mr. greene.a question for mr. meek. >> yes. kendrick, look. i don't want to bring, i know you don't want to hear about this stackhouse matter but people all over florida ask about it all the time. this issue has come up where a family member of yours got $90,000 and an escalade and you went to get a $4 million earmarked for stackhouse who is now facing charges. it is a two-part question. charlie rangel had similar pay for play allegations against him. you served with him in the house ways and means committee. would you do what he did? he asked the ethics commission, in the house of representatives, to look at the matter and clear his name. . >> did you intend to continue to have your family members get cards, money, other kinds of benefits and earmarks. >> the second part, absolutely not. my mother is a person of integrity and honor. she worked as a local consultant on the project, and i think is important that you understand that no one gave her anything. she is a person that is not financially

mr. greene. if you're losing track of who is answering into was asking, you are not alone. >> i will ask you a short question because i think he will have to give a long answer. if you were the united states senator, you said you would have stood up against that and stop it from happening. you had the opportunity. you knew this was happening. why did you not go to your two united states senators in california and tell them? why did you not go on national television, as you did to gloat about how much money you made off of the failure of homes in california and florida? that is a question that floridians want to know -- if there senator is going to bet against them or on them. >> i saw the housing bubble coming and i went against the biggest banks on wall street and i won. i started with absolutely nothing. i worked my way through johns hopkins university and business school. i was a busboy. i worked hard every day of my life. i was not going to sit back and allow bad guys like you in congress, wh

mr. green, your question. if you had legislation you were born to crack tomorrow, please feel free to address the camera. you will be looking directly at the door. >> thank you again for having me to host this debate. we have in the state of florida a jobs crisis. there are millions out of work. the frustration is that we only created -- we did not create jobs. what we have is a failure of the elected officials in washington to get anything done. mr meek ones to get rid of the bush tax cut. i think we need to keep the tax cuts in place for the middle class. specifically, how are we going to get jobs to florida? the stimulus was not strong enough. and we need an incubator to rebuild our infrastructure. we are in the global economy in which -- it is an economic world war. the only way we are going to be able to compete in that is if we have the best educated kids and an infrastructure on which we compete. as far as getting people back to work, i think it has to be targeted toward rebuilding and revitalize an inf

mr. greene asked us to do this. the offer to do 16 inches, we give him every item he asks for. the reason that we go with this is that we could not stand it anymore because they keep on asking that is why we stopped at the 3 feet. the biggest problem is that we are looking in one area. this is only one parking. we go right through the car parking. we are reducing the length, this definitely reduces one car parking. >> you have your rear yard setback which makes it compliant and that is where the building against, i think this is 6 feet, i'm not sure how far that is from the property line. when you get above the first to second floor, you. but to the third floor and that is where you have your said back. that is 42 inches, that might be the height as compared. >> that is the fate of the building. >> what i see was that there was a roof pattern that has been eliminated and now we have a more pitched roof instead of a roof that has a pitch. >> i have a sketch. i think i can see this. the one to make sure what i see is what will end up. >> this was lowered to two feet. the folding

mr. greene here in his trailer. common ground is over here.about it. >> reporter: brad pitt founded make it right, an organization devoted to building low income, eco-friendly homes for people who lost everything here, and because others had decided to give up on the place. >> they told people they could build on a slab here and they set them up for catastrophe. in this place there were over 1,500 deaths. that was unnecessary. that shouldn't have happened. i got angry. i got really angry. now, on the flip side, i have a lot of friends who were involved in architecture, know a lot about it. >> my house is energy efficient. i love when i get my electric bill. honey, i love that. i want to make sure i get all the fun i can get. >> a lot of people. i was good at bringing smart people in to solve these problems. that's what architecture is. you have the challenge and the challenges of an area. you build to answer those challenges. >> reporter: homes are built to withstand a category four hurricane. solar panels are installed to save on energy bills

