the gentleman from new jersey reserves. the gentleman from new jersey has 8 3/4 minutes remaining. the gentleman from minnesota has nine minutes remaining. the gentleman from minnesota. mr. kline: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield 2 1/2 minutes to a member of the committee, the gentleman from florida, mr. ross. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from florida is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. ros-lehtinen thank you, mr. speaker. -- mr. ross on behalf of those -- mr. ross: on behalf of those who give their hand to a neighbor in need, they have had enough. on behalf of boeing, whose innovation, entrepreneurship and technology ensures that more moms and dads will not have to witness a flag-draped coffin from a land far away, they too have had enough. the future that one gave to his children would be a future of freedom, for those, too, have had enough. mr. speaker, there is no defending the overzealous guys at the national labor relations board. it is a regulatory board gone amuck. in fact, the irony of this is if the -- boeing wants to escape their reach, their jurisdiction. the only

. >>> and "jersey shore," the musical. gym, tan, laundry, the situation, all put to song. ♪ of the jersey shore >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. we begin with new developments in the case of amanda knox, the american woman currently serving a murder sentence in italy. knox was an undergraduate just beginning a year abroad when she was accused of killer her english house mate. she's been behind bars ever since. now comes an appeal which has her family hoping she might be released. abc's elizabeth vargas reports from italy. there is so much at stake in that courtroom. >> reporter: cynthia, so much is riding on this appeal. the rest of amanda knox's life and the reputation and livelihood of the controversial prosecutor at the heart of this case. he continued today to accuse amanda knox of murder. she was convicted of stabbing her roommate to death four years ago but with much of the evidence in doubt now, there's mountsing pressure to set amanda knox free. looking more tense and serious than ever, this morning the 24-y

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haven't you see new jersey's tourism ads. >> in new jersey 44 people were arrested in a federal sting mayors, and five rabbies. everything from bribery to selling organs. >> new jersey and you. perfect together. (applause) >> jon: we'll be right back. wlingz. >> my guest tonight an act ris. >> you know, we've never actually met. >> actually, we have, several times. >> have we? >> you crashed my birthday party, called pie juliy and-- down my top. >> well, i'm sorry about that. >> in, not at all. you're delightful. >> was i. >> no, look, if you are's not julie. >> i'm emma, emma morley. >> listen, i'll walk you home. >> i can tell you what is weird, she's not actually graduate until that film, it's just a hat she likes. please welcome back to the show anne hathaway. young lady. (applause) how are you? >> i'm good. i'm good. can i help with you something? >> jon: no, i was looking, i thought i had had pens down there but i have this one. hold on. >> so these are the nerds? (cheers and applause) my people! >> jon: they notice the world of war kraft font like that's stunning to me. >> it w

he's a new jersey guy and always dreamed of the new jersey governorship. early in his career he was elected to a county board. it was rise of chris christie. there wasn't youtube or tv cameras but county officials that resented this guy and they basically drove him out of county politics, defeated for a race for state legislature and defeated in a republican primary to the county freeholder board in new jersey and at 34 it looked like his career was over. the lesson he draws from that, there's a risk in doing too much too soon, reaching too far too soon. he got elected governor two years ago. everybody's saying going national. he looks back early in his career, if i run for president now, that's an all or nothing proposition, if i lose, i can't go back to new jersey. do i want to give it all up for something as iffy as this? in i end, he probably won't. >> i love tom kean, when he says he thinks the odds are now better that christie will run for president. the odds being better than zero. i mean, here's a guy who's threatening to kill himself if necessary

