not in canyon county and not in idaho. happens with this water and this wildlife refuge in this county. >> he says the decisions about idaho should be made by people in idaho, martha. that's it from here. back to you. martha: we especially like that cruise-by that you did in the boat! very impressive. >> lake lowell is a fun place to go boating! martha: thank you douglas, always good to see you. gregg: a fox news alert, tracking hurricane irene, awaiting the latest advisory from the national hurricane center, just minutes away. where is it going to hit, and how hard? coming up. gregg: some breaking news, the president on vacation in martha's vineyard, off the coastline, and he's getting some information on the tracking of irene, there is it at the righthand side of your screen, apparently a conference call with his chief of staff, as well as the f.e.m.a. director, secretary of homeland security, about the track and preparations that are being made for the united states' east coast to handle this thing. wouldn't it be eye

i believe idaho and other states are a model for what the nation ought to do.'s plan was right. you have to cut back on the continuing cost and expenditure of entitlements. i used a term which i was criticized for in my last state of the state, the sole crushing tyranny of entitlements. it is tyranny for the taxpayers and for the continuation of government. >> greta: was to these people who no longer have these -- what happens to these people who no longer have entitlements and who are dependent on entitlements? >> with paul ryan's plan nobody was going to be cut off. >> greta: in your state, when you did it? >> we said we've been paying 15 -- 135% of pofr -- of poverty for folks we went to a means testing and said if you can pay part of the price for the services you are getting, you going to pay that price. >> greta: what happened? tell the people, were people thrown out on the street in your state, tell me what happened? >> no, no there wasn't anybody thrown out in the streets. there was lots of things that happened. first of course, people became more respo

. >>> meanwhile, mother nature has been wreaking havoc across parts of idaho. destructive bolts of lightning have sparked more than 30 fires across the southern part of that state. >>> and, finally, if you are too hot, you might wish that you had the problem some folks in the mountains of washington. they have too much snow. look at all of that. some highways at upper elevations are reportedly still buried under 30 feet of accumulation. bizarre. >>> now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. but the skiers, they're not complaining. >> the ski season was incredibly long this year. >> it's still going. >> it better hurry up and melt. it has been a cool sumner the west, especially the mountainous areas. we're watching warm temperatures in the interior areas. billings at 92 yesterday. very warm in phoenix. but really the highlight of the whole summer long is the heat wave has been through texas where yesterday it was 108 in dallas. this is now 34 days in a row of 100-plus heat and th

a weak storm system is heading up now to southern canada dragging the cold front down through idaho. there's still moisture here, so we'll see a lot of sunshine. just coastal clouds to burn off this morning in areas near southern california. eventually it will warm into the 70s interior, but once you are in the valleys, nice and popped up in new mexico yesterday. a few in arizona, but most areas remain dry. >> thank you, bill. >>> one company that despite yesterday's lows ended up the day's big winner. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, speaking of winning, who is the highest paid tv actor? >>> coming up, the yankees have a rookie and a wild finish you have got to see. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. in syria activists say government forces have killed 15 civilians normal a western city despite international calls for an end to its bloody crackdown. pressure on the regime, the obama administration slashed sanctions on syria's largest c

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. >>> mother nature sparked a massive fire in southern idaho. fire crews have been stretched thin battling at least nine fires since sunday night. the largest blaze has charred approximately 40,000 acres. along with triggering fires, the storms in the area have also knocked out power. some fires there remain burning unchecked due to lack of resources. >>> volunteers in indiana put their sunday best on. using 50 gallons of ice cream, 30 cans of whipped cream, and ten cans of chocolate syrup, the team of dessert decorators created 200 feet of ice cream heaven. and they also set a world record for longest dessert. and it made bill and i hungry. >>> in maryland, a mystery is brewing over what type of animal this is. it appears to be part deer, part dog, part kangaroo. with a long, rat-like tail. i know. sorry, guys. the hospital technician that caught and videotaped the creature thinks it may be the legendary chupucabra. he set it free, but plans to use the video to get expert opinion on the animal's species. good luck with that. now for a look at y

