and mr. jerry (inaudible). mr. allen, welcome. >> good afternoon commissioners, dick allen. lake merced, i am out there four or six times a week rowing in the morning. there are other issues at lake merced you may not be aware of. and today i will comment on them. first i would like to quote a statement from the january 2011 watershed report referring to the boat house. the downstairs no longer adequate for the space. and it's unanimous for the need of a new boat house to improve the quality of the lake. >> can we have the slides? >> no. 1, quickly you will see a crowded situation. that's a bay of a high school. that's the bay of the club i belong to. and under here is two bays with one gate. and underneath is two bays that face towards the lake. saturday there were almost 200 rowers pulling boats out. you have them from the front, and front and side. and you have the club with only one gate trying to swing those big 65-foot rowing shelves around. it's chaotic and dangerous. this is a completely inadequate storage facility. please show pictures of boats. no. 2. you here you

mr. chairman jerry -- mr. chairman. but there is a lot of interest on this committee, even on an of day -- off day. secretary hammond,. some criticize the administration providing federal funding for higher speed rail. can you tell about some of the improvements riders would see as a result of investments in higher speed rail and why that would be important? >> as i mentioned, in washington state since 1994, we have been working on an incremental approach to growing passenger rail service in our state. as we have additional speeds and reliability of service, we're finding ridership finding grow year over year. when you think about the unique characteristics of different states, for us in oregon, the pacific knows -- northwest and the west coast corridor is leaking between rural areas but seattle, vancouver, and portland and eugene. we had major business markets and the opportunity for mark -- travelers who are tourists to enjoy our real. for us, it would not work to start from scratch and institute a high-speed rail lin

mr. joe saucedo, and jerry longoria. will all of you please come up to the podium. you, for being here. thank you for allowing me to have opportunity to present to you this proclamation. this is very exciting. i've got a few whereas clauses i will read on your behalf, as i read it into the record. whereas the guardian angels was founded in 1979 as a voluntary weapon-free patrol of citizens dedicated to combat crime and violence in new york city subway streets and neighborhoods, whereas the guardian angels now have more than 130 chapters in 17 countries, and 144 cities worldwide, including san francisco, whereas the guardian angel's goal is to motivate citizens torques promote public safety through programs focused on personal safety, neighborhood safety, and cyberspace safety and civility. whereas the guardian angels strive to assist children and youth in developing self-esteem catastrophe dance and pride through positive commitment and contributions to society. whereas the guardian angels partner with education, business, cultural and religious institutions, theref

jerry brown, a member of the team's practice squad. brown was unresponsive when they arrived. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> brent and brown were college teammates at the university of illinois. the two were reunited in october when the cowboys signed brown after the indianapolis colts released him. cowboys owner jerry jones said at this time our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of jerry's

jerry brown. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> reporter: brent was given and failed field sobriety tests. brown was rushed to a hospital where he died. >> once our officers learned that mr. brown had passed away, then mr. brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. >> this was like losing a little brother. >> reporter: it's not the first time he's been charged with drinking and driving. he was arrested in college and sentenced to 60 days from behind bars. he released a statement overnight saying i will live with this horrific and tragic loss every day for the rest of my life. it has been a tragic week for the nfl. last saturday, javon belcher murdered his girlfriend, then killed himself leaving his infant daughter or fanned. just hours earlier, police talked to belcher found passed out in his car. >> how are we doing tonight, man? >> reporter: he has been drinking. since he wasn't driving, police cut him a break. >> all right, man. >> i do appreciate it. >> reporter: with no way of knowing what

