mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. smith's and were behind his back and concealed from officer. officer suguitan directed mr. smith to "show me your hands." instantly, officer suguitan here's what he believes is an item quickly being taken out of a sheaf, and without notice, mr. smith raises a large machete above his head and in close proximity to officer suguitan. officer suguitan, fear for his life, draws his department farm, and that close proximity begins to rapidly backup. mr. smith begins to advance on officer suguitan. of a suguitan continues to back up, but begin to officer fong and mr. johnson in the doorway. nor were they aware of it at this moment that their lives were in danger. officer suguitan, fearing for his life and that of his partner, and for ms. johnson, discharged at least two rounds of his firearms that mr. smith and his willful attempt to stop the threat posed by mr. smith. noticing that mr. smith was still advancing, officer suguitan discharged more rounds, mortally wounding him. mr. smith collap

mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. smith's and were behind his back and concealed from officer. officer suguitan directed mr. smith to "show me your hands." instantly, officer suguitan here's what he believes is an item quickly being taken out of a sheaf, and without notice, mr. smith raises a large machete above his head and in close proximity to officer suguitan. officer suguitan, fear for his life, draws his department farm, and that close proximity begins to rapidly backup. mr. smith begins to advance on officer suguitan. of a suguitan continues to back up, but begin to

mr. smith and mr. rios both faced officer suguitan. immediately, officer suguitan realized mr. ind his back and concealed from officer. officer suguitan directed mr. smith to "show me your hands." instantly, officer suguitan here's what he believes is an item quickly being taken out of a sheaf, and without noti

mr. smith begins to advance on officer suguitan. of a suguitan continues to back up, but begin to officer fong and mr. johnson in the doorway. nor were they aware of it at this moment that their lives were in danger. officer suguitan, fearing for his life and that of his partner, and for ms. johnson, discharged at least two rounds of his firearms that mr. smith and his willful attempt to stop the threat posed by mr. smith. noticing that mr. smith was still advancing, officer suguitan discharged more rounds, mortally wounding him. mr. smith collapsed in the doorway of his residence. officer suguitan and his partner quickly responded to a residence in response to a citizen needing assistance in meeting with your roommate. officer suguitan was in the of the confronted with a life- threatening soup -- a circumstance and his attempt to offer the suspect assistance in dealing with his mental issues. with practically no time to react to the threat to his life, that does his partner, and a citizen requesting assistance, officer suguitan reac

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i oppose this bill. the dream act is a nightmare for the american people. it insults american workers, american taxpayers and anyone who believes in the rule of law. how can we consider amnesty for millions of illegal immigrants when just last friday the department of labor reported that unemployment in america jumped up to 9.8%? this is the 19th straight month, a new record, that the jobless rate has stayed above 9%. the american people want us to focus on creating jobs and getting americans back to work. instead the democrats have brought the dream act to the floor. this bill prevents americans from getting jobs since millions of illegal immigrants will become eligible to work legally in the united states. american workers should not have to compete with illegal workers for scarce jobs. over 27 million americans are out of work, have given up looking for

mr. smith's roommate, and should be considered heroic. mr. smith considered killing himself and that of the responding officers as evidenced by a phone call the made to his doctor prior to the incident. the message he left his doctor was, just call the cops. the number was inaudible. then he stated, not my house anymore. i am going to try to take them out when they come to take me. it is all over today, doctor. it is all over today. bye-bye. for his heroic actions, the police department has offered officer suguitan the bronze medal of honor. [applause] in the audience, i would also like to acknowledge his partner, samuel fung. if he could remain standing and let everyone know who you are. congratulations. [applause] officer fung, we think you every day for the work that you do as well. i would also like to the knowledge the presence of angela kang. now if i could have officer michael peregoy and officer james trail come up. >> on wednesday, march 10, 2010, at 1653 hours, officers trail, peregoy, and obot were in uniform and part of the seven d