we worked with idaho and montana very closely. what we're hearing from teachers, governors and state school superintendents is that they want flexibility. no one is afraid of accountability, but they want room to move. over the past 10 days, i have talked to almost every single governor in the country. not one has said the status quo is ok. not one has said do not do this. many have said, and thank god someone in washington is listening and paying attention. thank you for being a better partner. now a state for whatever reason says we do not care about achievement gaps or minority students, we will come after them like a ton of bricks. but that is not what we're seeing out there. people are asking for room to move, time to get the hard work done, and balancing that. i think in this waiver package we are moving to a much better place. for me, the best solution is for congress to reauthorize the law and fix it for the country. we hoped they would reauthorize before this point. congress is clearly struggling to do much together. i th

so he moved his young family up to a cabin in idaho. he lost his job in iowa city and moved to idaho and, you know, had some pretty crazy beliefs. i mean, that was a crazy belief, although, of course, ruby ridge is the place where all those conspiracy theories came true. randy's big mistake was to go and visit aryan nations, which was the local neo-nazi hang-out... c-span: where is that? >> guest: coeur d'alene, just near coeur d'alene in idaho, although it's now been bulldozed to the ground. i think they lost a lawsuit against the southern poverty law center and it's been bulldozed now, and i'm glad because it was a really horrible place. c-span: did you go there? >> guest: uh-huh. c-span: aryan nations? >> guest: yeah. i drove up past all the "no jews" signs and jumped out of the car and said, "hi. i'm a friend of randy weaver's." and it didn't wash with them at all. they really didn't like me. but i survived. but yes, so randy moved his family up to the cabin and visited aryan nations. now, randy always says and always has said that

joining me now, idaho senator mike crapo, member of the waban budget and finance committee.tor, thank you for coming on this morning. >> good to be with you. >> let me start with the basics. how many republicans are going to support this deal in the senate, is your sense? >> i thought you might ask me that. >> you're the whip. get your whip out, right? >> that's right. i think at least 30, maybe 35 will support it in the end. there will be some who pull back, but i don't think we'll lose too many more than that. >> you think this will be 70 to 80 overall votes, that kind of message you'll be able to send to the house. >> i think so. it is always dangerous to crawl out on a limb and make a prediction about how the vote will go on something as controversial as this. but i believe in the end we will see pretty strong support in the senate on both sides. >> let's talk about the super committee here, because in many ways it is modeled, whether folks in washington believe it or not it modeled off the various bipartisan commissions created or ones formed like the one you were part

not in idaho.rol what happens with this water in this wildlife refuge in this county. >> reporter: the feds say they should have a management plan in place by sometime next year. that's it from here, rick. back to you. rick: douglas, thanks very much. we'll be right back with your must-see moment. don't go away. hey, the new guy is loaded with protein! really? 25 grams of protein. what do we have? all four of us, together? 24. he's low fat, too, and has 5 grams of sugars. i'll believe it when i--- [ both ] oooooh... what's shakin'? [ female announcer ] as you get older, protein is an important part of staying active and strong. new ensure high protein... fifty percent of your daily value of protein. low fat and five grams of sugars. see? he's a good egg. [ major nutrition ] new ensure hh protein. ensure! nutrition in charge! jenna: we asked and you delivered. tracy sent in this picture

showers in northern idaho. we will repeat all of this once again,ed to. it will be 91ed to f ed t91 for you. of course irene is going to steal all the headlines over the next couple days. >> we're watching it. bill, thank you so much. >>> a huge resignation shakes wall street to silicon valley. >>> plus, a new message on jim carrey's website has followers wondering. >>> coming up, plenty of love in a.otes you're watching early today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . kristin. >>> good morning and welcome backed to. i'm lynn berry and here are some of this morning's headlines. >>> there have been at least five aftershocks from the earthquake in virginia, including oned ed ttoday measu 4.5. >>> most powerful women, last year's latest michelle obama now ranks eighth while lady gaga is number 11. martha stewart, katy couric all fell out. >>> a rocket crashed minutes after takeoff. nasa says the station crew is not in any danger, however. >>> aaa estimates 31.5 million americans will travel 50 miles or more over labor day weekend, a more than 2% decrease fro

