and now we will have mr. hill, the president and chief operating officer of magna carta companies on behalf of the national association of mutual insurance companies. mr. health. >> thank you, mr. chairman. good morning, chairman kanjorski, ranking member dared and members of the subcommittee. it is an honor to testify before you today on these important issues. my name is john hill. i am president and chief operating officer of the magna carta companies. magna carta was founded in new york in 1925 as a mutual insurance carrier for the taxicab industry. although we no longer ensure taxis, we employ 240 individuals and right in 22 states. we very much remained a small mainstreet mutual insurer with $170 million in direct written premium. i'm here today on behalf of the national association of mutual insurance companies to present our views on systemic risk. it represents more than 1400 property and casualty insurance companies ranging from small for mutual companies to state and regional insurance carriers, two lar

and i thank mr. hill, mr. baron hill, mr. george miller, steny hoyer, and you, mr. chairman, for making all of this possible. it's a very important day for our country because it is a day when the congress of the united states says to the american people, we will be accountable. we have said it, we have done it and now we will make it a statute of the law of the land. so, again, i urge our colleagues, i hope we have a good strong vote across the political spectrum. and the democratic party from right to left and hopefully across the aisle so that we can have all of those who claim to support fiscal responsibility placing their vote behind this important legislation. if we want -- if the idea is that you want to persuade the nation that cutting taxes is a way to grow our economy, those tax cuts must be paid for. if we want to say that we want to increase entitlement spending, we must pay for that. and if we do not, there are consequences. there are consequences. and that is what is important about this legislation. we either pay as we go or as we say go into sequestr

barrow votes no mr. hill? mr. hill, no. ms. matsui? ms. matsui no ms. christensen? no. mrs. castor? ms. castor no. mr. sarbanes? no. mr. sarbanes no mr. murphy of connecticut? mr. murphy, no. mr. space? mr. space, no. mr. mcnortherny? mr. mcnortherny, no. mr. braillely? i'm sore. i apologize. ms. sutton? >> no. >> ms. sutton, no. mr. brayly? mr. brayly votes. no mr. welsh? mr. welsh no. mr. barton? mr. barton eight. mr. hall? mr. hall, eight. mr. upton? mr. upton, eight. mr. stern? mr. stern, aye. mr. deal? mr. deal aye. mr. whitfield? mr. whitfield aye. mr. ship cuss? mr. shattuck. mr. status aye. mr. blunt? mr. blunt, aye. mr. boyer? mr. boyer, aye. mr. rod dan know vich? mr. rad done know vich, aye. mr. pitts? mr. pitts, eye. ms. bono max? ms. bono max aye a. mr. walden? >> aye. >> mr. walden, aye. mr. terry? mr. rogers? >> aye. >> mr. rogers, aye. mrs. my rick? mrs. my rick aye. mr. sullivan? mr. sullivan aye. mr. murphy of pennsylvania? aye. mr. murphy, aye. mr. burgess? aye. mr. burgess aye. ms. blackburn? mrs. blackburn aye. mr. beginningry aye. mr. scully? >> aye. >> mr. scu

mr. hill? mr. hill no. mr. matheson? mr. matheson no. mr. green? mr. green no. mr. gordon? mr. gordon votes no. >> have all the members responded to the vote? >> is that everybody? >> any member wish to change? his or her vote? all right. when the clerk's ready, we'll get a report of the vote. >> mr. chairman, on that amendment, there were zero ayes and 57 nos. >> zero ayes, 57ñññññw in section-- >> without obj >> i thank the chairman for yielding. the "dallas morning news" that, highlighted the troubles that a young girl had who was covered by medicaid. she had difficulty finding a doctor to treat her stating due to the lack of medicaid doctors, medication patients often grow sicker. there are of course similar stories out there every day outlining the difficulties that patients with government health care phase on a day-by-day basis. this is not rhetoric. this is reality and it will be reality for millions more americans who inevitably will be pushed onto the rolls of government-run health care if the public plan is part of the health care reform bill. a government plan would

mr. hill? mrs. mat suey, no. christianson no. mr. murphy of connecticut? no. mr. space? mr.rnny. mrs. sutton. no. mr. braley. no mr. welch, no. mr. barton, aye. mr. hall? mr. hall, aye. mr. upton. mr. upton aye. mr. stern? aye. mr. deal. aye. mr. whitfield, aye. mr. shimkus? mr. shimkus, aye. aye. mr. blunt? mr. blunt, aye. mr. boyer? mr. ra don vich, aye. mr. pipp, aye. mrs. bono mack, aye. mr. terry. aye. mrs. myruck. aye. mr. sullivan, aye. mr. murphy of pennsylvania. aye. mr. burgess. aye. ms. blackburn, aye. mr. gin gri, aye. aye. >> mr. rush? >> he is not recorded. mr. rush, no. mrs. capp, no. mr. mcnerny, no. mr. boyer? mr. boyer, aye. mr. space? mr. space votes no. >> mr. who? >> mr. hill, aye. >> will the clerk call the roll of those who have not responded the vote? call the names of those who have not been recorded? >> mr. boucher, mr. engle. >> the clerk will call them. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i believe that's everyone, mr. chairman. >> any member wish to respond to the vote who has not voted? any member wish to change his or her vote? the clerk will tally the

