michael bush and mike miller asked transportation officials to terminate the program that allowed state officials and workers to avoid paying for the electronic toll collection service. it's unclear how much the move would save. lawmakers would still be eligible to seek reimbursement for tolls. >>> don't know if students would like this, but president obama and education secretary arne duncan have talked about the idea of longer school days. the goal is to make american students more competitive with their counterparts in other countries who spend more time in the classroom. >> guess what? they're in school nine hours a day. they're in school on the weekends and over the summer. and it's not a new idea. >> maryland school superintendent says she supports the idea. >> the acceleration of knowledge really requires us to have more time p if we can prepare ourselves to the competition for students because we're in a situation with the death of distance, and the asian countries it's about about 240 days of schooling. we have 180. >> she points out there are costs concerns in term of teacher

how speaker michael bush asked the transportation authority to end its program that allowed lawmakers to avoid paying for ez pass. lawmakers will still be eligible to seek reimbursement for their tolls. about 15,000 government employees and officials in the state have the free accounts. >>> and we have a school closing to tell you about tonight from queen anne's county. churchill elementary will be closed tomorrow because of a water-main break. staff should report as usual. >>> we've ben hearing about the swine flu vaccine for weeks now and finally next week we'll start seeing it. terry owens has who will be getting it first and in what form. terry. >> reporter: with the city still reeling from the death of a 14-year-old, we've learned the h1n1 vaccine is expected to arrive on tuesday at clinics and hospitals across the nation. and experts are encouraging everyone to get vaccinated if possible. a top priority group, pregnant women. they proved to be especially vulnerable to the virus. the first available doses of the vaccine will come in the form of a nasal spray which is safe for tho

bush. michael jordan, the president of basketball. he was an assistant to team usa. and tiger woods was presidential in his performance. he didn't need any help. he and steve stricker dominated early. the u.s., usa leads after day one of the four-day tournament. and speaking of team usa, swimmer torres overcame incredible odds to make the swim team. now she faces an even bigger challenge. she will need surgery to repair a knee, recovery of 12 to 18 months but she has not given up on the 2012 games in london. i wouldn't hold it -- i definitely think she could do it. she's impressed a lot of people and won silver last year in beijing. and it's official, pittsburgh is the best sports town in america. that according to the sporting news. the magazine released its rankings in its latest issue. the bird is superb after the penguins won their stanley cup and the steelers won the super bowl. philadelphia was two. l.a., which doesn't even have an nfl team, was fifth. fifth. >> very surprising. >> in last place auburn, new york. now why are you going to hate on auburn, new yor

bush and there's michael jordan. tiger needed no assistance at all. he and steve stricker dominated early. u.s. leads after day one of the four-day tournament. this is a big deal they only do every couple years. lastly, this young man is a big deal. he's our true champion. he's from johnstown, pennsylvania. tied a school record for rushing touchdowns in a game with six. and the win. the record was set by his late father back in 1981 but dave couldn't see it because he died after a long battle with brain cancer in august. josh credited his teammate and said he felt like he had help from above. that's a look at sports. >> rugby players are not small. 6 footers. 200. >> you can't play then? >> i'm looking forward to the sport but i can't play it. >>> duct tape looks the same. so why would research spend thousands of dollars to find out what happens when you tear the stuff? >>> that is opening bell kicking off the final day of trading this week and so far it looks like a pretty rough start. we'll be watching the numbers. we'll take to you wall street for

michael leavitt oversaw the bush effort to subdue expenses by requiring competitive bidding on medicalivalent to -- equipment. over $4,000 for a standard wheelchair, compared to just $1,000 in the private sector. $2,000 for a hospital bed. internet price, $1,000. and $82 for diabetic supplies, instead of $47. competitive bidding could have saved congress millions of dollars, but congress postponed it because of lobbying by industry. >> whenever there is an effort to push forward an efficiency, lobby is hired to do what they can to constrain congress. >> we continue to pay those inflated prices. medicare once again trying to institute competitive bidding, albeit in only nine cities. savings would be nice, but this story is emblematic how difficult it would be to realize those waste savings. trace: thank you. martha: we are upstairs with shepard smith on this monday afternoon, getting ready for the show. shepard: how are you? today we are talking about a lot of things, including iran. if you read the "new york times" there was an assessment on how far they believe iran has come. the poin

bush was there for the first game. >> i was. and it was ... it was amazing thing to see, to see such a ... such stuff. and, you know, they -- and there you go. >> okay, michaeli will give you the last word. you have a chance to get back at frank. what do you want to say to him before we wrap this up? >> frank, what i love to tell on behalf of myself and your other co-workers on the fox nfl sunday show come on and hang out with us on sunday we have a surprise for you -- in person. >> thank you, both, michael and frank, our special guest here today. you don't need to read between the lines to understand their songs. they are simple men, they leave simple lives and speak through their lyrics. southern rock >> we launched a partnership with "want to play" fund to put musical instruments in the hands of students across america, with a guitar signed by 35 celebrities with lots of signatures including willie nelson and ray price and all proceeds buying instruments for students. i am thrilled to say the guitar sold with a bid of $9,000! if you want more information or want to play or make a tax deductible contribution click on the "want to play" fund. their legend i

