i'm judy woodruff. the state department warned americans today to postpone unnecessary travel to parts of mexico. this caution came after the weekend killings of two americans and a mexican with ties to the u.s. consulate in juarez. on their blue print to expand broadband access. >> the stakes are huge because the rest of the world isn't standing still. we are lagging behind globally when it comes to our broadband infrastructure. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by . >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? every day chevron invests in people. in ideas. seeking. teaching. building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. >> oh, very funny. you got me. >> we are intel. sponsors of tomorrow. >> bank of america, committed to help th

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the bill extends coverage to 32 million americans, and makes changes for the already insured. we'll talk to susan dentzer about what the health care bill means for you. >> brown: and we'll talk to white house advisor david axelrod about the down-to-the- wire fight, and what comes next. >> woodruff: then, gwen ifill gets an update on haiti as former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush visit the earthquake-ravaged island. >> brown: margaret warner files the first in a series of reports from yemen. >> we came to yemen to explore why this country has emerged as home base for the most effective new al qaeda offshoot. >> woodruff: and ray suarez looks at the politics of the president's fix for immigration. >> i know he's got a lot going on now and i know he's trying to fight for health reform but immigration reform was on his agenda too. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. >> brown: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the p

when you've got this kind of dominance, it would be one thing, judy, to say this in 1990. title 9 was signed by richard nixon in june of 1972 that opened the playing field of america to girls as well as boys. i'd say 1909, even 2000 you would expect this kind of dominance. i'm surprised in 2010 we're seeing one team being so strong where there's no one getting within 10 points, 12 points, stanford was in december. that's as close as anyone has gotten. this team has only been behind in three games in this second half of the 71-game streak. i'm surprised and i think it's a little worrisome in the depth with all these girls you know hundreds of thousands of girls playing basketball in our country, where is another team rise to go the challenge? right now we don't see it. >> woodruff: worrying for down the line, recruiting, getting girls interested to stay interested in college sports? >> well, in basketball, of course, that's the national game. you know for boys and girls. you have all these turn a.m.s and high school tournaments. you know, tad dads starting their daughters a

>> well, yes, judy. in fact, as we speak, there have been over $5 billion in pledges made by over 55 countries today, and the pledging is still going on. that kpeedz the $3.9 billion goal that the government of haiti and the united nations and other donors set for this initial pledging period. of 18-24 months. this is the initial support that haiti needs to move beyond the emergency phase into real, lasting recovery and development. and the theme of the conference today, the pledging conference, which the u.s. cochaired, secretary clinton was here on behalf of the administration, is to build back haiti better. it's not sufficient simply to see haiti return to the status quo, which frankly was one of desperate poverty and underdevelopment. there is, in this trablg dee of the earthquake, an opportunity with strong leadership from the government of haiti and strong support from the united states, which has been by haiti's side from the very beginning, from the region and the rest of the international commun

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, a look at where things stand in congress as the house of representatives nears a vote. >> ifill: then, tension deepens between two old allies-- the u.s. and israel-- over the construction of housing in east jerusalem. >> woodruff: plus, two takes on financial reform. first, a report on payday lenders and the call for their increased regulation. >> petty loans are marketed as a simple, convenient way to get some quick cash before your next payday, but unfortunately the way they're structured really sets most borrowers up for failure. >> ifill: then, senator richard shelby, the top republican on the senate banking committee, makes the case against democrat chris dodd's proposed overhaul. that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour". major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: bank of america >> this is the engine that connects bnsf, the engine that connects us. monsanto. producing more. conserving more. improving farmers' lives. that's sustainable agricul

don't miss the tough justice that judge judy is doling out whilthe cameras are rolling.mz is working this story. s >>> trying to solve massive casino heist in berlin, police are hoping one of the suspects will reveal his hand. the 21-year-old german turned himself in monday. he is believed to one of four that stormed the poker tournament more than a week ago. the suspect is identified -- has identified his three alleged accomplices. they are still on the run. >>> singapore is home to the newest universal studios theme park. it cost a billion dollars to build. it's smaller than universal's other theme parks but it will boost rides that are somewhat or different from other rides at themparks. that including dueling ross her coasters -- roller coasters and shrek castle. >> have you been to universal. >> i was trying to work it out. i knew i had in orlando. i didn't know if that was the name of it and it was. it's amazing. >> it's fun. >> as an adult i haven't done roller scoos officers in a while. they have one in orlando called the hulk. >> yes. >> oh, my gosh. not for