listen to howard stern, you know mr. hill pretty well. what you might not know he is in town right now and tomorrow night and saturday night beginning at 10:00 he's going a meet and greet at the baltimore hustler club. please welcome henry hill, it's a pleasure to meet you. >> for those who don't know, henry hill is the man on whom the good fellows character is based. >> yes. ray played myself. >> my evil twin. >> you were the young man who wanted to be a mobster. >> yes. that is true. >> were successful. >> to a certain point. until they tried to whack me. >> that's how you stop being a mobster. >> and you go into a witness protection program. >> for 7 years. they did a great job. i was the screw up. i was taken out of the program. but i -- >> i'm impressed someone gets kick out of the program. since then you've done a bunch of stuff including you sell a spaghetti sauce. >> i had a restaurant in nebraska, north platt and the sauce was great and people wanted to take it home. i have a cook book out also. it's available in stores. i have m

mr. hill? mr. hill, no. ms. matsui? ms. matsui, no. mrs. christensen? mrs. christensen, no. ms. ms. katzer, no. mr. sorbet? mr. sorbet, no. mr. murphy of connecticut? mr. murphy, no. mr. spade? mr. mcnewer ne? mr. mcnewer ne votes no. ms. sutton, no. mr. braillely? mr. braillely, no. mr. welch? mr. welch, no. mr. barton? mr. barton votes aye. mr. hall? mr. hall, aey. mr. upton? mr. upton, aye. mr. stern? mr. deal? mr. deal votes aye. mr. whitfield? mr. whitfield, aye. mr. schimpf kiss? aye. mr. blunt? mr. buier? mr. buier votes aye. mr. redone vits? mr. redone vits, aye. mr. pitt? mr. pitt, aye. ms. bono-mack? aye. mr. walden? mr. walden, aye. mr. terry? mr. terry votes aye. mr. rogers? mr. rogers, aye. mrs. myra? mr. sullivan? mr. sullivan votes aye. mr. murphy of pennsylvania? mr. murphy, aye. mr. burr xres? mr. burgess, aye. ms. blackburn. ms. black burn votes aye. mr. gingrey? mr. gingrey, aye. mr. skully? mr. skully, aye. mr. markey? mr. markey votes no. mr. stupak? mr. stupak votes no. mr. rush reported as pass. mr. rush votes off pass on no. mr. ross? mr. ross votes no. m

hoyer: mr. hill, i was a co-sponsor of that, as a matter of fact i introduced the bill. mr. hill was a sponsor along with a number of others including mr. scott of virginia, your colleague from virginia. a co-sponsor of that bill. and mr. miller from california, a co-sponsor that have bill, and mr. welch from vermont, a pretty broad spectrum of our membership, indicating that there is a real commitment to pay as you go. we believe that's an important principle. we also, as i'm sure the gentleman knows, pay-go was first adopted in 1990 as a result of a conference that was held out at andrews air force baste. someone was representing president bush. he was then the head of o.m.b. and there was a bipartisan agreement to acosmopolitan cosmopolitan the stat toit -- to adopt the statutory pay-go and we did that. in 1997 mr. gingrich and mr. clinton entered into an agreement on a statutory pay-go and then we passed in a bipartisan way in 1997. when it was to be re-authorized in 2002 and 2003 it was allowed to lapse. i think that was unfortunate. my premise is it was allowed to lapse

mr. hill. mr. hill, no. miss matsui, no. mrs. christianson. mrs. caster. mrs. caster, no. mr. sarbane, no. mr. murphy of connecticut. mr. murphy, no. mr. space, no. mr. mcnerny. mr. mcnerny, no. mrs. sutton. mrs. sutton, no. mr. welch. mr. welch, no. mr. barton. mr. barton, aye. mr. upton, aye. mr. stern. mr. diehl, aye. mr. whitfield, aye. mr. blunt. mr. blunt. mr. blunt, aye. mr. boyer. mr. boyer, aye. mr. pitts. mr. pitts, aye. mr. terry. mr. terry, aye. >> mr. rogers. mr. rogers, aye. mr. sullivan. mr. sullivan, aye. mr. murphy of pennsylvania. mr. murphy, aye. mr. burgess. mrs. blackburn. mrs. blackburn, aye. mrs. scolise, aye. mrs. christianson votes no. mr. rusch, no. mr. stupack, no. mr. doyle, mr. doyle, no. mr. marqui, no. mr. mathison. mr. mathison votes n@@@@@@@ @ @ cracks mr. ross folks know. >> have all members responded to the call of the role? this is an opportunity if anyone wishes to change his or her vote. the clerk will report the vote. vote. >> clerk will vote report the votes. >> 22 ayes, 32 noes. the amendment is not agreed to. you have an amendment at t

