created a map that shows as of to date we've created over 3145 jobs offsite close to 3000 jobs michigan florida ark and oregon and washington so contributing to jobs across the united states and you can see the map across the screen and i'm going to pass it out so the directors can have one so that concludes my report thank you. >> at this time we'll up it up to public comment. >> good morning ladies and gentlemen. i'm jim patrick with patrick and company in san francisco. i argued to this board gosh a year and a half ago that this joint labor agreement was a mistake because it would yield the highest cost results and i think we're seeing the implementation of that policy i was disappointed in the labor agreement which i see i see no dollars where's the money? where are we spending the money? i consider that a real shortfall we have the minimum wage argument it will ripple forward our costs i can guarantee that i believe this board needs to make a policy statement that we don't want this minimum wage thing to roll through our political environment because we're going to be buying a lot of labor

and cars have come from all over the united states to be here for the show including michigan, floridand pennsylvania n brooklyn, new york, laura ingle, f news. >> pretty cool. well, veterans often struggle to find jobs in this economy. the transition to civilian life is not easy. but we're going to introduce to you a new program that's allowing vets to take the skills they learned in the military to the workplace. >> plus, takin taking to faceboo fight back against gangs. police say it's a strategy to reach young people. the age of some of the youngest gang members they're targeting is next. caitlin? >> joyce, stormy weather and humidity for that matter all stayed out of our area but they're not too far away. our next chance for the showers they're not too far away. our next chance for the showers anthe wonder of summer is that i never know what kind of adventure awaits. the days are longer, and the breeze feels a little sweeter. and, thanks to volvo, i'll pay nothing for repairs or maintenance for 5 years, nothing. they even cover my first month's payment. so, i'll be happy wherever

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macedonians who first experienced that golden land by the shore then took what they saw with them to florida, michiganmething. they've been done coneys at duly's over 90 years. that's almost as long as the hot dog's been around. i can't tell you how deep this creation runs here. deep dish of chicago, cheese steak of philadelphia, you'll find some ambivalence. not here. >> how are you, sir? >> good. if i were from detroit would i be eating this with my hands or a fork? >> probably with your hands. >> all right. i'll do my best. logistical problems. mm, that's delicious. this is the best of my only three coney experiences. you're open 24 hours. >> yes, sir, 24/7. >> watching seriously drunk people trying to eat this. >> oh, yeah, we have a fun time. >> is it a skill you learn over time? >> yeah, it takes practice. >> like kung fu, you practice and practice. >> exactly. practice makes perfect. >> that was good. i think i better have another one of these. >> yeah, you should. >> i'll be better at it the next time around. >> one coney up, everything. >> it seems like a simple thing. hot dog, chili, raw oni

florida. it matched the right thumbprint of 39-year-old jeffrey gorton, who was now living in a suburb of flint, michiganwas a married man, wife and children, would appear from all the outward signs to be perfectly normal, your next-door neighbor. >> gorton lived just a short distance from margarette eby and owned a gold monte carlo automobile like the one that a witness saw in the hotel parking lot on the night of nancy ludwig's murder. and there was another surprise. gorton worked for a water sprinkler company that serviced the sprinkler system in margarette eby's yard. >> that same company had been to margarette eby's residence several days before their death in order for them to blow out the sprinkler lines for the season. >> but that could have been easily explained why his fingerprint would have been inside eby's home. >> you're working with metal sprinkler equipment and maybe there's a sharp edge and you slice your finger. you come in, you wash your hands, you leave a bloody fingerprint. it's not a reason to go to jail. you haven't done anything. you just left a bloody fingerprint. >> gorton's fin

