i'm kirk. back to you. >> thanks kirk. chicago cubs pitcher ryan defer store spent his weekend in chicago. he invited david caplan to one of the workouts. as you'll see this is a case study in the agnat my of a work use. >> reporter: not a time many professional athletes are up and about. brian is ready to get to work. he gets together with trainer micates in north brook. is occasionally joined by fellow pitchers jeff and tom. >> the three of us working out. it's fun to push each other like that. it's a friendly competition. >> to build team spirit. >> yes. >> reporter: dempsters teammates are workingout. it's up to me to keep up. >> stand up tall. push your butt down. >> reporter: the majority of it is your legs for a pitcher that'sth most important howaatal st oleav. not nt tn, righ howa line sa natacoll e shborn t of. everhing n't soowedhow ia's wa proould ♪ timeswipr chec to pur a autallyferr theckinunt theingsnt. d th a b ju sav lie roomnna f tunto ice em. at'si'm bac to t [ nnou wit en ime t wachovia. a wells fargo c

the audience, we've got secretary salazar of interior, secretary donovan of hud, and ambassador ron kirk, our u.s. trade representative. please give them a round of applause. [applause] to all of the outstanding members of congress that made this day possible, and i'm going to mainly sing aloud praises to speaker nancy pelosi -- [cheers and applause] today, we market and important milestone on the road to health insurance reform and higher education reform. but more broadly, this day affirms our ability to overcome the challenges of our politics and meet the challenges of our time. when i took office, one of the questions that we needed to answer is whether it was still possible to make government responsive to the needs of everyday people, middle class americans, the backbone of this country, or whether the special interests or lobbyists will continue to hold sway like they have done it many times before. and that is a test of the next one week ago when health insurance reform became the law of the land in the united states of america. [applause] and it is a test we met later in the wee

metro on time and the buses showing a diversion on the 36 at kirk due to a water main break. for the mta transit team i'm mark jones. >>> all right. let's run down some of the top stories. police are still trying to determine a motive outside the hospital. a woman and a gunman are dead. two other women are injured. police say there doesn't appear to be any connection between the women and the gunman. >> i'm sorry. do you want to come up here? you know, the -- all right. because can i just say once again, barbara and i are supportive of -- >> the president spoke at a fund raiser in los angeles on monday where he urged california democrats to work hard to re-elect senator barbara boxer. though the democrat friendly droud were not without criticism. they shouted at the president regarding the don't ask don't tell policy. >>> if you leave your kais in a bar there's a good chance you could go back and get them but one apple employee could get in trouble for what he left in a bar. the new iphone. it's scheduled to be released this summer. the lawyers for apple sent a letter asking

latin poetry and adoring husband and father, a man who can speak truth to power, brandish a stiletto, kirk up a gingery il sauce, evaluate the work that an oriental rug and stay loyal to his friends even when the world shunned them. what a man to get to know. but it is not unjust to the revisionist portrait that makes the book so original. it is her style. she is a daredevil who uses the third person to tell her story and despite all awns succeeds in making and as intimate as the eye and a first person is no more. she has its dialogue that once both appropriate and at times boldly sassy and contemporary. while for the most part she renders cromwell's innermost thoughts and elegant prose at other times she employs the kind of energy short and in which thoughts actually occur. but there is one cromwellian train of thought that ends with today's single word slangy sentence, whatever. and you know what, it will work because mantel is a magician. she has cut all kinds of literary up her sleeve. a triumph of a book. [applauding] >> i'm not hillary mantel. she says it is a huge honor, and i'm sad

fascinating to watch the campaigns for the 2010 said when you have people with a moderate like mark kirk that will be the nominee of illinois immediately responded with a party line of repeal of the health care. charlie crist in florida is being challenged by the status. the speaker of the house and they are very conservative and he was challenged to come out for repeal and 15 seconds later he cannot for repeal and he probably got a tweet. i would like to put one counter argument. on some issues recent jobs bills for example there was crossing of the all and i do think that privately at least i would be interested to see if we get public manifestation but privately there are a fair number of republican senators who have to be questioning this absolute no. now with a that manifests itself in any systematic behaviour i don't know my guess is there are some people who democrat and republican who would on a given issue try to bring something up and work together. but that is by far the exception rather than the rule. >> and if the -- again will depend on the outcome of the midterm elections

