rejection of petraeus and at the end of the day no politician in this country as much as i respect joe biden and president obama has it right in terms of afghanistan. joe manchin is a fine fellow. he's never been to afghanistan. i've been there many times. >> he says he's been there twice. >> i take that back. >> he was there in 2006 and 2011. >> let me tell you, i've been there a lot. i have seen with my own eyes how things have gotten better and i can tell you that if we don't keep the momentum, the fight is in the south. problems in the east. i worry that this accelerated drawdown that general petraeus did not recommend may have consequences of undermining a very successful strategy. i hope i'm wrong. i hope the president is right. >> white house administration officials say that within the range of what general petraeus was okay with, the president came down within that range. although i suspect that he came down a lot closer to what biden wanted as opposed to what general petraeus wanted. i think you're right on that. they will say that petraeus is on board. we'll hear from him. you'll

. >> look at this group that joe biden is supposedly honchoing. they are going nowhere, and they cannot do anything. congress has a low numbers in the new poll. >> it is always it saddam hussein territory. evan says politicians are not offering anything. not true. the democrats and not offering anything. andblicans have stepped anup offered up plan, and you can critique it, but it is essentially what was offered by a commission in 1999 headed by alice rivlin. >> it is completely and listed to think you will do with this -- completelynrealistic to think he will do this without tax increases. . >> democrats have not offered -- the republicans have offered to cut $6.60 trillion. in the end, it would obviously have to be a deal where taxes are included, but the democrats have done nototng but demagogue the plan and destroy it, leaving us with what? the obama administration budget, defeated 97-0 in the senate because it is so embarrassing. >> you are saying that republicans are going to face up to reality and raise taxes? >> the republicans are opening

he's an eight handy cap, but vice president joe biden, according to golf digest is about a six. echnically speaking, he's better. but if you were to put biden against boehner, just on the numbers, you know, they would sort of be about equal. >> i guess the president and boehner just kind of raised their game. >> yes, and probably you could -- we're not going to get this officially, but you could kind of assume that the speaker might have had to carry the president a little bit, because according to golf digest, the president isn't as good of a golfer, according to golf digest, his handy cap is about 17. >> then as it pertains to the talks, what may have been accomplished, will there was a happy medium that was found, that information is still mum, huh? >> reporter: what we do know is that these guys were out on the golf course for about three hours. and they were talking about libya, where speaker boehner told the president you need to get congressional authorization and the white house is saying we don't feel like we need to do that legally. and then the issue of the debt ceilin

con -- barack obama's handicap is joe biden. [ laughter ] i didn't know that. can google it. >> steve: it's on the pga listing. pro -- the match got emotional at times. con -- boehner cried whenever someone said they shot a birdie. [ laughter ] [ as boehner ] "i used to have a little birdie when i was a boy, growing up." [ laughter ] pro -- seeing republicans and democrats getting along. con -- seeing joe biden's grandpa legs in shorts. [ laughter ] not a pretty sight. pro -- hearing boehner yell, "fore!" con -- hearing obama yell, "more years, please!" [ laughter ] pro -- playing outside allowed john boehner to work on his tan. con -- at one point, groundskeepers accidently hauled him away, thinking he was a dead oak tree. [ laughter ] "boss, this tree is crying. should i -- ?" >> steve: "it must be sap." >> jimmy: and finally, pro -- john boehner has one of the best strokes in congress. con -- especially now that anthony weiner resigned. [ cheers and applause ] there you go, everybody. that's "pros and cons." [ cheers and applause ] we'll be right back with c

vice president joe biden together they discussed libya the middle east and apart from that the u.s. missile defense system for europe we don't rush expects more transparency more cooperation from the u.s. on that as america plans to deploy this a.m.d. very close to russia's borders so dialo could be intensified today new solutions found of course and these talks take place just days before another major get together of the european leaders takes place in the russian city of growth that is russia summit planned for a june nine and turn and so of course in the spotlight role so issues of the upcoming summit genter and apart from joe biden and to meet barry of police call leaders and also representatives officials from some eighty countries were invited because today rome celebrates the festival that is the day of the italian republic and this year's days also special because a military parade held today also coincides with a hundred fifty years seems eataly was unified as a country from a patchwork of city states so these years parade was very spectacular and the russian president see