john: california, nevada, florida, and now michigan have legalized self driving cars, department of thinkt was, national department -- department of transportation, national department said you cannot really legalize it only limited t*eufts and no sales. >> and other bigger questions, i am sure other lobbyists some automakers may be cautious with driver less cars for example google is using lexus cars and other auto companys to outfit their system on top of car. >> in the event of an accident who is liable? the other legal questions still. >> and my computer crashes sometimes. >> so does mine. john: google has driven this car cross country many times only time there were accidents when a human was behind the wheel, they never had an accident. >> when you think about car accidents in u.s., and fatalities, that are because of human error, that is really the future that google is trying to push forward, idea that with more driverless cars you will have perhaps less fatalities. john: i would say, we have a hundred deaths per day in cars driven by humans and human error is main reasons. comput

naacp started to crackdown on these mascots and the chippewas are there with central michigan and the seminoles with floridaked with the tribes the use them, but a lot of them fell by the wayside, so it was out there, but the redskins, it is a point of pride for the redskins and anybody who is a fan, it represents courage, and that is why it is okay and people are okay with it. >> it is interesting that you say that, because i lived in atlanta when the atlanta braves were on fire, and even jane fonda was doing the tomahawk chop. >> and she caught a lot of crap for it. >> and i will have to tell you that i interviewed many native americans and with one or two exceptions, it was not a problem at all. >> well, is it a problem for a lot of them. >> from 2008 and that means 77 years where the redskins had the name which was not a problem as opposed to the 85th year, and you are characterizing it accurately, one tribe that got momentum with it, and harry reid is stopping everything on the senate floor to say it is go g ing to have to change, a as if we don't have a economy flopping and problem in the middle east.

michigan. at the chairman of the party from florida. leadership in the house of representatives to say that each time this confrontation comes, it will come again. it will come in poland and lithuania. it will come in hungary or the soviet union. the decision must be made, will these people be allowed to have democracy? will they be allowed to be free or will guns shoot them in place as it did in georgia six weeks ago, as it did in beijing yesterday? >> magellan gilman's time has again expired. the gentleman from florida. the gentleman from michigan. >> i yield back the balance of my time. >> let me just say that in the foreign affairs committee room, right after the vote on these amendments, there will be a briefing for members on the situation in the peoples republic of china given by ranking officials of the state department. i move the previous question. >> without objection the previous question is ordered and the question is on the motion of the gentleman from florida. all those in favor, say i? all opposed, say no. in the opinion

to be here in brooklyn for this show, michigan, of course, where they came from, florida, kentucky, ohionnsylvania and, of course, the enthusiasts have been following. arthel, back to you. >> i wish they'd bring them back to new york city myself. all right, laura, thanks a lot. >>> they were great. just like stretch out, you know. in those seat. >> i'm not cramped in the back of there. i could go on. i'm not going to. >> maybe they'll come back. >>> coming up here on the fox news channel an icon for millions, well, these now facing some very serious criminal charges. what hope solo allegedly did to land herself behind bars. >>> people are dusting off their grills and getting ready for barbecuing next. why the prices at the grocery store, you may get sticker shock. going up, up, up, up, up. we'll tell you why. foot and asked for less. because what we all really want... ...is more. there's a reason it's called an "all you can eat" buffet. and not a "have just a little buffet". that's the idea behind the more everything plan. it's more of everything you want. for less. plus, get the droid m

because of the fact that the inventory is so limited now in ground zero las vegas, florida, michigan,rstand is how the real estate market changed, there are still people in this country that are suffering with defaults and foreclosures and loan modifications and lack of short sale aggressiveness where lenders are accepting and it's still impacting the economy in our country. >> so in terms of specifics here, a lot of changes. also can you make a link between taxes and now what's going to happen here for those who engage in short sale? >> here is the deal, whenever you're going to sell your home on a short sale, the lender does what's called a bpoa broker's price opinion, fancy word for saying appraisal. let's say your home is worth 300,000. in the old days it used to be that a buyer would come in and they basically make a bid on the present value. that's changed. because there is limited inventory, elisabeth, they start a bidding war. in other words, there is buyers out there that are willing to pay more than what the present value is because of the lack of inventory. so what's happen

