he is from montana. he is president of the mountain stock grow association, second generation family rancher from kirby, montana. thank you, watty, very much for coming to join us. next we have mr. paul williams, president, chairman of the board, american society of composers, authors, and publishers. thank you very much, mr. williams. senator hatch sends his special regards to you. he could not be here today. but he wanted me to tell you how much he appreciates working with you in various matters. it's meant a lot to him. he deeply regrets he cannot be here. >> i appreciate it. he has been very kind. >> and finally, mr. al larson, chairman of the board of transparency international usa. i must tell you mr. larson i enjoyed meeting with the president of transparency international russia in moscow last month. i think her name is elena. very, very impressive, sharp, intelligent lady. >> she is. >> and very compelling story to tell. that's why she is back in russia and didn't stay over in brussels. but than

we have 30,000 acres in southeastern montana. ranching has been a vital part of my family heritage for many years. 96% of the world population lives outside the borders of the united states. we must have access to the additional demand for beef from consumers that live outside the u.s. if we hope to remain successful. russia was the u.s.'s fifth export market for beef in 2011. we can now achieve a significant increase in our exports to russia thanks to the provisions of russia's wto agreement. these provisions include a large country specific beef coquota a higher tariffs for high quality beef. i am confident that we can provide a significant amount of high quality beef as is defined by the agreement. montana is leading the way to produce large volumes of usda quality choice and prime beef. perform in different kinds of harsh environments. our hearty northern tier -- it is also exciting that montana is current exporting 30,000 head of our superior cattle to russia to help establish a more vibrant domestic beef industry. montana r

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hubo arrestos. >> se piensa que uno de ellos haya sido de los que tiraba las piedras. >> por estas montañasco de drogas y humanos. >> es una de las zonas más activas, tratan de dar la vuelta de lo que es el retén de ese terreno para ese tipo de actividad. >> cientos de estudiantes se dieron cita en el captolio estatal. >> los manifestantes exigen que jerry brown no reduzca el programa de becas estatales que ofrece ayuda financiera a miles de estudiantes para la universidad, quiere reducir en 40% para estudiar. >> el irs ofrece asistencia las personas que perdieron su empleo, para quienes no pueden pagar, y reciben una extension de 6 meses antes que le impongan multa. >> deben declarar antes de la fecha límite. >> si tiene problemas para pagar su hipoteca, mañana habrá un taller en que representantes responderán a sus preguntas y podrian ayudarle a refinanciar su préstamo. mañana es entre las 7 am y 7 pm. >> una nueva generacion de latinos no solo cambia la fisonomia de los estados unidos, sino las oportunidades de triunfo en el país. >> esta mujer tiene 40 años viviendo en el país. >> llega

another one is personhood in montana. they've tried to put personhood on montana three times. the coalition partners there have always done a very successful decline to sign campaign. they do this around the primary, because in montana, that's usually around the time people are collecting signatures. they can go to polls, talk to people as they're going in and out. so that's always been a strategy that's worked in the past. this year, though, cal zatro, the co founder of personhood usa, moved to montana last year and has made it his mission to make sure that personhood gets on the ballot in montana. and he actually sometimes is the only person collecting signatures in some places in the state. so we have an eye on that. personhood in nevada. and i'm sure everyone here has seen some press about this. so in the span of months, five separate titles by two separate groups were filed and four were withdrawn in the state of nevada. so what they would be doing -- and first of all, may i back up. the two groups weren't getting along. so one would put out a press release saying we're t

the counterfeit avastin was sold by a company known as montana healthcare solutions.offered 400 milligram vials for just under $2,000. about $400 less than the manufacturer's price. one source told cbs news that when doctors called the company originally registered to this address in montana, their calls were routed to this office complex in the caribbean nation of barbados, where cbs news has learned that montana healthcare solutions is owned and operated. we found the fake drugs sold by montana healthcare solutions was shipped to the u.s. by a company with the same owner in the uk. prior to that, it had been sold through companies in denmark, switzerland, and before that egypt at a company in this building in a gritty neighborhood outside cairo. the man associated with the company told cbs news, the drugs came from turkey. where the avastin was originally manufactured is unknown. but remember, only avastin made in the u.s. is legal in the u.s. >> when you have those out there where there are no controls, no regulations, in the hands of people dealing with counterfei

