lamar drew on its cowboy roots: self-reliance. instead of waiting for washington to send in the cavalry, this municipality decided to ride to its own rescue, and they're not alone. 19 states have launched or proposed their own stimulus packages. in lancaster, california, a local voucher program helped the auto mall sell 800 cars. carroll ton, texas, put people to work sprucing up the city, just as lamar started a job corps for teenagers. >> working for the city in our community, it was awesome. >> reporter: a new enthusiasm is the biggest change here a belief they've helped their own economy land on its feet. mark strassmann, cbs news, lamar colorado. >> couric: and that is the "cbs evening news" for tonight. i'm katie couric. thanks for watching. see you tomorrow. good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9news now. >> tonight in your only local news at 7:00, shopping for a new system, metro promises to get

who is it, lamar?. >> the machine. >> that's my guy, too. >> shout out to sasha. >> who is the coach's favorite? >> um -- >> derek. >> derek. >> see what i'm saying? see what i'm saying? [ cheers and applause ] >> the old guy -- >> who's the coach's least favorite of the group? who gets picked on the most? >> no, i would say the most is lamar. >> lamar? he gets picked on the most? >> definitely. i had to think about that one. >> why isn't lamar here tonight? >> i don't know. we're not sure. >> is he declared free agency already? >> he's not going anywhere. >> he's not going anywhere? you will not allow it, right? [ cheers and applause ] >> not going anywhere. >> and how long -- like how long before you guys pick up a basketball again? do you get right back to it? >> that's a question for pau. because you have to play -- >> i might play european. >> you are going to play? >> so it's in september, so i have a little time to relax. >> and d.j. is about to play too. >> yeah. >> we're talking about pau. ask

lamar is correct. we're spending today and mr.ongressman ryan we're spending $ 2.5 trillion on health care. we rank 37th the united states in the world at outcome. we're at the bottom of industrialized of infant mortality. a study out of tennessee indicates that this generation of young people will be the first generation of americans who don't live as well or possibly as long as their parents. that's since the founding of the republic. this issue demands our attention and time. whether or not we can get it done in a couple of weeks or not i don't know. we need to keep at it. if we don't stay at this i think we'll miss this moment. it's been almost 20 years since the last time we tried. as i said a moment ago it is unsustainable from an economic standpoint as well as the needs of people all across our country. >> woodruff: senator alexander, i know from what you've said you don't support this. but of the proposals that have been raised on the democratic side for how to pay for this, whether it's limiting tax deductions for people

. >>> prince georges county police need your help in searching for a missing child. 8-year-old lamar anthony jones was last seen 8:30 last night taking out the trash at his home on the 11,000 block of noden pond road in laurel, maryland. he was spotted by family members but ran away from them. he is described as four feet tall weighing 45-pounds. anyone with information is asked to call prince georges couldn't police at 301-902- -2065. >>> there's $5 billion out there for school systems across the nation. today president obama will lay out the rules for how your school can get some of that money. the president and education secretary will lay out the rules for getting the stimulus money. it will go to recruiting teachers, improving standards and turning around failing schools. >>> a slow down in the president's desire to create a government funded health care system. mr. obama will meet with senate majority leader harry reid and max baucus today. they are among the democrats asking the president to ease off the summer deadline for sweeping health care overhaul. president obama called

headley lamar. >> bob: twice you did that.'re going to go home and try to find blazing saddles on pay per view, aren't you.   . >> rob: what scene was that chokes on the little candy. >> bob: i don't know. the only one i remember -- >> rob: the guy is out hanging the horse and the guy on the horse, he is is talking to taggart. >> bob: haven't seen that one in 20 years probably. >> rob: talking about putting a new sheriff in rock ridge. >> bob: well if he walked into town folks would be going "whoa." 7 for his last 22. >> rob: football player too. >> bob: yeah. garrett mock gets a ball in on his hands and it's fouled 1-2. banksks went to high school in moriarty, niewsmedz niewmghtz, and then played some junior college baseball in arizona. 42nd round draft. it's amazing when a guy drafted that low makes it to the big leagues. >> rob: 20 rounds better than mike piazza.   . >> bob: yeah, but times tha 30 you're talking 700 plus teams, 700 picks, pardon me, before you get to him. >> m

