the gentleman from idaho. mr. minnick: i thank the gentleman from kentucky and appreciate the bipartisan support for this amendment. i'd like to ask for a recorded vote. i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from idaho. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the gentleman from idaho. does the gentleman request a recorded vote? mr. minnick: thank you, madam chair. i'd like to ask for a recorded vote and yield back my time. the chair: pursuant to clause 6 of rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment will be -- offered by the gentleman from idaho will be postponed. it is now in order to consider amendment number 18 printed in house report 111-256. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia rise? >> madam chair, i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 18 printed in house report 111-256 offered by mr. pierriello of virgi

he said he is a semi vegetarian and does not eat meat outside of contests. >> brave kayakers in idahoook to the water in boats. made out of cardboard. kayakers could only use cardboard and duct tape as adhesive but able to use paddles. prizes given out for the fastest and best design. patrice harris fox 45 news "late edition". . >> it was a very tired but very happy group of ravens that hit the owings mills complex today. even arriving home at 2:45 a.m. was not enough to take the joy out of yesterday's very big win. raven offense was lighting up the score board in san diego. and that's good. because chargers were lighting it up too. san diego has tall receivers and our corners are small. chargers were able to exploit the match up sunday. but john harbaugh said do not read too much into that. >> the past defense stuff is correctable. and really a matter of, you know, sometimes guys in a big game like that try to do too much. trying to do more than you have to do. and, i think,, we played together better back there. trust the guy next to us better. and stay in position and we will be fi

one stand this season came in august at ketchum, idaho. forecasters said it was 99% certain that ketchum would be lost if nothing was done. fire crews came from across the nation. local, state, federal-- 1,700 working around the clock from a mountainside camp. >> remember, as the winds come through, the fire wants to move uphill, downhill, wherever the thunderstorms push them. it's going to move. >> pelley: 300-foot flames headed for these homes. residents evacuated. >> for the next six hours... >> pelley: we joined up with tom boatner, who, after 30 years on the fire line, became chief of fire operations for the federal government. >> tom boatner: a fire of this size and this intensity in this country would have been extremely rare 15, 20 years. they're commonplace these days. >> pelley: ten years ago, a big fire was what? >> boatner: ten years ago, if you had a 100,000-acre fire, you were talking about a huge fire. and if we had one or two of those a year, that was probably unusual. now, we talk about 200,000-acre fires like it's just an

legarrette blount won't just be a youtube clip of just what happened to him on september 3rd in boise, idahoe is a lot more to legarrette blount, but he understands his actions last night are unacceptable. and that we will not put up with that. that is not the university of oregon football. that is not the university of oregon. >> chris fowler and the "gameday" crew weigh in on blount's suspension. >> legarrette blount, who was a junior-college transfer, his career is over at oregon. it's a nightmarish situation for chip kelly in his head-coaching debut at any level, his offense was terrible. his team lost what was supposed to be a payback game. now he has to deal with this tough situation. what about the severity of the punishment against blount? >> i was actually surprised, but i guess when you think about what happened after he punched hout, and then he tried to attack a fan in the stands, i think that's what warranted a year's suspension. he's a senior. his college career is finished. i hope that punch was worth it for blount. >> it definitely was not worth it. for oregon to have the nig

. >>> an idaho woman said one minute she was walking, talking with her husband. the next minute she had a tree limb sticking out of her throat. the pictures are very difficult to see. last week newlywed was taking a scenic drive and all of a sudden a limb from a spruce tree came through the passenger window and impaled her neck. she doesn't know exactly what happened. she says she remembers a strange pressure on her neck and shoulder and the panic on her husband's face. >> i would say, i love you, but i couldn't hardly move my jaw because that tree was stuck and had my jaw stuck. i was praying all the way. take my baby from me. she was just beautiful i was just thankful she was alive. >> wow. doctors removed the 13-inch limb from her neck and throat in a six-hour operation. they did a great job. she's recovering at home now. >>> talk about a girl power. >> it's not really scary. it's exciting. i wouldn't call it scary. >> that's a junior varsity cheerleader who took down a gator. and wait until you hear what he♪ weapon of choice was. the flowers are blooming. the

