. >> reporter: april created the national coalition against prescription drug abuse to spread the wordhat these pills can kill. >> i want no one else ideally to have to suffer as we have from this. >> reporter: now, to find out where you can drop off your unwanted prescription drugs or to find out more information about april's national coalition, just go to cbs5.com and click on news and then click on health. >> it's a great program. you were saying it wasn't even a lot he overdosed on. >> the combination of medications and alcohol, people don't think this and this and this and this -- combining it can be deadly. >> it's a great idea that the dea is in charge of. kim, thank you. >>> it was a terrible crash that claimed lives. but it could have been worse. the honor just given to the heroes who pulled one man to safety. >>> and with all the new technology and equipment out there, why do some firefighters still use these? that's tonight's "good question." >>> the giants let loose in the windy city. i' kim coyle. is the winningest coach in the nba out? the latest on don nelson coming up

both labor and the opposition liberal national coalition have been holding policy talks with the three independent lawmakers to build a majority. on tuesday, two of the independents announced that they will support prime minister guillard. this brought the number of seats held by the ruling bloc to majority of 76. >> labor is prepared to deliver stable, effective and secure government for the next three years. so let's draw back the curtains and let the sunshine in. let our parliament be more open than it ever was before. >> gillard became the country's first female prime minister in june succeeding kevin rudd. to take advantage of her popularity, labor decided to hold an election but faced an unexpected uphill battle partly due to discord in the party. >>> the bank of japan is closely watching what impact last week's easing of monetary policy will have and has said it will take appropriate measures when necessary. after a two-y policy meeting that ended on tuesday the boj said the economy is still recovering at a moderate pace and decided to keep the key interest rate unchanged at aro

a downbeat tiny abbott conceded that his liberal national coalition would remain in opposition. >> its a disappointing day. it is a disappointing result. but nevertheless, i cannot have asked for more support from my colleagues, from my staff, and from the party at large. >> observers say that with such a narrow majority, gillard as our work cut out of labor is to survive the full three-year term in office. >> back here in europe, it looks like the eu is set for tighter budgetary rules. >> that aim to avoid double this avoid a crisis later on. greek finance ministers have concluded a two-day meeting in brussels with an agreement on financial regulation. they also agreed a framework for making the budget six-member states more transparent. but there's still no agreement on penalties for breaching the stability and growth pact. it 3% budget deficit limits. >> of the german finance minister achieved one of his aims in brussels on tuesday, agreement on eu budget over said. his plan seemed to be in jeopardy several months, due to british opposition. but this time, britain was ready for com

. >> it's a complex country and you've got to be a broad tent to carry a national coalition. this country reacts to what's on the ground and the tea party and lloy the of republicans are riding on the fact of 9.5% unemployment. as soon as they get in a position of responsibility, the voters say what do you offer and becomes a different test and the wave will sweep conservatives. >> these republicans i'm surrounded by don't take advice from hillary clinton but listen to secretary of state clinton today. she did an interview with abc and asked this question, you have the ideological candidates in both primary, left and right and she was talking specifically about the tea party saying the people may come to washington with pretty firm principles, but then you have to see if they can be pragmatic. >> then when they have the burden of holding office and the responsibility that goes with it, i've seen them become very sobered very quickly. sometimes the poetry can get kind of hot and a little over the top, but the prose brings you down to earth. >> in a campaign in which the republ

we stand in solidarity with the filipino community center, a good neighborhood coalition and national alliance for filipino concerns. now a growing coalition of more than 40 organizations and individuals including the filipino community, church, labor and student leaders and other community supporters. these groups represent thousands of filipinos concentrated in some attender line and excelsior neighborhoods of san francisco and the larger san francisco bay area filipino working community that are employed or may have been potentially employed by cpmc. we stand firmly with those who are expressing in the community and in this room today alarm and outrage over a very serious socio-economic and health impact of the cpmc's development project and the planning downsize of st. luke's hospital. the issue we are raising today is specifically related to the permanent jobs that will be created by cpmc's plans for healthcare in san francisco and in particular the permanent jobs of registered nurses. you all may be as alarmed as we are to learn there is evidence of an alleged practice of racial

