>> the initial push came from, we believe it was mr. casey. it may have been someone that was with him. we are ironing that out. but that was the initial push that put a subject down on the ground. >> now captain michael says someone from that group pushed or punched back. casey fell, hit his head, he suffered a severe brain injury and he died on tuesday. his parents told a far different story. >>> an unusual sentence was handed down in a montgomery county hate crime case today. it is not the prison time that got our attention. everybody on this case expected the suspect, steven armstrong would be sent to prison. but as scott broom tells us, nobody expected the judge to ban him from returning to his own home once he gets out. >> i'm scott broom in wheaten where a neighbor was sent away to prison today for committing hate crimes against his hispanic neighbors and told by the judge once he gets out of prison, he will not be allowed to live in the neighborhood

mr. casey: i wanted to address some of the points raised by our colleague from arizona. just a couple of areas. one, the question of the impact of the program, trade adjustment assistance, as it's been enhanced by way of the recovery act of 2009. i'll talk about that. i'll talk about some of the reforms as well and then maybe address some of the cost questions. first of all, with regard to trade adjustment assistance prior to 2009 versus the period after that, i wanted to submit for the record -- and then i'll walk through some of this. this document i have is entitled "trade and globalization assistance act. ings" and then the acronym t tggaa. may 2009 through march 2011, a department of labor documentment, a one-page document. i ask that that be made part of the record. the presiding officer: twowks. mr. casey: having made that part of the record, let me go by form of vim what it depicts. first of all, it is a document that has three columns. the first column is the estimated total workers ce

reid, on behalf of mr. casey. mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: order, please. mr. casey -- the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: mr. president, i'd ask an affirmative vote on this amendment of basically, what we're talking about here -- the presiding officer: please, order. and if you have a conversation that you really need to make, do it in the cloakroom or outside. otherwise, please give your attention to the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: mr. president, trade adjustment assistance is very simple. we've got a job crisis in the country. this program for decades now has helped people get through that crisis and very importantly has allude them to be trained and retrained for the jobs of the future. we need this program. our workers need it and our economy needs it. i want to commend the work of chairman baucus and my colleague from ohio, senator brown. i ask for ran affirmative vote on this. mr. brown: thanks to senator baucus and senator casey for her leadership on this. this is about helping people who have lost their jobs not only through no fault of

. >> the initial push came from either -- we believe mr. casey. it may have been someone that was with him. >> reporter: he said then a man from the other group fought back. >> there was either a punch or a push to mr. casey. he fell, struck his head. >> reporter: unfortunately, it was that blow to the head that landed casey in the hospital. after four days in a coma, he was declared brain dead. his parents spoke out about his death. >> he is the victim. >> reporter: there have been no arrests and we don't know if there will be. at best this is the case of a simple assault, a misdemeanor. they said they did not know his blood alcohol level but witnesses told him that casey was drinking. >> thank you for that. a lesson there in terms of making judgments too quickly. appreciate it. >>> scary moments and plenty of confusion this afternoon at the georgetown law campus on capitol hill. police got reports there was a man with an assault rifle walking around and second and e street. they put the area on lockdown and sent out alerts through e- mail and us

mr. casey: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. casey: madam president, i'd ask that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. casey: madam president, i have eight unanimous consent requests for committees to meet during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and that these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. casey: thank you, madam president. i would note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: madam president. the presiding officer: the senator from illinois is recognized. mr. kirk: madam president, i rise today to -- the presiding officer: the senate is in a quorum call. mr. kirk: i ask to vitiate the -- i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. t

that's when there was either a punch or a push resulting in mr. casey falling and striking his head. >> no one has been arrested and captain says at this time the charge that anyone could face is a misdemeanor simple assault. >>> the university of maryland is reexamining chemistry labs after an explosion. a student performed an experiment. two students were treated for first and second degree burns. investigators don't know what caused the explosion. the experiment shouldn't have triggered something like that but residue in a nearby waste container may have played a role. >>> 1500 bucks for a late model ben probably sounds fantastic. fair fangs county police are out with -- fairfax county police are out with a big warning involving craig's list car deals. >> reporter: one of the first don't is don't take a big wad of cash with you and agree to meet somebody in a secluded spot at night. two of the robberies took place down here, down at the end of this dead end road. people coming here thinking they would get a good deal on a car and ending up at the wro