-- the laws of the state of idaho that red, "as between persons equally entitled to a decedent's estate, males must be preferred to females." it's not something that would you think of the u.s. society. so with that changing a poor relationship that we have sandied and reviews. the store unrecognizeably held -- in the 197's a cream court that with knowned by ron. he would grab all the state laws that they discriminated all by that. >> i don't know if you ever actually call balled some strikes. i can see you being drafted in it. does that metaphor decide you work harder? >> it's harder. apply jeff jevchuss tin -- basketball was his favorite sport. he said, if you're an appellate judge simeds you have to call foul against the home team. >> she said you will be a roundy dude, but you have to call it as you see it. and not as the home ground. whether is president or the con fliss or the that is certainly true. but there are many cases that we get as you all know, the law is not clear and certain. where we ve a greatly general feign like the equal protection of the laws. and this computer th

now he is going to have some pilot program out in boisey, idaho. >> tort reform.ill: do a little program and test it you don't need to do that everybody knows it's a fraud and a con. why don't you say you will clean it up. >> he said he will do it. a compromise to meet the republicans on middle ground. bill: compromise? >> that's bipartisanship that you keep calling for. that's what he is doing. >> you know why he won't do it because he and the democrats are deeply in bed with the trial lawyers. bill: right. >> you republicans are in bed with the insurance companies which is why there hasn't been health care reform. bill: i'm glad i don't get any sleep. we have got to go. we have other voices to be heard. >> thank god. bill: plenty more ahead as the special edition of the factor moves along this evening. dennis miller has thoughts on the president's speech and also resignation of radical left guy ran jones from the white house. but, next, green pieces global warming is making those terrible wildfires in california worse but green peace wouldn't show up but green p

and legarrette won't just be a you tube clip of this is what happened to him at boise, idaho. there's a lot more to blount than that. he understands his actions last night are unacceptable. we will not put up with that. that is not university of oregon football, that is not the university of oregon. >> the official statement from the pac 10. >> legarrette blount was a junior college trance fer, his career is over at oregon. it's a nightmare situation for chip kelly and his head coaching debut at any level. his offense was terrible. his team loss was supposed to be a payback game. now he has to deal with what about the severity of the punishment against blount? >> i was surprised. but when you think about what happened after he punched how the, and then he tried to attack a fan in the stands, i think that's what warranted a year's suspension. he's a senior. his college career is finished. i hope that punch was worth it for blount. >> it definitely was not worth it. for chip kelly who was just kind of in the last few years one of the great minds in college football, all of a sud

legarrette blount won't just be a youtube clip of just what happened to him on september 3rd in boise, idahoe is a lot more to legarrette blount, but he understands his actions last night are unacceptable. and that we will not put up with that. that is not the university of oregon football. that is not the university of oregon. >> chris fowler and the "gameday" crew weigh in on blount's suspension. >> legarrette blount, who was a junior-college transfer, his career is over at oregon. it's a nightmarish situation for chip kelly in his head-coaching debut at any level, his offense was terrible. his team lost what was supposed to be a payback game. now he has to deal with this tough situation. what about the severity of the punishment against blount? >> i was actually surprised, but i guess when you think about what happened after he punched hout, and then he tried to attack a fan in the stands, i think that's what warranted a year's suspension. he's a senior. his college career is finished. i hope that punch was worth it for blount. >> it definitely was not worth it. for oregon to have the nig

it's idaho. cardboard racing. the rules are simple. only can use cardboard. only adhesive duct tape. you did have to have a life jacket. be prepared to get wet, my friends. i expected these things to come apart. but they are not. they are rolling on down. not a lot of trouble. they are making it into somewhere. you get a prize for the fastest run and the most creative design. i'm thinking you should get a courage award, just for showing up. >> yeah. >>> we want to hear what you think. send your e-mails to -- mailbag@wusa9 news.com. virginians are asking lots of questions about bob mcdonnell's "thesis." how old was he when he wrote it? mcdonnell was 34, married and attending pat robertson's law school. and what did the thesis say about women? a lot... abortion should be outlawed and birth control should be restricted-- even for married adults. then as a legislator he introduced 35 bills to restrict a woman's right to choose. learn more. i'm creigh deeds, candidate for governor, and my campaign sponsored this ad. >>> you may want to order in for tonight's prime

