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mr. cooper and your station. you were one of the station that is published the photo and put it on the air. people are watching this newscast as others and a maintenance man called the tip in and got the pd down there and she was held for us pending the arrival of the investigators and she complied i want to add. she complied in coming back to florida. >> you say there is a distinct possibility of people involved. do you know who they are? you are talking of somebody who may have had knowledge of the security system because it seemed that those who were the accused in this case believe the security system was off. it didn't. so maybe somebody was turned to turn that off and didn't fulfill that part of the mission. is that correct? do you know who that person might be? >> that's true, anderson. we have at this time we have developed two persons of interest along those lines. and again, at this point in the investigation, it's something that we can share with the press, with the media, i should say in that, again,

mr. john cooper.[applause] >> thank you. @@@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @r >> well, we are engaged in an incredible debate in the nation about the condition of our health care condition. kerry is a dentist by training that served in the clinician service in the late 1990ed. in virginia he became the sheriff of the virginia dental association. he noticed for 47 million don't have access to health insurance, but many more than that don't have access to the dental care. he started something called the missions of mercy which organized private sector dentists, denial clinicians and students to provide free dental care. done has spread through other states that have tried to emulate the work. he dealt with people hurt by hurricane katrina. the centerpiece takes place next weekend in virginia county. i have served their and i will be working with volunteers with my wife. people lined up and drive from all over the eastern part of the united states. it is all kinds of medical care not just a dental. you'll sa

mr. cooper. >> very funny, i saw him at arlington cinema draft house on saturday night, he was fantastic.seen his whole live act before. he was great. extremely funny and just a great act. so it was a pleasure to see him. glad we had him on the show friday. good stuff. now let's look at temperatures around the region. 74 degrees here in washington. 72 up in baltimore. that's a nice little increase in baltimore. 72 at dulles. that is a significant increase. they were in the 60s not too long ago. so the temperatures bin beginning to -- beginning to pick up around the region. looking at satellite radar, there is your precipitation. this radar is overplaying this precipitation. we've been showing you our ad lib. can we get an hd radar for a second so i can give you a closer look at what is happening. you an see the precip is gone. this is gone now. so the other one is overplaying it. now let me show you the surface map for today. here we go. there is your frontal system. that remains to the south pushing out behind it we'll have clear skies. we've had morning clouds pushing out. so a lot of s

mr. obama is lobbying for russian cooperation in iran's nuclear cooperation.pic in italy for the g-8 summit. other major issues will be the financial crisis, climate change and evidents to wipe out global poverty. he will have an appearance with pope benedict, sure to garner national attention. ed henry, cnn, washington. >>> the coast guard rescued a kayaker who is making a trip around the world. a chopper picked the man up from the coast of alaska. the french kayaker called for rescue after a few days in rough seas. he became too exhausted to paddle. he tried to go around the world using a kayak and a bike. >>> new orleans musicians are paying tribute to michael jackson. the icons of the big easy music scene are talking about the difference he made in their lives. >>> a deadly accident at walt disney world in florida where two monorail trains collide in an early morning accident. hear from someone who helped res key people from the wreckage. there have been more than 1.5 million requests for tickets to michael jackson's memorial service. today is the day the

. >> can you describe the level of cooperation you have gotten from mr. gonzalez. we have heard that discussions kept going on and on so can you describe the level of cooperation? >> as with all cases, you cannot establish the ebb and flow and so throughout the day we interviewed numerous people of which mr. gonzalez was just one. and, again, it resulted in the charges being proffered against mr. gonzalez today. releasing anymore information on his level of cooperation i'm not comfortable releasing. >> the sheriff david morgan and the ag of escambia county, here is a person, this was e-mailed to me from michael humphreys on the ground there. he is our satellite truck operator. his name is leonard patrick gonzalez. race, white male, 5'4", brown hair, brown eyes, born in 1953. that is his picture. michael humphrey e-mailing me. here is what they are saying in all of this. that he has been charged not necessarily with the murder. it could go beyond that but he is charged with tampering of evidence. specifically what sheriff's deputies said he was doing was trying to pa

