we will tale you -- take you to one at fort meade elementary school when we come back. with orbitz, i know what to expect from my vacation. bad dog, balloon pop. [ dog whimpers ] because orbitz has price assurance. leaf in face, marie, man with computer. [ man ] marie! if another orbitz customer books the same hotel or flight for less, they'll send me a check for the difference automatically. so i know i'll get their lowest price. and i like knowing what to expect. bike, unrealistic splash, embarrassingly transparent. [ bell chimes ] [ male announcer ] when you orbitz, you know. >>> what's better than a boat load of books for an elementary school? how about a newly designed school library to put them in. with the help of volunteers, a fort meade elementary school unveiled the new of the attraction yesterday. tim rutherford was there to give you a look. >> reporter: talk about coming down to the wire, thus at mannerview elementary on the base at fort meade inan arundel county, dozens of volunteers were scrambling to put the finishing touches on a newly designed school li

. >>> talk about coming down to the wire, thursday at manor view elementary in the base of fort mead, dozens of volunteers were scrambling to put the finishing touches on the newly designed school library. they hope to finish up before the big unveiling. the volunteers from target, along with military veterans and community groups were sorting, stacking and labeling some of the 2000 new books that would fill the library shelves. >> i just wonder how many months or days or years it's going to take for the boys and girls to get through the 2000 books. >> as if the day weren't big enough for school principal, her boss stopped by for the celebration. no, not the end of the new county school superintendent, although he was there. we're talking the big boss. the u.s. secretary of education, arnie dunn kaun. >> i don't know if i've seen the coolest. thes just families, peashts, in the military. we can't do enough. the student's loiives, sh. >> and they have to pick up and start at a different level. for so excited. >> the second graders opened their eyes to a new group of readings. >> the co

a quick heads up in anne arundel county in fort meade. both westbound lanes of route 32 are closed at route 198. that's because of an accident. if you are going east and west, try using route 175 this morning as an alternate. in baltimore city, two accidents, one at reisterstown road on southbound lanes and another crash eastbound edmonton and working an accident up in dundalk at west fill road and now back to you. >> thanks. >>> a loch raven grad stud -- grad studying chemistry is in critical condition after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. morning of jared paul jones are hoping he will be okay and the driver will be found. charlie crowson joins us in the studio with more. charlie. >> reporter: megan, thank you. bets young -- betsy and jim jones left maryland after learning their son was a the victim of a senseless hit-and-run. they are pleading for the person responsible for hitting the 21-year-old to turn himself in. jones is from glen arm in baltimore county and a junior at miami. according to witnesses washings crossing the stre

. >>> and lori is hoping you will attend a crafts fair and support the fort meade officers wife club at the same time. annual holiday craft fair on the 13th from 10 until 5 and then they have it again on the 4th -- 14th from 10 until 3. admission is free and it's a nonprofit organization and they will have craft vendor silent auction and gift and it's the mcgill training center at fort meade. if you want more information, go to the fort meade 0wc.org for the officer wives club and they do great things. >>> if you have an convenient, just send it in here. e-mail us and we will select it and make sure everybody knows right here on "good morning maryland at nine." >>> thanksgiving is a few weeks away and that means plenty cooking. >> everybody has family favorite recipe they want to bring out at thanks giving. jamie, it's the can of cranberry but if you have a real recipe we want to hear about it from the turkey to the stuffing and sides and sal is adds and dessert. you name it. we want a know about the favorite recipe you share with your family on thanksgiving. just e-mail us morning s

food banks all over the bay area are struggling to mead mete the needs. it and for cecil williams it is a familiar story. >> how many years have we been doing this? must be 29. something like 29-30 years. >> reporter: he knows all about hunger in the bay area. his church has been offering thanksgiving dinners for decades. there have been tough times in the past but none like what he has seen lately. >> 22% of our donations were down. we also discovered 30% of the people are -- has increased in participation. >> reporter: tomorrow they will serve meals to 5,000 people. it takes constant work to convince donors each year. but for himself and the volunteers that help him the effort is more than worth it. >> there is nothing that can top it when you are working with people who are in need and suffering. there is nothing that are keep beyond -- that can reach beyond. when you do that you got something going for you. >> reporter: he will serve tomorrow at 7:30 a.m. >>> in sports a battered warriors travel to houston to take on the rockets and the shar >>> okay.

