but at times kingston, jamaica -- you know, certain time, man, you can't go into certain part of kingston you know that that's kingston. >> right. >> i think with haiti, the world don't have enough information to understand that, okay, sometimes there's unrest in the capital. but outside of the capital, you have nothing but white beaches. you have green. you have places to develop. and i think to that point, you know, the idea of security within port-au-prince is something that we're working on. but outside of port-au-prince, you know, everything is always lovely. >> so you're still there a lot? i know a year ago you were there every week, every month. what's your presence in haiti right now? >> well, it's important that i'm there, you know, much more than i've ever been because with the president that's in place weather the government, you know, it's, like, i still play part of that. and it's important that i give them 100% support. ♪ >> grammy award-winning artist ne-yo also performed. when, caught up with him, he talked about his growing family and his transition into acting. it's ban

steve kingston is in washington. he says it is not a surprise he is denying the allegations. >> it is interesting he chose to come out and publicly address these claims, having previously said that he wanted to before. what changed is that no two of his accusers have gone public, one of them, sharon bialek, called a dramatic news conference on monday. he said -- she said that he groped her in a car after she approached him for help in finding a job. acclaim he denies. not only was there a general denial or suggestion that she had misconstrued as actions, mr. cain gave an outright denial of even remembering sharon bialek. he said he did not recognize her name. he gave a more general, defined he nile oof all four otf the accusations. >> the charges and accusations are absolutely -- i absolutely reject. they simply did not happen. they simply did not happen. >> well, he went on to say that he does not believe this will affect his republican presidential bid, but it has cost them a huge amount of damage. >> yes, it does.

steve kingston is in washington. he says it's not a surprise that herman cain is denying these allegations. >> it's interesting that he chose to come out in publicly address these claims having previously said he wanted to move forward. but what's changed over the past 48 hours or so is that now two of his accusers have gone public. one of them called a dramatic news conference in new york on monday, said mr. cain had tried to grope her in a car after a dinner together, after she'd approached him for help in finding a job. a claim he denies. and not only was it a general denial or a suggestion that perhaps she could somehow misconstrue his actions, mr. cain actually gave an outright denial of even remembering the woman. he said he'd never met the woman as far as he knew. he didn't recognize her name. answered gave her a more general defiant denial of all four accusations. >> the charges and the accusations are absolutely -- i absolutely reject. they simply didn't happen. they simply did not happen. >> he went on to s

steve kingston, bbc news, washington. >> next year at this time, we will finally have an answer as to who will be the next president of the united states, but until then, the sparring continues, and republican candidates took to the stage, each vying to be picked to take on president obama. with a focus on security, they could give us an idea of what their policy would be should they reach the oval office. mark, it was meant to be a debate, but it is another issue in the headlines. >> illegal immigration, 16 million illegal immigrants in the united states, and basically, the republican base, their opinion is to take them out. but newt gingrich made a distinction of his own view, going for a somewhat more liberal position. >> if you have been here 25 years and have kids and grandkids and have been paying your taxes, abiding by the law, and going to church, i do not think we are going to get you forcibly and throw you out. >> he said it is not about citizenship but about legalizing them, and that is a fine distinction. nobody concentrated on that because he was not a front runner. he ap

. >> steve kingston is in washington, explaining why it was so long for her to expose his behavior. >> she says that she has come out to give face and voice to what happened all those years ago. she says that she has heard of other women making similar complaints against mr. cain. the case he was specifically referring to there in a press conference that was last week was one of the other women that came forward to say that he sexually harassed them. it was settled between her and the national restaurant association of which he was head at the time. the difference in this case is that there was a pretty graphic account given before the television cameras by one and that doesn't mind her identity being known for the american public. the campaign has put out a statement saying that the accusations are completely false. they say he never sexually harassed anyone and this is not going to go away. i think he will be under pressure to give a specific response to the very graphic allegations. >> and the countdown to the 2012 london games continues. >> next year's olympic torch relay has been