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now he is going to have some pilot program out in boisey, idaho. >> tort reform.l: do a little program and test it you don't need to do that everybody knows it's a fraud and a con. why don't you say you will clean it up. >> he said he will do it. a compromise to meet the republicans on middle ground. bill: compromise? >> that's bipartisanship that you keep calling for. that's what he is doing. >> you know why he won't do it because he and the democrats are deeply in bed with the trial lawyers. bill: right. >> you republicans are in bed with the insurance companies which is why there hasn't been health care reform. bill: i'm glad i don't get any sleep. we have got to go. we have other voices to be heard. >> thank god. bill: plenty more ahead as the special edition of the factor moves along this evening. dennis miller has thoughts on the president's speech and also resignation of radical left guy ran jones from the white house. but, next, green pieces global warming is making those terrible wildfires in california worse but green peace wouldn't show up here tonight.

now he is going to have some pilot program out in boisey, idaho. >> tort reform.ill: do a little program and test it you don't need to do that everybody knows it's a fraud and a con. why don't you say you will clean it up. >> he said he will do it. a compromise to meet the republicans on middle ground. bill: compromise? >> that's bipartisanship that you keep calling for. that's what he is doing. >> you know why he won't do it because he and the democrats are deeply in bed with the trial lawyers. bill: right. >> you republicans are in bed with the insurance companies which is why there hasn't been health care reform. bill: i'm glad i don't get any sleep. we have got to go. we have other voices to be heard. >> thank god. bill: plenty more ahead as the special edition of the factor moves along this evening. dennis miller has thoughts on the president's speech and also resignation of radical left guy ran jones from the white house. but, next, green pieces global warming is making those terrible wildfires in california worse but green peace wouldn't show up hereegúx 

even banks in north idaho are that big. it is a reridiculous idea.ou might say the commerce department can regulate interstate commerce, so can now everything be regulated? this is a dangerous administration that has disregard for the law. >> first, if you don't like the news, maybe it is the person delivering the news and that%% >> remember when president obama had that highly unusual meeting in the white house with the head of the congressional budget office? the same c.b.o. chief who argued that the healthcare savings didn't add up, you should see how the numbers are starting to change now. not only are they down, he actually finds they are going to reduce the deficit. do you think it is a coincidence? >> no it is not a coincidence. presidents try to browbeat bureaucrats all the time to giving estimates in line with the president's agenda. what is unusual is to have the congressional budget office be in on this. i remember reagan beating up the head of the office of the o.m. b, stockman, about his estimates which contradicted reagan's estimates

showers and thunderstorms and severe weather from the rockies to oregon and idaho and patches of fog in wisconsin and minnesota. >> sunny and warm across the midwt with highs in the 80s. it's 83 in new york. 82 in atlanta. a cloudy 78 in dallas and 87 in new orleans. seasonable in seattle at 71. 80 in salt lake city and 102 in phoenix. >>> when we come back, ted kennedy in his own words. >>> plus, good news for anyone waiting for the swine flu vaccine. the wait may not be as long as first thought. >>> the stunner on the stage at the video music awards. >> >>> recapping your top business story, president obama will be on wall street today marking the one-year anniversary of the start of the financial crisis. he's expected to push regulatory reforms to prevent another meltdown. stocks are sliding ahead of his speech. tokyo's nikkei average tumbled more than 2% today. hong kong's hang seng is lower. in london the ftse opened in the red. wall street starts the day with the dow at 9,605 after climbing 164 points last week. the nasdaq gained 62 points to close at 2080. >>> china is firing

in idaho, they were used for kayaks for a race. a quick race, huh?he rules were, you could only use cardboard for the actual craft. the only adhesive was duct tape. everyone had to puten to a life jacket. prizes were given for the fastest run and most creative design. >>> usually people try to stay out of the mud but not in south carolina. the marine corps held its ultimate challenge, mud run. in fort jackson. governor mark sanford's office says he participated in the challenge. >> he did? >> he was not in argentina. the event is 4.2 miles of dirt road trails and lots of mudholes. looks like fun. >>> coming up next on "good morning maryland" - >> if you you turned your tv on yesterday you probably saw a familiar face on quite a few channels. >> a look at president obama's media blitz this weekend and just how effective was his personal persuasion approach on health care reform? i'm sherrie johnson. that story next. >>> watch for the temperatures this morning, even patchy fog and low clouds. 51 in towson. check out this view, pretty sunrise about to g