mr. potato head. >> 60 years old. congratulations. >> reporter: and jerry perez oversees the mr.: in the beginning, mr. potato head was just a collection of push-pin eyes ears, nose and lips for kids to attach to real fruits and vegetables. a unique toy and the first marketed directly to kids. >> mr. and mrs. potato head. >> it's the first toy advertised on tv, is that right? >> it was. the minute he came out he was advertised on television which was pretty breakthrough at that time. >> you can make the funniest looking people in the world. >> reporter: it was kind of a brand-new way to tell the public about your toy. and it really caught on. >> reporter: caught on so quickly, in fact, the toy tater made more than $4 million in its first year alone. less than a year later, on valentine's day, 1953, the spud met his spouse. when mr. potato head was courting the future mrs. potato head, did he send her a mash note? >> i'm sure he did. somewhere along the line, i'm sure he did. but you know what? that's between those two. >> reporter: in 1964, responding to parents' complaining abou

jerry brown. >> when the officers arrived on the scene, mr. brent was dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> reporter: this comes one week after kansas city chiefs linebacker jovan belcher killed his girlfriend, kasandra perkins, before turning the gun on himself at the team's practice facility. >> you were visiting somebody at these apartments? >> this newly-released video taken hours before the vicious murder shows police responding to a 911 call about a suspicious man sleeping in his car for more than two hours. >> do you live here? you need to go upstairs, dude. we're trying to cut you a break. >> reporter: according to reports, belcher was out with another woman that night before falling asleep in his bentley. five hours later, police receive another call about belcher. this time with a gun. this video shows an officer carefully approaching the suicide scene outside the chiefs stadium. >> i have cars everywhere kind of staging. i'm just trying to get an eye from afar. >> reporter: the question now, could perkins' death and belcher's suicide have been prevented

jerry brown, a member of the team's practice squad. brown was unresponsive when they arrived. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> brent and brown were college teammates at the university of illinois. the two were reunited in october when the cowboys signed brown after the indianapolis colts released him. cowboys owner jerry jones said at this time our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of jerry's families and all of those who knew and loved him. news stunned cowboys fans. >> man, that's sad to hear. i mean, life plays out sometimes like you don't plan it. >> many say they are standing by their team. >> i love my cowboys. i love my cowboys, and i'm routeing for them, and i'm hoping everything turns out okay. >> the team arrived in cincinnati saturday. >>> and police say brent will stay behind bars until he goes before a judge. turns out this isn't the first time he's faced drunk driving charges. he was also charged with dui in 2009. >>> an investigation under way afters is tapes are lost in a dc metro train. according to cnn

jerry brown. >> when officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing or dragging mr.rom the vehicle. >> brent was given and failed field sobriety tests. brown was rushed to a hospital where he died. >> once our officers learned that mr. brown had passed away, then mr. price brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. >> on behalf of josh, a tremendous loss to him. this was like losing a little brother. >> it's not the first time brent was charged with drinking and driving. he was sentenced in college and sentenced to 60 days behind bars. from his jail cell overnight brent said i will live with this tragic and horrific loss every day the rest of my life. it has been a tragic week for the nfl. last week kansas city chiefs player belcher killed his girlfriend and then himself, leaving his daughter an orphan. and after belcher had been drinking but since he wasn't driving, police cut him a break. >> all right. you have a good one. >> with no way of knowing what he was about to do. clayton ssandel, denver. >> state lawmakers are deciding how to dole out money to

jerry brown jr. >> when our officers got there, they made contact with mr. price brent. our officers also located a

jerry brown. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing -- or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> brent was given and failed field sobriety tests. brown was rushed to a hospital where he died. >> once the officers learned that brown had passed away then mr. price-brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. >> on behalf of josh, a tremendous loss to him. this was like losing a little brother. >> reporter: it's not the first time that brent has been charged with drinking and driving. he was arrested in college and sentenced to 60 days behind bars. from his jail cell overnight he released a statement. saying, i will live with this horrific and tragic loss every day for the rest of my life. it's been a tragic week for the nfl. last saturday, kansas city chiefs jovan belcher murdered his girlfriend and then killed himself. leaving behind his infant daughter. but newly released footage shows just hours earlier, police talked to belcher found passed out in his car. >> how are you doing tonight, man? >> reporter: belcher had been drinking. but since he