thank you very much mr. hill. i don't know who appointed you. can you hear me? i find you very interesting to listen to. my eighth thing about what is going on in afghanistan is, if i wanted to be conspiratorial, it seems that all of our fighting soldiers, when the obama's that they were coming home, he is sending them back over there and the way people are taking sides, it is as if we were not speaking the same language. common sense is not ruling here between the republicans and the democrats. either obama receives-- he is the savior or the devil. it sounds to me very much like germany in 1939 and also remember in the bible, when moses came down in the people were turned to babylon. the first thing god did to them was confound their language so that they could not communicate. i get goose bumps sometimes thinking about what could be happening. i would love to hear what you have to say. >> guest: first of all i have my hands full with the shiites and sunnis and kurds, so i am not going to take on republicans and democrats in addition to all of that. you know, a

. >> mr. hill. >> congressman price, we represent the property-casualty, our membership is mainly property-casualty. and we see this as more geared towards financial products of which we really don't -- >> so if we got into your business that would be bad? is that accurate? >> just. >> i want to switch gears to mr. mcraith. you mentioned that you wanted to comment on the solvency ii framework and i wonder if you had a opportunity to look at the consequences that will have or may have four states. >> yes, thank you. for so i do want to commend mr. skinner and his colleagues in the european union for developing solvency ii. it remains in its stages and as we heard its not even to be adopted by legislation until 2012. of course, we have 64000 company years of regulating solvency, so we look forward to working with the eu as they further develop their approach. one report mentioned earlier by mr. skinner was what's called a double rosier reported what is interesting about the report is that he commente

mr. liveris, and madame hills, all the ladies and gentlemen, friends today i am deeply honored to have this opportunity to meet you tonight. [speaking in chinese] >> translator: and mr. liveris >> translator: and mr. liveris raised a question for@@@@@@@@@ that's a book written by mr. biewbin which has had a very major influence on me. and i agree with these points outlining in that book and through this book i came to know mr. rubin. people sometimes say a famous teacher must have smart students. and i just came to know that ?erkt secretary geithner is a student of mr. kissinger and mr. rubin. so that's the situation between tutor and student. and that inspired me. so i'm thinking about teachers that i can name that are as great or as smart as mr. rubin and dr. kissinger. and i found one. found one, and this is when i was studying and northwest -- nw university in china there was an old professor in that university and he was very famous in geology. in 1920's and the university and funded by the compensation by allied forces to the team to study the university of cornell, stanford universit

mr. franken made the rounds on capitol hill. >> i'm very excited to get to work.d to be here. >> he readily admits his career as a comic can and should give some voters pause. the senate democratic majority leader used a joke going around minnesota to welcome the newest u.s. senator. >> when weem find out he is a smart guy who is serious about the issues and a hard worker, they will be pleasantly surprised. >> when franken is officially sworn in tuesday, he will be the democratic majority's 60th vote in a filibuster proof majority including joe lieberman and bernie sanders. it is the first 60-vote advantage for either party since jimmy carter's presidency. >> a lot has been made of this number 60. the number i'm focused on is the number two. >> as in the number of senators minnesota will at last have now that the 8-month recount is finally over. franken has landed some key committee assignments. he will sit on the judiciary i committee that nexts week starts confirmation hearings on sonia sotomayor, and he will be on ted kennedy's senate health committee, which ho

mr. president. unreal. earlier today on capitol hill, the unthinkable finally happened. al franken was officially sworn in as a united states senator. now aside from appearing on "saturday night live" and hosting a radio show that nobody listened to, you may not know what qualifies him tore a senator. so tonight we thought we'd give you a refresher on senator stuart smalley's impressive resume. take a look. >> i'm good enough, i'm smart enough, and doggone it, people like me. >> i [beep] you all night long, sighed the pouty sex kitten. >> which is probably why a -- i became a sort of guru of the self-help movement. well, that's the smally family. we're, you know, dysfunction 5789 sean: look on the bright side, minnesota. only six short years to go. now that stuart smalley is a u.s. senator, more unqualified hollywood liberals are considering running for office. left wing actor and father of the year alec baldwin sat down with playboying -- magazine and was asked about running for congress. keep in mind this is the man caught on tape calling his 11-year-old daughter a rud

mr. speaker. "the hill" newspaper today reports that president obama is pointing his finger at the republicans, at the g.o.p., for the stalled health care bill. last time i checked, the democrats were in the control of the house. have a 60 majority -- 60-member majority in the senate, and control the white house. clearly the finger needs to be pointed in a different direction . i wonder who the president will blame next for double-digit unemployment and a doubled national debt. we were promised -- promised that the democrats' trillion-dollar stimulus experiment would immediately create jobs and unemployment would not rise above 8%. but in june alone almost a half a million jobs were lost. this has driven unemployment to its highest level in 26 years. where are democrats going to point their finger at that one, mr. speaker? what happens with when the 6 -- $646 billion energy tax that the leadership in this house rammed through raises energy costs on every american family by over $3,100? when this energy tax

