national park service, operation of the national park system. $2,240,152,000. the chair: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york rise? >> mr. chairman, i have an amendment at the desk, number 049. the chair: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. tonko of new york. page 14, line 7, after the first dollar amount, insert decreased by $8,408,000. page 14, line 19, after the dollar amount, insert increased by $,408,000. the chair: the gentleman is recognized. mr. tonko: thank you, mr. chairman. i rise to offer an amendment to h.r. 25 4, the interior environment and related agencies act for fiscal year 12. the amendment is bipartisan and supported by the congressional national heritage caucus and the 49 national heritage areas across our country. the amendment is straightforward and modest. the amendment restores the national heritage area program within the national park service to the fiscal year 2010 funding levels. this amount is constant with the amount approved by congress for the last several years. to pay for this

i photograph presidential collections with a national park service. the same outfit that he has on, i photographed this outfoot. this was at his home. this was in long island. >> this is a photograph of the willard in the open days. >> this is from france as benjamin to johnston -- francis benjamin johnston. this is gone. the only way that we know that this look like is because she photographed this. to me, this says everything. i actually take photographs, and i am also interested in the one who photographed the depression, and there are some photographs that tell you one thing, and people may say another thing about that time. but photographs speak the truth. what i love is that you can actually go into the photograph and study this. there was a book written about johnston about detail. she used large format cameras, but you can go into them, to study everything and i think this is fascinating. >> how often do you run into people who know the country like you do? >> there are a lot of people who know the country, and many people -- but the thing tha

from 2000 to 2005 i was one of five historians who worked for the national park service developing a national historic site called the tuskegee site in tuskegee, alabama where the tuskegee airmen work. the national park service dedicated a significant amount of money to interviewing the surviving tuskegee mn to work those in to programs to find information museum architects needed as they were rehabing structures at the national historic site and create this repository of tuskegee history for when there will not just the tuskegee airmen to talk about what this experience was about. we recorded 826 oral history interviews and those interviews formed the core of this book. it is a narrative history of the experience. i tried to explain who and what were responsible for the remarkable changes african-americans in particular but american society as a whole went through in world war ii period. using the tuskegee airmen as an example. to explain what was responsible for that change and using the words of the tuskegee airmen themselves what was like to ride that change and i hope i have been

a worker for the national park service pulled into fort marcy park. the co-worker got a phone call.he phone and what did he say? >> the tree has fallen onto the track. i said, are you all right? >> another friend rushed to his side. >> it makes my heart skip a be every time. >> this large tree fell across the truck, crushing the cab smashing the windshield, and trapping the driver. >> this could have killed him. >> he was eating a sandwich when it happened. despite being hit in the head, he was still alert to call for help. >> i was feeling good when i said -- i am going to the hospital. >> talk about timing. rescue crews say that if he was sitting in the other way in the truck, you may have not survived. >> i think he has somebody looking over his shoulder. definitely. >> firefighters say he should be ok. he was conscious and talking on the way to the hospital. >> an emotional day in fairfax county courtroom today as a not guilty verdict came down for a local teenager accused in a brutal stabbing. courtney robinson explains what happened in court today. >> for the family of why it

the start with national park service plans at fort mason, moving through the city's and to christie field and the west. moving north from there, there will be some hospitality corporate sponsorship defeneven likely at the national park service plans. potentially a hospitality event at alcatraz. that would not be a spectator area obviously for the difficulty of access. that is generally the picture for 2013. i think for 2012 you will see a similar picture except for the waterfront areas. those areas will be under construction. we're trying to move through that as quickly as possible to spread out the excitement a little bit, but also give a more attractive place for the teams and spectators to come to. our are reached to datout reachn really exciting. even those that would like to see the things improved in the current plans. we have had 3500 merchants and businesses. i actually just came from a liaison committee with a lot of excitement talking about the various opportunities for san francisco. obviously this is a key part of bringing on the promise of the america's cup. as i said, i thin

the national park service says take metro to get there. they'll be open from 7:00 a.m.ntil midnight. for security reasons, the smithsonian station closed most of the day. you can use it to go home once the fireworks are over. for more details on metro and where you can find the entry points for the mall, go to our web site, myfoxdc.com. look under hot topics. >>> standoff over the debt ceiling has been going on for weeks. now with one month until the deadline, still no agreements. at least one republican senator is taking shots at the administration tonight. >> reporter: a verbal slap today at the obama administration from a key republican who says the president has no constitutional advantage in the current debt showdown. treasury secretary invoked the 14th amendment recently, apparently attempting to cast doubt on -- here's reaction from senator cornyn. >> that's crazy talk. it's not acceptable for congress and the president not to do their job and say somehow the president has the authority to then basically do this by himself. we ought to sit down and work together.