on that as this system is to be deployed so kudos to russia's borders from joe biden and to meet their presence in rome today were presided daves from some eighty countries as eataly held a major military parade in the center of rome today and these years parade is special because twenty eleven marks one hundred fifty years since each city was unique by as a country from a patchwork of city states so it was very spectacular and the russian president seemed to be impressed by these by the celebration of the more than history of italy to at least through the display of its equipment and uniforms of the past. still have for you this hour on our t.v. picking up the loan have a look at where the problems and authorities turn this time in attempts to tackle the economic turmoil the country has plunged into. chaos as a cause we have placed last respects to. it's late president there are the follow the path leading to the public's long awaited independence. but first russia has banned all imports of e.u. that's two poles following a deadly outbreak of the economy bacteria although some are won

few months ago few months ago he was the chief economist and economic adviser to vice president joe biden and director of the white house task force on the middle class prior to his stint the white house he works for the economic policy institute was the deputy chief economist at the u.s. department of labor currently he's a senior fellow at the center for budget and policy priorities and given our nation's current economic problems he's the man to talk to so i'm pleased to welcome in the studio here dr jared jared bernstein how you found thanks for joining us a pleasure. and first of all just a personal question if i may. many musical prodigies were also mathematical privacies you know it's a great example there's a math that music you started out music how did you end up you know it's hard for me i'd be there i'm not sure i think you know. new music is just a huge part of my life and always has been. was very drawn to music early on but interestingly i think there is a connection there i always liked math and statistics and ultimately being a musician i think in another wrinkle here is

said that no drastic cuts right now are not the way for us to create more jobs do you think that joe biden who is actually meeting with you know with his bipartisan debt grew that he was just jumping for joy clapping his hands and maybe repeating bernanke he's words about meeting. well i'm sure he was glad to see his position indicated unfortunately suspect that these words can have no impact whatsoever you know this debate i don't think he's been it is not a like character he's not influential within either party in particular about the republicans these days so what he's saying makes sense is that it's really true this idea that if we cut spending will create jobs it's incorrect but whether his message is particularly useful i kind of doubt it now i'm wondering. if he is telling us though you know we often hear from ben bernanke you that sure the recovery is still going along it's just slowing down a little bit we're in a low but then the fed they not only downgraded their forecast or you know economic growth for this year and for employment but also for twenty twelve so does that mean t

but i tell you, he has to listen to joe biden this trip. if joe can't do anything, forget all this. anywhere without joe biden and this crew. nowhere. >> look, one of the things that strikes me when i listen to the republican presidential candidates is that none of them seems to be willing to accept any revenue increases. i mean, there's an orthodoxy in their worldview. is the public going to buy into that or does the public when it hears you and erskine bowles understand that these guys are talking from a different era? >> they're talking b.s. because when erskine and i go out on the road and we talk for 50 minutes and take questions, we'll get a standing ovation. because we don't b.s. them. we tell them the truth. if you spend more than you earn, you lose your butt. and if you spend a buck and borrow 41 cents and do it every day -- it used to be 40 cents. it's 41 now. and keep doing it. you've got to be stupid. if you can't learn to compromise an issue without compromising yourself, you ought to go home. >> okay. last night i heard michele bachmann running for the president, she g

that's right, joe biden's team lost a round of golf this weekend. d if you thought losing was rough, you should have seen biden when he found out the last hole wasn't a clown's mouth. he's like what is -- [ laughter ] what kind of golf is this? where is the windmill, damn it? [ laughter ] calm down, joe. listen to this -- in her new memoir, bristol palin reveals that she lost her virginity to levi johnston, in a tent while drunk on wine coolers. [ laughter ] yeah, when levi's friends heard that, they were like, wine coolers and a tent? well excusez moi, mr. fancy schmancy. [ laughter and applause ] they're from mr. bartle and mr. james. [ applause ] [ imitates zipper ] let's go. >> steve: oh, yeah. >> jimmy: this is interesting. new york state senator greg ball asked his twitter followers if he should support a bill legalizing gay marriage. that's right, the senator's name is greg ball. [ laughter ] it's too bad anthony weiner retired. because those two could have done some great stuff -- [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] the great ball and weiner