tom brokaw, former democratic mayor of michigan, jennifer granholm, and republican congressman of idaho welcome to all of you. jim cramer, i want to start with you. i've talked to top anchors in the country who say there's washington gridlock and there's washington meltdown. they're preparing for the latter. this is a tough day right now. it's a code red day for many on wall street. describe it. >> well, i think a lot of people are trying to figure out where bills will be paid. a lot of people are trying to figure out what cash is. in other words, there's so much money due, the government owes so much money in the next few days that the banks are wondering who will pay it. will there be a total shutdown? will the president have to order money be printed? will gold be sold at ft. knox? the range of worry is so stagnant that all the great bankers and many of the bank ceos i deal with simply have no idea what will happen. >> if we don't have a framework today announced, what could happen in asia, what could happen in u.s. markets by tomorrow? >> we have to go lower. it's just etched in the

>> in idaho.grizzly bear goes on the property of the family and the father shoots the bear and they arrest the father. >> they violate -- they say that he is violated the u.s. endangered species act by killing this grizzly. happened on may 8th. jeremy hill. sees some of the munchkins there hey, honey, there is a bear. bear is 40 yards away. shoots one of them. other two run away. they are all over him. you are going to go to jail. $50,000 fine. one year behind bars. >> doing that? >> you are allowed to defend yourself. >> you are allowed to defend yourself unless it's an endangered species and then you have to allow yourself to be eaten. are you endangered? if you are meet me and my family. >> there is an exception within the act that says precisely that if you are defending yourself or your family,. >> backyard. >> here is a way for this guy. the community came together. they are upset about it so they raised $19,500. >> with the pig to pay for his defense. not a crazy state. did it in california

. >>> one of the debate is fueled with -- filled with first-class universities, idaho the best the best lines up with the by. >> temperatures were lower than yesterday. was it that way? chief meteorologist bill martin will have the answers for you. >> keep in mind, you can watch the seven and all of our newscasts on your computer and mobile device. we are streaming live for you at ktvu.com. >> after standing for a quarter of a century, the el coraso has fallen. it was in the corner in san jose. this is what remains in its. the others were shocked because he was not notified that it would be painting over. however, no one is taking the blame. >>> chief meteorologist bill martin joins us now. it's a much cooler today and it will be cooler tomorrow. temperatures up five and 10 degrees than they. as we go outside, we'll show you the winds that are coming off the day that are bringing a cool millionaire out towards him without. you scenes featuring now. i am thinking of the three coming across the bay all the way to oakland and berkeley now. it will come in night after night and we have badg

that warmth has spread up through idaho. not quite in the northwest. it's sunny. you really can't complain. but temperatures tomorrow and today both in the 70s. low 80s tomorrow around portland. if you're watching us in eugene, oregon, brush up on your science by designing flying objects, solving puzzles and learning about atoms at brain builders bonanza. that's at the science factory. >>> now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. if you haven't seen 18-year-old taylor monson in an acting role chances are you never will. despite reports the producers of cw's "gossip girl" forced her off the show due to her wild behavior, she claims she quit the show and has quit acting forever to concentrate on her band pretty reckless. >>> they say when you got it, flaunt it. and salma hayek flaunts it all in "allure's" upcoming issue. married to a billionaire, she says she's happy her daughter will be privileged. she's proud of her chest. and she's never had any treatment of any kind on her face. >>> finally, there will definitely be something differ

