i want to thank my friend, governor manchin, for entrusting me with this very enormous responsibility. in turn, my responsibility now becomes to work hard every day to maintain the trust of the people of west virginia. i have a deep and abiding passion for this state and its people. in the days, weeks, and months ahead, my sole objective will be to make west virginia proud. i will have no agenda other than to work and fight hard every date for west virginia families. as the governor alluded to, senator robert c. byrd, perhaps the greatest public servant our state and country will ever know, and no one can even begin to replace him. nor can anyone hope to fill his shoes. but what i can do, and what i will do, is try my best to emulate his work ethic and his commitment to the law, the constitution, and this great state. [applause] in doing so, i will rely heavily on that mentor sheep avert senior center, senator rockefeller. and of course, i experience serving with the governor, having spent four years working so closely with him, i was able to see firsthand the level of commitment, pas

manchin moves. governor patrick seconds. any discussion? all in favor say aye.yes have it, we have adopted the rules, one of which and a governor who wishes to submit a new policy will need a three-fourths vote to submit the roles and must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. i want to appoint the members of the nominating committee for next year's executive committee and officers of the association, gov. herbert, governor martin, and others. we have a number of distinguished guests who have joined us for our annual meeting from outside of our nation. for a number of years, we've had the privilege of having representatives from the canadian parliament, and we are honored and delighted to have them with us again today. for our canadian guests, please rise. thank you very much for being with us again. [applause] members of parliament and counselors general, we welcome them. we have delegation of arab ambassadors organized by the national u.s. arab chamber of commerce. i had the privilege of meeting some of them last evening, as you did. investor -- ambas

manchin moves. governor patrick seconds. any discussion? all in favor say aye. the ayes have it, we have adopted the rules, one of which and a governor who wishes to submit a new policy will need a three-fourths vote to submit the roles and must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. i want to appoint the members of the nominating committee for next year's executive committee and officers of the association, gov. herbert, governor martin and others. we have a number of distinguished guests who have joined us for our annual meeting from outside of our nation. for a number of years, we've had the privilege of having representatives from the canadian parliament, and we are honored and deliged to have them with us again today. for our canadian guests, please rise. thank you very much for being with us again. [applause] members of parliament and counlors general, we welcome them. we have delegation of arab ambassadors organized by the national u.s. arab chamber of commerce. i had the privilege of meing some of them last evening, as you did. investor -- ambass

governor joe manchin today tapped carte goodwin, his former general counsel. he's 36 years old. goodwin will succeed the late robert byrd, who died last month at the age of 92. the state legislature is likely to call a special election in november. goodwin is expected to step aside so that governor manchin can run for the final two years of byrd's term. apple moved today to address the so-called "death grip" problem with its latest iphone. users have reported that holding the phone with your bare hand can obstruct part of the antenna and muffle the signal. apple c.e.o. steve jobs announced buyers will get free protective cases to fix the problem. he spoke at company headquarters in cupertino, california. >> we're not perfect. we know that. you know that. and phones aren't perfect either. but we want to make it-- make all of our users happy. and if you don't know that about apple, you don't know apple. >> sreenivasan: jobs also said only five of every thousand i-phone users have reported any problems, and he complained, "this has been blown so out of proportion that it's incredib

we do expect an announcement tomorrow from joe manchin. robert byrd was laid to rest just over one week ago in his home state. in a few minutes we will turn our attention to iraq, and later, it is called resurgence republic. a board member will join us concerning this new offshoot of the gop and its impact on the republican national committee. it is sunday, july 11. back in a moment. since 1986 jorge ramos has anchored the nine winners on univision. -- encourage the nightly news on the univision. we will speak to him tonight at 8:00 p.m. >> this weekend, fox news analyst andrew and the soliton no -- andrew napolitano. he is interviewed by four time presidential candidate ross nader. nonfiction books of this weekend on c-span2. you can check the schedule on booktv.org. this weekend on mine safety and the cable industry in europe. the maryland attorney a general and the cable europe president monday night on c-span2. >> "washington journal" continues. host: we want to turn to iraq. all the mulally is the former minister of trade, defense, an

