. >> plus, pop star kingston is hospitalized in florida. we tell you about his serious boating accident. >>> the president's promise to the people of tornado-ravaged joplin, >>> welcome back. a look at the california forecast. throw it out there in case you're traveling. it's quiet except for rain in eureka. country as a whole. look how hot from east of the rockie, 86 in minneapolis. 90 new york. warmer there than miami. see severe weather possible from oklahoma city, kansas city and minneapolis. right now our flight departure delays are out of new york. check out the flight tracker, abc7news.com. here is kristen. >> all right, mike. thanks a lot. >>> 4:47. military officials say islamic militants have taken control of two cities in southern yemen. the militants reportedly seized banks, government offices and security headquarters. yemeni president is facing growing opposition after the three-decade rule. and warned that the militants will take over the country if he steps down. his political opponents say the uprising is a ploy. violence b

a representative for epic records says that kingston has now stabled.ingston rose to fame with his hit "beautiful girls." >>> more than 39 million americans traveled somewhere for the long holiday weekend. most of them hit the highways. according to aaa the average nationwide price for gas is $3.69 a gallon, down six cents from last week. it's still a dollar higher than a year ago and that's affecting what kind of vacations many americans can afford. terry mccarthy reports. >> reporter: it is pretty simple math. when gas prices go up, consumers have less money to spend elsewhere. for many this holiday weekend, that means skimping on vacations. >> weekends like this don't go as far and stay locally because of the expensive gas prices. >> reporter: last month the average family spent $369 on gas. a huge hike from the $201 average in april 2009. these days families spend more than filling their tanks than they spend on cars, clothing or recreation, a complete reversal from last year. some people are going to be taking shorter trips. on average, travel spen

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that good samaritan said kingston was wearing his life vest.e arrived it started to slip off. the singer's publicist is releasing few details other than saying he is in critical but stable condition here at this hospital. janine stanwood, abc news, miami. >>> switching gears to economic news now, a new report on housing out today may reveal a disturbing trend in the real estate market. this morning's "new york times" report that 66% of americans own their own homes. that is the lowest level since 1998. now analysts predict the number could plunge even more. later today a key report on housing should show that existing homes' selling prices are the lowest they've been in two years. >>> well, it wasn't a typical stampede rolling through topeka kansas. >> no, a stampede of ford pintos. heading from colorado to pennsylvania. drivers are raising money for the wounded warrior project. >> how many people associate pintos with the notorious recalls after fiery rear end collisions? enthusiasts say they're just as safe as any other from the 1970s. first

a good samaritan pulled kingston and his friend to safety. >>> have you ever given some thought to the of why squp motouiles target some people and not others and who exactly makes the juiciest target? we're going to let you know coming up why. a >>> as we inform into summer, listen to this one. finally a look at why some of us are magnets for mosquitos while others rarely get bitten. >> experts say 20% of the population is highly attracted to mosquitos, the independensect dark colored clothing, then go for the smell. we're talking about the carbon dioxide here. people with higher metabolic rates, that's the word i was looking for, produce more carbon dioxide and are better landing spots. experts also say the bugs are more attracted to people after they drink beer. people tend to breathe a little harder after a cold one. two myths, eating bananas will not attract mosquitos and vitamin b 12 will not repel them. >> thanks for joining us. "nightly news" is next. t ghey aearetuea aay ba ier on the front lines of the war in afghanistan. coming up next. bye-bye. i know you're worried about m

steve kingston has all of the details. >> americas cheer for a man who gained a daughter five days ago. they braved the rain to welcome him to georgetown university. these are the first official engagements by the prince of wales since a royal wedding which captivated millions of americans and the tone of the visit, unlike the weather, has been one of warmth and good will. >> inside the keynote speech begin with a quip. >> it certainly makes a change from making embarrassing speeches about my eldest son during wedding receptions and things like that. >> and then the serious stuff. the prince spoke about food production making the case for sustainable farming and denouncing what he sees as the evils of pesticides and chemicals. >> we need to face up to asking whether how we produce our food is actually fit for purpose in the very challenging circumstances of the 21st century. we simply cannot ignore that question any longer. [applause] >> a typically passionate speech which brought the audience to its feet. food has been the running theme of this visit. there is an urban farm in washing

