kent page will remain with us and three other experts will join us. we thank diana jenkins and sean penn and salute you for the great work you're doing and we'll be right back. [ male announcer ] welcome to the now network, population 49 million. right now 1.2 million people are on sprint mobile broadband. 31 are streaming a sales conference from the road. 154 are tracking shipments on a train. 33 are iming on a ferry. and 1300 are secretly checking email on vacation. that's happening now. america's most dependable 3g network. bringing you the first and only wireless 4g network. right now get a free 3g/4g device for your laptop. sprint. the now network. deaf, hard-of-hearing and people with speech disabilitie. >> larry: we're back. still with us is kent page, senior communication officer with unicef. joining us from port-au-prince as well is annie foster, emergency team leader with save the children. in washington, david digs, cofounder and director of beyond borders. david lived and worked in haiti for a decade, still visits there regularly. ending c

kent page will remain with us and three other experts will join us. we thank diana jenkins and sean penn and salute you for the great work you're doing and we'll be right back. (vet) i love working with animals, but my allergies put me in a fog. so now, i'm claritin clear! claritin works great on all my allergies like dust, mold, pollen, or pets without making me drowsy, cause i want to be alert around this big guy. live claritin clear. indoors and out. someday, cars will be engineered using nanotechnology to convert plants into components. the first-ever hs hybrid. only from lexus. >> larry: we're back. still with us is kent page, senior communication officer with unicef. joining us from port-au-prince as well is annie foster, emergency team leader with save the children. in washington, david digs, cofounder and director of beyond borders. david lived and worked in haiti for a decade, still visits there regularly. ending child slavery in haiti is a beyond borders priority. and here in l.a., aaron cohen, head of abolishslavery.org. he's the author of

and 26 down on kent island. the winds have really been the story today.ustained winds in the double digits around most of the area. 23-mile-per-hour winds. and 32 in pax river. the gusts substantially higher. we're looking at 36-mile-per- hour gusts at the airport. these are strong enough gusts to probably cause travel delays. if you're going to be moving around, traveling out of thurgood marshall this weekend, you'll definitely want to call ahead. these wind advisories are in effect through tomorrow morning. would not be surprised to see them extended. this low is not moving in too quickly. the winter storm warning in effect. because of the potential for ix6 to 12 inches of snow, lake- effect. because of all of the air and cold air and snow that this low is generating. we haven't seen much bay way of -- by way of any snow showers around the region. so we're really not talking about that, as far as factor in our weather. but the cold temperatures are going to be with us. and you see the problem that that low is generating up in new england. they started s

we'll talk to senators kent conrad and judd gregg. >> ifill: then, how are the policy debates in washington affecting the political debates leading up to the midterm elections. >> woodruff: paul solman takes a real estate tour in atlanta with two experts on housing prices. >> there's reasons to believe it will stay down and there are reasons to believe it's going to come back. that's why you economists drive people crazy. you do understand that. >> absolutely. >> ifill: ray suarez has the story of american doctors and nurses helping to rebuild haiti's shattered health care system. and the obama administration gets an "f" for its ability to respond to a biological attack. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's "pbs newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: bank of america >> what has made grant thornton a truly global accounting organization, with access to resources in more than 100 countries? is it their global capabilities, or is it their passion for how they serve their clients? grant thornton >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heart

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two girls are recovering at home after being rescued on kent island. "12-year-old girls walking on a culture the ice saturday afternoon. a neighbor who saw what happened called 911 per the fire department rushed to the scene and a family member described it. >> one of the firefighters came out carrying her. she had a blank look on her face like shock. >> both girls were taken to the hospital. the kent island fire department has had water rescue training, this was the first rescue for them. >> police and anne arundel county are questioning a man who struck a police officer. the officer was conducted a traffic stop when he was hit by a pickup truck yesterday. he was taken to shock trauma and is expected to survive. the driver of the pickup truck was arrested and no charges have been filed. >> there is possibly a sign that bob ehrlich is considering a run for office. he urged residents to protest the administration's fiscal policy for the former governor says hundreds of protesters will not be enough. there is a demonstration for 7:00 wednesday night. when we come bac >> the sun is out