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the positive signs come alongside continued worries about home foreclosures. we get an update from economist diane swonk. >> lehrer: then, ray suarez reports on the flare-up over settlements in israel. >> woodruff: paul solman talks to m.i.t. economist andrew lo. he is calling for an investigation into the financial meltdown. >> in the case of an airplane crash everybody wants to know what happened. when a financial firm crashes, or when there's a major systemic fault, there are certain parties that do not want to know what the answer is. >> lehrer: mark shields and david brooks present their weekly analysis. >> woodruff: and some reflections on a remarkable week for women shattering ceilings, including one on a high school football field. >> what coach doesn't want to win. i want to win. we all want to win. i think that's universal. i think that has nothing to do with whether i'm a woman or they're a man. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. maj

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the new accord is the most sweeping arms control treaty in 20 years. we'll get the latest on today's announcement at the white house. >> lehrer: then, jeffrey brown looks at the final vote count in iraq nearly three weeks after the elections. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports from yemen on a popular drug that is the country's leading cash crop. >> people in the politics found it easy to control the people who are doing other things and they cannot revolt, they cannot demonstrate, they can't do anything. >> lehrer: we get an update on charges of a vatican cover-up in decades-old child sex abuse cases. >> woodruff: john merrow explores why some teachers' unions are saying no to new federal funds called "race to the top" for their schools. >> race to the top would require that we talk about making changes to our contract. and that my members are opposed to that, vehemently opposed to it. >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks offer analysis of the big we

a la izquierda congelamos una imagen anterior del ojo de judy.lla se está aplicando ahora en ese ojo, es producto de una notable tecnología dermatológica pero no necesita uno ni tres o seis meses para obtener cambios sólo sutiles en su aspecto, ella está usando una nueva tecnología. con resultados espectaculares. resultados que puede ver inmediatamente. la imagen inferior derecha documentará este cambio en tiempo real, sin ningún corte ni edición. esta tecnología está específicamente diseñada para personas con arrugas significativas debajo de los ojos para los que sufren de patas de gallo marcadas en la comisura de sus ojos y para los que tienen esas molestas y antiestéticas bolsas debajo de los ojos o para aquellos que no pueden o no desean someterse a costosas cirugías plásticas que siempre son potencialmente peligrosas o las controvertidas inyecciones de toxinas paralizantes como botox. este producto utiliza un nuevo mecanismo fisiológico para eliminar completamente los signos visibles del envejecimiento y las neas de la edad alrededor de los

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the "newshour" tonight, the leadership still has to win over skeptical lawmakers and resolve several sticking points, we get the latest from julie rovner of national public radio. >> lehrer: then, the back and forth about whether the state of the union address has become a political "pep rally." >> woodruff: kansas city shuts down nearly half its public schools. ray suarez interviews the superintendent. >> closing schools and making the remaining schools much stronger academically is unquestionably the right thing to do. >> woodruff: and gwen ifill talks with historian ellen fitzpatrick about letters written to first lady jacqueline kennedy after her husband's assassination. >> there's a wonderful letter from a man who describes his three-year-old son. he said "i came home from work, my three-year-old son said daddy, they've killed the president." and he said "i'm a hard man, but i broke down and cried ." >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pb