house majority leader cantor is cautiously optimistic that budget talks led by joe biden will result in a acceptable deal. chief political correspondent carl cameron reports g.o.p. lawmakers are confident they have public sentment on their side. >> by a 2-to-1 margin, president obama handling of the deficit is disapproved of. 61% hold a negative view of the handle og the deficit in the "washington post" poll. only 33% has a positive view. the president wants congress to raise the current 14.3 trillion federal debt creel something the government can borrow additional $2.5 trillion. but eroding confidence in mr. obama budget skills is strengthening the g.o.p. demand for more spending cuts in exchange. house members are working in the congressional districts. speaker boehner addressed them. >> i told the president we will not increase the debt limit without serious changes to the way we spend the miles per hour people's money. >> the speaker is under pressure to exact biggest cuts. >> 100 g.o.p. lawmakers have signed a letter demanding among other things balanceed budget amendment. spen

. >>> vice-president joe biden is in the vatican in rome. he met with pope benedict. it was an unannounced meeting. the vice-president is a practicing catholic who also supports abortion rights. now the pope has long insisted that catholic politicians follow the church's teaching on quote, nonnegotiable issues like abortion, which the vatican strongly opposes. >>> concerns are growing around the world about a strain of e. coli in europe that chinese researchers are calling a super toxic strain. three people who recently traveled to germany are infected with it. in europe 18 people have died so far. more than 2,000 are infected. some governments are limiting imports on vegetables from spain, germany and the netherlands but they have not been able to pinpoint the exact source of it. >>> we're learning the horrifying details of jaycee dugard's 18 years of captivity. yesterday the judge released the transcript hours after sentencing her two kidnappers. dugard said she was walking to the bus stop when a man known as phillip garrido grabbed her and zapped her with a stun gu

obama is steping in after talks with joe biden broke down last week. democrats want to close loopholes. republicans are rejecting tax increases and say they want to focus on cutting spending. the government is set to hit its $14.3 trillion on august 2nd unless congress acts. british researchers studied 11 people who developed diabetes later in life. they were put on a diet of 600 calories a day for eight weeks. the patients averaged 620 calorie as day. and by the end of it, they had lost 33 pounds and had no signs of diabetes. >>> you can get screened for diabetes today. the santa clara health department is offering this at two locations in san jose. the crane center on lindsen until 5:00 p.m. and at a mobile clinic at saint jame's park -- st. james' park. >>> a report says the white house wants u.s. automakers to almost double fuel efficiency. the paper says the obama administration is pushing fuel economy to nearly 56 miles a gallon by 2020 -- da by 2025. that would raise car prices by thousands of dollars because they would become battery operated.

representing the white house in those talks, vice president joe biden. ink because he's vice president of the united states. >> yes, but it doesn't hurt that biden is a six handicap. president obama is a 17. that's not terrible, but he probably won't stand up so well to boehner. he's an 8. good enough to play with tiger woods in a pro-am two years ago. john kasich could be his secret weapon. he hasn't released his handicap. birdies, pars and bogeys aside, what will this game really accomplish? the speaker has a proposal. >> somebody said, you know, if the president wants strokes from boehner, boehner ought to say, mr. president, you can have all the strokes you want. it will just cost you a trillion dollars a stroke. i thought that was a very good idea. >> it seems the president won't be taking boehner up on the offer. >> i think i can say they will not wrap up the 18th hole and come out and say we have a deal. >> so we may find out, though, who's going to win, because the white house says they might reveal the scores after the round. my money is on vice