clark kent irvin, thank you very much. jeanne meserve, doing excellent reporting for us as she always does. >>> a double agent's body of lies. insight into the suicide bombing of a cia base in afghanistan, the betrayal may run deeper than we know. >>> in iran, thumbing its nose at the west. a new show of defiance over its nuclear program. can the u.s. and israel agree on a response? i'll ask israel's ambassador to the united states. ( clicking ) ( laughs, click ) when you hear a click, ( clicking ) you know it's closed and secure. that's why hefty food bags click closed. hefty! hefty! hefty! so you know you've helped lock in freshness and lock out air... to help prevent freezer burn. be sure it's secure with hefty food bags. just one click and you know it's closed. hefty! hefty! hefty! ( click, click, click ) >>> recruited by jordanian intelligence. a man employees himself up on a base in afghanistan killing seven cia operator and an intelligence officer related to king abdullah. it has multiple layer and plenty of intrigu

joining me live now is clark kent irvin with the aspen institute and former inspector general at the department of homeland security. good morning again to you. >> good morning, alex. >> so, given these new parameters that the president called upon for janet napolitano and homeland security to put in place, do you think enough is being done right now in terms of aviation security? >> well, it's a step in the right direction, alex. certainly we need to redouble our efforts to deploy technology like whole-body imageers that can see through clothing and spot concealed guns and knives and explosives. had those machines been used on this suspect, mr. abdulmutallab, that device would have been discovered. we also need trace explosive detection machines, because obviously, explosives are the weapon of choice for terrorists. we need these threat image projection screens as a training tool for screeners. because to be fair to them, it's mind-numbing work, and there's a limit to the human mind's ability to concentrate for prolonged periods of time. and so, it's a step in the right direction. i

the kent island fire department rushed to the scene very >> they screamed it was very emotional. >> the fire department had done water rescue training. this was the first real rescue they have done. they sprang into action and a jump into a rescue boat to get the two girls out of six-feet of water. >> after putting on our dear, we took letters and tied off the ropes so we could be tethered. >> as soon as we got to them, i fell in with them. once they were out, they pulled me out. >> it was quick work. from the time the call came in from the time the girls were rescued, nine minutes. both girls' older brothers got there in time to see their sisters pulled from the water. >> one firefighter was carrying her. she had a blank look on her face. she was in a state of shock. >> both girls were taken by ambulance to the hospital but neither had severe injuries. they were back home by saturday evening. as for the rescuers -- >> you go home and hug your kids. >> it is a nice feeling. i think i speak for our department and we do not do it for the glory, by any means. we do it because we have a lov

around the metro area, 19 in rock hall and 18 in annapolis and in kent island. the winds are the story. 18 mile-per-hour winds. when you factor it in, looking at windchills down in the zero and single digit range. 20 up to elkton. the gusts have been higher, up to near 40 miles per hour near d.c. and 35 in hagerstown. you get the idea. wind advisories until 6:00 in the afternoon and the temperature going up to 34 or so but will feel about 20 throughout the day. again, telling you when you can expect to see some improvement. we'll have your complete forecast in a moment. >>> here's what people will be talking about this morning, the funeral service for sarah foxwell. the 11-year-old girl was kidnapped from her home and found dead on christmas day. more than one thousand mourners gathered to say good-bye. >> reporter: as sarah foxwell's short life is remembered, police are building a case against a convicted child molester charged in her abduction. at emmanuel wesleyan church in salisbury, mourners find it hard to say good-bye to an innocent child when so much hor

. >> reporter: ryan kent represents 27 former dahn yoga employees who are suing the organization, calling a totalistic high demand cult group which manipulates its members to serve il chi lee's businesses. >> they've injected cult like action u sayings. >> reporter: dahn's attorney says the accusations are a money grab. >> what's bow training? >> a series of representative motions to over and over again -- >> bowing over and over again like this. it drove her to the brink of exhaustion, just to reinforce her dedication to the group. >> we actually had to do 3,000 at one point which took about 10 hours. and we didn't eat or drink during that time. >> 10 hours of bowing, no eating, no drinking. did people pass out, did they get sick? >> people were rolling around mooning, crying, wailing. there was a lot of emotional distress. >> and nobody at any time said, this is crazy, this is ridiculous? >> if we were to come out and say things like that we would again be refocused to ourselves and our problems. >> reporter: alexander says that depiction is simply untrue. >> generally people do a small