mr. president. >> reporter: a guest on capitol hill to support aids funding, and sheila jackson lee says she can betient and will try to push her resolution again. >> this is very shortly after the death, so no door is closed. >> that was kelly o'donnell reporting. congresswoman sheila jackson lee says she will try to get more support for the resolution. aides for speaker pelosi say with so much going on in washington she feels they just need to work on some other business right now. >> new at midday, police in frederick, maryland, are looking for a man posing as a cop. slypped and searched a teenage ner the s owll broreow aa frederick on wednesday night. the teen told police the man waa ing a black uniform shirt with a badge on itwe thpolice impersonator drove a kacord crown victoria with a spotlight on it and did not identify himself to the youth. >>> a man accused of killing a baby in suit land, maryland, is in jail this morning. police have arrested 21-year-old caron wilson of d.c. in the death of 8-month-old anthony savoy. he was killed last year while sitting in his car seat. police say wilso

following criticism of his input or lack of it from democrats on capitol hill. mr.el now has the chance to get ahead of the president and use the -- and seize the agenda for republican by putting forth an alternative to what the democrats are proposing. please join me in welcoming michael still to the national press club. >> thank you very much. good morning. it is a real pleasure to be here. i appreciate the national press club offering this opportunity to address one of the most fundamentally important issues in generations that our country has to face. president barack obama is a good man. he cares deeply about this country but he is determined with an unprecedented single mindedness to transform into something that none of us would recognize. candidate obama promised change. president obama is conducting experiments. he is conducting a dangerous experiment with our health care and with the quality of our lives. he is conducting are reckless experiment with our economy. he is conducting an unnecessary experiment with our tax dollars, which would transfer of go ve

mr. obama has been short on is specifics. something democrats on capitol hill hope changes tonight at the president's primetime news conference. >> i think what the president has tried do so far is stay out of the squirmishes that have occurred on capitol hill. i think now is the time for him to step in, set the direction. >> reporter: on three key aspects of reform the president has been vague about where he stands. number one -- who pays for it? and how? >> i want to be very clear, i will not sign on to any health plan that adds to our deficits over the next decade. the american people have to recognize that there is no such thing as a free lunch. >> reporter: the president's plan is short about $400 billion. >> ultimately whate will have is a package which will probably include some additional revenue from well-to-do people. >> reporter: number two -- who is covered? will all 46 million uninsured get coverage or will some still end up without coverage? >> if you don't have health insurance you are finally going to be able to get it at affordable prices. >> r

mr. obama didn't mention an august deadline. i am steve handlesman, news 4, capitol hill. >>> metro's general manager says work continues on faulty circuits, reiterated there is not a widespread problem. twice daily tests of track circuits are still showing some irregularities on four lines. the transit agency has found that some sensors are failing to recognize that a train is on a section of track for a second or more. faulty circuits are fixed or replaced. metro continues to operate all trains manually. a woman out for a morning jog f ng anhabieadm ch bf ngbiham anea bch drives. and a lot of women feeling unnerves tonight. this took place on the section of the park that is very popular. the attack happened 7:00 a.m. the victim taken a morning jog. south of bingham drive, near an area. >> grabbed and assaulted. she passed the suspect. >> unshaven and smelled a bit of alcohol. prior to this assault. victim or witness observed the same subject tal inissph.an in spanish. vm described her attacker inbeisg h 3ng0s, between 5'7", d 105'", with ad. bu k, black, wavyho srdeul l

the health care agenda following criticism of his input or lack of it from democrats on capitol hill. mr. steele has the chance to put forward an al turn tonight to what the democrats are offering. please join me in mcing mr. steele to the national mess club. >> it's a pleasure to be here. i appreciate the national press club offering this opportunity to address one of the most fundamentally important issues in generations our country has to face. president obama is a good man and cares deeply about this country, but he is determined, with an unprecedented single mindedness, to transform it into something none of us would recognize. candidate obama promised change. president obama is conducting an experiment, a dangerous experiment with our health care, with the quality of our lives. he is conducting a reckless experiment with our economy and conducting an unnecessary experiment with our tax dollars, experiments that will transform the way of life of our country and its citizens. the president is rushing this experiment through congress so fast, so soon, that we haven't had a moment to t