mr. galilee, wally herger, jerry lewis and dan lungren. while we all certainly haven't agreed on many policy i shallies over the yours -- issues over the years, i know they were committed to their constituents. and my california colleagues will be leaving at the end of the 112th congress, i wish them well. mr. miller: might i inquire of the chair the time i have left? the speaker pro tempore: 46 minutes. mr. miller: i want to yield to congresswoman lois capps. mrs. capps: i want to thank george miller for setting aside this hour and he just asked the amount of time and i take that to heart. we could all go at great lengths to all of these dear people who won't be with us in the next congress. and i add my congratulations for their service to republicans and all the democrats, all of us alike. but i will speak now for the six of our democratics colleagues who on behalf of them who will not come back. and i want to start with our dear friend, lynn woolsey, who because of whom i get compared, my progressive constituents often say to me, now,

mr. galilee, wally herger, jerry lewis and dan lungren. while we all certainly haven't agreed on many policy i shallies over the yours -- issues over the years, i know they were committed to their constituents. and my california colleagues will be leaving at the end of the 112th congress, i wish them well. mr. miller: might i inquire of the chair the time i have left? the speaker pro tempore: 46 minutes. mr. miller: i want to yield to congresswoman lois capps. mrs. capps: i want to thank george miller for setting aside this hour and he just asked the amount of time and i take that to heart. we could all go at great lengths to all of these dear people who won't be with us in the next congress. and i add my congratulations for their service to republicans and all the democrats, all of us alike. but i will speak now for the six of our democratics colleagues who on behalf of them who will not come back. and i want to start with our dear friend, lynn woolsey, who because of whom i get compared, my progressive constituents often say to me, now,

jerry brown, a member of the practice squad. irving, texas police spokesman had this to say early today. >> mr.ed to perform some field sobriety tests. after he performed those field sobriety tests based on his performance of those tests along with our officers' observations and the conversations that they had with him, he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. once our officers learned that mr. brown had passed away then mr. price brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. >> tim: brent and brown were teammates at the university of illinois. brent was suspended from the illini team in 2009 after a d.u.i. arrest. he was sentenced to 60 days in jail. 200 hours of community service and two years probation for that offense. his current charge is a second-degree felony punishable by two to 20 years of imprisonment and a fine of up to $10,000. "the nfl today" will have more on this tragic story tomorrow. turning back to army-navy, joined by spencer tillman and aaron taylor. heartwrenching close for trent steelman at army. >> spencer: a recurring theme in his four years as

jerry brown a member of the team's practice squad. investigators say brown was unresponsive when they arrived. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing -- or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> reporter: brent and brown were college teammates at the university of illinois. the two were reunited in october when the cowboys signed brown after the indianapolis colts released him. in a statement, cowboys' owner jerry jones said -- >> reporter: news of the deadly accident stunned cowboys' fans. >> man, that's sad to hear. i mean -- life plays out sometimes like you don't plan it. >> reporter: but many say they are standing by their team. >> i love my cowboys. i love my cowboys. and i'm rooting for them and i'm hoping everything turns out okay. >> reporter: the team arrived in cincinnati saturday ahead of their game against the bengals on sunday. teresa garcia, cbs news. >> a standoff between police and an armed man barricaded inside a jack in the box ended with the suspect being shot. around 1:00 this afternoon, police say the man took two women hostage after he tried to rob the restaurant. after four hours police

mr. obama would probably argue it's the gop that's not negotiating, not to mention the fact that speaker boehner's caucus seems to be doing whatever it wants to do. still, jerry blames the president. the decision was made at the polls in november. obama has the upper hand and he wants all taxes to go up so he can spend and run this country in the ground. but gary points out, the president wants more taxes only on the well to do. so taxing the rich will not get all some may want but that does not mean they should not pay what they ought to pay, and that is what they paid in 1999. okay then, okay now. you want to pay down the national debt? put everyone to work. that was doing it 15 years ago, and that can do it now. >>> that is our broadcast for tonight. we'll hope you will be around for our broadcast at 1 1:00. i will be here with erica. we'll see you then. have a great evening. bye-bye. >>> from cheating to fist fighting to a drug overdose, the biggest celebrity scandals of 2012. >>> lindsay lohan's arrest. are you afraid your daughter's going to go back to jail? >> dena's appearance with dr. phil. >> in your little shoes. >>> demi moore's wild dancing and t