steve kingston, bbc news, washington. >> next year at this time, we will finally have an answer as to who will be the next president of the united states, but until then, the sparring continues, and republican candidates took to the stage, each vying to be picked to take on president obama. with a focus on security, they could give us an idea of what their policy would be should they reach the oval office. mark, it was meant to be a debate, but it is another issue in the headlines. >> illegal immigration, 16 million illegal immigrants in the united states, and basically, the republican base, their opinion is to take them out. but newt gingrich made a distinction of his own view, going for a somewhat more liberal position. >> if you have been here 25 years and have kids and grandkids and have been paying your taxes, abiding by the law, and going to church, i do not think we are going to get you forcibly and throw you out. >> he said it is not about citizenship but about legalizing them, and that is a fine distinction. nobody concentrated on that because he was not a front runner. he ap

steve kingstone, bbc news, washington. >> this is gmt from "bbc world news." i am george alagiah. the cost of borrowing in italy has hit a new record one day after prime minister silvio berlusconi said he would resign once budget reforms are passed. the iranian president, ahmadinejad, has dismissed a report from the united nations which says there were signs iran may have worked on designing a nuclear weapon. time now for some business news. >> thank you very much. we will start in china. prices rose at a slower rate last month and inflation has eased back to 5.5% in october, down from a three-year high of 6.5% in july. food prices fell slightly. on average, people spend more than half of their income on food in china. >> of course, it has been increased by him saying he would resign. therefore, there have been some hope initially that his resignation would then open the door for some people, or support for the authority package. the domestic politics are much more complicated. there is a power struggle taking place. everybody wants to position themselves in the best way ahead of

steve kingstone, bbc news, washington. >> what a touching story.eminder of our top story on gmt. police in new york have cleared anti-wall street demonstrators from a park in the financial district where they have been camping since september. hundreds of police in riot gear went in during the night to remove the protesters, some of whom had chained themselves together. about 70 were arrested. stay with us on gmt from "bbc world news." there's plenty more to come >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. union bank. and shell. >> this is kim - about to feel one of his favorite sensations. at shell, we're developing more efficient fuels in countries like malaysia that can help us get the most from our energy resources. let's use energy more efficiently. let's go.

steve kingston, from washington's. >> please welcome, the man who but the no. 9 back on the map, herman cain. >> he was appearing on a late- night comedy show. but multiple claims of sexual harassment are no laughing matter. he told jimmy kimmel that the allegations are false. >> the feeling that you have a when you know that all of this is totally fabricated, you go from anger, and then you get disgusted, and then you try to control yourself to make sure you watch this thing all the way through. and i was listening very closely. and when it was all over what i said, well, i know we got to do, because there is not an ounce of truth in all of these allegations. >> four women say they were sexually harassed by mr. cain, a former businessman and the fast- food industry. this one is the latest and the only way to go public. she told a news conference herman cain " tour when she approached him for help after losing her job. >> i said, what you doing. you know i have a boyfriend. this is not like a mere four. mr. cain said, you want a job, right? >> she said herman cain had stopped when she o

kingston: i thank chairman rogers for the time. i've enjoyed working with him and member dicks and our ranking member on the subcommittee, mr. sam farr. we've held 11 hearings and we had probably about 25 hours worth of debate on the floor in which over 50 amendments were offered. this bill is a prime example of what can happen when we get back to regular order. it was an open process passed by the subcommittee, full committee and then finally by the house floor. the bill is $350 million below f.y. 2011 in the discretionary portion and $2.5 billion lower than the president's request for f.y. 2012. it is compliant with the budget control act and a step to show both regular order, compromise and moving us towards a balanced budget. i also wanted to point out something, mr. speaker, that the mandatory portion of this bill is tremendous. our discretionary total in agriculture is $19.77 billion. but the mandatory is $116.9 billion. school lunch and breakfast and the snap program are $98.5 billion alone. if we do not get control of the m