mrs. watson agreed to cooperate with children's services for a short period of time so that we can get haylee back to ohio. and so that the juvenile court can determine what's in her best interests. >> matt, explain to me why she's not going to the grandmother. >> what's interesting is she got emergency custody when haylee was taken by the mom and the sex offender boyfriend. cps has done an investigation at the house and unfortunately they revealed they don't think it's a safe environment. they want haylee with a foster family. >> miss watson, what got into her to romance a convicted sex offender from behind bars? i mean, she knew he was in prison for a sex offense with a minor. >> no, she did not know. >> well, didn't she meet him behind parbars? >> no, as far as i know, she did not. he has manipulated her. >>> little haylee done than, safe in the arms of a san diego deputy. holding her teddy bear in one hand, she waved with the other. >> i never lost hope at all. i knew the u.s. marshals were doing their jobs and i know they would have been found. >> haylee is going to be brought back to th

mrs. watson agreed to cooperate with children's services for a short period so we can get haylee back to ohiothe juvenile court can determine what's in her best interests. >> explain to me why she's not going to the grandmother. >> what's interesting is she got emergency custody when haylee was taken by the mom and the sex offender boyfriend. cps has done an investigation at the house and unfortunately they revealed that they don't think it's a safe environment. they want haylee with a foster family. >> ms. watson, what got into her to romance a convicted sex offender from behind bars? i mean, she knew he was in prison for a sex offense with a minor. >> no, she did not know. >> well, didn't she meet him behind bars? >> no. as far as i know she did not. he has manipulated her. >>> it's been a long journey, almost a month, you know, just every day. we're not losing hope but at the same time it definitely is scary. i'm just excited to hold her. >> straight back to matt. i'm still not getting the clear picture as to why the blood grandmother is not getting custody. now, the attorney is just sayin

mrs. watson agreed to cooperate with children's services for a short period of time so we can get haylee backo ohio and the juvenile court can determine what's in her best interest. >> explain to me why she's not going to the grandmother? >> she got emergency custody when haylee was taken by the mom and the sex offender boyfriend. what's happened is, cps has done an investigation at the house. unfortunately they revealed they don't think it's a safe environment. they want haylee with a foster family. >> ms. watson, what got into her to romance a convicted sex offender from behind bars? i mean, she knew he was in prison for a sex offense with a minor. >> no, she did not know. >> well, didn't she meet him behind bars? >> no. as far as i know she did not. he has manipulated her. q i'm sorry. i can't hear you very well. announcer: does someone you know have trouble hearing on the phone? dad. dad, let me help you with that, okay? announcer: now, a free phone service shows captions of everything a caller says. i'd like to make an appointment to see the doctor. announcer: to learn more about

mr. watson agreed to cooperation with children's services for a short period of time so we can get haleyto ohio. >> matt zero rel, explain to why why she's not going to the grandmother. >> she got emergency custody when maily was taken by the mop. cps did an vermt at the home, and unfortunately they vealed they don't think it's a safe environment and want her with a foster family. >> miss watson, what got into her to romance a convicted sex offender from behind bars? i mean, she knew he was in prison for a second offense with a minor. >> no, she did not know. >> well, didn't she meet him behind bars? >> no. as far as irn, she did not. he's manipulated here. >>> it's been a long journey. it's almost been a month. every day that goes by, it's like we're not really losing hope, but statement it was definitely a scary thing. so i'm just excited to hold her and get her in my arms. >> straight back to matt. >> zarrella. i don't have a clear picture why the blood grandmother is not getting custody. the attorney heather is saying there's a slowdown in moving her back to ohio. no. she's not going

mrs. watson agreed to cooperate with children's services for a short period of time so we can get haleighand so that the juvenile court can determine what's in her best interest. >> matt zarell, explain to why why she's not going to the grandmother. >> what's interesting is she got emergency custody when haylie was taken by the mom and the sex offender boyfriend. cps did an investigation at the home, and unfortunately, they revealed they don't think it's a safe environment and they want her with a foster family. >> miss watson, what got into her to romance a convicted sex offender from behind bars? i mean, she knew he was in prison for a sexual offense with a minor. >> no, she did not know. >> well, didn't she meet him behind bars? >> no. as far as i know, she did not. he's manipulated her. show was there helping us. >> candace is now escorted to jail. >> do you think that she got anything that she got. >> i do. it's hard like -- they were saying that she dyed her hair. it's kind of like, my heart just broke. because you know that's just more evidence that she was probably helping him in

