mr. harris advances had done more for human rights than any previous dialogue i had ever seen. mr. harris supervises the legal team that supported the president's signature on the united nations convention on the rights of persons with disabilities in 2009 and guided the administration's legal approach to handling the united nations conference on racism. more recently he led u.s. and international efforts at the u.n. to prosecute pirates engaged off the coast of somalia. as a 25-year veteran of the state department, robert harris' contributions have gone a long way to advance america's foreign policy and preserve our nation's record as a leader in human rights. i hope my colleagues will join me in thanking him for his service. again, mr. president, as you see me on this floor, and i know you share this commitment to those federal employees who work in the great state of minnesota, too often when we have our political dialogues here, when we get sometimes cavalier attitudes towards shutting down our nation's government and the economic consequences it would have on the overall econom

mrs. harris's office and city public safety officials. jose ses -- cesnaros our d.a. george gascon. jeff, the public defender, many conversationse conversationsen:the sheriff, juvenile probation chief. office of citizens complaints. joyce hicks. edit harringto harrington. edit harringto harrington interim chief, thank you for your wonderful service being interim chief. a number of members of our police command staff. certainly the police commission. mr. mazuko i want to thank you for a very thorough job in presenting to me the best candidates the commission could produce. it has been an amazing time to work with you and the commission, so, thank you, joe, and others on the commission. thank you very much. [applause] >> our police officer officer association president. gary, it is time to get quiet and go to work. thank you. our police public employee groups. i want to acknowledge greg's son neglect is here along with a very good friend wendy. thank you for joining us as well today. [applause] >> as i said earlier, good close advisors continue to work with me. former mayor willie bro

mr. harris. >> i filed a complaint against the san francisco police department. i alleged that over an extended period of time, the police department harassed me in an effort to get me to leave the city because i knew the identity of one of the confidential informants in the jackson street gang case. do you hear me? the occ ruled information only. they said the matters i brought up raised issues that were beyond the jurisdiction of the occ. the definition of "information only" is the actions described were not permitted by sworn member of the department or the story told is so unbelievable that it cannot be accepted by a competent authority. they also said, regarding the statement in the letter of finding, that it was beyond the jurisdiction of the occ. one of the investigators told me that the fbi [inaudible] the policemen that i named in the complaint was retired and therefore they did not have jurisdiction over that police officer anymore. tonight makes my fourth attempt to get clarification on all of those findings. i went and met with the occ investigators a

member for glasgow south (mr harris), said about labour's performance in scotland "labour deserved toe. we insulted the intelligence of our voters by peddling a myth". that is what happened. i know the hon. member for caerphilly does not want to hear about scotland, but he ought to think about it. >> conservative-controlled shropshire council has managed to make savings of £30 million while protecting front-line services. that has been achieved partly by a reduction in salaries for councillors and senior managers. will the prime minister join me in congratulating shropshire council on this achievement, and is it not a shining example for other councils up and down the country to follow? >> my hon. friend makes a very good point, which is that up and down the country councils have been able to reduce back-office costs, bureaucracy and the pay of chief executives and crack down on council allowances and all those things in order to protect front-line services. it has happened in shropshire and many other parts of the country and it is an example that should be followed. >> the prime min

mr. todd harris, mr. republican? >> obviously it didn't work during the campaign but i think in terms of where we are with right now, first of all, republicans would be smart to say, you know what, this was a great victory for the country, the military, our intelligence service and yes, for president obama. this whole debate about whether he should be getting credit or who the credit goes to, that doesn't -- certainly doesn't help republicans. we ought to acknowledge that this was a great victory and -- >> why aren't your people doing that? >> i think most of them are. the overwhelming -- >> the cheney crowd is jumping up and down trying to get attention here. torture, torture, torture, i mean, they are just loving. this rummy is out there why are they all out there trying to get a piece of this with the torture angle? >> for the same reason that everyone on the left is trying to say that all the intelligence the bush administration was able to gather, that the obama administration was able to build on that none of t

mr. o'brien? >> commissioners, my name is harry o'brien, here on behalf of usf, and we are here to request a for the continuance of this matter. we have had some productive discussions of a settlement with mr. rabbitt as well as other members of the neighborhood. i think we have an agreement in principle, although we need some additional things to be confirmed. richard, if you want to join in that request, and anything that you would like to add, i think it would be to request that you continue this matter for perhaps another month or so and hopefully we can resolve this. >> commissioners, i just wanted to echo what mr. o'brien said. i believe we have an agreement in principle on the settlement, and what we needed is we needed dp debbie to cooperate with us, because it is -- dtw to cooperate with us, because it is contingent upon them as the department that granted the permit to agree. with the terms of the sidewalk issues and the tree issues. one of the things that we would ask the board to consider is to request dpw cooperate in the settlement process. the second thing i wanted to check was to see