northern idaho through washington state, that hasn't had much of an effect. in this little heat low, it will continue to pump the heat and moisture in. a chance of showers in arizona and also there in new mexico. l.a. today, not bad, 85. away from the water, you are on the hot side. that's a look at the national forecast. here's a look at the weather outside your window. sunshine and warm temperatures is the story out there. as i mentioned, a few storms are possible in tucson, arizona, but that will be the exception. much of the country including the west will be dry today. i think friday will be one of the warmest days in some of the areas, so we'll talk about that. >> thank you so much. >>> well, tech stumbles, and what's the stitch with ambercrombie & fitch. >>> plus, he could earn an award for grossest performance. >>> coming up, ponzi schemes, nightclubs, and prostitutes. that's college football for you. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are your top headlines this morning. despite sy

a closer look at some of these showers going through idaho. light stuff right now. this is where we can see the stronger stuff by this afternoon. you can see the stronger stuff right there. also in parts of north dakota. starting out in the cool side, it is warm in salt lake city. casper checking in at 69. the forecast for today, mostly cloudy skies in seattle. all up and down the pacific northwest. >>> all right. not too bad, although looking at some strong storms in the northern plains. that would be the hot spot for today. >> good thing to keep an eye on. >>> consumer spending dries up. at&t makes promises, and talk about ceos you're probably not going to like. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> what's forcing george clooney to give up a coveted upcoming film role. >>> coming up, ryan howard hits the century mark. benches clear, and you want basketball? we got it. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry, and here are some of your top headlines this morning. this august has been the

northern idaho and western montana have the most greatest coverage right now of showers.ur forecast, as we go, 74 in seattle, showers in portland, but not a lot of wet weather. we're dry everywhere else and a little cool >> we'll bring you your forecast for tuesday coming right up. >> east coasters can expect an umbrella for the next couple of days. >> all the wet weather will be in new england. >> we're sick of it, so they can have it. >>> what can make or break stocks as a fresh week dawns on wall street? your early mor&b-# business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, was "the help" able to help itself to the top of the box office this weekend? >>> fat albert puts his stamp on busch stadium. two freak injuries on the diamonds, and a dramatic comeback at the pga championship. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today," i'm vinita nair and here are some of the top headlines this morning. the "financial times" reports pakistan has likely allowed china to examine the wreckage of a top-secret u.s. stealth helicopter that crashed dur

this comes to us from boise, idaho, where a nearby cascade, honoring one soldier's ultimate sacrifice led to a memorial for thousands of military men and women. thousands gathered for the statue. the live sculpture was statue. the live sculpture was commissioned by friends family four years after the 19-year-old was killed in iraq. it is the first iraq war statue erected in america for a hometown hero and vets nationwide who died for their country. i'm lynn berry. this is "early today" just your first stop of the day on your nbc station. >>> we'll spare you the why did the chicken cross the road joke, and just show you. at the annual hen racing championships in england, over 30 of the world's fastest chickens compete for top ten. bill's in there somewhere. owners stand at the finish line egging them on with food. the winning time was eight seconds. while others lost interest and didn't even reach the end. >> look at his feet. >>> well, the sky is the limit for one aviation enthusiast in china. he builds his own flying machines using designs off the internet. piloting his own invention

but the number was taken and rang to of all places the idaho department of transportation. 60 phone callser he convinced them to let him have it. he runs the company with the enthusiasm of a startup. daily office huddle is mandatory. >> b best month they've ever ha. >> nice and tight. record-setting june on three. one, two, three -- >> record-setting june! [ applause ] >> thanks, everybody. >> reporter: despite the dirty work he makes sure all the trucks are incredibly clean, and he believes in free advertising at all costs. his own car is wrapped in his company's logo. and the trucks are left parked in prominent places as billboards when not on the job. >> what do you do with all this junk you collect? >> we take it to transfer stations, recycling depots. landfills are the last resort. 61.3% of what we haul away gets reused, donated, recycled. the goal is 75% by the end of 2014. >> reporter: the business has been getting a strange boost from a weird pop culture phenomenon. "hoarders." not just the problem, but the hit a&e show, which uses s 1-800-got-junk on their calls. >> some people i