marilynne robinson's view of the world was formed in the mountains of idaho, where she grew up. she loved solitude and wilderness and sensed a larger presence. >> that never felt like emptiness. it always felt like presence. it always seemed as if there was something extraordinary around me. the holy is at the origins of everything that exists. everything. "so i have spent my life watching, not to see beyond the world, merely to see, great mystery, what is plainly before my eyes." >> abernethy: in iowa, where she lives now, teaching writing at the university of iowa, robinson tells her students to think for themselves. >> i want them to know that if they have their own testimony to offer, that if they are good observers, if they are thoughtful people, if they have the courage to evaluate things independently, they will give the world something new, something worth having. >> abernethy: which is exactly what her admirers say robinson herself has done. robinson is a regular churchgoer at the congregational united church of christ in iowa city, and she sometimes preaches there. she

here's idaho falls being the showers right there. more showers turning into light snow across the higher elevations around montana. so far i don't see any accumulations. more in just about a half how. >> thanks, bob. >>> police are looking for two suspects who led them on a wild chase, but it's hard to believe that they got away when you see the damage cam video of how this ended. a series of air strikes have killed top insurgent leaders. that report, though, is bound to play a role in president obama's decision about whether to send more troops to the country. u.s. generalses want to make more deployments but others being including the vice president, say these recent ses show that the war can be fought without so many soldiers. >>> try explaining this to your insurance company. a california family says a bear has broken into their house, not just once but almost every night this summer. check out the damage, too, the bear has caused about $20,000 worth of it. and last time he locked himself in. >> once he got in, the door shut on h

he is an educator, author and idaho cowboy who has become a pioneer of environmental stewardship for the evangelical churches all over america. as his representative in congress, i welcome try robinson to this house and i thank him for his moving spiritual guidance. madam chair, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain up to 15 further one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. the gentleman from florida. >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. klein: i rise today to congratulate the broward county school district, one of the finalists for urban education. broad prize is known as the nobel prize for public education and is awarded to districts that show strong reading and math skills among low income and minority students. as the finalist for the second consecutive year, broward schools made great strides toward closing the gap in education and has set a standard of excellence for all students. the school will take home $1 million in student scholarships and all finalists will receive $

what you are looking at right now, i guess, is what's happening in the idaho falls area? >> we've got the snow coming down. there are winter storm warnings coming down near salt lake city. wasatch mountains getting snow. it's above 8,000 feet. that's the elevation where you see that rain/snow line develop today. it should be there most of the afternoon. big area of low pressure. you can see with the clouds. there is a low. that transfers energy off the rockies later today into the plains. then we are setting the stage for problems with some severe weather. more on that in a second. i want to show you the warnings and advisories first. warnings for winter storm stuff. winter-type storm this afternoon. looking for about six to 12 inches of snow above 8,000 feet. all the rest of the blue-shaded areas are advisories for snow and will be in the higher elevation with valley rains. back over to the east little farther as that low goes down the slope of the rockies into the plains later today, the warm air rises ahead of that and the cold front kick up storms. some of these are g

on this day before northern illinois faces off with idaho, thomas huddled with her striped colleaguesrayer. born and raised in mississippi, this former college basketball player and self-proclaimed tomboy said she craves the excitement surrounding football. >> i wouldn't rather be nowhere else than right here, unless i was home with my kids. but this is what my job is and i take full pride in being here. >> reporter: she arrived here nearly three years ago as the first female official in college football. four other women have since followed her path but don't call her a trail blazer. >> i do this because i love it. i don't do things for recognition or to buck the system. >> reporter: before the collegiate level, thomas worked high school football games for ten years, and she tackled plenty of challenges along the way. she recalls her brother's warning when she first started. >> he told me that these were a bunch of men set in their ways and that i might get some strange stares, and i did. >> reporter: she still gets the occasional surprise stare but she also gets respect. there's tal

right now rain by sal lake city and turning into snow for portions of idaho and montana.t's a first major storm we are watching for the fall season. >> hail, snow, winds. got it all. already. thank you, bob. >>> an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.9 struck in western indonesia this morning. that's according to the u.s. geological survey. the tsunami watch has been issued there. yesterday a tsunami killed at least 77 people in samoa and american samoa. seven are dead in tonga. many others are missing and feared dead now. three separate tsunami waves hit after a powerful earthquake yesterday. people on the island say that entire villages have been flattened or cut off in this disaster and we are going to have more on the stories as soon as we get more information in. >>> an exciting edition to our prime time lineup. "the joy behar show" premiered last night. airs every night at 9:00 p.m. eastern. last night joy chatted with bette midler. >> i was on a cruise before i had "the view." i was on this cruise and performed. i walked around the boat. i talked to people