. >> mr. greenalk btd fact he signed a front and back of the paycheck and 3 you00 blank deed autos green denies wrong doing saying he signs blank deeds when working true an escrow company and the deal was an arm's length transaction. >> this is is a guy i never met. i sold this to a broker that found this guy i've never met him. never seen him. so, i have not -- i'm a victim, too. im i've not been into it with this guy. >> a spokesman refuse td say why he's suing. democrats are going to cast votes in just over two weeks on the same day the mcconville is scheduled to make an appearance before a judge. if have you an idea e mail us or call us. >> and there is a jury in chicago said it reached verdicts on just two of the 24 counts facing former illinois governor blagojevich. jurors are deadlocked on 11 other counts. rest they haven't gon gotten to yet. and so back and deliberate some more. blagojevich pleaded not guilty to accusations he tried to sell the old senate seat and other charges. and there is

and also, you know, i did really like the idea that, you know, she -- mrs. greeneailing sometimes, and yet she's still the heroine and a good mom. >> very loving. >> yeah. the idea that -- you know, that kind of old-fashioned idea that you have to be able to do everything, you know, from the '80s, the '70s and '80s, if you're a working mom you have to do everything perfectly i think is so awful. and such a fantasy. you know, it's impossible. and i like that in this movie they kind of say, you can't do everything perfectly. it's impossible. being a parent is meant to overwhelm you. >> which most parents would relate to. and you mentioned emma thompson also drew you to it. you two have become pretty good friends. >> yeah. >> you at one point spoke to her about this. she said, just forget that idea of trying to have it all. >> one day -- i was just married when i made this movie. in fact, we started rehearsal. i got married, came back and shot the movie after our honeymoon. i was just married, didn't have a nanny, pretty little baby, you know, the center of this movie

mr. jeff greene has made on my character. attacks that i am tied in with some sort of corruption -- that is false. as we look at this issue, it is also important that this is about public service, serving the people of the state. this is not about he says, she said. it is about who will serve the people. >> we will give you the opportunity. >> you have both hit on topics we will return to. >> something that has dominated the news -- the oil spill. do you think that oil drilling should be banned off the coast of florida. >> i do think so, and have stood for that for a long time. >> i am against offshore drilling. all offshore drilling, until we can show it is safe and have a plan for an accident. the accident off the coast of louisiana was a big danger to our lifeline. >> let me ask you both -- it is a state question. charlie crist called a special session to pass a constitutional amendment. was it the right thing to do? >> it is a good idea. is's face it, charlie crist for offshore drilling. now his running with john mccain a

mr. green: i want to share mine, i thank the chairman of the energy and commerce committee for yieldingism support full passage of the bill. i rise in support of the students and teachers who will benefit from a passage of the education jobs and medicaid assistance act. i ask unanimous consent to place in the record two letters from education groups supporting this legislation. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. green: at a time when local and state governments are cutting funding for basic services such as education, public safety and transportation this legislation will bring much-needed assistance, 160,000 educational professionals working now. 14,500 educational jobs in texas alone will be saved. i want to speak to the important provision my texas colleagues on this side of the aisle worked hard to get in the bill. last year, the governor of texas took $3.25 billion in federal stimulation -- stabilization funds specifically designated for educational purposes and used it to bui

. >> the picture of mr. greenrful. >>> still ahead, she has sold more than 35 million records worldwide, sheryl crow will rock the plaza when we come back. our "early" sum,,,,,,,,,,,,,, san jose wen >>> good morning. it's 8:25. in the headlines this morning, two homes in san jose went up in flames right down the road from each other. officials say there was a natural gas explosion in the garage of a home on del monte place. pg&e now digging under growth to reach that gas line. the other fire was on rockdale drive. no injuries have been report. >>> robberies and assaults are on the rise in oakland since dozens of police officers were laid off last month, according to the police union. and late last night, there was a fatal shooting in east oakland. it is the city's fifth homicide this week. crime overall, the city council says, is down. >>> residents in san mateo county may have to wait at least another day to have their trash collected. a dozen workers on a two-day strike protesting a lack of progress on their con