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for such time as he may consume. mr. smith: thank you very much. madam speaker, first of all, i want to thank the gentleman from virginia, mr. moran, and the gentleman from illinois, mr. manzullo, for providing us this opportunity to recognize the contributions of the national council for international visitors, particularly on this 50th anniversary, and the importance of citizen diplomacy to the united states. while taking the person-to-person contacts, madam speaker, when they have an opportunity to live and work alongside americans is often more than opinion change gsing, they can be life changing. the diversity, industry of our people can shatter stereotypes and shatter prestigious far more effectively than press statements and media campaigns. for these reasons, citizen diplomacy is an important tool for increasing global understanding of american values. one significant compo

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i'll reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized.

mr. smith: mr. speaker, i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from michigan is recognized. the gentleman from texas. mr. smith: mr. speaker, i'll yield 30 seconds to the gentleman from iowa, mr. king, a member of the judiciary committee. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from iowa is recognized for 30 seconds. mr. king: thank you, mr. speaker. i thank the gentleman from texas for yielding. mr. speaker, my grandmother came over here and landed at ellis island. 2% were sent back. we had a merit system and you had to meet those standards. i believe in an immigration policy that's designed to enhance the economic, the social and the cultural well-being of the united states of america. this immigration policy is for america. we can't relieve all of the poverty in the world. that's completely impossible. today our immigration structure is this -- between 7% and 11% of our illegal immigration is based on merit. and the balance of it is out of

maloney and mr. smith said, 100,000, maybe 300,000, these young girls, we have 100 shelter beds, very few of them. most municipalities, particularly today don't have the money, but there's also a whole lot of zoning issues and reaction, not in my neighborhood, they say this is very important, but there is another neighborhood. 100 beds is all we've got. it's not go to go happen unless the federal government takes the initiative, provides the funding. and this is tough. you know, initially, they have to put up a quarter of the costs. then it's 40%. by the third year, they have to find 50% of the funding and by the fourth year when these girls are dependent upon the shelter, they have to find all of the funding. this is no handout, but just a kickstart to do something that is terribly important. i know mr. smith knows all the sex trafficking that goes on around the world. you know, nepal, cambodia, thailand and russia, how can this happen? and yet it's pervasive within our own society. we would like to look

mr. smith: i thank my good friend for yielding, mr. speaker. i want to thank mr. royce for this very, very important and timely resolution and vote the chairman and the ranking member and ileana ros-lehtinen for bringing this very important resolution to the floor as the session winds down. mr. speaker, in early july nam win, a catholic was savagely beaten for his faith by the vietnamese police. his brother testified at an august human rights commission hearing that police repeatedly kicked his brother in the chest and the back and on his temples. of course that means there's fewer more on the face but his body was riddled with punches and broken bones. but, he said -- blood, he said, poured out of his nose and ears. he told his wife he couldn't handle the beatings anymore. the wife, seeing her husband's broken body, literally kneeled in front of the police and beinged them to stop. in response, they punched and kicked him again and again and again and nam win died in his wife's arms. what was

. >> there was a question earlier whether mr. smith knew mrs. chasen. i believe mr. smith acted alone. we don't believe it was a professional hit. it's an open and ongoing investigation. >> talking about mixed signals a week ago authorities in beverly hills said the suicide gun used by harold smith the 43-year-old ex-con person of interest in the ronny chase sen murder investigation did not match the gun used to kill the prominent hollywood publicist. on wednesday they changed their mind made me look bad claim the results confirm smith's suicide gun was used to murder 64-year-old chasen in a random act of violence. some experts not convinced. mayor jim delshad joins us along with former district attorney robin sax. you are convinced they have the right guy. it was this harold smith and he killed himself when confronted by the cops. >> first of all let me set the record straight. i am here to set the record straight and not disclose anything that's going on in the investigation. >> understood. >> you made the comment a week ago level hills police said it did not match

. >> they keep going back and forth between mr. smith and mr. smith. >> as long as it's smith, they are in good hands. >> thanks, mark. >>> be sure to join the ktvu morning news at 5:00 a.m. we'll have the latest on the mass shooting in south san francisco which left at least two people dead tonight. >> coverage continues online at www.ktvu.com. thanks for joining us. have a good night.