i'm here to represent my constituents and the people of the united states. >> can i e ask you about idahouse i have been looking at the numbers across the country and what states are the beneficiaries of the federal aid and you are because you have the national forest land and the last numbers i saw you get $1.28 back for every $1 you send to washington and of that 28 cent premium, how much would you give back? >> well, if we got rid of the premium, we would control our own destiny, and so it costs us to use that premium and if you look at the schools and the radios and every time you do with the federal money, and because of the regulations, it costs you more. >> and you had a balanced budget in michigan with balanced budget, and did not make you popular. and republicans spent a lot of money on the wars in the last decade and prescription drug benefit, but this is going on since the '60s and the road to downgrade was this piece by 2010 federal entitlement payments to individuals were 60% of the federal budget up from 28% in 1965. we now spend $2.1 trillion a year on the redistribution pr

. >> that is the tea party congressman from idaho.hey happened of tourists and hostage -- has been called terrorists and hostage-takers, but they will tell you they did what they came to washington to do. >> they are right. tea party force the issue. they might have done it in a way that was displeasing and not always the smartest, and i am still waiting for their plan to cut social security and medicare. >> the republican budget. >> well -- >> they walked over click on that wachovia -- walked over a cliff and for that, demonized at the first series proposal in 30 years. >> i would not say they were advertising their opposition to the tunnel and programs. >> obama said he would cut medicare. >> yes, he would cut at the chilean out and devoted to a second entitlement to -- caught half a trillion out and devoted to a second entitlement. that is the distinction. >> according to cbo, regarded as neutral and authoritative, they are going to privatize medicare to the point where the out-of-pocket expenses under the paul ryan plan will be $2

. >>> and meanwhile, mother nature has been wreaking havoc across parts of idaho. destructive bolts of lightning have sparked more than 30 fires across the southern part of the state. >>> finally, if you are too hot, you might wish you had the problem of some folks in the mountains of washington state. too much snow. some highways at upper elevations are reportedly still buried under 30 feet of accumulation. >>> now for a look at the national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. i think you need to talk to washington state. i think they're confused. it's august, right? not december. >> we can ship some of that to dallas. it would melt in a hurry. i don't think it would make it through oklahoma. >>> good morning, everyone. yesterday we were dealing with a huge heat wave and tropical storm. now just the heat wave is left because the mountains of hispaniola tore emily apart. there's really nothing left of it. there's some showers and thunderstorms over cuba. but we're no longer dealing with emily. and in south florida it

. >>> mother nature sparked a massive fire in southern idaho. fire crews have been stretched thin battling at least nine fires since sunday night. the largest blaze has charred approximately 40,000 acres. storms in the area have also knocked out power. some fires there remain burning unchecked due to a lack of resources. >>> volunteers in indiana put their sunday best on. using 50 gallons of ice cream, 30 cans of whipped cream and ten cans of chocolate syrup, the team of dessert decorators created 200 feet of ice cream heaven, setting a world record for the longest dessert. >>> and finally in maryland, a mystery is brewing over just what type of animal this is. look closely there, because we're stumped. it appears to be part deer, part dog, part kang roo with a long rat-like tail. the hospital technician who caught the creature say it may be the legendary chupracambra. he set it free but plans to get expert opinion on the species. >>> now for a look at your national weather, we turn to nbc meteorologist bill karens. >> you're just making up word

the main found through the idaho piriac is the beautiful pieces you can see here cool the full seasons. to create a good solid tally the ground because you know people to provide housing how to entertain it's just the way i sure will come back. on cold windy days it's best to stay away. in the among these young people love to sponsor many of who come away soaking wet. little concertinas very beautiful and also those closer to red square in meetings to create an atmosphere of sound enjoy it's just fantastic i like that. being absolutely nothing found in dollars and. and because of a complex. of the founding of the museum and the neighborhood grabbing day and indeed it is important from north of the fountains come some nice god mood and a whole album beyond this exit of the designers they are genius so i think. that sets designs they are fascinating they can to their history you feel that. they became the traditions and did the history of the us. on this occasion is it a good department store that was built next to red square in eight hundred ninety three not only fountains or outside. o