>> president obama is trying to run his health care reform initiative up the hill, but it hasn't exactly been easy sailing. mr. bill schneider, let's start with the money. of course, follow the money trail here and doubts -- are doubts growing about the president's economic stimulus plan? >> well, they are growing a little in the public because people saw the jobless figures mounting last month. they're wondering when is this recovery going to start. people are very anxious about it and it has emboldened critics and a few democrats against this president. they're demanding to know when is the recovery supposed to start working? when is the stimulus supposed to happen? and of course the administration says most of that stimulus money has not yet been spent so have patience. >> he's not able to do health wise what they want to do. is this impacting the president, his entire health care agenda? >> it is. the critical number in washington, i call it the dow jones industrial average of washington is the president's approval rating. when his approval rating goes down, he loses clout. now it hasn't gone down very mu

mr. president. >> she was nominated more than a month ago. sonya sotomayor has been making the rounds on capitol hill. just yesterday she got a good luck phone call from the president. >> like spring training, she's getting ready. but the hearings are the ball game. >> with the ball in her court, sotomayor who could become the first latino justice faces the senate judiciary committee where her story has drawn praise from democrats. >> i have seldom in my lifetime seen a story that equals her story. >> and her judicial philosophy has brought scrit criticism from some republicans. >> i don't think we want people on the bench who are routing for one side or the other. >> the court of appeals is where policy is made. i know i should never say that. >> it's comments like these and when she said a wise latino woman would reach a better conclusion than a white male that are expected to generate the most controversy and there's a ruling in a reverse discrimination case involving a group of connecticut firefighters that was recently overturned. >> this is just proof positive that people should be treated as i

. >> if the children came running down the hill, mrs. those people are saying, what are those black kids doing in the people. >> people are still thinking like this. when i felt like these days were over. >> if someone said that, i don't know. i didn't hear it. people are going to say things but it is not our -- one person saying it is not the position of the club or the board. certainly not how we raise our children. >> reporter: the club flatly denies it discriminates and says two other day care centers were also canceled after one visit. >> it's just unfortunate that this had to turn into such a firestorm because this has been totally misrepresented in terms of our club and how welcoming we are. >> he doesn't deserve this. >> he is a kind, tolerant person that would do anything for anyone and teaches our children -- teaches me, you know, that everything can resolve with conversation. >> reporter: but considering the gap between both sides, conversation alone may not resolve this controversy. susan candiotti, huntington valley, pennsyl

the health care agenda, following criticism of his input or lack of it from democrats on capitol hill. mr. steele now has the chance to get ahead of the president and seize the agenda for republicans by putting forward an alternative to what the democrats are proposing. please join me in welcoming michael steele to the national press club. >> thank you very much. good morning. it's a real pleasure to be here and i appreciate the national press club offering this opportunity to address one of the most fundamentally important issues in generations that our country has to face. president barack obama is a good man, and cares deeply about this country, but he is determined with an unprecedented single mindedness to transform it into something none of us would recognize. candidate obama promised change. president obama is conducting an experiment. he's conducting a dangerous experiment with our health care and with the quality of our lives. he is conducting a reckless experiment with our economy and he's conducting an unnecessary experiment with our tax dollars, experiments that will transform

mr. jackson is pronounced dead. >> dr. kerry peterson. internal medicine, lennox hill hospital, thank you for your patience.e been listening to all of this. the big question, of course, why didn't, when the paramedics arrived, they immediately take michael jackson into an ambulance and do all their work on him on the way to the hospital? dr. conrad murray was the doctor in charge. so he had the authority. he said to them, stay there for 42 minutes to work on michael jackson without a pulse, without breathing in the home. what do you make of that decision? >> well, what i would gather when it comes to resuscitation, time is of the essence. you don't have seconds to spare when someone is not breathing. presumably dr. murray was in a panic at that moment because he had attempted resuscitative efforts unsuccessfully and he was probably not thinking very rationally at that time. when ems arrived they would administer cpr immediately right there in the bed and would transport him as they were doing the cpr along the way. so i imagine that their emotions were running very high but the ems was very well-qualified t

the health care agenda, following criticism of his input or lack of it from democrats on capitol hill. mrow has the chance to get ahead of the president and seize the agenda for republicans by putting forward an alternative to what the democrats are proposing. please join me in welcoming michael steele to the national press club. >> thank you very much. good morning. it's a real pleasure to be here and i appreciate the national press club offering this opportunity to address one of the most fundamentally important issues in generations that our country has to face. president barack obama is a good man, and cares deeply about this country, but he is determined with an unprecedented single mindedness to transform it into something none of us would recognize. candidate obama promised change. president obama is conducting an experiment. he's conducting a dangerous experiment with our health care and with the quality of our lives. he is conducting a reckless experiment with our economy and he's conducting an unnecessary periment with our tax dollars, experiments that will transform the very wa