it's the cardboard kayak races in idaho. you can only use cardboard and duct tape. there. i don't know how those things stay buoyant. wait, that's a real kayak. >> a cardboard and a lot of duct tape and some free time, evidently. >> thanks, rafer. >>> thousands of people hit the mud this weekend. check out the mud run in columbia, south carolina. it's a fund-raiser to support marines and their families. the course is more than four miles of walls, trenches, and mud and water-related obstacles. >>> mama mia. >> number one movie right now sure is a spicy meatball. the new animated film, "cloudy with a chance of meatballs" took in $30 million. matt damon's "the informant" debuted at number two, took in $10.5 million. and last week's number one, tyler perry's "i can do bad" came in at number third. >>> so what are you doing next tuesday night? we have an exciting addition to our prime-time lineup coming your way. "the joy behar show" will kick off on tuesday, september 29th. be sure to put that down on your calendar. >>> now you see it -- -- and soon you won't. one arti

in idaho, a teen sent a racy photo to her boyfriend. now it's all over the school.prosecutors are deciding whether to charge these kids. when is this going to stop? how are we going to get the message to these kids that it's wrong? joining me to talk about it, an adolescent psychologist who just did a study on sexting. susan, good to have you with us. i think parents hear this and they're wondering, how prevalent is this, how worried should i be. what numbers are you seeing? >> i don't think you should be worried, but it very prif lest. i would say there's about 66% of the population is actually sexting right now. and that might be an underestimation. >> two out of three? that's a big number. >> right. it's part of the new culture. i think we really have to look at what kids are doing today. they're really expressing their sexuality through sexting. it could be a mating call on one hand. >> so two out of three teens we're talking about are doing this. >> right. >> susan, i want to get your take on this. from what i've read, a lot of the cases seem to be the boys ask

. >> on this labor day, let's stop and remember retired army major, ed freeman, 80, boise, idaho.r ii and korea veteran. flew unarmed under heavy fire to supply troops and rescued soldiers. the mission earned him the distinguished flying cross. in his lart years, the congressional medal of honor, the country's highest military award. he was also inducted to the pentagon's hall of heros. leaves behind grieving window, sons, four grandchildren, three great grandchildren. ed freeman, american hero. >>> thank you for being with us for this special nancy grace investigates. i'll see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp. until then, good night friends. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> i'm richelle carey, this is your "prime news" break. they were convicted of conspiracy to commit murder. prosecutors say they planned to -- transatlantic flights. the case led to the restrictions on liquids on jet liners. >>> kennedy will not run for his late uncle's seat. he says the best way to provide health care is continuing his work providing free oil to the poor. >>> and the crew of the space shu

showers and thunderstorms with areas of severe weather from new mexico to idaho and patchy fog in wisconsin and minnesota. >> highs in the 80s across much of the midwest, 87 in new orleans, 83 in new york, 84 in baltimore, a seasonable 71 in seattle, 78 in sacramento. still triple digits in phoenix. >> time for your favorite part of the morning. >> all right. >> a story about an animal. they were all decked out from head to paw strutting their stuff .>> and dogs. pet lovers get their pooches all dolled up for a doggy fashion show in bakersfield, california. they showed up in full costume. how about the lady bug. how about that. there was a hoola dancer and a boxing champion, a boxer. that's appropriate. >> the winner was in hog heaven. she was dressed as a harley riding bad girl. and that was a thong along with another -- >> there was a doggy thong? >> let's n go back to that one. >> gives getting some tail a whole other meaning. we'll be right back. ♪ hot dog meaning. we'll be right back. ♪ hot dog >> just days after the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, osama bin laden is out with a new au

