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ken tal afar made the announcement downtown baltimore -- ken salazar made the announcement in downtown baltimore today. >> federal officials cleared the way to build giant wind turbines off the coast of ocean city. a review finds no significant environmental impact or conflicts with shipping or fishing, but in order for maryland to get into the game, it needs general assembly approval. 10 nautical miles off the coast of ocean city is considered a sweet spot for harnessing wind energy. a new study shows no environmental or socioeconomic impact, and that clears the way for constructing 100 massive wind turbines like these on the outer continental shelf. >> we now know which particular areas of of the applied at the federal government is fast tracking forward to offer for leases for development. that is a big deal. >> the interior secretary can salazar also says they are shortening the permit process. >> our goal is to hold these auctions and did these leases now in 2012. >> but wind turbines off the coast of ocean city needs the approval of the maryland general assembly. last year, legis

that is why ken salazar is here as the interior secretary. he needs help. our veterans are highly qualified to help him. they have already risked their america.ending ma ining they should have the opportunity to rebuild america. we have raoepdz bridges around t the national parks. fix them. congress needs to fund them. congress should take the money we are no longer spending on war and use half of it to pay down our debt and use the rest to do some nation building here and improve the quality of life rig right here in the united states america. and put our veterans to work. so, let's get more cops on the beat, no rangers in the park, more firefighters on call and in the process we are going to put more veterans back to work. it is good for our communities, good for our economy and good for our country. and for veterans who want to do something else, maybe put their leadership skills to use starting a small business, we are going to start offering entrepreneurial training to our veterans. we want service members prepared for battle and for professional succe

i also want to acknowledge interior secretary ken salazar who's in the house. and we're joined by another president, the international association of firefighters president harold is here. now, this is a fire station that holds some special significance for our country. on september 11th, the firefighters of this house were among the first to respond to the attack on the pentagon. you guys answered this nation's call during its hour of need, and in the years that followed as americans went to war, some of you answered that call as well. today's 9/11 generation of veterans has already earned a special place in our history. our veterans and all the brave men and women who serve our country are the reason why america's military is the greatest in the history of the world. in the face of great odds and grave danger, they get the job done. they work as a team. they personify the very best that america has to offer. that's true on the battlefront, but we're here today because it's also true on the homefront. after a decade of war, our nation needs to do some building

last week ken salazar met here in sacramento along with the administration who are working to finish the delta conservation plan. together we agreed that by this summer we should have the basic elements of the project we need to build. this is something my father worked on and that i worked on as well, decades ago. we know more now and a community is going to restore our deca system and ensure a renewed water supply. this is an enormous project. it will ensure water for 25 million californians and millions of acres of farmland, as well as hundreds of thousands of acres for spawning new fish and wild life. getting it done will require time, political will, and countless permits from state and federal agencies. i invite your collaboration and constructive engagement. next i want to say something about our schools. they consume more tax dollars than any other government activity, and rightly so as they have a profound effect on our future. since everyone goes to school, everyone thinks they know something about education. in a sense, they do. but that doesn't stop experts and academics

ken salazar announced in baltimore today that a federal review found no significant environmental problems with putting wind turbines 10 miles off the eastern shore. that now clears the way for the state to begin soliciting and leases. >> we now know which particular areas off of the atlantic the federal government is now fast tracking forward to offer for leases for development. that is a big deal. >> the general assembly is considering a bill that would guarantee wind power subsidies would not increase consumers' bills by more than $2 a month. a senate subcommittee will review the bill sometime later this month. an energy hearing on capitol hill would shut -- was shut down by maryland congressman andy harris. he called at the recess of the internal subcommittee hearing after an hbo crew led by controversial filmmaker john fox began filming. videotaping of an open congressional hearings is permitted with advance permission, which fox had not obtained. fox was arrested. real estate mogul donald trump has endorsed mitt romney for the gop presidential nomination. it came as romney and other