. -- senator kirk reid -- senator reid in making that judgment. >> it is conceivable that you could lose the house in the election. how much of a concern is this for you? what are you doing to respond? >> i do not think we are going to lose the house. history shows that in a first interim election, there is a history of the president's party losing seats in the house. ronald reagan lost a net 18 in 1982. we understand that history is not good from that standpoint for us. however, we have 253 members. i think we want to retain it as close to that number as we can. we are working hard. our incumbents who won in 2006 and 2008 are very good people, good communicators, hard workers, doing good things for their people. we think they're going to be excellent candidates and tough to beat. we're confident that we're going to retain the majority. we're working hard to do that. unlike 1994, there are no surprises this year. we've been working very hard since last year. we continue to work very hard. we think the american people are going to like what we have done. we think it will respond -- we thi

they should shutdown kirk avenue between bon a port avenu bonapad 66th street. it's going to be clear from 695 to east fayette street and no problems to report on the top side of the beltway. speeds are actually clocking in at 60 miles per hour at dulaney valley road. as we take a look at harford road, parkville area is going to be clear as well. the cars are zipping along as they make the approach toward towson. as for the west side no worries as we take a live look at liberty road. you will see the same situation, cars zipping along the inner and outer loop >>> millions in proposed cuts across the board have put the brakes on a new bus in baltimore. as the route continues to circle the city so do the questions about the service. jeff barns has more about free ride. >> it's a key service and a central service for anything. >> reporter: it's a free ride crisscrossing the streets of baltimore city of shutting tourists and locals to some the city's most popular destination. >>> it's a fast, convenient way of getting downtown without having to move your car. >> rep

as we leave you, a music video featuring some of gospel music's biggest names led by kirk franklin. the song, "are you listening," was recorded to raise money to help rebuild haiti. ♪ you and me, sister you and me, brother ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. ♪ ♪ captioning sponsored by the lilly endowment captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >> be more. pbs.

now, as kirk mentioned, like i said, the water outages, the lines have been just deenergized right now at this point. so things around this area, now the folks here don't have water. one of those areas that's acted is towson university. we're talking thousands of students all over there. they pretty much had a day off. we talked to some of the student and for some, this day off is no water -- these water issues they've had has been a mixed blessing. it's a gorgeous day. temperatures in the 80s, no humidity, and folks are out enjoying the subject. it might as well be a saturday instead of a wednesday morning, when one should have been in class >>> now -- >> although they still had water in the early afternoon, towson university as well as other big water users in the area closed down for the day. other than tonight's big lacrosse game, all classes and other activities were closed. for some, not having water was a blessing. >> i am pretty happy, since i yes have a lab due today, and it's not finished. >> [ laughter ] >> so that's basically a whole other week for me to work on it, which i

we are honored to hear peter landy, jill and kirk talley, susan coe and susan worsened her mother voices to these words. their presence reminds us that each document in this volume in the series of fanning, he face any family. please refer to the handout for survey reprise of our readers. today's program will begin with dr. matthaus provide an overview of the national history of the series. he received his phd in history 1992 from the university in germany. his recent publications include a oppression and ossuary provider, holocaust and transformations and atrocities on trial comes to postpurchase on the which he co-edited with patricia haber. professor roseman will provide commentary fictionalization for the different documents to be read here the pope can be found in handout. professor roseman. his publications cover wide range of topics in german and european history including life reform and protest the 1920's and 30's, germany, holocaust survival in memory, nazi policy and perpetrators, post-1945 germany and the construction in jewish and other minorities in german history. professo