mr. green, your question. if you had legislation you were born to crack tomorrow, please feel free to address the camera. you will be looking directly at the door. >> thank you again for having me to host this debate. we have in the state of florida a jobs crisis. there are millions out of work. the frustration is that we only created -- we did not create jobs. what we have is a failure of the elected officials in washington to get anything done. mr meek ones to get rid of the bush tax cut. i think we need to keep the tax cuts in place for the middle class. specifically, how are we going to get jobs to florida? the stimulus was not strong enough. and we need an incubator to rebuild our infrastructure. we are in the global economy in which -- it is an economic world war. the only way we are going to be able to compete in that is if we have the best educated kids and an infrastructure on which we compete. as far as getting people back to work, i think it has to be targeted toward rebuilding and revitalize an inf

la blanc over here in her fiee fina trailer and mr. green in her trailer.building low income eco-friendly homes for people who lost everything and because others had decided to give up on the place. >> they told people that they could build on slab and they set them up for catastrophe. there were over 1500 deaths. it shouldn't happen. i got angry. i got really angry. on the flip side, i have a lot of friends who were involved in architecture and know a lot about it. >> my house is energy efficient. i love when i get my electric bill. i love that. i want to make sure i get all the funny can get. >> a lot of people, i mean, i was really bringing smart people into solve these problems. but that's what architecture is. you have a challenge and the challenges of an area and you build to those challenges. >> reporter: homes that are built to withstand a category 4 hurricane. solar panels are installed to save on energy bills. and having open roof access is mandatory because of the horrors we all watched during katrina. >> take us into the future as if we stand he

if mr. greenad started earlier than he did and rally billed to the groundwork county by county in florida, he would have stood a much better chance. he got into the race late. his message was fine. it is not just about the message. is about the messenger, obviously. democratic primary voters were not going to see him as credible. kendrick comes from south florida. that is not a bad place to be when you are a democrat. [applause] >> thank you so there amonte. -- thank you so very much. hello, florida. [cheers] all right. all right. first of all, i just want to thank god for this victory. [cheers] i am truly humbled by the people of goodwill in this great state of florida. i want to thank all of florida for believing, not only in my candidacy, but putting me on the ballot by signature the first time in the history of this state. i want to thank everyone that works every day. i want to thank the school bus drivers that i greeted this morning at 4:30 a.m. that know what it means to live by paycheck to

mr. greene, i have more integrity in my pinky than you have in your whole body. host: joining us on the phone is beth reinhard from "miami herald." is this unusual back and forth for kendrick meek, specifically, but what's the tone of this debate between the two of them? guest: it's nasty. it's been that way for weeks. they're two guys who have a content for each other essentially and that was obviously clear when they met face to face. this is the second time they've done so and they will do one more time on sunday. host: this debate, by the way, from tuesday night is going to air on c-span television tonight for our viewers who want to get the full effect of what they saw there. but this race is close. what is the latest polls showing between these two candidates, jeff greene and kendrick meek? guest: it is a tight race. you know, greene -- sorry -- meek was the frontrunner for months and months. he was the only candidate in the race and jeff greene sort of burst onto the scene just last minute really and started pouring his own money, millions and millions of

james lick purchased this and left two green houses and subsequently purchased by mr. crocker and donated to dol golden gate bride and erected in 1879 and by the hammer works in dublin ireland. >> there is an exception to the rule. >> you're right and the stones from the abbey and now dispersed and line the path. >> right. there is an older building there but never got put back together. >> this building had 33 tons of glass in it. it was recently rebuilt and one of the reasons it had to be rebuilt these moderns are much more knowledgeable than the people in the 1800's and we knee w knew wo seal up the windows and all the building we did made it rot and it needed ventilation and had to undo the work that was done and back to the original design and expensive project and $20 million plus but it's a gorgeous building. woody can tell us about carville. >> this is the last in fact carville house. it was a community of discarded streetcars, horse pulled cars, various modes of transportation that were made obsolete by electric streetcars so cars were dumped out in the beach

