livingstone may love barack obama but americans may be losing confidence in him. the "washington post" abc news survey finds less than half of americans, 49% say they now believe the president will make the right decisions for the country. the people say they are concerned over health care reform and are anxious about the growing federal budget deficit. >>> furious relatives of americans killed on board pan am 103 in ' 88 plan to mount a protest. moammar faffty will visit the united nations next month and they plan to be there to greet him. the scottish justice officials released a man because he is dying of cancer. >>> up next, topper is back with the weekend forecast and another look at the aftermath of today's storm rampage and ng th e ermore to come? stay with us. w?w;w? >>> welcome back. i'm meteorologist topper shutt. we have been talking about bill l week and this is kind of cool. look at li ppdoler an we have changed the mo doif you will. these are wave heigs, 34-foot waves. remember, this iser gyenthat tegeysnerad ag dao that will toward show. even though

in the 6400 block of livingston road. news 4's megan mcgrath has just arrived on the scene. what can you tell us? >> reporter: i can tell you that this happened at the puerto bellow apartments in the 6400 block of livingston road. police got a phone call a little after 12:30 last night with a report of shots fired in the area. when they arrived on the scene, that's when they found the four victim victims. according to police, there was some kind of argument among a group of people inside the apartment building, apparently in the stairwell area of one of the apartment buildings. shots were fired. four people were struck by bullets. we're told one man was transported to the hospital where he later died of his injuries. another man is in critical condition and then we're told two women have nonlife-threatening injuries and are being treated. no arrests have been made at this point. no word on motive. but again apparently there was some kind of an argument inside the stairwell of this apartment building just prior to the shoo

the 6400 block of livingston road here in oxon hill. police are telling us that what they are looking at is an argument that belko out in the stairwell of unbefore these apartment buildings back here -- in one of these apartment buildings back here. they are questioning witnesses to try to get more information. we do understand they are looking if a suspect. they do have a description of a black male wearing a white t- shirt and black pants. he was last seen on foot leaving the apartment area. the scene still developing here. we are still getting information and at the tails from investigators and we'll bring them to you as we get them. back to you. >> thank you so much. >>> more breaking news, this time out of thailand. a commercial airliner skidded off a runway, crashed into the air traffic control tower after landing today. there are no immediate reports of casualty among the 70 people aboard the bangkok airways flight. fills say the weather was bad. it was rolando paulinoing when the plane skidded off the runway. >>> another big sto

gunman.nepeapnd oiniv l n hgsnepeto o livingston road and oxen hill. one person killed, another in critical condition. >> reporter: police gather evidence at the portobello apartments on livingston road. the stairwell a crime scene following a deadly early-morning shooting. an argument broke out just before 1:00 a.m. shots were fired and four people were struck by the flying bullets. one man was killed. another critically injured. two women suffered nonlife-threatening injuries. >> it's pretty bad. normally this is a good complex. to come home and see this going on is shocking. >> i've been here about eight years and this is the first time someone i know of in this area has been shot. where can you go? you can't hide? >> reporter: police cordoned off the parking lot as they searched for witnesses and processed the scene. no word on what the argument was about. police say the shooting is an isolated incident. they say the gunman is an acquaintance of the victims. he was seen running from the scene. in oxen hill, megan mcgrath, news4. >>>n breaking news

he was last seen running from the scene here on foot near livingston road.'re love here in oxon hill. sarah simmons, fox 5 news. >> thank you. >>> a warning for visitors it a popular trail in fairfax county as lice are trying to figure out if three separate attacks on the washington and old dominion trail are connected the on the left as sketch of a man is accused of exposing himself in two separate incidents along the trail last thursday. on the right, a sketch from the attack on the trail in vienna july 15th. in each case, man was ride august bike and exposed himself. two of the victim say they were assaulted. call police if you recognize the man in either sketch. >>> frederick county having ows hope they can track down whomever torched a football field. investigators say arsonists set fire to the artificial turf field in middletown. they say someone poured an accelerant on the field burning a 240 square-foot patch. the damage estimated at $75,000. >>> stamping out crimes of all kind. that is the goal of the national night out. it is time for neighbors to