as president of the league of united latin american citizens and founder of the national coalition of hispanic organizations, the hispanic national bar association, and the mexican-american legal defense and educational fund, dr. oblato fought tirelessly for civil rights and justice. governments both here and abroad honored his accomplishments. he received the pregsdention -- presidential medal of freedom, the country's highest honor, and the highest tribute given by mexico to foreigners. he was an inspiration to many. i urge my house colleagues to join me in honoring dr. mario obla . to and his impact upon our country. he will be missed. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. poe: permission to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. poe: mr. speaker, the constitution starts out, we the people. it's written in really large print right at the beginning of the document. the constitution is a rock, it's the foundation. it is not some abstract concept that changes depending on the social phil

oh coalition building like one nation working together and then you have the national organization of women. you also have code pink, women for peace. code pink, remember, this is the group that had ties to the flotilla that actually attacked israel that also has ties to hamas and william ayers and bernadine dorn, were the underground members that blew things up and then you have of course, planned parenthood which was started by racist, margaret sanger who just planned all they were trying to do was get some of the undesirables through eugeni eugenics, there are too many progressive groups to count. progress ohio, progress congress action fund. progressive democrats of america, progressive democrats of america new york and new york city chapter and then there is the committee of correspondents for democracy and socialism, the democratic socialists of america, the chicago democratic socialists of america, the detroit democratic socialists of america, the new york city democratic socialists of america, the list goes on and on and on, but it is absolutely inconceivable that a reporter a

it happened in the nation's volatile south. two other coalition troops, after afghan army soldier and u.s. civilian were hurt and transported to a military medical center for treatment. the cause of the crash is undertion investigation. >> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. >>> in georgia, traffic came to a near stand still after a small plane made an emergency landing on an interstate during rush hour there. no one was hurt. the cause of the crash is not yet known. >>> a smokey fire under a bridge in new york left some commuters stranded for several hours. an electrical transformer reportedly blew out, sparking the blaze. service was eventually restored after firefighters extinguished the flames and officials inspected the bridge. >>> in texas, a first-time mom at the dallas zoo is said to be doing a great job taking care of her 2-month-old zebra named webster. it is the zoo's fourth frebe, the fourlargest of all zebras. >>> and in ohio, being crowned king of the gridiron isn't just for burly football players.

the greens already have experience in national government as part of the coalition with the spd. the greens are determined not to let their renewed popularity go to their heads. >> germany's greens have a lot to laugh about at the moment. they are posting their highest ever approval ratings to route the country. -- throughout the country. the leader says the greens must keep their feet firmly on the ground. he says the party is under no illusions. it's party is largely due to disappointment in angela merkle 's government. >> it is amazing what they are doing in berlin. they are tearing each other apart, challenging each other's authority. no plan, no direction. overseeing it all, the chancellor can never make a decision. >> of local villagers are campaigning against the planned underground storage facility for co2. fundamental green causes have now entered the mainstream. the greens have fought successfully to become a major party. >> over the years, the greens have not only battled to enter regional parliaments. they have also doubled for specific political issues. the things th

it's an honor to support this and i honor and recognize the national coalition against domestic violence all those wonderful organizations out there taking care, mainly of women who find themselves in desperate situations because someone that supposedly loved them treated them so bad. with that, i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from texas yields back. does the gentleman from louisiana continue to reserve? mr. cassidy: mr. speaker, does the gentlelady from hawaii have additional speakers? ms. hirono: i have no additional speakers, i do reserve my time to close. mr. cassidy: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from louisiana yields back, the gentlelady from hawaii. ms. hirono: in closing, mr. speaker, it's very cleerk and i thank my colleagues for their very strong remarks in support of this resolution. domestic violence truly knows no bounds. the seniors who are the most vulnerable in our communities who are generally the victims of domestic violence, need our help and our support. again, i urge my collea