michigan reserves. the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida. ms. brown: i yield, what, two i tes -- one minute -- reserve my time at this point. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida reserves. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. benishek: mr. speaker, could i inquire how much time i have? the speaker pro tempore: 11 1/2 minutes. mr. benishek: mr. speaker, i'd recognize my colleague on the veterans' affairs committee from west virginia, mr. david mckinley. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from west virginia. how much time have you yielded? mr. benishek: three minutes. the speaker pro tempore: three minutes, the gentleman is recognized. mr. mckinley: thank you. and i commend the chairman for bringing this bill before us today. today i'm rising in support of h.r. 2072, but i'd specifically like to talk about section 5 of the bill which is based on legislation i previously introduced. the safe housing for homeless veterans act. this is a modification of the bill that passed the house in 2012.

michigan. michael is in florida. good morning. caller: good morning. this is a disgrace. this is not how you treat veterans that laid their lives on the line for our country. inan't even imagine what's store for us once obamacare kicks in. what can the v.a. do to regain your trust c echo it seems like you have lost trust. caller: it is not so much the v.a. but the government. turn it over to the private sector. host: that special line for veterans, henry is waiting in calling in from california. caller: there is nothing anyone can do to correct anything that is going on in the v.a.. the v.a. is corrupt at every level, just as every government job is. the they are all gaming the system from the lowest level to the highest level. in order to correct anything at all would be to simply turn it over. but that will not eliminate corruption because that is what the government is. host: can i ask you for a couple of examples of that? where the ucd corruption? -- where do you see corruption? their: the veteran is in to get the rehabilitation, the --gs, and also the freebies i am a

they see this as a pick-up opportunity in 2014 along with pennsylvania and florida, as far as governors races go. michigan is another one there, and maine. but this is right up there for a pick-up opportunity for democrats. >> it's going to be a tough one, though, doug, because scott's going to spend a lot of money. he's got some very rich friends. and the recall, he outspent his opponent i believe ten to one. so mary burke is going to have to overcome that sort of money hurdle. but i want to talk to you about rick perry, who said something rather, let's call it silly, this week. it actually started out fairly fine, i would judge, when -- it seemed to start in his mind as alcoholism and homosexuality are things you are born with, which is fine. a lot of people believe that. then it sort of went into both are things that you can and perhaps should change about yourself and resist, which then it goes into all levels of fail. you know, this is not perhaps the first time that we've caught rick perry, shall we say, speaking before he starts to thinking. >> what are you talking about? i don't know what you're t

if he makes it to big money states like florida and michigan which is the same goal if mitt dropped backcrazy and wild stuff that goes on in iowa and the religious stuff and that if you have enough bankroll you can get to the states and possibly win the nomination but can you beat hillary? i don't see a lot of guys racing to that goal. maybe mitt can do it. he seems to be the one whobl believes he can do it all. >> interesting. >> i think you see the republicans like jeb, i think you'll see them slowly walking towards the exits when the lines go down and the main feature starts. because a lot of money people believe that hillary's got this. a lot of republican money people believe. >> that's what i'm saying. >> yeah, i'm agreeing with you in my own awkward way. >> it's too early to anoint anybody. i believe we are a page turning moment. i think people want a fresh page. jeb bush and hillary clinton are n not fresh. i love hillary. >> i agree with. >> who is tougher on hillary? terry gross or brett baird? >> terry gross. >> terry gross is very smart and wouldn't ghent off hillary. brett b

michigan for bringing it forward. >> minneapolis. >> the gentleman from florida. >> i yield the last two minutes to the distinguished gentleman from new york, mr. engel. >> the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. >> thank you, minneapolis. as a member of this -- thank you, minneapolis. as a member of -- madam speaker. as a member of the foreign affairs committee, i commend our chairman for offering this amendment. i watched the events as have millions of other americans in the last few day, the events in china, with amazement. watching the television, listening to the reports. only a year or two ago, no one could have imagined that this sort of thing could have happened and yet here it is and what it does show is that people's yearning for freedom and democracy, no matter where they may be, can never be suppressed. i think we take pride as americans that our government leads the way and our country leads the way in freedom and democracy. representing new york city and the surrounding area i'm proud every time i go into new york harbor and see the statue of liberty. yet what i saw in tiananmen square, with the s