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four people were shot overnight on livingston road here. one man was killed, another is in critical condition. police believe the gunman knew his victims. >>> there is word that the senate will vote to extend the. uhe lar cash for clunkers program before lawmaker recess on friday. it would pump another $2 billion into the program. the house that has already approved the additional funds. >>> now a did that low matt tick break through. north korea has agreed to pardon the two american journalist wlos have been jailed in that country since march. >> this follows a surprise visit from former president bill clinton who went to north korea this morning on a mission. steve handelsman has more. >> reporter: the two u.s. journalists were pardoned just hours after bill clinton arrived in north korea. the white house still won't call official, but they've been pardoned. hillary clinton, the secretary ofstart, has been demanding that north consider rea release u.s. journal i.s laura ling and euna lee sentenced by the north koreans in june to 12 year f

it was the 6400 block of livingston road at the porto bella apartments. a argument broke out in a stairwell and shots were fired and four people were shot and police are saying the suspected shooter they believe is an acquaintance of these people. this is an isolated incident. they are not fearing for the surrounding neighborhood but neighbors are worried for their own safety. >> i'm totally shocked but not shocked because there is so much crime going on all over the place and it seems like it's never stopping. it gets worse every day and i live here so i'm really concerned, okay. >> it's okay. it's quiet. that's why when i came out i was just shocked. it's pretty nice. >> reporter: now police are releasing a description of a suspect in this case. they say he is a black male with dreadlocks wearing a white t-shirt and black sweat pants and he was last seen leaving the apartments on foot. they would like anybody with additional information to get prince george's county police a call. steve and allison, back you to. >> sarah, thank you so much. >>> we are f

adk of livingston ro acco. ing to police, it stemmed from an argument among people who knew each other. other. overall violent crime is down in more more. an 11% drop in murders across the state last year. the uniform crime report cites a 20 year low in homicides in baltimore, 17% reduction from the year before and a 14% reduction in prince georges county. 13 of maryland's 24 jurisdictions reported reductions in violent crime. >>> a local lawyer says he was discussing last month's arrest of harvard professor when he said he hated cops, and a dc police officer actually overheard the comment. moments later, he faced the same charge as that professor, disorderly conduct. but the attorney, who is openly gay, says the officer used a gay slur. andrew stack has more in this 9 news now exclusive, but first we want to warn you that the attorney does use gay slur language in this report. >> we walked by some police cars and i criticized the police twice in a sing song voice. >> reporter: on his face, saying you hate cops

police are investigating a deadly shooting on livingston road in oxon hill.an died and the other is in critical condition. >>> will it be rail or bust? martin o'malley is expected to announce new details. -- will be rail or bus? >> matt brock is live. we are expecting the announcement. >> they are setting up already. martin o'malley is expected to announce his choice between rapid bus transit and light rail for the purple line, essentially 16 miles of a metro beltway, for lack of a better description, with 20 stops. the governor is expected to say that his preference is the light rail. he is expected to come here today and put his name behind that and that makes this progress move forward. there will have to be funding. there are some other hurdles. will it be run by metro or the maryland transportation officials? they expect a lawsuit to come along, folks concerned about the environment. we're not quite there yet. this pushes the project forward. we're live at the new carrollton metro station. matt brock, abc 7 news. >> ok, match. keep us posted. your traffi

from the memorial center in livingston, texas, this is an hour. >> good afternoon, everybody. good afternoon. i want that thank all of you for coming out here. we really appreciate this. i want to thank you for bearing with us. this is the largest room we have in a hospital so it is as good as we can do. please bear with us for the space requirements. out of respect for everyone's time, i want to get started with this health care discussion today with congressman kevin brady. kevin brady was elected to his seventh term representing the eighth district of texas in congress. it runs from montgomery county up the by-45 corridor to trinity county, and these east to the louisiana border and down to orange county. he is a member of the house ways and means committee which writes many of the tax policies impacting health care in america. he also has the jurisdiction over much of the medicare program and service -- and serves as deputy whip. congressman brady has become very active on health-care issues during his last three years, having launched a grass- roots effort called "50 idea