. >> reporter: ryan kent represents 27 former dah yoga employees who are suing the organization. calling it a "totistic, high demand cult group which manipulates its members to serve lee's financial interests. >> they've injected allegations of cult-like activities. >> reporter: accusations heatedly denied by lee's attorney who says the suit is little more than a money grab by disgruntled former employees. >> let's make it clear, my client is not a cult leader. dahn is not a cult. >> what is bow train something. >> bow training is a series of repettive motions to, over and over again. >> reporter: bowing over and over like this. liza says it drove her to the brink of exhaustion to reinforce her dedication to the group. >> we actually had to do 3,000 at one point which took about ten hours and we didn't eat or drink during that time. >> reporter: ten hours of bowing, no eating or drinking? did people pass out? did they get sick? >> people were rolling around moaning, crying, wailing. there was a lot of emotional distress. >> reporter: and nobody at any time said this is crazy. thi

." >>> joining us, clark kent irvin, a former inspector general for both the department of state andtment of homeland security. he's now the director of the homeland security program at e the -- what do you make of the decision to close down the embassy? >> i think it is entirely prudent. there is no question that the united states, britain, the west in general is under attack in yemen. yemen has become another ground zero place to launch an attack against the united states so it is very prudent. >> you wrote in the "new york times" that programs the biggest lesson for airline security from the resent incident is that we must overcome our tendency to be reactive, we always seem to be at least one step behind the terrorists. they find one security gap, carrying explosives on to a plane in their shoes, for instance and we close that one and wait for them to exploit another. why not identify all the vulnerabilities, then address each other one terrorists strike again. doesn't seem as if the key vulnerabilities right now doesn't have to do so much with intelligence gathering but just the

around the immediate metro area, 14 in westminster. 21 on kent island and in rock hall. 22 in annapolis. 20 down near the nation's capital. the winds are the culprit here. you would think enough sun to warm it up but the sun can't penetrate the cold, heavy air we have in place coming in with this big arctic blast from the north and northwest. so, the light winds, while they're not very gusty right now, the 3-mile-per-hour winds in oakland and 5-mile-per-hour winds across the airport and 13 down near the d.c. suburbs makes it feel more like 1 degree in oakland. more like 9 across much of central maryland. 9 toward elkton. 6 in ocean city. so, it is just very, very cold. it will be a very slow, gradual climb to get up to temperatures. about freezing today. and the entire area really seeing -- the entire country really seeing clear conditions for the most part. it is just the filtering in of this cold air. high pressure across the mississippi valley, the clockwise flow around the air is pulling in cold air from canada and right on -- from the north pole. basically, we're dealing with that

kent wrote in, shep, saying for my birthday he believes you and i should swap places. you be the chief correspondent. >> i'm down with it. i can sit down there and type. >> and type. and it's my birthday tomorrow. >> tomorrow's your birthday. we can swap. tomorrow i'm off. it's saturday. i'll be in oxford. >> so you will. >> you have to talk to julie banderas. >> i couldn't swap with julie. we'll do monday as a belated birthday present. >> i'll just take the day off. >> have fun. >> i'm happy. >> we call him the king around tupelo. today his 75 birthday. special celebrations at graceland to mark the life of elvis aaron presley. vegas. we can play the music. we have to pay for that, right. ♪ go, go, go. ♪ but don't you step on my blue suede shoes.♪ >>> the identity of the king of rock and roll has never been in county. elvis presley is the name. he was born in tupelo 75 years ago today in a little white shotgun shack there which today could easily fit into the single room in the opulent -- i'm not sure that's the right word but the graceland mansion. thousands of fans s

byron dorgan and kent nrad, sort othe touchdown twins, the two demoatic senators, th've been winning elections in that state since 1980n a state that ronald reagan won 2- -- solidly republic, north dakota, and mehow they have managed to survive, a populist, fiscally responsie national democrats. and byron dorgan ihink decided that he had spent enough time, energy d effort doing that. and maybe that the proects weren't that great >> lehrer: you d't see aciers moving the way david does. i do think that what you have right n is -- it is a difference from 19. 1933, in 1932 there were 217 republicans and 6 democrats in the housef representative and two years lar there were 200 mordemocrats than there were republicans under roosevelt. in other wds, it kept incrsing. thdemocratic numbers are not going to increase. what the democrats are coerned about are more retirement in the hoe, especial because open seats are the most vulnerable pce for a party to defend. incumbent is still toher to defeat in a house election. >> lehrer: no matter wheth they are replican or democrat. >> republican or de