green surf. before leaving mr. obama made a pledge that he won't turn his back on this region. >> my job is to make sure that we live up to this responsibility and that we keep up our efforts until the environment is clean. polluters are held accountable. businesses and communities are made whole. and the people of the gulf coast are back on their feet. >> reporter: a big part of getting back on their feet is making sure tourists return to the beaches, hotels and restaurants here along the gulf. travelling with the president in panama city beach, florida, mike emanual fox news. >>> new figures show hundreds of soldiers with post traumatic stress disorder may have been misdiagnosed. the army discharged 1,000 soldiers each year between 2005 and 2007 for having personality disorders. but after an article in the nation magazine exposed the practice the defense department changed its policy. it began requiring a top-level review of each case to ensure ptsd or brain injury wasn't the underlying cause. after the change, t

of a boss the government has now destroyed two point two jobs in the private sector so green jobs is the news or mr monckton it's not only the way the i mean it's. going to jason jump in there go ahead jason go ahead. yeah the more we invest in dirty energy like oil and coal infrastructure and the more we're dependent on it and the more the price goes up these are scarce resources that are getting scarcer and people are realizing that if we keep going along this road we're going to waste more money on it clean energy however the more we invest the more we build out clean renewable energy like wind power the cheaper it gets and we don't need to buy fuel for these resources. the general economy that we know yeah well beyond washington please go ahead go ahead. ok i guess. lord monckton. you think that coal and oil are cheap is that is that your premise is that we are. we were we should. know there's no economy as they were ever aside from nuclear. or the color of the only mass form of energy that can supply anything like a modern economy in the quantities required wind power can't do it as denmark an

green energy. he tour add battery company. he is facing new criticism from republicans, it comes after mr. obama said that religious freedom gives the right for muslims to build the mock. >> in this country we treat everybody equally in accordanc with the law, regardless of race and regardss of religion. i wanot commenting and i will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. >> to me it demonstrate that washington, white hoe and the administrati the present himself seems to be disconnected from the mainstream of america. >> the proposed $100 million facility ha provoked strong opposition from certain groups. >> they say robert gates is expected to retire sometime next year. a senior administration official says gates promised president obamthat he would not leave the cabinet this year in order to maintain stability. gates told foreign policy magazine tha leaving in 2011 would give him time to oversee the offensive in afghanistan. it on would allow him to bow out before the presidential elections. he a republican and was confirmed ring the bush administration. >>

green energy. he tour add battery company. he is facing new criticism from republicans, it comes after mr.ama said that religious freedom gives the right for muslims to build the mock. >> in this country we treat everybody equally in accordance with the law, regardless of race and regardless of religion. i was not commenting and i will not comment on the wisdom of making a decision to put a mosque there. >> to me it demonstrates that washington, white house and the administration the president himself seems to be disconnected from the mainstream of america. >> the proposed $100 million facility has provoked strong opposition from certain groups. >> they say robert gates is expected to retire sometime next year. a senior administration official says gates promised president obama that he would not leave the cabinet this year in order to maintain stability. gates told foreign policy magazine that leaving in 2011 would give him time to oversee the offensive in afghanistan. it on would allow him to bow out before the presidential elections. he a republican and was confirmed during the bush adm

legal issues i spend my day my father before me mr bush who established our law firm in midtown manhattan helping people throughout this nation give visas green card citizenship by deborah present to john lennon can you just imagine that we're now deteriorating the dialogue is rapidly deteriorating to the point where we're going to go if the babies and children well i'm a former mayor and i do know well the cost that communities have to pay for mending people in hospitals for fixing and educating individuals that don't have the right to be here go after the parents but if you want to take away the inventory of education those wonderful people those babies who have are defenseless you know you cannot sponsor somebody until you're twenty one years old and last i knew i have four children myself it's very difficult to smuggle yourself of course a border and this whole thing is just a lot of xenophobia and a lot of media written you'll forgive me a debate in this election time and i agree with the speaker because the truth is all of this is there is zero chance that the fourteenth amendment will be repealed both houses of congress would have to w