. >> harry, could you interview mr. camping next week? absolutely not. it will not happen because he won't be here after tomorrow. >> reporter: camping claims tomorrow is the rapture, when true believers are taken to heaven. why tomorrow? it's all in the math. >> if you go from 4990 b.c. and add 2011 minus 1 -- >> reporter: camping says it's clear the biblical story of noah's ark when the earth flooded, exactly 7,000 years ago, set the table for another apocalypse tomorrow, some are taking the news rather well. >> cooking for my husband or cleaning up the house, done. >> reporter: but others spent the day warning that those who do not accept jesus now will be left behind. >> there is no one who believes this message along with me. absolutely. >> your brothers and sisters, your son? >> no one, they think i'm crazy. >> nobody ever says, you know what, we were wrong. this was a completely bad idea. >> let's say tomorrow is the end. what would you do? me, i think i'll relax and listen to some r.e.m. ♪ it's the end of the world as we know it ♪ >> kerry sander

mr. harris: american energy production has been handcuffed by a moratorium that the president has placed on new oil, natural gas and coal production right here in the united states. mr. speaker, there's simply no reason that a country with the largest fossil fuel reserves in the world should be suffering yet through another energy crisis. a crisis that has already cost america thousands of jobs forced manufacturers to relocate overseas, and made a gallon of gas unaffordable. the folks that get hurt the most are our seniors on fixed income, small businesses, and the poor. this add martial thinks the best way to help these folks is to raise their energy taxes and then lend brazil billions of dollars to drill for oil. while our workers and our factories stand idle. what we need is a dose of common sense when it comes to our domestic energy polcy. we have to use our own oil natural gas, and coal to create jobs and stop the pain at the pump. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from indiana seek recognition? without object

erica hill and harry smith will interviewed president and mr. obama will take questions from the audience at the neuseum in washington, d.c. the meeting will be broadcast tomorrow morning on "the early show." >>> it is 4:47 now. the. >>> the president is finally about to have a big-name republican formally in the race to challenge him in next year's elections. former house speaker newt gingrich expected to announce online today he will seek the republican nomination in 2012. he will make his first speech as a candidate friday at a gop convention in his home state of georgia. gingrich admits his past marital infidelities could hurt his chances but hopes to emphasize his history of overhauling welfare, balancing the budget and cutting taxes. >>> all right, folks. just getting up we have a lot of gray around the bay area this morning as low clouds and fog have swept onshore and it is going to be slowly burning off. that means we are in for cooler weather, cool now. fog and drizzle at the coast, valleys and extending inland. this afternoon sunshine

mr. speaker, leaders harry reid, mitch mcconnell, and nancy pelosi, members of the senate and house of representativeschneider, dr. kissinger, mr. ambassador, ladies and gentlemen -- on behalf of my mother, i extend my congratulations. your statue is wonderful. mother and i are so grateful to you and special gratitude also goes to governor schneider and the people of michigan. and it to the u.s. house of representatives and the senate for making this remarkable tribute to dad a true reality. the rotunda has been a part of the ford family for decades. as a young girl, i accompanied my dad to the capital on weekends and as we played hide and seek in this very room and in statutory all, four hours. in 2006 by returned under very different circumstances for dad's state funeral. when our -- when the last of our family gathered in the rotunda, it was a time to remember and they tied to say goodbye. those were very difficult days. but we drew strength and comfort from many kindnesses from the house and senate, and both sides of the aisle. we were strengthened by the unprecedented tribute the house and senate