. >> we're talking with tom paul kirk -- thomas tauke and kim hart. >> you talk about how everyone is playing in each other's sandboxes. computer companies are selling cell phones and network providers have their own app stores. you stressed the need for the government to ensure that no player has an advantage over the other and that he wanted technology-and get -- agnostic -- and that you want but technology-agnostic policy going forward. others the civic updates needed to make sure you are keeping up with this -- are there specific updates to make sure you're not keeping up with these? >> we have not come up with all the answers ourselves. many people will have different ideas. part of the effort to was to get a conversation going in encourage people to come forward with their ideas and how the legislation might be put forward. a former member of congress -- it is not my job to do this. i do think there are many capable people on the hill who are going to have good ideas about how to address some of these issues. if that -- with that, let me just say that i think that, in essence, w

both the illinois senate candidate mark kirk is out there, recently backed away from the idea of repealot at this point within our capability. we do not have the votes. we lost. we absolutely lost. the question that i have before me is, how do i help my constituents understand the tremendous tax burden that is about to hit? it may not be total repeal at the end of the day. it may be a series of fixes over the course of the -- this bill getting enacted that enable us to possibly change -- >> so republicans plan to campaign on repeal and replace and shouldn't they stop them from saying it won't work? john feehery is a republican strategist. karen finney is a democratic strategist and former communications director for the democratic national committee. john worked for the speaker of the house. let me ask you john, first, is this smart to say we're going to repeal? >> there is a precedent for repeal. in '88 and '89 with the catastrophic bill they repealed the legislation. >> the same people that passed it. >> the same people that passed it. in 2004, nancy pelosi promised to repeal the medi

republicans landed a huge recruiting coo when they brought mark kirk into the race.ocrats have ended up with their second choice, the state treasurer. the president seems reluctant to get involved in the race. my colleagues report today that senator durbin went to the white house to ask for more support and he is taking a hands-off attitude at the moment. >> why is that? that illinois politics are just so toxic especially with the blago trial out and now we hear he may be subpoenaing dick durbin? this is throwing up a lot of dust because some won't take place especially with the president, but the president and white house just want to stay as far away from illinois politics as they can. >> that doesn't help. the democratic candidate in question, he has problems of his own that are leaving some democrats to speculate that he may not stay in the race to the end. he is closely tied to his family, the broadway bank, that may fail by the end of this month, which is been a source of damaging stories to his campaign throughout the race and it's less than two months since h

that alexi giannoulias is himself took part of a bank nowç haranguing his republican opponent mark kirke in and returned his goldman sachs donation. >> sean: the president made the statement that we have the toughest ethics rules that any president has ever had. he said in the campaign that if you leave his administration, that you wouldn't be able to lobby the administration for years. the lawyer representing goldman sachs craig working for him up until january. i guess i'm a little perplexed.ç it seems like he can say anything, break the promise then never get called out on it. what has happened to media in the country that they ignore it? >> you know what, we ignore the lame stream lap dog media the fact is, despite all of the water carrying that has gone on for the last year and during the campaign, the word is getting out there, he is being held accountable in his poll numbers. the fact people do see corruption as one of theç top issues in 2010 and 2012. he can't keep saying these things with a straight face when all of the evidence is to the contrary. he keeps patting himself on

kirk made the bank's financial troubles a central theme in the senate race. giannoulias maintains the bank was financially secure when he left his job there four years ago to become the state treasurer. >>> blanche lincoln, a key senate vote on the healthcare bill is facing a tough challenge in her bid to win re-election in november. james rosen is live in little rock, arkansas, where the candidates debated last night. hello, james. >> reporter: good afternoon. it wasn't lincoln-douglas, but the lincoln-halter debate proved more civil and substantive affair than the race, itself, has been to date with the negative attack ads on tv and spending by the outside groups. still, senator lincoln main challenger, bill halter, albeit in a polite way went on the attack against lincoln early and often last night, portraying the two-term senator as flip-flopper on the so-called public option in heal healthcare reform and unprincipled for her receipt of campaign contribution from goldman sachs. for her part, lincoln kept her focus on the audience, touting the accomplishme