now seeing some sights in colorado and idaho.tonight, we'll hope that our skies stay clear long enough. prime viewing is from midnight to 3:00 a.m. so if you don't have low clouds, look for the northern lights. in the morning, low clouds and misty skies, 60s and 70s on our way to 80s inland for tomorrow. and pretty much the same story on sunday. this mild weather pattern will take us through next week and maybe some 90s monday and tuesday. >> i like the forecast. >>> coming up, we'll go back to at&t park and that fightts and . the giants and the phills. [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. ♪ fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies is a nicely designed package. ♪ now you can have brownies again. new fiber one 90 calorie brownies. in the granola bar aisle. montrose, california. in here, anarchy meets order. working with at&t, doctors set up a broadband solution to handle data and a mobility app to stay connected with the

its started operations in boise, idaho in june. >>> we're still talking about that frightening armoredcar holdup. what happened during that deadly hail of gunfire? >>> plus, why officials say the airport and bay area are flying high. >>> welcome back. police say pierre daniel and his brother tried to rob the car has it pulled up. the female guard resisted and a gun battle broke out. the female guard was injured. her condition has not been released. both brothers had warrants in connection with another bank robbery in may. >>> more air travelers flying through successfo. sfo. it's up almost 4% over the last fiscal year. >>> it's coming up on 6:00. sal, a lot of people probably getting ready to he out the door. how does it look? >> reporter: looks pretty good. yoke see -- you can see that traffic is moving along nicely. at the bay bridge toll plaza it's still light. at 5:57, let's go back to you in the studio. continued reaction around the world to the news that steve jobs has resigned. how stock markets and apple customers are reacting plus how life will go on at apple without jobs. >>>

that's been trust -- been proven through idaho national labs. and that's, again, what worried me. what we're seeing mostly right now is cyber crime or espionage, and those things really need to be addressed because it's doing great damage to our economy. >> host: what do you think about kill switch legislation or the concept of a kill switch? >> guest: yeah. there's no such thing, and i don't believe -- i don't ever want to see the goth -- the government have that kind of power to ever have a kill switch. what i do want to see, again, is closer collaboration, cooperation between the government and private sector. the pr's proposal -- the president's proposal would help with that. that we could share that with the private sector so they know what signatures to look for, but then private sector can share with the government what they're seeing and how we can work more collaboratively to better protect our citizens. >> host: do you think that businesses field -- need incentives to do so? they're afraid of sharing information with the government because they're not sure how

that has been proven to idaho national lab's. and those are the things that worry me. what we are seeing mostly right

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eliminate some tax breaks for wealthier americans, an army of more than 80 house gop freshman including idaho'saoul labrador held their grounds, at times defeating their own speaker. >> you did not get your butt in line? >> i did not. >> reporter: while some tea partiers are a no on the deal allen west is a yes even though he said he didn't get everything you wanted. >> when you run a marathon, you start at mile one. you don't automatically get to mile 26. >> reporter: that's your message to tea party folks? >> i think we're probably right now at mile 11. >> reporter: angry democrats say the tea party exchanged horse trading for hostage-taking, putting the nation on default to protect the rich and the president caved. >> they claimed that they came here to change the way business is done in washington, and the first thing they did is insist on protecting every special interest, every loophole, every greedy corporate interest. >> reporter: matt kiby with the tea party organizer freedom works says the movement is far from finished. did the tea party take this town hostage? >> we forced this town

a few years ago at idaho national labs we saw the test that showed you could destroy critical infrastructure with cyber attacks, so none of this is new. what concerns me is that we're having a hard time figuring out how to protect ourselves. right now we're still sort of depending on, i don't know, fasting and prayer, and i don't think it's working very well. >> guest: i think that the stuxnet on the attack on the iranian nuclear facility was a significant game changer. it indicates and shows that the cyber, it is not just limited, but that is a problem on the intellectual property theft and espionage, but that this is a political tool, one that can be legitimate; self-defense, we could make a number of arguments. but that was a significant, i think the point to estonia, too, but i think stuxnet was an indication of where we're at and where states may go. >> host: alan? >> guest: i'm with catherine on stuxnet. it had one troubling effect, and that is although it was targeted only one site, about 15,000 copies of it got out in order to get to that site, and every one of those copies is in the