you can see in the photo lamar is described as an 8-year-old, brown complex, four feet tall, weighingund and last seen wearing a gray shirt and dark blue shorts. anyone with information is asked to call police at 301-902- 2065. >>> the u.s. government announced the purchase of 195 million doses of an expected vaccine for the h1n1 flu virus. it costs nearly $2 billion. the money has been distributed to the five companies working on an about dote. health official cents called for thousands of volunteers to test the vaccine. the flu fears have led to changes for the muslim pilgrimage to saudi arabia. they have banned children under 12. the elderly over 65 and those with chronic illnesses from attending the hajj over fears the mass gathering could spread the h1n1 flu. the ritual attracts 3 million people every year to the holy city of mecca and medina. >>> twitter twitter everywhere. do you know how to post a tweet? we will offer ways to get you started. >>> and severe weather left behind damage. >> a lot of lightning last night. a couple of severe reports in the mountains of west virgini

tennessee's lamar alexander says sonia sotomayor is well qualified by experience, temperament, characternd int intellect. alexander joins five other republicans in the yes column, susan collins, olympia snowe, richard lugar, lindsey graham and mel martinez. are you wasting your money paying for organically grown food? we report. you decide. and did politics play a role in the dismissal of charges against men accused of intimidating voters last fall. geico's been saving people money on car insurance for over 70 years. and who doesn't want value for their dollar? been true since the day i made my first dollar. where is that dollar? i got it out to show you... uhh... was it rather old and wrinkly? yeah, you saw it? umm fancy a crisp? geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. - oh, come on. - enough! you get half. and you get half. ( chirp ) team three, boathouse? ( chirp ) oh yeah. his and hers. - ( crowd gasps ) - ( chirp ) van gogh? ( chirp ) even steven. - ( chirp ) mansion? - ( chirp ) good to go. ( grunts ) timber! ( chirp ) boss? what do we do wit

and with me, lamar alexander of tennessee. washington, lamar alexander of tennessee, and democrat of north dakota, senator conrad, let me start with you. you just heard kathleen sebelius the secretary of health and human services say the obama white house is open to this house proposal that charlie wrangle, the chairman of the ways and means committee has put forward to put additional taxes on the richest american families to pay for health care reform for everybody else who doesn't have it yet. is that a good idea? >> look, everything does have to be on the table. you can't negotiate properly without that rule in place. but i don't think the house proposal as i've heard it will be what's part of the final package. i think there may be some request from those of us who at the highest levels of income this country to pay a bit more. but there will be a much broader package of revenue as well as spending reductions in order to make this package work. >> yeah, are you open to the house version to consider a tax on people making m

. >>> this morning, the senate's no. 3 republican, lamar alexander of tennessee, says he will vote for judge sonia sotomayor. he is the sixth republican to become his party and support the federal judge could senator lindsey graham of south carolina is expected to vote in sotomayor's favre. >>> the house is once again debating the president's reform bill. the committee could begin voting on the legislation as early as today. leaders won agreement from conservative democrats to vote. all this that the president pitches his plan on the road. >> this is about people's lives, people's businesses, about the future. i want our children and grandchildren to look back and say that this is when we decided to take the politics out of this and start doing something for the future of this country. >> the president says he can accept waiting until the fall for a vote, but that he will not remain patient if congress is not moving forward. >>> the president hopes his meeting today over beer will, the controversy over comments over and the rest of a black professor pre he is expected to meet. louis ga

senator lamar alaxeneder and kent conrad. senator, forgive me. okay, i thought senator alexander was trying to say one more thing. >> i would be glad to say one more thing. >> sadly, we're out of time. will you come back? thanks so much, gentlemen, we appreciate the time. >>> did anything president obama said last night change your opinion on health care reform? your opinion at home, that's what we want to know. that's the question we have been asking. make sure you go to cnn.com/heidi and hit the comments button or call on your thoughts. new thing called hotline to heidi. you see the phone number there. 877-742-5760. tell us what you think. >>> a reminder we will bring you live coverage of president obama's town hall meeting on health care reform being held in ohio and scheduled to get under way just after 2:00 eastern time. >>> now this, taking on the taliban. u.s. marines battling enemy fighters right now. we'll take you live to the battleground. gecko vo: geico's the third-largest car insurance company in the nation. but, it's not like we're