the white house put out a statement from joe biden that they stand ready to meet again.hink the white house is suggesting it is the next move for republicans. john boehner clearly said it is the next move for the white house. they need to talk and figure out where they are headed. there is clearly an open channel of communication between the white house and capitol hill republicans already. john boehner met privately with obama on wednesday evening. obama is talking to mcconnell. we are calling this an impasse, but i do not think anybody has disengaged. host: let me read you one sentence from the statement issued last night by vice- president joe biden. we keep hearing "balanced approach" when it comes to reducing the debt. "this includes domestic spending, defense spending, mandatory spending, and loopholes in the tax code's." what do the democrats want on the table and what are the republicans saying no to? guest: the democrats want any kind of revenues. i do not know what the number is. house democrats are looking for $400 billion in taxes over 10 years. it goes beyon

your money should probably be on vice president joe biden, because he's a pretty good golfer.ood golfer as well. the president, sort of middle of the road. but, you know, it is really intriguing the timing of this meeting. we have been discussing this because there are major issues that the white house and congress are dealing with right now, the debt ceiling talks, the negotiations that have been going on that vice president biden has been representing the white house at. that is a huge economic issue. and then the other issue you have is libya. just this week, speaker boehner sent a letter to the white house saying that the president would in his view and in the view of many in congress be breaking the law if he didn't seek congressional authorization for having u.s. troops involved in the operation in libya and the white house at this point not seeking that authorization, fredricka. the president and the speaker, they shared a golf cart and anyone who plays golf knows that is a lot of one on one time where you got to find some things to talk about. we may not find out if th

they faced off against joe biden and ohio governor john caseic. president obama and the speaker won and pocketed the big prize, $2. after the game they went from the 18th grown to the clubhouse for a nice cold drink. >>> leigh is here with the father's day forecast. >> leigh: a beautiful day today. inland locations, less fog there. plenty of sunshine there, and warmer temperatures. near the coast, that's where some of the low cloud just hanging tough. temperatures today near 60 degrees. this from the high definition mount tamalpais camera. antioch, leading the pack, 80. livermore, 75. 70 in san rafael. 56, san francisco, 72 in san jose. we'll continue with passing high clouds over the bay area tonight. the patchy coastal fog will stay put and the warming begins tomorrow, father's day, and get ready because the next three 0 four days, temperatures in the 90 and climb to 100 degrees tuesday afternoon and wednesday. we started our day with low clouds and fog near the coast, and in the last few hours we saw some high clouds venture in, so we'll keep t

of course, we see the vice president joe biden and a bipartisan panel turned to come together over the next few days to try to come up with some solution that will get this deal done. >> jon huntsman has become the latest candidate for the 2012 nomination. he is seen as a long-shot candidate. there has been a series of explosions in a southern american said a louisiana. four people have been airlifted to why hospital for treatment for burns. government troops are reportedly pushing into northwest syria. southern's -- thousands have fled to turkey to escape the violence. thousands of people are waiting to cross over to turkey. >> the protest in damascus, a woman protested in the suburb of damascus. the worry is about the army. there was a huge protest today in these two cities. people were chanting that the army and the people are one, calling the army not to intervene in the cities, not to make any armed purpose against the people and to not try to kill the people in other cities. the also made a statement signed by the people telling the army not to repeat what has happened in other c

sides, and a lot political commentators are looking at this of the announcement of the victory of joe biden that was pro-withdrawal against general petraeus that said that the troops should stay longer. and from one point of view president obama is trying to please critics on both sides. and probably in some ways he succeeded and some he failed. in some ways in this situation he can probably do no right. there will always be people that will criticize this position. that will mostly military and the generals. however, i have to say that he has probably done what most americans want him to do. and the message of this speech, the speech was quite short. but it certainly covered a lot of ground. but one message that came across much more clearly than any other. is that this is a time to rebuild america. this is a time to build america and not afghanistan. the focus was very much on the need to help the united states. and i think that's exactly what many americans wanted to hear. i think that's also partially a result of the pressure that president obama has been under. many people in the publi