interior secretary ken salazar spoke about the project.e said an environmental impact assessment found no major problems with issuing wind power leases in areas off the mid-atlantic coast. >>> a groundbreaking ceremony was held at the fort lincoln neighborhood in northeast washington. it was all for a new retail development called dakota crossing. mayor vincent gray and other d.c. leaders hosted the groundbreaking. the project will include a costco and shoppers food warehouse. it's expected to create roughly 1200 new jobs and generate $634 million in tax revenue over the next 30 years. >>> a new study suggests alzheimer's spreads in the brain like an infection from cell to cell in the brain. researchers found a protein which indicates fibrous tangles are found in the brains of alzheimer's patients. it travels along the brain's neurons from one region to another which results in severe dementia. the new findings could help scientists develop new treatment to fight the disease. they also suspect other degenerative brain diseases like parkins

ken salazar said a recent review shows no reason why wind power releases can't be issued off of the mid-atlantic, i.e. ocean city. the review showed there would be no environmental impact. virginia governor said he's moving forward with wind energy development off of the virginia coast. coast. . >>> plenty of wind out there for everybody these days. >> looked breezy this afternoon. >> yes. >> the front has gone on through and the high pressure is building in. we're going to notice that another hour or so and then it will get lighter. >> sue's a -- you see a few showers this morning? >> no. >> a couple of people had them, they were quick hitters and they're out of here for a sunny afternoon. temperatures, once again, responded into the upper 50s, so a very pleasant groundhog day here in d.c. yes, punxatawney phil saw his shadow. he said six more weeks of winter and we're delightd about that. that is the best winter ever, for the non-snow lovers. i like snow but it's a pain to forecast it, for sure and that shuts down the city as we know. some signs that maybe there is some colder air toward the m

ken salazar ordered the drum major quotation on the stone corrected.you want to say i was drum major, say that i was a major for justice. became a 10-4 paraphrase and has been widely criticized by many. >> the summary, it is not that weate for the man are familiar with. >> it is good to have it the way said. >> the organizers made clear with thenot happy to put thedecision actual quotation on the monument. the park service spokesman challenged that. >> the national park service has largest group of trainedonally and stone carvers in this country. we are confident that we can make the changes. >> the park service accuses the of having changed the " without authorization. among the visitors today, we no one opposing the change it. >> he needs to be quoted the way he said. definitely. how will we write history and write it wrong? >> the interior secretary said much as cost as to repair this quotation. but park service spokesman says the king foundation will be to pay for it. >> thank you. valentines are back at one of frederick county elementary school. t

ken salazar announced a review found no environmental problems with the plan that puts wind turbines 10 miles off the eastern shore. the state now can consider leases. >> we now know which particular areas off of the atlantic the federal government is now fast- tracking forward to offer for leases for development. that is a big deal. >> the general assembly is considering a bill that would cap utilities' for charging no more than $2 a month. >> 6:10. 34 degrees on tv hill. >> because a fee is listed doesn't mean you have to understand what it is for. >> advertisers are pulling out all the stops to make sure you keep talking about their super bowl adds after the game is over -- ads. >> some rain and snow is possible this weekend. >> it has been a pretty quiet commute soqu switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. >> welcome back. 6:13. 40 degrees downtown. all is quiet on this morning. things will change by the time we get to super bowl sunday. 32 at the airport. 29 in pa

makejoining ken salazar to this announcement. the general assembly will consider a bill that would require utilities to have 20% of their electricity generated by wind power. this is a source of construction and permanent jobs as well as an alternative energy. >> with the florida primary in the books come the republican candidates are stumping out west. >> seven more states will cast their ballots for the gop nominee. >> good morning. nevada is up next. the will hold a caucus on saturday. as the four gop candidates move their campaigns west, controversy followed front- runner mitt romney after comments he made about the poor. >> i am not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. i'm not concerned about the very rich. they're doing just fine. i am concerned about the very heart of america. >> critics pounced. >> i am fed up with politicians in either party dividing americans against each other. >> and romney clarified. >> of course i am concerned about all americans. all -- well-pa

