susan powell's husband, joshua took their two sons camping at around mid night on december 6. when he returned the next afternoon, 28-year-old susan was gone, nowhere to be found. her keys, purse and cell phone still at home. police say they're not ruling out foul play. with us are chuck cox, susan powell's father and mike, susan's best friend. she's known susan since she was 8 years old. how are you holding up? >> well, larry, it's a struggle and just day to day basically. >> larry: now, you're in seattle. do they live in utah? >> yes, they live in west valley city, utah. >> larry: is that where she went missing? >> yes, it is. >> larry: when was the last time you spoke with your daughter? >> it's been two weeks ago on thursday. >> larry: was that shortly before she left or was taken? >> yeah, the thursday before she went missing. >> larry: now, your son-in-law joshua, are you close, by the way? >> we're fairly close. i've -- yeah, we're fairly close. >> larry: your son-in-law took the two sons camping, rather strange, don't you think, midnight on a sunday night b an the weat

she wasn't surprised joshua is a person of interest. are you surprised? >> no, not really, because of the comments that were made after he was being interviewed. just some of the things that have transpired during the week. we've been, like everyone else, kind of watching as things go, and it looked like they needed to go that direction. but when a police department names someone has a person of interest, they do that to make sure that they are following the right leads and going down the right path. so that wasn't too surprising after some of the comments you raerd this week? >> larry: what comment did he make that struck you? >> just, i think the comment he made about going camping at 12:30 at night. having known susan for all these years, i doubt very seriously if she would have tolerated him taking the kids camping at 12:30 at night in a snowstorm. that's a little odd. >> larry: would you say, as you know her, would she get up and leave without notice? >> no. not at all. especially without her purse or cell phone. she just wouldn't do that. even if th

gillian dawson and joshua cobs from iowa. dr. pickens boyd from minnesota and dana halverson from iowa. we have covered all the aspects we wanted to cover on autism with these two panels. we will open up with dr. thomas insel from the institute of mental health, not a stranger to this subcommittee. dr. insel, welcome. as with all the people testifying here, your statements will be made part of the record in their entirety. go-ahead and proceed as you so desire. >> thank you, mr. chairman. it is a pleasure and honor to be here with the other panelists. i know this is a busy time for you and your colleagues and we appreciate your taking time in the middle of the summer just before recess to hear about the latest research and challenges with autism. my brief is to get you a quick update on the research since we last met which was two years ago and i can tell you this has been an extraordinary period with lots of exciting progress. i will try to review that. the testimony i hope will be submitted for the record. i thought i would tak

major obstacles to peace in the middle east now, who claim that the bible, indeed, it's the book of joshua, tells them that they should be conquering and settling all of the land which god gave their forefathers, and they are insisting on the actual proof of this. the islamic movement, which the so-called -- muslim fundamentalist movements are very badly missed name. nonetheless, they are also, i am claiming here, on good evidence i think, in decline. and we have to be aware of that. that our major -- the major opposition, for example, in afghanistan, we know from those on the spot and you have a speaker coming in this series i think on afghanistan, the major opposition there, the insurgents, are not religiously motivated. they are motivated by a deep distrust of foreigners, occupiers in their own land. and have managed to get rid of all these occupiers and foreigners as far back as the persians and the british, the russians. and here we are, walking into the same trap. anti-sealing ourselves by thinking that we're fighting people people who are basically motivated by their religion. most

babbitt and joshua b. howard. and i would love to see them on booktv. this book is about one of the titles of the american revolution and it is a wonderful read in history. >> host: why was it a critical battle? >> caller: well, the independent had reached an point where the americans were pretty much down to their last straw and a wonderful general by the name of nathaniel greene went south and develop a strategy that lured the british away from charleston in their supply and when he finally brought them far enough away he turned on them and delivered a series of blues in which guilford courthouse was one. and the end result was the british wound up at yorktown and the americans were free. >> host: hey, thank you for that call. this is james on our independent line. >> caller: good morning. >> host: good morning. >> caller: i'm reading a book called the invention of the jewish people and the book kind of goes after the miss of the monolithic group of people who were moved from their homeland and he points out that most jews are actually converts to jud

journey began in a small midwestern town, martinsville, indiana, under the tutelage of his father, joshua. >> when i graduated from grade school from the eighth grade, dad gave me a card that had on it one side a verse that said four things a man must learn to do if he would make his life more true. to think without confusion clearly, to love his fellow man sincerely, to act from hornest motives purely and to trust in god and heaven securely and on the other side was a seven-point creed and these things dad said, son, try to live up to these. that's all he said and one was be true to yourself, help others, drink deeply from good books, especially the bible, make friendship of fine art, work at it, make each day your masterpiece and build a shelter against a rainy day and give thanks for your blessings and pray for guidance every day. >> michael: a three-time all state high school basketball player, wooden atended purdue university with his eyes not on xs and os but on bridges and tunnels. >> i went to purdue university to become a civil engineer. i didn't know that you had to go to civil