. -- livingston, texas. on tomorrow morning's "washington journal," tony of g.m.will talk about their new 230-mile-per-gallon car. we'll talk to greg ballard and discuss health care with "new york times" correspondent jackie calmes. "washington journal" is live alt 7:00 a.m. eastern. then at the brookings institution, a look at the economy and fram stimulus six months after the stimulus plan was passed. you can watch it live starting at 10:00 a.m. eastern here on c-span. >> british voters are expected to good to the polls in national elections next spring. this weekend conservative party tory government would change current domestic policies. british politics sunday night on c-span. >> now a discussion on the defense department budget for fiscal year 2010. today the center for strategic and budgetary assessments released their report on defense spending. this is 20 minutes. >> want to welcome every to the extra for strategic and budgetary assessments. i'm jim thomas. today we're pleased to release three publications. the first is the analysis of the fiscal year 20

. >>> and prince george's county police making an arrest in a shooting on livingston road.ple shot, one will be okay. the shooting began with an argument in the apartment, samuel fortune is charged with first degree murder. >>> and a $2000 dress, possibly snatched by that person. kind of a strange question, but is that a man or woman? it is just one of the questions that the cops want answered in this event. >>> cash for clunkers, need a lot more than two grand to see help on the cash infusion. >> and one practice today for the skins. but many injury concerns. an update on that, straight ahead. >>> all right, d.c.'s mayor made promises and now he is making good on them. we'll explain when we come back.  . >>> this surveillance video here giving you a look tonight at a phenomenon called swarming, it is when a mob of people hits a convenience store to rob it. this one happened in stockton, california, it was more of an effective mo, because the mob hits everybody in the store. and they even sometimes post it on youtube. now stockton police did make se

the shooting happens in the 6400 block of livingston road. three other victimses were taken to the hospital suffering gunshot wounds. they're all expected to be fine. police say all parties involved knew each other. they say fortune shot the other four, then ran. >> reporr: pole have arrested three teen whose they say burned part of a high school football field in frederick county. they attend brunswick high. they think these three vandalized middle school earlier this week. they believe they used lighter fluid, doing more than $75,000 in damage. >> reporter: it's only the start of august, but already some arlington students are hding back to classes. bar kroft elementry opened its doors this morning for a first day of school for the 2009 school year. bar kroft is now operating on a modified school year. school is shorter to give students more frequent short breaks throughout the year. bar kroft is the only school operating on this schedule. >> reporter: d.c. mayor adrian fenty was on hand today to announce pla for a brand new playground. the

. >> reporter: spend a day in the tiny town of livingston, montana and you quickly see why the president's health care push is facing big problems in big sky country. even from those he's trying to help. >> we've got two kids and then my husband is the only one working. >> reporter: sandra uninsured. she voted for the president and agrees there needs to be reform. but is worried about the details. >> i believe that there is a health care crisis. i really do. i do believe that the government needs to be more involved? no. because i think they just -- whenever they get their fingers in the pot it just turns black. >> reporter: a common sentiment here where a second obama voter told us government is too big. >> we've just spent so much money on the stimulus and tarp, and we're going to add another huge entitlement in the form of the public option. >> reporter: now, in private, top white house aides acknowledge that there is this bubbling anger, specifically directed at the government. people frustrated at the bail outs from t.a.r.p., bank bailouts, auto bailouts and they say this is something