. >>> let's bring ken salazar back, he will help you get to where you want to go. >>> the last few days had a stellar commute and we are hoping to turn it around. it looks pretty good and as we check with chp, we do have a lot of stop-and-go traffic believe it or not on highway 4 with the construction zone antioch pittsburgh, moving along to the 880 freeway, 880 looks good in both directions here in front of the coliseum. and if you drive to the bay bridge toll plaza, yesterday there were mixed results, 580 was slow but 880 was not bad. 880 took about 17 minutes but the 580 commute took more than a half hour so there was a disparity there and we are trying to figure out what is going on. steve? >>> it was warm and san francisco 79 and santa rosa mountain view livermore they were all 70s. as long as we keep that northeast wind, it continues to be strong towards mt. diablo. at 6:00 tonight, they are taking the bulk but some of the higher rel evacuations they have 132 miles per hour and napa airport 40 and san francisco oakland has mild air in place. a puff of air in fso, north in sacramen

particularly with the interior secretary, ken salazar who has been a bane to western industries likeil and gas and mining and coal, and these are people who have been caught and reprimanded by judges, federal judges across the country for quote, unquote, zealotry. who are they? the white house. >> monica: rick santorum is the radical. [ laughter ] >> guest: that's right. it's a useful thing to play political jew jit you is and make sure who the real menaces are. >> i give senator santorum credit, you can dredge up speeches from 2008, this election is about jobs and anemic growth, b it's about barack obama's team of destructive policies. you can make this election about something else but here is what i'm talking about and here is what the american people want to hear. >> guest: that's right. if you look back at the trajectory of the santorum campaign and candidacy. people were of a lot of mudslinging that was going on between the other front-runners at the time. rick santorum was able to get ahead because they were focusing on each others, rick santorum was focusing on the issues. he

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. >>> today, interior secretary ken salazar met with governor martin o'malley. he said they foundne problem with significant winds. the mid-atlantic proposal comes after a project in massachusetts was given the go ahead in 2010. >>> as you know, it's been an unseasonably warm winter in maryland. but winter is far from over. punxsutawney phil makes his predictions on this groundhog's day. >> as i look at the cob on gobbler's nob, many shadows do i see. six more weeks of winter it must be. >> phil's prediction was made in a winter that has brought snow to the east and only a few notable cold days. >> well, no sign of winter here in maryland today. we found a bicycle built for two in charles village. and over in lutherville, some tennis players were sporting short sleeves as they hit around the ball. outside right now, it is mostly cloudy. but for february 2nd, it is downright mild. wjz has weather and traffic. we'll talk to kristy in just a second. but first, let's talk to meteorologist tim williams. tim, the sun felt so great today. >> well, mary, i'm doing the b

secretary of the interior ken salazar announced plans to fick the inscription today. >> this is a monx the inscription today. >> this is a monument that will be with us through the ages and the context of the statements made are extremely important to the generations to come. so we're happy to see it. >> architects were hoping to simply add a few words, but portions of the granite will likely have to be replaced. dr. king's younger daughter is thanking the park service for the correction. >>> a uss combat ship will be named after former congresswoman gabrielle giffords. she and her husband were on hand for a special ceremony at the pentagon to unveil an artist's rendering of the uss gabrielle giffords. the combat ship is among the most versatile and can operate in more shallow water than most larger ships. >>> a virginia woman killed in a police shooting. tonight a widow questions the officer's version of how it went down. >>> plus we'll hear from the driver who saved young kids from this intense school bus fire, the news edge in 18 minutes.  >>> did you see it?