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, iraqis went to the polls sunday, despite a wave of attacks killing dozens of people. we'll get the latest from jane arraf of the "christian science monitor" in baghdad. >> ifill: then, president obama took on health insurers today for raising rates. ray suarez takes a look. >> woodruff: tom bearden reports on car dealers struggling to stay open after failing automakers ordered them to shut down. >> i don't want the money. i want my deepership back. ... i want my dealership back. >> ifill: and a conversation with greek prime minister papandreou about his country's spiraling financial crisis. >> even though we're only 2% of the g.d.p. of the european union, that thing could become a tipping point for metastasizing to other parts of the world. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: chevron. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and

a la izquierda congelamos una imagen anterior del ojo de judy.lla se está aplicando ahora en ese ojo, es producto de una notable tecnología dermatológica pero no necesita uno ni tres o seis meses para obtener cambios sólo sutiles en su aspecto, ella está usando una nueva tecnología. con resultados espectaculares. reltados que puede ver inmediatamente. la imagen inferior derecha documentará este cambio en tiempo real, sin ningún corte ni edición. esta tecnología está específicamente diseñada para personas con arrugas significativas debajo de los ojos para los que sufren de patas de gallo marcadas en la comisura de sus ojos y para los que tienen esas molestas y antiestéticas bolsas debajo de los ojos o para aquellos que no pueden o no desean someterse a costosas cirugías plásticas que siempre son potencialmente peligrosas o las controvertidas inyecciones de toxinas paralizantes como botox. este producto utiliza un nuevo mecanismo fisiológico para eliminar completamente los signos visibles del envejecimiento para que las arrugas profundas y las líne

judy kurtz explains now in tonight's "word on the web". judy?d ding come professor kelly said the number of syphilis case social security four times greater and 3 regions of britain where facebook is most popular. he said the social networking giant may to blame. he claims that facebook makes it easier for people to meet for casual sex. facebook calls the correlation ridiculous and blaming it for syphilis is like blaming newspapers for bad eye sight. in a statement they said it is not a place to meet for casual sex but a place for friends, family, co-workers to connect and share. >> and whatever you are doing on facebook, become a fan of fox 45. get behind the scenes status updates and join online conversation. just to go facebook.com/fox bam more. i am judy kurtz and that's tonight's "word on the web". >> this is sad here. just announced this evening, the popular fox show 24, will soon be no more. believe it or not. fox confirms tonight, after eight seasons, this will be 24's last. star kiefer sutherland told the network he would not pick it up

let's go straight out to judy in new york. hi, judy. >> caller: hi, nancy, how are you? >> i'm good, dear, what's your question? >> caller: my question is with this mother, why weren't there any social workers involved? >> you know, that's a great question, judy in new york. rupa, everyone is talking about will she be charged in this case? what happened in '98 when her 14-month-old was nearly beaten to death at the hands of this guy? >> reporter: that's right, nancy. everyone keeps questioning whether or not she'll be charged. she was charged in 1998. granted, it was with misdemeanor child neglect charges. so she only did three weeks in jail and one year probation, but she was still charged. why wouldn't she be charged this time around? >> and where was dfcs? after that event, shouldn't they have been following them all along? >> reporter: nancy, this is a great question, and this is where we're a little fuzzy. i mean, i do know that police indicated to me that cps at least did investigate to some extent the burns on marc's hands, and they determined by interviewing the

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the jobless rate for african americans and latinos is much higher. we'll look at why. >> lehrer: then, ray suarez looks back on a rocky week for democrats. >> while the president tried to get health-care reform back on track, ethical questions about fellow democrat its threaterned to derail the message >> woodruff: we get analysis from mark shields and michael gerson, filling in for david brooks. >> lehrer: and then fred de sam lazaro reports on troubles in the african nation of sudan, hit by drought, food shortages, and violence. >> access to basic health care is minimal. and if we look on the ground what we see is an union tarian crisis. >> woodruff: and is the 3-d hit "avatar" the way of the future for the film business? jeffrey brown takes us to the movies. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to ta

>> judy's story is common in this economy.ople last week as a part of our preparation for today's report to load up their personal stories. many stories people throughout the economy, people with masters degrees and no degrees looking for work. what i would offer judi is to go to the los angeles urban league to see if they can help. we want people out there to know the urban league in 100 communities across the country helps people connect with jobs. while we can't promise that we'll find them a job or an opportunity to enhance their skills, we can try to work with them. there's a lot of competition, six people looking for every job opening in the country. there are people out there, organizations like ours that are on the front lines in kmu communities. >> potentially maybe somebody watching the program will see judy and her depth of education and bright smile and say hey -- >> judi will get a lot of calls this morning. she no doubt wants to work is qualified. while the economy is tough and bleak, keep on fighting. contact yo

. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, aftershocks continue to rock the country. we get the latest from santiago and look at how this quake differs from the one that struck haiti in january. >> ifill: then, jeffrey brown examines the deal by insurance giant a.i.g. to sell its asia unit to a british company and repay some of what it owes the u.s. government. >> woodruff: tom bearden reports on colorado's budget troubles and the state's homeless. >> if we see more and more people in the shelters and on the streets, more people who are denied access to the health and the mental health services that they need, there's no escaping the fact that there will be more people dying on the streets of our country. >> ifill: an appeal heard and another dismissed at the supreme court today. margaret warner gets the story from marcia coyle of the "national law journal." >> woodruff: and canada celebrates its gold at the olympics. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's pbs newshour. major funding for the pbs newsh

i'm judy woodruff. the full court press by democrats to pass health care reform legislation. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, ohio congressman dennis kucinich said he's been persuaded, but what about others? we'll get the latest from david herszenhorn of "the new york times." >> woodruff: then, the charges of sexual abuse of children by catholic clergy in the pope's homeland of germany, and in ireland. john allen of "national catholic reporter" explains. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown looks at the administration's proposal to overhaul the controversial "no child left behind" education law. >> there are far too many perverse incentives in the current law. it allows and even encourages states to lower standards. it doesn't measure growth. it doesn't reward excellence. >> woodruff: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle

i am judy kurtz and that's tonight's "word on the web". >> obesity rates on the rise. still ahead on the news at 10:00. shocking age kids are now starting to show signs of heart disease. >> and no love for "p >> children are showing signs of heart disease at young ages of late. new survey found some children have the warning signs of heart ailments as young as the age of three. obesity in kids rose more than 1 percent between 2007 and 2008. junk food intake is up and exercise is way down. >> and here is something else to increase a child's risk of heart disease. parents smoking. researchers looked at almost 500 kids, ages eight to 13, who are around someone that smokes on a daily basis. by the time the kids turn 13, they were more likely to have blood vessel wall thickness and blood vessel functioning problems. researchers also found tobacco smoke exposure increased the teen's levels of bad cholesterol. >> howard stern takes aim at ellen degeneres. he will not even consider being on american idol unless ellen gets the boot. stern that has been mentioned as a potential

toni and judy talked later, and judy remembers they shared an uneasy feeling.ould feel god all around me that morning, and i should have known something, judy says. i could feel god protecting me from the harshness of this. later that day, they received the horrible news. funeral services were held at little rosa church in mcdowell where jonathan's two favorites songs, "the old ship of zion" and "amazing grace" were played. tributes to him were held in frankfort and back at south floyd high school. today on jonathan's birthday, madam president, our thoughts are with the many loved ones he has left behind. we're thinking his brother and sister-in-law, jeff. one year after jonathan's death, his family,ri in pike hole city park. friends recalled him as the type of guy who would about. his wife said. then she read a poem that got across how her husband was a man who didn't ask for much. "if you have a place for me, ne. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. kaufman: i ask unanimous consent to speak for up to 25 minutes. th

. >> lehrer: judy woodruff talks to the federal pay czar kenneth feinberg about his decision to cap executive pay... again. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown has the story of the little-known players who saw the financial meltdown coming, a conversation with author michael lewis. >> they're complicated heroes, i mean, they're heroes in the sense that if everybody had seen the world as they saw the world, this crisis would never have happened. >> and they wouldn't have gotten rich. >> and they wouldn't have gotten rich. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> every business day, bank of america lends nearly $3 billion to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations and businesses in every corner of the economy. america-- growing stronger everyday. monsanto. producing more. conserving more. improving farmers' lives. that's sustainable agriculture. more at producemoreconservemore.com. and by the alfred p. sloan foundation. supporting science, technology, and improved economic performance and financial literacy in the 21st ce