. >> reporter: spend a day in the tiny town of livingston, montana and you quickly see why the health care push is facing big push, even from those he's trying to help. >> we've got two kids and then my husband is the only one working. >> reporter: she is uninsured. so she gets discounted dental work at a local clinic. she voted for the president and agrees there needs to be reform, but is worried about the details. >> i believe that there is a health care crisis. i really do. do i believe that the government needs to be more involved? no, because i think that they just -- whenever they get their fingers in the pot it kind of turns black. >> reporter: a common sentiment here where a second obama voter told us government is too big. >> we've just spent so much money on the stimulus and the t.a.r.p., then we're going to add another huge entitlement in the form of the public option. >> reporter: the movie "a river runs through it" was filmed here, so people love their fly fishing, all part of the individualism. >> i think the west is all about independence and do it my way and i don't ne

firefighter four people were shot on livingston road including two women. one man was killed. another man is in contract kal condition. police say the shooting began with an argument in an apartment stairwell. police have now railroaded 23- year-old samuel fortune and he is charged with first degree murder. >>> residents hit the streets for national night out. the goal is to bring attention to crime and generate support for anti-crime programs. it started in 1984 and only # states participated then. now, all 50 states take part. >>> last days of michael jackson's life could be coming to big screen i'm full-length motion picture showing footage of the king of pop's last rehearsals is in the works. a hearing will be held in l.a. next monday to determine whether his mother, katherine jackson, has any objections to this. mrs.jackson, who was awarded permanent custody of her three grandchildren will not be getting help from her estranged husband, joe jackson. he says he done plan to help her raise the kids. >>> a $2,000 shoplifting heist all caught on camera. security says they wat

it was 1:00 the 64 w e 006400 block of livingston road. police say an argument broke out in the stairwell of an apartment building and bullets were fwliing shortly after. one person killed, one victim still in critical condition nooibs were surprised by the shooting. >> i've been here about eight years and this is the first time that someone that i know of in this area that's been shot. >> police say the gunman knows one of the victims, to word on what sparked the argument. >>> no follow-up to yesterday's rally up on wall street. stocks ended flat on this trading day with the dow, the nasdaq and the s&p each gaining less than half a percent. still investors saw more signs of an economic recovery. pending home sales rose more than 3.5% in june. and there was also an uptick in consumer spending. meanwhile, there is plenty of mixed news on how quickly the economy is actually recovering. for more on that is correct we go up to cnbc's mike huckman. let's talk about consumer spending which was up in june, but people aren't making more money. inc

police say he opened fire after a domestic dispute in the 00 block of livingston road. one man died and another critically injured and two women suffered less serious wounds. >>> wear beginning to learn more about a developing story coming to us from the pittsburgh, pennsylvania region. at least four people are dead and several wounded after a gunman opened fire at a health club in the suburb of bridgeville. witnesses say the gunman burst in to an all women's exercise class at an l.a. fitness center and just started shooting. police say the gunman got off 50 rounds during the rampage. one woman describes what she saw. >> just bang bang bang bang bang. >> i was working out and i heard a bunch of gunshots and seen everybody run and we just all head for the hill. >> she kept saying he's going to kill me. he's going to kill me my exboyfriend. >> reporter: they believe the gunman may have been targeting one particular woman in the class. police say they are having trouble identifying everyone since most left their i.d.s in the locker rooms or or in their vehicles. >>> former

prince georges county police are venting an overnight shooting in the 6400 block of livingston road.four people were shot. one of them died and another is in critical condition. authorities say it started with an argument in a stairwell and that the shooter knows the victims. overall, violent crime is down in maryland a new report shows an 11% drop in murders across the state last year. the uniform crime report cites a 2 a-year low in homicides from a year ago. overall 13 of maryland's 24 jurisdictions reported reductions in violent crime. >>> metro's proposed purple line has been in the planning stages and the topic of debate for years but this morning's maryland top official is giving it the gas. 9 news now digital correspondent, armando trull is live at the new carrollton metro station with more. good morning. >> it is a project that is expected to save gas for thousands of commuters who have to now basically drive east- west from prince georges to montgomery and vice-versa. the purple line's last hurdle was the governor's approval and now that the governor is about to give it cle