. >>> the senate number three republican lamar alexander of tennessee says sonia sotomayor is well qualified for the high court. he says he'll vote for her despite their differences, particularly on gun rights. that brings the number of g.o.p. senators in her corner to six. sotomayor is expected to be easily confirmed next week. >>> a judge finds a washington woman guilty of killing all her daughters. four of them. one by one. coming up hear from banita jacks in police interviews about what happened with her children. >>> do you drive? do you smoke? do you buy stuff? brace yourself or you might be paying more in taxes around here, too. >>> and hundreds let go by the prince george's county public school system. now they're getting help finding a new job from a source that might surprise you. >>> feldy out in the heat tonight. >> reporter: all right, brian. thanks very much. so far training camp is perfect. no injuries. only one no show. that's not great and two good practices. we'll have a live report coming up as the news edge at 6:00 from redskins park continues.  >>> chilling new video o

the society of america, chairwoman lamar alexander, july 10th, 2009.national food federation in denmark, treasury for the subcommittee on livestock on agriculture, review the advances of animal health and livestock. and vaccine, the deputy commissioner, richard wood, chair of the committee, thank you very much. [inaudible conversations] >> in a few moments, republican senator lamar alexander talks about nuclear power. in a little less than an hour some of yesterday's senate debate on the future of the f-22 fighter plane. and the senate is back in session at 10:00 eastern to continue consideration of the defense program bill. >> live coverage of the confirmation hearings for supreme justice nominee judge sonia sotomayor continues this week on c-span3, c-span radio and on the web at c-span.org. you can watch the proceedings on weeknights on c-span2 and on the weekend on c-span. this morning the first hour of the hearing will be simulcast on c-span3 and c-span beginning at 9:30 eastern. next, republican conference chairman senator lamar alexander on a pla

mike enzi, judd gregg, lamar alexander, i go down the long list, the republican members who were there came day after day, sat in that committee room and contributed mightily to our effort. i was blessed to have tom harkin and barbara mikulski and jeff bingaman and patty murray who were asked by senator ted kennedy back months ago that they would each take on a separate idea. tom harkin grappled with prevention issues, developed a staff with expertise and knowledge. barbara mikulski worked on quality issue. did the same as tom harkin. patty murray did it on workforce. jeff bingaman did it on coverage. they had 11 or 12 hearings themselves on the subject matter even before a word was written on the bill, to bring people together to listen to ideas and how we could strengthen those ideas as part of the structure of reform for the health care system. and then that culminated with us sitting down beginning back five or six weeks ago now to actually mark up this bill, as we are expected to do. true, my republican friends in our committee did not vote for the bill. i've said that, regretfull

now senator lamar alexander as an energy plan to build nuclear plants. the republican conference chairman talks about his proposal as an alternative to pending cap-and-trade legislation to it just be -- to meet the nation's energy needs. >> i am lamar alexander. i am chairman of the senate republican conference. today in washington there are other things going on. a hearing involving a supreme court nominee. on several television channels, that will be cared for the next week. it reminded me of the watergate hearings in the early 1970's and a story that one senator told me. in the early 1970's, there are only three television networks. but several hundred as there are today. the watergate hearings involve only seven senators, four democrats and three republicans. sam ervin was the chairman. one of the democrats was daniel in ainouye. those hearings were on those networks all day, every day, for weeks. all you could watch was the watergate hearings. he told me that after two weeks, george gallup came to him and ask for a meeting. he said that he had infor

i think i got carried away because after a good play, lamar odom was coming back to the bench and hed out his hand for a high five and i thought, well, this is obviously for me all right, baby, bring it in! and he's like kind of like hold ought -- like holding out the hand. he brushed my hand away and high fived the players. oh, right, i'm an idiot who knows a rich person. i'm not on the lakers. >> wow. maybe that's the reason for the contract troubles. they did not like how you were treated. >> i don't want to say it's because of me, but it's because of me. >> it is because of you. yeah. >> can you hear the coaches and all that stuff like that? >> it's crazy. phil jackson is my hero. he is like the zen master they call him. he's the man. one of the best coaches in nba history and i worship this guy and a couple of times he never looked in my direction or anything. until one game, they were shooting an episode of "curb your enthusiasm". i don't know why i pronounced that so crazily. curb your enthusiasm. i'm so happy that i made a joke about it. i tried to play it off afterwards. >>