. >> they keep going back and forth between mr. smith and mr. smith. >> as long as it's smith, they are in good hands. >> thanks, mark. >>> be sure to join the ktvu morning news at 5:00 a.m. we'll have the latest on the mass shooting in south san francisco which left at least two people dead tonight. >> coverage continues online at www.ktvu.com. thanks for joining us. have a good night.

. >> there was a question earlier whether mr. smith knew mrs. chasen. i believe mr. smith acted alone. we don't believe it was a professional hit. it's an open and ongoing investigation. >> talking about mixed signals a week ago authorities in beverly hills said the suicide gun used by harold smith the 43-year-old ex-con person of interest in the ronny chase sen murder investigation did not match the gun used to kill the prominent hollywood publicist. on wednesday they changed their mind made me look bad claim the results confirm smith's suicide gun was used to murder 64-year-old chasen in a random act of violence. some experts not convinced. mayor jim delshad joins us along with former district attorney robin sax. you are convinced they have the right guy. it was this harold smith and he killed himself when confronted by the cops. >> first of all let me set the record straight. i am here to set the record straight and not disclose anything that's going on in the investigation. >> understood. >> you made the comment a week ago level hills police said it did not match

advisory committee was very impressed and moved by their stories, so i would like to begin to introduce mr. smith, who will speak about the wellness program. >> good evening. as you all know, a name is- -- smith. i live in the haight ashbury with my older brother, my sister-in-law, my little sister, which is pretty korea, because she is a freshman at washington, and a little nephew, and the new edition to i am a, a two months old, a niece -- which is pretty court -- cool. because she is a freshman in washington, and a little nephew, and the new addition to our family, two months old, a niece. i told the nurse that it was not received very well in class, so being the nice lady that she is, she made a couple of calls, in my own insurance situation was a little complicated, and she made some phone calls and cleared up for me. after a couple of weeks, she made me an eye appointment, and my brother was busy, so she was able to come with me, and we really got to know each other. it was really cool, and she told me that i was a good speaker and that i would be good for one program, and she introduced me

harold smith bragged to neighbors that he was the killer and was paid for the hit. >> we believe that mr. smithd alone. we don't believe it was a professional hit. and i will tell you, it's an open and ongoing investigation. >> reporter: police say smith used his bicycle to ride up alongside chasen's car. they were led to him by a tip on the tv show "america's most wanted." >>> a damaged cruise ship with american passengers is still a day away from port. we showed you these pictures yesterday of "the clelia ii." the ship is expected to reach argentina by tomorrow morning. >>> a memorial service saturday for elizabeth edwards will be open to the public. the 61-year-old estranged wife of former senator john edwards lost her long battle with cancer tuesday morning. she left behind a letter to her children, with advice on all sorts of topics. how to pick a church. evse. spouse. and knowing her time was limited, she insisted the family's christmas decorations be put up early this year. >>> in other news, singer aretha franklin is reportedly doing well after surgery last week. several publications sa

mr. smith, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from michigan. mr. conyers: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. conyers: and, madam speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is now recognized. mr. conyers: madam speaker, may we have order in the house? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is correct. may we please have order in the house, those who are engaged in conversation, take them away from the floor. thank you. the gentleman may proceed. mr. conyers: madam speaker, and members, s. 1338 requires that these -- visas for foreign students seeking to attend english schools in the united states only be granted when the student attends a school accredited by an agency recognized by the secretary of education. what we found in short is that some of these lan