mr. chairman, i welcome this and i cooperate fully with this because i know what will happen. when it's all said and done, there will be no question about the propriety of this contract. >> reporter: chairman gray says bennett will issue a report on his findings about the contract that barry gave donna watts. it pay include any additions of any policies of rules and policies and procedure. bob bennett is lending his services on a pro bono basis. he says he knows vincent gray and thinks this is an important case. and clearly all of the council members with were -- were not on board. two of them walked out of this afternoon's press conference, mary kay and david cat andia and said in the elevators that the council members are bending over backwards to be fair to marion barry. but he says for his part, barry is an embarrassment, that he refused to accept any responsibility, and cattannia says he is sick of this circus. he would not go on camera with this story. roz plater is here and she'll bring you much more tonight op -- on fox 5 news at 10:00. karen gray houston. back into yo

mr. john cooper. [applause] >> thank you. next in the private citizen category, from virginia. a lie to and by the governor to come forward. >> -- i would like the governor to come forward. >> terry dickinson would have been a good nomination in the year. he served as a dentist. he came to virginia where he became the chair of the virginia dental association. he noticed that many americans do not have access to dental care. he started something in virginia called the mission of mercy which organized private sector dentists to provide free dental care around our state. he organized nearly 40 mission centers. he has been responsible for providing free dental care for these organizations. the work that he has done has spread through other states that have tried to emulate the work. he dealt with people hurt by hurricane katrina. the centerpiece takes place next weekend in virginia county. i have served their and i will be working with volunteers with my wife. people lined up and drive from all over the eastern part of the united states. it is all kinds of medical care not just a d

mr. mccain: there's cooperation between north korea and mere an march, better known as burma? mr. brownback: there is. mr. mccain: so if the north korean ship, which was shadowed for a period of time by the united states navy, had gone into port in myanmar, is there any likelihood that the government of myanmar would have complied with the u.n. resolution that required that slip to be inspected by -- quote -- "port authorities?" mr. brownback: myanmar has not cooperated with anything that the in my judgment u.n. has directed to date. i don't know why they would cooperate with anything like that. mr. mccain: well, you thank the senator and, of course, maybe north korea, when we may look at a very fine definition of "terrorism" -- but the recent "washington post" article about 200,000 people on the most horrible prng -- under the most hcial prison conditions in the world -- under the most horrible prison conditions in the world would perhaps argue that we should do whatever we can, short obviously of any military action, to try to see that the north korean regime acts at least in so

mr. axelrod. >> and we turn now to congressman jim cooper, who is one of those conservative democrats. he is at his home in nashville, tennessee this morning. i guess we couldn't blame mr. axelrod for not cancelling's the president's vacation on tv, he probably wouldn't keep his job very long if he did that. >> bob, it is very important that every american understand this plan, because it is so vital, it is about how their doctor or hospital treats them and that is what this issue has got to do. we want more white house leadership. now they have been increasingly good at this where they are more and more engaged, but the real question is not about authorship but more about craftsmanship a bill that works and his president laid doubt excellent guidelines and we are for reform we want a good bill to pass this year and i think that can happen. >> but as of right now, speaker pelosi said when she takes the bill to the floor for a vote, that she will have the votes to pass it. can she take that bill to the floor next week yet? does she have the votes yet to pass it? >> i don't believe so nex

mr. cronkite, good night and godspeed. anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >> president obama is asking congress to keep the ball rolling on his proposed health care reform but six moderate senators say lawmakers should take more time with it. a new government report concluded the bill won't cut long-term health care costs. those senators represent both parties plus one independent. but president obama says this is not time to slow down. >> now, i realize that the last few miles of any race are the hardest to run. but, i have to say now is not the time to slow down. >> democrats are moving the bill through congress and want to pass it before next months's recess. president obama also says lawmakers shouldn't miss the opportunity to pass the bill. >>> police and relatives are trying to end rumors about this florida couple. they were killed at home july 9th in a home invasion robbery. eight people have been arrested so far in this case. there has been speculation robbery wasn't the only motive here. police say the suspects took a safe from the

mr. lipscomb has agreed to cooperate with the state prosecutors. so has testimony could be key in this case. back to you. >> okay, mike. thank you. >>> our live complete coverage continues now, live with adam may, live at city hall. with more reaction on the indictment, for mayor dixon. adam? >> just empties ago, -- minutes ago, i talked to a spokesperson, she told me that they will be issuing a statement for now. once again today, the mayor's office was completely caught offguard by these new charges. in fact, they did not know about the indictment until a call from eyewitness news late this afternoon, seeking a comment. now, also a few minutes ago, i caught up with the deputy mayor, saleem marriott, and she had. >> these new -- this reaction to the new charges. >> it's ridiculous. >> what's ridiculous about it? >> well, that's all i'm going to say right now. i'm not making a full statement. but this is ridiculous. and you know it's harassment. >> reporter: back in february, i spoke extensively with mayor dixon in her first interview following the