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

doctors in kingston, ontario say while conducting an ultrasound to examine the growth on the testicles of a paraplegic man they saw an image. the image was taken in 2009. the growth was benign. the doctors removed the test tackles with no complications at all. they say it's purely coincidental, it's not a divine presence. really? divine presence? i confuse that with an apparition of the lord himself that. that was my first thought. >> that is an interesting picture. first i was against it. i didn't know what it looked like. it looks like he's astonished, doesn't it? >> here is a dilemma. i know you probably had this if you've gone to work and there is a colleague of yours who sits near you, a woman, who wears too much perfume. >> or a man with too much cologne. >> what do you do if the person right in your space and every day you smell that. what do you do if they are overindulging if it comes to the perfume. would you say anything or not say anything? >> you know what? i'm so allergic i would probably have to say would you mind not wearing so much of your perfume because i'm sneezing.

a car flips over on kingston road in middle river. the driver apparently lost control, crashed into a home and into a house. medics were called to the scene. >>> bank robberies finding a little politeness can go a long way. a man asked a teller to please hand him the money, instead of a threatening voice. keefer was convicted of the lesser charge of theft in a plea deal. he was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison, with 4 1/2 years suspended. >>> time now for a quick look at some stories you'll find in tomorrow morning's edition of the baltimore sun. >>> voters react to a councilman's conviction. a new weight loss study for ways to shed unwanted pounds. >>> and navy joins the big east conference. for these stories and a lot more, read tomorrow's baltimore sun. and remember, you can look for the updated forecast, from wjz's first warning weather team. >>> in tonight's wjz healthwatch report, the world's number 1 selling prescription drug goes to generic. it allows companies to make and sell generic versions of it. lipitor brings in billi

it happened near kingston, in south horn roads. paramedics were on the scene. but it's unclear if there are any injuries. >>> more crackdowns on anti- wall street protestors. more than 1,000 police officers in riot gear cleared out the occupy camp in los angeles today. they arrested more than 200 people who were -- who refused to live. this comes after baltimore tries to get rid of protestors. adam may has new developments in this. >> reporter: the occupiers here in baltimore have been here for more than two months now. and for the second time in those two months, city leaders put it in writing that they are not allowed to camp overnight here. >> reporter: city officials deny the occupy baltimore group a permit to stay in mceldon square. >> i'm a little skeptical about the rejection. >> reporter: protestors now left wondering if baltimore will fall next. occupy camps in philadelphia and los angeles were cleared out this week. workers wore hazmat suits, concerned about health dangers. for weeks, baltimore's mayor has kept egyptian -- eviction an option. >> we co

it happened near kingston and south horn road, just a short time ago. two medic units are on the scene. it's unclear if there are any injuries. we'll update the story for you coming up at 5:00 and 6:00. >>> filling the sky with blue angels. the famous squad of naval aviators is coming tomorrow at noon. they'll be here to get ready for next spring's bicentennial celebration. it runs june 13th through the 19th. what a site the blue angels are. it will be clearing skies. here's a look outside. the skies are cloudy now. bob turk is here with the updated numbers from first warning weather. hi, bob. >> we had sun this morning. that means clouds will come in. they will clear out. chilly air coming in. but it's not really producing any precipitation, just a lot of clouds. that will get out of here tonight. and tomorrow looks just perfect. take a look at radar. the only thing we're looking at on radar right now, up across new york state. a few light flurries of snow, across the adirondacks. that's about it. we're down to 47, which is close to normal for this tim

one former house staffer told me of a 2003 meeting hosted by representative jack kingston where gingrich and brought one message to the members, pass the drug bill for the good of the republican party. two aides to other gop members who had been resisting the bill told me their bosses were lobbied by gingrich over the phone. sometimes citing politics, sometimes citing substance. and it worked. newt gingrich moved votes on the prescription drug bill. one conservative staffer told me. that's for sure. newt gingrich is the new herman cain. they were both lobbyists. they have both now enjoyed being front-runners in the republican presidential campaign. and they are both on their way to being losers. the other office devices? they don't get me. they're all like, "hey, brother, doesn't it bother you that no one notices you?" and i'm like, "doesn't it bother you you're not reliable?" and they say, "shut up!" and i'm like, "you shut up." in business, it's all about reliability. 'cause these guys aren't just hitting "print." they're hitting "dream." so that's what i do. i print dreams, baby. [whi