former education secretary senator lamar alexander would like to see it catch on. >> a low cost option for well prepared students that cuts one- third of the time and saved one- fourth of the money could be attractive. >> reporter: certain educators say students could loose out on the full experience. >> i think it takes four years for a student to mature into the work force but there are certain financial constraints that make it a concern. >> reporter: one student will graduate one year early and save a bundle in the process. peter ducey, fox 5 news. >> another tip is to get used books and apply for financial aid early. >>> what happened at one couple found a winning lottery ticket that has them in legal trouble. >> and we're heading over to studio b. to see the gut es chef is cooking up today. don't go anywhere. we're coming right back. it hard to breathe. but now that i'm breathing better with advair... i can enjoy the zoo with my grdkids. (announcer) for people with copd including chronic bronchitis, emphysem or both, great news. advair helps signicantly prove lung function. while

this is lamar anthony jones and he was last seen taking out the trash yesterday at his home in laurel, maryland. family members spot the him after taking the trash out but he ran into a wooded area. the family believes he was upset for getting disciplined earlier that day. >>> a teen accused of plotting to set off a explosive has pled guilty. more serious charges were dropped as part of a plea deal. his friend's case is in juvenile court. >>> goodbye hotel room, good morning china. some students can now get on with their trip, after being released from their hospital and quarantine after getting swine flu. eight students were diagnosed with the virus. they are extending the trip until august 8th so kids can do some site seeing. >>> it's official, a minimum wage increase takes affect today. the minimum in maryland and virginia has been $6.55. it will jump 7 cents per hour. the district was already above the $7.25 minimum. >> some money experts say the increase could result in thousands of job losses. carl cameron takes a look at the potential impact on the economy and the job market. >

there won't be many more next week but tennessee's lamar alexander will be one of them. he says he differs with her on a lot of issues but on the basis of temperament, character and intellect, she is qualified to serve. >>> driving while texting more dangerous than driving while drunk. he hit a simulated road blackberry in hand. >> i thought i was a good driver until i was put to the test in utah. for the past ten years, researchers have been studying the effects of driving while using cell phones. bottom line, whether texting or talking handsfree, you are increasing your chances of crashing. pfeiffer new york high school students killed, the driver texting before the accident. this bus driver, caught on tape texting just before his crash. despite all the warnings. >> i see a lot of people texting while they are driving. >> despite the risks, drivers say it is still common. >> texting, i think, is distracting. i try to keep away from that. >> reporter: professor david strar says maybe drivers would try more if they knew what he learned with this driving sim mu lay tore a

her home state of michigan, democratic senator debbie st debbie stabano, here with me in washington, lamar alexander of tennessee, and democrat of north dakota, senator conrad, let me start with you. you just heard kathleen sebelius the secretary of health and human services say the obama white house is open to this house proposal that charlie wrangle, the chairman of the ways and means committee has put forward to put additional taxes on the richest american families to pay for health care reform for everybody else who doesn't have it yet. is that a good idea? >> look, everything does have to be on the table. you can't negotiate properly without that rule in place. but i don't think the house proposal as i've heard it will be what's part of the final package. i think there may be some request from those of us who at the highest levels of income this country to pay a bit more. but there will be a much broader package of revenue as well as spending reductions in order to make this package work. >> yeah, are you open to the house version to consider a tax on people making more than let's say

lamar anthony jones was seen in laurel maryland. police say he was taking out the trash.when a relative found him he ran to nearby woods. police sela mar was upset about being punished earlier in this day. he is four feet tall and last seen in a gray shirt and dark blue shorts. >>> it is time for another "living $mart" report. jessica doyle is here. break out the party hats. >> traders are probably waking up with a smile on their face because the dow has clawed its way up above the 9,000 level after a triple-digit rally yesterday. and futures indicate a higher opening this morning. it has been a long road back to the psychologically important nine thousand for the dow. we are off the low of 6469 back in march. that massive selloff was triggered by fears of the depression and financial collapse but the credit crisis is easing and profits showing signs of life. the dow urged 900 points in the last eight trading sessions. >>> visitors are still flocking to dc dee spitthe recession. the nation's capitol brought in 3% reor vitiss itin all of 2008. domestic traveup 2% but the l

lamar smith had one of the toughest statements calling the government led bankruptcy reorganizations par of a war on calism. bloom note the bailout saved the companies as well as hundreds of thousands of jobs. >>> two leaders in blow by blow coverage of washington politics are getting together. the roll call group acquired the washington quarterly for an undisclosed price. >>> this job fair is for you if you speak glish and spanish. 12 employers are expected to meet with 2,000 b job seekers a b rsiteny joal di fair. they ceer, vi s viiran irs and wachovia and it is aimed at people who are fluent in two or more languages. it is held at 1900 north ft. myer drive in arlington. >>> it might sound good for you to ease your commute but some groups are protesting plans to make 270 wider. they say it will only encourage sprawl and encourage more traffic. they want more to be done to build mass transit between shady grove and metro. >>> a story we told you about is making nationwide attention. in five minutes the sharp reaction to a health care forum by cardin. >> just got a call with a littl