part in these hearings: sander levin, a democrat from michigan and the ranking member of the house ways and means committee. and john mica, a florida republican who serves on the house oversight committee. congressman mica, let's start with you and the e-mails. do you and other republicans believe they were intentionally destroyed? is there solid evidence to that effect? >> we honestly don't know, and that's the reason we called in the commissioner, called him back, when he testified in march to government reforment oversight, he never cited any technical problems, and everyone, republican and democrat, said we just want the e-mails from lois lerner. they haven't been produced. i think everyone was equally shocked in congress and across the country that that information was either destroyed or missing. we don't know how it occurred. >> brown: congressman levin, were you shocked? because you said it was an equipment failure. what about the questions about the timing and when we learned about it and why there were no backups. >> i'm not sure what the issue is regarding backups, what the i.r.s. had at the time. i think it's clear ther

michigan will be postponed. who seeks recognition? the gentleman from arizona seek recognition? for what purpose does the gentleman from florida seek recognition? mr. grayson: i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: will the gentleman specify the amendment. mr. grayson: grayson number 4. the clerk: amendment number 4 offered by mr. grayson of florida. section, none of the funds made available by this act may be used to make aircraft including armored vehicles, excellencers, toxilogical agents, biological freeing freeing i have a point of order. the clerk: ballistic missiles, rockets, torpedos, bombs and mines as authorized for demilitarizations purposes available to local law enforcement agencies through the department of defense excess personal property program, established purnlt to section 1033 of public law 1004. the chair: the gentleman from -- the gentleman from florida and a member opposed each will control five minutes. combrace grace i rise today to address a growing problem throughout our country, the militarization of local law enforcement agencies. police in our community should be engaged in community policing

associated on the southern tear of all of this now moving into places like florida and also a lot of rain this morning, places like michigan dealing with that. if you're not getting it now, doesn't mean you are out of it. it's going to be a sticky one. >> tomorrow on aljazeera america, more on the fallout of the stunning defeat of house majority leader rick cantor. >> we'll look at the greater impact, talking to members of the his panic community of what the loss could mean for immigration reform. >> that is tomorrow morning. thank you for joining us this morning on aljazeera america. >> ahead in just two minutes, more on the fighting in iraq that has displaced almost a half million people. also the latest on the manhunt of a south korean billionaire for his part in the accident that killed 300 people. thi >> hello, and welcome to the news hour. coming up in the next 60 minutes. feeling the violence, 1 million people forced from their homes an an al quaida limpinged group seizes iraq's second city. this is just the latest round of nighting and it won't be last. we will continue to fight against them with the help of the pe

florida. mr. nugent: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentleman from michigan, mr. benishek. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for two minutes. mr. benishek: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. speaker, today i rise in support of going to a conference committee with the senate on v.a. reform. i am pleased that the senate has followed our lead in swiftly passing legislation that will help the thousands of veterans waiting for care in the dysfunctional v.a. system. while i don't agree with everything in the senate bill, we all agree that our veterans deserve better than the v.a. has been giving them. today congress will renew its commitment on a bipartisan basis to overhauling the v.a. and working to give our veterans the care they have earned. i was a surgeon at the v.a. for 20 years and today i'm grateful for the opportunity to continue that care by working to get a v.a. reform bill to the president's desk. the bottom line is this. we cannot allow the v.a. to continue operating as a failed, bloated bureaucracy. i believe we can give the v.a. the tool

