and kirk hawkins is live at the 405 in los angeles. kirk, it just seems like everyone is thinking like this is going to be the end of the world down there. >> reporter: you know, a lot of people have been preparing for this for months, elizabeth. and now it's finally here. we're all waiting for 7:00 this evening to come around and now that we have daybreak we can see the mulholland bridge behind us in place and ready to go. workers have been here putting those final preps in place. in fact, last night, they went down all of the dirt that's below the bridge. they say that will help them with this demolition process. that's all scheduled to begin later on this evening at 7:00. that's when they are set to shut down ramps here along the 405. now, before all of that and as all of that continues, there is a ton of massive construction equipment that is on standby. it is ready to go. we are talking about saws and cranes and other pieces of equipment that are ready to go even as we speak. actually, take a look to the right where we are. there

president, i'd like to yield to senator kirk for any remarks he may have. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. would the senator from illinois suspend for one moment while we get order in the chamber, so that he can be heard. a senator wishes to be heard, and i would appreciate the courtesy of order in the senate chamber so that the senator may be heard. please proceed. mr. kirk: i just remind members we're now moving to final passage on our first appropriations bill of this congress. it has been two years since the senate has passed a separate free-standing appropriations bill. but this is a bipartisan measure. it is marked to the house budget level, the paul ryan budget. we made difficult decisions, cutting 24 separate military construction programs. we denied the veteran court of appeals new building, and we came in below the president, about $1.2 billion bloat president, $620 million below last year and even $2.6 million below the house-passed bill. this is the bill that takes care of over 22 million veterans and our military construction n

kirk gregory has more on winehouse's life. >> reporter: amy winehouse as well known for her troublesith drugs and alcohol as she was for her music. born into a working class family in london, she was accepted into a prestigious london theater school at the age of 12. she was expelled four years later. as she gained fame, winehouse was also making headlines for using drugs and alcohol. a day after winning three mtv music video awards in 2007, she was rushed to a hospital. she later admitted it was because of a drug overdose. the singer grabbed international headlines for a stand-off with her family over going to rehab, memorialized in her hit song. ♪ >> reporter: in and out of rehab, winehouse once told a reporter, rehab is great for some people, but not others. kirk gregory, nbc news. >>> the heat wave that has gripped the midwest section of the country as well as parts of the eastern seaboard continued today. at least 22 people have reportedly died due to heat-related illnesses. families in new york were running to the beaches, in pittsburgh, firefighters had to use wet towels to st

enjoy the rest of your weekend. >>> coming up next, kirk douglas heads to san francisco tomorrow.ome amazing stories shared by the san francisco jewish film festival. the festival's director is here. we are going to talk to him coming up next. ,,,,,,,,,, ♪ [ female announcer ] sweet honey taste. 80 calories per serving. 40% daily value of fiber. i'm here in the downtown area where the crowd is growing. [ female announcer ] watching calories at breakfast never tasted this sweet... i'll go get my bowl. [ female announcer ] ...or this huge. new fiber one 80 calories. yes, you can actually love breakfast. >>> the bay area is home to the largest jewish film festival in the entire world. tomorrow, it honors a hollywood legend, peter stein with the san francisco jewish festival is joining us live now. thanks for being here this morning. >> thank you. thanks for having me and thank you, i'm not the legend. just so your people are clear. >> in your own right ridge the world's largest jewish film festival is huge. >> 31 years old this year. and we're surprised there's now something like 120

kirk hawkins in los angeles.hat's a great term, carmageddon. >> whoever came up with that, brilliant. >>> time now 6:14. california college students hit again. the latest fee hikes now going into effect. >>> he was doing like 110 at a point. >> and a mother clutches her infant son as a carjacker tries to take her on for what she is calling a ride from hell. >>> and a pleasant day to fly out of sfo, cool with a high of 63 today. a few low clouds out there along the bay shores all day long. warmer as we make our way to texas. houston will be at 94 today. so hot and also seeing a chance of thunderstorms and also a chance of some showers. about 50 to 60%. and there is more wet weather in store as we make our way even farther to the southeast in georgia. atlanta topping out at 8 3, hot, thunderstorms and rain. we'll have the extended forecast coming up. ,, ,,,, i know you're worried about making your savings last and having enough income when you retire. that's why i'm here -- to help come up with a plan and get you o