judy was the smartest and sexiest woman in the class and jamie got to her first." >> rose: (laughs) >t another thing that jamie di is... a guy in his position, if you make a call to someone outside the firm and say "i'm working on a book about jamie dimon, would you like the chat?" say warren buffett, for example. >> rose: sure. >> the first thing they will do is call jamie and say... >> rose: do you want know talk? >> do you want know talk. and what jamie did is at first i think he was... said "do what you want to do, i don't want to stop you, if you want to talk to him, go ahead." but over time as he warmed to the project i think he said... >> rose: it's okay with me, i'd encourage you do that. >> yeah, he gave me access to his family which is really unusual. >> rose: his father's an amazing story. >> his father's an amazing story his wife. and just sort of the closeness of that family is remarkable. and, you know, prominent people of any stripe end to try and protect their families from people like me. from media. people like us, i should say. >> rose: (laughs) yes. >> but he made

. >> brown: then, judy woodruff updates the home foreclosure crisis: who's being helped and who's losing out? >> a lot of people are being foreclosed upon in the process of just trying to get in the process. and that's a problem. >> lehrer: margaret warner interviews the president of yemen about the battle against al-qaeda. that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? everyday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. when someone you count on is not responsive, bad things could happen. grant thornton believes it's important to be responsive, through direct client access to our partners. grant thornton. and the william and flora hewlett foundation, working to solve social and environmental problems at home and around t

so ultimately, judy, it is about real good instructional programs. we're not saying that you never close the school. what we're saying is we do something that works for the kids and helps the teachers help the kids. >> woodruff: but is it ever right to fire teachers enmass if somethinlike this has happened? >> look, we... in this situation what we saw was that the last commissioner of education last april did a report that lauded the school that said they were turning the corner. the problem is, when you have in a high school kids who have... that we have not helped, we have to make sure that the teachers are trained enough and that the kids get the extra support they need. but the key that i wanted to say to roy is that that link, that collaboration, that working together is the linchpin to make this all work. >> woodruff: and how do you see this based on your own experience in los angeles? >> well, many i own experience, there are some schools that, frankly, need to be closed and restarted. they just need a new lease on life. in l.a., i had 750,000

. >> narrator: judi is rob's new career coach. >> sometimes, you've got somebody going, "hmm, maybe weed to do this, maybe we need to do that." your resume lands on the right desk at the right time. >> narrator: the goal is to get through to someone, who may know someone else, who can get you an interview, which would end in a job. >> so, when you start mailing those out-- and it should be about 30 a week. and at the bottom of your letter, you don't say, "please let me know." you say, "i look forward to following up with you the week of..." and general rules for following up are two to three times about every three days, okay? now, the other thing about this is there are times you're going to look at the... >> narrator: after the session with judi, rob is off to a networking meeting, one of the hundreds taking place across the country. this one is organized by the state labor department in danbury, connecticut. >> i go to almost every meeting. one of the things that i lost were my work friends. and one of the things that i've gained are network friends. >> i want to thank you for reall

host: next phone call for an judy feder from minnesota.: c-span is the best money out of my cable bill. i am a healthy 72-year-old female. i have medicare blue ppo. every time i go to the doctor, i have to pay $25 or something. hawaii have been happy with it. i do not mind paying, probably because i am happy. it is a combination of health insurance and prescription drug. i have heard that i will be switched to medicaid because my income is so low. it is less than $19,000 a year. host: is that social security? call, yes. i do have an ira that i can draw down from, if i absolutely need to. i heard from the news that if you make $19,000 or less or something like that, that you will be switched to medicaid. is that true? guest: no, you will remain in medicaid beneficiary, and it will get stronger with this law. you may have heard on the news, which is happening for people under the age of 65 who are not eligible for medicare, medicaid is being extended to many people move were previously not eligible to it, not to everyone with an income 133%