kirk: thank you, mr. speaker. as the iranians accelerate their nuclear program, indications are that america may be losing its nerve. in its latest report to congress, the c.i.a. said iran continued to expand its nuclear infrastructure and continued uranium enrichment. this follows a report by the u.n.'s iaea that iran has enriched uranium and is halfway to its goal of making bomb-grade fissile material. we know that iran's greatest weakness is its dependence on foreign gasoline. they have mishandled iran's economy since 1979 that this leading opec leading nation is depending on gasoline for 40% of its needs. i wrote a material -- an article trying to end gasoline sales. i want to thank chairman berman and ranking member ros-lehtinen for bringing this bill to the floor. in these partisan times now, when have 54 senators and congressmen agreed on anything? but they agree on cutting off iran's gasoline. but now without decisive bipartisan action soon, the security of our children and our allies may depend on the goo

you look at mark kirk in illinois, who beat a tea party candidate quite easily. in california you have people like carly firina and meg whitman running, so the idea that the republican party is being taken over by the tea party is not true in a couple of these races. that's one thing. the republican party is still the recognizable republican party, not the tea party. but the anger is just tremendous. and as i said, i think some republicans incumbents are going to lose because the anti-incumbent ang ser soso strong. as i mentioned last week, the democratic party approval rating is at its lowest point since they start asking the question. there's bye-bye this angry tide and the democrats are bearing the brunt of it. >> lehrer: what about, mark, david's theory here that the real problem here with crist, if he's going to run as a moderate he's got to act leek a moderal and doing this bill isn't enough. they say this is a political move, right? >> that's right. i think charlie crist-- charlie crist got into the race, and there were accolades. there was almost an audib

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>> i think it's because one candidate, a republican candidate mark kirk running for senator in illinoiseleased a statement saying we don't know what the deal is but out of abundance of caution he's going to return his goldman sachs contributions. it goes back to the whole question of does it smell basically. does it smell bad, look bad, is it bad? interesting footnote in the hallway senator richard shelby who you showed as one of the biggest recipients of goldman money also said he would not return the money. he was surprised $35,000, that's all they gave me? >> as far as blanche lincoln is concerned she is enemy number one on wall street right now. she is proposing the most radical legislation especially on credit drive tivtion. far more red cal than the white house was initially couldn't plating. >> not money well spent is what you're saying? >> jessica yellin, chris freeland and dana bash. >>> a man with a quarter century of experience trying to find a path to peace in the middle east and now says u.s. hopes for the deal are based on the wrong assumptions. bls [ female announcer ] it

congressman mark kirk, the republican, opposes the wall street reform. alexei giannoulis supports it. there's an issue that people do care about when it comes to bank. >> senator dick durbin, from illinois. we know you're going to florida to be among the democrats who speak tonight. wre appreciate your time. >> here's a quick look at the numbers. still another 19-month high. one highlight on another quiet day. caterpillar posted stronger than expected earnings. when i grow up, i want to fix up old houses. ♪ [ woman ] when i grow up, i want to take him on his first flight. i want to run a marathon. i'm going to work with kids. i'm going to own my own restaurant. when i grow up, i'm going to start a band. [ female announcer ] at aarp we believe you're never done growing. thanks, mom. i just want to get my car back. [ female announcer ] together we can discover the best of what's next at aarp.org. [ female announcer ] it's red lobster's festival of shrimp... a chance to get everyone together for a night where everyone gets just what they want. combine two o

capabilities. 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, straight as an indian standing straight and tall as his longtime kirkut it. this was a guy who got involved in the end one fist fights into his fifties. he was not just good in business, he was also a good card player, an excellent source research, somebody who was always out to compete and win under all circumstances and hear his sons were, one as he put it is a gambling addict and epileptic, william -- >> may have been de. >> yes and his son william was very good in business but he was kind of apology and an athletic and kind of a sad sack of a personal -- personally in his demeanor so here was george washington vanderbilt, tall and athletic. started the civil war, when a wall and was court-martialed and convicted which didn't end a career back then, return to duty but never signed a combat duty. ended up getting sick and died during the civil war of consumption. he didn't even died in the battlefield and vanderbilt was broken up and contributed to his interest in spiritualism. >> the thing about corneal is that he takes up a lot of spake -- base in t