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mr. brown from the vehicle. i should also point out that the vehicle actually did catch on fire. >> the passenger, brent's cowboys teammate, 25-year-old jerry brown, was pronounced dead at the hospital. brent was initially arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after failing a sobriety test and after brown died, that charge was upgraded to intoxication manslaughter. cowboys owner jerry jones issued a statement saying, we are deeply saddened by the news of this accident and the passing of jerry brown. at this time our hearts and prayers and deepest simple this are with the members of jerry's family and all those who knew him and loved him. this incident comes a week after kansas city chiefs linebacker javon belcher killed his girlfriend and then took his own life at the team's practice facility. a newly released video taken before the murder-suicide shows police responding to a 9-1-1 call and finding belcher passed out in his bentley after reportedly being out drinking with another woman. present is being held without bond. the cowboys play the bengals in cincinnati sunday as scheduled. >> new developments in egypt. president morsi has liste

mr. brown from the vehicle. i should also point out that the vehicle actually did catch on fire. >> the passenger, brent's cowboys teammate, 25-year-old jerry brown, was pronounced dead at the hospital. brent was initially arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after failing a sobriety test and after brown died, that charge was upgraded to intoxication manslaughter. cowboys owner jerry jones issued a statement saying, we are deeply saddened by the news of this accident and the passing of jerry brown. at this time our hearts and prayers and deepest simple this are with the members of jerry's family and all those who knew him and loved him. this incident comes a week after kansas city chiefs linebacker javon belcher killed his girlfriend and then took his own life at the team's practice facility. a newly released video taken before the murder-suicide shows police responding to a 9-1-1 call and finding belcher passed out in his bentley after reportedly being out drinking with another woman. present is being held without bond. the cowboys play the bengals in cincinnati sunday as scheduled. >> new developments in egypt. president morsi has liste

mr. brown from the vehicle. i should also point out that the vehicle actually did catch on fire. >> the passenger, brent's cowboys's teammate, 25-year-old jerry dead at the hospital. brent was initially arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after failing a sobriety test and of a brown died the charge was updated to intoxication manslaughter. cowboys owner jerry jones issued a statement saying we are deeply sad end by the news of this accident and the passing of jerry brown. at this time our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of jerry's family and all of those who knew him and loved him. incident comes one week after kansas city chief's linebacker killed his girlfriend and then took his own life at the team's practice facility. a newly released video taken hours before the murder-suicide showed police responding to a 911 call and finding belcher pass the out in his bentley after reportedly being out drinking with another woman. brent is being held without bond. the cowboys will play cincinnati sunday as scheduled. abc news, new york. >> state lawmakers are deciding how to dole out money to help schools become more

mr. brown from the vehicle. i should also point out that the vehicle actually did catch on fire. >> the passenger, brent's cowboys's teammate, 25-year-old jerry brown, was pronounced dead at the hospital. brent was initially arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after failing a sobriety test and after brown died the charge was updated to intoxication manslaughter. cowboys owner jerry jones issued a statement saying we are deeply saddened by the news of this accident and the passing of jerry brown. at this time our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of jerry's family and all of those who knew him and loved him. the incident comes one week after kansas city chief's linebacker killed his girlfriend and then took his own life at the team's practice facility. a newly released video taken hours before the murder-suicide showed police responding to a 911 call and finding belcher passed out in his bentley after reportedly being out drinking with another woman. brent is being held without bond. the cowboys will play cincinnati sunday as scheduled. abc news, new york. >> state lawmakers are deciding how to dole out money to