i have discussed this with the chairman, chairman young, and i -- the park service always has jurisdiction within the national park. now the gentleman from alaska suggested that the coast guard had jurisdiction, or the state had jurisdiction, but we have checked this carefully. the park service has jurisdiction within the national park to look at safety on the river. and i think it is wrong to prohibit a safety inspection for people whose lives are at risk up there. i mean i have been to alaska many times. these rivers can be very dangerous. and to make sure that the people who are being -- this is a commercial endeavor. that people who are being moved around in these boats are safe. the people on the boats are safe. whether it's commercial or not. so i would like to yield to the ranking member and discuss this amendment and the importance of it. mr. moran: why is this not an earmark? why is this not an earmark for one particular national preserve? while we are considering that, the -- perhaps mr. young can come up with an explanation, but i share the ranking member's great affection for mr. young. he's a goo

but if do you plan to go, the national park service is really recommending that you don't drive and that you instead take metro. but here is some information you need to know about metro. if you do plan on taking that today. it is going to be open from 7:00 a.m. until midnight. the smithsonian station is going to be closed until after the fireworks and then it will open back up. that way being people can flood out of here pretty quickly. they will be running six and eight-car trains to try to deal with the crowds. for safety measures, many of the escalators will not be on. they will have them turned off just for safety reasons. many people want to know what they can bring. in years past, some of these are very much the same. no grills, no alcohol, no glass bottles, no personal fireworks. you are allowed to bring coolers and backpacks down here. you will want to bring some water with you. but you will have to have that checked at any of the ten entrance marked by white tents. they will be searching those to make sure you don't have any of those things like alcohol, anything you shouldn't

. >>> we have learned that the national park service has cancelled this evening's joint military service jazz concert. that was supposed to take place at the and the theater. it is canceled because of the severe weather. >> are whether team is tracking every development for this storm. -- our weather team is tracking every development. we would like to see your photos of the weather. >>> there is a new sign that the economy recovery could be in jeopardy. the unemployment numbers for june, the economy generated only 18,000 jobs. the unemployment rate rose to 9.2%. that number is the highest rate this year. rebecca cooper is live in the newsroom. >> the worst jobs report in nine months great in terms of how many new jobs are being created great president obama emphasized that he knows many americans are still hurting in this economy. he is the bad news to try to push for a deal on the debt ceiling. >> he pointed to several factors weakening the jobs market. state and local budget cuts as well as the greek debt crisis, natural disasters, and height gas prices. it is a weak economy that he i

national parks. this is about 25 minutes. "washington journal" continues. host: john jarvis is the national park's director. starting his term of service back in 1976. and is here to talk to us about the state of america's national parks. back in april, when they were going through budget cuts, there was a budget cut with the national parks and a threat of government shut down. there was a concern about the impact on the national parks. bring us up to speed on what the current budget situation is with regard to national parks. guest: basically what happened leading up to the potential shut down, there was a concern about that time of year. spring when the parks were preparing for the ramp-up for the visitation. there was a fear the parks would be shut down. fortunately, we avoided that and in the final fiscal 2011 budget that was passed by congress and signed by the president, ultimately the park service did fairly well. there was a clear recognition by the appropriations leadership on that side that the parks are important to the american public and the economy. host: there's a headline in the july 4th edition of "u.s.a. today", the parks are less a

mesner discusses the 2011 failed state index and later the national parks service director will talk about the state and safety of national parks. "washington journal" is next. ♪ >> closed-door negotiations continue today as the congress and the president are trying to find a solution to the dead seven crisis. being discussed this morning is a two-tiered approach which will be the topic of our conversation for the first 45 minutes of this edition of "washington journal." it is being reported -- nancy pelosi reiterated that she backs a long-term extension of the $14.30 trillion debt limit putting her in line with the demands of president obama and senate majority leader harry reid. we want to get your comments and thoughts about that. the numbers are on your screen. you can send us an e-mail at journal@c-span.org. here to talk to us by telephone and a little bit more about this two-tiered debt approach is russell berman who is a congressional reporter for "the hill." tell us what is this two-tiered approach? guest: it looks like they would increase the debt limit and put in place some