green depot. i was intending to speak on agenda item number five. it's always frightening when i agree with mr. brooks, but i'll just echo the sentiments of ms. jackson. thank you. supervisor mirkarimi: thank you. next speaker, please. >> aaron israel is here, a longtime member of the citizens advisory committee for power on issues of sfpuc. wanted to point out that the club thanks the good work that -- the staff of both the p.u.c. and lafco have been doing this year. focusing on the negotiations. finding the lessons learned from that process and being open. we don't have an opinion one way or the other about r.f.p. or splitting out the renewables work. we should point out that we are an advocate. we've long been involved in this process. mr. brooks does not speak for all the advocates. we're not all of one mind on this. we take great issue of him speaking for an alliance that we helped put together a number of years ago, which does not have an opinion in this matter today. so it's not possible for him to speak for an alliance or for members of that alliance, including sierra club. we hope that

green message. >> i am isabell and from the department of public health and working on a child issue and including the children in the thinking and planning, and mr. albert, you said in comments about pedestrians, that we are adults and remember that some of us are not adults and we are going through different stages of development and have our own challenges and needs. >> when i said that, that's why we set an example, and we model the behavior. when we jump out in front of the car, and bridget reminds me and it's a red light and don't cross. and i am thinking, that's how i raised my chidz -- kids in the city and i told them you stop on red. and the pedestrians are the most vulnerable of the modes and who are more vulerinable are the children and seniors. >> and one element of this picture of creating a good environment for pedestrians and transits is bus stops. and that's it's vital part of the planning process. and from my old days at muni and we placed bus stops through the neighborhood arbitrarily based on criteria that no one understands but to get a bus stop to change or relocate, these are all challenges. and as hope as this process goes

streets in downtown green bay and in new london the mayor declared a state of emergency after straight-line winds caused stens sdib damage there. >>> 15 minutes past the hour right now. mr. lonnie quinn, how are you, sir. >> doing fine, my friend. the story about green bay, they get a better today but the strong storms are pushing the ohio valley. let's talk about the weather headlines as we see them a sizzler in the southern plains like oklahoma, the calla lilys. high and dry for the rockies. here's your big radar pictures. high pressure for the northeast, high pressure around the rocky mountains, in between we have the storms. if we can zoom in tight you find them now are east of chicago. that's where they will stay today and firing up more so going through the day. from jonesboro to indianapolis to detroit to alpena, heavy downpours, heavy -- local downpours. here's a closer looking at the weather for your weekend. make it a great day. didn't spend a lot of time talking about the northeast which catches a beautiful day so martha's vineyard, the president. >> he's in luck. >> perfect day for him. >> so are we. >> one of the best in the summer. >> are you following the

mr. this. how would this non-resident worker part differ from a green card which we already have?r: it would not much. i do not know what they require if they require fingerprints and a picture. host: i do not know. i am asking you. caller: when someone comes in this country to work, they do not have to become a citizen. what we should do is at least have the picture and fingerprints so we can track them if we have to. guest: what strikes me is this conversation about green cards soldiers. they come across the border and join our military. this in a front-line position. if they are killed, they get citizenship in the grave. if they survive and are not killed, they go the to the front of the line to get green cards. they are exploited as soldiers. they are exploited as workers. we'll support legalized citizenship. we share to a thousand miles of border. on one side eve had green grass -- on one side of the border we have green grass. our trade policies have an impact on their property. texas, mexico, arizona, let's not create other problems. the idea of saying people who are born h

mr. this. how would this non-resident worker part differ from a green card which we already have? caller: it would not much. i do not know what they require if they require fingerprints and a picture. hot: i do not know. i am asking you. caller: when someone comes in this country to work, they do not have to become a citizen. what we should do is at least have the picture and fingerprints so we can track them if we have to. guest: what strikes me is this conversation about green cards soldiers. they come across the border and join our military. this in a front-line position. if they are killed, they get citizenship in the grave. if they survive and are not killed, they go the to the front of the line to get green cards. they are exploited as soldiers. they are exploited as workers. we'll support legalized citizenship. we share to a thousand miles of border. on one side eve had green grass -- on one side of the border we have gen grass. our trade policies have an impact on their property. texas, mexico, arizona, let's not create other problems. the idea of saying people who are bor