. >> cameron douglas, despite the pleas of his famous family, michael douglas and grandfather kirk douglasr years. this all stems from a conspiracy charge to distribute crystal meth and cocaine. he was up against -- i should say five years. more than four years, sorry about that. he was up against ten years as a possibility. they ended up giving him the more than four-year sentence. the judge in the case said something interesting. he said he's gotten too many letters from famous people that treated him like a victim. so he more or less said, it's time for him to serve his sentence. all this stems from an instance where half a pound of crystal meth was shipped overnight by him, then while he was in lockup his girlfriend snuck in some drugs for him. she was caught and arrested and he was returned to lockup. the eight months he's already been in jail counts toward that four-plus. >> that's good for him. a series of bad decisions it sounds like. too bad. well, you remember, here's "the skinny" update for you. david copperfield, this woman who claims she was picked out of the audience by david

kirk: thank you, mr. speaker.r nuclear program, indications are that america may be losing its nerve. in its latest report to congress, the c.i.a. said iran continued to expand its nuclear infrastructure and continued uranium enrichment. this follows a report by the u.n.'s iaea that iran has enriched uranium and is halfway to its goal of making bomb-grade fissile material. we know that iran's greatest weakness is its dependence on foreign gasoline. they have mishandled iran's economy since 1979 that this leading opec leading nation is depending on gasoline for 40% of its needs. i wrote a material -- an article trying to end gasoline sales. i want to thank chairman berman and ranking member ros-lehtinen for bringing this bill to the floor. in these partisan times now, when have 54 senators and congressmen agreed on anything? but they agree on cutting off iran's gasoline. but now without decisive bipartisan action soon, the security of our children and our allies may depend on the good behavior of a terrorist nation

kirk: thank you, mr. speaker. as the iranians accelerate their nuclear program, indications are that america may be losing its nerve. in its latest report to congress, the c.i.a. said iran continued to expand its nuclear infrastructure and continued uranium enrichment. this follows a report by the u.n.'s iaea that iran has enriched uranium and is halfway to its goal of making bomb-grade fissile material. we know that iran's greatest weakness is its dependence on foreign gasoline. they have mishandled iran's economy since 1979 that this leading opec leading nation is depending on gasoline for 40% of its needs. i wrote a material -- an article trying to end gasoline sales. i want to thank chairman berman and ranking member ros-lehtinen for bringing this bill to the floor. in these partisan times now, when have 54 senators and congressmen agreed on anything? but they agree on cutting off iran's gasoline. but now without decisive bipartisan action soon, the security of our children and our allies may depend on the goo

. >> kirk whalum, well class musician. [applause] >> board and bred in memphis, tennessee.laughter] >> all right. someone representing the governor's office, i didn't see him, is the governor here? all right. someone that i have so much love and respect for, he was the youngest person to speak at the march on washington, congressman john lewis, 23 years old when he spoke following will be interim mayor joe ford, and then it will come back with a musical tribute by one and only deborah thomas. congressman on the way to being a senator? [applause] >> francis, my friend, my sister, and all members of the hooks family, thank you very much for asking me to participate. you know in love is all. we all were one family, one people, one house. you may not know, i first met ben hooks when i served on a board the southern christian leadership conference beginning in 1962 under the leadership of martin luther king junior. when i first met ben, i knew then that this man, this man of god was a remarkable man. ben believed in his heart, believed in his soul the impossible was possible. he