mr. president. >> reporter: a journey that began at the white house heads to capitol hill for nominee of sonia sotomayor. >> i hope the senate and the american people learn more about me. they will see i am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. >> reporter: senate democrats who have the votes to confirm sotomayor are expected to highlight her personal story to win favor. growing up poor in bronx public housing then going on to an ivy league education and now possibly the first latina supreme court justice. a smart approach for sotomayor as well says ken duberstein. >> your personal life and values and impartiality. >> reporter: conservatives have a difficult task ahead, challenging her record without coming across as attacking her. the republicans are expected to ask tough questions about gun rights, abortion and affirmative action. republicans think they have a better chance of taking on her off the bench statements like this 2005 comment at duke university. >> court of appeals is where policy is made, i know this is on tape and i know we shouldn't sa

mr. president. >> reporter: a guest on capitol hill to support aids funding.nd sheila jackson lee says she can be patient, and will try to push her resolution again. >> this is very shortly after the death. so no door is closed. >> reporter: and the texas congresswoman tells me she's concerned that michael jackson's children and family could be hurt or disappointed by this. so she's going to try to get more support. while aides to speaker pelosi say that with so much going on here in washington, nancy pelosi feels they just need to work on some other business right now. meredith? >> all right, kelly o'donnell, thank you very much. >>> it is 7:15, once again here is matt. >> meredith, thank you. betrayed and violated. that's how dozens of families are reacting to the news of an elaborate scheme that's been busted in the chicago area. police say a cemetery manager and three workers dug up hundreds of corpses so they could resell the cemetery plots. nbc's kevin tibbles is in alsip, illinois, with the latest on what is a terrible story. kevin, good morning to you.

mr. waxman to come out on capitol hill. straight ahead we'll talk about the fact there's a deal that's been done. the empire strikes back and microsoft and yahoo! team up in search and advertising. what does that mean for google and any antitrust problems? >> also, still to come, so many of the stocks in the search smackdown. microsoft is higher and yahoo! down 11% right now. google, by the way, down $5 or 1.2%. we're back after this. announcer: some people buy a car based on the deal they get. others buy the car of their dreams. during the lexus golden opportunity sales event, you can do both. it's an opportunity today. it's a lexus forever. special lease offers now available on the 2009 is 250. i just want fewer pills and relief that lasts all day. take 2 extra strength tylenol every 4 to 6 hours?!? taking 8 pills a day... and if i take it for 10 days -- that's 80 pills. just 2 aleve can last all day. perfect. choose aleve and you can be taking four times... fewer pills than extra strength tylenol. just 2 aleve have the s

mr. stark has now gone back out for round two patrolling capitol hill to ask still more republican members whether or not barack obama is as the constitution requires a natural born citizen of the country of which he is president. the results were alarmingly similar to round one of mr. stark's effort. >> do you believe he was born in america? and anyone who believes otherwise is a little bit kukoo? >> i wouldn't say that. i have no idea where he was born. >> no, no. >> i would like to talk to you, but -- no, no. >> quick question. >> no, no. >> do you believe barack obama was born in the united states? >> you know, i've got to go right now. >> i'll tell you what. she has to get -- do have you a card? >> i'm looking forward to seeing more documents. >> let me get your name and number. >> the best way to do it is produce the birth certificate and let that be the end of it. i don't think that's been done yet. >> i don't think that's been done yet. real stunner came from the former number two republican member of the house roy blunt of missouri. mr. blunt is running for senate in 2010. surely

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mr. bernanke going up on capitol hill. have lost a little sight with that over excitement over earnings. so i believe what's said there will actually set the pace for the week, even more so than earnings, perhaps. >> what do you want to hear from him? >> i think people want to hear they do have some sort of plan in mind on how to deleverage all this spending. doesn't need to be done necessarily tomorrow, things like that. inflation is a little worry. you see the ten-year yield creeping up. i think people want to know there's a plan. it doesn't have to spell it out to exact detail but that there is a plan going forward, that when we -- it is time to take all this off the table, that they're going to be able to do so. >> but, joe, do you realist realistically expect to hear -- you say you don't expect details. but what do you expect to hear to assuage the market? >> just that they're constantly aware of it. yes, there's a lot of money out there. we've put mother money in the system than we ever have. just remind the bond mar

mr. chairman, thank you very much for being here. i read over the weekend that the unemployment rate in california is above 11%. and the hill reported last week that the federal reserve reported that unemployment was between 9 and 10 and would continue to rise. if this is, in fact, going to happen and you look at california, ohio, michigan, with already double-digits, should we expect another round of foreclosures? the chairman asked you earlier about commercial. i mean, doesn't this almost make for a perfect storm for another avalanche of foreclosures? >> the combination of unemployment and falling house prices, the double trigger, does create a very high rate of foreclosures. our assessment of the foreclosures is that it's likely -- it's likely to peak in the second half of 2009, corresponding with the peak in the unemployment rate and perhaps do something less in 2010. somewhat less than 2010, but clearly we have high clearly, we're going to have high unemployment which is a big reason for. >> this may be -- maybe theological or philosophical, but -- i mean, you and others in the federal reserve and even in the administr