december, 2008, dam break at the kingston plant in tennessee.hat spill, you recall, dumped more than a billion, billion with a "b" gallons of toxic coal slurry across hundreds of acres and into local ponds and streams and a river. coal ash doused with water and left in containment ponds for years. thus the sludge. coal ash contains toxic elements like arsenic and mercury and lead. in a tennessee disaster, a tidal wave of the toxic flood flooded people's front yards, backyards and houses and the whole valleys they lived in. they think now it will take four years to clean the tennessee disaster up. residents were first told it would take four weeks to clean the whole thing up. since the disaster, the environmental protection agency has been looking into better ways to regulate coal ash since there are huge, huge pits of the stuff sitting around aging coal fire plants all over the country. as in wisconsin today, they're conveniently poised right next to the source of drinking water for millions of people. two weeks ago republicans in the house bloc

one former house staffer told me of a 2003 meeting hosted by representative jack kingston where gingrichessage to the members, pass the drug bill for the good of the republican party. two aides to other gop members who had been resisting the bill told me their bosses were lobbied by gingrich over the phone. sometimes citing politics, sometimes citing substance. and it worked. newt gingrich moved votes on the prescription drug bill. one conservative staffer told me. that's for sure. newt gingrich is the new herman cain. they were both lobbyists. they have both now enjoyed being front-runners in the republican presidential campaign. and they are both on their way to being losers. [ male announcer ] indulge all you want. now there's no need to hold back. new revolutionary scope dualblast obliterates strong food odors leaving your breath minty fresh. hey. [ male announcer ] so there's no trace of evidence... new scope dualblast. you noticed! these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do it? eating right, whole grain. [ female announcer ] people who choose more whole grain ten

and we're going to go with chris and sean kingston. >> that's right. presenting a special performance. who is it? >> my little bro justin bieber. i'm excited to be here. he's performing a christmas song. i'm excited for him. >> we won't be able to hear you because the screams from the girls will just drown you right out. a 17-year-old kid that we saw grow up, it is amazing how much respect he gets in the industry. is he that good? >> the kid is amazing, man. 17 years old, he writes most of his stuff. he's just -- he's a humble kid. charming. he's talented, man. he backs it up. >> and i know you guys have worked together and you are a busy man yourself. new album coming up and a tv show. tell us about that. >> i just filmed a tv show, it's called "botd dy of proof." did two episodes for that. look out for a brand new album called "back to life" featuring a lot of people, t.i., rihanna. going to be my best work ever. that's coming soon. >> that drops in january, right? >> first quarter next year. >> sean,joy the show. look at that bling. ryan, i can't ge

. >> i covered the mess in kingston, tennessee, a couple years ago, it was exactly that a mess.ank you so much. >>> and now, to washington we go. jim acosta joining me now with an america's choice 2012 politics update and jim acosta, let's talk herman cain. >> yeah, let's talk herman cain, brooke, this was a -- if you haven't seen this on cnn today, haven't you beentc

rosa, republican, kingston, washington. good morning. caller: morning. think that the justice should consider that the person who is being put to death did not give his victim 33 years to live. he should consider himself lucky that he don't get the same thing that he gave his victim. host: all right. tony, a democrat, michigan. caller: good morning. i worked in the penal system. i noticed the inconsistencies of sentences by judges. so, that is why i am against capital punishment. i think that it is a waste of money for those men to sit for all of those years, and be fed, and everything. so, it really needs to be cut. the time on things really needs to be decreased. host: do you see inconsistency when it comes to this issue? caller: know, just the sentencing of criminals into the prison system. that one lady talked about god, but when you do a crime, you need to do the time. but, i am against capital punishment, because everybody don't get treated fairly. sentenced properly. host: we have your point. duke, next. st. petersburg. oh, he is not there. tallah