green gate gazette. back to the phones in georgia on the line for independence. caller: mr. vanden brook, i have to say this sudden concern course safety and security because of this information is coming from left field. i do not understand the connection between the two. but my main point is, i remember when they realized that the humvee was not for the adequate for what they were facing up there. there was a push for a more armored vehicle. there was, in fact, in production already -- and i think it was an israeli vehicle that have the same characteristics of the v-shaped hull. why did they take years to go to the mrap? guest: that is a great question and i do not think it has been fully answered yet. part of it stems from the fact that the military and civilians here did not think we would be in iraq as long as we have been. and the thought of spending a lot of money on a vehicle for what they thought would be limited use was not very appealing. and you are right, other countries had built these and have have been around for long time. we have used them in our own fleets

green gate gazette. back to the phones in georgia on the line for independence. caller: mr. vanden brook, i have to say this sudde concern course safety and security because of this information is coming from left field. i do not uerstand the connection between the two. but my main point is, i remember when they realized that the humvee was not for the adequate for what they were facing up there. there was a push for a more armored vehicle. there was, in fact, in production already -- and i think it was an israeli vehicle that have the same characteristics of the v-shaped hull. why did they take years to go to the mrap? guest: that is a great qstion and i do not think it has been fully answered yet. part of it stems from the fact that the military and civilians here did not think we would be in iraq as long as we have been. and the thought of spending a lot of money on a vehicle for what they thought would be limited use was not very appealing. and you are right, other countries had built thesend have have been around for long time. we have used them in our own fleets, prima

green, and those red. >> it is an honor to appear with you. again, mr. chairman, i commend in your leadership. in the last congress, the same subcommittee held a hearing on the elder abuse, and the house in 2008 and 2009 pass this legislation. we remain hopeful the senate will also pass this bill this year. your leadership and dedication to this issue of elder abuse prevention is commendable. it is a pleasure to testify in support of h.r. 3040, in support of rep tammy baldwin. she was one of the leaders in the house that helped to pass the elder justice act, which is part of the health reform the discussion signed into watch this past march. -- signed into law this past march. of review -- a review of the section of this bill is so boring -- several points -- several points are worth emphasizing. the population is aging. we know the numbers. 34 million people above the age of 65 by that time the first wave of boomers turn 65, will have a doubling of our elder population. that could be as many as 5 million cases of other views each year in this nation. financial abuse has been one of the fastes

mr. miller, and lisa murkowski tying herself to ted stevens. host: republican line, you are up next. caller: i want to clear out wanting of -- rick scott does have a lot of problems. host: jeff green? caller: talking about rick scott. i am sorry. he is. meeks -- but rick scott has problems. he has been going back and forth to cuba. he claims he did not. pictures of him on the boat. i am independent. i am voting for meeks, and before i vote for somebody -- bill mccollum. these crazy people, they call themselves the tea party. most people vote. they always tend to vote for people who have their radical views. rick scott was supposed to have done a debate with bill mccollum and he did not show up rick scott has been dodging. he sent his mama to that place. that is all i got to say. host: in a general election matchup for the senate seat, you said you will support meeks. are you going -- you are an independent. in that three-way matchup, would you switch to charlie crist? caller: i mean -- charlie crist is my second choice. i don't have a problem. i just think his own party turned against him. all because he took a picture with president obama, and all of the sudden he is the enemy. h

mr. miller, and lisa murkowski tying herself to ted stevens. host: republican line, you are up next. caller: i want to clear out wanting of -- rick scott does have a lot of problems. host: jeff green? caller: talking about rick scott. i am sorry. he is. meeks -- but rick scott has problems. he has been going back and forth to cuba. he claims he did not. pictures of him on the boat. i am independent. i am voting for meeks, and before i vote for somebody -- bill mccollum. these crazy people, they call themselves the tea party. most people vote. they always tend to vote for people who have their radical views. rick scott was supposed to have done a debate with bill mccollum and he did not show up rick scott has been dodging. he sent his mama to that place. that is all i got to say. host: in a general election matchup for the senate seat, you said you will support meeks. are you going -- you are an independent. in that three-way matchup, would you switch to charlie crist? caller: i mean -- charlie crist is my second choice. i don't have a problem. i just think his own party turned against him. all because he took a picture with president obama, and all of the sudden he is the enemy. h