. >> two presidents in the same room and the other end a genuine mr. smith goes to washington moment on capitol hill. chuck todd witnessing all of it for us and starting us off tonight. chuck, thanks. >>> now to other news from today. almost nine years ago, the kidnapping of 14-year-old elizabeth smart from her home in salt lake city, riveted this country. tonight, the case is finally over. and tonight we finally get to hear her voice. our own kristen welker is at the courthouse in salt lake city tonight. good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. elizabeth smart smiled today in court when that guilty verdict was read. this is the moment she's been waiting for, for nearly nine years. >> today is a wonderful day and i'm thrilled to be here. i'm so thrilled with the verdict. >> reporter: victory for elizabeth smart. >> i hope that not only is this an example that justice can be served in america, but it is possible to move on after something terrible has happened. >> reporter: after deliberating for only five hours, jurors found brian david mitchell, the

screenplay that that you really decide to take part well it was mr smith very multi-layered my reason for wanting to do it first and foremost it was a wonderfully written script it was funny it was humane it was beautifully absurd. with just scene after scene that were just delightful scenes risks really you read a script where you think well the beginnings good. you know usually you read a script because the beginnings good in the middle and the ends good or the other way around this i thought was an absolutely beautiful beautifully constructed and realized script and then of course it was a fantastic character and on top of it being a fantastic character it was a very different character to the queen and that was sort of almost it wasn't the last role i'd played but it was the last sort of very very visible role i played and you're always as an actor looking for a role that is going to be the opposite of the last thing you've done because otherwise you get stuck with sort of playing the same person. so. so there were many reasons to do it and and especially it allowed me to revisit

mr. smith of new jersey today for five minutes, mr. gingrey, december 15 for five minutes. mr. poe, december 17 for five minutes. mr. jones december 17 for five minutes. and mr. gormente, td, mr. gohmert for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. conyers: i ask unanimous consent that today following the legislative business and any special orders heretofore entered into, the following members may be permitted to address the house for five minutes to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material. myself for five minutes, john conyers of michigan. ms. marchesy kaptur of ohio for five minutes. mr. courtney, connecticut of five minutes. mr. defazio of oregon for five minutes. ms. woolsey of california for five minutes. ms. jackson lee of texas for five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. under the speaker's announced policy january 6, 2009 and under a previous order of the house, the following members are recognized for five minutes each, mr. poe of texas. mr. jones: i ask that i may take my time now. the speaker pro tempore

what about the crack selling in middle school districts that serve the big distraction the world mr smith look at easy very quickly there's a new study came out that i just think is kharab they say if you think about food that the more you think about a certain food the less likely you are to actually eat it yeah right i don't even understand if i'm sitting around thinking about food and watching the food network i want to eat my father's day that's me all the time like dad at home we're going to think about your food and i realized later i stopped being home because the acid in my stomach actually started eat my fat and that's why i'm skinny as i am now so actually it's actually a very legitimate study and we only have this one is that it is all you know world hunger is going to tell the kids living in third world countries yes yes yes i'm imagining and then the other while we every third we don't know the fat people who did last so i want to fit it according to a new study done by bulgarian researcher of men who live in rural areas have larger penises than those who live in urban areas.

. >> mr. smith, good night everyone. >> see you. wrap

the niners can't settle on which mr. smith will be starting. troy smith gets the nod for the game at st. louis. the niners must win to still qualify for the playoffs. >>> the head coach of stanford's women basketball team she is just the sixth women's coach to reach that mark. the head coach is one of her former players. they will face a tough challenge and try to beat u-conn. the huskies have won 89 games in a row. >> congratulations. 6:36 and we'll head to the north poll to see how santa skittles the elves. >> and showing off never pays. how one man's new car got him in trouble with the secret service. >> getting you ready for wherever you are headed this holiday season. we will have a travel update coming up. >> speebing of holiday travel. keeping an eye on how the weather could impact your plans. >>> your complete forecast is on the way today in the bay. >>> starting offwith the satellite view. the same heading out to mammoth. this system over my shoulder will pack more rain and wind for the bay area, but not until saturday. midday saturday,