. >> lamar odom is back in the fold for the defending champs.odom has agreed to a four-year contract to return to the lakers. l.a. holding a team option on the fourth year if the team exercises its option. the deal worth $33 million total. lamar glad to be back with the lake show. >> it was a tedious time, but, you know, patience and prayer, i'm back where i wanted to be and where i wanted to end my career. it was in my opinion nip and tuck. it was part of the process. it was what i expected, especially at this time where it's tough to come by a dollar. i expected it and it paid off, literally. >> we take you to the next level. despite posting the lowest regular season scoring average of his career, odom finished second only to lebron james and the league in plus-minus last season. the lakers outscored their opponents by nearly 700 points when odom was on the court. >> plus-minus is how many team your scores against the other team while you're on the court. >> plus-minus is a statistic. >> second round of the buick open. tiger woods an eagle on

lamar ads the strongest.. up 5%. let's see how things are playing out behind the scenes.t all covered for you.u. and bob pisani, what's going on here at the big board? >> good news and bad news. headlines gdp for the second quarter better than expected. personal consumption was disappointing, down 1.2%. the traders said, heck, how good are these preliminary numbers anyhow? that was a little bit of a problem. the markets working through that. month of july is going to be very important here because we've had one of the best months in many, many years. this was the month where traders were convinced, folks that the economy is recovering and cyclicals are going to be where to be and the place to be. look at the cyclical index versus the consumer index for the month of june here. look at the chart. there is your white line there. that is the cyclical index, up 20% for the month. consumers only up 5.4%. if you wonder what the cyclical is industrials and commodity stocks. consumer stocks as well. pepsi-colas and procter & gambles of the world. they started playing this game in

. >> steve: all right, jimmy, our three new temps are kahlil lazando, megan lamar and john lastaford.and bing it up! ♪ >> jimmy: all right. very good. first a little office meet and greet. hi. >> hi. >> jimmy: hi, what's your name. where you from? >> john from tampa, florida. >> jimmy: tampa, florida, okay. is it hot enough for you? >> it's a little cooler than it is in florida, so, it's nice. >> jimmy: stephen, enough, stop it. thank you buddy, welcome. hi, what's your name. where are you from? >> i'm megan. i'm from worcester, massachusetts. >> jimmy: oh, very good. where do you see yourself in five years? >> i don't know. >> jimmy: perfect. [ light laughter ] hey, buddy. how are you? >> good. >> jimmy: what's your name. where are you from? >> i'm kahlil, i'm from fort kent, maine. >> jimmy: oh, very good. now, kahlil, what do you think you could bring to this company? >> sales -- [ laughter ] >> jimmy: well, we have enough of that already. so, okay. here's how this game works, everybody. first things first. i'm the boss, numero uno. if you don't like it, there's the door. now, in a

senator lamar alexander voiced his support for sotomayor today. he is the number three republican in the senate. and only the sixth gop member to back the judge who already has gotten the approval of the chambers judiciary committee. a full senate vote on sotomayor's nomination is set for next week. the judge would be the first latina to sit on the high court. >>> neighbors in the adams morgan community will get to learn about a new renovation project tonight. the adams morgan street skate project is a major rehab project being planned for 18th street. vdot will hold a meeting at 7:00 tonight to inform the public about the plan and get their feedback. it will be held at the third district police station on v street northwest. the project will include rebuilding the road from florida avenue to columbia road. making changes designed to keep pedestrians and bikers safer. and adding new lights and land scaping, too. >>> still ahead on "news4 at 4:00" this afternoon, some local police officers coming under fire today because of the way they used a tase