haven't you see new jersey's tourism ads. >> in new jersey 44 people were arrested in a federal stingng three mayors, and five rabbies. everything from bribery to selling organs. >> new jersey and you. perfect together. (applause) >> jon: we'll be right back. hey, i'm really glad we took this last minute trip! me too. you booked our room right? not yet, thanks for reminding me. wait, what? fret not ma'lady. i have the hotels.com app so we can get a great deal even at the last minute. ah, well played sir. download the free hotels.com app and get exclusive mobile deals. hotels.com. be smart. book smart. wlingz. >> my guest tonight an act ris. >> you know, we've never actually met. >> actually, we have, several times. >> have we? >> you crashed my birthday party, called pie juliy and-- down my top. >> well, i'm sorry about that. >> in, not at all. you're delightful. >> was i. >> no, look, if you are's not julie. >> i'm emma, emma morley. >> listen, i'll walk you home. >> i can tell you what is weird, she's not actually graduate until that film, it's just a hat she likes. please welcome b

haven't you see new jersey's tourism ads. >> in new jersey 44 people were arrested in a federal sting today including three mayors, and five rabbies. everything from bribery to selling organs. >> new jersey and you. perfect together. (applause) >> jon: we'll be right back. [ man ] i love you guys. [ laughs ] i mean, just, you know, the whole heist thing. just putting jewels in teddy bears. this guy's wearing a wire the whole time. right? look at that! he's wearing a wire! [ laughs ] all right, let's do this. all right? before my wife changes her mind. go. [ male announcer ] your favorite movies right when you want them. watch unlimited tv episodes and movies instantly through your game console or other devices, all for only 8 bucks a month from netflix. no sequel for that guy. wlingz. >> my guest tonight an act ris. >> you know, we've never actually met. >> actually, we have, several times. >> have we? >> you crashed my birthday party, called pie juliy and-- down my top. >> well, i'm sorry about that. >> in, not at all. you're delightful. >> was i. >> no, look, if you are's not julie.

we are all from new jersey. if you give that, you are getting it back. >> never mind. >> if you are running the country, what would you do to win people -- wean people off entitlement stacks what would you -- entitlements? would you do to turn around the country? >> we have examples of what we have done in new jersey. equivalent on the federal level is medicare, public sector pensions, and health benefits provided. i mention that those items where underfunded when i took office. $121 billion underfunded. that is four times our annual state budget. what did we do? i went out september 2010. i put out a specific plan. not a plan that says all of light to rein in these expenses. if i can come to agreement with the other side of will tell you what they are. no. that is not leadership. [cheers and applause] i set some very specific things. i said you have to contribute more to pensions. we're not going to pay coal as any longer until your funds reach eighties thermos solvency. we will make sure that only full time pe

he's a new jersey guy and always dreamed of the new jersey governorship. early in his career he was elected to a county board out in new jersey. it was supposed to be the first rise of chris christie. he's doing the whole rise of a bull in a china shop. there wasn't youtube or tv cameras but county officials that resented this guy and they basically drove him out of county politics, defeated for a race for state legislature and defeated in a republican primary in his re-election county free holder board in new jersey, and at 34 years old it looks like chris christie's career was absolutely over. the lesson he draws from that, there's a risk in doing too much too soon, reaching too far too soon. he got elected governor two years ago. now everybody's talking about going national, and i think he looks back to that moment early in his career and says if i run for president now, that's an all-or-nothing prop pigs. if i lose, i can't go back to new jersey. i'm going to lose in 2013. i'm going to be a lame duck. do i want to give it all up for something as iffy a

now chris christie does what over governor of new jersey does.y address at the reagan library. come on. we have a bunch of candidates there who are real people who are running, do them the service of paying attention to them. if you are not going to run get out of the way. >> bill: do you think voters would hold it against chris christie if he did run and bailed on the state. do you think that would be hold against him as some voters hold it against sarah palin who resigned her governorship in alaska? >> well, the history is on the side of running. bill clinton promised the voters of arkansas in 1990 to serve out his term. and he carried arkansas when he ran. it would be three years into his governorship if elected in 2009. it's a four year governorship. the other point is he is probably not going to get reelected in new jersey. it's a democratic state. >> bill: i think he will get reelected. >> after republicans elected in 12, which they will, 13 will be probably a democratic year. they are right when they said the lightning is there. drafting a