all of it as joe biden and a bipartisan panel try to coming to the come up with a solution that would get the deal done. >> now some libyan rebels criticized the level of support they are getting from nato. what can you tell us? >> well, we have new developments over the last few hours. loud explosions have shaken the libyan capital of tripoli. there are no reports so far of any casualties. while the tug of war continues between rebel forces and the troops who remain loyal to colnel gadhafi. opposition forces are calling for more alied assaults to crush gadhafi's troops. >> we are with libya's rebels a mile away from colnel gadhafi's forces. the rebel fight has broken out. now they are struggling. the new frontlines here, the rebels have been making some progress, but it is very slow and utterly dependant on nato and their support. the air support, the rebels say, is not coming fast enough. while gadhafi's forces are continuing to attack this position. >> rocket launcher. is nato doing enough? nato does not seem to strike very often here. that rocket launcher has been pounding us sinc

with joe biden and ohio governor john kasik. no word on any potential political deals out of that. >>> a wildfire has burned more than a half a million acres so far in eastern arizona and look at the flames there. but today crews have the wallow fire under enough control to allow many evacuees to start returning to their home. right now the fire is about 30% contained. >>> senator john mccain surveyed the damage in his home state. another wildfire known as the monument fire is burning in the southern part of arizona. that one is only 15% contained. >>> okay, so, check out the severe weather that hit colorado's eastern plains. look. you know, it made for some real slow going on highway 71 in elbert county. the road was covered with two inches of hail. there were a few funnel clouds spotted earlier, but no damage reported. >>> the picture shared around the world via social media. and the two are speaking out about their kiss during a riot in vancouver. the photo quickly went viral. it turns out they didn't fall to the ground in a

i think the person that he listened to this time was his vice president, joe biden. the generals really did not want this to happen this quickly but biden, who was against the surge, actually got what he wanted this time. >> this is a big win for biden. >> yes. >> though there are plenty of suspicions out there that biden would have even liked a more accelerated withdrawal. >> absolutely. i mean, it's very volatile, too, when you think about it up on capitol hill. you've got people who were concerned about the economics, how much the united states is spending in all of these different fronts. you have other issues including, well, you know, we eliminated osama bin laden. isn't that really the end of the afghanistan war? and when you look at the house of representatives a lot of people saying, all right. obama doesn't get -- we don't like this too much. a lot of people in the senate saying we have to stay the course. >> what's interesting now is it's not just the liberals and the democrats. >> no. >> who are concerned. because there's sort of the odd coalition that ha

for seven weeks vice president joe biden and a handful of lawmakers have been working on a deal that would allow congress to raise the debt limit. but republican congressman eric cantor led the pull-out yesterday because of an impasse over tax increases, which democrats want. now republicans are demanding to speak to the president directly about the issue. >>> he's the accused mob boss who managed to elude the fbi for 16 years. that is until his arrest wednesday. now one of the agency's most wanted criminals has been ordered held without bond and will be transferred to boston to face murder charges. james whitey bulger appeared in court yesterday along with his longtime girlfriend following their capture in california. officials say he was found with $800,000 cash in his apartment along with more than 30 firearms. bulger is accused of 19 murders, along with other charges, including drug dealing and extortion. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news today in america. a shelf full of canned goods came in handy for one minnesota store clerk during a robbery. the man, a former

every artist would put down his paintbrush if it were not for joe biden. we would all be i go noramuses. and our kids would be working in a mine for a dmrar a day and the economy would be run by short men with white mustaches running arrest carrying with sacks of money with dollar signs. [laughter] >> now, didn't we all kind of get this? we all got that. that story is superficially plausible. i understand why people believe it. i'm not arguing that people are stupid for believing it. what else would people believe. this is what we're fed all the time. if i were running a flak washington that's what i would you poor souls to think. sure, you got to fork over a lot of money. you may not like it, gosh, think of where you would be. and dog-eat-dog, we should just grin and bear it. but let's suppose for a minute and the sake of argument instead of being educated in government-funded schools, which north americans are, suppose what would happen if people were educated in schools funded by wal-mart and every day kids went into their wal-mart funded school and up