if you read a book by joshua viceberg called "the bush tragedy," this is set out in detail and it ledggesting that the entire population of the united states be inoculated for smallpox. to answer your question, well before the end of the year, those who had been arguing on the right wing that there was a need for settling accounts with saddam hussein, do it fast, it suddenly got much more traction with the president of the united states. the president himself, as commander in chief of the war against terrorism, suddenly was reinvigorated and found a real 3 purpose for his presidency, something which had not been apparent before 9/11. Ñii think there was a mention in that boat where it is said it, it is almost as if people who really wanted to deal with iraq and deal with it soon would burst out of the closet, the closet door having been blown open by the shock of 9/11. everything changed after 9/11. >> certainly, by the time the president gave his state of the union address in january, 2002, the access of the full speech, -- the axis of evil speech, he had decided at this point that t

solomon: joshua cribbs said it is a tough economy out there. guys are playing for jobs. if you want to continue playing in the nfl, you better lay it on the line. kevin: that is a dropped pass by harrison. not as many today for the browns, but they are near the top. take a look at quinn who won the job coming out of training camp. lost it a month into the season and picked it back up a month ago. solomon: the concern is that this is already a young team. talking about the wide receivers being young and getting players around brady quinn. they will have 11 draft picks in 2010. will they get younger? kevin: second and 10, again, looking for massaquoi. solomon: massaquoi has got to be able to make a play on this as was the previous deep ball on this possession. trap it. find it. get your hands to it. i don't know that was a good enough attempt. he should have gotten his hands to the ball because it was placed in an area i think where he could have had a chance to make the catch. kevin: third down and 10 for brady quinn. that was batted down. they got in his face. fourth and

obstinate and bloody and it is the battle of the guilford courthouse written by laurence babich and joshua how word and i'd love to see them on book tv. i haven't. if they've been on i haven't watched them. this book is about one of the critical battles of the american revolution and it is a wonderful read in narrative history. >> host: why was a critical battle? >> caller: while, the war for independence had reached the point where the americans were pretty much down to their last draw and a wonderful general by the name of nathaniel greene went south and developed a strategy that lord the british away from charleston and other supplies and when he finally had brought them far enough away he turned and delivered to a series of blows by which the guilford courthouse was one and the end result was that the british roundabout yorktown and the americans were freed. >> host: thanks for the call. lynchburg, this is james on the independent line. >> caller: good morning. >> host: good morning. >> caller: and reading the book right now, the invention of the jewish people, and the book kind of goe

joshua cobbs, miss nicole aikens boyd, david miller, and dana halbersonn. thank you all for being here. some of you have come a great distance. your statements will be made a part of the record in their entirety and if you can summarize five minutes or so, i would appreciate it very much. we'll start from left to right. dr. geraldine dawson, the chief science officer for autism speaks. she was a professor of psychology and psychiatry at the university of washington. she is the founding director of the university's autism center. she received her ph.d. from the university of washington. thank you very much an please proceed. >> good morning, mr. chairman. i want to thank you for inviting me. i am very ironed to appear before the subcommittee. i want to thank the committee members and you for your leadership and -- in providing full funding for it become bidding -- combating what is impact. also for your appropriations bill. this year, more children will be diagnosed with autism then with aids, diabetes, and cancer combined. autism research is still significa

your on the air joshua. caller: thank you. reason i do not spu sport it is we have to look at canada and how many people come here to have surgeries because of the back up system and this healthcare bill is like it. we all, mom l obama likes to qu áhe bible. what about daniel, i was born inside my mother's womb or quote about john the baptist when it says that the holy spirit will be within him inside the womb. which show this are human beings. um... - he is a coward. host: bob is next supporting legislation and calling us from virginia. bob, your on the air. caller: good morning. i spu supported the bill all the time and made numerous calls to pitch #or it but i'm disappointed that the public option is probably not going to be in it. and the medicine deal where we should have been able to buy the medical part of it from whatever, and aláz i think that women that pay taxes that are going to be paying for this ought to be able to have abortions if that's what you know, they pay taxes like everybody else and i don't feel sorry f

your on the air joshua. caller: thank you.son i do not spu sport it is we have to look at canada and how many people come here to have surgeries because of the back up system and this healthcare bill is like it. we all, mom l obama likes to qu áhe bible. what about daniel, i was born inside my mother's womb or quote about john the baptist when it says that the holy spirit will be within him inside the womb. which show this are human beings. um... - he is a coward. host: bob is next supporting legislation and calling us from virginia. bob, your on the air. caller: good morning. i spu supported the bill all the time and made numerous calls to pitch #or it but i'm disappointed that the public option is probably not going to be in it. and the medicine deal where we should have been able to buy the medical part of it from whatever, and aláz i think that women that pay taxes that are going to be paying for this ought to be able to have abortions if that's what you know, they pay taxes like everybody else and i don't feel sorry for n

if you read a book by joshua viceberg called "the bush tragedy," this is set out in detail and it ledf the united states be inoculated for smallpox. to answer your question, well before the end of the year, those who had been arguing on the right wing that there was a need for settling accounts with saddam hussein, do it fast, it suddenly got much more traction with the president of the united states. the president himself, as commander in chief of the war against terrorism, suddenly was reinvigorated and found a real 3 purpose for his presidency, something which had not been apparent before 9/11. Ñii think there was a mention in that boat where it is said it, it is almost as if people who really wanted to deal with iraq and deal with it soon would burst out of the closet, the closet door having been blown open by the shock of 9/11. everything changed after 9/11. >> certainly, by the time the president gave his state of the union address in january, 2002, the access of the full speech, -- the axis of evil speech, he had decided at this point that the officially mandated policy of regi