk about the harsh headlines from your web site overnight. guest: as far as i understand it, it is a incredibly complex proposal that the senate minority leader has put forward -- majority leader has put forward. they have said that they will not stand for defaults. they have said that this is their breaking point. that is pretty close to giving up. host: you said that mitch mcconnell is not leading. guest: he is leading, but entering a negotiation by telling the person he is negotiating with the point at which he will concede. if we were in a store, you were the merchants, i say i will pay up to this amount, what would you charge me? that amount. you would know, of course, my pivot point. it seems to me that that is exactly what is happened. republicans, i think, both sides have said at the outset that we cannot the fall. what ever happens, we cannot the fault. -- at the outset tha

a bill to designate the facility of the united states postal service located at 489 army drive in guam as the john penk -- pangelinan gerber post office building. the speaker pro tempore: the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass the bill. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 of those voting having responded in the affirmative, -- >> mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> on that i request the yeas and nays. the speaker pro tempore: the yeas and nays are requested. all those in favor of taking this vote by the yeas and nays will rise and remain standing until counted. a sufficient number having arisen, the yeas and nays are ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a five-minute vote. five-minute vote. [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly p

we are back live at the arlington campus. 150 students are gathered here representing 35 states and guam. high school seniors, part of the national journalism media conference. tucker carlson is with us. let's talk about the harsh headlines from your web site overnight. guest: as far as i understand it, it is a incredibly complex proposal that the senate minority leader has put forward -- majority leader has put forward. they have said that they will not stand for defaults. they have said that this is their breaking point. that is pretty close to giving up. host: you said that mitch mcconnell is not leading. guest: he is leading, but entering a negotiation by telling the person he is negotiating with the point at which he will concede. if we were in a store, you were the merchants, i say i will pay up to this amount, what would you charge me? that amount. you would know, of course, my pivot point. it seems to me that that is exactly what is happened. republicans, i think, both sides have said at the outset that we cannot the fall. what ever happens, we cannot the fault. -- at the outset