the kevin martin rules are also still in the courts and now we are talking about another quadrennial review where you might be talking about something like this where you change the rules somewhat to increase the public interest aspect for broadcasters. do you think at this point given the fact that all of these things are already in court, that it is even possible for the fcc to move forward? >> guest: yes i do and i think you have to kind of segment this a little bit. i think ownership rules are kind of structural and go to the numbers. we can do some of that the congress may have to do some of that. it is kind of a time-consuming thing. but we can make a down payment on media reform in that get less to the structural rules and more to the behavior rules and the public interest guidelines in the approach i'm talking about. the fcc has the authority to do that right now. a notice of proposed rulemaking and in fact we have some localism out there to bring to a vote and do it. and we should have done that by now.

>> under chairman kevin martin, we had a chief technology officer the way we had chief economist come on for years to advise us. most of the commission tends to deal with the chairman's office. >> i met c whitehouse -- i meant the white house cto. under governor jim kane. he is a nice guy. i do not have any -- governor jim kane. -- tim kaine. i do not have any interactionth. >> they send signals to 15% of homes that rely on over the air broadcasting. the at&t and t-mobile proposal argues that they can do more by combining the two companies's spectrums than either can do alone. is there spectrum being held by other commercial wireless companies that have larger bands and are more concentrated? should they be invited to take part in these auctions? >> we are having these discussions. when the iphone debut in 2007, the applications started to gobble up much of the airwaves. anyone who is going to use and i fall in new york, they have a problem. the-iphone -- iphone in new york, they have a problem. the carriers said they need more spectrum. your question is a great question. themselves a

>> guest: so we, actually, under chairman kevin martin we had a chief technology officer the way we've had chief economists come on for a year or two. advise and meet. i think most of those positions tend to deal more directly with the chairman's offices than they do the other commissioner's -- >> host: i apologize. i meant the white house cto. >> guest: oh. >> host: aneesh chopra. >> guest: he was our secretary of technology under tim kaine, governor tim kaine, and so i've met him a couple times. he's very knowledgeable, very nice guy, but i don't have, really, any interaction with that office. >> host: coming back to the spectrum auction issue, should the fcc be looking further afield than just the broadcasters? one of the arguments for having broadcasters return spectrum is there is a higher and better use than using the airwaves to send signals to what is about 15% maybe of homes that might still rely on over-the-air broadcasting? but in the at&t/t-mobile, at&t has argued it can do more by combining the two companies' spectrums than either of them can do alone in terms of speed to

>> kevin -- >> if you think that's a top hat, somebody stepped on it -- or sat on it. >> that might be a bowler. >> reporter: can you ask martin? i believe it's a derby. >> it looks dashing. >> you look handsome. >> kevin tibbles, thank you very much. they have made announcements at buckingham palace over the loudspeakers, first of all, telling the people no more kisses coming up and asking them to be patient but to step behind the barricades and make their way out of the circle. >> they said, calmly make your way out and that's what they are doing the way they came in, calmly and leaving calmly. two in particular know how to have a good time. kathie lee and hoda are having ale royal watching party of their own in new york city. what did you think of the wedding? >> was there a wedding? did they kiss yet? >> twice!

>>> a pretty good two weeks for nasca's kevin harvick who saved his best for last on opposite ends of the country. martin's of va virginia known they had to stop the race to clean up after this mess. prado stuck on harvick's car. take a look from a couple of angles when you go inside you can see how many impact he absorbed when he hit the barrier. truexx went to see if harvick was all right. >>> last week harvick passed jimmy johnson to win at fontana. today he passed dale jr. >>> one of golf's biggest weeks is about to begin and phil mickelson will take some momentum to the masters. mickelson is the defender champion he's also in a role.

this in my opening statement, about the fbi arresting kevin hopham in connection with a plot to bomb a parade in honor of martin luther king day in spokane, washingtonment of -- washington. and what i've read in the press was the bomb was very sophisticated, the plot almost succeeded. a large number of people around there, at least looking at some of the press photographs, if bomb had gone off, the results would have been horrible. he reportedly had ties to white supremacist groups, and i mention this only because i don't want to lose sight of the fact that domestic terrorism may not be as visible as international terrorism, but also a threat to us just as timothy mcveigh in oklahoma city and others. what is the threat posed by domestic terrorism? how would you, just generally. not this particular case, but generally how do you see the threat of domestic terrorism?