. >> mr. smith would not comment about britney's alleged abductor. easley is also suspected of killing brittthy's mother. he is now on his way back to west virginia. >>> new data shows more teenagers are trying marijuana at a young age while alcohol use in teens is going down. a new report from the national institute on drug abuse says 16% of eighth graders have used illicit drugs this year. 21.4% of seniors said they smoked marijuana over the last ten days and just over 6% might have school seniors say they smoke pot early. doctors are worried with this kind of high use puts kids at particular risk long-term. however, the report did show bing drinking is on the decline in this age group. >>> tens of millions of americans have fillings in their teeth that contain a small amount of mercury. for decades there has ban debate over the fillings are safe and the fda is tackling this issue. >> reporter: he started breathing a whole lot better after having his fillings taken out. >> i had less symptoms. >> reporter: the fillings contain mercury and a year an

. >> we believe that mr. smith acted alone. ofessional hit. >> reporter: police say smith may have been riding a bicycle when he allegedly shot chasen several times in the chest at a beverly hills intersection in a botched robbery. the publicist was gunned down november 16th in her mercedes. smith had a long criminal record, seven arrests including felony robbery. last week a tip from the tv show "america's most wanted" led police to this run-down apartment building but smith pulled out a gun and committed suicide. though he previously bragged to neighbors he was paid $10,000 to shoot chasen, police say that's not the case. >> it appears that he did act alone. whether mr. smith knew mrs. chasen, it does not appear at this time that there's any connection between the two. >> reporter: some of chasen's friends are skeptical about what police are now saying . i think there's still a lot of unanswered questions. maybe the police are right or maybe they're partially right but i think they're hurrying to make some kind of announcement

there was a question earlier if mr. smith knew mrs. chasen. it doesn't appear at this time that there's any connection between the two. >> the complete definitive ballistic test results are due back in a couple of weeks. >>> well, that is our report for tonight. we hope to see you back here tomorrow night. until then, for all of us at abc news, have a great night, america. >> dicky: it's the "jimmy kimmel live" fantasy league. presented by gmc. >> jimmy: hi, i'm jimmy kimmel. >> and i'm his cousin sal. >> jimmy: the regular season is winding down and the playoff race is -- what is it, winding up. >> up, i think. >> jimmy: okay. let's go to the scores. adam nips the fridge, creating a three-way tie for the last playoff spot with just one week left to play. >> dax shepard dumps j.b. smoove to put himself one win away from one of four coveted post-season spots. >> jimmy: the sports guy bill simmons wrapped up the regular season title with a tight win, over joel mchale who will not make the postseason. >> and finally, team kimmel beats team bell a

mr. smith, will each control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: thank you, madam speaker. i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. scott: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: madam speaker, h.r. 4748 amends the office of drug control policy re-authorization act of 2006 to require the director of the national drug control policy to submit to congress a northern border counternarcotics strategy. the united states' northern border with canada is the longest open border in the world spanning 12 states and over 4,000 miles. the house initially passed this bill five months ago recognizing the increased amount of drug trafficking and related criminal activity occurring near the canadian

so, does that surveillance show mr. smithound the crime scene or on his way to the crime scene on his bicycle? that's something that didn't come out but was asked about at the press conference. >> andrew, what are you hearing overnight? when we came in this morning and the crew and others were talking about the story, and their eyebrow goes up and says, wait a minute. the guy on the bike. first of all, these not involved. now, he is involved. and i know a lot of people in l.a. say, is it conveniently pinning it on someone who is now dead? >> certainly, the beverly hills police department is playing this very close to the vest. they didn't come out and say, this isn't the guy. they said, we don't know if he's the guy. and there were, as you noted, the press reports have said, this was not the gun used. there has been a lot of rumor built on rumor in this case. i think certainly, with speculation on theories and motive, that's one of the aspects of this case that muddied the waters. now, one of the things that beverly hills pol