council during the clinton administration, he's now with the council on foreign relations; and clark kentand security in the bush administration. he's now director of the aspen institute's homeland security program. mr. ervin, just a few moments ago , the white house issued a statement or issued a statement that the president reportedlyç said to his folks that he met with, in other words, his team, his 12 folks that were there, and the president saidç this. quote, this was a screw-up that could have been disastrous. we dodged a bullet but just it was averted by brave individuals, not because the system worked, and that is not acceptable. while there willç be a tendency to finger pointing i will not tolerate it. what do you make of that? >> i think that's absolutely spot on. the president was exactly right to say that. he has said essentially in the public statement. you can't fix a problem until you acknowledge it. theç president has said this before. this was a systemic failure. it is the first impulse of government always to down play crises.c that was the first impulse here with th

securitcouncil during t clinton administtion, he's now with the council on foreign relations; and cla kentd securit in the bush administration he's n director of the aspen instute's homeland security progm. mr. ervin, just a few moment ago the white house issued a statemt or issued a statement that t president reportedlyç said his folks th he met with, in other words, hiseam, his 12 folks that were there, and the esident saidç this. quote,his was a screw-up that cld have been disastrous. we dodged bullet but just it was averted by brave indivials, not because the system worked, and that is n acceptable. while there willçe a tendency to finger inting i will not tolerate i whato you make of that? >> i thinkhat's absolutely ot on. the president s exactly right to say that. he has said essentially the public statent. you can'fix a problem until you acknowledge it. theç president hasaid this before this was a systemic failur it is the first impulse governmentlways to down play crises.c thatas the first impulse here with e department of meland security. the president is quite right, and the

kent is continuing to work for other inmates on death row and he is a very important figure in that arena. he's probably one of the most -- it's hard to gauge exactly, but he is certainly -- he has been doing death row work since 1981, since the day he got out of college pretty much for law school so that makes him by default one of the most experienced people in the field is not a

and kent lowe, the sports director at last last made a comment that l.s.u.t on a 9-3 run at the end of the first half with the three walk-ons in the game. >> dave: bost caught in the air. johnson got a good look. couldn't get it to go. varnado two of two in the second half. >> joe: obviously, mississippi state struggled in the first. what happens? the senior varnado, leader of the team to score a couple of baskets off the break to get his team off to good second half start. >> dave: populist. kinsley on the floor. another walk-on. >> joe: johnson is sending a message to spencer and chris bass with starting the two walk-ons in the second half. they respect going to execute and make right plays. try other people. >> dave: look at varnado! a young man who has come out with a sense of purpose in the final 20 minutes! and the home crowd is much appreciative. >> joe: it gets to the weak side of the board, against warren and gets away with a chicken elbow. but he works hard on that shot in practice to rise up with the 6'9" frame, the long arms and he has a nice tou

[applause] i also want to thank phil kent, the chairman and c.e.o. of turner broadcaster inc. had a very warm conversation on yesterday and we were talking about what we could do to reach out and save the generation behind us. to make sure that the generation behind us has what i had and what cesar mitchell had. cesar mitchell and i grew up about 10 minutes away from each other. i went to a little high school called westwood, he went to benjamin and here we stand today, 40 years later, as the mayor of the capital city of atlanta, as the president-elect of the council. [applause] but what we must ask ourselves today, is our story possible for someone coming to atlanta in 2010? because if we do not make sure that those who follow us have the same opportunities that we had that got to us where we are today, then we have failed our city. and after having this talk, phil kent told me that this year, $1 out of every cnn tour will be dedicated to opening recreation centers. last year a quarter of a million people visited cnn . those dollars are going to open the recreation centers fo

well, i worked in my home down house that emma and i bought, a georgian home in kent, worked on barnicleses was in a total disarray and i realized that in order for me to ever have any kinds of theories or influence that would be palletble to the majority of scientists, i had to establish my credentials, by doing a piece of hard, boring, scientific work. so i took on the barnicles, and i did revise the entire class any indication of barn cems. but i must say, that after eight years, no one, no man ever hated a barnicle as much as i did. not even a sailor on a slow-moving ship. but i did make some very interesting discoveries with the barnicles. you know, for one thing, the sexual habits of barnicles is quite interesting and they have all kinds of different sexes. not simply males and females. they have hermaphrodytes and there's one species in which the male has a penis nine times the size of his body and he's a little tiny thing that attaches to a gigantic female and rides there, except when this gigantic penis is called in to play, and if you want to give a nice factoid at your next coc