. >>> for the second time in two weeks, a university of idaho student was injured. the 19-year-old fell nearly 30 feet from a third-story window. she suffered several fractures. and alcohol is believed to be a factor in the fall. >>> the university of maryland shock trauma center joins the air force. pat warren reports on dr. thomas scallia's return to an evacuation medical unit in iraq. >> shock trauma reports on providing the best care under the worst circumstances for soldiers in iraq and afghanistan. >> it's an unbelievably complicated process. >> reporter: dr. thomas scaleah, flew on a mission for c-stars. it stands for the sister -- center for sustainment and trauma readiness skills. >> everyone is focused on delivering this extraordinary level of care at 30,000 feet. the intensive equipment is miniaturized. but we had essentially all of the bells and whistles upstairs in a room that is two-thirds the size of this on a stretcher. >> reporter: training for that comes in part by putting air force medics on duty in baltimore ems units and following through to tre

idaho a puppy was taken from a 5-year-old this summer. in oklahoma a boxer was taken from a backyard. a last is a was taken from a backyard. and states are cracking down. in texas they tried to regulate this. they tried to regulate it and make it a felony, and same in oklahoma and delaware and california. >> reporter: how do i keep my dog safe besides not letting him stay outside without me watching. >> that's one of the tips and we have a full screen full of tips for you. one thing is don't leave your dog alone. don't leave them alone outside. don't leave them alone in the car and don't tie them up outside of a store. other thing that the american kennel club is recommending putting a microchip identifier in your dog. if you can handle doing something like that. and be cautious about telling people how much money you paid for your dog and where you live because people are making that kind of mistake. and then what do you do if your dog is taken? the thing that is most important is have a current picture of your dog ready to go. put it on

i wasn eagle scout of the national jamboree in idaho when neal armstrong said hello to l us on the way to the men. and i thought i really want to read the book on apollo 11, the sort of big history book that tells you erythg about it and explains the signs that takes you behind the scenes that explains what happens afterward and i went out and although there are an incredible number of wonderful books and fantastic archive send really great magazine articles and things like that no one had really pulled all of this material together into oncoherent book, and i decided that is what i would do. a cple of years into doing this i went to kennedy space cent to e a shuttle launch from t samaunchpad that apollo 11 used in any of you who havet been, run. you hava got to see a launch a kennedy. is one of the most incredible things you will ever experience in your life. you get to see waves of vibration hitting the ground comi toward you. used then ten seconds loong at the cloud appearing around the rocket thinking mething terrle has happened because you can't hear anything and all of a sudden t

freshman democratic congressman from idaho, a member of the blue dog coalition, says he'll proposal an alternative to regulate wall street and his unfinished bill would eliminate the president's proposed consumer financial protection agency. congressman prefers an advisory committee of existing consumer agencies that will house the power of suggestion. not power of enforcement. you know who thinks that stinks? congressman barney frank on whose committee he sits. mr. frank he said about opposing the consumer protection agency. number one, ouch, getting smacked down by barney frank hurts particularly as a freshman congressman. number two with guys like this who needs republicans, right? joining us now is a man who was just named to be the head of the nation's largest federation of unions the afl-cio. thanks for joining us here tonight. congratulations. >> thank you. thanks for having me on. appreciate it very much. >> in washington right now it's not just republicans versus democrats but a battle of liberals versus conservatives within the democratic party on important policy issues. how

. idaho state coming to beautiful norman, oklahoma to take on sooners.ery stormy in norman today. rain, i think, will favor the sooners to a victory. that's definitely welcomed news. and mike duncan in d.c. said go sooners, of course, wanted to know how his minnesota golden gophers would get here today. air force academy coming in there to golden gophers. i think the goeflers win that thing. good weather. i believe it is a dome game. not really much of a weather concern. if you need your forecast for your game chuck bell. we are not just here for me. >> thanks, chuck. >>> still ahead, redskins getting ready for their first regular season game. plus lindsay is eating lunch with local football stars. >>> the nats have a winning streak and michael jordan veels his true motivation. dan hellie has this morning's sports. >> reporter: it is the redskins and the giants sunday at 4:15. we talked about the defense trying to stop the giants powerful running game. a matchup we haven't focused on nearly as much, the redskins secondary against the giants young and unp

legarrette blount won't just be a youtube clip of just what happened to him on september 3rd in boise, idahoe is a lot more to legarrette blount, but he understands his actions last night are unacceptable. and that we will not put up with that. that is not the university of oregon football. that is not the university of oregon. >> chris fowler and the "gameday" crew weigh in on blount's suspension. >> legarrette blount, who was a junior-college transfer, his career is over at oregon. it's a nightmarish situation for chip kelly in his head-coaching debut at any level, his offense was terrible. his team lost what was supposed to be a payback game. now he has to deal with this tough situation. what about the severity of the punishment against blount? >> i was actually surprised, but i guess when you think about what happened after he punched hout, and then he tried to attack a fan in the stands, i think that's what warranted a year's suspension. he's a senior. his college career is finished. i hope that punch was worth it for blount. >> it definitely was not worth it. for oregon to have the nig