speaker, i'd like to echo the words of mr. smith in honing all of those men that he just mentioned that served for so many years on this committee. at this time i yield two minutes to the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for two minutes. mr. franks: well, thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i wanted to echo the comments that have been made here regarding ike skelton. you know, it is fairly rare when someone so nobly transcends political party and even persuasions to try to do what he or she believes is right for the cotry, for the future of humanity, and i congratulate him and wish him the best god can give him everywhere he goes from this point forward. thank you, sir. mr. chairman, they say that the crux of leadership is being able to differentiate between the critical and the preferencial. and i believe more than anything else today that the challenge before us in this process is that we allowed the per riffial to overcome the critical, and this process has b

your teacher this year is mrs. smith. mrs. smith is an awful teacher. seriously, by any measure, she is not good. her students under-achieve consistently on testing. they don't like coming to her class. she doesn't really care. she is using the same lessons. -- lesson plans she used 15 years ago. no matter what we have tried to do to encourage her to get more training, to change your attitude, she simply refuses to do it. because of this union contract we have in our district, we cannot fire or do anything to her. so, as much as we have tried, we just have concluded that we are not going to change her. have a great year. [laughter] [applause] now, of course, they never say that. they never say that. it does not mean it is not happening. it is happening in classrooms all across new jersey and across america. they call me impatient. here is why i am impatient. my daughter has one year in the second grade. if she does not learn what she needs to, she is behind in the third grade, and the fourth grade, and the fifth grade, unless i send her for private tuto

make them do what you saw in that movie "mr. smith goes to washington." those are a few of the ideas we're talking about. >> do you think on the first day of the next congress, january 5th, there will be a vote on changing those rules, that constitutional option would take 51 votes to establish new rules? do you see that happening on january 5th? it's much harder to change it for another couple of years. >> you're exactly right. that is the time to do it. this isn't changing the constitution, right? it's a tool that has been used in the past that is okayed by vice presidents who preside over the senate from hubert humphrey to nixon. the idea is either through negotiations or motions to get some of these bills changed. >> it's a real pleasure to have you on the show. >> it's great to be on again. we're fixing our stadium so you can visit. >> it was very sad the way it deflated like that. >> i know. but it's getting fixed. i wrote a book on that stadium, rachel. >> did you? >> it was my senior essay in college. i haven't confessed it. you have a way of brin

caucus wants it read on the floor and we could see a mr. smith goes to washington with the government shut down on saturday. >> and the next fellow shares that are concern. thank you very much, from washington, dc. you will have a lot of this in a couple hours. dumping 2,000 pages on congress demanding they vote on it when three days, sound familiar? and here is oklahoma senator coburn not a fan of this thing. here we go again, senator. what are you going to do? >>guest: well, it should not be called an omnibus but an omni terrible, i don't know who wasn't listening in washington the last election. this is exactly the kind of mischief the american people are sick of. >>neil: did anyone know this was coming, going through the earmarks, and extenders and special breaks, whatever they are called that are tucked inside the 2,000-page monster but they are front loading this, the democrats, who are in the majority in the lame duck session and they can say vote on this first, before anything else, can they? >>guest: they can. if they get the votes to pr

the niners can't seem to settle on which mr. smith will be starting. troy smith gets the nod for the game in st. louis. the niners must win to qualify for the playoffs. tonight you can catch the giants's world series run the way it was meant to be seen and heard. with crook, kip, and dave flemming. they can hear the radio calls tonight at 7:30. game four of the world series against the rangers relived. a complete schedule of the games is on csn bay area.com. >>> expect busy airports and roads. holiday travelers have company this year. new numbers are out this morning. today in the bay's christie smith is live in oakland international with a look at how it's going. you are not alone this morning. >> reporter: no, we are not at all. a lot of these planes take off around 6:00 in the morning. we are starting to see people where they were walking. they start to run with the rolling luggage. i want to step aside. it's far in the distance, but we will take a chance you will see an outline of it. this is curbside check in for southwest airlines. all of the peo

speaker, i'd like to echo the words of mr. smith in honoring all of those men that he just mentioned that served for so many years on this committee. at this time i yield two minutes to the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for two minutes. mr. franks: well, thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i wanted to echo the comments that have been made here regarding ike skelton. you know, it is fairly rare when someone so nobly transcends political party and even persuasions to try to do what he or she believes is right for the country, for the future of humanity, and i congratulate him and wish him the best god can give him everywhere he goes from this point forward. thank you, sir. mr. chairman, they say that the crux of leadership is being able to differentiate between the critical and the preferencial. and i believe more than anything else today that the challenge before us in this process is that we allowed the per riffial to overcome the critical, and this process h