mr. chairman, i welcome this. i'm going to cooperateully with this because i know what's going to happen. when it's all said and done, there will be no question about the propriety of this contract. >> reporter: so far there's no timetable for this weather this investigation will be completed. bennett said he's already assembling a team and he's working pro bono on this not charging the city a dime for his services. >>> if that name sounds family it's bebob bennett is a renowned attorney and former federal prosecutor. he represented president clinton in the paula jones case. >>> reaction tonight to a crackdown at the new beginnings youth rehab center of laurel. mayor fenty blames staff members for the escapes at the new beginning center. five correction officers have been fired and the man in charged demoted. executor john leopold issued a statement saying in part i hope the mayor will also follow through with plans to add an alert system for nearby residents. again you're not looking at the right statement. the facility has long been a

central europe for russian corp., a rand's nuclear program -- for russian cooperation, iran's nuclear program. so what does mr. obama wants, what does he understand about the russians? some believe it may not be very much, unfortunately. some people over there say they kind of regard president obama as eight gorbachev -- like gorbachev, somebody they can do business with. but gorbachev is not like in russia because he put an end to the soviet empire. to look at all these questions, to look at the reality in the relationship with russia and what the russian society expects from president obama, arms control in the economics, the gamut of all the issues we will be addressing in the next week. join us for our panel of experts. our first speaker -- our first moderator will be ariel cohen, who is the senior research fellow at the heritage foundation in russian studies and energy issues. he is a well recognized international expert on u.s.- russia relations. he has written extensively both in terms of his own books and is published in newspapers and journals all over the world. i know that you are familiar with his

mr. pastor work with us to ensure that u.s.-israel energy cooperation receives substantial funding as you proceed to conference with the senate. mr. pastor: thank you for the compliment and thank you for yielding time. i have eliot engel and brad sherman, as well as you, madam chairman, and mr. israel, who have brought this matter to my attention. i want to thank you for raising it on the floor. i am, too, a supporter of the u.s.-israel energy cooperation this bill, as you have told us, doubles the account for such a program and -- and i look forward to working to ensure the u.s.-israel energy cooperation continues to receive strong support in order to accelerate the development of alternative energy programs. so i yield to the gentleman from no. mr. israel: i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from new jersey. mr. frelinghuysen: i'm pleased to yield to my colleague, mr. chris smith. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: this bill includes funding to allow the u.s. army corps of engineers to take a greater role in o

mr. obama also lobbying for russian cooperation in dealing with iran's nuclear program. that of course will be a major topic of discussion at the president's second stop in the middle of the week when he goes to italy for the g-8 summit. in addition to iran, of course afghanistan, as well as the financial crisis, climate change, and the industrialized nations trying to wipe out global poverty, all major topics of discussion there. the president will wrap up his trip next weekend in ghana. obviously there will be a lot of international attention on a visit to ghana by the first african-american president. ed henry, cnn, moscow. >>> as for the vice president, joe biden, admitting the obama administration made a mistake in sizing up the economy several months ago. >> the truth is there was a misreading of just how bad an economy we inherited. now, that doesn't -- i'm not laying this on -- it's now our responsibility. so the second question becomes, did the economic package we put in place, including the recovery act, is it the right package given the circumstances we're in?

mr. john cooper. [applause] >> thank you. next in the private citizen category, from virginia. a lie to and by the governor to come forward. >> -- i would like the governor to come forward. >> terry dickinson would have been a good nomination in the year. he served as a dentist. he came to virginia where he became the chair of the virginia dental association. he noticed that many americans do not have access to dental care. he started something in virginia called the mission of mercy which organized private sector dentists to provide free dental care around our state. he organized nearly 40 mission centers. he has been responsible for providing free dental care for these organizations. the work that he has done has spread through other states that have tried to emulate the work. he dealt with people hurt by hurricane katrina. the centerpiece takes place next weekend in virginia county. i have served their and i will be working with volunteers with my wife. people lined up and drive from all over the eastern part of the united states. it is all kinds of medical care not just a d