. >> mr. casey was not just sitting minding his own business.was going around as it has been described to us so far interacting with other patrons, other than the people the final interaction was with. no one has characterized it as looking to pick a fight. he was just being irritating. >> casey's parents based on what they were told, there's no way that happened. police have talked to other people involved in the fight that night. >>> prosecutors dropped one of the charges against the driver of that tour bus that crashed in virginia. back in may, killing four people. 37-year-old ken chung is facing four counts of involuntary manslaughter. prosecutors did not say whether they would drop the charge or why they did. court records show he admitted to police he fell asleep at the wheel. >> it's been a year since maryland banned drivers while behind the wheel. thousands of tickets have been handed out. according to records pulled by the associated press. more than 9,000 citations have been issued to drivers. a violation is a secondary offense and iss

. >> at which point mr. casey would not let anybody leave from mcdonald's. he was not just minding his own business. >> patrick casey's death has been ruled a homicide, but that is because he died at somebody else's hands. >>> some tense moments on the georgetown university campus today. a man was spotted on campus with a gun. police officers searched the area but they found nothing. later, a man causing a disturbance was detained. a gun was found near a tree there. police emphasized those incidents are unrelated to be initialled campus alert. >>> to the weather and some big changes for the weekend. >> it is the beginning of october. it will be feeling like it outside. >> we have been talking about it since monday, a major change. that is when this cold weather pattern is going to develop. the cold front is moving to the area now. the temperatures are starting to fall west of the metro area, out towards the mountains. it is 72 act sulles. mostly cloudy and smiled throughout the evening. -- and mild throughout the evening. tomorrow, temperatures will run 20 de

the initial push came from, we believe it was mr. casey. it may have been from someone with him. we are still ironing that out. that was the initial push. >> someone then punched casey. he fell to the ground and hit his head. that left him brain dead. >> all the suspects involved have been interviewed. if it's simply an altercation, misdemeanor charges will be filed. >>> a protest for sunday is turning into a celebration in the district. the city decided despite a lot of budget challenges to keep the martin luther king library open on sunday afternoons. it's the only library in the whole system open on sundays. tom sherwood has the story. >> reporter: the martin luther king library in downtown washington is a distinctive black modern building opened in 1972. it's on the register of historic places. this teacher likes to come to the library to check out books for her students. >> i work with kids. i can't purchase every book i would like. >> reporter: budget cuts were forcing it to close sunday afternoons, a time that draws 50,000 patrons to books, computers and research materials.

. >> the initial push came from, we believe it was mr. casey. it may have been someone that was with him. that was the initial push. >> police say someone punched patrick casey. he fell to the ground and hit his head leaving him brain dead. all the suspects have been identified and interviewed. if it was simply an altercation that went awry, only misdemeanor charges would be filed. >>> arlington police are looking for a man who sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl as she walked home from school. it happened yesterday. a man ran up to the teen and touched her inappropriately and ran off. the high school principal sent out a letter last night warning parents about the incident. the 15-year-old was not seriously hurt. traffic changes coming to the inner loop of the beltway. one of two exits to i-66 westbound will close. transportation officials say it could cause a lot of confusion among drivers. john schriffen is live in fairfax tonight with more on what the change is going to mean for commuters. john? >> reporter: good evening. i want to assure

mr. casey: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. casey: mr. president, i want to speak generally about the matter that's before the senate on trade adjustment assistance. i especially appreciate the work that's been done by the presiding officer from ohio over many, many years in his time in the house of representatives and here in the senate as well. i just want to make two comments. one about the, one of the amendments that we will consider today by the senator from florida. but also to speak more broadly about this legislation. when the senate is considering legislation, we don't every day do a good job of trying to put ourselves in the position of other people, workers and people who are suffering through a tough economy. but when the senate is doing its best work, part of the way we get there is by trying to figure out and trying to understand as best we can what it's like to lose a job or suffer from -- we're dealing with natural disaster