the freshman democratic congressman from idaho, a member of the blue dog coalition, says he'll proposeternative to regulate wall street and his unfinished bill would eliminate the president's proposed consumer financial protection agency. he proposes an agency that has the power of suggestion not any power of enforcement. you know who thinks that stinks? congressman barney frank on whose committee walt minnick sits. mr. frank told the huffington post tonight that mr. minnick should withdraw about opposing r financial protection agency. number one, ouch. getting spanked down hurts, particularly when you're a freshman congressman. number two work guys like this, who need republicans? joining us, a man who was just name to be the head of the nation's largest federation of unions. the afl-cio. congratulations. thanks for joining us here tonight. >> thank you. thank you for having me on. i appreciate it very much. >> in washington right nourg it is not just republican versus democrats. it is a battle of liberals versus conservatives within the the contractic party and o'a lot of the most im

. >>> cleanup and investigation are under way after a home in idaho exploded. this after it appeared yesterday morning. all is left is destruction. massive explosion rocked the small neighborhood. the explosion was so powerful it decimated the house leaving only a section of the garage standing. debris blew as far away as three blocks and pieces of the structure blew into nearby holmes. one man is hurt and went to the hospital after being pulled from the rubble. >>> a massive interstate pileup in oregon when 26 motorcycles collided with two cars. the group of motorcyclists tried to slow down but crashed into the back of the cars. ten people were injured and including two of the motorcyclists who were flown to portland hospitals by helicopter with critical injuries. >>> the "today" show is coming up next p.m. amy robach joins us with a preview. good morning. >> good morning to you, eun. coming up, president obama uses a new weapon in his battle for health care reform. his wife michelle. what this first lady is trying to do that hilliard couldn't. p plus, the sea

he taught school in southern idaho. during the '20s, when they relocated tribal people from different places, they sent the children all over the united states, and this young man became a friend of my father's, and when he left school, he gave my dad the doll, so... do you know where it came from? from hearing what my dad talked about and what he said, you know, that it was from... southwest america somewhere. it's from northern arizona. northern arizona? it is a kachina doll, but... there's some different things about this one that makes it a little bit special. it's not like most kachina dolls. we actually know who made this doll. oh, really? yeah. it was made by a guy named wilson tawaquaptewa. oh, my goodness. and he was the hopi chief at oraibi, but there's two oraibi villages and i'm not sure which one it was. see, that name sounds familiar. yeah, but... because he was the chief, he wasn't going to do something traditional and sell it, and so he made these kachinas that are like no other kachinas. really? you go

i was up in idaho, those people who were murdered up there, they all had drugs in their past, and everybody thought that was going to be is lead. but it turned out to be some pedophile that was stalking them, and it came out of left field. so you -- >> it's not like it's a robbery. it doesn't seem like these people had much. but right now, what is the motive? there is a lot of different activity that goes on down in that area, drug and otherwise. so who knows? could it have been just a random act of violence. >> absolutely. >> and maybe law enforcement, the reason they're not saying anything, maybe they don't know anything, but i find -- >> and this area -- >> i don't think so. i just don't get that -- we'll have to leave it at that because we're out of time. but my sense is there's something going on ochbd they don't want to reveal it. >> as a former cop, i can tell you, we don't know right now. >> thanks to you, thanks to sean, gentlemen, we'll see you again. >>> i got a story that happened just a couple of days ago but i'm not hearing about it as i was coming to work today. i felt compel

our runner up from the university of idaho, lonesome with beck's top lie on fixed news.he's not a republican shill, bipartisan, he called on people to weed things out on these two senators who he said funded airport, mr. bond and voinovich. he said, show them the door. both retiring next year. he either did not know this or did not mention it. if you're out there praying for glenn beck's safety, pray he be protected from his greatest enemy in the world, glenn beck. >>> our winner, lou dobbs of cnn. we have deathers, birthers and now czarers. lou's a czarer now. now being investigated by the new york post to see if he hired illegal aliens to work at his farm in new jersey. of course not. he just pays part of their salary on the horse show circuit his daughters compete in. i digress. we should point out the number in the bush administration, the number of czars, in point of fact, the highest number of czars we were able to document in our own reporting here on this broadcast for the number of czars previous to the 35, 35 czars appointed by president obama in his first eigh