steve kingston reports from washington. >> she appeared alone, no guests, no real fanfare, just an adoring public and a moment of intimacy watched by millions. >> something in me connected with each of you in a way that allowed me to see myself in you and you in me. this last hour is really about me saying thank you. it is my love letter to you. >> the stars had come out 24 hours earlier to salute the queen of chat and lament the vacating of her throne. >> i know you don't have children of your own, but you have mothered millions. >> however they spend week-day afternoons, oprah's departure leaves a large hole in the lives of millions of americans. >> she is a big part of american culture. i do believe in a lot of the topics that she had on her show as being very inspirational. >> she has shown people that in the united states if you really work hard, you can accomplish anything. >> this is the little girl born into the biting poverty of the deep south who would become a billionaire mega star. destiny called in 1986, this was the first nationally televised show. and here oprah appeared alo

our reporter steve kingston has been in washington for us and said the worst of the floods is possiblyver for memphis but the waters are threatening else where. >> the waters reached an almost historic high and inches shy of the record set in 1937 and low-lying neighborhoods have seen homes completely swamped. but the historic center of memphis, the downtown area, we are told, withstood the floods because of the system of levees that was put in place after the 1930's floods. and the worst is possibly past there. but this is going to be an issue that we hear a lot about over the coming days and weeks. roughly 600 kilometers separate memphis from new orleans where the mississippi will eventually discharge into the gulf of mexico. and it will take almost two weeks for the surge of water to flow from memphis down to new orleans. so communities all the way down the route of the river and alongside tributaries flowing into it are very much on alert and wondering how badly they will be hit. >> 1,300 people have been evacuated during this situation, steve. is there a sense they might be likely

. >> plus singer shawn kingston is hopped after a serious crash. >> if you are driving on highway 4 a nice day as you might imagine, we will tell you more about the holiday weekend traffic and what you can expect. >>> hey marcel, watch this. the san rafael commute looks great. so does the richmond bridge. i tell you what chp is doing to keep you from getting too excited out on the road just straight ahead. >> time now 6:26. watch this, a 7-year-old boy safe, look at him, trapped between two staircases in china. yikes. he was playing when he slipped became stuck between the 4th and 5th floors of an apartment building. a neighbor heard his screams and rushth rushed out to help. the firefighters cut the steel bars. he had bruises but was not seriously hurt. >> pg&e are under fire because they want to change the rules that say how strong their poles are. they are required to build them and maintain them so they will not fail but they say that it is an impossible standard to maintain. >> the public broadcasting service says a recent story posted on their website is proof they that have bee

steve kingston, our correspondent from washington, d.c., joins me now. steve, we just saw some pictures from inside that mansion that bin laden was living in. what is the very latest information you're hearing? >> those pictures came from american television. they appear to show blood, u.s. media reports say that is a room in which osama bin laden was killed. they also appear to show computer hard drives that have been ripped apart. possibly by the americans. and what is being reported here by the bbc's partner, it abc news, is that the navy seals who apparently staged this operation apparently came face to face with bin laden in the compound, abc reports. a small team of american navy seals carrying out what is described as a surgical raid by senior administration officials , apparently did not know where in the three-story compound they were likely to find their target. they walked into a room and reportedly came face to face with osama bin laden, recognized him, ordered him to surrender, it is said. when he didn't surrender, they are said to have fire

kingston and a fellow passenger were both a female passenger were thrown into the water. two people in a nearby boat saw it as it happened and helped rescue both kingston and the young woman. a spokesperson for sean says he's in stable condition. his family is grateful for all of the support. >>> prosecutors in santa clara county may soon throw out several dozen dui cases all because of the faulty breathalyzer. we first told you about the problems with the breathalyzer earlier this month. the manufacturing glitch can cause an inaccurate reading. now a review of more than 800 dui cases in santa clara county shows 42 cases may have to be dropped. that's because those cases lack other evidence usually used to get convictions. >>> time is 6:17. this morning sarah palin's believed to be heading to philadelphia as she continues her political mystery tour. former alaska governor is keeping the press in the dark about her exact schedule as she tours the country. reporters and cameras surrounded her during a stop in washington d.c. yesterday. she looked and sounded like a candidat