representative lamar smith calls that another loophole he says will permit illegal immigrants to receive taxpayer funded coverage. >> thank you very much. lisa sylvester from washington. >>> up next, the president, he's raising the pressure for his health care plan but he can't break the deadlock among members of his own party. and some strong defense i received after left wing advocacy groups attacked me for simply saying the president is a citizen but why not show that long form birth certificate. we'll be right back. >>> my favorite radio talk show host from cincinnati, wlwl radio's bill cunningham in detroit, wchb, mildred, good to have you with us, mildred. in chicago from wgn steve cocker. good to have you with us. >> thank you, sir. >> my guess is you guys have been talking about this today, an interview with the newly elected senator obama some five years ago, interviewed by radio talk to show host randy rhodes, if you will listen to this. >> when you rush these budgets that are a foot high and nobody has any idea what's in them and nobody has read them. >> fourteen pounds. >> it

former redskin lamar marshall was there to lend a hand and semi pro players from the virginia lions.all donating their time helping delbert coach and the kids learn. the reward was more than even delbert could have imagined. >> much more gratifying than being in a camp and getting registration based on name recognition and actually helping people and knowing that these kids are going to get more from this experience than any other experience they can get involved in. and it feels really good. one, two, three. not backing up. >> reporter: delbert often draws from his playing days. he was part of the redskins draft package in 2000. that included lavar arrington, samuels, nothing sticks out more than a conversation he had with future hall of famer darryl green. >> i said, how do you do it? and the one thing he said to me -- you know, looked at me in the eye like i was his son. he said, he said, while you are at home asleep, i'm working. and, you know, i sat back and i said wow. you know, with that kind of work ethic to allow some guy to be in one place for 20-some odd years playing at t

they brought ideas that made it a better bill, lamar al lesmg an der, john mccain, lisa murkowski, orrin hatch, i'm going to miss someone, but the idea is that we came together and worked. we have a product now. we need one out of the finance committee. we need to get on to the business of working on this, in my view. you cannot sustain the present situation. the american people deserve better. they need the same kind of security, in my view, that we provided for ourselves, as members of the united states congress. i don't think the american people are going to accept the notion that they should have to live with the kind of fear and frustration associated with having the kind of healthcare system in our nation, knowing that we could do better, so, mr. president, i thank my colleagues for the work we have done already and urge us over this break to listen to our constituents, hear their voices and come back to this chamber in early september with a serious determination to do what no other congress and no other administration has been able to achieve, and that is to vote for the national

it's interesting, not senator max baucus alone, but republican conservatives, senator lamar alexander also advocates taxing employer benefits which is a cause of great concern to many of us. but the fact that we have a real bipartisan discussion going on to address the health care crisis in this country is a healthy and good thing. >> today, joe biden, i believe it was yesterday, joe biden said to a group of members to the aarp that our nation's going to go bankrupt if we don't address the health care crisis. the problem with that statement is he failed to explain how spending a trillion dollars will keep the country from going bankrupt. i think the president has a real problem on his hands. >> we'll have to leave it there. i guarantee you will be talking about health care next week. >>> coming up, the discredited rumor that won't go away. questions about president obama's place of birth and his eligibility to be president. is, again, raising controversy over president obama's place of birth. now, the major challenged his deployment orders claiming that president obama wasn't born in

later today, a look at the future of nuclear energy by senate republican conference chairman lamar alexander. he will outline his proposal for the development of 100 new nuclear power plants over the next 20 years to address the nation's energy needs and climate change. live coverage of his remarks from the national press club began at 11:00 a.m. on our companion network, c-span 3. >> use -- how is c-span funded? >> private donations? >> public support. >> consumer funded. >> i don't know. >> private contributions. >> how is c-span funded? 30 years ago america's cable companies created c-span as a public service, a private business initiative, no public mandate, no government money. >> the head of the u.s. central command, david petraeus, talks about the summer's military campaign in afghanistan and how the counterinsurgency strategy is in iraq can be applied to u.s. troops fighting the taliban. he spoke recently to a gathering of the world affairs council in seattle for an hour and 20 minutes. >> thanks very much for that warm welcome. thanks for your kind introduction, thanks for your serv