the idea that the governor manchin would have voted for the stimulus, supported the health care bill -- those are unpopular policies in west virginia, which has about 35% approval rating for the president. i think it presents a great opportunity for our candidates, whoever that person might be. >> could you devote the resources to west virginia? you have a lot of places in play. there's a lot of different groups out there spending money against you. are you willing to put money into west virginia? >> as you know, not all states are the same in terms of the cost. some are more efficient and cheaper, let me use that word, to help those candidates win. we're going to use -- go anywhere and everywhere we sense an opportunity. yes, we will have to pay attention to the entire map. the thing about the united states senate is, a new senator from an inexpensive state, that vote counts just as much as a new senator from an expensive state. we will have to make a practical decision as we approach the election on where we can pick up additional seats. >> in arizona, john mccain seems to have a s

i will draw my experience, having spent four years working so closely with governor manchin. i was able to see the level of commitment, passion, and dedication it takes. it is that level of dedication and passion but i will take with me to washington. it will not be easy. there will be lots of challenges ahead. i am confident that i am up to the challenge. i know i can support my family. my dad will be looking down. senator rockefeller and the entire delegation, my friend governor manchin, and the support and prayers of the people of west virginia. i am excited about the challenge. [applause] >> i am not sure if you all know this. if he noticed the pins that i have gone and carte on are the constitution. i do not have to tell you why we have them on. the last thing senator byrd did -- and he wrote in this book to me. i am passing this book to the united states center who will be seated in his honor -- senator who will be seated in his honor. [applause] with that, i cannot tell you what a pleasure it is to have our senior cesenator here with us today. i have worked extremely c

manchin moves, gov. patrick seconds. any discussion? not all in favor of adopting the procedure say aye. any governor who wishes to submit a new policy for adoption at the meeting must meet a vote to suspend the rules and must be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. i want to appoint the members of the nominating committee for next year's executive committee and officers association -- gov. gov. ann to chair the committee, gov. bb. guests fromumber of des outside of our nation. over the years, we've had the privilege of having representatives from the canadian parliament, and we're delighted to have them with us again today. will our canadian guests please rise? thank you very much for being with us again. [applause] members of parliament, and also the consul general for new england is with us as well. we have a delegation of arab ambassadors organized by the chamber of commerce. i had the pleasure of meeting some of them last evening and i am sure you did. what our -- would our arab guests please rise? thank you for being with u

manchin has always been a strong advocate. i assume that if he becomes a senator, he would vote with the democratic majority most of the time. >> the temporary senator, he is coming into washington and the word is that he will be sworn in the early next week in time for some important votes. was this whole process expedited to your satisfaction? >> they needed one more vote. i believe that governor manchin might have taken quick actions and loaded to get action like that. >> thank you for your time. >> ok, thank you. >> tomorrow, the mission and governors republican primary debate among the michigan state senator and the state attorney general. the candidates are seeking to replace the democratic governor who was term limited. >> president obama warned americans to not make too much of the fact that oil has stopped flowing from the broken well in the gulf. the valves holding the oil back might have to be reopened. the president says that this will allow 80,000 barrels of oil to be captured every day. >> good morning, everyone.