and there is pressure on national parks service. the issue? half dome. we tomd you permits to climb were being bought and sold by scalpers. actual hikers had all but no chance of getting permits. and officials tightened the process. now one group is saying that is not enough and pushing the mark service to drop the perm kbroit ses altogether z add more capacity and make the climb safer. we have a link to their web site go. to abc 7 news.com. and i think this is going to be big. yos sem city like a private park. >> sure. >> there gou. >> thank you. >> and found myself wirk i had a kite. >> summer time in san francisco. >> yes. just windy now z 25-30 miles per hour that. is the cool trind with deep marine layer. we're not done with cooling yet. there is a live picture now. there is a marine layer that will continue to deepen incoming days. get used to july gloom. it's not june. it's july gloom we're going to have to contend w temperatures looking like this. they're on the low side. 50s along the coastline. 60s and into 70s. and there is is a concord, 13 de

nation, tragedy at yellowstone. and this is the first time this happened since 1986. a grizzly bear killed a man in a park wednesday morning. the national park service says he was hiking with his wife along the area of yellowstone park when he surprised a bear and her cubs. the bear attacked and killed the man in an attempt to defend her cubs. all the trails in the back country camp sites have been closed until further notice. >>> a federal appeals court issued an order blocking the military from enforcing the don't ask don't tell policy as the military is moving ahead with ending the policy. congress has passed the bill signed by president obama to gradually eliminate the policy that bans same sex couples, gays and lesbians from serving openly. pentagon official refused to issue a timeline on when the policy could change when it would be completed. >>> a decorated police officer from florida is on the wrong side after the prison cell. he was named the boynton beach police officer of the year but now is accused of dealing drugs in 20 09 through march of this year. authorities say britta was caught with 500 grams of methamphetamine. if convicted, he

we have water traffic on the bay with the national park service permit, with the land that will be usedfor spectator venues, primarily along the port waterfront. there also other federal issues related to the team, that could easily be real -- relocated to the united states that we are working on. the upcoming milestones, we have the issues of the draft and we will be issuing a draft plan related to the operating issues and the people plan status report at the end of march, the initial status report affecting public comment responses up through may 19, another one which shows the discussions we have had for the next one that comes out in the next couple of days, and then we will have another update in august, leading up to the final people plan, in the end of september. we understand what we would need to do to move people through the waterfront. we will have engagement and the fr

questions about the credibility of strauss-kahn's accuser. >>> today in washington, d.c., the national park service announces details on the 4th of july celebration on the national mall. the news conference will he focus on safety and how to avoid heat exhaustion during the activities on monday. >>> airport security breach is being investigateed. a -- investigated. a spasser with stolen id and someone else's boarding pass got on the flight. he was caught when he tried to get on another flight on an expired boarding pass. >>> the nfl and now the nba, the league has announced they are in a lockout with the players and the collective bargaining agreement expiring. players and owners couldn't reach a new contract and the two sides remain far apart on just about every issue especially revenue sharing. more than half of the teams lost money last season. >>> coming at 6, you know the cost of college is going up. but first, it's a kind of list we can tell you about how much. >> the list says reveals which college are hiking their tuition the most and officials need to just. >> i what they are doing. >>> ma

i think tory of range of the national park service from she happens to be registered yes yes did you get instructions before you came here yes. which way you going we're going to climb the rock spend the night and climb up click night the next day . make campfires where you know it's a poster it's dangerous to do it now yes yes we got it. but i have a nice trip with thank you. halfway to a click noise crest the tourists are treated to an unpleasant surprise. all of a sudden the weather has changed terentia rain washes the trail out in a matter of minutes. alexander guitar of the man in charge of a group of rock climbers decides to lead them to stone river. most of those things may get difficult because of the rain but it's easier this way. every serious is supposed to get their feet wet in stone river. so-called stone rivers are scattered across to go nine national park they are in fact a mass of the groks covered with lichen. it took geologists a long time to understand when and how such rivers of stone came about they eventually came to the conclusion that the rocks began a long do