. >> lamar odom is returning to the los angeles lakers. to marc stein it will be a 4 year and $3 million deal in the lakers exercise the 4th year of the contract. >> new york giants linebacker antonio pierce testified before the manhattan grand jury trying to decide whether or not to indict plaxico burress on a weapons charge. pierce will testify again tomorrow. police say pierce took the gun from the night club where burress shot himself last november to burress's new jersey home. pierce drove burress to the hospital after the shooting. burress testified yesterday in a controversial move legally. pierce, arriving today, he led the giants in tackles in each of his 3 seasons coming out of the university of arizona. >> tom brady and patriots camp with the rest of the team. the first practice since shredding his knee in last year's season opener. coach bill belichick always up for a good sound bite. he had one today about old number 12. >> any quarterback, skilled position players, the start of training camp is the start of the season. as muc

senator lamar alexander of tennessee says even though judge sotomayor's political and judicial philosophyifferent from mine regarding second amendment rights, i will vote to confirm her, because she is qualified by character and intellect to serve as an associate justice on the supreme court. 23 will vote no, and 11 said so far they are still undecided. it is widely believed that she will be confirmed by the full senate next week. jane: the house is set to fund the military with billions of dollars of ships, helicopters, crayons, and other hardware. today or tomorrow, lawmakers are expected to vote on this giant defense spending bill, setting up a possible showdown between congress and the white house. jennifer, why would this be happening? >> well, it is basically because defense contractors give a lot of money to congressman, who attack on things that are good for their district, like planes and helicopters and other things the pentagon says they do not need. both sides of the aisle can do it. but take one example. john murtha is essentially the head of the appropriations committee, and

. >> genesee simons picture -- tennessee senator lamar alexander discusses climate change in the future of nuclear power, live coverage tomorrow on c-span 3. >> how is c-span funded? >> of taxpayer dollars? >> private donations? >> public support? >> consumer funded, i guess? >> private contributions? >> , his c-span funded, cable companies created c-span as a public service, no government mandate, no government money. >> the government held a summit last week on swine flu prepared this, also known as h1n1. experts are expecting a resurgence of the virus this fall. we begin with for mark from president barack obama. this is two hours 10 minutes. help leaders are here. we're delighted you could join us. >> first of all, let me tell you that everyone is asking about janet, including president of alfano. -- president of paunapalotano. my remarks will be brief. i think that it is clear that although we were fortunate not to see a and more serious situation in the spring when we first got news of this outbreak, that the potential for a significant outbreak in the fall is looming. kathleen, j

lamar, before you run off. get the members to gather and we'll take one committee photograph. >> i authorize the staff to make technical changes. how are we doing? ok. all right. very good. ok. thanks again. >> one more. >> one more. all right. >> come to the center here. yeah. >> thanks. >> ok. very good. committee stands adjourned. that was great. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp.2009] . . republican amendments. even though this wasn't a bipartisan vote, it's a bipartisan effort to produce this bill and every member of the health committee made a contribution to this product and i'm grateful to them. particularly i want to thank senator bingaman, hart, and murray who took on the responsibility crafting the ideas dealing with prevention, quality, coverage and work force issues and did a fantastic job. we miss ted kennedy. he was here in spirit. i talked to him this morning earlier. and he was very excited about this fact that his committe

his family thinks lamar was upset because he had been disciplined earlier that day.45 pounds, last seen wearing a gray shirt and dark blue shorts. >>> a teacher advocating gay rights may have prompted vandals to smash out a stoor window in silver spring. this happened at the american apparel store on goalsville road. the t-shirt bore the words "legalize gay and repeal prop 8 now" referring to the california measure banning same-sex marriages. a store spokesperson says they'valso received threatening phone calls from people upset over the company's support of gay marriage. >> it's not right. it's not. if someone chooses to put that in their shop, their choe. they're paying for it. >> it's horrible. in this day and age that shouldn't happen. >> it's not fair to them, you know. they're supporting gay, whatever. they should be able to do that. >> montgomery county police say they are investigating the vandalism and will determine whether this was a hate crime. >>> futures are pointg to a positive opening in and the minimum wage is on the rise. let's check in with cnbc's

to reduce the cost of the legislation by taking responsibility for the hit -- their own behavior, lamaralexander, trying to achieve the same result, the education efforts, issa on the parts of the bill that affect my decisions down the road, john mccain, in his efforts on prescription drugs, or hatch with the small business concerns and interests, and this had an impact on the decisions that we made regarding the small employers. tom was endless in his discussions, i knew that tom coburn will have something in his pockets. and my democratic colleagues, obviously, with tom harkin working on the issues in the bill, holding a hearing to develop the ideas, murkowski about improving quality, bingaman serving in the kit -- both committees, pat roberts on coverage, with an idea on the pay or play for the employers, making certain that everyone will be covered, murray made a contribution on the workforce, we will get people the health care that they need, the primary health care of the nation. jack reed made a number of contributions that have been worthwhile, and you are working on the biologi