kingston: thank you, mr. speaker and mr. goodlatte. an amendment to the united states constitution should never be taken lightly. it's a sacred and profound document. but 15 years ago when mr. goodlatte and i and a number of others first came to town, we voted to amend that constitution. we were joined not only by all the republicans but by 72 democrats. now some of those very 72 who voted yes have changed their mind. we're hearing the same old argument. social security and medicare. when all else goes wrong in democrat liberal land, you start scarring seniors, children, teachers, first responders, critical programs and saying whatever the bill is this bill threatens them. one of the worst things you can do to social security and medicare is to go broke, and since that vote 15 years ago when it failed in the senate by one single member, we have accumulated $9.2 trillion in debt. balancing the budget is what 49 states do, what every city does, what businesses and families do. it's a matter of survival. it's not a radical concept. oh, do

host: rosa, a republican from kingston, washington.aller: i think justice breyer should consider that the person who is being put to death did not give his victim of 33 years to live, and he should consider himself lucky that he does not get the same thing he gave his victim. thank you. host: 28 democrat in jackson, michigan -- tony, democrat. caller: i worked in the penal system and i notice the inconsistency of sentences by judges. that's why i'm against capital punishment. i think it is a waste of money for those men to sit all those years and be fed and everything . so it needs to be cut. the time needs to be decrease, i think. host: d.c. and inconsistency with judges when it comes to this issue -- do you see an inconsistency? caller: the sentencing of criminals into the prison system. you don't know and when they talked about god having it. when you do a crime, you need to do the time. and so, but i'm against capital punishment because everybody doesn't get treated fairly, and since properly -- sentenced properly. host: st. peters

kingston, with mr. dicks, with mr. cantor. where they have given me the opportunity to tell them the specific story of vermont and hear my request that vermont be treated as vermonters have treated others. i rise in support of this motion to instruct so that this congress can do what it's always done, it's come forward to help people in this country who have been on the bad end of a tough storm. thank you. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky. mr. rogers: is the gentleman from washington state prepared to close? mr. dicks: i'm prepared to close and yield back the balance of my time. mr. rogers: well, mr. speaker, i recognize self for such time as i may consume.

kingston: thank you, mr. speaker and mr. goodlatte.endment to the united states constitution should never be taken lightly. it's a sacred and profound document. but 15 years ago when mr. goodlatte and i and a number of others first came to town, we voted to amend that constitution. we were joined not only by all the republicans but by 72 democrats. now some of those very 72 who voted yes have changed their mind. we're hearing the same old argument. social security and medicare. when all else goes wrong in democrat liberal land, you start scarring seniors, children, teachers, first responders, critical programs and saying whatever the bill is this bill threatens them. one of the worst things you can do to social security and medicare is to go broke, and since that vote 15 years ago when it failed in the senate by one single member, we have accumulated $9.2 trillion in debt. balancing the budget is what 49 states do, what every city does, what businesses and families do. it's a matter of survival. it's not a radical concept. oh, don't pe

kingston: now, do you really believe that saudi arabia and libya are more environmentally sensitive than we are? of course not. we can do it in an environmentally sensitive way and become oil independent. secondly we need to have tax simplification. i'm outraged when i hear about people not paying their fair share of taxes. we need to have a tax code that is a half a inch deep and miles and miles wide so that everybody is playing their fair share. and then thirdly, mr. speaker, we need to change the regulatory environment, regulators don't need to approach businesses with an i got you, i'm against you attitude, but more of a partnership. hey, we want to work with you on worker safety and environmental protection and product like the laws, things like this so, that we can work for business and nurture responsible corporate citizenship. and i think we can do that and that will increase our jobs and our economic growth and i yield back. thank you. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. are there further one-minute requests? are there further one-minute requests. -- reque

rogers of kentucky, lewis of california, wolf, kingston, latham, aderholt. mrs. emerson. messrs. col burrson, bonner, latourette, dicks. ms. delauro. messrs. oliver, pastor of arizona, farr, fattah, schiff. -- fatah, schiff. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following enrolled bill. the clerk: senate 1280, an act to amend the peace corps act to require sexual assault risk reduction and response training, the development of a sexual assault policy, the establishment of an office of victim advocacy, the establishment of a sexual assault advisory council and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? mr. bachus: thank you. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. 2940 and insert extraneous material therein. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. for what purpose does the gentleman from alabama seek recognition? mr. bachus: pursuant to