. >> mr. casey was not just sitting minding his own business. he was going around as it has been described so far, interacting with other patrons other than the people that the final interaction was with. no one has characterized it as looking to pick a fight. he was just being irritating. >> police also say there is video from inside the mcdonald's that has a clip about what happened. they will not be releasing that video. they also say they talked to the men. some people involved in this fight from both sides and they have also talked to people inside the mcdonald's about this incident. now again, i talked to his parents and told them about what the police are saying. the police are not giving them any information about what they found in their investigation and the parents say there's absolutely no way based on what they have been told by patrick's friends that it went down like this. they say there's no way that patrick was out there trying to tart a fight. he's not that kind of guy. it's not possible. we'll have more coming up want to. >> t

mr. casey: thank you, mr. president. i rise today to speak about the amendment that the majority leader just called up, the trade adjustment assistance is what i'll focus on in particular in my remarks. i want to, first of all, thank the majority leader for his leadership on this issue in helping us get it started today. i'm particularly grateful for the strong leadership chairman baucus has provided. i want to thank him and their staff for their tireless efforts not just in leading up to today but over a long period of time, being such a strong advocate for this program. for many months chairman baucus led the charge to make sure a strong trade adjustment assistance program is reinstated because it's important public policy for our work toers get them re -- workers to get them retrained and to make sure they have the skills needed to compete in such a tough economy. so i appreciate his work. and i also appreciate chairman baucus' work for many years fighting for workers, especially when their jobs are at risk, their liv

mrs. bush, speaker boehner, and senators casey and tommey and all the members of the delegations and elected officials and especially to the families today who worked so hard to dig as possible. we join together as friends and families, to build and support enduring monument to love, courage, and sacrifice. on one morning, a turn of history and a rush of heroes forever changed this land and this nation and this world. the battle that began at 6 miles overhead ended with a roar of engines and this area behind us, the stony creek river. since that day, millions of americans have come to honor their heroes of flight 93. they have brought to this hallowed ground their pictures, their letters, and their prayers. and the people of this land, themselves survivors and

mr. boehner. today bob casey of pen told "the new york times" in an interview that he is opposed to the president's jobs legislation too. why is he opposed to it? because the bill is long. seriously. it's too long as a piece of legislation. there are too many pieces of paper. quoting senator casey, "i think the american people are very skeptical of big pieces of legislation. for that reason alone i think we should break it up." for that reason alone? really? the objection to the bill is how long it is? what if we changed the font, sir? would that be better for you? widen the margins maybe? how about if we put the whole thing in comic sans? that's kind of a compact font. would that help? the problem is too long? are you serious? but through this bid competition for the most inane response to the president's jobs proposal, the president's proposal to do something about the economy, there is actually a little bit of hope today. part of that hope was spotted and diagnosed today by former president jimmy carter, who i spoke with in an exclusive interview here this morning in atlanta at the carter center

mrs. bush, to speaker boehner and senators casey and toomey and all the members of the congressional delegationsssible. we join together as friends and as families, as citizens support from our memories and enduring monument to love, courage and sacrifice. in one morning, a turn of history and a rush of heroes forever changed this land and this nation, and this world. the battle that began six miles overhead ended with a roar of engines in this area behind us in the stony creek river. since that day, millions of americans have come to honor their heroes of flight 93. they have brought to this hallowed ground their pictures, their letters, and their prayers. and the people of this land themselves survivors and witnesses and first responders welcomed those who came. they helped us mourn. they helped us reflect, and they helped us build a memorial for all of america and all the world for all time to see right in this place. to the citizens of somerset county and to those who led that effort, including governor ridge and governor rendell and general frank and so many others, we thank you for making

mrs. bush, to speaker boehner and senators casey and toomey and all the members of the congressional delegation we join together as friends ands families, as citizens to forge from our memories and enduring monument to love, courage and sacrifice. in one morning, a turn of history and a rush of heroes forever changed this land and this nation and this world. the battle that began six miles overhead ended with a roar of engines and this area behind us in the stoney creek river. since that day, millions of americans have come to honor their heroes of flight 93. they have brought to this hallowed ground their pictures, their letters and their prayers. and the people of this land, themselves survivors and witnesses and first responders, welcome those who came. they helped us mourn. they helped us reflect. and they helped us build a memorial for all of america and all the world for all time to see right in this place. to the citizens of somerset county and to those who led that effort, including governor ridge and governor rendell and general franks and so many others, we thank you for making this d

mr. president, i support the casey-brown-baucus amendment, thank chairman baucus again for his work, and i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that andy lipstein, a detailee to the senate health committee, be granted floor privileges for the duration of the senate work today. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. menendez: mr. president, i have come to the floor to pursue a unanimous consent request on something that is critical to families in my home state of new jersey, which has the highest rate of autism, but is also critical to families across the country who have a loved one who faces one of the -- in the spectrum of autism and other developmental issues the need to get the help so that their child, their loved one can fulfill their god-given capabilities. last tuesday morning, a full week ago from today, i sent this bill before the senate for unanimous consent, and that unanimous consent was cleared on the democratic side, but it has not been cleared on the republican side which has preven