interior secretary ken salazar spoke about the project during a visit to baltimore and said an environmentalassessment found no major problems with issuing wind power leases in areas off the mid-atlantic coast. >>> it's a first for the ft. lincoln neighborhood in northeast d.c., a groundbreaking ceremony for a major new retail development called dakota crossing. that location is a 44-acre site at ft. lincoln drive and 33rd place. mayor vincent gray and other d.c. leaders were there for the groundbreaking. the stores will include costco and shoppers food warehouse. it's expected to create 1,200 new jobs, generate $634 million in tax revenue over the next third years. >>> if you had to cut down ottawa. trash your company produces -- on the amount of trash your company approach do uses, could you do it? as peggy fox reports churchill road elementary in mcclain has cut the amount of trash it generates every day from 300 pounds to just 30. reporter: trash has a new meaning at this mcclain elementary school. >> every day we produce an average amount of 300 pounds of trash. reporter: but here most

that is why ken salazar is here as the interior secretary. he needs some help, and our veterans are highly qualified to help. they have already risked their lives defending america. they should have the opportunity to rebuild america. we have roads and bridges in and around our national parks in need of repair. let's fix them. of course, congress needs to fund these projects. congress needs to take money which are no longer spending on war and use it to do some nation-building here at home to a improve the quality of life right here in the united states of america and put our veterans to work. [applause] more cops on the beach and get more rangers in the parks. let's get more firefighters on the call, and in the process, we're going to put more veterans back to work. it is good for our communities. it is good for our economy, and it is good for our country. for veterans who want to do something else -- maybe put their leadership skills to use starting a small business -- we are going to start offering entrepreneurial training to our veterans.

that's why ken salazar here is the interior secretary. he needs some help. and our veterans are highly qualified to help. they've all the riss to their lives. they should have the opportunity to rebuild america. we have roads and bridges in and around the parks need of repair. let's fix them. of course congress needs to fund these projects. congress should take the money that we are no longer is an award i can use half of it to pay down our debt and use the rest to the nation building here at home to improve the quality-of-life right here in the united states of america. [applause] and put a were veterans to work. so to get more cops on the need and more rangers in the parks and more firefighters on call and put more veterans back to work it's good for our communities and economy and it's good for our country and for veterans who want to do something else may be put their leadership skills to use starting a new business starting the honorable trying to the veterans. we want service members prepared for battle and for professional success when they come home.

that's why ken salazar is here as the interior secretary. he needs some help.ur veterans are highly qualified to help him. they have already risked their lives defending america. they should have the opportunity to rebuild america. we have got roads and bridges in and around our national parks in need of repair? let's fix them. of course, congress needs to fund these projects. congress should take the money that we are no longer spending on war, use half of it to pay down our debt, and use the rest to do some nation building here at home, to improve the quality of life right here in the united states of america. [ applause ] and put our veterans to work. so, let's get more cops on the beat, let get more rangers in the parks, let's get more firefighters on call and in the process, we will put more veterans back to work. it is good for our economy, it is good for our country and good for our communities. for veterans who want to do something else, maybe put their leadership skills to use starting a small business, we are going to start offering entrepreneurial tr

that's why ken salazar is here, as the interior secretary. he needs some help.varts are highly qualify -- our veterans are highly qualified to help him. >> you've been listening live to president obama speaking at a fire station in arlington, virginia. this effort is specifically those who served after the 911 attacks. and the president also just spoke about this morning's good unemployment numbers, unemployment down to 8.3% calling that a sign the economy is getting stronger and the recovery is speeding up. >>> 8:42. in other news, a 35-year-old man is in the hospital this moving after being shot overnight in san jose. just after midnight police were called to the grove court and heys avenue. that's where they saw the victim. he was not seriously hurt. an investigation continues. >>> there were two fires in alameda last night just minutes apart. ooakland fire crews were called in to help with the fire in the four-unit building on san antonio avenue around 8:45. firefighters say it started on the second-story balcony and spread to the at tick. in the meantime, a

i also want to acknowledge interior secretary ken salazar who is in the house.ause] and we're joined by another president, the international association of fire fighters president harold berger is here. [applause] and this is a fire station that holds some special significance for our country. on september 11th the firefighters of this house were among the first to respond to the attack on the pentagon. you guys answered this nation's call its hour of need. and in the years that followed the as americans went to war some of you answered that call as well. now today's 9/11 generation of veterans has already earned a special place in our history. our veterans and all of the brave men and women who serve our country are the reason why america's military is the greatest in the history of the world. in the face of great odds and grave danger, they get the job done. they work as a team. they personify the very best that america has to offer. that's true on the battlefront but we're here today because it is also true on the homefront. after a decade of war our nation n