we organized a coalition after iraq entered crew -- kuwait. it was with 36 nations sent in troops for it we could not form a coalition today as a direct consequence of invading correct. they would say we misled our partners. >> iraq also invaded kuwait. they did not do anything. >> i listen to the left as well and i did not hear the left make a big noise that we need to do something because of the way saddam hussein was stealing oil money. that was not the issue at the time. there was no comment from the left to invade iraq that came from the right. we know that. >> now we prepare for november elections in earnest. >> i call upon you today to say there are no be heading spread that was a false statement and it needs to be cleared up right now. >> i will call you out. i think you should renounce your support and endorsement of the unions that are boycotting our state. >> that is a portion of a debate between the arizona republican governor and her democratic challenger. governor brewer said the state has become violent because of illegal immigration. her challenger s

nation. founded in 1983, the bay planning coalition is a nonprofit organization representing a broad spectrum of the bay of business and environmental entities. the 175 members include the maritime industry, local government, residential and commercial builders, labor unions, recreational users, and professional firms. we request that you approve the study and support the planning commission vision. thank you for your time. president fong: kevin loskatoff? >> good evening, commissioners. i am here in support of the planning commission recommendations. i want to think staff for their work in creating a document that looks at the city and waterfront as a whole. i am a member of the tennis and swim club and enjoy the disabilities. however, this will bring about much-needed renovations while also surprising -- while also providing land for the greater community outside of as private members. currently, the only citywide contribution of the club is the unfortunate wall that overshadows a large section of the embarcadero. is that a wall, a fence, or a combination? it is important to remember the ci

and when the earth shook and haiti was devastated by loss, we joined a coalition of nations in response. today we honor those from the u.n. family who lost their lives in the earthquake. and commit ourselves to stand with the people of haiti until they can stand on their own two feet. amidst this upheaval, we have also been persistent in our pursuit of peace. last year i pledged my best efforts to support the goal of two states. israel and palestine. living side by side in peace and security as part of a comprehensive peace between israel and all of its neighbors. we have traveled a winding road over the last 12 months with few peaks and many valleys. but this month i am pleased that we have pursued direct negotiations between israelis and palestinians in washington, sh sharm el sheikh and jerusalem. i recognize many are pessimistic about this process. the cynics say that israelis and palestinians are too distrustful of each other and too divided internally to forge lasting peace. rejectionists on both sides will try to disrupt the process with bitter words and with bombs and with gunfi

[applause] the new pitics, plural politics, partnership politics, coalition politics is the politics the nation needs today. the liberals and conservatives will always be separate branches with distinct histories and different futures, but for this parliament we work together to fix the problems we face and put the country on a better path. this is the right government for right now. [applause] our first job, however, is a difficult one. balancing the budget. i did not come into politics to make spending cuts. but it is the only choice if we want to steer ourselves out of the economic mess labour made. it is the only choice if we want to bring back hope and optimism to our nation. you cannot see the debts mounting upp. talk to your friends. you will not see the signs of our debt odeficit. the numbers sod alarming, but in the end they are just numbers. it does not feel like we cannot afford it. so how did this debt crisis happened? put simply, over the course of the recession, 6% of our economy disappeared. the shock was so profound that even though the economy is growing today, we are poorer to

nationally. one more. last one. >> i'm representing the endangered species coalition. made up of four hundred different groups. i guess my question from yesterday revolved the impacts of global warming like the, eco basis. >> i don't want to disappoint you but we're not going to be able to do questions. so i hope you can make this a comment. >> i would encourage water managers and people included in water matters try to preclude or include other species and in the process early on rather than late in the game which has occurred down through history where water decision implications have negatively impacted species that we end up dealing within confrontational ways so if we can get started with that earlier rather than later, that would be good. >> thank you. i think we need to move on. i apologize. let's take a few minutes thinking about legislative actions and that's local, state and several times in conversations yesterday i heard congress comments and how to engage them, certainly california, the local water authorities have a lively relationship as with their legislatives as we do in new york so i would lo