four people were shot on livingston road including two women. one man was killed and another man is in critical condition this day. police say the shooting began with an argument in an apartment stairwell. >>> three teenagers sit in jail. they're charged in burning that football field in millton high school we told you about. all three teens are 17 years old and attend brunswick high school. they burned a huge chunk of the artificial turf saturday. the damage now estimated a ttle over $20,000. >>> an emotional gathering is underway at georgetown university hospital right now. 14 people involved in the largest kidney exchange in one city met just a few minutes ago. last month seven people from the d.c. area got transplants from donors who match close enough to use plasma which lowers a person's antibodies to accept another person's organ. doctors hope the process can help address racial disparities that exist when doing kidney transplants. >>> day seven of redskins training camp. once again fans are flocking to ashburn to get a look at the team i

it happened around 12:30 in the morning at a building in the 6400 block of livingston road. from what police tell nine news the incident began as an argument and escalated in to gun fire. a total of four people were shot, one died and three others were take on the the hospital. one of those is said to be in critical condition. >>> today maryland governor martin o'malley will reveal the plans for the purple line route. it is scheduled to happen 8:30 than morning at the metro station in new carrollton. armando trull is live from the station with more. good morning. >> good morning, andrea. well, governor o'malley is expected to give the groan light to the purple line. that will bring about 35,000 jobs to the area. it is a billion dollar project and is expected to be one of the most important mass transit initiatives in the state. the proposed purple line would be an east-west loop in the northern part of the metro system. the $1 billion project would connect new carrollton and prince georges county to bethesda and montgomery county with 12 additional stops along the way. >> li

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you always overreach, god rest his soul, henry hyde, bob livingston, he almost became speaker.n affair. markókjátk and then what you did >> my story about my ex-wife and cancer is fundamentally false but it was repeated by the news media. the jim wright case was a very specific case. it was a democratic chairman of the ethics committee who brought in the report who brought the report that led to the resignation. and i can't quite imagine if you actually read the report that you would think that we were wrongo insist that speakers of the house shouldn't break the law just as presidents shouldn't break the law. >> next question comes from lynchburg, virginia. >> caller: hello, mr. speaker and hello, america. the aclu and other like-minded organizations have been very successful in propagating the myth that it is constitutional for the government at any level ever to endorse a particur religious idea. now if that is the case, if it really is unconstitutional, how is it that three of the presidents had national three days of prayer and fasting and how did christmas become a nationa

in the 6400 block of livingston road. one man was killed.his morning. police believe the gunman knew his tell me what you see. two little birds wearing a couple little hats. that looks like my windshield... when i made my trip back from phoenix. yeah, th's it. depend brand. for women and men. >>> good morning. temperatures in the 70s to near 80 with hazy sunshine. highs low 90s. unhealthy air quality by mid afternoon. tomorrow a morning shower greater chance of afternoon thunderstorms with highs near 90. less les humid and cooler for thursday and friday. how's the traffic? >> time to look along i-270 between germantown and montgomery village. police are headed over there. the rush hour winding down. no late incidents at the wilson bridge. on route 50 at the bay bridge we're looking good headed that direction. right now both ways on the bridge lanes are open. barbara? >> thank you. coming up at 5:00, the redskins ♪ >> that, of course, was then, when susan boyle was introduced to the world. she's come a long way since then. but she did have a

one of the current campaign from livingston, texas. romney is a mormon and some believe the mormons are called. the problem with being defined as a member of the cold is romney would be controlled by someonelse. this seems a something like the catholic religion and brings back a flood of john f. kennedy in the '60s. >> guest: i think governor romney as to make a speech comparable to president kennedy's houston baptist alliance a speech in 1960. governor romney's is clearly not a member of a culprit governor romney is a brilliant competent manager and a very happy and faithful to establish family man. he is a terrific citizen. it is inconceivable to me at least that he would be controlled by anyole. he is totally his own an. even you can before against him but on the grounds of any ncern of is being controlled by some else. >> host: this is from san diego. jim brown on the question of rediscovering god in america. how can he assert rights are based on religion? to reagan's assistant with separation of church and state inhalable rights o