and i think the people of west virginia under the selection of governor manchin are very, very lucky. i know the senate is. and i noit that i am -- i know that i am. so carte you start with the support of really everybody. i just look forward to what we can do together, we can do with our colleagues to keep pushing forward for west virginia, for west virginia's cole miners, for west virginia's workers, for middle income tax credits, all those things that help families, which is small businesses which makes up west virginia. we are at work. -- carte on a very -- a very thorough piece of mind safety legislation. and it's coming out of the u.b.b. experience. we've learned a lot since then. and we will turn out further legislation. everything we do there whether it's credited as such or not is important. it is important. -- because it affects somebody, somewhere. and when it affects people in west virginia, carte goodwin and jay rockefeller are going to be fighting side by side along with the governor of west virginia. carte i look forward to you and you start out on the right side of his

i also want to thank and welcome our incoming chairman, governor manchin, and we look forward to hisrship over the coming session of the national governors association. we are looking forward to a very serious series of conversations having to do with health care reform, at the national level, and our responsibility to implement it over the next several years. we will be talking also about economic issues we are facing in different ways, in each of our states, and every time that i have had the opportunity to participate over the last four years over nga i have learned things, and being warmly welcome everyone here to boston. with that, let me turn the podium over to the governor of vermont, and the chairman of the national governors' association, jim douglass. >> thank you very much. let me begin by extending my appreciation and that of all our colleagues to you, to diane, to your staff, the host committee here, to everybody in the boston area who have been so hospitable, and we appreciate the hard work going into hosting a conference of this magnitude. it looks easy when we are sta

today, west virginia governor joe manchin is expected to name a temporary replacement for the late senator robert byrd. byrd died last month after serving more than 50 years in the senate. firefighters are battling at least 12 fires sparked by lightning in southern california in lake elsinore. at least one house burned to the ground. strong storms hit the detroit area thursday, flooding roads, downing trees and leaving more than 100,000 people without power. and a big scare on thursday for pink when the singer fell from a har n harness during a performance. she was rushed to the hospital and later tweeted nothing was broken and she would be fine. it's now 21 minutes past the hour pacific time. let's go back to you, matt, meredith and al. good thing she's okay. >> we're going to look at it again apparently. >> she tweeted to her fans that she hoped everybody thought it was cool. >> somebody else went offstage, too. >> how about a look at the weter? >> some heat to talk about, not just here but around the globe. june, the warmest on record. global, land and ocean surface temperatures. a litt

to say something about the democrats' problems, chuck manchin misery. it is a very critical state. -- chuck mentioned missouri. the democratic senate that has been inclined to stay as far away as she can from president obama. >> she is a terrific candidate. going back and looking at that pattern with minority voters over years is a limited use this time because the obama election was unique. obama turned out to independents, african-american voters, young voters in very unusual numbers. while we're not seeing is any indication that they are fired up and ready to turn out again. >> we get a quick lesson on this and the runoff election in georgia. georgia has the role that if they do not get the 50 percent rule they end up in a runoff. we have a giant african american turnout in georgia. without sarah palin on the ticket, i think obama carries georgia. there is an argument to be made that pailin got evangelicals out. putting that aside, there was a huge african american turnout. barack obama's name was not on the ballot. six weeks later, it was 30 points.

governor james douglas of vermont, and governor joe manchin of west virginia.re on c-span. >> tonight, a discussion on conservative women in politics and feminism with national review's catherine lopez. also, an update on the gulf of mexico oil spill. later, president obama campaigns for senate majority leader harry reid and talks about the economy in las vegas. >> the senate judiciary committee returns next week to vote on the nomination of elena kagan as the new supreme court justice. watch coverage on the c-span networks, and learn more about the nation's highest court in c- span is latest book, the supreme court, candid conversations with all the justices, active and retired, providing unique insight about the court. available in hardcover and as an e-book. >> now discussion on conservative women in politics and feminism with national review's catherine lopez. following her remarks, she took questions from the audience. it is about one hour. >> good afternoon. on behalf of the institute and the hectored -- and heritage foundation, i want to thank you all fo

west virginia's governor joe manchin will appointd's that person will serve until a permanent replacementamerican public souring on the war in afghanistan. just 43% say the war is worth fighting. that's down from 52% in december. that level of support for the afghan war is just about equal to that for the war in iraq. the dwindling support for the war in afghanistan seems to coincide with the increase in american casualties. last month was the deadliest for u.s. troops there since the nine-year war began. 60 americans died in afghanistan in june. and so far, at least 37 have died this month. >>> it is a difficult battle for firefighters in southern california. as they try to control dozens of w lightning strikes from severe thunderstorms sparked most of the fiterd evns hbee but up to 80 homs ag threatened. the fires are being pushed by unpredictable winds and crews have digt tture >>> the mercury has been rising worldwide. the first half of 2010 has been the warmest ever record from january to june, the average temperature climbed to 57.5 degrees. that's more than 1 degree higher than any