jerry brown jr., a linebacker on the cowboys practice squad. officers say the car was on fire when they arrived on scene. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> investigators say brown was unresponsive and died at a hospital. they say speed and alcohol are factors in the crash. brent failed a field sobriety test. >> based on his performance of those tests along with our officers' observations and the conversations they had with him, he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. once our officers learned that mr. brown had passed away, then mr. price brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. >> according to court records in illinois, brent was arrested in 2009 for driving under the influence, speeding and driving with a suspended license. he finished probation in july 2011. a criminal investigati is ongoing to determine exactly where the two spent the evening before the crash. >> that was sarah story reporting. the dallas cowboys are set to play the bengals in cincinnati today and the game will go on as scheduled. >> we're getting a better idea of what happe

jerry brown. he failed a field sobriety test and was taken to a local hospital for a mandatory blood alcohol test. >> when our officers got there they made contact with mr. brent who was responsive to our officers. he was standing outside of the vehicle. he was determined to be the driver of that vehicle. our officers also located a larry brown junior who was lisling on the ground and he was unresponsive. he was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced at the scene. >> he was released by the dallas cowboys team owner jerry jones said we are deeply saddened by the accident and the passing of jerry brown. our hearts and prayers and deepest sympathies are with the members of his family and all of the members who knew him and loved him. >>> it has been almost three months since murders in benghazi. they sit biaz a prime suspect continues to walk free and mock the united states good evening, gentlemen. >> good evening. >> talk with me. i will start with you eric. there is talk with two guys cat tal law as well as this other guy who is akhmad. catala is walking around in libya mocking the united states. what is going on how is it he is a

mr. cruz won the november election against paul sadler with just over 56% of the vote. in early november kansas senator jerry moran appointed him chairman of the senate yull committee. >> senator inouye passed way on monday at the edge of 88. he was serving his nineth term in office after winning re-election in 2010. he lost his right arm in combat in world war ii and received the medal of honor from bill clinton. senator reid paid tribute to the late senator. riendship i value so very, very much. he was a colleague but really a friend. he helped me so many times, helped me do my best here, my best has been with the help of him. as i mentioned briefly yesterday, he always had so much confidence in me. years ago, years ago when i was a senator struggling, like all senators here, he told me two decades ago that i would be running the senate someday. i never even contemplated, thought about that, desired that. things have worked out that he was right. senator inouye is one of the finest men i have ever known. a real american hero. my friend who is on the floor, the assistant leader, has heard me talk about my m

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jerry brown, a might be of the team's practice squad. he was found unresponsive and pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. >> when our officers got there, they made contact with mr. he was standing outside the vehicle. he was determined to be the driver of that vehicle. our officers also located larry brown, jr. who was lying on the ground and he was unresponse identify. he was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced deceased. >> gregg: no word so far from the dallas cowboys. much more to come on this developing story. >> heather: to brand-new jobs numbers out for november. the jobless rate is now down to 7.7%. that is lowest rated in four years. but the labor department reports a drop in the size of work force as a whole reporting 350,000 people have just given up looking for work all together. patricia powell is counder and ceo of powell financial group. joins us to talk about these numbers. you know, the lowest rate, 7.7% in four months. so that should be good news? >> it should be good news. it really is not. how you got to that number, 350,000 people that dropped out, they don't count anymore. we have been dropping people out of the la

jerry brown jr., a linebacker on the cowboys' practice squad. officers say the car was on fire when they arrived on scene. >> when our officers arrived on scene, mr. brent was removing -- or dragging mr. brown from the vehicle. >> reporter: investigators say brown was unresponsive and later died at a hospital. they say speed and alcohol were factors in the crush. brent failed a field sobriety test. >> based on his performance of those tests, along with our officers' observations and the conversations they had with him, he was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. once our officers learned that mr. brown had passed away, then mr. price brent was under arrest for intoxication manslaughter. >> reporter: according to court records in illinois, brent was arrested in 2009 for driving under the influence. speeding and driving with a suspended license. he finished probation in july 2011. a criminal investigation is ongoing to determine exactly where the two spent the evening before the crash. >> brent released a statement to his agent that said, quote, i am devastated and filled with grief for the loss of my close friend and teammate jerry b