there was a coalition government in britain they called it the national government of the time there was a still a fear of communism at the time there was great economic problems the usa had retreated into isolationism i mean these were very difficult problems i don't underestimate the problems of the statesmen of the one nine hundred thirty s. group grappled with and they were supplied with some terrible information i mean we now know some of the british intelligence in one thousand nine hundred eighty eight was telling chamberlain that the the law of the capacities of bomb london and now we know that they didn't even have an effect of air force to even conduct an air campaign over czechoslovakia so all of that made the one nine hundred thirty s. a very difficult place because i have to reiterate it was a failure not just of the complexity of the situation i do come back to personalities here and i do think that chamberlain in particular made a string of catastrophic decisions one of them i mentioned there about going to visit hitler twice and revealing totally revealing britain and

a wide ranging coalition is opposing his party in national elections tomorrow.for chavez, an avowed socialist and vocal critic of the united states. hi, steve. >> reporter: it would be hard enough to think of another world leader as critical of the u.s. he is putting it all on the line. he has been in power for 11 years. he hopes to be in power for another 10, 20, 30 years and he able to stay in power he is going to need help from the parliament. opposition is trying to win one-third of the seats. on paper the numbers favor chavez's opponents. inflation at 30%, some of the highest in latin america, murders, some of the highest in the world. venezuela ranking third in the world. it's gotten a lot more dangerous on his side almost complete control of the media, all the tv stations and billions of dollars in oil money. we've seen him on television in front of washers and dryers, electrical apply yajsz brought in from china on credit. often before elections in venezuela we see the government spending money making a lot of promises and that is just what we are seeing

from the supply line to the nations north of afghanistan. what the two coalition generals were saying in the briefing is the pressure in the north is working. and that they are succeededing as separating off supplies to the taliban. they say the taliban is close to giving up their effort to show strength in the northeast. >> thanks, john. >>> iran's president mahmoud ahmadinejad is lashing out at foreign media, foreign leaders and predicting capitalism will die out around the world. that was part of what he said this morning as he addressed a group of muslim leaders and clerics here in new york city. he arrived in the city this weekend. he will speak to the un general assembly on thursday. it's good to see you in studio. these comments, while certainl down from comments we've heard from him in the past. >> maybe he's trying to portray a different image while he's here. he's trying to distance himself. but he may be saving it up for thursday. we'll have to see. >> do we have insight into what he'll say. >> he's doing to defend iran's nuclear program and their right

and when the earth shook and haiti was devastated by loss, we joined a coalition of nations in responserom the u.n. family who lost their lives in the earthquake. and commit ourselves to stand with the people of haiti until they can stand on their own two feet. amidst this upheaval, we have also been persistent in our pursuit of peace. last year, i pledged my best efforts to support the goal of two states, israel and palestine, living side by side in peace and security as part of a comprehensive peace between israel and all of its neighbors. we have travelled a winding road over the last 12 months with few peaks and many valleys. but this month, i am pleased that we have pursued direct negotiations between israelis palestinians in washington. sharm al shaykh and jerusalem. now, i recognize many are pessimistic about this process. the cynics say that israelis palestinians are too distrustful of each other and too divided internally to forge lasting peace. rejectionists on both sides will try to disrupt the process with bitter words and with bombs. and with gunfire. some say that the gaps

it is now left to the new coalition government to take the difficulty in sorting out the nation's finances. >> prime minister? >> mr. speaker, i certainly agree that the previous government has left us with an extraordinary legacy -- the largest deficit in our peacetime history. it was the previous government that took its eye off the ball and allow the banks to lend money irresponsibly. it was the previous government to wrapped up these extraordinary -- who racked up these extraordinary deficits year there were irresponsible in government and they are now living in denial in opposition. we did not just inherited a legacy of deficit, but of bureaucracy. the chief constabulary pointed out in july that there were 2600 pages of guidance issued to police officers last year alone. he told us if there were laid end to end, they would be three times higher than the eiffel tower. we need less bureaucracy and more police on the streets. >> hear, hear. >> first of all, we need much less noise. i remind the front benches to enable as many back benches to participate as possible. mr. jack straw. >> mr