. >>> spend a day in the tiny town of livingston, montana, and you quickly see why the president's healthtwo kids. my husband is the only one working. >> macdonald is uninsured so she gets discounted dental work at the local clinic, she voted for the president and agrees there needs to be reform but is worried about the details. >> i believe there's a health care crisis, i do. do i believe that the government needs to be more involved? no. i think when they get their fingers in the pot, it just kind of turns black. >> a common sentiment here where a second obama voter told us government is too big. >> we just spent so much money on the stimulus and the tarp. then add another huge entitlement in the form of the public option. >> the movie, "a river runs through it" was filmed near here. so people love their fly fishing, all part of the rugged individualism. >> i think the west is all about independence, do it my way. i don't need anybody to tell me what and how to do. and the government gets too involved in our lives, it's some discomfort. >> but at the local clinic known as the community

files, 1,000 files that hillary brought in, these two guys, these two thugs, the guy named livingstone, i believe and another guy, they were going through the files making a a hist list. then we had travelgate and whitewater. whitewater cost the taxpayers deleast $60 million. jim mcdougall went to jail and of course clinton says he was yim mcdougall's partner. he said he didn't know he was his partner until later he was told that. it was just one lie after another. guest: it all depends. the caller makes some points. the clinton presidency had its ups and downs. he was certainly focusing on the downs. there was nothing impeachable in what he did. yes, do presidents mislead? certainly they do. host: last word from butch in wyoming. caller: thank you for taking my call. i remember back then, i'm 64 years old, i was watching the news that -- i was so ashamed of our press back then. because i think the american people are way ahead of the press. number one if -- if you just listen to nixon's tapes, you know what kind of human being this man was. he was prejudiced, self-important type of pe

remember the story of stanley livingstone -- dr. livingstone. the reason that was important was almost no white men had penetrated the interior of africa. what was there? no roads. snakes. mosquitoes. death. malaria. right? the white people were along the coasts. it was black kingdoms like queen ajenga's kingdom, ghana, dalma, they grew rich from the slave trade. they would go to war just to sell other black people to white people. this is something we have been so ashamed about we pretend it's not true. it is the nasty, dirty secret of african-american history. we are just as corrupt and despicable as any other people and if we have the right to oppress we will oppress just like the white man oppressed us. that's human nature, unfortunately that's just the way it is and the only way to overcome that is to be honest about it, be honest about it, admit the truth and then all try to do better as my main man cornell west says, "we're all recovering racists." "we're all recovering racists." >> dr. gates has to leave, timmy -- dr. gates has to leave

terrorism expert neil livingstone joins us from washington on what this means. good morning. >> good morning. >> are-s this statement true, is the world a safer place now that massoud dead? >> yes, head of the 13 taliban groups in pakistan, whose vision of what they wanted to do with the country was essentially to force it it back into the eighth century, these were people that burned down women's schools -- girls schools because they didn't feel women deserved an education. they were carrying out attacks that -- against western hototel and were behind the assassination of former prime minister benazir bhutto. >> i want to talk to you about that. how big of a blow is this to taliban? i've heard this is what bin laden is to al qaeda, the death of this man. >> this man was probably more important to the taliban than bin laden is. bin laden is symbolic today and marginalized. massoud was the operational chief of the taliban. he was directing the war against the pakistani government. and he's going to be very, very hard to replace. >> how big a victory is this for t

four people were found shot on livingston road in oxon hill before 1:00 in the morning. one man died and another man is in critical condition. the women's injuries are not life-threatening. >>> the islamic-saudi academy has gotten permission to expand. some opponents believe the academy's curriculum fosters hatred and intolerance. school officials are denying those allegations. >> >>> your favorite post office could be closing. several will be consolidating or closing. >> we just spoke to a postal worker who said she has experienced a steady decline in male going out. she is taking on the double duty. the u.s. postal service is taking drastic measures. the internet gives you instant gratification. you can send an e-mail or pay bills. it is no surprise that snail mail is taking a hit. >> i started doing on-line bill paying. >> the u.s. postal service is expected to deliver 175 billion fewer pieces of mail this year. that leaves the fate of at least a dozen post offices in our area in question. >> i could just e-mail somebody instead of sending a letter. >> the agency says