mr. frelinghuysen, for his extraordinary cooperation, insight, and friendship. mr. chairman, this is a bipartisan bill that represents a fair and balanced treatment of competing priorities. this is the way our constituents expect their representatives to work together, and i am proud of this bipartisan process. i also would like to thank the chairman of the appropriations committee, mr. obey, and the ranking member, mr. lewis, for their support. i was given this assignment three weeks ago and without the great work of the scomme staff, we would not be here today system of today, this afternoon, i want to thank the staff of the subcommittee. the clerk, taylor butham, robert sherman, joseph levin, james wendell, casey pierce, rob blair, and kevin jones. they worked mr. hours through the weekends to get this bill today on the floor. i would also like to thank richard patrick from my office, ms. nancy fox, and katie hazel of mr. frelinghuysen's office. i want to acknowledge our agency detailee, lauren meanto, from the corps of engineers. because of her assistance and he

mr. obama is also lobbying for cooperation, a subject that will also be a major topic in the midding of the week at the president's second stop, italy for the g-8 summit. other issues will be financial cry circumstance climate change and efforts to wipe out global poverty. next friday he'll have a private audience with the pope and then head to ghana. t.j.? brooke? >> we'll have more this evening. reynolds? it's going to be okay for him. certainly in better parts of the southeast although it's going to be looking pretty this evening. if you look outside, you can see gray skies, pretty gloomy in some places, but that's not a bad thick. clear down to downtown atlanta, parts of florence, just north of birmingham and over toward hoover we're seeing rain. heavy storms west of tupelo, elvis presley's home town, don't you know. the reason why we're seeing that precipitation is pretty simple. we have a stationary front, cold front and warm front. we have plenty of moisture coming in. combined with the daytime heating and this upper-level low it's going to give a chance of storms for the afternoon h

cooperation. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from florida, mr. klein, will control 20 minutes. mr. klein: i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the matter under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. klein: i rise in support of h.res. 664 honoring the organization for security and cooperation in europe for its cooperation with mediterranean partners. i yield myself such time as i may consume. i pish with wish to thank my good friend for from florida, -- from florida, mr. hastings, for introducing this legislation. i thank him for his many years in the helsinki -- >> the house is not in ordered. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. the house is in ordered prosm seed. mr. klein: thank you, mr. speaker. the important relationship between the o.s.c. -- the osce and its mediterranean partners dates back to its founding in 1975. it recognized the deeply rooted geographical, historical, cultural ties between states in this

mr. obama is lobbying for russian cooperation in dealing with iran's nuclear program. that will be a major topic of discussion at the g-8 summit. in addition to iran, of course, afghanistan as well as the financial crisis, climate change and the industrialized nations trying to wipe out poverty. the president will wrap up his trip next weekend in ghana. there will be a lot of international attention on a visit to ghana by the first african-american president. ed henry, cnn, moscow. >> all right. >>> here at home alaskan governor sarah palin decision to resign at the end of the month is sparking a lot of reactions. on friday she mentioned everything from family concerns to desire to work for political change beyond alaska. >> though it may be tempting and more comfortable to kind of keep your head down and plod along and appease those demanding, hey, just sit down and shut up, but that's a worthless, easy way out. i think a problem in our country today is apathy. it would be apathetic to hunker down and go with the flow. >> on the sunday morning news carl rove described

mr. cronkite. good night and godspeed. anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >>> president obama is reacting to the passing of walter cronkite. he has this to say about the newsman once termed the most trusted man in america even in the most trying of circumstances. >> he was the first to share the devastating news of john f. kennedy's assassination, crystallizing the grief of a nation while fighting back tears of his own. he cheered with every american, when we went to the moon. boldly exploring a new frontier. and he brought us all those stories, large and small, which would come to define the 20th send ch century. he was the news. >>> u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton had this to say about walter cronkite's passing shortly after arriving today in mumbai, india. >> i think every american who grew up with walter cronkite as i did just feels a great sense of loss today. here we are in india, and i'm thinking about all of the images that made up our history. walter cronkite telling us that president kennedy had died. walter cronkite doing