michigan, amendment number 2 by mr. cotton of arkansas. amendment number 31 by ms. lee of california. amendment number 33, amendment by mr. massie of kentucky, amendment by mr. grayson of florida, amendment number 34, by ms. lee of california, amendment by mr. ellison of minnesota. the chair will reduce to two minutes after the first vote in this series. unfinished business is request of the vote on which further proceedings were postponed and the ayes were postponed. the clerk: amendment offered by mrs. miller of michigan. the chair: a recorded vote has been requested. a sufficient number having arisen, a recorded vote is ordered. members will record their votes by electronic device. this is a 15--minute vote. ? [captioning made possible by the national captioning institute, inc., in cooperation with the united states house of representatives. any use of the closed-captioned coverage of the house proceedings for political or commercial purposes is expressly prohibited by the u.s. house of representatives.] the chair: on this vote, the eas are 300 and the nays are 194. the amendment is adopted . unfinished is request for recorded vote on amendment number 2 offered by the gentl

michigan. eric! >> jim, dqm, long term and short term. it's been a real winner and i don't like the-year-old because the stocks sell so much, i like access, midstream better and ezra in floridawant on get your thoughts on charles schwab. schw. >> i'm a big believer in schwab. i believe that as the individuals realize that the market is not going into bear market phase and they will any back, but slowly, but surely i sure think mary joe white cracks down on the high frequency traders. let's go to paul in vermont. >> i uponed yowanted your opini on xls. >> i prefer lockheed martin which was down the the other day. that's cheapest. let's go to adam in iowa. >> beeia, jim. >> boo-yah, adam. i'm wondering what your opinion is on gwinnett company. >> i think it's independent and i do prefer mile an right here and don't forget peridot. you have to wait until this quarter is over before you can pull the trigger. let's go to tim in california. tim! hey, cramer, i wanted to follow up with you with boston private. >> i like the banks. i think the interest rates right now went from 2-5, 2-6 in the tenure and there's money going into the banks and i happen to like u.s. bancorp. let's go

michigan. that's the area you're talking about, the risk of big time severe weather. what will probably be arthur, the first tropical storm of the year, i know it looks like it's going to affect florida it will along the beaches but what we're really expecting, major rip tides, rip currents here across the east part of the coast and a lot of people on these beaches. you have to be careful. guess what, on the morning of the fourth of july, that storm is forecat with all these computer models to be right over the outer banks where at least hundreds of thousands of people will be trying to enjoy the fourth of july. pay attention to this one. it's still very close. >> outer banks, beautiful place to be on the fourth of july except maybe this year. chad meyers, thank you so much. follow me on twitter @jake tapper and at the lead cnn check out cnn.com/the lead for video and blogs and extras. that's it for today. i'm jake tapper. i now turn you over to brianna keilar filling in for wolf blitzer in "the situation room." breeann pa na? >> happening now, breaking news. middle east on the brink. israel vows a tough response an after the bodies of three missing teenagers are found in the west ba

florida. a year ago i was diagnosed with cancer. if i would've taken the program i really would have been dead. michigan is a republican state. there are several republican states that have done that. the senator really pushed for this. it took him a lot of work to get this through. started on april 1 and have enrolled a lot of people are ready. host: what is the deadline in terms of the rollout of the health care law? upst: people can start november 15. medicaid and bromance goes all year long. some people can sign up now if they believe they are eligible for medicaid. they can go ahead and try to put in applications. cq heassociate editor at i think the only way you justify this program as a special carveout is from the perspective of the nation, a ecognition that 9/11 was along with the american civil war, pearl harbor, maybe the assass nation of president kennedy, and 9/11. its impact on the american people was such that this was really a response from america to demonstrate the solidarity and cohesiveness of the american people towards these victims. >> read more of our conversation with kenneth feinberg and other featur

we'll recognize the gentleman from michigan, if anybody wants to -- >> i hate to do it tiff point, can you repeat the question? >> no. >> it is short. the central floridahaven't market, in other words, how we define competition, is competition entire state or competition what is available to you in your home, those kind of relevant markets we can set, which of course would make antitrust harder and harder to circumvent which would push for more antitrust control over entities that have 60, 70, or 100% market share in your particular rural home. >> that is, yes, that is correct. there is a standard mode of market definition analysis with antitrust i think has very sound economic principles that i think would serve just fine here. >> the definition of markets is very key with what the fcc does in defining the public interest under its public interest standard. when it comes to broadband there is owe axe seal cable, fiber, copper, there is dsl. there is the wireless broadband, the fastest growing segment of the broadband market and there is unlicensed wireless broadband which i have been a big proponent of a long time. also what is important here how thes