deborah feyerick, cnn, summit, new jersey. >> former new jersey governor tom cain is back with us. how do you make children more comfortable with this topic? >> with great sensitivity. this is probably the most important event that's happened in modern history. children are surrounded by it and the world has been clangds by it. so children have to be taught, of this' got to be taught gently, understand the tragedy, understand the heros and the heroins, the sacrifice of the families, they've got to understand how the world has changed because of that. it's a very important part of the school curriculum. i think new jersey has done a good job. >> its goes beyond teaching just the day but about diversity, how words can have an impact, how the things you say can hurt people. it's a broader kind of discussion. >> it's a huge discussion. and it brings up the most important things in public life and you can teach through this terrible event. you can teach very valuable lessons to children. and what can happen when the world goes out of control. it's similar to teaching the holocaust actua

he's done a great job in new jersey, great on the economy.had controversial appointments, you know, some other issues, comprehensive immigration reform that he supports, just little things that he would have had to deal w like any candidate in the campaign, right? >> oh, sure. that's what the process is about. i think you and congressman mack hit it exactly right. republicans want a bigger field in order that we emerge at the end of it with the strongest possible candidate to beat obama, and whether -- look, whether rick perry wins or not, or mitt romney wins or not, at the end of the day, their presence in the race will have made it's a stronger caved at the finish -- candidate at the finish line. the same with governor christie. i think that's why there was enthusiasm for him to get into the race, because they wanted to see how he'd perform, and knew at the end of the process, it would result in a stronger candidate, better mentally disciplined, and a more unified and energized party to take on president obama. >> sean: some people rise to

a new jersey town under water. president obama is there getting an upclose look at the dramatic aftermath of hurricane irene. a live report it coming up. >>> for the first time in this school's history. take a look at this. a stadium full of fans told to evacuate on college football's opening day. we'll tell you where it happened next. i remember the days before copd. my son and i never missed opening day. but with copd making it hard to breathe, i thought those days might be over. so my doctor prescribed symbicort. it helps significantly improve my lung function, starting within 5 minutes. symbicort doesn't replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. with symbicort, today i'm breathing better, and that means... game on! symbicort is for copd, including chronic bronchitis and emphysema. it should not be taken more than twice a day. symbicort may increase your risk of lung infections, osteoporosis, and some eye problems. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. [ whis

>> bill: i'm bill hemmer reporting in jersey city, jersey. right over there is manhattan where the world trade centers first stood. 15 hijackers lived or moved to new jersey. a decade after the twin towers attacks. new buildings finished in two years' time. the iconic skyline in manhattan remains uncomplete to this day. on that fateful morning 3,000 people died in new york at the pentagon in washington and in shanksville, pennsylvania. after exhaustive studies by congress and the 9/11 commission, there are questions we are still asking today. who really helped the 19 men? who helped them to move around our country largely undetected? and was this man american born cleric anwar al-awlaki at the center of the plot of 9/11? is he the new bin laden? we begin our report with catherine herridge. january 5th, 2000. malaysia. in a condo overlooking a beautifully designed golf course usama bin laden operatives including these future hijackers gathered for a meeting. the purpose? discuss details of the upcoming plots of to bomb the "u.s.s. cole" in the

somebody who's done something in new jersey that's special. and has done the real thing, who seems to be totally authentic. it's a very attractive characteristic. >> he's smart enough to understand that it's the wrong time for him. that he's not ready to be president which i think makes him presidential timbr to tell yothe truth. i have twoords for governor christie, fred thompson. >> i think the two questions governor christie hasto answer-- and we always answer the first question-- is are you ready to run? and i think that's the a question you've got to answer. but the second question which i think is an important question is are you ready to governor? and i think barack obama answered the first question yes, he was ready to run and he won. but i don't think many candidates asked the second question, are you ready to govern? >> once he plunged in, he will find this is damn hard work. it's hard work to assemble a campaign and ensure ballot access and particularly-- and perry underscores this-- it's hard work showing you are, in fact, ready to