anne thompson, nbc news, wolfpoint, montana. >>> that's our thursday night broadcast. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good evening, ev. i'm jessica aguirre. >> and i'm raj mathieu. it's been called the smoking gun in the east bay. undercover videos that shows a drug deal between an undercover investigator and

and then show you what some of the ordinary people in montana had to say. listen to this. >> i was offended by it because he is a judge and he is in a position of authority to put people away every day. >> that e-mail was highly racist, i thought. everybody can screw up and make a mistake but for him to do it from his office, you know, that makes it a little more difficult. >> now when you hear that, joe madison you hear what you are talking about, the legal groups and i'm saying the republican candidates, the elected federal officials in montana, kind of not saying what i think they should. senator tester says, he's concerned. senator baucus says he's disappointed. representative rehberg, concern. none of them calling for his resignation. >> and this is reflective of the republican party leadership. we're seeing it with obama. these apologies that have no consequences. and i think people ought to understand one other thing. we have a judiciary committee of both the senate and the house. where is the call for an investigation? this judge should be called. t

so cassie remains in montana. there are 40 children at pine haven. illinois. and despite the allegations, charlie duke says if an illinois child leaves pine haven, he'll keep on recommending it. >> my opinion, it is the finest children's home that i've ever visited. >> gary win mean, it's such a fascinating report that you've done over the last three nights. what is the state of illinois and child welfare experts have to say about this? >> we've talked to child welfare experts who work for the state and work in private practice and they all tell us this is unorthodox and upsetting. they say it's standard procedure to take a kid if the kid has to leave their parents close to their home. but we also talked to the top legal official in the state, the attorney general of illinois, and this is what's fascinating. this has been going on for many years. the attorney general's office says they knew nothing about this whatsoever. they did some investigating, and they, too, say it was disturbing, but during their investigation, they discovered that this is not

. >> hace unos minutos, encontraron unos pequeños obejtos entre la tierra en las montañas, un portavozs busquedas . >> al medio día estas tierras fueron rastreadas, se encontraron unas esposas y dos condonces, la policía dijo que están siendo analizados . >> pues una caja, un papel, puede tener evidencia de huellas dactilares, por precaución mandaremos esta evidencia al crimeline. >> agrega que los resultados podrían conocerse en semanas, los investigadores esperan los resultados del analizis de un bolso y ropa, pero no creen que por los objetos encontrados no es motivo de junta . >> no sabemos si son revelantes para el caso, ese no es nuestro trabajo . >> los voluntarios se concentraron en las zonas urbanas, ana llegó de san josé, dice que no encontraron nada relevante . >> no eran montañas, fuimos a buscar pistas, estuvimos ahí como 3 horas buscando . >> el departamento del alguacil dice que seguiran rastreando el área, voluntarios seguiran trabajos hasta el domingo . >> gracias, un plan para combatir el crimen en oakland tienen a muchos preguntandose en qué consiste la iniciativa, e

this is just montana and north dakota oil, and it's $100 million investment just at baker, montana.ut my oil guys tell me that even with that on ramp, they wering with we were going to have a problem in oklahoma. we need to reverse the flow. and one of the oil companies have reversed their flows so now we can get crude oil delivered back down to the gulf coast. and we need additional pipeline capacity so that when more oil arrives in cushing, that we can actually get it to the refining capacity on the gulf coast. >> all right. that's the story as i understand it. i appreciate you coming on, governor. thanks very much, governor schweitzer. let's turn to some presidential politics. while the republican candidates are busily battling it out in the primaries, president obama is setting his sights on the main event. cnb krrk cnbc's own john harwood spent the day at the president's presidential re-election headquarte headquarters. >> we spend so much time covering romney, santorum and ron paul, that we sometimes forget the place where the general election is already under way. >> obama fo

and from 2003 to twi2009, he advised trade issues along the banks of the riverton in missoula, montana which is a job i want to figure out how to do. he was the professor at the university of montana offering two books a fiction and nonfiction and some screen plays and he deserves a lot of credit for pressing the wto to acknowledge the december ministerial that it was at an impasse with respect to the dea. but he began to shift the organization towards more productive discussions about the next steps in the multilateral trade agenda. so ambassador punk, thank you for joining us, thank you for your efforts and we look forward to your remarks. >> well, thanks, ralph, very much for that kind spin on my resume. i will say over the years i have heard less charitable interpretations. the very first conversation i had with ambassador kirk and i had never met him before and i was on the telephone in my office in montana. he said to me, i'm sitting here and i'm looking at your resume and you have done some interesting work in washington but i also see that you went off to montana to live by you