kirk: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. kirk: mr. president, i want to thank our ranking republican member on the budget committee, because in normal circumstances, i would be strongly supporting him and agree with him. the irony here is that this legislation conforms to a budget. it conforms to the paul ryan house budget and fits under the 302-b allocation. that's the amount of money that the house granted to the house appropriations subcommittee that wrote this bill. and when this bill passed our very conservative house of representatives, only five members of the house voted against it. all of our leading members of the house voting for it. now, we talk about needing to make tough decisions. i appreciate the members and their praise for the underlying legislation because we made so sometiv tough decisions. we looked at the president's request and we made a number of cuts. in alaska, at fort waynewright, we cut $57 million from their aviation complex. in germany at gesh i'm central distribution facility, we cut $21 million. also at

chris kirk also with a golfing weekend to remember the p.g.a. tour rookie claiming his first professional title at the viking classic that twenty six year old also tying a tournament record finishing twenty two under par for a one stroke victory their rookie sensation started the day with a one shot lead but the car to bogey soever who was mishaps were compensated by half a dozen birdies during the run including here seventeen short putt for par meaning kirk would see off george mcneil on top restrain your softly shot the american becoming the fifth newcomer to win a title this season only the second time but that's happened since the cancer. but tell you shank is simply in a class of her own after being another gold medal tour historical at the synchronized swimming world championships taking place in china high. joining her compile created for the triumph in the two it section of the competition two members of the top placing lympics water in beijing reuniting to secure russia its second gold of the tournament local favorites. to chen forced t

a source of some twenty percent of iraq's oil reserves kirk who has no official legal status iraqi arabs turkmens and kurds who claims to it under article one forty of the iraqi constitution the dispute over who is supposed to be resolved with a referendum we saw no reason why there should be any more. implementation of article one for three. i think when that happens even other nationalities living in those areas would have a better chance. having a better security in those areas too because now it's like a gray area no one has full responsibility of doing what is best for the people however the vote has been continuously delayed due to political discord and violence in the region and to date neither arab nor kurdish leaders have been willing to yield their rights to the land currently and entire us division is deployed to for security in the disputed region and come december thirty first the . u.s. withdrawal could trigger a bloody conflict. in terms of security when the us leaves there will be no independent security force right now the security is from the kurdish side of the city th

illinois republican senator mark kirk, former member of the house as well. thanks for joining me this morning. >> you bet. >>> up next, is the tea party reaching its boiling point. what the poll says about the growing tension between nontea party republicans and independents and the tea party itself. we're going to crunch the numbers with the pollsters. >>> plus independents and the tea party were in the same place in 2010. right now they're not. what does that mean for the presidential race in 2012? you're watching "the daily rundown" on msnbc. >>> bottom of the hour. just 13 days left until the august 2nd debt deadline, and both sides could soon return to the bargaining table perhaps at the white house today. the outline released from the senate's gang of six is getting much attention but realize it is not the vehicle to get the debt ceiling raised. >>> more than 30 states from the midwest to new england are under heat advisories as blazing temperatures move east. relief isn't coming fast enough as cooler air isn't expected to start pushing out the heat un

clearing up after heavy rain here as well along the players to finish the second down third rowand kirk taking advantage of calm winds carting eight birdies on the day the twenty six year old making four straight on the box nine alone including this on the thirty d.j. trahan sits in a group of four peers a shot behind a birdie on the twelfth going the distance for the thirty year old although he was forced to mark a double bogey to. the tell you for every turn him amongst the legendary synchronized swimmers the russian becoming the first ever are left in time world champion no less after winning her latest gold at the finals in shanghai the twenty five year old giving her country the first medal of the tournament as well winning her third straight world championship event and impeccable before it's in the school program seeing a shank to score ninety eight point three points out of one hundred mark topping local favorite a wind chain sponsored event is the last spot on the podium this term and far from all for zero eight beijing goal winner ashamed at the smolensk the it up is expected