. >> i agree with that, and i want to commend thom harkin and judd gregg and mike enzi and lamar alexander for their work on this and kay as well. apologize again. i've -- it's a private matter. >> thank you, kay. >> let me start that again. >> let me thank kay hagan. >> very good. >> and let the record reflect that hagan comes first. so i would ask consent that the amendment as described by senator harkin be agreed to. without objection, it is agreed to, and i commend my colleagues for their efforts on that. it is a very important provision, and it's going to make a big difference, i think we've heard. let me also -- we've been able to dispose of five amendments during the break, and i'll announce these and ask that -- that the following three amendments be agreed to. enzi number 230 as modified, gregg amendment number 209, senator john mccain's amendment number 205 as modified. i'll ask consent that those three amendments be agreed to as modified. without objection, they are agreed to. senator coburn's number 287 and senator ensi's number 225 have been withdrawn, and i appreciate their c

lamar alexander, john mccain, lisa, oren hatch. i am going to miss someone here. but the idea is we came together and worked, and we have a product now, and we need one out of finance committee. we need to get on with the business of working on this. you cannot sustain the present situation, and the american people deserve a lot better. they need the same kind of security in my view that we have provided for ourselves as members of the united states congress. i don't think the american people are going to accept the notion that they should have to live with the kind of fear and frustration that is associated with having the kind of health care system in our nation, knowing we can do better. i thank my colleagues for the work we have done already, and urge us over this break, if we are not back here work, to listen to our constituents, hear their voices, and come back to these chambers in september with a serious determination and do what no other congress has been able to achieve and that is come up with a health care plan for our nation. i yield the floor. >> now

. >>> a basketball note, lamar odom, three years team option for a fourth.he plays all four years the deal is worth about $33 million. >>> check out these shots from the women's british open. becky in an approach on 11 is up and goes into the cup on the fly. no bounce needed for that bird. off the pin and in. can't get much better than that. what a shot. >> wow. >> you guys have a terrific weekend. talk to you on monday. >> fred, thanks a lot. >>> coming up, the week in review and sarah palin is our headliner. we'll be right back. undefeated professional boxer floyd "money" mayweather has the fastest hands boxing has ever seen. so i've come to this ring to see who's faster... on the internet. i'll be using the 3g at&t laptopconnect card. he won't. so i can browse the web faster, email business plans faster. all on the go. i'm bill kurtis and i'm faster than floyd mayweather. (announcer) switch to the nation's fastest 3g network and get the at&t laptopconnect card for free. >>> oh, yes. is it time, willie? >> sure is. >> is it time? >> it's time, mika, for th

this season, kobe bryant, lamar owe dam, derrick fisher, pau gasol led the 2008-2009 lakers to a 65-17 regular season record and the number one spot in the western conference playoffs. not only did ariza help to bring another championship to los angeles, he also attended westchester high school in my district. the lakers entered the nba playoffs with home court advantage. as a result of the team's regular season performance. and in the first round of the playoffs, the lakers defeated the utah jazz in five games to advance to the western conference semifinals. the lakers then faced the houston rockets in the western conference semifinals, winning seven games and advancing to the western conference finals where they faced the denver nuggets. the lakers clerchinged the western conference finals in six games it thanks to the outstanding play by pau gasol and kobe bryant which closed out the series. in the nba finals, the lakers match under with the orlando mag, led by dwight howard. the lakers won the first two games of the finals in los angeles, including a hard-fought game two, during wh

dick durbin is heading up that bill along with judd gregg, ted kennedy, richard burr, chris dodd, lamar alexander. senator chambliss and i are also sponsors of that legislation. the idea of that legislation is to beef up the f.d.a. to improve our capacity to prevent food safety problems. as we all know, the tragedy that happened in georgia where the information didn't get to the right people, where inspectors had come in, or not enough inspectors had come in. the information didn't get up the food chain, so to say. no one knew what was going on, that there were violations at this plant and 13 people died. that has to change. twaoef kpwaouf our capacity to detect and -- we have to improve our capacity to detect and respond. we also have in this pw*eul ways to enhance the u.s. food defense capabilities and to increase f.d.a. resources. we've seen recently the problem with the refrigerated cookie dough manufactured by nestle, so we know this problem has not ended. and it continues on and on and on. madam president, i'm urging the senate to take action, first of all, on the food safety mode