i think it is entirely possible to do, said budget chairman, kent conrad, a strong proponent of balanced budgets. relatively modest in terms of overall deficit reduction but sends an important signal that everything is on the table said the senator. st. louis, michigan, democratic caller. hi,ler:re hey,. i believe this deal for a spending freeze is good but you have to extend it more to pork-barrel spending, and >> host: like what? >> caller: pardon me? >> host: which pork-barrel spending, caller? >> caller: don't matter which one. any state. the government can't afford it. we can't be, i don't think we can really afford anymore taxes on us, put on the middle and lower class people right now. i understand he is probably doing the best he can. he has got a tough job. i sure wouldn't want it. but, that and, no more pay raises for government because, the senators and all that, because, they're just, i don't think they're listening to the people that are really, really hurting. and, that is all i have to say. thank you. >> host: the post goes on to write write, republicans mocked this idea o

[applause] i also want to thank bill kent, the chairman and ceo of turner broadcasting.king sure the depen operation behind us has what i had and what seizer mitchell and i had. we grew up about 10:00 from each other. here we stand as the mayor and president elect of the council. [applause] we must ask ourselves is our story possible for someone coming to atlanta in 2010. this year $1 out of cnn tool will be dedicated to open recreation centers. that will go to the city of atlanta. we'll have action, not words. [applause] turner broadcasting has turned out an option that's appropriate. making sure young people have opportunities they need to go as high as intelect and hard work will take you. we must take responsibility by creating responsibility for each of our children to achieve. my story is a simple one. my journey is one that should not be viewed as too far by the children of ravel bunch middle school where i voted on election day. my story, ceaser's story must be one of thousands for atlanta to become what it can be. you know what? i want to say this to the young p

after that, we will hear from kent conrad. later comedy ceo for the food -- ford motor company. -- later, the ceo for the ford motor company. we will talk to the maryland congressman about the midterm elections. he had said the -- overseeing democratic candidates. dennis johnson will discuss president obama's stated the union speech. they to, ryan crocker discusses u.s. strategy in iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan. tomorrow morning, timothy geithner testifies about the government efforts in 2008 after the collapse of 80. at the time, he was the presence of the federal reserve bank of new york. henry paulson will also testify. live coverage from the house oversight committees are set and a glut eastern on c-span3 -- an oversight committee. live coverage begins at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span3. >> the state of the union address, wednesday night. our coverage starts it 8:00 p.m. eastern on c-span. you can also listen to the president's address live on your iphone with the c-span radio application. the congressional budget office i

the reason you have this commission via executive order is in order to get kent conrad to vote for this get their 60 votes they need to increase the debt limit. that is why this commission is occurring. i think it is a paper tiger reform. we should just fix this and past budget. i know this is washington and people did not say this too often, but we should cut spending. we should actually reduce deficits and debt and cut spending and lockean those reforms. if we did that, it would be a much easier support raising the debt ceiling temporarily. host: thank you for being here. guest: thank you, susan. host: as we say goodbye to mr. ryan, we will undercut him here. -we will unhook in here. the labor department said thursday initial claims for unemployment insurance rose by $36,000 to eight rose by 36,000 to a seasonally adjusted 482,000. labor department analyst said that much of the increase is due to administrative backlog left over from the winter holidays in the state agencies that process the claims. the total number of people receiving benefits rose sharply as more recipients began em

after that you will hear from the budget office director and then kent conrad. after that, the ceo of the ford motor company. tomorrow morning we will talk to the maryland congressman about the midterm election. the representative holds -- heads the committee. after that, dennis johnson with president obama's state of the union speech. after that, u.s. strategy in iraq, afghanistan, and pakistan. this begins with the day's news, and tomorrow morning, timothy geithner testifies about the attempts to prevent the collapse of aig. at the time he was the president of the federal reserve board of new york. henry paulson will also testified. live coverage starts at 10:00 a.m. eastern on c-span 3. now a senate hearing with the cochairs of the 9-11 commission. tom keane and lee hamilton discuss security measures following the attempted bombing on christmas day. this is an hour 50 minutes. >> welcome to this second in a series of hearings during which we will investigate the reforms passed by congress and the wakes of the attack of 9-11 are working and to examine the refo