. >>> police released the chilling 911 call, corey haim's mother judy made. >> he's not breathing!ma'am, are you with him right now? >> yes. >> he's 38 years old. i don't know what is going on. he had a fever this morning. and cold. >> okay, ma'am. is he awake right now? >> no. >> reporter: the dispatcher tries to get his mother to perform cpr. but to no avail. >>> put one hand on his forehead. the other hand underneath his neck. and gently tilt his head back. >> okay. >> ma'am, keep doing the compressions until i tell you to go open the door. >> i opened the door already. i opened the door. >> reporter: the coroner's office is still awaiting the toxicology report. a drug overdose has not yet been ruled out. long-time friend corey feldman did not attend the funeral because he said he did not want to bring more media attention. >>> wine wars. the fight to allow direct shipping of alcohol to maryland. >>> pitching in. why students spend their week volunteering. check in for more on these stories and the day's breaking news. coming up at 6:00. back to you. >> thanks, vic. well, people

judy woodruff has the story. >> reporter: march madness, a modern rite of spring, began in earnest today. and americans from the president on down had their brackets ready. >> here, what i think may be the best game of the tournament: kentuck/ west virginia. >> reporter: the n.c.a.a. men's basketball tournament got rolling with 65 teams. eventually, two will play for the national championship on april 5. but this year, there are new questions about another measure of success-- college graduation rates. u.s. education secretary arne duncan-- himself a one-time college player-- wants to ban teams from post-season play unless at least 40% of their players finish degrees. by that standard, a dozen schools in this year's tournament would be ineligible. that's according to the institute for diversity and ethics in sport at the university of central florida. it tracked freshmen who entered school between 1999 and 2002 and how many graduated within six years. the list includes kentucky-- a number one seed this year and winner of seven national titles- - with a graduation rate of 31%. and the uni

that we care about books and were so happy in los angeles with a great writer like you comes out, judy. and i was e-mailing friends about this event and everybody says you know her? .. >> i'll also want to say if this is a wonderful event. it makes me feel important and i am glad to be here with caitlin who i have admired for so long. she is the kind of writer you read qn"ájjrv botherño i will never be that good. as far as your writing for years i have a terrible admission. in my household we watch those shows. i usually walk out at that point. it isn't a subject for a calling. thank you for coming. it is a real treat for me. >> tell me about the writer's block you experienced in your writing. >> it was too easy. it was sold based on conversations with an editor. i had gone to new york to meet with my editor for my last book and i had some ideas for a magazine story. i thought she had some good contacts to pitch ideas to and one of the ideas was this world i saw around me in washington looked so strange to me. these were young kids. who had never heard of these? kids who were getting d

judy biggert certainly deserves our commendations. she and congressman ruben hinojosa co-founded and currently co-chair the financial and economic literacy caucus, of which i'm a member. both of these outstanding congresspeople, congressman hinojosa could not be here with us today because yesterday was the texas primary and i'm pleased to announce to all of us that he won his primary yesterday. so congratulations to congressman hinojosa and we're glad to move on and carry this torch in his stead today. i also want to take this opportunity to thank congressman biggert's staff, nicole austin and vai sakanik, and the staff of ms. eddie behr these johnson -- eddie bernice johnson, she has done an admirable job in pushing this legislation and deserves to be commended for her hard work in this area. what they all are doing, what we all are doing to help the financial and economic literacy caucus attain its goals. this is a tremendous bill. it's for a tremendous purpose. mr. speaker, i reserve the plans of my time. the speaker pro tempore: t

. >> it is my beautiful wife, judy, who does them.ll take a quick break and then we'll be back with this morning's market action. >> what is going on this morning? >>> list of stocks to watch when we head into afternoon trading. you're watching cnbc first in business worldwide. >>> okay, welcome çback. so, did you ever want to make a million bucks? counterfeiter albert talton did. in an all new "american greed" they went inside his plan to get rich quick. >> printer and scanner, start-up cost less than $200. u.s. currency is a tough nut to crack. each bill has high-tech features designed it thwart would-be counterfeiters. it perfect the image he upgrades to a computer with graphic software.