coalition. >> reporter: this comes as the nation is gearing up for another big rally at the end of october. daily show host jon stewart is planning a so-called restoring sanity rally. webs publisher aryaa huffington promised to bus in supporters. >> having -- and broadway. the bus will be there and we'll take you with us. >> is that true? [ applause ] >> reporter: so there is a lot of buzz about that rally and a separate keep fear alive rally and they're poking funs at politicians. saturday's one nation march is a serious call for public attention to the plight of americans during the hard times. >> thank you. >>> with d.c.'s electricity being more reliable, the lines are underground and district council is holding a hearing. the underground lines present fewer problems during storms like last winter's blizzards. pepco has one of the lowest reliability ratings in the country. >>> we have a fox 5 consumer alert that could save the life of your child. the consumer product safety commission has announceed a massive recall by fisher-price, explaining the dangers earlier today on fox 5 morning n

have one of those community coalitions near you, because the federal government, we're putting a lot of money and we're working in great partnership with the office of national drug control policy, the u.s. department of education, the u.s. department of justice and of course, samhsa, to bring dollars to the local level so people can come together. if there isn't a coalition, parents could consider bringing people together themselves and going online to the samhsa web site and be able to learn how to bring a coalition together, who should be there at the table, how do i get expertise, and it's very accessible. we have a facebook page now. everything is becoming far easier to approach and to get our messages out. have the power of a coalition of every single person in a community that touches a child come together and talk about what needs to be done and then learn the tools of bringing in, to do an assessment as we do in treatment, we do in the community, we can then begin the process and start. our new health reform legislation is going to help us because we are bringing in the attention and the dollars to support the funding for prevention, for treatment,

this legislation is supported by the national retail federation, the retail industry leaders association, the coalition against organized retail crime, the food marketing institution, the national association of chain drugstores, e-bay, and the entertainment merchants association. i'd like to thank my colleagues again, chairman conyers, chairman scott, and congressman goodlatte for their dedication to this issue and for working together to draft this bipartisan legislation. i urge my colleagues to support this bill. mr. speaker, i'm going to reserve the balance of my time because i'm hoping that the individual whom i i just mentioned, mr. goodlatte, is on his way to the floor, and i hope he'll be able to speak on this bill shortly. so i'll reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i have no further requests at the time. the speaker pro tempore: does the gentleman reserve? mr. scott: and therefore i reserve the balance -- mr. smith: i appreciate the gentleman's indulgence, but since our expected speaker is not ye

and when the earth shook and haiti was devastated by loss we joined a coalition of nations in response. today, we honor those from the u.n. family who lost their lives in the earthquake. and commit ourselves to stand with the people of haiti until they can stand on their own two feet. amidst this upheaval, we have also been persistent in our pursuit of peace. last year, i pledged my best efforts to support the goal of two states: israel and palestine. living side by side in peace, and security. as part of a comprehensive peace between israel and all of its neighbors. we have traveled a winding road over the last 12 months, with few peaks and many valleys. but this month, i am pleased that we have pursued direct negotiations between israelis and palestinians in washington, sharm el sheikh and jerusalem. now, i recognize many are pessimistic about the process. the cynics say that israelis and palestinians are too distrustful of each other to forge lasting peace. rejectionists on both sides will try and disrupt the process with bitter words and with bombs. and with gunfire. some say that

nations. there is a second job which is more subtle which is to build coalitions for u.s. interests. she has done an outstanding job with that and it has made a huge difference in the way the united states is perceived that the you -- u.n. she has built a relationship with the block of african nations. she has done a lot to restore the u.s.'s standing in the u.n. which is great because they need their votes on it all -- on a whole host of issues. to go back to the issues i started with, she has really forged a critically important relationship with the goverent of india which matters because india is such an important peacekeeping operation. on any issue like saddam, the condo, somalia, india is likely to be an important player. she has forged a really important relationship with india on those issues andhe has played a critical role in helping the security care so hold iran. she h done a very good job but simultaneously pursuing american interests in building the broader coalition for action at the u.n. host: minneapolis, minnesota. go ahead. caller: with the peacekeeping forces in