everybody from idaho, makes a noise. black people from idaho, are you here?here are three people here from idaho, ladies and gentlemen. we also have another rule this afternoon. we want to ask you to make sure your having the best possible time. if you are hungry and you know it, clap your hands. there is food coming out. we are going to ask any woman who has a bottle of hot sauce in her purse, raise your hand. pass it down to the next table because it is going to be needed this afternoon. again, this is the london to celebrate the legend of civil rights -- luncheon to celebrate the legend of civil rights past and present. i also have one announcement. the person who lost a wad of $20 bills in a rubber band. if you would come to my right, someone has turned in your rubber band. yes, ok, so. i'm going to ask you to turn off all of your cell phones or at least put them on vibrate so that we do not have them distracting us. unless you are a professional photographer, do not take flash photos. and if you are sitting next to a woman who is not your spouse, please

aiello, market is a democrat -- aiello, market is a democrat -- idaho, mark is a democrat. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have two comments i wanted to make about job stimulus. i guess his bus tour is supposed to include trying to promote some of that. what i have seen here in the northwest is that it really is not working. that a lot of the money that idaho and washington and oregon have received for infrastructure work, which is stimulus money to promote jobs, instead of that money being used -- the state's take it and they are supposed to lend it out and it puts private contractors to work. instead, the state is keeping the money and they are doing the work in-house with state employees and the money is not being lent out to bid in the normal public money away where the lowest competent bitter -- bidder is awarded the job. so it is not actually putting anyone to work. and the other thing i read in yesterday's's lewiston newspaper is seattle received $20 million for the green stimulus that is supposed to save energy and at the same time put people to work, a bloc

sounds like a lot of money i just don't understand because hasn't this been tried in other states in idaho tried the same thing and they found that it saves them money you know you have to wonder why these things become law if there are other examples on the books that prove why it doesn't work the way that you think it's going to work out. it sounds good for one i mean you know shall i write i write the emotional aspect sounds good i think florida is in a slightly unique position in that governor rick scott is looking for any way he can to combat the problem with prescription drugs i don't think this is the way to do it because i mean if you take a family of four and you have two kids in a family or three kids and you take away temporary assistance for needy families because the father has a pill problem or weed problem you're definitely punishing those kids i'm not sure how you're helping the parent because again if you get caught with drugs in your system when you go through a test you're banned from the program for a year and on top of that there's no rehabilitation services offered wh

. >> here's a story i just love this story out of "the idaho state journal." has been told, please do not wear your bunny suit around the town anymore. he wears this black bunny suit and goes around scaring kids by making gun actions with his fingers. he shoots at them with like fake guns. >> just for fun? >> just for fun. they told him, please don't do that anymore. gawker weighed in on this and said, he should call the aclu, police can't tell him what to wear, if we were allowed to tell people what to wear i would have urged my congressman to pass a bill against ed hardy a long time ago. >> a matter of first amendment versus being incredibly creepy. >> that is a creepy bunny. >>> a quick story y t of bakersfield. you know how they have these emergency drills and readiness drills. there was a water district and some employees were there and a guy pops in to rob them as part of a drill. there was a miscommunication so they thought they were really being robbed, that this was not a drill, and they were really shaken up there at the west kern water district. the

is it idaho? is it illinois? no, iowa. the historic iowa state fair. iowa state fair is historic. just like the state fairs in the other 49 states are historic too. but the one that sarah palin is visiting this week, coincidence, the peak of the republican debate and the ames, iowa straw poll is the state fair that this week happens to be held in iowa. i don't know why anyone thinks that sarah palin is not running. the last big political event, the last biggest political event on mitt romney's political calendar as the republican front-runner for the nomination is when romney formally announced his candidacy in new hampshire back on june 2. remember that? sarah palin's family vacation one nation bus tour made sure that the bus was stopping in new hampshire that day to big foot that mitt romney event as well. the palin bus tour barreled through tornadoes in massachusetts to make sure they were in new hampshire that day in time for a patriotic landmark clam bake five minutes from mitt romney's presidential announcement on that same day. mitt romney is and has been from the beginning