. >>> an arrest has been made in a quadruple shooting yesterday morning on livingston road and oxon hillay samuel fortunate shot and killed one man and shoot at two other women after an argument began in a stairwell. >>> residents hit the street for national night out. the goals bring attention to crime and generate support f anti-crime programs to strength the police-community partnership. >>> the power is back on. earlier this week a cement truck hit a power pole. no issues were detected until yesterday when three poles came crashing down. >>> it is 8:15 right now. we want to check in with tony perkins with a look at our forecast. >> and the cuteness factor of the day. >>> and we'll start with that. it is the my first 5 photo of the day. take a look. well look at that pose. this is 15-month-old kayla. you can see the personality comes out. and we're told she loves to dance. i love the outfit and everything. doing the hat thing. >> eshha sigoing on. >> send us your child's picture at myfoxdc.comwe're > we're up here. and in new york. 77 in boston. 78 down in norfolk. 78 in raleigh, nort

these are sick of -- we use examples from the livingston town hall of the time. i have been anxious to do this for a long time. today i read an editorial that said, from the speaker of the house, that said it was un- american to challenge or lawmakers about this bill and what is in it. i will tell you, what i think is an american -- and american -- un-american is to encourage people to go against washington. it is almost as if, how dare you challenge our bill? how dare you asked to read this legislation? the truth of the matter is, we all loved ones -- we all have loved ones who fought in wars to make sure we are able to be here with the freedom to ask questions. i am thrilled you are here. we ask because no one in america knows what this bill does. we asked the joint economic committee, asked are economists and health care people to go through this bill, a provision by provision and tell us how it works. tell the american public how this health care bill works. this is how it works. [laughter] this is a flow chart of the democratic health care plan in the house.

our coverage from livingston, texas, gets underway at 8:20 p.m. eastern time. more coming from the white house this afternoon. a medal of freedom ceremony. 16 recipients to be honored today, including senator ted kennedy, a tennis player billie jean king, and scientist stephen hawking. >> bill clinton kicks off the 2009 netroots nation bloggers convention. friday, panels on health-care reform with howard dean, pennsylvania politics with arlen specter. making change happen and reshaping the supreme court. >> now, a discussion on swine flu preparedness. richard hatch it is the director of medical preparedness at the white house. this event runs about an hour. >> thank you. good afternoon, everyone. i hope you enjoyed your lunch. we are going to start our luncheon discussion today, and it is my pleasure to introduce our next speaker, dr. richard hatchet. he is the director of medical preparedness policy on the white house national security staff, and he is here to teach us more about the h1n1 virus, to provide some historical perspective, and to discuss what goes

. >> reporter: spend a day in the tiny town of livingston, montana.lems in big sky country, even from those he is trying to help. >> we have two kids. my husband is the only one working. >> reporter: sandra mcdonald is uninsured. she gets discounted dental work at a local clinic. she is worried about the details of reform. >> i believe that there is a health care crisis. i really do. die belie do i believe that the government needs to be more involved? whenever they get their fingers in the pot, it kind of just turns black. >> reporter: a common sentiment here where a second obama voter told us, government is too big. >> we have spent so much money on the stimulus and the tarp and then we are going to add another huge entitlement in the form of the public option. >> reporter: the movie, "a river runs through it" was filmed near here. people love their fly fishing. >> the west is all about independence and do it my way and i don't need anyone to tell me what and how to do. when government gets too involved in our lives, there is some discomfort. >> rep