>> guest: southeastern montana. c-span: how many men died, and did any of the white americans survive? >> guest: not those who accompanied custer. they were all five companies. everyone with him was killed. c-span: what was the status of an indian then in the american system? could they vote? >> guest: no. definitely not. but the status would depend on who we're talking about, because there were indians who sided with the united states government. custer was accompanied by crow scouts who were bitter enemies of the sioux and who never regretted their decision to fight with the white army because they felt it preserved their land for them, which the sioux had been in the process of taking. c-span: how many indians died on that day? >> guest: hard to say. several hundred, possibly. we really have no way of knowing accurately. c-span: and you say there were 3,000 indians there in battle. >> guest: most likely. again, we can't be certain of those numbers. c-span: and what's your next book? >> guest: i think it's going t

>>> plus, a homeless shelter in montana called god's love. as its founders prospered, they gave much of their money away. >>> welcome. i'm kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. faith-based constituencies were once again a factor in the republican primaries. on super tuesday, catholic voters continued to gravitate toward mitt romney, who is mormon. and the catholic rick santorum continued to do better with evangelical voters. we'll have more analysis in a few moments. >>> a range of jewish groups rallied at the white house this week, as israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu arrived in washington. talk of iran's nuclear program dominated his meeting with president obama. earlier, in a speech to the pro-israel lobby group aipac, obama said the jewish state does have a right to defend itself. but he also cautioned against "loose talk of war." most jewish groups praised the president's support for israel, but some also argued against any preemptive military strike in iran. during his visit, netanyahu gave obama a

worth to the state of montana. this airlift wing, i understand, is the only domestic emergency airlift capability in the gulf region. according to this letter, texas air national guard 130s have flown 423 storm response teams in texas, louisiana, mississippi, carrying 3,143 passengers and delivering 939 towns of emergency supplies. under current arrangement, the texas governor can mobilize the c-130s in a matter of hours. however, it's my understanding, federal support in emergencies like these can take days due to federal beaurocracy. how then does this relocation of these c-130s from ft. worth, texas, to montana affect the ability to provide disaster relief to the gulf region in time of emergency? was fema a part of the decision making process to move these as it impacts emergency response assets in the gulf region and should this move happen, what is fema's plan to insure appropriate resources to dedicate to the gulf area to insure timely disaster response? >> again, i think secretary panetta has more of a posit

anne thompson, nbc news, wolfpoint, montana. >>> that's our thursday night broadcast. you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, and of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow

. >>> a montana judge who sent a racist e-mail about president obama is in hot water. emanuel clever of the congressional black caucus says an apology is not enough. he is here tonight. >>> good to have you with us tonight, thanks for watching. breaking news off the top, mitt romney weighed in on the rush limbaugh controversy, we'll bring you his comments in a few moments as we're racking up the tape. >>> rush limbaugh created, as you know, a media fire storm unlike anything we've seen in a long time. his outrageous comments about a georgetown student, sandra fluke, are absolutely shameful, but limbaugh has not backed down and today he continued his vial and despicable talk about the 30-year-old college student. you first met here on the "the ed show." >>> a woman, a law school student at georgetown has it reported about her that she is having so much sex she can't afford her birth control pills anymore. 30 years old, student at georgetown law. who admits to have so much sex that she can't afford it anymore. you know, i offered to pay for aspirins. i thought i'd been q

the counterfeit avastin was sold by a company known as montana health care solutions.ered 400 milligram vials for just under $2,000-- about $400 less than the manufacturer's price. one source told cbs news that when doctors called the company originally registered to this address in montana their calls were routed to this office complex in the caribbean nation of barbados where cbs news has learned that montana health care solutions is owned and operated. we found the fake drugs sold by montana health care solutions was shipped to the u.s. by a company with the same owner in the u.k. prior to that, it had been sold through companies in denmark, switzerland. and before that egypt at a company in this building in a gritty neighborhood outside cairo where today a man associated with the company told cbs news the drugs came from turkey where the avastin was originally manufactured is unknown. but, remember, only avastin made in the u.s. is legal in the u.s. >> when you have those out there where there are no controls, no regulations and in the hands of people that areÑi de