sing are sean kingstonized.ost control of the jet ski and crashed in a miami beach bridge sunday night. he is in stable intensive care. >> millions of merrence are nursing a hangover this holiday weekend. >> we have a situation. hang over two earned estimated 138 million since thursday. that's the biggest hoping for a comedy on record. movie maker master tim burton unveils his newest. >> i am not the best artist but i enjoyed it. >> and the exhibit includes 700 burton's drawing and puppets. get all of the information. i am rachel smith on the red carpet. >>> and new after 4:30. the political battle, how will the u.s. pay for the wars we are fighting? mark matthew. >> what a kindergarten teacher do to calm her students in a shoot out. >> looking from memoriville to the golden gate. we have a lot of clouds in the sky. we'll have the forecast coming up. paul ? oh, hey, charlene. what are you doing ? this is to help me with my online investing. i'm so overwhelmed by jargon and trading tools and data that i need to g

his publisher has released a statement saying kingston has been stabilized.'s now in the intensive care unit in florida. they hit this palm island bridge in miami. he rose to fame with his 2007 hit song called beautiful girls. >>> time is 8:47. this weekend's indy 500 went to dan wheldon, who just barely inned out jr hildebrand for the wind. hildebrand was in the lead on the last lap. on the last turn, he lost control and slammed into the wall. this gave wheldon the seconds he needed to cruise to his second win. >>> movie goers cleared their heads, they catapulted several sequels to the top of the box office this weekend. hollywood's box office hangover, is even bigger the second time around. the hangover part 2. would you believe it pulled in more than $86 million in its debut weekend? that's almost twice as much as the original. the next best at the box office are also sequels. kung fu panda 2, and the fourth pirates of the caribbean movie slipped to third. all of the holiday weekend numbers will be coming out tomorrow. >>> the nba finals doesn't start unti

people start out may be listening to the kingston trio or even harry belafonte and before you know the drudgery to the library of congress with a scratchy library of congress reporting and other recordings made and before you know they've got a guitar and picking out songs from their bedroom and thinking how can cast themselves as the kind folks music hero. there are many other folks who don't become famous but who take the guitar to the washington square park and sort of put on this full and in for the music and try to find a way to play with a think of as an authentic manner. >> for the new white negro's? >> i use that term because of the time the 50's and 60's it is used pejoratively by southern traditionalists and segregationists. they call anybody that is interested in or supporting the civil rights struggles of blacks believe they are often called white negros. stuff a share a sealed at the white activists, those are used or ratings to the student nonviolent coordinating committee folks, singers like pete seeger get hate mail calling him a white negro, white nigger so i use that

at&t. >> sean kingston is in the hospital, the intensive care unit after a jet ski crash in miami.ch. he crashed a jet ski into a bridge. he was with a female passenger, she was injured as well. the man who rescued kingston, and off to the coastguard is not talking about the accident. >> you were in the water holding his head up for 50 minutes? >> it was something like that. it was rough, but i had to. a little while afterwards, a friend of mine to jump in and it definitely relieved me a little bit. it was rough. officials say alcohol did not play a role in that accident. >> a storm moving through, reigned over alameda, berkeley and highway 24. now moving over to the richmond san rafael bridge. more grain moving to san jose shortly. the 7 day forecast calls for more of the same showers, possibly a thunderstorm tomorrow. thursday looks nice. we're talking about more rain for the weekend with a chance of showers friday, saturday, sunday and monday. >> is not right! [laughter] hmm >> we will see you tomorrow for the kron 4 morning news starting at 4:00 a.m.. hmm

people start out maybe listening to the kingston trio or even harry belafonte, and before you know it, they've graduate today the library of congress, scratchy library of congress recordings and other field recordings made. and then before you know it they've bought a guitar, and they're picking out songs in their bedroom and thinking about how they can cast themselves as a kind of folk music hero. and, you know, the ultimate example of that, of course, would be bob dylan. but there are many, many other folks who don't become famous but who take their guitar to washington square park and be sort of put on the folk and enjoy the music, try to find a way to play it in what they think of as an authentic manner. and this leads a lot of kids into new left politics. >> host: who are the new white negroes? >> guest: well, i use that term because at the time in the '50s and '60s it's really used pejoratively by southern traditionallies and segregationists. they call anybody who's interested in -- who's white -- who's interested in or supporting the civil rights struggles of southern blacks, t