true enough to do so very good chris kirk also with a golfing weekend to remember the p.g.a. tour rookie claiming his first professional title at the viking classic a twenty six year old also tying a tournaments record finishing twenty two under par for a one stroke victory the rookie sensation started the day with a one shot lead but did card to bogey's in the final round whoever those missiles were compensated by the rays on the day including during the set a short cut for car meaning kirk would see off george mikan elance on bernie's jr by a solitary shot the american becoming the fifth newcomer to win a title this season only the second time that's happened since one thousand nine hundred seventy. that set the courts for one car less for ohio's one the mercedes cup his first title of the season the former world number one beating a fellow spaniard public until our six four six love the stuff started decider truthfully and only his third turned into a year after being i for two months with missed. and. finally it was full speed ahead in the russian capital this weekend wit

were compensated by rains on the day including during the seventeenth a short putt for par meaning kirk would see of george mcneil and tom bernese jr by a solitary shot the american becoming the fifth newcomer to win a title this season only the second time that's happened since nine hundred seventy . that's at the courts where one car lost for ohio's one them are c.b.s. cup his first title of the season the former world number one beating a fellow sponsored public until our six four six low in the dark decider for oakley and only his third tournaments year after being up for two months with wrist. finally it was full speed ahead in the russian capital this weekend with formula one squads in time to take part in the moscow city racing exhibition former world champions jenson button and giancarlo physicality among those behind the wheel on our correspondent constantine put top off caught up with them. then you must go see you racing event making the crimean will stream well for the fourth straight time this year formula one jeans ferrari made their debut on the russian streets and espera

tour rookie chris kirk is making things look easy at the viking classic the american play like a veteran really carded a sixty four for a one shot lead ahead of the final run the weather finally clearing up after yet more rain here allowing the players to finish the second and third runs kirk taking advantage of can win starting eight birdies on the day the twenty six year old making four straights on the back nine including this thirteen to try and sits in a group of four players one shot behind a birdie on the twelfth going to distance for the thirty year old. although he was forced to record a double bogey two. liter. we're now two thirds of the way through this year's tour de france for belgians yellow celebrating his maiden stage win on saturday but stage fourteen victory also seeing the omega form a lot to ride a good chunk of the king of the occasion volman jerk just two points ahead of spain samuel sanchez who true about twenty one seconds he will second. third fastest twenty five second further behind sanchez local hopeful thomas book learning to be yellow jersey after finishing

but is that -- is senator kirk right? that's a recipe for long-term failure?ink the only way forward is for us to begin at the center and work our way outward. i agree with senator kirk that we need to engage the broad middle of both the senate and the house. it is partisanship that has ground this institution to a halt. in my nine months here i've been struck at just how divided things are and how rarely we have constructive bipartisan conversations and how few meaningful pieces of legislation are able to get passed, the constant filibusters that the other party is using to slow up the workings of the senate. in my view exactly what's most promising about the gang of six and the dozens of senators who have now publicly supported it is that it began with a bipartisan group not ordained by leadership but folks who sat down and thoughtfully negotiated a framework for some very hard choices we have to make here in order to get america's budget and economy back on track. >> not every member of your party is happy about the gang of six. here's what congressman eman

. >>> y amigos digo que tienen bastante años trabajando a kirks un7, 8 años y año tienno tienen sus paañías que están pasando por lo mismo, el gobierno está aumentando dramáticamente sus aauditorias e empleadores durante el año fiscal del 2010 hubo 2126 y en este último año fiscal 2138. hace 5 meses la compañía le presentó al gobierno todos los dondequie documentos requeridos en la auditoria para los trabajadores la única opción esperar, al menos tienen el apoyo de los sindicatos, cientos se reunieron hoy en oakland pidiendo respeto para los trabajadores. >>> no queremos ser krim crimin estamos trabajando honradamente. >>> mientras tanto para muchos aquí, cada día puede ser el último día en que tienen trabajo en california, luis me ghil lou >>> vamos con ilia las y noticias >>> podrían contagiarse en méxico porque están en alerta ande sa familirampión. nos llegan fotos del momento de la explosión de la bomba en noruega tendremos lo último de este tema. y les diremos también ¿qué están dispuestas hacer una jóvenes en rusia para el putin sea el próximo presidente? >>> gracias vamos hacer