fish and wildlife and national park service to help them with the management of california condors. there would like to use our veterinary expertise to help with the annual medical procedures with california condors. in the past, they were taken from the wild, they would take the populations that they were working with, in the tentacle wilderness population that they are referring to. they would take a couple of them out every year and much of them for poisoning. many of these animals have been shot with these lead bullets, and so -- they have a medical technique where they will leach out the bloodstream. we are delighted to be partnering with the fish and wildlife service. and the fish and game on this project. and i would like to talk about the san francisco zoo. like all of the communities and all of the city governments, it is important to deal with the waste stream, and people can help to select this and go to compost or garbage. we have been working with parks and recreation about this and we are up to 75% right now. we have biodiesel. we have these vehicles going out into sch

. >>> the national park service is looking for a bilingual volunteers to spread a life saving message about the dangers of swim inspection the potomac river. the recent deaths handled by the park service involves victims who are not fluent in inglish. >> the last two and a half to three years, 14 persons, none of whom is native english speaking, all of whom are spanish speak or vietnamese speaking. >> the park service is hoping to arrange large meetings in predominantly spanish and vietnamese communities to tell residents while the river may look pretty, it is too dangerous to wade and swim in. >>> still to come when the news continues, atlantis is poised and ready for its 135th and final mission, provided the weather cooperates. coming up, see the new spacecraft that will eventually replace the shuttle program. >>> president obama calls democrats and republicans to the white house with the new proposal to try to end the debt showdown. i'm danielle nottingham. i'll have that story coming up. a fresh round of talks on a deal to raise the debt ceiling at the white house. this time, both

park service is banning certain items. >> because of resource damage and safety concerns with large crowds, no grills, alcohol, glass bottles or personal fireworks are permitted on national park service property. >> reporter: there will be very limited access to the mall to see the fireworks. in fact there are only tenantances and under marked by -- there are only tents marked. >> we will make sure there is no alcoholic beverages that could harm you or others. >> hi -- i had no problem. i'm going to enjoy myself. so whatever you do, just do it and keep going. >> reporter: robbie is willing to put up with the people and patrols because he is finally going to see for himself how america throws a birthday bash. at the national mall, tisha thompson, fox 5 news. >> the fireworks start a little after 9:00 tomorrow night and run about 15 minutes. park police say you should try to get to the mall as early as possible because they do close the security gates before the fireworks start. you can get a map of that on our website at myfoxdc.com. >>> fire at a carolina county church has made this weekend services challenging. one firefighter was sent to the hospital after he was hurt

maggie tyler of the national park service is here with us. how long have these things been here? the 1890s and burned in 1959 and became part of the national park service in 1992. >> been around for a long time. speaking of time, time for us to keep moving. let's go. now, let's just keep things in perspective. as we get one step closer to savannah, we'll see all kinds of neat things, but it's not like we're going to see a giant submarine sticking out of the ground. let's be serious. i'm speechless. take a look at that. the "uss george bancroft," unbelievable. a submarine coming out of the ground here in st. mary's georgia. clearly, nothing, nothing on this trip on a tank can top that. actually, it can. we're in woodbine, georgia, and we found this. "dead peoples things for sale." alicia, is it open? >> it's shut. >> rick, do you want to stick around? all right, let's get back in the car. breaker 1-9! well, the journey brings us to st. simon's island, georgia, where we've seen a lot of these amazing carvings on these trees here along the island. the artist put these together as a

and no. 1 tonight, you're staying in town to watch fireworks on the mall, the national park service want you to take metro to get there. it will be open from 7 a.m. until midnight. the smithsonian station will be closed most of the day, but you will be able to use it to go home once the fireworks are over. if you'd like more information on metro, road closure closures and entry point to the national mall that day, go to www.myfoxdc.com and look under hot topics. >>> coming up next thousands of people are about to flood northern virginia. we're checking out the events that will commemorate the 150th anniversary of the civil war. >>> but first lady gaga accused of running a charity scam, a michigan lawyer suing the singer for a whopping $5 million. at issue, these $5 wristbands designed to raise money for quick and tsunami victims in japan. a lawyer claims that gaga got greedy inflating the shipping costs, pocketing the extra cash and refusing to admit how much money is really going to japan. gaga's lawyers are wearing poker faces and not commenting. >>> some people are preparing for 4th o