we are a coalition of national, state, and local groups. we focus on racial profiling because we see it as an issue that affects many communities. it is an issue that leads to a lot of disparities in the criminal justice system as well as violence against people. many of the issues we'll talk about the day also had that effect. the group has conducted a series of hearings across the country to gather testimony from communities across the country. we will be issuing a report on september 27. that will be followed by a congressional briefing on september 30. we welcome you to attend. i will do a quick introduction of the people here. there bios are much longer than what i am going to read to you, but we do want to get to the heart of the issue of violence, crack cocaine disparities, all the things we know that have led to a disproportionate number of low-income prisoners in our criminal justice system. i am it will go down the list as quickly as i can. this lady works on issues like the odor disenfranchisement and other issues. she is the sen

coalition? >> one is to force the united nations to recognize palestine as a nation. and that's been proposed by many of the european leaders, including the past foreign minister. >> rose: with what boundaries? >> with unspecified boundaries. with boundaries to be negotiated. >> rose: so we say here's... we recognize them as a state, there it is, they've got statehood. >> that's right. >> rose: and they've got a president and they've got a prime minister and they're going to elect another one. >> that's right. >> rose: and they're beginning to have some kind of self-government under prime minister phi i can't tell. >> and i would guess within a fewçó months they would have 13ó orçó 140 nations that would recognize the nation of palestine and then that would be a major step forward because you would see... i think you would see very quickly that two palestinian factions come together and they would have another election, the fourth election. i have personally monitored the first three elections. >> rose: right, i know you have. >> the carter center has. and i think the

when the earth shook in haiti was devastated by last week joined a coalition of nations in response. today we honor those from the family who lost their lives in year's quake. they commit ourselves to stand with the people of haiti until they can stand on their own. amidst this of people we have also been persistent in their pursuit of peace. last year i pledge my efforts to support the goal of two states israel, palestine. living side by side in peace and security. as part of a comprehensive peace between israel and all of its neighbors. we have travelled a winding road all the last 12 months with few peaks and many valleys. this month the employees that we have pursued direct negotiations between israelis and palestinians in washington. i recognize many are pessimistic about this process. this cynics say israelis and palestine are too distrustful of each other into divided to forge a lasting peace. rejectionist on both sides will try to disrupt the process with bitter words. and with. and with gunfire. some say the gap between the parties are too big the potential for talks to brea

. >> glor: nato says three coalition soldiers were killed today in afghanistan in two separate bombings in the east and south. their nationalitiesre not released. nato reports more than 30 insurgents were killed during operations in eastern afghanistan. germany's chancellor fired the latest warning today as european leaders seem to grow more weary of immigrant both from inside europe and outside. mark phillips has more. >> reporter: it's a political ad in this month's election in sweden. you don't have to speak the language to understand the message. an elderly white swedish woman is being threatened by burka-clad muslim women. the ad of considered so offensive it was banned. but the right-wing swedish democratic party made such significant gains in the elections on an anti-immigration platform that others came out to protest. >> there are a lot of people here in sweden that does not agree with the things that has happened. >> reporter: a wave of anti-immigrant sentiment is sweeping across europe. the forced expulsion from france of 8,000 romanian gypsies so far this year is just most visible example. >> this is a situation i ha

nations. the address today willocus on the administration's efforts over the past 20 months to assert u.s. leadership, and build international coalitionsthe u. yesterday,r. obamaunveiled a new u.s. globaldevelopment policy. one that will demand accountability from america as well as the countries it is trying to help. he says it will put more emphasis on diplomacy, trade, and other resources o elp countries. now l me be clear, the unitestates of america has been and will remain the global leader in providing assistance. we will not abandon those who depend on us for life-saving help. whether it's fo, or medicine. we wi keep our promises, and honor our commitments. >> tomorw the president wraps up his trip to new york by attending a meeting on sudan to discuss international efforts to oversee next year's referendum in that troubled country. >>> 17 years and counting. bill gates once again is america's richest person. the microsoft ceo topped the list with an estimated worthf $54 billion. that's up $4 billion from last year. second is american investor warren buffett at $45 million. facebook co-founder mark zuckerberg made the biggest ga