[alause] >> governor manchin, president obama, vice president biden, president clinton, colleagues ofor byrd in the senate and in the house, and in his beloved state of west virginia, mona and marjorie and the family of senator byrd, his extended family, staff members of senator byrd, and all of you wo admired and loved senator byrd, i am vicki kennedy, and i'm honored to be here and humbled to speak for someone else who treasured the man we mourn and celebrate today. a giant in the history of the senate -- [applause] -- and a giant in the history of west virginia. for whom the smallest corner of this state could be the greatest of causes. my husband wrote of robert byrd vast knowledge and experience, his remarkable insight and wisdom, but he was forecaddie, so much more than that. briefly foes, they became the bestf friends. coming from very different places, across the years, they came together to keep america's promise. robert byrd moved with our country, and he moved our country forward. from the ceaseless fight for economic justice to thelong struggle for health care, where, from

manchin said he would make a decision by 5:00 p.m. on friday, who would replace the late senator robert byrd. maine, republican line, edward, good morning. caller: i am an 80-year-old retired person. i am on social security but it seems like every year our president keeps cutting our dam amount of money we are supposed to get. if he did promise us -- i am trying to make all seniors aware -- he promised us $250 the first of the year and we still have not gotten it. it is not even before congress. but yet we donate to haiti and everybody else. we don't have the money. i would just like to know what we can do. host: we are talking about whether or not you would support raising the retirement age, an idea floated recently by house majority leader steady hoyer and minority leader john boehner. in other news this morning, the front page "the washington post" as this headline, the fcc decency policy tossed out of court. that is the front page of "the washington post" this morning. the front page of "the financial times," at the top, widening

[applause] >> governor manchin, president obama, vice president biden, president clinton, colleaguessenator byrd in the senate and in the house, and in his beloved state of west virginia, mona and marjorie and the family of senator byrd, his extended family, staff members of senator byrd, and all of you who admired and loved senator byrd, i am vicki kennedy, and i'm honored to be here and humbled to speak for someone else who treasured the man we mourn and celebrate today. a giant in the history of the senate -- [applause] -- and a giant in the history of west virginia. for whom the smallest corner of this state could be the greatest of causes. my husband wrote of robert byrd vast knowledge and experience, his remarkable insight and wisdom, but he was forecaddie, so much more than that. briefly foes, they became the best of friends. coming from very different places, across the years, they came together to keep america's promise. robert byrd moved with our country, and he moved our country forward. from the ceaseless fight for economic justice to the long struggle for health care, wh

[applause] >> governor manchin, president obama, vice president biden, president clinton, colleaguestor byrd in the senate and in the house, and in his beloved state of west virginia, mona and marjorie and the family of senator byrd, his extended family, staff members of senator byrd, and all of you who admired and loved senator byrd, i am vicki kennedy, and i'm honored to be here and humbled to speak for someone else who treasured the man we mourn and celebrate today. a giant in the history of the senate -- [applause] -- and a giant in the history of west virginia. for whom the smallest corner of this state could be the greatest of causes. my husband wrote of robert byrd vast knowledge and experience, his remarkable insight and wisdom, but he was forecaddie, so much more than that. briefly foes, they became the best of friends. coming from very different places, across the years, they came together to keep america's promise. robert byrd moved with our country, and he moved our country forward. from the ceaseless fight for economic justice to the long struggle for health care, where,