we have a converted muslim, star running back from the university of idaho football team from kansas,hrown into prison for 16 days, and former attorney general john ashcroft. >> yeah, it's a five-alarm battle at least under the american constitution. late yesterday, brooke, what happened was a federal court of appeals decided, three judges, decided that former attorney general may be liable in damages to this young man because he used the material witness statute to hold him and essentially arrest him and we are now, of course, in the second highest court in america, in a precedent-setting case. now the question is, does the justice department take the case to the u.s. supreme court or does it go back for trial in the case? >> let's point out some evidence here. you mentioned the federal material witness statute. ashcroft has admitted, using that statute to do things not permitted. i mean, that is -- it's self-incriminating. >> it's not good news, but, again, let's all put ourselves back, you know, almost eight years ago next week and how everyone was spieling. the justice department

. >> host: let's go to gle, idaho next. hello. >> caller: hello.caller: there was some earlier discussion about the 50% dropout rate in inner cy high schools. but, of course, that means that 50% of thetudents are graduating. whic in some respects is a much greater accomplishment than graduati from a well-funded suburban high school. and i guess my question is, what are -- what are our universities such as your alma mater a other universities, particularly, private universities -- wt efforts do they undertake o identify and recruit students that actually succeed in graduating fromhese inner city high schools, my o whom may never take a colle preparatory test or even consider applying for a university becau of the environment that they're in? anthen my other point, one other point -- i heard your comments earer regarding the voucher programs. and my observation there is that, you kn, many politicians who choose to send their own children to private schools seem be very opposed and qck to dismissoucher programs that in effect enable the children of po

the federal appeals court in idaho also called the bush administration era detention policies quote, repugnant to the constitution. we'll get another check of our top stories in about 20 minutes from now. >>> he admitted to assaulting her, but pop star chris brown says he still loves his former girlfriend, rihanna. he says their relationship ended with them remaining friends. brown gave his first television interview to cnn's larry king. he talked about the february attack that may forever tarnish his public image. >> well, i have to say i guess that night was one of the nights i wish i could take back and i really regret and feel totally ashamed of what i did. >> let's check in with our legal guys. avery freedman, civil rights attorney and law professor. good to see you. and richard herman, new york criminal defense attorney and law professor. good to see you as well. so guys, he's already been sentenced, already been handed down. however, he spoke publicly, richard. i'm wondering, did he refrain from adding any new details because possibly prosecutors would be able to come back and

there is an idaho woman who is very lucky to be alive. she was impaled by a two-foot long tree him. she and her husband were out on this drive when this tree branch come crashing through this window of her truck. it took surgeons six hours to remove this 13 inch limb. i actually spoke with michelle and her husband this morning on the "today" show. >> that was in your neck. >> yes. >> when you look at that now, what do you think? >> i don't know how i'm still alive. i don't know. i don't know. >> monica, that is the most bizarre story. the doctor said that it was resting on her jugular vein. hit been just a fraction of an inch one way or the other, she would not be alive. so they're driving out in the middle of nowhere. they drive an hour. no cell phone service themselves wait an hour to get medivacked to where the surgeons are. truly an extraordinary and bizarre story. >> oh, yeah. i could due without the pictures but i guess they tell the whole story on that one. still ahead, bill clinton on the "today" show. what he told john stewart about that, the daily show. what he told about

mine moment i think, as we see the republican party just shrink down into south carolina and alabama, idaho, whatever. >> former republican senator lincoln chafee of rhode island, now an independent. always very welcome guest on this show. thanks very much for your time tonight. >> thank you, rachel. >>> tomorrow is the eight-year anniversary of the attacks of september 11, 2001. some conservatives plan to honor this somber event by a tea bag rally, a movement they are branding september 12th. that's a way to camouflage the cynicism, right? make it september 12th, not september 11. right. more on that next. ted a strip so revolutionary... you can use it while you do just about anything. it molds better... it grips better... and seals better. you can even drink water with it on. crest whitestrips advanced seal. it's a breakthrough technology... that molds and adheres to your teeth better... ...giving you a dramatically whiter smile. whitening that fits any life and every smile. crest whitestrips advanced seal. 're not ceos making millions. we don't have golden parachutes or option plans. wha