i also want to thank from our personal office smith anderson, laurie, joyce meier, mike, kevin, martin, andy, my chief of staff, alison style, our interns, brad, jane, david, greg, and john. i want to thank all the hardworking staff for making this possible. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: thank you. the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from michigan seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent that we be permitted to file reports accompanying 1214, 1215, and 1216 at any time through april 15, 2011. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. pursuant to section 5580 and 5581 of the revised statutes, 20 u.s.c. 2223 and the order of the house of january 5, 2011, the chair announces the speaker appointment of the members of the house to the board of regents of the smithsonian institution. the clerk: mr. becerra of california. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 2303 and house order 2202, the chair announces the appointment of the following members of the house of representatives to the holocaust memorial

. >>> a pretty good two weeks for nasca's kevin harvick who saved his best for last on opposite ends of the country. martin'sirginia known they had to stop the race to clean up after this mess. prado stuck on harvick's car. take a look from a couple of angles when you go inside you can see how many impact he absorbed when he hit the barrier. truexx went to see if harvick was all right. >>> last week harvick passed jimmy johnson to win at fontana. today he passed dale jr. >>> one of golf's biggest weeks is about to begin and phil mickelson will take some momentum to the masters. mickelson is the defender champion he's also in a role. nine strokes back today at the houston open. right on target, rolling his t shot in for a hole in one. mickelson began the day tied for the lead and got his round off to a good start. he was battling with another veteran player. that player scott replank began the day tied for the lead. he made the sixth. mickelson really turned it on on his final ten holes. we'll start at number nine where he made birdie. that was the first of five in a row. mickelson birdied the 13th he was in

>> kevin -- >> if you think that's a top hat, somebody stepped on it -- or sat on it. >> that might be a bowler. >> reporter: can you ask martintibbles, thank you very much. they have made announcements at buckingham palace over the loudspeakers, first of all, telling the people no more kisses coming up and asking them to be patient but to step behind the barricades and make their way out of the circle. >> they said, calmly make your way out and that's what they are doing the way they came in, calmly and leaving calmly. two in particular know how to have a good time. kathie lee and hoda are having ale royal watching party of their own in new york city. what did you think of the wedding? >> was there a wedding? did they kiss yet? >> twice! >> meredith and matt, look at our table. this looks like a post new year's eve party here. >> this is ivanka trump. she was here first, left. we sat down at her table. >> we had a great time. people came out early in the morning with hats on, decked out, to enjoy the wedding this time of morning. >> did you cry? >> we both teared up. when did we tear up? >> my spanx are too tight. >> come on.

martin, gilroy. saratoga is in there. upper 50s, low 60s 0 the coast even though there's sunshine. >>> 7:41. the fate of the sacramento kings is now in the hands of the nba. mayor kevin johnson says he's raised an estimated $10 million in his last-ditch campaign to keep the franchise from moving out of town. most of that money comes from corporate sponsorship and season ticket sales. the mayor says the nba is in the court. >>> the installation of some not-so-delicate flowers in san francisco is expected to be complete today. a pair of 20-foot tall flower structures made of are going up along market street near u.n. plaza. the artist is from oakland and she says the balloon symbolizes strength, hope and encourage. the visit was paid with -- was paid for by a grant. it will be on display until november. >>> it used to be the top three restaurant trains -- top three burger chains were always the burger and fries. not anymore. >>> and more airlines posted heavy first-quarter losses because of surging fuel prices. >>> taking a live look at the big board on wall street. stocks are mixed ahead of ben bernanke's assessment on the u.s. economy. he's expected to talk about the

kevin harfam was named thursday in an indictment. he is accused of placing a bomb along the planned route of a martin luther king day parade last january go, a robot that not only serves as an alarm clock but it also makes your morning coffee and brings it right to your bed. now, that sounds like just what the doctor ordered. >>> it is now 9:05. you're up to date. what do you think? >> rosie the robot from the jetsons. >> if it were rosie -- >> if it were rosie the robot, robot with an apron on it imtlae. >> yesterday we were talking about robots. a regular robot segment here. >> okay. >> all right. savannah, thanks. let's check on the weather now from al. no robots. >> no robots. all human. never touched by human hands this forecast. let's show you what's going on. we have severe storms stretching from central texas all the way to southwestern ohio, damaging winds, hail, and isolated tornadoes really from missouri on into indiana lifting warm front bringing in a lot of moisture. heavy thunderstorms and as we said, isolated tornadoes. rainfall anywhere from 3 to 6 inches of rain in the next 24 hours. could be double that in some areas