. >> plus singer shawn kingston is hopped after a crash. an update on his condition. >> good morning. driving on 280 soon here in san jose it looks good up to highway 17. more traffic and weather coming up. dad, i was wondering if you've -- what's up? oh, what's wrong with your hair? oh. i was cruising the world-wide-web. found this do. what are you wearing? dope, right? it's got a hood. want one? boom. done. [ ding! ] [ boy ] lookin' good mr. g. thanks, bro-seph. are you video chatting? with my boyfriend? yeah! hey, tessa! mom! [ mocking tone ] mom. [ male announcer ] now everyone's up to speed. high speed internet is more affordable than ever with no home phone required. only in the network of possibilities. at&t. >>> physical, we have low clouds and higher clouds today will be partly sunny cooler with a lot of 60s and 60s and 70s with a breeze, so again we stay below average on the temperatures. >> 5:25. 44 different wildfires are still burning out of control in volusia county, florida. look at the pictures, officials say it will only ge

not good news for sean kingston, hope he is okay. >> we hope he is okay.iley cyrus with a twitter outcry over anti-gay marriage. rick santorum, she's criticized him in the past for anti-gay marriage stance. she is pro-gay marriage. she first wrote a mocking tweet, mocking him for his stance. then she sent out another tweet that is apparently targeted towards urban outfitters, the clothing chain. she writes, "not only do they steal from artists every time you give them money you help finance a campaign against gay equality." let me explain. urban outfitters last week was accused, i should say accused, of stealing the work of an artist, a jewelry artist and making it their own and mass manufacturing this jewelry. but apparently, they have also, they have also given $13,000 to rick santorum. in miley cyrus's logic that means urban outfitters is anti-gay marriage. >> bit of a labyrinth of tweets there. >> she has a lot of followers it matters. >>> now move on to pippa middleton from the royal wedding looking very fetching if i may say so. sister of kate middle

steve kingston, "bbc news," washington. >> the wallle street journal reporting that the united states launched a drone attack on al laki. the missile missed its target. they cite yemeni and u.s. officials, however the pentagon has not commented. they represent the gravest threats to the u.s. thousands of syrians are taking part in a day of defiance against their president. at least 21 people were killed in the city of homs and hama when security forces opened fire on protestors. the president has warned that the united states will take additional steps if they continue to oppress. >> just outside dara, women and children join the latest marches. they were prepared to take the risk of being shot. it's a sign of fear evaporating. that's bad news for the assad regime. once again, demonstrations followed the noon press. "bbc" is relying on amateur pictures coming out of syria. like other news organizations we have not been allowed to send teams in the country. demonstrators were shocked in central syria. the official news agency reported that 10 soldiers and policemen were killed by what

steve kingston in washington says the authorities do not expect the water to breach flood defenses. >he officials and the city say they do not quite expected to exceed the record depth reached in 1937. nor date expected to reach the height of the levies that were put in place -- nor do they expected to reach the height of the levies that were put in place in the wake of those great floods of the 1920's and 1930's. it is a scary time for people there. some 1300 households have been, the occupants of those homes have been told to leave by the emergency authorities. we've got hundreds of people this evening in emergency shelters. their homes potentially have become a death trap so there were not able to get into them. and there is great concern that further down river, as this great swell of water makes its way south towards new orleans eventually. there is concern about the further damage it could do. we have seen pictures today of what is known as a spillway north of new orleans being opened at its allow some of the water to flow into the lake to ease the pressure on the levees further

many years, if you think back the first writer who was read in terms of asian american was maxine kingston. i read her in high school and was greatly affected by reading about the woman warrior. before her there were few. there were some but didn't make that economic splash. they were never read in a large way. maxine was the first one we read her in school we knew of her. she was not out there like anny tan was when she wrote the joy luck club. so much of it is timing. it meant all the history and the voices before then had been silent. my generation of writers came in and we heard stories of women and men and the family of a different generation. a lot of us had been writing about that because they were silenced for so long. i am involved with the book prize. it's a pacific rim book prize in which books come from asia and all over the pacific rim. in the last 11 years it's been a prize we read so many books that have come from voices of new writers. i'm always amazed and they are writing different storers i wrote when i started. all the people have come through now. if you look at the li

kingston. the uri, you didn't go to uri, though, you went to wellesley. and then you went on from there to where? >> oxford. university. >> how many years were you there? >> one. >> what did you study? >> theology. >> then where did you go? >> i went to new jersey. >> and what did you study there? >> at princeton i studied the origins and history of ancient christianity. >> you taught in a number of institutions. would you list those for us? >> i taught at princeton briefly, i taught at u.c. berkeley, university of pittsburgh, for a year i was at the hebrew university at jerusalem and currently at boston unive >> you have? >> yes, indeed. >> i got my degree in '79. >> you're the professor of the appreciation of scripture, you've been doing that for what? >> since '90. >> for nine years. three books to your credit? >> that's true. >> i notice that you retreated from some of your statements from your first book, "jesus of nazareth, king of the jews." what changed in the 11 years between the publication of these two books. >> my first book was "from jesus to