i'm harry smith sitting in for bob schieffer. mr. speaker, one of the things that seems to be dragging down the economy-- you've got one in four mortgages in the united states that are underwater. some estimates say there may be another five million foreclosures in the pipeline still to come. people are scared to death about what's happening with their biggest single investment. has washington done enough to alleviate some of that pain, to help folks out who, many, through no fault of their own, ended up in a cataclysm that was really created by the banks? >> over the last couple of years, congress has really set up four programs to help those with mortgage problems. unfortunately, none of those have worked. all they really have done dragged out the length of time for the market to clear, for the problem to resolve itself, which is unfortunate. until we get our economy moving again and until we get more people employed, taking care of themselves, taking care their families, and able to purchase a home-- we need more buyers. that's wh

mr. leader, thanks very much for being here. >> good morning, harry. >> smith: one of the things you said earlier this week is that emergency funding should be offset by cuts to the budget deficit. do you stand by that? >> first of all, harry, i know that america is just stunned by the scope of devastation and loss and the horrific tragedy that the people of joplin and other places across the country really are experiencing this tornado season. so i know our hearts go out to them. and also, we see in the healing process that there is an appropriate federal role. congress will find the money, and it will be offset. we're going to wait for the president to come forward with his recommendations as to the amounts. again, congress will have the money to help begin the rebuilding and the healing process in joplin. >> smith: but will you insist that there is a quid pro quo, that there's a trade? >> harry, when a family is struck with tragedy, like the family of joplin, you know, they have-- let's say if they had $10,000 set aside to do something else with to buy a new car, to do something else--

mrs. bush said, i would definitely permitted, but i would not look. and then later on she goes out onto the right at -- white house about any that had been built by harry truman. sam donaldson sister. you know, mrs. bush, this particular about any was built by mr. chairman. barbara says, well, isn't that interesting. i wouldn't know. i wasn't born then. so she had a good time with it, but it really warmed up both of the bushes. george bush, by the way, walks to one side of the room and showed a toy chest or all of the kids kept the choice to read it was just very humanizing. when she became first lady mrs. bush selected and the press to have had a long history already of working on capitol hill to be her press secretary, and she gave this advice. she said to her, if i said it to my senate. that meant to may 5 said something, do me a favor. don't interpret what i'm saying. if someone needs to interpret it, i will be the one to do it. please don't do it for me. that is an interesting approach to first lady press relations. you know, many first lady's have many people who will spend things in their -- the way they want them. mrs. bush obviously felt very

mrs. bush said i would definitely permit it, but i wouldn't look. and then later on, she goes out onto the white house, to the balcony that have been built by harry truman, and sam donaldson says to her, you know, mrs. bush, this particular balcony was built by mr. truman. and barbara siskin isn't that interesting? i wouldn't know. i wasn't born been. so she had a good time with it, it really warmed up both of the bushes it george bush by the way walked to one side of the river and he showed a toy chest were all the kids kept their toys when they came to the white house. it was just very humanizing. when she became first lady, mrs. bush selected anna perez who had had a long history already working on capitol hill to be her press secretary, and she gave her this advice. she said to her, if i said it, i said it. which meant if i said something, do me a favor, don't interpret what i'm saying. i meant it. and if someone needs to interpret it, i will be the one to do it, but please don't do it for me. and that's an interesting approach to first lady press relations. you know, many first ladies have many people who will spend things -- spend things in the wa

mr. obama shared a few lighter moments with hosts harry smith and erica hill, and the studio audience. k. >> everybody knows what's going on, and so -- >> so behave yourself. >> so that the president doesn't walk out after we say thank you, mr. president, we need -- >> no rabbit ears behind me or anything. >> bob schieffer isn't here. >> i was disappointed. >> oh. >> you think you were disappointed? >> well they called me and they said, you want me to do what? i've got to go see who? >> harry just wants the sound bite. >> actually, i don't want just a sound bite. i want a string of sound bites. >> now you know what i deal with every day. and how many people have been on one of these tv sets before? anybody? a couple people. >> old hat here? >> have you ever noticed how cold it is on these things? >> the real test, though, is if you ever go to new york to watch letterman -- >> letterman keeps it at 40. >> the coldest studio ever. >> it's like being in an ice box. how many people are local and how many people are district? >> local first. >> local? how many local? >> photo spread. >> you