kent conrad chairs this 1.5 hour hearing. >> the ring will come to order.first we want to welcome the cbo director to report on the latest cbo estimates. before we begin that, i want to publicly thank the director for the really extraordinary effort he and the people at cbo have made over the last year with an unprecedented workload. i know firsthand that he and his people have worked nights, weekends, repeatedly, under extraordinary time pressures and with real complexity. i must say, even though there have been times i disagreed with his views, sometimes strenuously, i absolutely respect his independence and his integrity. i think he is -- he has won the respect of people on both sides of the aisle who have seen that he has tried to call them straight. that is the best that we can ask for, and it really is high professionalism from director elmendorf and the people at cto. we have had our disagreements on things that matter a lot to me, but what is important is that we do have an independent scorekeeper that has integrity. certainly he has proved that. le

kent is that better? how large is the risk of inveigh -- inflation over the next several years. how will that affect the u.s.'s ability to run mortgages? >> there are two schools of thought about emulation. it is not much of their problem. we have enough unused capacity in terms of labor and manufacturing productivity. the companies will be able to raise prices over the next couple of years. there is some worry about inflation down the road. certainly, the fiscal policy right now is deeply -- deeply in deficit. many people think that it could, if unchecked, lead to inflation. inflation will not be much of a problem, and therefore, there is great likelihood that the interest rates will stay at their current low levels. our forecast for the year 2010 is that mortgage rates will stay in that span of 5% or 6%. there could be some move up in mortgage rates as the government reduces their support of mortgage-backed securities. that is why we would think that there would be some movement during the course of the year. last year and last week, you could buy a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage

the bipartisan task force responsible for the fiscal action enacted in 2009 sponsored by senators kent conrad and judd gregg. be it in stand-alone form or as an amendment. these conservative groups explained their motivation. in their view, they said -- "as written, the conrad-gregg proposal could lead and would lead to a guaranteed tax increase." end quote. these conservative groups concluded as follows. they said -- "we urge you to oppose and vote against the misguided plan when it comes before you." among the signatories of this letter are the american conservative union, americans for tax reform, the american shareholders association, the competitive enterprise institute, councils for senior citizens against government waste, and the national taxpayers union. mr. president, i ask that the full text of the consortium letter be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. baucus: and also on the conservative side, on december 29, 2009, "the wall street journal" editorial page, no friend of progressive causes, published an editorial entitled "the deficit commis

deputy kent mondell out of service, gone but not forgotten. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from arizona rise? >> i ask permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. ms. kirkpatrick: our top pry orders remain the same. jobs, jobs and jobs. we must stay focused on job creation, to end this economic downturn. with our national debt well over $12 trillion, we cannot just rely on more spending to achieve our goals. washington has defined -- to find the right balance in investing in our future and doing more with less. this year i will continue to push for projects that require common sense, not millions of dollars. projects that help communities attract new industries, that will create jobs, get folks back to work and put the economy back on track. i will also work to remove barriers, to success for small businesses and curve excessive regulations that can slow growth. these low-cost job creation efforts will spur economic rec

kent is that better? how large is the risk of inveigh -- inflation over the next several years. how will that affect the u.s.'s ability to run mortgages? >> there are two schools of thought about emulation. it is not much of their problem. we have enough unused capacity in terms of labor and manufacturing productivity. the companies will be able to raise prices over the next couple of years. there is some worry about inflation down the road. certainly, the fiscal policy right now is deeply -- deeply in deficit. many people think that it could, if unchecked, lead to inflation. inflation will not be much of a problem, and therefore, there is great likelihood that the interest rates will stay at their current low levels. our forecast for the year 2010 is that mortgage rates will stay in that span of 5% or 6%. there could be some move up in mortgage rates as the government reduces their support of mortgage-backed securities. that is why we would think that there would be some movement during the course of the year. last year and last week, you could buy a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage

and after having this talk, with phil kent told me that this year $1 out of every cnn tour will be dedicated to open recreation tour. last year a quarter million people visited cnn. those are going to open the recreation cities. we have action not words. [applause] so turner broadcasting has laid down a appropriate. to contribute to make sure the young people have the opportunities to they need to go as high as they intellect and hard work will take them. this brings me to our third area. the responsibility for the future. we are the city with one of the youngest populations in the nation. where opportunity is limited only by our imagination. we must take responsibility for that future back creating opportunities for each of our children to achieve. a journey should be measured by the distance traveled, and not by the height reached. while my story is a simple one, my journey from southwest atlanta to these halls is one that should not be viewed as too far by the children of ralph middle school where i voted on election day. but rather that walk that each of them believes they can pursue and