>> well, i serve with joe biden. he does a terrific job at atever he is involved in and he's been very good. people like him. i have one big complaint, that is they shouldn't be taking breaks. they should be meeting every week, multiple times each week. and all these congressional recesses, that should have no bearing. our country is at a very important time in the history of our country. we must reduce our debt. we must increase the debt limit, and there's no-- no vacation during this period of time. we've got to move forward. >> lehrer: so if there's-- this-- if there's no agreement by the 4th of july recess, you're saying go ahead, do not do the recess? keep talking? >> what i'm saying is right now there's a process where the house is in two weeks, out a week. i'm saying when the senate is in recess, we should be working on this. when the house is in recess, we should be working it. >> lehrer: what is your understanding about how close they are to coming to an dreamt? >> well, there's progress being made. but unti

where barack obama, vice president joe biden, speaker of the house john boehner and for some reason ohio governor john kasich took to the links to discuss what should be done with the poor. look at them. look at this picture. if you were designing an editorial cartoon about out of touch washington insiders discussing a failing economy, you would put them on a golf course and then cross it out because it would be too cliched. too on the nose. you would say to yourself it's like they're posing for their own "new york post" page 6 cartoon. (laughter) of course "the new york post" would not make a cartoon of barack obama having sex with john boehner while pointing to a sheep. we actually made that cartoon. but don't let anyone tell you political humor is a guying art. poor optic as side, why would john boehner agree to go golfing with the president. >> the president asked him to play golf, it's the president. you don't say no to the president. (laughter) >> jon: what? do you follow politics? (laughter) >> the president in private directly asked the speaker for what they call a clean vote. sp

this time they lost and joe biden won.ster. >> wolf, we're about two or three minutes away. >> the president of the united states is certainly going to reiterate what he said at that west point speech about the mission. he's going to go through specifics of what he said then and then said on many of those specifics there has been enormous progress. let me bring in gloria borger. candy crowley, first. candy, very quickly right now, he can't

. >> i think that this was a victory for the vice president, for joe biden. and a defeat for those who wanted to do, continue to do extensive counterinsurgency opations. >> charlie: we conclude this evening with the story of wild bill donovan,the man who founded the oss during world war ii joining me douglas wallace has written a book hi and ambassador who was an assistant to mr. donovan in the latter years of his life. >> he was franklin roosevelt's top spy master, and he was introducing the united states into a form of warfare, covert warfare, espionage, propaganda, psychological operations. things that conventional admirals and generals found deeply disturbing, they found his ideas deeply disturbing. >> charlie: afghanistan and the founding of oss when we continue. if you've had a coke in the last 20 years, ( screams ) you've had a hand in giving college scholarships... and support to thousands of our nation's... most promising students. ♪ ( coca-cola 5-note mnemonic ) every story needs a hero we can all root for. who beats the odds d cos out on top. but t

it also included joe biden and ohio governor john casase. it's unclear what they discussed. >>> preventing the routine use of human antibiotics in animal feed. it's proposed as a new law. it. the resis tan -- resistensy is said to be passed on to humans. >>> thousands of people came together in san francisco today to celebrate history. the june team festival kicked off with a parade that led spectators to philmore street commemorating the end of slavery. >> today is a day of unity. today is a day of the first day of freedom for all of us. >> organizers say it's the biggest gathering of african american in northern america. the festivities will continue tomorrow. >>> that was not the only festival bringing the city to life today. the 57th annual north beach festival began this morning in washington square park. the 2-day event features live entertainment, gourmet food and unique art. organizers call it one of the original outdoor festivals, and festival goers say it's a great way to celebrate the italian culture. >> ial i -- italian chalk art

. >> alan: vice-president joe biden hit the cam wayne trail -- campaign tropical -- campaign trail today. >> it is not only smart but he has a backbone like a ram rod and when america's interests are at stake, he is willing to risk everything about himself to protect america, and he did it and it was his decision. >> alan: biden praised the president's economic policy, saying they saved thousands of jobs and pulled the country back from the brink of a depression. >> a new iowa poll shows mitt romney leading among the state's likely g.o.p. voters. it shows rom -- romney getting 23% of the vote, but michelle bachmann is right on his heels, getting 22% of the vote. she is expected to officially launch her campaign on monday. leigh glaser is here, and believe it out or not, chance of rain. >> leigh: a little late in the season to talk about this, but if the forecast models hang true, there's a chance. here's a live lock from our high definition tamalpais camera, and it looked like there are blackout zones and that's where the pockets of fog and low cloudiness are moving inled, especially ove