hill. great to sigh. thank you. the republican chairman michael steele says slow down, mr. president. and now the president seems to be doing just that. backing off the august deadline. our coverage continues. wendell goler at the white house now. wendell, this isn't just about michael steele here. >> president is not likely to be listening to michael steele. is he likely to be counting votes on capitol hill and looking at polls that show increasing skepticism about his handling of health care reform. especially among imedz. his aids blame the slide in support on the toughness of the problem but a new "the washington post"/abc news poll shows support for the president's hand ling of health care reform has now fallen below 50% for the first time. though his overall job approval rating remains high. he will try to boost the health care numbers and eased pressure on lawmakers a bit. mr. obama had been calling on congress to give him a bill by the end of next month. now he says the end of the year. republicans think the health care issue can be used to take down his overall numbers. south

hills bank. so i laid down in history to get eye level with him because the shot was basically, many of these shots, this is not specifically -- mrs. object directive but others are just positions. in is the irony you are looking for. a homeless man underneath one of the richest areas in the united states in beverly hills. it seemed kind of unusual to me. i came five minutes -- five minutes later he was gone probably on his way to senate monica which is very accepting of all people. other shaw's are simply driving around in stonington, maine, my favorite dining fishing village in maine. it takes a drive off route one to get there and and again there the sunlight is coming up and, of course, a magic hour is always when i'm looking for. the first two hours of sunrise and the last two hours but there is a last moment to use the very old man walking out on his porch putting up an american flag and then the flag goes up, that is the shot, it shouts this is america. for another shot and i am a photograph in senator obama of that time soon to be president obama, he is eating a corn dog and then also try a brummer car. with the little gir

mr. president. >> reporter: a journey that began at the white house now heads to capitol hill for supreme court nominee sonya sotomayor. >> i hope that as the senate and american people learn more about me they will see that i am an ordinary person who has been blessed with extraordinary opportunities and experiences. >> reporter: senate democrats who have the votes to confirm sotomayor are expected to highlight her personal story to win favor. growing up poor in bronx public housing. then going on to an ivy league education and now possibly the first latina supreme court justice. a smart approach for sotomayor as well, says former reagan chief of staff, ken duberstein who has advised several high court nominees. >> give an awful lot of your personal life and your values, but also your impartiality. you judge them as you see them coming. >> reporter: conservatives have a difficult task ahead. challenging sotomayor's record without coming across as attacking her. republicans are expected to ask tough questions about sotomayor's views on gun rights, abortion, and affirmative action. but republicans think

mrs. jackson be kept informed of the administration of this estate in its preliminary phase. >> the jackson family will say their private good-byes tuesday morning at a cemetery in the hollywood hills. in los angeles, karen brown, wjz, eyewitness news. >> the enoch pratt free library will air the service live. katie couric will lead our coverage live from los angeles. >>> goodwill and cooperation are the themes of president obama's first diplomatic visit to russia. the two-day summit began with both countries agreeing to slash nuclear stockpiles by about one-third this year. but president -- russian president dmitry medvedev is still concerned about missile plans. >>> new tonight, governor o'malley is weighing in in the debate over same-sex marriage. today the governor said same- sex marriages performed in other states should probably be recognized here in maryland. right now attorney general doug gansler is looking into whether same-sex marriages performed out of state can be recognized in this state. governor o'malley says if the law allows it, then he will support it. >>> what in the world was that? it's the question people across northern baltimore county, harford county, south

mr. ambassador, i don't think you are a fiendish blood sucker or an ugly fellow. >> thank you so much. >> eric: what is up with the north koreans and the insults? calling hilla school girl and saying she is vulgar and what type of strategy that is and how does it play into the body politic. >> hard to say with the north koreans but in part they are responding to secretary clinton's comments last week where she called for the complete and irreversible denukization of north korea. -- denuclearization of north korea and that was the term used in the first term of president bush before he softened his policy on north korea and whether it represents a change in the obama policy or not but may be the reason for the insults particularly directed against secretary clinton. >> eric: when you have these snultsz, they said, quote, she made a spate of vulgar remarks, unbecoming for her position, everywhere, since she was sworn in and why the personal insults as opposed to policy? >> well, i think, they see propaganda value in going after people, perhaps they are hoping to irritate them or produce a reaction that they can use to their benefit. or, perhaps that is the be

mr. flake: the form of my resolution is as follows. whereas "the hill" reported bill is passed and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the chair will receive a message. the messenger: madam speaker, a message from the speaker. the secretary: mr. speaker. the speaker pro tempore: ms. secretary. the secretary: i have been directed by the senate to inform the house that the senate shall convene as a part of impeachment at 2:00 p.m., july 22, 2009, for the purpose of receiving the managers on the part of the house in the matter of the impeachment proceeding against samuel b. kent. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house the following personal requests. the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mr. cap want o'of massachusetts for today, mr. crenshaw of florida for today and mrs. mccarthy of new york for today and through july 31. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. the speaker pro tempore: if member could please take their conversations offer the floor. the chair will begin ente