bush, with the team's captains. michael jordan was an assistant to team usa. this is a big deal. they only do it every two years. tiger woods was playing in it. he and steve stricker dominated early. the usa leads after day one of the four-day tournament. >>> u.s. swimmer dara torres overcame incredible odds to win three silver medals in beijing. her arthritic knee will need radical surgery to repair it. she's going to be out 12 to 18 months. she says she's not ruling out the 2012 games in london. and lastly we have our true champion because it's friday. meet young man high school senior josh seidel from johnstown, pennsylvania. he tied a school record for rushing touchdowns in a game with six. that record was set by his late father, dave, back in 1981, but his father, dave, could not see it because tragically he died after a long battle with brain cancer in august. so josh, a very emotional day for him. credited his teammates but said he felt like he had a little help from above. >> following in his dad's footsteps a little bit. good for josh. thank you. >> welcome to the jungle

michael jordan black balled thomas from the olympic dream team. who would you think? kobe? >> somebody tough and tall. >> george w. bush who probably would provide no defense. jordan told the magazine i would did you thi dunk him and probably give him the glass. >>> he donated bone marrow to matthew welling and it probably saved his life. his mom decorated carris' room with memorabilia. the two will be lifetime friends. >>> a lot of people were watching the balloon boy saga with horror. one canadian businessman was a little more skeptical. >> i said, you know, this thing is going to come down as a hoax, and bingo!  >>> aviation experts say that two northwest airlines pilots shufd several warnings that their flight was approaching minneapolis airport. here's the deal. the plane landed safely, but that's only after it overshot its destination by 150 miles wednesday night. the pilots say they were distracted by a heated discussion. federal investigators are looking into weathhether the pi fell asleep. >>> a big debate about your health care is going on inside the white house. sources say after a meeting yesterday, the ob

. >> michael, do you consider it a badge of honor to be called an a-hole by bush sr.? >> i think that's the only time the american people heard him swear. >> i think so. you really got to him. that's beauty of it. >> well, i'm sorry he feels that badly about me. >> oh, so what? >> yeah what can i do? >> you can't do anything. just keep making your films. that agri valts the republicans to know end i guess, right? >> yes, i think so. >> it does. before we get to your new movie, i really thought it was great, i want to ask you about your previous movie, "sickco," for a minute, okay? the senate finance committee rejected the public option. if we don't have the public option in health care reform, what have we really got? >> nothing. >> we got nothing. >> that's right, that's right. it's game over. so if that's really what the democrats want to do in the senate, they raeally just want o thumb their nose at the two-thirds of americans who are demanding that public option, i'd like to have them really just explain to us what their definition of democracy is. >> uh-huh. it re

the world, joining me now is michael singh, the former senior director for the milled eastern affairs, division of the national security council under president george w. bushd thank you for being with us, mr. singh. >> thank you. >> gregg: a week ago the defense secretary said we stand by the analysis of the national intelligence estimate, that iran halted its nuclear weapons program, in the fall of 2003. and, you just heard what the national security advisor said. are they wrong? >> well, clearly, we are going to have to reassess those intelligence findings in light of this information, that is being provided, now, sort of through the media by the iaea, the nuclear watchdog at the u.n., and we have seen revelations in recent weeks that haven't been surprising. we know iran is work on nuclear weapons but they are disturbing, and you know, it takes three things, that make a nuclear weapon, it takes enriched uranium, it takes weaponization, and it takes missiles. or delivery systems. >> gregg: right. >> so far we have seen advancements on all fronts in a matter of week by iran and saw the revelation of a new enrichment facility in qum, and a missile test and

. >> michael, do you consider it a badge of honor to be called an a-hole by bush sr.? >> i think that's the only time the american people heard him swear. >> i think so. you really got to him. that's the beauty of it. >> well, i'm sorry he feels that badly about me. >> oh, so what? >> yeah what can i do? >> you can't do anything. just keep making your films. that aggravates the republicans to no end, i guess, right? >> yes, i think so. >> it does. before we get to your new movie, i really thought it was great, i want to ask you about your previous movie, "sicko," for a minute, okay? the senate finance committee rejected the public option. if we don't have the public option in health care reform, what have we really got? >> nothing. >> we got nothing. >> that's right, that's right. it's game over. so if that's really what the democrats want to do in the senate, they really just want to thumb their nose at the two-thirds of americans who are demanding that public option, i'd like to have them really just explain to us what their definition of democracy is. >> uh-huh. it

bush. that's a coalition builder. >> it is. former senator is now 90 years old, or years young, rather. >>> four months after michael jackson's deaths fans are getting to see this spectacle that never made to the concert stage. the behind-the-scenes' film "this is it." kareen wynter's in los angeles with the premiere. they say this is not a movie, they say this is an experience. >> reporter: it absolutely was. and i've covered a number of premieres, richelle, and this was unlike anything i've ever, ever experienced. before we get to that star sudded event you want to take you to where we are. you know fans who didn't get a front world seat to last night's exclusive event world premiere of michael jackson's "this is it." to get their tickets they want to check out what all the hype is about. michael jackson's last piece of work before his final passing. and going back a little bit back to that premiere well let's roll the video. the pictures really, really speak for itself. you had chandeliers, you had a red carpet, you had fans with star-studded gloves chanting michael jackson's name and then oh the a-lister, will smith, jennifer l