member for kingston upon hull west and hessle, who spoke earlier, and they were going to cut the nhs. would have affected the london ambulance service like everything else. >> does the prime minister share the shadow chancellor's view that the government should adopt the obama administration's pace of deficit reduction? >> my hon. friend makes a very good point. for months the opposition have been telling us that we should follow the american approach. it now emerges that the obama deficit reduction programme will go exactly as fast, as quick and as deep as the proposals in the uk, so one of the planks of the good ship balls has been completely holed below the waterline. >> may i associate myself with the prime minister's tribute to david cairns? david served with distinction as a minister in northern ireland during the period of direct rule, and many people there have great respect for the work he did in northern ireland. the uk's contribution to the bail-out for eurozone countries that find themselves in financial difficulties amounts to half the savings made in the deficit reductio

. >>> we're hearing about the rescue of the singer sean kingston.s female passenger were thrown into the water in miami. this man rushed to help. >> we approached and saw their faces and shock is when we -- went into action. you just don't think in a moment like that. you just try to help. >> we're also hearing that kingston is stable now, has been moved out of a trauma unit to intensive care. investigators in miami are still investigating the cause of the crash. >>> we're also getting new details about exactly where prince william and his new bride will go on their first flip trip, which includes a stop here in california. royal couple -- couple will visit cities across canada. between june 30th, to july 8th. the couple known as the duke and duchess of cambridge will be traveling here to california. >>> "american idol" winner scottie mccreery is celebrating his victory at where else? disney world. ♪ >> that's him at disney world yesterday singing his new hit single "i love you this big." the 17-year-old says he's still in shock over his wind. but h

. >> sad news involving hip hop star sean kingston. the rapper best known for hits "beautiful girls" and "fire burning" was rushed to a hospital last night after crashing a jet ski in miami. we'll get more on that just ahead. >> all right. plus, we begin right now with presidential politics. as president obama toured the devastation in joplin on sunday, sarah palin was turning heads in washington, d.c. kristen welker has details now. >> reporter: good morning, natalie. on this memorial day, president obama is focused on the military. this morning he'll host a breakfast for families who lost loved ones in iraq and afghanistan and then pay a visit to arlington national cemetery, this after that emotional trip to joplin, missouri. >> hello, everybody. >> reporter: president obama got a first-hand look at the devastation in tornado ravaged joplin on sunday, comforting residents and sending a strong message. >> this is just not your tragedy. this is a national tragedy. and that means there will be a national response. >> reporter: but back

at number three, it's shawn king s sean kingston is in stable condition after crashing his jet ski onend on line with a lot of people offering prayers of support and wishing him a speedy recovery. and at number two, the invasion of the jellyfish. these may look like rocks sitting on a beach, but i promise you, you would pot want to step on one of those. they really sting. there are swarms of jellyfish that have surprised swimmers in florida. more than 800 were stung by them. no one was seriously hurt. that's a popular story online. and finally, number one, are cucumbers to blame for an e. coli outbreak? this is a serious story today because doctors in germany are say they could be the source of an infection blamed for illing -- for making sick about a dozen people or so so far. some people online are saying that they always knew fruit and vegetables were no good for them and they are vowing just to stick to junk food in the put. >> those are the people who like the twinkies, i guess. you're watching "world one." in australia, surf is up and up and up. we'll have the amazing pictures j

singer sean kingston and a female passenger crashed into a bridge in miami.his debut song "beautiful girls" shot to number one in 2007. >>> the company calls it a significant and tenacious attack but says no critical data was stolen and that it was detected almost immediately. >>> a group of hackers also pirated the pbs website posting a false story about the late wrapper tucpac. they taunted him for a recent document about the wikileaks scandal. the hackers say they were less than impressed by the report. >>> a young man proposes to his girlfriend in a movie theater and he did it by filming the proposal and slipping that into the movie. what motivated him to go big like this? i'll ask him in just a few minutes. [ woman ] welcome back jogging stroller. you've been stuck in the garage while i've been sneezing from the dust in here, and the pollen outside. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescription strength relief from my allergy symptoms. it's the brand allergists recommend most. ♪ lilly and i are back on the road again, where we belong. with zyrtec® i can l