on this veterans day, education secretary arne duncan spent most of the day at fort meade.his wife and children took part in a ribbon cutting and an elementary school. he praised the local target and a hard for america fund that that was responsible for the renovations. they got new books, new furniture, carpets, and lighting. target has donated over $7 million for the makeovers. >> a little renovation never hurts. we will recap today's top stories, including information on a bar fight that led to attempted murder charges in college park. >> controversy over a book that is now for sale on amazon.com that gives advice to pedophiles. >> did certain city council members get special treatment during last winter's blizzards? we will investigate the politics of snow removal. when i see people trying to sell and old camry, it makes me want to show 'em a new ford fusion. i can't help myself. i'm kinda ready to move up to get to the next level. fusion... yeah, i like it. ...i should probably brag about this a little bit. the projected resale value can't be beat by camry. 33 miles pe

we put rosebuds in the water to attract peace, and it made a meade. it was sitting in the gallery.e distill that through local herbs. it was really surprising how delicious it was, because we were mixing a lot of seemingly in congruent ingredients, and it was delicious and different from anything you have ever tasted. i would have been happy if it was medicinal. the idea was more important to me. but it was very good. it is something i think a lot about, especially transition history, native americans, how they have this combination of dress, from the clothing from trade companies, mixed with traditional dress. i love how reflective it is of who they are, and also the merging history's coming together. what would we look like if we carry our history with us? all of the merging of cultures, reflected in our address? i am thinking of my own history with early europeans coming in and intermixing with native cultures. the one thing i would like people to take away from after seeing my work is a sense of wonder and who we are as americans. that we are really these beautiful mixes of peo

. >> for eight consecutive years, california public school studts meade steady progress. 52% are reading at grade level are abe. no knowledge 35% were doing so. in math, 48% are proficient or advanced. in 2003 on 35% were. some bay area school districts like san francisco did even better than the state average despite budget cutbacks. >> wre in a horrible situation. class sizes going up. could they have an impac. they couldave an impact. >> this year some scol districts will impose furlough days. >> we haven't furloh days and i don't know what they are going to look like. we need more public funding for -- funding for public education. >> in the meantime, some school distcts have adopted innovative programs aimed at keeping scores on the rise. they have adopted a reading workshop program allowing students to read at teir own pace and level. the idea is to create a passion for reading. >> our students and teachers became better readers, there it is no surprise that are a science students got better, too. >> most schools now have a successful program where an animated penguin teaches math

joe mead says it's white's work with guide dogs that's helped him early in the forest service. >> earlyorest service career, it was dominated by individuals that were able-bodied and pretty much male and white. to have her embraced as a ranger, for me, a person that represents diversity and truly values that diversity, it's just, it's a double honor. >> reporter: white says she's going to use her celebrity status to help support service. >> try to spread the word to each other, one-to-one-to-one. >> white also said she believes washington, d.c. is the most beautiful city in the world. she was in town at the community center last night when tina fey received a prize for american humor. >>> good morning, again, thank you for watching 9 news now. it is 5:00 a.m. . >> it sure is. traffic in just a moment. first

. >>> soldiers based out of for ft meade. and it provides a place to get counseling, learn about government benefits and obtain referrals to outside of service. >>> all this week here on fox 45 we're honor our nation's heros with a special soldier's salute. one of the viewers sent us this picture of her john jacob and drew. and drew. jacob is stationed in iraq. and drew is stationed in california. she thanks everyone for their thoughts and prayers and it helps their family get through these long years. >> you can send us a picture of your millitary friends or family members and we will honor them with a special soldier salute. just send the photos to pics at foxbaltimore.com. >>> change could be coming to oriole park. the baltimore orioles say they're looking to widen seats in the club level and upper deck. that means the number of seats at the park would drop by a couple of thousands. the orioles plan on adding less intrusive railings and drink on the club level. if improved, the renovations will be done during the off seaso

of course, maryland is such a military state when you think about fort mead and of course the brack repositions and bringing more military into the states. great thing. 35 degrees right now. chilly out there tonight. as people maybe make that late run home from applebies. i think it is open to midnight tonight. in part today, sunny scenario. beautiful day. gorgeous. we keep this going. i've got to say as a weather guy, it can get a little repetitious and boring but when it is all good news, tough to complain. beautiful sapphire skies over the chesapeake today and also looking at great weather up in north east. so really all across the state. all sunshine. maryland's most powerful radar. nothing on it and has been nothing on it for days in a row now. i think we are looking at monday night probably before the next shot of any rain. look how cold up in york now. 28. we have got 34 in easton. very close to the freezing mark. and we are looking at widespread frost overnight into the morning hours. so be ready to do some scraping. our highs today up around 60. 55 cambridge and 61 in frederick. your n