so far only one republican candidate mark kirk from illinois is saying, yes, other democrats who i askedey said no. >> today something that a lot of them hadn't actually thought about until this morning. >> it was pretty clear. >> so let me ask you something. the democrats have been all over republican leader mitch mcconnell for having a secret meeting with wall street types, and now it turns out he wasn't the only one out there having meetings. >> that's right. republicans in response have been yelling, wait a minute. what about the democratic leader, rather, harry reid, the fact that they've been raising -- that harry reid was actually in new york recently in the past couple of months and went to a fund-raiser where in new york on wall street with wall street exectives. we wanted to ask harry reid. what about that? we tried at least. take a listen. >> first of all, everything that we have done in this legislation is about as transparent as it can be. i think that it's pretty clear that i'm leading the effort to rein in wall street. so i'm going to make sure that in this legislation, i

kirk's i think there is some truth.adding a lot of people worry about not having a coherent policy. this is hard. the christmas day bomber probably highlighted the people. he is not a common criminal. we can assure the american people that as we go forward the we are going to live within our value system. we are going to have a legal system that will protect you and your family against people that will not include torture. it will be transparent. this is not in normal criminal operation. if we can do that, not only would usurp the moment well here in america, you would serve the future well. we need a good system that will protect us against what i think is an enduring threat. we will be fighting this long after you and i have set the political arena. i wish it were not so. hollis part with some of the rhetoric. thank you for your service. i admire what you are trying to do. >> it is incumbent upon people like myself. we could be more forthcoming in clear with the american people about what our intentions are. we can ex

kirk: on monday, portugal lost its a.a.a. rating and this news triggered a sudden loss in its own stock market. the spanish problem is five times the size of the greek problem. italy and ireland may be next. we may soon face a sovereign debt crisis. c.r.s. reports that the i.m.f. has $268 billion to lend, an amount that could quickly be exceeded by a european debt crisis. the i.m.f. may not have the resources to handle this crisis and the fed and the u.s. taxpayer may be called on to bail out these irresponsible governments. few in congress even know of this danger. to our economy and to our family. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from california rise? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. baca: i stand this morning in solidarity for all those who respect fairness and justice in opposition to the arizona state bill, 1070. this is unconstitutional law that is inspired by racism a

fascinating to watch the campaigns for the 2010 said when you have people with a moderate like mark kirkthat will be the nominee of illinois immediately responded with a party line of repeal of the health care. charlie crist in florida is being challenged by the status. the speaker of the house and they are very conservative and he was challenged to come out for repeal and 15 seconds later he cannot for repeal and he probably got a tweet. i would like to put one counter argument. on some issues recent jobs bills for example there was crossing of the all and i do think that privately at least i would be interested to see if we get public manifestation but privately there are a fair number of republican senators who have to be questioning this absolute no. now with a that manifests itself in any systematic behaviour i don't know my guess is there are some people who democrat and republican who would on a given issue try to bring something up and work together. but that is by far the exception rather than the rule. >> and if the -- again will depend on the outcome of the midterm elections a

kirk: two middle eastern newspapers report today that syria has transferred scud missiles to a terrorist group in lebanon. this repeats actions by iran and syria when they gave cruise missiles to hezbollah. it shows that the syrians and iranians have no wish to control their arsenal and transfer any weapon they own to terrorist groups. these reports tell us two things. first, the u.n. army that we sent to lebanon in 2006 is in utter failure that makes no effort to stop the largest missiles from deploying next to their very own u.n. camps. and second, it shows once iran makes nuclear weapons, it will transfer them to terrorists, like hezbollah and who knows who else. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from nevada rise? ms. berkley: i rise to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. ms. berkley: mr. speaker i rise today out of great concern about the iranian nuclear threat. dozens of foreign leaders met here in washington to stop the spread of nuclear weapons. i'm worried that we a

kirk: to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for one minute. mrs. kirkpatrick: mr. speaker, i just returned from a trip to arizona's border and i thank men and women at customs and border protection for allowing me an inside look into their operation. one of the most striking things i saw is the toll that violence has taken on our border communities and tensions are high. as the cartels become desperate to keep smuggling routes open, our border agents and their vehicles are hit with rocks, shot at and assaulted on a nightly basis. i am convinced that our border personnel need more equipment and manpower to prevent the violence and keep americans safe. there is no silver bullet for fixing our border. a solution will require a comprehensive approach to security. we must put every option on the table, including the use of the national guard, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> mr. speaker, i ri