mr. president. >>> today the president made the same case. he says there is a consensus on the hill about a public option, and he urged the congress not to wait. >> time and again, we've heard excuses to delay and defeat reform. time and again, the american people have suffered, because people in washington played the politics of the moment instead of putting the interests of the american people first. >>> joining me now is nancy ann de parly, counselor to the president and director of the office of health care reform. nancy, good to have you with us tonight. i have in my hand this playbook that is being circulated by the rnc. is the white house ready to admit tonight that this is a playbook to defeat you, and it's not a playbook to get a bipartisan agreement, and how do you feel about this? >> well, i haven't seen that playbook, ed, but i certainly have seen this movie before. and you're right. that's what they're trying to do. they're trying to delay and slow this thing down so they can kill it. and this president is fighting for health care reform, because he knows that's what th

mr. president. >> she was nominated more than a month ago. sonya sotomayor has been making the rounds on capitol hill. just yesterday she got a good luck phone call from the president. >> like spring training, she's getting ready. but the hearings are the ball game. >> with the ball in her court, sotomayor who could become the first latino justice faces the senate judiciary committee where her story has drawn praise from democrats. >> i have seldom in my lifetime seen a story that equals her story. >> and her judicial philosophy has brought criticism from some republicans. >> i don't think we want people on the bench who are routing for one side or the other. >> the court of appeals is where policy is made. i know i should never say that. >> it's comments like these and when she said a wise latino woman would reach a better conclusion than a white male that are expected to generate the most controversy and there's a ruling in a reverse discrimination case involving a group of connecticut firefighters that was recently overturned. >> this is just proof positive that people should be treated as individ

mrs. kelly hildebrand. >>> topping the bailout program is on the hill today.hey need to keep better tabs on how banks spend your tax dollars. alison kosik has our breakdown from new york. hey, alison. >> wouldn't you just love to know where all that bailout money has gone? >> i think it is probably impossible to track every single penny, but that would be nice. >> it would be. neil barofsky, the special inspector general overseeing the troubled asset relief program known as t.a.r.p. and he says we should have those answers. he told the house oversight committee that banks should be required to explain how the money is spent. right now the treasury department doesn't collect that information. it argues monitoring t.a.r.p. funds is like pouring water into the ocean. it diffuses so quickly that it can't be tracked. barofsky isn't buying that and neither are several senate democrats, calling on the treasury department to accept his recommendation for greater transparency and accountability. kyra? >> barofsky is warning that tax payers could be on the hook for a lo

mrs. watts' children. >> reporter: barry is still married. but he's been separated from his wife for years. >>> governor martin o'malley testified on capitol hill in front of a house oversight committee. it was to see how certain states were handling the tracking of government stimulus money. governor o'malley said maryland already had a system in place. he praised the state's ability to provide a transparent report to the citizens. massachusetts governor also testified. >>> the wife of disgraced financier bernard madoff is now leave the country. a federal judge ruled to return her pass port after it was confiscated by u.s. marshals. she was forced to give up all but $2.5 million of her personal fortune. madoff is now serving a 150- year prison term for masterminding a $100 billion ponzi scream. >>> now that the public memorial service is over, the singer's private life is back under the microscope. lots of unanswered questions remain. >> reporter: the final resting place for the king of pop is still a mystery. the jackson family is even keeping secret where his body is. some speculate he could eventually be buried atner -- at neverland ranch.

mr. obama's appeal and persuasion to demand action on health care reform. >> we are closer than we have ever been to fundamental reforms that provide people choice, make health care affordable. >> reporter: on capitol hill, a milestone. plans from both the house and senate. >> aye. >> reporter: today with no republican support, democrats on a key senate key pushed through a sweeping plan. >> health care coverage that is available, undeniable, and affordable. >> this legislation has not one single provision that is aimed at reducing the cost of health care. >> reporter: the house and senate plans include one of the president's must haves, a government run program to compete with private insurers. plus a requirement the president originally opposed but will now accept. a mandate requiring all americans get coverage and that big employers provide insurance to workers. but big questions and disagreements remain. like, how to pay for what could be a trillion dollar program. the house calls for raising taxes on families making more than $350,000 a year. the senate dislikes that formula, but so far has not provided a way to pay for it. and brian, there is still distance to go. the senate finance committee is w

process, we have already provided detailed draft legislative language to the hill on every piece of the president's reform package. >> mr. speaker -- mr. secretary, we have -- if you could wind it up, then we'll come back. thank you. >> just 30 seconds? we welcome your committee and the counterparts in the senate to pass reform this year, despite this crisis, the united states remains in many ways the most productive, the most innovative, the most resillient economy committee world. to preserve this, we need a more stable and resilient system and this requires fundamental reform. thank you and we look forward to working with you. >> we will return and continue questioning. >> all right. let's break in. they're going to take a little break. i think there is a house vote. we'll have some instant analysis here with us.