mr. cronkite, good night and god speed. anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >> anderson coomer reflecting on walter cronkite. late reaction from president obama saying "walter was more than an anchor. he was family. he invited us to believe in him. he never let us down. this country lost an icon and a dear friend and he will be truly missed. president obama on walter cronkite who died at the age of 42, days short of the 40th anniversary of man walking on the moon. you heard his reaction, oh, boy. one of the many moments when his voice wasn't just that of a newsman delivering the facts but a trusted friend, sometimes taken with the moment, sometimes overcome with emotion. as you saw on that fateful day in dallas, my mom who left us too soon long ago once told me i was a baby boy on her lap when she watched this. >> from dallas, texas the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time, some 38 minutes ago. vice president johnson has left the hospital in dallas but we do not know t

mr. chairman i will with draw the amendment, and look forward to working on this issue. >> i thank the gentlelady and look forward to her continued cooperation in the matter. thank you. >> mr. chairman, i also would like to thank you for agreeing to work with those of us who have a serious issue with skilled nursing homes and i appreciate your sensitivity to this issue. >> thank the gentlelady for her comment. >> mr. chairman. >> as chairman i would like to say you lovely ladies have really brought out the best in peter stark... [laughter]. >>... and so, this is a high note to wrap this up. >> one of the guys wants to get on board i think. >> who is that. >> mr. meek. >> all right, ms. schwartz. >> mr. meek. >> anyone else at this time wants to say something nice about mr. stark? [laughter]. >> let me say, something nice -- what is it? oh, yes we have -- mr. rosscam. >> thank you, mr. chairman. this is an amendment that is meant to refocus our attention on fraud, we have had a conversation earlier, when mr. camp offered his amendment, and, i want to try and describe this in another way, last week the miami herald, had an article where they d

our anderson cooper had exclusive access to mr. obama on his trip. >> do you think what happened here still has resonance in america? that the slave experience still is something that should be talked about and should be remembered and should be present in every day life? >> well, you know, i think that the experience of slavery is like the experience of the holocaust. i think it's one of those things you don't forget about. i think it's important that the way we think about it and the way it's taught is not one in which there's simply a victim and a victimizer and that's the end of the story. i think the way it has to be thought about, the reason it's relevant is because whether it's what's happening in darfur or what's happening in the congo or what's happening in too many places around the world, you know, the capacity for cruelty still exists. >> you can see more of anderson's interview with the president tomorrow night. anderson will share his exclusive access on his historic journey to africa. it's monday night. make sure you

mr. cronkite. good night, and godspeed. anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >>> what a man. what a journalist. i loved how he said, i'll be away on assignment. dan rather sitting in the next few years. >> interesting way to sign off. yes, dan rather took the helm and was there a long, long time, and walter cronkite, he was it for this country for a while. really. that's who the country turned to to lead us through tough times and of course you have political leaders, but turned to uncle walter to let them know everything would be all right. >> the most trusted man in america. >>> president obama praised walter cronkite and called him, we just mentioned, a trusted man. take a listen to words he had to say about the passing of walter cronkite. >> he was the first to share the devastating news of john f. kennedy's assassination. crystallizing the grief of a nation while fighting back tears of his own. he cheered with every american when we went to the moon. boldly exploring a new frontier. and he brought us all those stories large and small which would come to define the 20th century. that's why

mr. chairman, i welcome this. i'm going to cooperate fully with this because i know what's going to happen. whitt all said and done, there will be no question about -- when it's all said and done, there will be no question about the proprietor of this contract. >> coming up on the news edge at 11:00 why one council member claims he's had enough. >>> a burglar is on the prowl at fairfax county and he's found a frightening way to get into homes through the ceiling. the most break-in happened yesterday in the 7900 block of audubon avenue. a home in the 7,000 block of ellingham circle was hit a day earlier. >> reporter: it happened at this apartment complex in the middle of the day thursday. someone pushed open this access panel and crawled like a rat through the attic to punch this giant hole in the ceiling of one unsuspecting family's apartment. what he didn't know was that a 14-year-old girl was home. >> it wasn't someone without experience because when he saw her, he runs away. >> reporter: this fairfax family doesn't want to be identif

mr. speaker, our defense subcommittee once again has been a model for bipartisan compromise and cooperation in the interest of national security. i want to thank mr. murtha and ranking member, mr. young, who spoke earlier for their work and their hard work and that of staff. but i urge defeat of this restrictive rule and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back his time of the the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to ensure with regard to the excellent colloquy between my colleague from california and the colleague from oregon, i share the concerns addressed by my colleague from oregon. again that was not a call with regard to this particular rule on this particular bill. but it is a discussion of process which is a healthy discussion. i look forward to reading the report that was put together by our colleagues on the rules committee. we are all in agreement that we should work to improve the process together. we want a process that we can call stand before the american people and say that this was a good process, constructive process