mrs. bush, speaker boehner, and senators casey and tommey and all the members of the delegations and electedially to the families today who worked so hard to dig as possible. we join together as friends and families, to build and support enduring monument to love, courage, and sacrifice. on one morning, a turn of history and a rush of heroes forever changed this land and this nation and this world. the battle that began at 6 miles overhead ended with a roar of engines and this area behind us, the stony creek river. since that day, millions of americans have come to honor their heroes of flight 93. they have brought to this hallowed ground their pictures, their letters, and their prayers. and the people of this land, themselves survivors and witnesses and first responders welcome those who came. they helped us mourn, they helped us reflect, and they helped us build a memorial for all of america and for all the world for all time to seabright in this place. to the citizens of somerset county and for those who lead that effort, including gov. ridge and gov. grendell and general franks and so ma

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. >>> also ahead on "american morning," casey anthony's parents breaking their silence. opening up to dr. phil. why mrshony believes her daughter was an awesome mother. >>> you're watching "american morning." it's 22 minutes after the hour. >>> were back. "minding your business "this morning. small gains by the end of trading yesterday. rattled by europe debt concerns, and that's going on right now still. right now futures for the dow, nasdaq and s&p 500 are all trading lower ahead of the opening bell. >>> part of the reason moody's rating service just announced this morning it is downgrading two of the largest europe banks, tempering markets this morning. ant later tim geithner will speak on a panel in new york city and make a push for the president's american jobs act, expected to put pressure on congress to pass the jobs package. and wall street is watching the u.s. economy and any events happening in europe. and reportedly extending contract talks indefinitely. the detroit free press this morning said the uaw continues labor talks with gm and chrysler today. midnight is the deadline before the curr

examiner that testified in the casey anthony trial and she testified that this was a suicide, rather a homicide, not a suicide, because there was no weapon placed against mrsot must have been -- the gun must have been shot like 18 inches away and that she had never seen anything like that. i would say it's as effective as it could be, but the defense came out swinging today and is expected really to last about two days, so too soon to tell. to call this one, brooke, but they did a decent job. >> decent job? with regard to the defense though, what had they laid out? they were essentially saying that the wife was suicidal, he was trying to wrestle the gun or take the gun of her hands. have they been successful or in the coming days, what might they show to help their case? >> they've already called a couple of experts. one says that mrs. ward was taking an antidepression medication and was drinking that night and so the defense is trying to argue and make the inference that she must have been suicidal because of the cocktail found in her blood. they also called a witness that testified to the fact that yes, indeed, that the gun shot, the gun must have been a

last month the annie casey foundation released its date book which included state by state rankings and child well-being in the united states. it's a tragedy, mr. speaker, that this report reveals that the child poverty rate increased 18% from 2000 to 2009. 18%. every gain in the fight against child poverty across america in the 1990's was lost from the year 2000 to 2009. we now have 2.4 million more children across america living below the federal poverty line. it's a moral outrage that in this prosperous country so many of our children are suffering and we know that the impact is far worse in communities of color. while the national child poverty rate is a staggering 20%, when we break it down we find some tragic and heart-wrenching numbers. the child poverty rate for non-hispanic white children is 12%. for african-american children it's 36%. for american indian and alaskan native children, it's 35%. for hispanic and la teen roe children, it's -- latino children, it's 31%. for asian american and pacific islander, the rate is 13%. but among southeast asian americans, the poverty rate is 22%. these statistics, these children -- this childhood

mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that following morning business tomorrow, september 22, the senate resume consideration of h.r. 2832. the only remaining amendments in order to the casey-brown-baucus amendment and the bill be the following -- 651, 650, and cornyn 654. there be five hours of debate on the rubio and cornyn amendments equally divided between the two designees with senator cornyn controlling one hour of the republican time, senators rubio and thune each controlling 30 minutes of the republican time. the time being controlled by the majority leader after consultation with senator mcconnell, the senate proceed to the rubio, cornyn, casey amendments. that there be no amendments or motions in order prior to the amendments other than motions to the budget points of order applicable to motions to waive. each vote be subject to a 60-vote threshold. there be two minutes of debate prior to each vote. in addition to the amendments, the bill as amended be read a third time. up to ten minutes of debate equally divided and controlled between the two leaders or their designees prior to vote on passage of the bill if amended. that the bill be subject to a 60-vote thresh