kirk: i ask consent to vitiate the quorum and be recognized. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kirk: we are wrapping up to a vote that we hope will occur on senator vitter's amendment at noon. i would just like to summarize where we are. we are completing debate on the bill that provides funding for the veterans administration and our military construction needs. this is the bill that backs up over 22 million veterans who served our country. the reason why i and the republicans on the appropriations committee unanimously supported this bill is it is marked to the house budget resolution, the paul-ryan budget resolution number. we cut funding by $1.2 billion in budget authority discretionary numbers below the president's level. this bill comes in $620 million below the 2011 enacted level. it's even .6 million below the house-passed level just adopted, chairman culberson's bill in the house of representatives earlier this year. now, the senate voted by a vote of 71-26 for cloture to bring this bill up. this is the first of the working

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who won was not immediately kirk -- immediately clear. for a newcomer like kate, this is proving to be quite a trip. to what is apparent is how much both of them appear to be enjoying it. >> you have been watching " newsday," from the bbc. >> let's bring you a reminder of the main news again. president hugo chavez of venezuela has been addressing thousands of supporters from the balcony of the presidential palace in practice following his return for treatment for cancer in cuba. this is his first appearance following the operation. he would be back on the road to recovery. that is it from us. thank you for watching. >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. and union bank. >> union bank has put its global financial strength to work for a wide range of companies. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles.

here now republican senator mark kirk. thank you very much for being with us. your spokesperson said, quote -- >> gregg: senator, doesn't that plan include revenue increases or tax hikes, and many of your party say it would cost jobs. are they wrong? >> i think there is broad bipartisan consensus backing the president's bipartisan commission report, simpson boles. it's a $4.5 trillion reduction in spending and balanced budget amendment. it tremendously reduces future borrowing of the united states and has strong bipartisan support. >> gregg: i spent the morning rereading simpson-boles and it includes revenue increases of $995 billion. so you are advocating a tax increase, aren't you? >> i think the key features of this bill are number one to cap spending and generated savings there. number two, the reform of entitlements including social security and medicare. then number three, tax reform that wipes out all tax expenditures but defend mortgage interest and charitable interest deductions. that goes from 39% and 28% and share the revenue between deficit reductio

-- you raised a question in the literature of this talk about why the panzas were held back at dun kirknd i was curious. i'd never heard that -- >> yes, yes, thank you for mentioning that. the question was why on the 24th of may 1940, 71 years ago today, as it turns out, were the panzas who had virtually surrounded the town of can kirk and were on the heights above the town given the order, given the notorious halt order which, um, because they then didn't go down into the town allowed the british expeditionary force of a million men and then some 80,000 french to escape. it was finally countermanded on the 28th of may, and by that stage the dunkirk evacuation had started. and they also -- well, many historians have given many different answers, and one said, though, that i won the argument that i believe i have come prehe saidively -- comprehensively disproved in this book which i am going to display because you should always display the product -- [laughter] is, um, when conspiracy theorists tell us that he deliberately allowed the british army to escape because he wanted to make some

i spoke with david kirk patrick, via skype.david, a lot of conflicting stories out there about mubarak's health. was there a legitimate health scare or was this a approximately by his lawyers to avoid a trial or change public opinion before the trial? >> so far it looks like a ploy. there was a report from his lawyer on sunday afternoon that mubarak was in a coma. he suffered a stroke and the lawyer said his wife, suzanne mubarak called him and he was rushing to the hospital. i, myself, thought it might be serious. i started calling around and most people in egypt were already writing it off, only because just last month, the same lawyer had said that president mubarak had cancer, which turned out to be false. and sure enough, about an hour after the lawyer's initial statement or diagnosis, there was a doctor from the hospital on state television saying nothing of the kind. mubarak suffered from a small dizzy spell and he was doing fine. >> and so it begs the question, why? in the past when he was the president, his health was