mr. president, we will appreciate the cooperation of senator alexander. know he cares a lot about his amendment. as indicated, there will be a budget point of order that lies against the amendment. i will make that point of order. but then we would be able to have a recorded vote on that point of order, and my hope would be that we can do that at 11:30 this morning, just for the information of other senators and their staffs and we will determine that when senator alexander arrives on the floor momentarily. mr. president, i make a point of order that a quorum is not present. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from north dakota. mr. dorgan: i ask that the quorum call be vacated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. dorgan: i ask that the senate now resume the alexander amendment number 1862 and that senator dorgan be recognized to raise a budget act 302-f point of order against the amendment, that once senator alex dearn has moved to waive the relevant point of order, that debate on

mr. obama is also lobbying for russian cooperation in dealing with iran's nuclear program.taly, the ga summit. and other shuss will about financeable crisis. and next friday, obama will have an audience with pope benedict. and an historic moment that will garner international attention. >>> former secretary of state colin powell says that president obama's agenda maybe to ambitious and two expensive. powell says he worries that the president is trying to tackle too many big issues at one time and she offered advice. >> i think one of the challenges that president obama has now is he has so many things on the trabl table. these are issues that american people find important. health care and other issues. one of the cautions that has to be given to the president, you can't have the so many things on the table that you continue absorb it all. and we can't pay for it all. >> powell says he has a very good relationship with president obama. >>> the organization of american states has suspended honduras president. zelaya says he will return today. he called on supporters at the a

pleaded guilty to a single count of wire fraud anding a dwhree and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors. reports suggest that mrarris could take the witness stand if former governor blagojevich goes to trial on racketeering and conspiracy charges next june. harris says he had several conversations last november in which he and blagojevich talked about installing various candidates in obama's seat. blagojevich has denied wrongdoing and pleaded not guilty. his wife patty recently appeared on the reality show filmed in costa rica, a jungle, "i'm a celebrity, get me out of here." she was a last minute replacement after the federal judge would not let the governor leave the c

mr. cronkite. good night and god speed. anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >>> well, president barack obama talks about the death of walter cronkite. plus a normer executive producer of the cbs news will join us to talk live. >>> also priest opens his church gym to give children a place to be on friday night. now two children are shot. >> i'm hurt and i'm angry. our kids are being shot up all over this damn city. >> father michael flager in chicago. >>> the music never die, the sales of michael jackson's cds are now dominating billboard music charts. also time for you to weigh in. twit, facebook, my. space. c cnn.com. i haven't been twittering lately. taking a much needed break. we're back in a moment. the gold delta skymiles credit card... from american express... it's the official card... largest airline. of the world's and it's the only credit card... that earns miles on delta. miles that take you... to more places than ever before. over 350 destinations worldwide. so switch today. get up to 25,000 bonus miles-- good for a free flight. cal

mr. obama is lobbying for russian cooperation in dealing with iran's nuclear program. it will be a topic at the g-8 summit. next friday the president will have his first audience with pope benedict before moving on to ghana. it will be a historical moment to garner national attention. >> marion berry back in news and back in custody. former d.c. mayor now a council member in d.c. we're told now that he was arrested last night after a woman complained of something like a stalker. so he was actually charged on a misdeamnor charge of stalking. you'll remember marion berry, his legal problems are far and wide but they kind of all started back in 1990 when he was arrested on drug charges. he's had a number of brushes with the law again in the subsequent years. coming up next hour, 7:00 eastern time we'll talk to the park police, a spokesperson, they were the ones who picked him up. we'll get the details on exactly what happened again. the former mayor and council member, marion berry arrested once again. ♪ >>> this won't surprise you. more than 1.6 million people have regis

mr. cronkite. good night and god speed. anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >>> we are continuing to hear from people who are impacted by walter cronkite throughout the day and i'd also like to hear from you. what are your thoughts and opinions and feelings about walter cronkite? you can reach out via facebook. e-mail us at weekends@cnn.com or send your comments to my blog as well as at cnn.com/newsroom and click on fredericka. >>> president obama, like millions of americans, is likening walter cronkite's death to that of a family member. but more pressing for the president this weekend is defending the democrat-backed health care overhaul that critics charge is far too expensive. >> those who oppose reform will also tell you that under our plan, you won't get to choose your doctor, that some bureaucrat will choose for you. that's also not true. michelle and i don't want anyone telling us who our family doctor should be, and no one should decide that for you either. under our proposal, if you like your doctor, you keep your doctor. if you like