mr. summers says the 71 year-old harry reid plan to go to work now live coverage of the u.s. senate here on c-span2. the chaplain: let us pray. eternal lord god, the father of mercies, show mercy to our nation and world. in your mercy, give our senators a discerning spirit so that they will understand our times and know exactly what they should do. lord, instruct them in knowledge that transforms, enabling them to guide others through exemplary living. provide for their needs, lighten their burdens, and fill them with your joy. refresh them with your presence, as you equip them to serve you and humanity. we pray in your holy name. amen. join me in reciting the pledge of allegiance i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the presiding officer: the clerk will read a communication to the senate. the clerk: washington d.c., may 4, 2011. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint

mr. trump would certainly bring some change to the white house. see what we got up there. >>> from abc news, this is good morning america with bianna golodryga and dan harris. >>> good morning, america, i'm bianna golodryga in new york. >>> and i'm dan harris in tuscaloosa, alabama. good morning, everybody. we're here covering the aftermath of the deadliest tornado outbreak since the great depression. this morning, look at this. we have a tale of two churches, one completely leveled all that's left is a concrete slab. the other church, still standing, unscathed, despite the fact every structure nearby is destroyed. we'll talk about that coming up, but bianna has other news for you. >>> that's right. also this morning, in an elaborate ceremony. pope john paul ii was elevated to one of the holiest levels from the catholic church. he's one step away from officially becoming a saint. there's controversy about this. we'll go live to the vatican in just a moment. >>> we'll also begin in libya where moammar gadhafi's youngest son saif and three grandchildren were reportedly killed in an air strike in tripoli. gadhafi and his wife were said to be in the house. we

harry reid, from nevada. and what did you and the president talk about? did you talk about boxing at all? >> we talked about boxing and basketball. >> jimmy: oh, basketball. >> i told him, mri'm always watching boxing." >> jimmy: did you invite him to come to the fight? >> i tried to invite him in las vegas, but he said, i can't come, but i'm definitely going to watch the pay per view. >> jimmy: oh, he'll be watching? you have to give him a little shoutout or something. [ applause ] now, you met another notable figure, the great don rickles, i see here. when did this happen? do you know don, are you familiar with his work? >> yeah, he's funny guy. >> jimmy: very funny guy. did he make fun of you? did he make jokes? >> all the time. >> jimmy: what did he say to you, do you remember? >> there's a lot of -- funny things. >> jimmy: yeah, he's funny. and, this would be great, by the way. you could tour with him. you could sing -- >> you know what, he used to live in the philippines two years before. >> jimmy: he did? no, really? >> yes. >> jimmy: he lived in the philippines? >> yeah, before, two years. >> jimmy: when he was in the military? >> yeah, in the military. >> jimmy: h

mr. durbin: we had a historic vote in the united states senate last december, madam president, on the dream act. senator harry reid, the majority leader, promised that we would bring this measure for consideration on the floor of the senate. some people on both sides of the aisle said it's a bad idea, don't do it, but he kept his word and i'm glad he did. we called it at three republican votes and we fell short. oh, we had a majority. it seems like we always have a majority when we call this bill, but because of the threat of the republican filibuster, we needed 60 votes, and we didn't reach the 60 votes necessary. 55 senators, a bipartisan majority, voted for the dream act, and i've reintroduced it today. by way of background, this is a simple piece of legislation, but it's one that affects thousands of people across america. it came to my attention ten years ago when a korean american woman called me and -- in my chicago office and told me she had a problem. she had come to the united states about 18 years before and brought her little girl with her. she had raised a family. she was now a naturalized citize

mr. thornberry's point. it is appropriate to look at this issue but it is something we need to look at harry carefully before we commit to doing it. i think it is something appropriate for the full house. this is an issue, the foreign affairs committee has jurisdiction over and once we get to full house they will have their say as well and i look forward to their debate and i thank mr. garamendi for raising that issue. with that i yield back the. >> the gentleman yields back. the gentleman withdraws his amendment. the chair now recognizes mr. johnson for the purpose of addressing amendment number 275. the clerk will please pass out the amendment. without objection reading the amendment will he dispense with. >> thank you mr. chairman. i offer amendment. >> the gentleman is recognized to explain his amendment. >> to strike section 1033 of the underlying bill. section 1033 would allow defendants in military commissions to plead guilty to capital offenses. i oppose such a provision. preserving the requirement of a trial in capital cases would give any sentence of death and subsequent execution more legitimacy a