kingston's spokesman says he's been stabilized.inger and a woman passenger were injured as they went under a bridge on the jet ski. >>> after 11 days parked at the international space station, "endeavour" is on its way home. the shuttle departed the space station late last night and is scheduled to land early wednesday morning at the florida space port. this is "endeavour's" 25th and final flight. just one space shuttle flight remains. >>> my next guest may prove that the pen is mightier than the sword but probably not the pen you are thinking are. their invention, a diagnostic test in the form of a magic marker pen could help save millions of lives every year. talking about the johns hopkins school of medicine. we're going to go to them after a short break. [ male announcer ] this is lara. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon tour begins with more pain and more pills. the evening guests arrive. back to sore knees. back to more pills. the day is done but hang on... her doctor recommen

. >> sean kingston crashed into a miami beach bridge from a jet ski. >> his friend was the owner of theping them and pulled them out of the water yet a big-. it is some real. get a big gash alcohol does not seem to be playing a role in the crash. snookie is in trouble. she was taken into custody but not arrested bee >> this weekend, the box office was best for memorial day. sequels, the hang over part to. and kung fu panda part to. the hang over ii and the kung fu panda ii big news for the board of the rings fans. orlando blown will be back to character is not in the character but as the and worked and to the two movies. bloom the top, the unexpected turn the an baja but will be released mid-december 2010 and 2013. i am a vicki live the office and you have been caus buzzed. gabe slate's tech report >>gabe: apples court takeover the mosconi center for the annual conference. apple is going to be taking over the mass tony center. what will be the new features for the iphone? will it be the 4g? will have a better camera? elizabethan era? tonight on kron 4-8:00 p.m., will have the thinner sc

kingston. the chair: the gentleman from georgia. mr. kingston: i thank the gentleman from california for the time. i stand in support of the amendment and the passage of the bill. but i want to raise a point which is of great concern to me as an appropriator and as a fiscal conservative, and that is the pentagon's practice and its being practiced by the obama administration and as it was by the bush administration, of putting the war on terrorism money for afghanistan and iraq and other places around the globe off the military budget. we are debating a budget today which is about $550 billion, but there is another $120 billion which goes under overseas contingency operations which we do not debate or scrutinize nearly as much as we should. what that money does is actually brings us to a military spending bill that's not in the $500 billions but is $670 billion, a lot of that money is going to not emergency spending but ongoing operations. did anybody last year think we were going to be out of afghanistan or iraq this year? no. that mone

. >>> and hip hop star sean kingston is in the hospital this morning after a jet ski accident. passenger was also injured. >>> and hollywood could be headed to a new memorial day weekend record, thanks to "the hangover part ii." it opened to nearly twice the sales of the original "hangover" physical im. it will have taken in $138 million by the end of today. making it the most lucrative comedy ever. >>> that will do it for this quick news update. we send it now over to jeff smith in from wabc. jeff? >> we're checking out the beginning of a heat wave in the eastern parts of the country. wpvi in philadelphia. nobody knows philadelphia like wpvi. action news over there. hazy, hot, and humid today. today will be the first day of the heat wave this that area. we check out temperatures. philly, heat advisories today. heat, an excessive heat watch for tomorrow. 92 today, 91 tomorrow. heat index values up near 100. that's what it will feel like when you combine in the humidity. maybe just barely a heat wave in new york city. three days of 90-plus for washington, d.c. and raleigh, appro

and so just let me introduce quickly the speaker,s chair of the international relations studies at kingston in london and spent most time as a journalist in south asia and in the former soviet union. wrote a lot of books about the soviet union, about, you know, america's role in the world, and he has a ba in history and a ph.d. in political science of university of cam bridge. we have had some association with him in the past, i'm really excited to have him here. he will speak for about -- >> 25 minutes. >> 25 minutes. i suggested a shorter time before we meant about the book, and he said, no. [laughter] right, and then we have two distinguished discussions, the international economics since march 2009 and before there, director of the middle east and central asia department and also the ivan institute where we've known each other for a long time. he's the editor of economic development in south asia, wrote tons of books on macroeconomic management, models for adjustment and islamic banking, ect.. he's a ph.d. from the lsc and other degrees which i won't go into. josh white is a research fe