judy: thank you for the segment on the 15-year-old public school student who got an abortion withouter mother knowing this has been going on for 20 years. barry: bill who paid for the girl's abortion? the state of washington. jason: the saddest thing about what is going on in washington is it discourages young people like me from running for office. you might be able to improve the country that's the calculation. ryan: bill, did it upset you that steve doocy left the set during the news quiz? did steve leave, i didn't notice. pedro: bill, i nominate doocy as a pinhead for walking out on you and martha. forget me walking out on martha, certainly a pinheaded move. you just announced glenn beck is next and my daughter says i love glenn beck much smarter than o'reilly. how old is the tyke, three? after watching the beck and call segment my 6-year-old said glenn beck is funny but bill o'reilly is the real deal. brilliant boy! bill aren't there times when you want to adopt glenn beck, just pinch him on the cheek? no. those times never exist. and if it ever happens it will signify the end o

with the iran-contra affair the united states to send bruner to going judy biggert share of a terrorist decided we would negotiate with the iranian hostage-takers and get money from them to ship to the contras that congress said under the amendment there were not allowed and this was because of oliver north that he was later indicted and prosecuted. both legal advisers state department were completely cut out that only brought in at the and to try to clean up the bus. and there was a famous case of a mexican doctor who was involved in the kidnapping and torture of an american agent called kiki. are d.a. agent decided to kidnap and the dim but bring him up and prosecute him but that case went to the supreme court and they said international law may have been violated but under domestic law we will not dismiss the case but later was because of lack of evidence as a total disaster but the foreign policy applications every country said will the united states kidnap our citizens that is a violation of international law and of a glove pfizer said have they been at the table the united states

. >> reporter: last march, we introduced you to 58-year-old and 62-year-old dan and judy russo.o used to work in the health insurance industry. but when he lost his job, he lost his employ-subsidized coverage. he and his wife now pay $30,000 a year for health insurance. >> there may come a point where we'll have to sell this house in a down market for whatever we can get. >> reporter: the new bill could provide them relief. it provides subsidies for families making less than $88,000 a year. and if the russos made substantially less, they could qualify for medicaid. but the russos fear their retirement savings may disqualify them from assistance. and for small business owners like bruce hetrick, who testified in front of congress this october, believe that the price may go down. this past year, it increased by a whopping 44%. >> we need incentives to create and sustain jobs. not incentives to lay people off. >> reporter: under the new bill, hetrick would be able to purchase company insurance that pull him and other small business owners and individuals together, so they can negot

he joins judy woodruff, mike kerry and juan williams and a number of others who run, who i have to answer to, the board of directors of the center. robert came to our program from louisiana state university. he was a junior and he went back to school and edited the school paper, and then for a while he thought about getting a masters in business administration. at "the washington post" saved him from the fate of personal wealth by recruiting him as a reporter for the post and now he labors under

mitt romney, judy giuliani, fred thompson all had a moment where they might have taken control and they couldn't do. you get and it's john mccain's moment, and he sealed a couple of weeks later, where he lost to george w. bush in one of the most bitter complains that anybody has recovered. john mccain is back. but he's back in a way he's not fully prepared for the general election. they have to take what had become a very small organization and over night, build it into something that is far more significant. and they had great difficulty doing that. and the fall complain was marked by two big moments, one was obviously the selection of sarah palin has his vice president. this was an event that shocked everybody. joe biden is on the airplane, they are leaveing denver after the democratic convention. one the staff coming up and says to barack obama and joe biden, well, he's picked sarah palin. and joe biden says who is sarah palin? and barack obama says, i wonder why he did that. [laughter] >> two questions a lot of people were asking. >> well, -- [laughter] >> including a lot of people

judy woodruff has our report. >> reporter: secretary gates raised the possibility of an early withdrawal as he toured an afghan training ground near kabul. he said he was impressed by what he saw of the afghan troops. >> as conditions on the ground permit, between now and july 2011, we might be able to begin the process of transitioning to afghan security control. i think it will be a process, but between now and july 2011 it would have to be conditions based. >> reporter: gates' afghan counterpart said he has no doubt his troops will be able to do the job, once they're fully trained. >> ( translated ): it is of a sincere desire, an earnest hope, and it is of a historical responsibility and patriotic duty to defend this country ourself against all internal and external threats. and we have demonstrated that capability throughout history. >> reporter: while gates was in the countryside, the president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, arrived in kabul. there was no explanation given, but gates acknowledged the timing was odd.ll >> it's certainly fodder for all conspiratorialists. play an upfro