i spoke with david kirk patrick, the cairo bureau chief for "the new york times," via skype. a lot of conflicting stories out there about mubarak's health. was there a legitimate health scare or was this a approximately by his lawyers to avoid a trial or change public opinion before the trial? >> so far it looks like a ploy. there was a report from his lawyer on sunday afternoon that mubarak was in a coma. he suffered a stroke and the lawyer said his wife, suzanne mubarak called him and he was rushing to the hospital. i, myself, thought it might be serious. i started calling around and most people in egypt were already writing it off, only because just last month, the same lawyer had said that president mubarak had cancer, which turned out to be false. and sure enough, about an hour after the lawyer's initial statement or diagnosis, there was a doctor from the hospital on state television saying nothing of the kind. mubarak suffered from a small dizzy spell and he was doing fine. >> and so it begs the question, why? in the past when he was the president, his health was a clos

filled with 300 campers and 75 coaches, including those who have returned to bring the dream full kirk yil there is one quick decision. you can change everything like you did. >> knowing he founded the program in high school, it's not hard to believe he's launching a third start up. his latest business venture is an iphone app available later this month. >> this is a way for college students to be able to share pictures and videos with each other and selectively with groups. >> he does come from a family of entrepreneurs. his father created web md. his parents are proud of their childrens' commit tomt community. this 16-year-old sonia taking over at soccer camp where her brother left off. >> me and my wife are just, our chests are full of pride. >> kick, lead and dream is an environment where kids can be kids, not knowing they're learning valuable lessons. >> when you start young, a simple goal can sore a legacy by age 19. >> i'd love to see this in 20 years. i guarantee you in 20 years this will be here. >> they're having fun. >> and sandhya patel has the accu-weather forecast. of cou

kirk douglas considers that his finest moment in that he broke the blacklist, actually, by insisting that the screenwriter gives his real name in the credits. that is part of why we are giving him the freedom of expression award. also, he is a jewish actor that is very proud of judaism as his religion and has weekly sessions with his rabbi. we are really thrilled to have him on the stage. >> think some people may not actually be familiar with what the blacklisting was in hollywood. how would you explain that? >> well, his 50s joseph mccarthy basically started this. if people were not allowed to work if they had any kind of affiliation with less organizations. a lot of people were accused of being communist. they were out of work. they had to use fronts, different names to still get some work under the aliases. this was the first time that that was broken where the screenwriter used his actual name. and kurt douglas was courageous enough to do that against the tide of the times. >> what a marvelous use of power for a justice issue. >> exactly. >> we are so excited to have them on the

. >> still, investors aren't kirk -- concerned that the long-term solution may not come soon. rome is beginning to smolder and all of europe is a risk. >> in other news, an earthquake has struck off the coast of the philippines. the epicenter was southwest of the island. there was no tsunami alert issued. no reports of damage or casualties. a suicide bomber has killed at least five people and wounded 19 others as he was being searched at a political rally in northwestern pakistan. 6000 people were attending a rally organized by a senior member of the pakistan muslim league. he hopes a way can be found to quickly deliver aid to drought- stricken somalia. he was speaking at the end of the u.s. refugee camp in e.d. appeared he said that the death rates seen during the crisis have been staggering and american help was being set back. the somalia border in southeastern ethiopia. >> an uncertain start to new life as refugees. hundreds of somalis moving into this refugee camp, one of the three existing camps for somalis here. and problematic ever since it opened. hot, dust-filled win

kirk hawkin reports from l.a. >> reporter: we are on top of the sepulveda pass in los angeles on the west side. this is live look at the 405. this is what things will look like more and more through the afternoon and this is the first time this freeway has been shut down in the last 50 years. ♪ [ music ] at the height of the commute through the sepulveda pass this morning, musician kevin elkin son played his latest album, the sedating music for commuting. >> it's relaxing the whole vibe of it so it's good for massage, yoga and getting kids to sleep. >> reporter: he says it will be needed with the gridlock for this weekend's 53-hour closure. >> i'm going to say a lot of people will stay off the roads and it will be okay. >> reporter: construction workers made final preparations for the project this morning, scheduled to begin later today. they cut holes in the mulholland bridge and soaked dirt with water. >> the contractor will know where it is and where it needs to be to be able to conclude its operations by monday morning records here's the timeline for the 405 shutdown. tonight at