operation pitted the federal government against white separatist randy weaver on a remote mountaintop in idahofamily after he was ancus ed of illegally selling shotguns to an undercover -- undercover atf agent. >> unappropriate -- inappropriate conduct by the atf. >> sean: in august of '92 federal agents laid siege to the weaver home. after a u.s. marshal doing surveillance on the prop was shot and killed in a gun battle that left weaver's 14-year-old son dead. days later a sharpshooter shot weaver's wife in the head as she cradled their 11-month-old baby. fbi agents engaged in an illegal cover up and the chief spent a year in prison for trying to destroy the in -- inter report. less than a year after ruby ridge in april of '93 came the raid on the branch davidian compound in waco, texas where members of an obscure religious cult led by david koresh were illegally hoarding fire s and explosives. >> allowing the status quo to remain was in the going to lead to an ultimate peaceful resolution and he limit risk to the safety of the children. the public at large, the government agents at the scene

. >>> there's a new kind of rodeo wowing crowds in idaho and there's not a horse, cattle or cowboy inead, the western states rodeo is all backhoes and hard hats. it's a search for the best heavy equipment operator in the northwest. every participant has to demonstrate their skill in several events including tire stacking and navigating through an obstacle course. >> that's tricky. the top contenders will compete at the end of the month for a chance to win a heavy-duty pickup truck. i could use one of those. >> very nice. i hear the swimsuit competition was pretty fun too. so that's good. good work out there, guys. more "world news now" coming up. hó how do you get your bounce? oh, i'm a forgetter. i tend to forget things all the time. so, i'm a bar person. i don't need to remember the dryer sheet, so if i forget, i'm still good. woman: (shouting) remember the bar! >>> when you think of somalia you might think of the pirates who have hijacked so many ships over the years. but that is only one piece of proof that somalia is a truly failed state. >> and more proof, the tens of thousands

a new poll found that president obama's approval rating is lowest in idaho.t probably has to do with obama's new campaign slogan, "potatoes suck balls." [ laughter ] why would he --? >> steve: that's just foolish. >> jimmy: why would he do that? i just saw this. a department store in london is selling a justin bieber ice cream sunday to celebrate the launch of his fragrance. or as guys put it, "i'm not gonna eat some lame justin bieber sundae. i'm just here for the fragrance." [ laughter ] i don't know what to make of this. last week, a man in arizona accidentally shot himself in the crotch while putting a gun into the waistband of his pants -- well, now it's her pants. [ laughter ] and finally, the pittsburgh zoo is about to open the first elephant sperm bank in north america. or as elephants call it, "a way better gig than the circus." ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show tonight. give it up for the roots! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ bright lights, big city going to my head bright lights, big city going to my head ♪ ♪ bright lights, big city going to my

who is a pro and who will play a crucial role is senator mike crapo, republican from i'd low -- from idahoed on the gang of six and many are saying he would be great on gang of 12. is that what they call it? >>guest: committee, committee. >>neil: the next wave of the next wave of reduction. have people kicked your name around? >>guest: people are making the suggestion and i will just see what senator mcconnell decides to do but i will work closely with them one way or another. >>neil: a gang or a committee, are you slur you would want that? >>guest: the knives are out. and they will be out on this, too, but it is important. >>neil: but the junior goal is to come up with $1 trillion plus in additional cuts that are already hinting of revenue or tax hikes and you have the tea party members hearing it and will we see all of this we have just seen all over again in another few months? >>guest: we probably well and we probably would even without the committee because we have $14.5 trillion debt and the step we took today which is important is a $2.5 trillion step. we need to do $4 trillion to $