. >> this is like the old fashionled filibuster in "mr. smith goes through washington." i want you to sit through it and listen to it. that's the other thing. look, i agree with you about calling out those who, on day one, say, no more earmarks, and then day two, slide them in over the transom. shouldn't be done that way. erica, the hard question, your piece of the democratic party was in a state of elation when obama was elected. the progressive voice would be heard, transformation, the excitement. what happened? suddenly, a continuation of george bush's policies. from afghanistan to tax policy. what is the progressive wing of the democratic party going to do? >> well, one thing that started happening is a group of millionaires started to build the infrastructure that the right started to build after the barry goldwater election. what happened was a bunch of institutions a bunch of americans haven't heard of -- >> it's so our fault? it's our fault progressives don't like obama anymore -- >> no, i think she's saying -- >> -- one of the things the agenda project is based

as, of course, are you and i, mr. smith. a mother could love. >> jonathan hunt live in new york tonight. jonathan, thanks. fox top story own tonight. the man who opened fire on a school board said her husband was a gentle giant, frustrated that she lost her teaching job. clay duke shot himself after a security guard took him down. and on this day in 1978, president carter announced the united states would formally recognize communist china and cut ties with taiwan. the u.s. intentionally refused to recognize the communist regime after the revolution in 1949. but american needed china for political and economic gain. many in congress are angry with carter's announcement with taiwan. carter insisted. passed a resolution to recognize the island once again. the cold war got a little warmer 31 years ago

speaker, i'd like to echo the words of mr. smith in honoring all of those men that he just mentioned that served for so many years on this committee. at this time i yield two minutes to the gentleman from arizona, mr. franks. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from arizona is recognized for two minutes. mr. franks: well, thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, i wanted to echo the comments that have been made here regarding ike skelton. you know, it is fairly rare when someone so nobly transcends political party and even persuasions to try to do what he or she believes is right for the country, for the future of humanity, and i congratulate him and wish him the best god can give him everywhere he goes from this point forward. thank you, sir. mr. chairman, they say that the crux of leadership is being able to differentiate between the critical and the preferencial. and i believe more than anything else today that the challenge before us in this process is that we allowed the per riffial to overcome the critical, and this process h

mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i rise in strong support of this legislation to repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy, i want to make four quick arguments on that. first of all, to process. this policy was implemented 17 years ago. we have studied and argued about it since. particularly over the last four years, under mrs. davis' leadership, we have had reports, to say we have had no reports is wrong. we have studied this to death, it is time to act. that's number one. number two, gays and lesbians serve in the mill tire right now. i doubt you could find a member of the military who doesn't know a gay or lesbian they have served with, yet they have functioned and functioned well. this is not introducing a brand new concept. third, i want you to think about the basic issue we should always consider in the armed services committee, how do the poll swiss advance make us safer? how does it make us safer to drive out of the military thousands of people w

mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. smith: i rise in strong support of this legislation to repeal the don't ask, don't tell policy, i want to make four quick arguments on that. first of allto process this policy was implemented 17 years ago. we have studied and argued about it since. particularly over the last four years, under mrs. davis' leadership, we have had reports, to say we have had no reports is wrong. we have stied this to death, it is time to act. that's number one. number two, gays and lesbians serve in the mill tire right now. i doubt you could find a member of the military who doesn't know a gay or lesbian they have served with, yet they have functioned and functioned well. this is not introducing a brand new concept. third, i want you to think about the basic issue we should always consider in the armed services committee, how do the poll swiss advance make us safe how does it make us safer to drive out of the military thousands of people who are