yesterday president obama's secretary of the interior, ken salazar, defended the obama administration's failure of an energy policy when testifying about the senate energy and natural resources committee. he said this: we have an energy strategy and a policy that we've been working on from day one. and we believe it continues to show good results. think about that. we have an energy strategy and a policy that have we've been working on from day one. we believe it continues to show good results. i don't know how you can argue that doubling the price for a gallon of gasoline is a good result and literally taking areas out of production in this country that could be yielding energy that would help reduce the dependence we have on foreign sources of energy, drive down the price at the pump and create american jobs is a good result. i don't know how you can argue that the things that have happened here in the, during this administration's time in office have been anything but disastrous for the american people, for american business and for the continued dependence that we have on foreign so

helped spearhead a joint bipartisan letter with 182 signatures from this house which we sent to ken salazar, expressing strong support in the house for the consideration of new and expanded access offshore for the production of oil and gas. the vast offshore areas of the united states serve as a potential source of the nation's energy supply, significant supplies of taxpayer-owned resources and yet to be discovered fields. opening up access to new areas will bring new jobs, new energy and new revenues to the federal treasury. and all at a time when economists expect gas prices to skyrocket. our country needs these resources now, not at some far-off date in the future. new access to american resources will reduce our middle eastern energy sfment it is vital that our country have in place a plan to maximizes the opportunity to assess all these resources that we have available so that we can make informed decisions regarding the appropriate shape and scope of domestic offshore activities. unfortunately, despite the overwhelming support of offshore drilling, the administration's plan released l

just this morning we heard from secretary ken salazar who expressed the administration's support of emerging technologies. you would think that would include oil shale. unfortunately the obama administration's support amounts to offering leases with such extremely restricted terms that it attracts hardly any industry support at all. as a result, countries overseas which get over 90% of their total energy supply from oil shale, like estonia, have robust oil shale industries. i asked secretary sal czar how this administration -- salazar how this administration can stifle this production of oil shale and he had no good answer. now, this legislation also opens up energy in alaska, specifically the less than 3% of anwr that the bill deals with. this area was set aside by president carter in 1980 precisely for oil and gas development. the arctic national wildlife reserve holds the single greatest potential for new energy source in the united states. offshore this legislation would increase drilling in federal waters while ensuring protection for our offshore military operations and fair and equity

just this morning we heard from secretary ken salazar who expressed the administration's support of emerging technologies. you would think that would clude oil shale. unfortunately the obama administration's support amounts to offering leases with such extremely restricted terms that it attracts hardly any industry support at all. as a result, countries overseas which get over 90% of their total energy supply from oil shale, like estonia, have robust oil shale industries. i asked secretary sal czar how this administration -- salazar how this administration can stifle this prodtion of oil shale and he had no good answer. now, this legislation also opens up energy in alaska, specifically the less than 3% of anwr that the bill deals with. this area was set aside by president carter in 1980 precisely for oil and gas development. the arctic national wildlife reserve holds the single greatest potential for new energy source in the united states. offshore this legislation would increase drilling in federal waters while ensuring protection for our offshore military operations and fair and equityible

ken mccormick is with the d.a.. he says that salazar rented out empty homes in walnut creek, bent rood and antioch. >> there are innocent people coming and rent the reports. >> and according to the investigation he would find an empty home, claiming adverse possession. something that can be done within the law. except that in california, it requires five years of continuous use. the person taking possession must pay local property taxes. police say he changed locks and put the homes on the market. >> i heard of frauds like this before. this is the first one that i'm aware of that our department has been involved in. >> he took possession on behalf of a southern california organization called the national alliance of homeowners for justice. they claim to be a counseling service. >> we dmot know if the company was instructing this man to do criminal activity or whether or not just doing this on his own. >> this organization did not return our calls. and leon remains this in his rental and refuses to move out though the bank has given him