. >> kirk whalum, world-class musician. born and bred in memphis, tennessee.five minutes, too? someone representing the governor's office, i did not see him, is the governor here? all right. someone that i have some much love and respect for, he was the youngest person to speak at the march on washington, congressman john lewis. he was 23 years old when he spoke. following will be the interim mayor and we will come back with a musical tribute. congressman on the way to being in the senate? [applause] >> my friends, my sister, and all members of the hoax family -- hooks family, thank you very much for asking me to participate you know he loved us all. we all were one-family, when people, one house. -- one people, one house. i first met him when i served on the board of the southern christian leadership conference in 1962 under the leadership of martin luther king, jr. i knew then that this man, this man of god, was a remarkable man. roomben believed in it -- ben believed in his heart, his soul that the impossible was possible. he believed this nation had the ca

just a brief word about frank, who is currently kirk -- foreign affairs of us a bit of his career spannedour decades and eight american presidents, including serving as ambassador to egypt, philippines, is a bit, and india. he has served as undersecretary of defense, policy, and for international security affairs as follows numerous other positions in washington and abroad. this would delighted to have you. >> thank you. thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. i appreciate being included in such a distinguished panel. i was struck as they listened, and he might as well continued on. he could have done my portion of the presentation this morning with greater facility and certainly greater insight. but i am privileged to have a chance to say a word or two this morning from the perspective of someone who served and lived in an remains associated with egypt. a key partner of the united states, a longstanding friend of this country for many decades, and a serious partner and player in the peace process. the first point i would like to all of you this morning seems rather self-evident. and t

[laughter] >> i love trek, but i can't call captain kirk as an expert witness in a real court of law. this goes to also question of who can use these technologies which is something shane touched on as well, which is the militaries using them, but so is the apartment and homeland security. so our local police department, miami-dade. so are the board of militias, these vigilante groups. . . soldiers to speak that has made in china written on the back. and their software is increasingly being written by someone sitting in india. so in in an think of others to simmered would make out of this. in all these questions about this ripple effects will tend to financers. we can debate back and forth we have issues at five minutes caboose at an exponential pace we've got to figure to keep it because the distance between technology and are human institutions is actually going greater. and in the second half, everything i talk about totally sounds like science fiction. and yet, it's all reality. it's not futuristic. it's actually in the present or even in the recent past order. that's why it's so

[laughter] i love that but i can't call captain kirk as an expert witness in the real court of law. this coastal also questions of who can use these technologies which is something that shane touched on as well which is the military is using them but so is the department of homeland security. so are the local departments, miami-dade commesso or the border militias, these vigilante groups. so have a group of fiefs. the point here is that we have questions before word of who can use this technology remember interviewing a district court judge and they said the question of who gets to use robotics and how is going to be a supreme court case because it touches on constitutional level questions of privacy and probable cause. in the last issue that i would raise that is a ripple affect out of this as will america go the way of commodore computers. that is if this is a technology that is on the level of the rise of automobiles or the rise of computers what does it mean that the united states is one of the few high-tech countries that does not have a national robotics strategy? what does it

fascinating to watch the campaigns for the 2010 said when you have people with a moderate like mark kirkthat will be the nominee of illinois immediately responded with a party line of repeal of the health care. charlie crist in florida is being challenged by the status. the speaker of the house and they are very conservative and he was challenged to come out for repeal and 15 seconds later he cannot for repeal and he probably got a tweet. i would like to put one counter argument. on some issues recent jobs bills for example there was crossing of the all and i do think that privately at least i would be interested to see if we get public manifestation but privately there are a fair number of republican senators who have to be questioning this absolute no. now with a that manifests itself in any systematic behaviour i don't know my guess is there are some people who democrat and republican who would on a given issue try to bring something up and work together. but that is by far the exception rather than the rule. >> and if the -- again will depend on the outcome of the midterm elections a