new jersey officials disses mtv's "jersey shore." >>> coming up, red sox are finding new ways to lose. an unlikely hero for the cowboys. ozzie guillen has finally had enough. >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry and here are some top headlines this morning. the justice department has declined to ask a federal appeals court in atlanta to reconsider its ruling declaring part of president obama's health care overhaul unconstitutional. that means the supreme court will likely hear the court via other challenges and could render a verdict in the midst of the 20 12 presidential campaign. >>> at least seven people have been killed by a typhoon in the philippines. the storm has been packing wind gusts of over 100 miles per hour. >>> some of the so-called dead sea scrolls. 2,000-year-old manuscripts containing some of the oldest known biblical texts went online for the first time ever yesterday through a joint effort by israel's national museum and google. >>> and american treasure hunters are working to recover an english ship packed with silver, sunk off the iri

chris christie is the governor of new jersey, he's the sitting governor of a state that is on the east coast and that means frankly he has no official reason for being at this podium which is at the reagan library in southern california, but there he is expected to be any moment. this has been a real grass is always greener year for republican presidential candidates. the republican with the most and best buzz has consistently been whoever is not in the race but might someday get in. chris christie has enjoyed putting himself in the position to be asked over and over and over again if he is running and before tonight he has consistently said, no, no, no, no, i couldn't possibly, thank you for asking, please ask again, but no. tonight, even though his aides are telling reporters he has no intention of declaring that he definitely is going to be running for president, the reason everybody is paying so much attention to this speech he's giving in california tonight is because there is word that tonight may be the night that chris christie -- well, he doesn't exactly say yes, but tonight m

. >>> plus, jersey sore. amid all the talk of chris christie getting in the race comes word today that the governor doesn't really get along with the big-name democrats in his state. senator frank lautenberg calls him the king of liars. >>> president obama genuined our colleague, michael smerconish, on his radio show today. michael smerconish joins us later. >>> finally, let me finish tonight with a night millions say they'll never forget. >>> we start with another victory for president obama on the war on terrorism. edward collins is a terrorist analyst. how did we get him? >> we got him because of the fact after months of tracking this individual, after months of firing missiles at him fruitlessly, we got the right opportunity. there was a meeting that was taking place, it was not near a major populated zone, there wasn't the threat of civilian casualties, and it worked out. it was the right time and the right place. but there was a lot of work and there were a lot of failed efforts that led into this. >> h

president obama walked the streets of wayne, new jersey, with governor chris christie, new jersey's senators and fema administrator, craig fugate, to view the damage left by hurricane irene. >> we'll be here to help. i know, it's very hard. >> reporter: his next stop, patterson, where he visited the newly created fema office and assessed the recovery efforts. he also delivered a message to those still struggling. >> i know there's been some talk about whether there's going to be a slowdown in getting funding here. as president of the united states, i want to make it very clear that we are going to meet our federal obligations. >> reporter: and while the president was met mostly by cheering crowds, amy allen, who caught a glimpse of the motorcade, said the visit hasn't done anything to get her power back on. >> this is day six without any electricity, any hot water. >> reporter: even before the hurricane hit, patterson was struggling economically, with an unemployment rate above 16%. irene caused 1,500 people to be evacuated, and knocked out power to thousands in the area. destroying some hom

new jersey governor chris christie said for months he will not run for president. susan mcginnis in washington getting us started. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning, terrell. he is still ducking questions about it, but it is possible that all of the prodding and pleading really does have governor christie thinking twice. new jersey governor chris christie steered clear of any presidential talk at a rally for louisiana governor bobby jindal. >> we want there to be more and more successful people in louisiana and america. >> reporter: republican insiders tell cbs news christie is seriously considering jumping into the gop race, putting the odds at 50/50. >> i've had a slow week, very low key. you haven't seen me around at all. >> reporter: the first-term governor repeatedly rejected growing calls for him to run. but this week supporters unhappy

plus, he insists he's not interested, but if chris christie of new jersey really doesn't want to run for president, why is he giving a speech out in california tonight at the reagan library on american exceptionalism? the latest on the case of will he or won't he just keeps going. also, try to get your head around this one. some employers are posting help wanted ads saying no unemployed candidates will be considered. get that. no unemployed will be considered for employment. by the way, didn't governor romney say that corporations are people? and the inartful dodger, mitt romney meeting with donald trump, but having his aides play scarecrow so the media couldn't get any pictures of the meeting with the strumpster. it's a classic case of romney trying to have it both ways. finally, republican voters don't seem to like any of their candidates. jon stewart has a theory. maybe the problem isn't the candidates, maybe it's the republican voters. we start with what we call the obama derangement syndrome, for lack of a better term. ron christie is a republican strategist who's not deranged.