wattie is one of our guys, he's from montana, he's president of the montana stock growth association, second generation family rancher from kirby, montana. thank you for joining us. next we have mr. paul williams, president and chairman of the board, the proposal of authors and publishers. thank you very much, sir hatchet sends its special regards to you, he could not be here today, but he wanted me to tell you how much he appreciates working with you in various matters, it's meant a lot to him, but he deeply regrets. >> appreciate it, he's been very kind. >> and al larsen, chairman of the conspiracy international usa. a joint meeting of the direction of the transparency of russia in moscow. very compelling story to tell why she's back in russia and didn't stay over in brussels. but thank you all very much for coming today and the usual practice i'm sure you're aware is to have you submit your statements for the record and speak about five minutes and urge you to be just very direct, forthcoming, candid, tell it like it is. mr. allen, you're first. >> thank you, chairman backus. senat

montana.he is a president of montana stat growth association, second-generation family rancher friend kirby, montana. thank you free much for coming to join us. next we have mr. paul williams, president and chairman of the board of the american society of composers, authors and publishers. thank you very much, mr. williams. senator hatch senses special regards. he could not be here but wanted to tell you how much he appreciates working with you at various matters and it's meant a lot to him and he deeply regrets he could not be here. >> i appreciate it. it's been very kind. >> and finally, mr. alan larson, transparency and u.s.a. i must tell you mr. larson enjoyed many with the director transparency of national russia in moscow last month. very, very impressive, intelligent lady and very compelling same story to tell why she's back in russia and didn't stay over in brussels. the thank you and didn't stay over in brussels. the thank you. the usual practices ensure brussels. the thank you. the u

mean we're wrong. >> these links to the past are very much a threat to the present day people in montanalso make their living off the land. the bison were moved to a larger pasture, but will remain behind a eight-foot fence. that's not enough for rose, who along with her daughter and other ranchers are suing the state to prevent from becoming a wild herd. >> we propose for them to stop calling them wide. >> they will take over everything. >> utenvironmental groups see these bison as a example of sustainable living. >> what we can do is thoughtfully manage the bison on the landscapes that are suitable for bison. >> making room for bison, cattle, and man on montana's vast landscape. >>> that's our thursday night broadcast. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams, and of course, we hope to see you right y

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and now we have parental notification in montana. so those are the three that are definitely going to be printed on the ballot. here's what we think is probably likely in november. i'm sure you've heard, personhood it back in the colorado. as you know, 2008, it was defeated overwhelmingly. and in 2010, they gained three points. still, defeated overwhelmingly. after the victory, aith keith

. >> in montana man is behind bars in sacramento after police say he tried to bring a small arsenal onto a flight to phoenix. with what else police say the suspect had stockpiled in his car >> investigators say harold waller was armed and dangerous and ready to board a u.s. air flight to phoenix. instead of the dry desert air this 45 year-old resident of montana would soon be headed for a dusty sell at the county jail. as he weighed his way to the security checkpoint the agents uncovered a firearm in his carry-on and then he had a gun in a holster, a 45 automatic with 12 rounds and one round in the chamber. he also had two, 2 in. folding knife and 1 4 in. folding knife but that is not all. inside is bad officers found three more guns including two loaded 25 caliber automatic weapons within six rounds in the magazine and a 9 mm smith and wesson. a grand total of 12 guns, three knives and 192 rounds of ammunition >> there are a lot of wackos out there and you never know who is armed and you have to protect yourself and all time. >> even the most seasoned travelers shocked by the amount of