mr. president we just really appreciate you taking the time to spend some time with our audience and answer our audience and our online questions, as well. we really appreciate it. >> well, harryudience, not only here live, but who are watching, just remember that we've gone through tougher times than this. we always come out on top. bernard was nice enough to thank me for what we did a week ago. obviously that's because of our men and women in uniform, as well as great intelligence work. but it's an example of, when america puts its mind to it, there's nothing we can't do. the same is true for the economy. if everybody is pulling together, democrats, republicans, business, labor, if everybody is focused on how we are investing in this future, how we're making sure our kids are getting the best education. how we're making sure that we're building good infrastructure, how are we getting our debt under control in a way that shares the burden, if we do those things, we are going to be as strong as ever, and i'm confident we're going to be able to do that. >> mr. president, thanks for being with us today. thanks to all of you who came in, as well. thanks to the folks who submitted

harry reid, are destroying jobs. destroying our economy. and they want more of the same. they want more stimulus, more government. less american jobs in the private sector, less american energy production. mr. speaker, the american people need to know very clearly. they need to know the simple truth. they deserve the truth. the policies created by this administration, the policies created under the leadership of nancy pelosi and harry reid, are building a bigger government, destroying our energy. they are building a bigger government, even high prices for housing in washington, d.c. to destroy jobs across the country and the energy policies are going to harm the most vulnerable americans, poor people, people on limited incomes, our senior citizens. recently, president obama and washington democrats trotted out two blame-shifting strategies that democrats have tried unsuccessfully to use in the past to deflect blame for their failed anti-energy policies. just last month, democrats recycled it -- use it, lose it argument which is nothing more than a hoax, political fodder they are utilizing. and i have heard it in our natural resources committee and have heard it on the floor of the house. t

harris county jail. >> we'll try to get you answers. i might ask you about a budgetary increase given the nature of the things you've put on our plate. >> i can say, mr. attorney general, i am one of your strangest advocates and supporters. so i would expect no less from you. you can assure sheila jackson lee will not ask to cut the cops' budget 600 million or the fbi at 38 million. anything i would do is increase the funding for the department of justice because i believe in what you do, both in terms of your juvenile division, civil rights division and if i can add one more thing, i need to understand what you're doing with respect to redistricting and oversight in the number of cases coming forward in the department of justice. >> we'll certainly answer all of those questions. i was kidding you. you have been a big supporter of the department and i thank you personally and institutionally. >> i will add amendments so you can get more monies on this appropriation. i'm sure chairman chij smidge wi smith will support me in that. >> mr. forbes is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. attorney general, thank you for being here. forgive me for tal

harris county jail. >> we'll try to get you answers. i might ask you about a budgetary increase given the nature of the things you've put on our plate. >> i can say, mr. attorney general, i am one of your strangest advocates and supporters. so i would expect no less from you. you can assure sheila jackson lee will not ask to cut the cops' budget 600 million or the fbi at 38 million. anything i would do is increase the funding for the department of justice because i believe in what you do, both in terms of your juvenile division, civil rights division and if i can add one more thing, i need to understand what you're doing with respect to redistricting and oversight in the number of cases coming forward in the department of justice. >> we'll certainly answer all of those questions. i was kidding you. you have been a big supporter of the department and i thank you personally and institutionally. >> i will add amendments so you can get more monies on this appropriation. i'm sure chairman chijmidge wi smith will support me in that. >> mr. forbes is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. attorney general, thank you for being here. forgive me for talki

harris county jail. >> we'll try to get you answers. i might ask you about a budgetary increase given the nature of the things you've put on our plate. >> i can say, mr. attorney general, i am one of your strangest advocates and supporters. so i would expect no less from you. you can assure sheila jackson lee will not ask to cut the cops' budget 600 million or the fbi at 38 million. anything i would do is increase the funding for the department of justice because i believe in what you do, both in terms of your juvenile division, civil rights division and if i can add one more thing, i need to understand what you're doing with respect to redistricting and oversight in the number of cases coming forward in the department of justice. >> we'll certainly answer all of those questions. i was kidding you. you have been a big supporter of the department and i thank you personally and institutionally. >> i will add amendments so you can get more monies on this appropriation. i'm sure chairman chij smidge wi smith will support me in that. >> mr. forbes is recognized. >> thank you, mr. chairman. mr. attorney general, thank you for being here. forgive me for tal