has it been generally helpful to him among voters in new jersey? >> i mean, listen, lawrence, his poll numbers are up. he's at over 54% right now which is pretty tremendous for a blue state like new jersey. so it certainly hasn't hurt him. there's a theory that maybe, you know, new jerseyans who might be skeptical of him, they see him go around the country, get a standing ovation all over the place and there must be something to him. so they like him because everybody else likes him. maybe that's what's going on. >> mark, quickly before we go, do you have a bet on whether he's going to run? >> i wouldn't dare do that on american television. the point is confusion. that's what the point is. >> "philadelphia inquirer" reporter matt katz. thanks for joining us tonight. >> thank you. >>> on monday we showed video of an nypd officer pepper spraying a group of peaceful protesters in the wall street protest. now we have new video that shows that officer that reveals exactly what that officer did to other protesters. we also have his name and his rank. all

new jersey leaving behind all those swollen rivers. take a look. the passaic river, as you mentioned, receding but still so much water to deal with, chuck. it's going at a pretty good pace. this is a privately maintained bridge here leading over to an industrial area, but it gives you a sense of what the damage that this raging river has caused here. beyond that, neighborhoods still flooded and it's going to take some time before people can get back into their homes. of course, there's things to deal with, alarm boxes, fuse boxes, electricity to restore in this area. of course, you see a flag that's tattered there. i'm sure that will also be replaced as soon as people can reach it. here in patterson, they have also, we talked with the mayor earlier today and he says that since fema has paved the way here for some federal aid, they're getting ready to set up the disaster area which will be located in patterson. so that is helpful to the many residents here who will need to work through that red tape, that process that many of them for t

today, nobody in new jersey will get help. that is not what he said. we ought to offset it, the way we offset anything when we are bankrupt. that makes sense to me t. >> we don't offset wars, apparently did the fema money has been appropriated in a somewhat similar fashion to war preparations. i want to say one thing before we get back to fighting this. we spend a lot of time trashing government. all the people involved in this -- government folks, bureaucrats, politicians in the affected state plan to this well, executed well, starting with fema, down to the local level. an extra to of the hat to governor christie in new jersey for saying "get the hell off the beach." >> president bush took a beating after katrina. how about president obama? >> i agree with nina -- there was no way nagi -- ray nagin. there was a political price to pay for the human calamity and crisis and pain suffered. it was a terrible response. nobody at fema could match michael brown. but the selective principle of eric cantor cannot go un commented upon.

the passaic drains northern new jersey and new jersey reported its wettest august in history, even before the rains of irene, then you add another 11 to 12 inches of rain that irene brought and it was just too much. the damage in new york alone will approach $1 billion. homeland security secretary janlt janet napolitano promised aid. >> we will be helping you and bringing this community back. >> reporter: it is moving day at this shelter in paramus, new jersey. they are trading a cot here for one in patterson. but nobody is going home, they. april leven has two daughters. >> i want to cry, but i can't cry, i got to keep strong for my kids. >> reporter: clinging to the few things they have left, including hope. anne thompson, nbc news, paterson, new jersey. >> no man left behind. >> reporter: this ron mott in vermont where contractor coat marshall dropped his business duties today to lend a hand to neighbors. with the rapids still running through linda's property, marshall started pumping water out of her basement. >> it's a great sound to hear pumping out. >> reporter: in woodstock, road