. >> if you served in iraq, vietnam, nor andy edgewood or fort meade we are honoring your service.ep watching and see your picture. >>> ravens play falcons on thursday night football. which defense will step it up or one stuff challenge after another. >> i don't know if it will be a 9-3 game or 45-37. >> this came from a viewer who made this. >> look a that. mary grace and her friend barbara made it ceramic. and theres. go ahead and rub it for good luck. >> all right. that's three touchdowns by ray rice wouldn't that be nice it. >> would be. >> justin berk good morning. >> good morning to you. as we look on this veteran's day, gorgeous -- veterans day, gorgeous weather and we will have a fine day with clear skies and moderate temperatures. it's a little above normal for the outdoor activities and ceremonies that will take place as we do honor veterans. with veterans elementary school, in ellicott city, they are one of the cool spots at 37 this morning. many of us are in the low to mid-40s. and we do expect all of us to spread everything out throughout morning with sunshine. theoffi

gazprom plans to continue negotiations over a gas supplies into the country and according to alexander mead to veto for gazprom has already restarted work over three full and five projects and this follows the company the company's strategy to diversify its presence in the asian pacific region. thank you very much medina that was r.t. correspondent medina question of a gas from tight quarters in moscow. let's take a quick look at how the equity markets are performing european stocks have opened lower on tuesday following heavy falls in china and losses on wall street ireland is still in the spotlight as it comes under pressure to accept a bailout from europe. and the russian markets on the slide here in moscow with both indices are shedding more than one percent of clients and energy majors are weighing spread like it's valuable but one point eight percent on the r.t.s. on russell after shedding more than one and a half percent on the my sex this hour. russia's largest filmmakers service style has almost doubled its profits in the third quarter beating our list estimates that income jumped

also down in fort meade, westbound lanes of route 32 approaching route 198 just before the roundabout, there's an accident blocking the left lane. traffic does get by to the right. now back to you. >> thank you. >>> 6:17 right now. there's been a lot of research about the impact of video gaming on children. and now there's a new study that finds the effect of video games depends on who is playing them. >> reporter: do video games have negative effects on children? a new study conducted by yale university's department of sigh psychology tried to find out. researchers surveyed 4,000 adolescence on the gaming habits. they focus on whether the kids were occasional users or problematic gamers who emersed in video games 24-7. investigators also surveyed the adolescence other habits such as drinking, smoke and drug abuse the investigators recorded no negative health consequences when it came to boys who gained occasionally. but girls who were involved in gaming at least once a day were more hookly to be aggressive and involved in fight. and many said they were depressed and never told any on

great war heroes, like meade of gettysburg fame that built string of light houses up and down the eastn the 1800s. many are still standing. he surveyed the great lakes. other soldiers helped construct a transcontinental railroad to open up the wild west. army corps of engineer helped complete the washington monument and construct the lincoln memorial and the library of congress. when there is a natural disaster you saw them rescuing victims from hurricane katrina. since 1947, u.s. marines are delivering toys to to thes. in alaska, some troops are helped transport doctors to eskimos. when the b.p. oil exploded in the spring, u.s. coast guard was searching for the missing and rescuing the survivors. this week, sailors arrived with food and supplies. if it weren't for the military bases, who knows what the economy would be. robins air force base for example is the largest employer in the united states, with more civilians working there than service members. the military excels in educating its own to. when the troops are returned back to civilian life, most are returned wiser, smarter and

jacob is in the army and ssent 15 months in iraq and is now stationed in fort meade.ew is now stationed in california. she thanks everyone for their ttoughts and prayers aad it helps her family get through these long yeaas. >>> we are honoring our nation's heroes on fox 45. picture of your millitaryd us a friends or family members and we will honor them with a special salute. just send your photos to pics aú foxbaltimore.com. >>> an ohio police serggant is caught on his own dash cam urinating on the job. sergeant richard cotrell's bosses decided to check his cam after receiving complaints that no one could reach him while on duty. that is when they discovered him urinating into lake erie a block from the police station. he was found to take breaks while clocked in and tending to personal business. as a result of the investigation, the officer has been demoted. >>> coming up crash tests show these car seats could hurt your child if you're involv involvedn accident. what one company ii doing to fix the probbem. >>> and you are taking a live look at 83 at york road in no

