mr. crawford: thank you, mr. speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. crawford: thank you, mr. speaker. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. crawford: because of the geographic area in which they live, many americans don't have many transportation options as others. as a result, these people are more directly impacted by highway and bridge tolls and -- than others who have other transportation options. state and local governments have the ability to offer discounted rates for residents in specific geographic areas. they can mitigate the impact on tolls for those who have fewer transportation options. i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting the legislation, and i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman f

mr. crawford has copies as well as the project sponsor. i want to confirm we are on board in support of this. we are not neighborhood organization mentioned earlier that asked for some kind of accommodation. thank you. >> my name is roger martinas, and i own the building next door to the gas station. i have been there over 60 years. i grew up in the neighborhood and have been there all my life. there are going to be too many cars. you can barely get across the street with the street lights now. for a person who has a disability, it is very hard. i think the building is ugly. it is coming right next to my building, where it will block off all the light. i think it is a terrible looking building, and i approve -- i disapprove of the whole project. thank you. president fong: if there are any other speakers that want to speak, leave a card on the bench, thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is judith. i am the planning committee chair for the castro and lincoln valley -- rincon valley neighborhood association. we went to a long process with th

mr. obama has a four-point edge. jan crawford is in arlington, virginia, this morning and joins us with the latest. good morning, jan. >>> good morning gayle and charlie. we're right across the river from d.c. but we may as well be a world away. think about this. in 2008, the president carried washington, d.c. by 86 points. here in virginia, he carried approximate by six points. our new poll out today shows romney cutting into that margin. as part of this effort, this key effort to win over independence of middle class voters in these key swing states, romney has a new line of attack. he's hitting the president hard for a change he made in the welfare reform law. >> if i'm president, i'll put work back in welfare. >> campaigning tuesday in the president's home state of illinois, romney went on the attack about a presidential directive that eased traditional work requirements in the 1996 welfare reform act. >> the white house says the order gives states flexibility in how they provide welfare to low-income residents. but romney an

mr. obama has a four-point edge. jan crawford is in arlington, virginia, this morning and joins us with the latest. good morning to you, jan. >> reporter: well, good morning gayle and charlie and good morning to everyone in the west. we are as you can see right across the river from washington, d.c. but we may as well be a world away here in virginia. think about this. in 2008, the president carried washington, d.c., by an 86-point spread. 86 points. but here in virginia, he won the state by six points, and our new poll out has romney making inroads into that margin. now what we are seeing is part of the fight for independence, and voters in the key swing states. romney is out with a new line of attack, and he is hitting the president hard on changes to welfare reform. >> if i'm president, i'll put work back in welfare. >> reporter: campaigning tuesday in the president's home state of illinois, romney went on the attack about a recent and little noticed presidential directive that eased traditional work requirements in the 1996 w

mr. president, how do you handle promises you've made? >> the g.o.p. hears the president's answer. >> don't you believe it. here's the truth. >> pelley: reports from jan crawford, anthony mason, and bob schieffer. and "on the road" with steve hartman. a silent soldier hears the call of duty. >> 660 years later. captioning sponsored by cbs >> this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening, the storm cleared over the gulf coast today and the full impact of hurricane katrina is now becoming clear. the first hurricane to hit the u.s. this season left at least five people dead. more than 20 inches of rain combined with the storm surge left whole neighborhoods underwater in louisiana. the power is still out for more than half a million homes and businesses and the damage could top $2 billion. our mark strassmann has been talking with some of the people who have lost nearly everything. >> reporter: for the first time today we were able to look from the air at the abandoned neighborhoods in plaquemines parish, swamped by five feet of isaac's storm surge. crews have begun cutting as many as 10 holes in its levees east and west banks to drain

jan crawford has been-- mitt romney is about to address the convention and address the nation. let's listen in. >> mr. chairman, mr. chairman and delegates-- ( cheers and applause ) mr. chairman and delegates, i accept your nomination for president of the united states. ( cheers and applause ) i do so with humility, deeply moved by the trust you place in me. it's a great honor. it's an even greater responsibility. and tonight i'm asking you to join me to walk together to a better future. by my side i've chosen a man with a big heart from a small town ( cheers and applause ) he represents the best of america. a man who will always make us very proud, my friend and america's next vice president, paul ryan. ( cheers and applause ) in the days ahead, you're going to get to know paul and janna better, but last night america got to see what i saw in paul ryan-- a strong and caring leader who is down to earth and confident in the challenge this moment demands. i love the way he lights up around his kids and how he's not embarrassed to show the world how much he loves his mom. ( applause ) but, paul, i still

crawford and betty davis, i loved it. >> [ laughter ] >> you were fabulous with her. you, i know. [ laughter ] >> mr. vice president, i don't know you very well, this is the first time i'm actually meeting you. i feel a governor or vice president, i was president of my sorority, though. >> john boehner was saying that this president has done nothing to help with jobs, although we've had 28% of private sector job growth. this is like lucy accusing charlie brown of not wanting to take the football. president obama submitted a jobs bill that was 30% tax cuts. i called it the boo rad bley bill because it was never getting out of the house. >> who is this speaking? ann romney? >> john, why does that surprise you. they have been hypocrisy wise since john boehner took over at speaker. >> this is. >> janine turner. an actress. >> talking about constitutional. >> and i hate to say she's charming, she didn't have the foggiest idea what was going on, it was like talking into an empty room. >> she wasn't blonde. >> i had the pleasure of being with her when she was brunette. it's these republicans trotting out he