one of my mentors many, many years ago the distinguished gentleman by the name of part livingston hee was a trustee d chairman of the trustees for a while. the legendary story is that he was working with the president of a bank and went in one day to have a conference. he said, boss, pachenski or o'brian? and the president of the bank said, i'm surprised at you. the bank has to be strictly neutral in these things. we don't take sides. we can't back anyone. we have to be neutral. and he said, yeah, boss. i know that. but i really want to know is who are be neutral for. the international platform association is not neutral for anyone. we believe in free speech. we have had a person with a onetime historical progress a background this morning and a onetime -- and the chairman of the american conservative union. but my question has to do with the general loss of civility that my mentor, park livingston, so championed. he said always reasonable people have reasonable differences of opinion without questioning the motives of other people. is that part of what you and david have been talkin

they use examples from our livingston down all the time. we incorporated some of those ideas in our reforms way back then, so i have been anxious to do this for a long time. today i read a editorial that said, from the speaker of the house, that said it was un-american, you know, to challenge your lawmakers about this bill and what is in a. i will tell you, what i think is un-american is to encourage people to spy on their neighbors and report to the white house, you know, people actually disagree with part of this bill. it seems to me washington is getting very arrogant these days. it's almost as if how dare you challenge, you know, our bills. how dare you ask to read this legislation. but the truth of the matter is we all have loved ones who have bought in wars to make sure we have the freedom to be here today in livingston, texas, to ask questions about his health care bill. so i am thrilled you are here. let's get to it. we ask, because no one in america knows what this bill does. we asked to joint economic committee, which i am the lea

spend a day in the tiny town of livingston, montana, and you quickly see why the president's health careh is facing big problems in big sky country. even from those he's trying to help. >> we've got two kids and then my husband is the only one working. >> reporter: sandra mcdonald is uninsured so she gets discounted dental work at a local clinic. she voted for the president and agrees there needs to be reform but is worried about the details. >> i believe that there is a health care crisis. i really do. do i believe that the government needs to be more involved? no, because i think that they just -- whenever they get thirty fingers in the pot it kind of just turns black. >> reporter: a common sentiment here where a second obama voter told us government is too big. >> we've just spebt so much money on the stimulus and the t.a.r.p. then we're going to add another huge entitlement in the form of the public option. >> reporter: the movie "a river runs through it" was filmed here, so people love their fly-fishing, all a part of their rugged individualism. >> i think the west is all about inde

we got great ideas and we used examples from our livingston town hall the time and will incorporate those ideas we back then so i am anxious to do this for a long time. today i read an editorial that said it was on american to challenge for lawmakers -- challenge your lawmakers about this bill and what is in it. what i think is fun-american is to encourage people to spy on their neighbors and report to the white house, people who disagreed with parts of this bill. it seems washington is getting very arrogant these days. it is almost as if how dare you challenge our bilsls, how do you ask to read this legislation? we have loved ones who fought in wars to make sure we have the freedom to be here today. to ask questions about this health care bill. i am thrilled you are here. let's get to it. no one in america the -- knows what this bill does. we asked the joint economic committee. we asked economists and health care people, go through this bill provision by provision and show us how it works. tell the american people how this health care bill works. this is how it works. >> it can see this

. >> calle >> reporter: spend a day in the tiny town of livingston, montana, and you see why the president's health care push is facing big problems in big sky country, even from those he's trying to help. >> we have two kids, and then my husband is the only one working. >> reporter: sondra mcdonald is uninsured. she gets discounted dental work at a local clinic. she voted for the president and agrees there needs to be reform but worries about the details. >> i believe that there is a health care crisis, i really do. do i believe that the government needs to be more involved? no, because i think that they just -- whenever they get their fingers in the pot it kind of just turns black. >> reporter: a common sentiment here where a second obama voter told us government is too big. >> we've just spent so much money on the stimulus and the t.a.r.p. then we're going to add another huge entitlement in the form of the public option. >> reporter: the movie "a river runs through it" was filmed near here, so people love their fly fishing. all part of the rugged individualism. >> i think the west is all