. >> reporter: joe mead says it's white's work with guide dogs that's helped him in the forest servicely in the forest service career, it was dominated by individuals that were able-bodied and pretty much male and white. so to have her embrace as a ranger for me a person that represents diversity and truly value that diversity, it's just, it's a double-honor. >> reporter: white says she's going to use her celebrity status to help the forest service. >> try to spread the word to each other how important it is to save that. once you pave it over, it never comes back. >> betty white believes washington is one of the most beautiful cities in the world. >>> there are significant demographic differences according to a new report out by the american human development project. the d.c. area ranks first in the measure of life expectancy, education and income, followed closely by boston, new york, philadelphia and chicago. however, white washington residents have a life expectancy of just over 83 years, 12 years more than their black neighbors, while asian americans earn more in every region. >>

you may be asking why do they feel the mead to tell people not to drink from the toilet? from the fact some of these people voted for arizona sb 10-70. no, councilman. bad, councilman! time matches on. >>> back to iraq with john sultz. can the left get back in the multi-million fund-raising game? one man appears to be trying ahead. >>> obviously today has been veterans day. and the founder of the leading veterans group opposed to the war in iraq is stepping down from his position. because in the third story tonight, he's been called to duty again. in iraq for a year. john soltz joins us presently. >>> u.s. troops are still in iraq. some 50,000 falling the end of combat operations. two died there last month. last month saw an attack on a ca need need ral building. the louisville courier journal referred to the contemptible hippocracy of kentucky senator mitch mcconnell. he was said to have asked privately according to the president for a drawdown in iraq, at the same time he publicly said democrats calling for the same thing were calling for retreat. >>> let's bring in joh

up near fort meade, pretty serious crash. authorities are detouring traffic up there.etro and vre, still doing okay. mark, 402 canceled this morning. metro will honor tickets. >>> jerry, thank you. >>> why it could cost money for your son or daughter to ride the bus to school. >>> a metro escalato suddenly stopped in the middle of rush hour. >>> it was painful to watch. what the redskins had to say following their per >>> still to come, apple calling it a day you'll never forget. the big announcement the tech gi >>> macklin pushed off. caught it. touchdowns! oh, man. never seen anything like this, ever. >> nope. ever. the eagles just scored again and again. it was an endless barrage of michael vick and the eagles offense all night long. they had absolutely no answer except the answer to the question, what happens if you hold a football game and only one team shows up. it was a mess. the game was practically over before the end of the rst quarter. the 59-28 loss means the skins's season is in serious trouble. lindsay czarniak at fedex fld with what went wrong. >> report

. >>> and this veteran's day at fort meade was celebrated with books and the unveiling of a renovated library at manor view elementary located on the military grounds. target helped provide funds for the library's makeover. arne duncan was on hand for the celebration. the improved library has new space for more than 2,000 books to mark today's -- today's occasion. each student got 7 new books to take home with them. >>> on this day, we honor the men and women who served our country so gravely. we are taking a moment to talk about a growing problem that is making them feel a shammed and may cost lives. >> reporter: boot camp graduation day, parris island, south carolina. >> i'm up here. >> reporter: a proud marine still proud 40 years later but it hasn't been easy. until recently, that marine was living in a car, a 61-year-old with nowhere to go. >> you feel like a failure. you feel ashamed. >> reporter: mary beth worked part time while caring for her elderly parents. when the recession hit, she couldn't find work and lost her apartment. >> we were gone, we were out. >> reporter: the w

robin meade of headline news was there when a sergeant came home after a six-month deployment in afghanistan>> you have never held him in your arms. what is this moment like for you? >> meet the little one and see my daughter after her birthday, it was a blessing, truly. >> to finally have dad right here? >> great. >> it was great, wasn't it? ♪ gonna hold this moment like a picture snoet. >> it's a hard choice. every time it comes up, to know that some of that time will be

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unruly when four officers were injury and 13 people were arrested as protesters tried to storm the meading in san francisco. the uc board said they need to offset cuts and scheduled to vote on a plan to expand the uc financial aid program. dozens of activists will stage a sleep out at the campus to raise awareness. they will bring sleeping bags and blankets and sleep out for 15 minutes starting at noon. they are holding a canned food and clothing drive next week. >> did someone steal a malty poo puppy? a cleaning lady at the veterinary hospital said she saw bear, the dog in his cage monday night and that was the last time anyone saw the dog. by the time the employees arrived, bear was gone. the owners believe someone stole their puppy. the vet told them the dog got out even though all the doors were locked. >> it is possible if they let the person who stole the dog if that is an inside job if they are working when they see a dog they like, what's to stop them? >> it will continue to search for bear. if you know anything, call dublin police. >> richmond voters are saying no to slots, but ho