kirk posted a neighborhood meeting that john adams and community college. i attended do you see with the neighborhood would say and no one showed up. one year ago this week i received a phone call from ross. he wanted to find out the status of the chase bank. he said at my office would do whatever it would take to get this to go through. i said the think the neighborhood would like it? he said at bank, the neighborhood it commissioned a study and the bank was on the no. 2 or no. 5 items of stores they wanted in the neighborhood. instead of confusing the issues and expanding a formula retail, we should start helping all businesses in the valley. a neighborhood ice cream parlor has tried to open and it has been months before they could get their authorization from planning. that to need to help. we need to help the small businesses and create jobs in san francisco. [tone] >> good afternoon, commissioners. i am with the neighborhood association. let's get to the punchline. we support the idea of banks, financial institutions being included in the large basket

doing your homework could keep you from suffering like kirk betts. >> this was the move from hell, and it really was. it was absolutely a move from hell. >> reporter: liz crenshaw, news4. >>> welcoming up, a local body builder with a disability shows us why his workout takes more than muscle. >>> the new treatment that's helping to put an what makes the sleep number store different? you walk into a conventional mattress store, it's really not about you. they say, "well, if you want a firm bed you can lay on one of those, if you want a soft bed you can lay on one of those." we provide the exact individualization that your body needs. this is your body there. you can see a little more pressure in the shoulders and in the hips. then they start telling us, "well, yeahel sore right there in the morning." my lower back. that's right where been ex. now you can feel what happens as we raise your sleep number setting and allow the bed to contour todidual shape. yeah. it's really molding to my body. when you find somebody' perfect leve, that may be the first time e evd that feels exactly like re

trade representative ron kirk welcomed the ruling, calling it a significant victory for manufacturers and workers in the united states and the rest of the world. he added that china's extensive use of export restraints for protectionist economic gain is deeply troubling. >>> a japanese government official has also welcomed the decision, adding that the country will closely watch the next move by china. china has not officially responded to the ruling, although it can appeal the decision. china has maintained that its export policy for rare metals is in line with wto rules. >>> in beijing, an accident involving a subway station escalator has killed one person and injured 28 others. china's official news agency xinhua says the accident occurred on tuesday morning at an escalator leading to an exit of beijing zoo station. the agency says the escalator suddenly started moving downward, causing people to fall over one another, killing a 13-year-old boy. the boy was on his way to the zoo with his father, who was taken to hospital with serious back injuries. the incident comes amid a subway

including jimmy hendricks, and kirk cobane. >>> checking the area headlines, police made an arrest inzzly case from last month. fredy was found in buena vista park. he had been murdered and set on fire. david diaz has been booked on suspicion on arson and suicide. >> a stove as a source of fire at the retirement community. eight units of a two-story condominium were badly damaged just before 7:00 last night. but the 13 tenants got out safely. the stove was in a downstairs unit and the fire appeared to spread to the upper floor. >>> and the pilot of the plane that crashed on the watsonville hospital campus had been licensed only four months earlier. david and his wife and two sons all died in the crash. witnesses told federal investigators the plane crimed steeply after takeoff, but then began to roll and nose dived into the ground. no one on the ground was hurt. >>> courses of i do have gay couples are celebrating their right to marry in new york. >>> i feel as if all obviously our representatives in congress are essentially addicted to money. >> and we'rey of gridlock in washington.

make up their minds these folks in washington are delusional you know look me give the example of van kirk you know during the end of world war two everybody in hillary's barker thought they could still win the war when the russians were outside you know and in already in the streets of berlin i mean we have to understand this is the situation is not sustainable and the night that they can talk about short term solutions but they have allowed this thing to go on to a point where day they are going to have to admit defeat or defeat is going to be there for the. lingering debt crisis in america's making china see read about it america's biggest lender thinks the u.s. has been dangerously irresponsible investment analyst peter schiff told us we could see china dump the dollar as its main reserve currency. we can't afford bad relations with china see gaging holds the cards you know we're dancing to the tune that they play the real problem for china is that there's no way that america can pay back the money that the chinese are for a loan just politically just not going to happen especially whe