jack kingston and i did a lot of good work together in the 1990's, and it's an honor to be here with him. ought tin scott was doing a great job. was elected president of the freshman class. [applause] represents my old district. the nice thing, so often in the old days, i have so many friends representing so many districts that i used to represent. speaker murphy used to keep trying to get rid of me saying if he didn't get rid of me there would be too many republicans. he was right. i just want to say that when we began the campaign we were very honored. senator zell miller commited that he would help lead the campaign and be one of our co-chairs. governor purdue signed up and said he would help lead. governor diehl signed up and said he would lead. i'd ask each of you to become a leader not only here, but across the country, helping us reach out. i want to make this the most fun, interesting, idea-oriented campaign in history. this is something i learned from reagan years ago, and i'll close with this. he use you had to -- used to get attacked by "the new york times" and the news, a

kingston: the republican party overspent. not to be outdone, in one year the obama administration ran up the numbers higher and one year in deficits than the bush did in eight years. it's outrageous. the year that the democrats won the majority, the bush deficit was $160 billion. i agree, way too high. but what did they do? $1.6 trillion. that's a lot of money and that's all the more reason that we need to eliminate duplicative spending which is what this is. support h.r. 1214. thank you. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas reserves. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pallone: mr. chairman, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from california, mrs. davis. the chair: the gentlewoman from california is recognized for two minutes. mrs. davis: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, this bill will not create one job or help one american family cope with high gas or grocery prices. but i tell what you it will do. it will make it more difficult for over one million children

to say, according to family friends, his rise began when the father offered to build a palace for kingstonnd the 1950's for far less in the lowest bid. but the 1960's, he had ingratiated themselves so will the saudi royal family that the king decree of construction projects be awarded to the bin laden the older died and a plane crash. each sibling inherited land his name means young lion. let's go to missouri. caller: how are you doing this morning? hello? host: we are listening. go ahead. weler: i'm glad we got him only slaughtered millions of people. maybe we can go after the real perpetrators. what do you think? host: what do you think? caller: i think we never will. host: next caller. caller: what will happen to all of osama bin laden's money? will it be frozen or what? if his kids are dead, who will continue with the money? host: i am not sure of that question will be asked at today's briefing. the story continuing to unfold this morning. hillary clinton will be before reporters momentarily. she will talk about the news, we presume, and to a trek into the picture inside the state depa

kingston: can you imagine in your household if for over $1 you spent, 40 cent was borrowed. that's the situation we're in with every dollar we spend in the u.s. congress today. yet there are those who do not want to reforl or change. but if i brought in my family and said, listen, guys for every dollar we spend, 40 cents is borrowed, we would say, what can we cut out? can we do with less travel? do with less clothes? cut back on the kitchen table a little bit? we would come up with ideas. they might be tough choices but it's the right thing to do. it is time for congress to get our house in order. and to think about the next generation not just the next election. as a member of the appropriations committee, i can tell you each and every day, people come to see me to ask nor money to be spent. we've got to change our culture of spending here and get the house under control. and i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentlelady from florida rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the chair: without o

police say that kingston had a female passenger on board when he had the accident, which happened last. >>> a bizarre accident at a hotel in atlanta leaves a model dead. police say la shawna threat and another woman were, quote, play fighting when they crashed through a tenth story window at the "w" hotel and they n fell t the ground. they were apparently celebrating threat's 30th birthday. >>> politics now. sarah palin appears to be running up for a run at the white house, or is she? she's simply not tipping her hand just yet. she kicked off her bike tous to yesterday at a biker rally in washington. >> the bus tour is to get out there and remind americans about our foundation, our declaration of independence and our constitution and the historic sites that should be a reminder every day to every american, about how important it is to stand strong on our foundation. that's what made us the greatest country on earth. >> standing strong on our foundation and building on them. >> as for whether she will run, she told sandra, i don't know yet. so is she running? that's the question that ev

my name is judy and i live in peace kingston, new hampshire. i have just received my medicare card through the mail. so i have become interested in medicare. i was wondering how you would change paul ryan's plant. >> good question. let me start by saying, to show you how despicable the democra'' campaign is, a picture of paul ryan pushing a grandmother off a cliff. i don't thinthink every americad condemn a campaign showing something so false. it is disgusting. [applause] yesterday i was at a medical center and a man walked up who works there. he said my 85-year-old grandfather knew that you were coming and asked me to ask you if his social security and his medicare were going to be taken away. because he is generally frightened. the president of the united states ought to tell every single part of his party to quit doing this stuff. it is truly remarkable that a president would do this. this is the third time in my life we have had another scare campaign. first was against reagan. the country to figure out it was a lie, they got so angry, they