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you mead your jacket for the morning.et's take to you oakland with 54 into san francisco and patches of thick fog. 52 degrees and that may slow the morning commute around the north bay into san francisco, but the storm track is way off to the north. probably all the way through the end of the week as the storm track stays to the north and high pressure builds. temperatures start to warm up into the 70s. in san francisco, close to 70 today. mid-70s around san jose. temperatures continue to warm even out to the coast, 60s and 70s and 80s inland and around san jose for wednesday and thursday. cooling slitly as we approach the weekend. back to you. >> something for everyone. >> 5:10 and you might want to have a new tool in the fight against cancer. >>. >> booking a flight will get harder this morning. we will tell you about the changes coming through all airlines. >> taking cell phones for teens and why it may be in everyone's best interest. >> a live look outside this morning across the city by the bay from san bruno. should

. >> they want to find a home that meads their needs and not something they can flip in a couple of years. >> that means smaller homes, less flair and indeed more function. they indicate remodelling trends have taken a turn back to the baskets. >> focused on the individual situation and not come in, tear it out and start from scratch. >> when are they do tear it out, the one feature that people are willing to spend money on, energy efficiency. >> better insulation and energy-efficient windows and more insulation in the attic and the walls and things that save the money over the long run. >> the prediction is for a more practical and less flamboyant market. that's no surprise after the wild ride we have been on. chris clackum, nbc news. >> you may be able to mail a greeting card without having to stick a stamp on it. the postal service is considering having companies prestamp before the sale. customers can buy them and address them and drop them in the mail. the postal service hopes it would make it easier to regain business they lost in the process. the test is expected to last two years.

. >> reporter: joe meade says it's white's work with guide dogs that helped him and brodie work in therest service. >> earlier it was much dominated by individuals that were able bodied and pretty much male and white. so to have her embrace as a ranger -- embraced as a passenger, for me a -- ranger, for me a person that represents diversity, it's a double honor. >> reporter: white says she is going to use her celebrity status to help the forest service. >> try to spread the word to each other one to one to one how important it is to save that. once you pave it over, it never comes back. >> reporter: at the kennedy center i'm lindsey mastis, 9 news now. >> how gracious. white also says she believes washington is the most beautiful city in the world and she's going to be at the kennedy center tonight when comedian tina fey is warded -- awarded the mark twain prize for american humor. >>> 9 news now at 6:00 starts right now. >> from the first local station with news in high definition, this is 9 news now. >>> four prince george's county police officers are serving suspensions in the wake

i mentioned a few programs which, you know, took the breath away of some people at fort meade, but didn't reveal as much as i could have about what these programs are up to. i wanted to sort of correct, begin the process of correcting what some people think is a slant towards the critical aspects of my book, by paying tribute and mentioning the successes that are currently taking place. you have to be wary when you read a newspaper article, take for example, the dana priest series that was published by the "washington post" recently. which, you know, sometimes took on a two-man gloom, you know, rampant intelligence coming out of control, rogue elephant, specter reared its ugly head again in the first time that's happened since the nixon administration. and, you know, you have to, whatever you may think about article in the information contained in it, or what was not contained in it, you have to always remember that there's something else behind the statistics. that there are hundreds of thousands, most of them in uniform, you know, i've been to kabul and islamabad four times over the las

>> larry mead from nyu.nd the private sector when unions overreach and the company goes bankrupt, going to is some kind of bankruptcy procedures and judges have can set aside pay, is or any equivalent in public sector speak with there is for municipalities that they can go bankrupt but not states. technically. and you know, it's very interesting, one of the think chris christie says all time is that you will get separate state and local finances. actually intimately connected. states finance their municipalities and let municipalities finance themselvethemselves and giveaways but it's very intimately connected. but the music us can go bankrupt, and wincing that around the country. or we are seeing many on the verge of default. and in some cases again what's happening is the state is taking an insane, i need help and in other cases as in vallejo they're not. how judges react in that kind of bankruptcy there is. bankruptcy is not one sort of thing. in fact, when i was at crain we get a long series on bankruptc

i'm barbara meade, i'm one of the owners here at politics and prose. and i want to welcome jeff sharlet who has a new book that expands on a book that he wrote several years ago called "the family." jeff is an assistant professor of english at dartmouth, he's also a contributing editor for harper's and "rolling stone," and he writes as well for many magazines and newspapers, and you also may have heard him on npr or nbc nightly news talking about the issues of religion in politics. jeff has a few book, "c street," which is an eye-opening work of investigative reporting, and he uncovers a largely invisible world of fundamentalist politicians, sometimes called the family, or international christian leadership or the fellowship. and their headquarters is right here in washington. actually, their headquarters were almost in our own neighborhood. back in the '60s this fundamentalist group set their eyes on ma comb street in cleveland park. and jeff unearthed this from the papers of the family. this is a quote. if handled properly, it could on a low-profile