maybe the jerseys? >> yeah. start with the jersey. start in barcelona, kyra. good to see you again., one of the biggest football teams, soccer teams in the world. a really big brand, like the dallas cowboys except they've won a few titles in reechtd yce years. they signed up with nike toy make their soccer jerseys for this season. supposed to allow the players to be more comfortable and allow their sweat to dry off. what's actually happened, they absorb the sweat rather than allowing it to dry. meaning the shirts have become heavy, clingy nuisance and players have reportedly to going into the dressing room at half time to weigh the shirts. they're weighing 2.5 times as much as they were when they first put them on. clearly, not good. no one can slow the team down. nike has admitted there's a problem and they're going to try to fix it. >> i can only imagine how they smell. a whole other issue. these guys were getting sweatytsweat y in the game. what about this player not even on the field? >> incredible and from the same time. bars loen bars loan fla. barcelo barcelona. he scorerd th

could their somebody wind up being chris christie of new jersey? his lips say no, but his eyes say yes. the gop moneyman actually are begging him to get into the race and he's still taking their calls. plus, stop complaining, stop grumbling, stop crying. that was president obama's message to the congressional black caucus this weekend and last night, he went after the global warming denying rick perry, after gop audiences cheered for people without health insurance to die and booed gay soldiers. the campaign is on. and extremism in defense of electoral victory is no vice, or so says the writer frank rich, who insists if president obama aims for the middle, he'll lose, because the country is truly divided, left and right. is rich right? we'll debate that one tonight. plus, we finish with the campaign without a candidate. one of heed and hatred, but no actual head. we start with the lack of satisfaction with the 2012 republican field. howard fineman's "the huffington post" media group editorial director and michael steele's the former chairman of the

he has just landed in new jersey. take -- this evening mitt romney is making his tea party day because headlining an event in new hampshire. for a movement he has done little to rule before now. it looks like he's in for a bumpy ride on the tea party express bus as factions squabble over whether he should have been invited to the party at all. >> romneycare is the base of a lot of tea party frustration with the governor. our protest just about romneycare it is his support of wall street bailouts, support for ethanol. his unwillingness to stan with paul ryan on real balanced budget her shushes, real entitlement -- measures, real entitlement reform. now, when you want powerful wifi, you've got it. with aerizon mobile hotspot, you can connect up to 5 wifi devices to the internet with lightning-fast verizon 4g lte speed. a gaming device. mp3 pler. connect any 5 for wifi on the go. get the 4g lte mobile hotst now for only $49.99. verizon is the place with the largest selection of 4g lte devices. on america's fastest, most

new jersey recorded its wettest august in history. you add another 11 to 12 inches of rain that irene brought, and it was just too much. >> the damage in new york alone will approach $1 billion. homeland security secretary janet napolitano pledged federal aid. >> we'll be helping you with this recovery. >> no one is going home. they are trading a cot here for 2001 in paterson. nomads in their own home. >> i want to cry, but i can't cry. so i got to keep strong for my kids. >> clinging to the few things they have left, including hope. ann thompson, nbc news, paterson, new jersey. >> this is vermont, baby, no man left behind. >> contractor kurt marshall dropped his business duties today to lend a hand to neighbors. though the rapids still run through her property, her driveway washed away to rubble, marshall started pumping water out of her basement. >> it's a great sound to hear it pumping out. >> in woodstock, road repairs are underway. patched up enough in places to free people trapped in damage left by torrential rains here that rip

authorities say that all the rivers in new jersey are now receding, the water is now receding. that said, just take a look behind me, this is the passaic river. we were here yesterday, and we showed you what the scene was. today, the scene looks very similar, but upon closer inspection, you can take a look across the river and you can see the water line where it was yesterday, you can see it has dropped what looks like now about 8 inches. and it is continuing to drop another indication that the situation is improving. an informal marker, the for sale sign on this restaurant, you can now see a phone number to the real estate broke her's delight, indication the water level is dropping and there's this bridge connecting one side of pate refpltson to the other over the passaic river. yesterday, water was overflowing this bridge. today, there is an unmarked police car here to prevent people from traveling across this bridge because it is not safe. but clearly, the water level has dropped significantly. but the question is, how much longer is it going to take for all the flood water