mr. voinovich: -- the cooperation that we received from senator byrd and his staff and we're pleased thatenator byrd is out of the the hospital and recuperating at home. i appreciate the fact that the senator from illinois has stepped in to pinch-hit for him this morning. i would like to concentrate on some of the highlights that i think need to be underscored. the bill recommends a total of $44.3 billion in appropriations to support programs and activities in the department of homeland security. of this amount, $42.7 billion is for discretionary spending. this is roughly $145 million less than the president's total discretionary request and is consistent with the subcommittee spending allocation. in addition, $1.4 billion is provided for coast guard retired pay as the only mandatory funding in this bill. and $241.5 billion is provided for coast guard overseas contingency operations to be transferred to the coast guard. and instead of being appropriated in the defense appropriations bill, is being appropriated here. the bill includes significant resources for border security and enforceme

cooperated with us. we're not investigating the doctors. we're investigating mr. michael jackson's death. >> he told me, quote, jackson and i spoke of his addiction. and how hard he was working and how he was trying to do everything in his power to avoid having a need to be on drugs. so, this was really the first time we were hearing from someone who said that michael jackson admitted that he had an addiction and was actually talking about it. he said jackson was taking lots of prescription medicines. and that he, quote, didn't like the way it made him feel. >>> and tonight, breaking news, the couple with 16 children, 12 of them adopted, many of them with special needs, handicapped, murdered in their own home. part of it caught on video. we have the video. the suspects in full ninja garb, invade the home with military-like precision. who gunned down this beautiful couple leaving 16 children orphaned? and tonight, why are police searching for a blond beauty for questioning? >>> breaking news right now surrounding the killing of a florida couple, byrd and melanie bi

mr. president, i appreciate everyone's cooperation.ve said, on a number of occasions here, it may not appear that a lot of work is being done, but we've got committee action take place. we've got a lot of work on health care today. we've had energy meetings today involving six committee chairs. then we're trying to figure out how we can proceed into next week. so i appreciate everyone's patience. now, what is the pending business? the presiding officer: h.r. 2892. mr. reid: is that the homeland security appropriations bill? the presiding officer: yes. mr. reid: mr. president, i send a cloture motion to the desk. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: cloture motion: we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the byrd substitute amendment, number 1373, to h.r. 2892, the homeland security appropriations act, for fiscal year 2010, signed by 17 senators as follows: reid of nevada, murray -- mr. reid: i ask tha

mr. english. >> we have had many complaints about the fact that it's difficult for electric cooperatives to participateh because size and complexity and the type of expertise required to participate independently. but also i think a lot of it does come down to the situation that the big entities in the region quite frankly are the ones that seem to have the control and influence or feel they should and many of those select basically doesn't have an all inclusive broad participation locally in designing many of the systems that come forward. so, i think there is much work that needs to be done in the improvement and hopefully we will see that in the future but we need a broad based planning system in place. >> mr. picks nipper? >> we agree that they really requires participation by everyone with all the stakeholders. its varied and the views among the region's some a bit better than others but it really is necessary that everyone be at the table and be participating on their input and be accounted. i will say that following the comment

mr. cronkite. good night, and godspeed. anderson cooper, cnn, new york. >> and that's the way it is. i love that, i'm going to be away on assignment. >> i'll be back. >> he was always working. >> he didn't go too far. he kept working, doing other things, documentaries and other things. you never get away from it. >> month, you don't. a lot of people this morning are recalling their cronkite moments when he told us what was going on in this world in that voice that was unique. >> president obama among those talking about cronkite. here's what he told cbs last night. >> he was the first to share the devastating news of john f. kennedy's assassination, crys l crystalizing the grief of a nation, he cheered with every american when we went to the moon, boldly exploring a new frontier and he brought us all those stories, large and small, which would come to define the 20th century. that's why we loved walter, because in an era before blogs and e-mail, cell phones and cable, he was the news. >> well, we are inviting you to share your memories of walter c ro nkite with us. go to our facebook