secretary janet napolitano responded to this, she said, and i'm quoting here, if there are adjustments we mead to make to these procedures as we move forward we have an open ear. we will listen. but it's all being done as part of our joint security effort. there is a website called opoutday.com, shannon. they are telling everybody on the day before thanksgiving the busiest day of the year to opt out of the scanners and do the pat-down. that's how bad this thing is getting. other web sites are following suit. do you think that is not going to slow things down? shannon: that is my exact thought when you said that, trace, the lines of people that will be there. i don't know how many folks are going to be willing to get on board with that. you've got to get somewhere for turkey day. we'll see. >> reporter: that's right. shannon: thank you very much. what are your chances of encountering a full body scanner the next time you fly? as of last week there were 373 of the machines at 68 u.s. airports. more of them are going to be deployed by the end of 2010 and the tsa's proposed budget for 2011 calls f

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fort meade, left lane is blocked westbound route 32 at route 198. here's jammy costello with the baltimore news update. >> a 17 year seld is in critical condition after being head by a police cruiser. police say they were trying to arrest teen after they saw him selling drugs when he took off on a bike. and as the cruiser was backing off to block off the bike the teen was struck. we will be back." good morning, america" continues at 7:30. have a great rest of your day. ♪ >>> well-deserved this morning fanfare this morning. there's news out of london. prince william and kate middleton, finally engaged. queen elizabeth says she is absolutely delighted. we say good morning, america. i'm george stephanopoulos. >> i'm robin roberts. so, what are you going to wear to the wedding? >> what am i supposed to wear? tina brown will tell us. >> a nice morning suit. we'll get to the tails. >> can i wear a hat? >> we get to wear hats. >> you think we're kidding. we're so heading there. it will be next year in the summer some time. you see tina brown, well out in f

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jeanine, is federal employee joining us from fort meade, maryland. good morning. >> caller: good morning. i'm all for the pay freeze. i think it is appropriate. i would just ask at some point they look at number of contractors employed by the federal government and the pay that they receive because in some cases there is a lot of disparity. that's all, thank you. have a good day. >> host: thanks for the call. from "usa today", obama freezing the pay of federal employees and savings over five years could total $28 billion. here's more from the president's comments from the eisenhower executive office building next to the white house yesterday morning. >> i did not reach this decision easily. this is not just a line item on a federal ledger. these are people's lives. they are doctors and nurse who is care for our veterans, scientist who is search for better treatments and curse, men and women who care for our national parks, and secure our borders and our skies. americans who see that the social security checks get out on time, who make sure scholarshi

there are 41,000 at fort meade. 17,842 at the national institutes of health, and 13,000 at the socialsecurity office. military personnel at some different a pay freeze, although steny hoyer saying that military employees should also have the same pay freeze that civilian workers have offered. that story from "the hellhill" newspaper. caller: i am all for the pay freeze. i think it is appropriate. i think they should look at the number of contractors employed by the federal government and the pay they receive. in some cases there is a lot of disparity. that is all. thank you. have a good day. host: front page of "usa today." here is more from the president's comments on the eisenhower executive office next to the white house yesterday morning. >> i did not reach this decision easily. this is not just a line item on the federal ledger, these are people's lives. they are doctors and nurses that cared for veterans, is to search for better treatments and years, men and women who care for our national parks and secure our borders in skies. americans receive -- to see that the social securit

>> matt mead try to get through this. first of all -- let me try.irst of all, the flat cash supplement for science gives a good baseline for science in our country. we looked at what is happening at university and the immigration rules as well. i would argue that they're all heading in a pro-science direction. the university changes because we're giving focus and support on science degrees. i think this system a gradual contributions will focus the mind of the undergraduate much more on what a good course is and what will give me a good start in life. all of that is a very pro- science. we're looking at overhauling the system we inherited and having a tighter control of immigration, which this country badly needs. 200,000 is too high in needs to come down. we should have proper regard for people to come to this country and make a real contribution. right now, the system does not work like that. they're people coming in under so-called tier one rules and doing unskilled jobs. >> that is going away from my question. >> i a sorry. >> just tell us when