along with the ohio governor and vice president joe biden, the four found a way to socialize in a way that they cannot do on capitol hill. the republicans want a significant cut to repay the debt, today the republicans voted on their favorite at the republican conference. barbara roll hall tells who receive the top vote in what the party focused on. >> it is official, the 2012 run for the white house is on. a lineup of high-profile gop presidential contenders to try to win over their fellow republicans in a big easy this weekend. but it was ron paul that took the first in the straw poll. the conference organizer says who wins the straw poll is a good indicator of how republicans might vote. criticizing the current president was a popular theme with the candidates including michelle bachman. >> the tea party and of america has one goal and it is this, that barak obama and will be a one-term president. >> others like paul stressed economic change and recovery. >> today we are facing another crisis, the next one is coming as a result of the federal reserve creating all of this money and

fellow at the center on budget and policy priorities and former chief economist to vice president joe biden. >> the current debate over economic policy is generating a lot more heat than light. the debt ceiling, the budget, medicare, tax policy, stimulus. in each case, the stakes are high, both for the broad american middle class and for global investors. but beyond these specific policy disagreements, i fear that we're not getting to the common thread at the heart of these issues. what do we want the role of government to be in our lives? what is it that government does best and markets do least well? we have the freest market economy in the world, but there are some key functions it cannot efficiently fulfill, like retirement security, protecting the vulnerable and investing in public goods such as infrastructure and education. there's a reason why medicare and social security are so popular, and why you see similar programs in every advanced economy. they are highly efficient systems that provide security to retirees at a cost well below that of the private sector. the safety net-- thing

they'll be joined by the ohio governor and joe biden.y're divided over how to deal with the growing debt. democrats want to increase tax revenues and republicans want to trim costs such as medicare. >>> san francisco may be green but one magazine is definitely not clean. travel and leisure magazine dubbed the city the 12th dirtiest in the nation. new orleans, philadelphia and los angeles were the top three. the rankings were based on reader's votes. the news isn't all bad for san francisco. readers placed the city in the top ten for environmental friendliness and quality of life. >>> a spectacular sight to show you and why these killer whales were swimming so close to shore. >>> the weekend is here. will the weather affect your plans? mark tamayo has all the details for you in 3 minutes. >>> you can watch all of our ktvu newscast on your computer or mobile device on www.ktvu.com. . >>>. >>> people are talking about this rare site in the bay. a pod of killer whales. marine biologists say the male, two females and a juvenile were probably-

cabinet secretaries will have to submit progress reports to vice president joe biden. >>> the baseball team thought this season would be their last, but after being cut, the program was reinstated and they are now headed to the college world series. the big hit that sparked their win. >>> either food grown right here in california, the one change you can make that could add another $15 billion to the state economy. >>> welcome back to the morning news. they are celebrating in dallas today. the mavericks are nba champions for first time. police in dallas say they made some arrest, but most of the large crowd downtown was cooperative. a lot of people gathered following the mavericks 105-95 win over the miami heat in game six. terry topped the team with 27 points. he added 21. you can see he went right off to the locker room because he said he could feel the tears coming. he was voted mvp. >>> well their future was uncertain at the beginning of the season, but after the program was cut and then reinstated, the cal bears baseball team is going to the college world series. the two-run home

and i think that might also be why the president brought out vice president joe biden, because he is, apparently a very good golfer, and so maybe he's kind of the ringer for him. the fourth in this foursome is the governor of ohio, john kasich. this was the guest of speaker john boehner. so some of this is fun and games, right, t.j.? but there really is a lot of very serious stuff that the white house is dealing with the speaker on. not the least would be the negotiations over the debt ceiling, that vice president joe biden is very involved in. that's something that's going on, but there's also this issue of libya. isn't it extraordinary that as of tomorrow, the speaker has warned the president that in his view and of the view in many in congress, the president will be in violation of the war powers resolution for not seeking congressional authorization to have u.s. troops involved in the operation in libya. and here they are, one day before that, playing golf. it's pretty extraordinary. >> it is extraordinary. and like you mentioned, they're getting quality time, as you put it, ridi