florida. a year ago i was diagnosed with cancer. if i would've taken the program i really would have been dead. michigan is a republican state.re are several republican states that have done that. the senator really pushed for this. it took him a lot of work to get this through. started on april 1 and have enrolled a lot of people are ready. host: what is the deadline in terms of the rollout of the health care law? upst: people can start november 15. medicaid and bromance goes all year long. some people can sign up now if they believe they are eligible for medicaid. they can go ahead and try to put in applications. cq heassociate editor at althbeat. this you for being with us morning. more ahead here on c-span. next, our weekly your miniseries. he will take a look at the duplicate federal programs for the annual report for the government accountability office. the taliban says yesterday's pakistan'siege at busiest airport was to avenge last november speidel droned untracked against their leader. gunmen disguised as police guards attacked international terminal. killed 18 people. most of the victims were security officers. tur

michigan, celebrating our birthdays at the "today" show. >> drove 20 hours from minnesota to be in the "today" show. hi, grandma in florida!, good morning, manhattan, kansas. >> good morning, iowa! >> aloha, hawaii! >> good morning, alabama! >> roll tide! >>> we're back now. 8:00 on a wednesday morning. we've got a huge crowd gathered in rockefeller plaza. the weirdest thing just happened to me. i walked up to say hi to this young lady. i reached out to shake her hand. she handed me her cell phone. >> get a selfie. >> i think she wants me to take a picture. >> a picture with carson, i think. >> look what i got. i got a camera. >> grab a pocketbook. >> egg and cheese sandwich? no. okay. >> big news again. more breaking news. >> yes. al is down in atlanta with the treasure hunt winner. al, take it away. >> we've got our second treasure hunt winner in atlanta on this party bus. we've got kevin howell, who just really knocked it out of the park. kevin, congratulations. >> thank you. nice to meet you. >> come on over here. you were there -- >> whoo! >> you weren't in this crowd, were you? >> no. >> where were you? >> i was at t

of michigan, more than a dozen student groups had to leave the campus, including the catholic organization. to show you how significant of an issue this is, elisabeth, there was a school in floridawere having a private bible study in their dorm room. the school said you have to cease and desist. you're not allowed to do that on campus. >> attack of religious freedom, freedom of speech. todd starnes "god bless america." well done. coming up, the government trillions in debt. can they spend nearly half a million dollars on text messages to fight problem drinking? the newly crowned miss u.s.a. stopped by this week and there is a lot more fun. in case you missed, the best of "fox & friends" coming up. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] your eyes. even 10 miles away... they can see the light of a single candle. look after them with centrum silver. multivitamins for your eyes, heart and brain. centrum silver. for the most amazing parts of you. cen♪rum silver. fill their bowl with the meaty tastes they're looking for, with friskies grillers. tender meaty pieces and crunchy bites. in delicious chicken, beef, turkey, and garden veggie flavors. friskies grillers. >>> from animals to beauty queens, it

michigan. why not? who would care? it wouldn't affect his state. what's hard for me to understand is how anybody can come out here and not defend the interests of their own citizens. if you represent florida washington, tennessee, nevada, alaska, south dakota, wyoming and new hampshire and you vote for these tax bills today and say to your people back home, we don't care what happens to you, that ought to be an interesting experience to go on the stump running for election this year. everybody's talking about taxes, but we're taking away a tax deduction for the people of these states. and why? i guess we haven't got the money or maybe the chairman doesn't live in one of those states or i'm not quite sure how all this works. but i'm here to say that people from the state of washington need to have a tax deduction for the sales tax they pay in lieu of an income tax. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from washington is recognized. mr. reichert: madam speaker, i yield as much time as she may consume to the gentlelady from kansas, ms. jenkins, who's also a member of the ways and means committee. the speaker pro tem