son montañas altas y rocosas y en algunas partes hay volcanes activos.ran zona árida. es el desierto de méxico. la península de yucatán está situada al este. aquí, en yucatán, el terreno es llano, no montañoso y parte de la península está cubierta de una densa vegetación. el centro-sur del país es una alta meseta y aquí se encuentra méxico, distrito federal y capital del país. otras ciudades importantes son veracruz, en la costa del golfo de méxico monterrey, en el norte del país y guadalajara, al oeste de la ciudad de méxico. pero el centro político y cultural del país es méxico. méxico no es solamente la ciudad más grande del país sino también la más grande del mundo. ♪ soy pura mexicana, nacida en este suelo ♪ ♪ en esta hermosa tierra de mi linda nación. ♪ ♪ mi méxico querido, qué linda es mi bandera. ♪ ♪ si alguno la mancilla, le parto el corazón. ♪ ♪ iviva méxico! iviva! ♪ iviva américa! ♪ oh, suelo bendito de dios. ♪ iviva méxico! iviva! ♪ iviva américa! ♪ mi sangre por ti daré yo. ( música continúa ) iay! iay! iay! y aquí, en esta gran ciudad en e

a blizzard warning in montana and 1 foot of snow expected in parts of central and northern montana. snow is falling all the way down into the mountains of arizona and new mexico. unsettled and stormy and the western half and spring getting a start early in the eastern half. temperatures in the '30's and '40's the western part of the nation and a summerlike warmth and parts of the ohio valley and southeast. winter storm warnings of a letdown to the new mexico border. that blizzard morning -- blizzard warning in montana. fog in the morning and clouds with an isolated thunderstorm tomorrow. another mile bay for the first day of spring. went on the day to stay out of the east at 5 to 10 knots and waves averaging 1 foot. your seven-to forecast -- spring at 1:14 in the morning. fog in the morning and afternoon sunshine with highs in the '70s and close to 80 degrees by friday. >> thank you. a family who lost their daughter when struck by distractive driver is looking at changing the culture of the road. >> white teens will be a driving force in making that happen. >> a 4-year-old parents g

davis drives through the montana night. the next morning, deputy bernie alstad pulls him over for speeding but before the deputy can get out of the car, davis attacks, shooting up his vehicle. alstad is wounded and davis is also hit, but he gets away. that's when deputy conway gets the call that an officer is down, and he's nearly run off the road. montana trooper jason hildenstab joins conway in the chase. he's working an extra shift and just clocked in, so he's low on gas. >> that was going to be my first order of business, to go get my car filled up, unknowing that i was going to be in a long high speed pursuit in a matter of minutes. >> but there's no time to lose and, before he knows it, hildenstab is chasing george davis at speeds reaching 120 miles per hour. >> be advised, my low fuel light has come on. i am going to run out pretty soon. >> hildenstab is running on empty and conway can't keep up with davis. >> are you intentionally this far back or do you not have the power? >> i'm not having the power. >> hildenstab

district judge, richard siebel of montana, sent this e-mail to six of his buddies.ally i don't send or forward a lot of these. i want all my friends to feel what i felt when i read this. hope it touches your hard like it did mine. a little boy said to his mother, mommy, how come i'm black and you're white? his mother replied, don't even go there, barack! from what i can remember about that party, you're lucky you don't bark." judge cebull was appointed by president george w. bush. when this e-mail became public, the judge said this, "it was not intended by me in any way to become public. i apologize to anybody who was offended by it and i can obviously understand why people would be offended. i'm not a fan of our president, but this goes beyond not being a fan. i didn't send it as racist, although that's what it is. i sent it out because it's anti-obama." judge cebull says he is sending a formal apology. at his own request, the ninth circuit will perform a misconduct review. there's more anti-obama craziness happening out there today in arizona. sheriff judge arpaio

in montana we're feeling it. we're producing nearly 500,000 barrels per day. i'm proud montana is a part of that expanding energy domestic energy solution. but i also want to point out it's not just about extracting traditional fuels from public lands. we need to permit renewable energy projects in a timely manner and put just as much effort into those leasing approvals of those projects to secure our energy future and i look forward to visiting with each one of you today, in particular, you, bob, about getting more renewable energy up and running. i look forward to visiting with you about those throughout this hearing and hearings to come and once again, i thank chairman reed and ranking member murkowski for holding this hearing. >> you may be free to summarize your comments if you'd like. >> thank you, mr. chairman and mention of the committee. it's always a pleasure to appear before you and today, to discuss the president's fiscal year 2013 energy and budget request for the bureau of land management. in the interest of time i'll keep my opening remarktion b