national parks, then "q &a." a discussion on the state of the national parks. this is about 25 minutes. "washington journal" continues. host: john jarvis is the national park's director. starting his term of servicek in 1976. and is here to talk to us about the state of america's national parks. back in april, when they were going through budget cuts, there was a budget cut with the national parks and a threat of government shut down. there was a concern about the impact on the national parks. bring us up to speed on what the current budget situation is with regard to national parks. guest: basically what happened leading up to the potential shut down, there was a concern about that time of year. spring when the parks were preparing for the ramp-up for the visitation. there was a fear the parks would be shut down. fortunately, we avoided that and in the final fiscal 2011 budget that was passed by congress and signed by the president, ultimately the park service did fairly well. there was a clear recognition by the appropriations leadership on that side that the parks are important to the american public and the economy. host: there's a headline in the july 4th edition of "u.s.a. today", the parks

park service has banned certain items. >> because of safety concerns with large clouds, no grill, glass bottle or personal fireworks are permitted on national park service property. >> reporter: there will be very limited access to the mall to see the firework. there will only be 10 entrances and they will be marked by the big white tents where officers will be checking everything you plan to bring inside. >> if you are bringing coolers and backpacks, we'll take a quick look in them to make sure there are no alcohol beverages. >> no problem with that. i have nothing to hide. i'm hear to enjoy myself. >> reporter: robby matthew says he is willing to put up with the people and patrols because he is finally going it see how america throws a bash. >>> president obama and the first family will celebrate july 4th in town. they will host a barbecue for service members and their families at the national archives. the national reading of the declaration of independence starts at 10:00 this morning. >>> jurors in the casey anthony murder trial are expected to begin deliberations today. phil keating is on the story. >> she chose to sacrifice her child

with almost as cities for everyday life as well as for free transportation home by syrian national park service ready to provide them with everything for a quality life such as food supplies medication and medical aid and what's most important in my opinion we should welcome them back home without any repercussions has that had the. are you expecting a western military intervention in syria the way it happened in libya. and i'd like to say that the situation in libya is completely different from that in syria syria's position has been clearly articulated and the global community is aware of the military forces syria hands so even if the west is thinking of intervening we would advise them not to moreover syria has friends and allies who will stand by and oppose any kind of intervention and syria's domestic affairs syria is the key to the balance in the middle east any meddling with its internal affairs will drive this region from a disaster and western countries are well aware of this but nevertheless they keep hating arabs and syria in particular because of our political stand on the arab isra

i met bill line from the national park service and asked him about the 36-year delay. >> the reason whyt took that long is because of bureaucracy. there was in-fighting. welcome to america, that's the way we do things. >> reporter: but not all of the delay was due to bureaucracy. if you look closely at the monument, you'll notice the stone changes color about a third of the way up. that's a reminder of one of the saddest events in our nation's history. why does the color change? >> the color changes because of basically the civil war. the civil war starting at approximately 1860 caused a stop, a cessation in the construction at the washington monument. the construction on the washington monument didn't start again and didn't resume until well after the civil war was over with. >> reporter: the monument is 555 feet tall. when it was finished, it was the tallest structure in the world. and it held that title for five years, until the eiffel tower was built. thanks to a special washington, d.c., construction law, the monument remains the tallest structure in the city, overlooking everythin

. >> the national park service estimates there will be hundreds of thousands here to celebrate america from hundreds even thousands of miles away. >> phoenix, arizona. >> israel. >> holland. the crux of little bit of parking and a lot of walking catherine? >> with a little bit of parking and a lot of walking catherine chose two wheels. they snagged their prime piece of property by going to sleep. >> we were up by 5:30 a.m. this morning. >> some caught up on their sleep. others tried to stay cool. and bob larson turned 67 years old. >> ivers born july 4 1944. -- i was born july 4 1944. >> he is content knowing it is america's birthday that matters most. >> if you cut me, i believe it red white and blue. -- i bleed red white, and blue. >> the fireworks will start after the concert. you can bet those will probably steal the show. >>> we will see about that. folks, if you're heading out to the mall, you are encouraged to take metro. metro is running extra trains today and they will be providing service through midnight. everything you need to know about tonight's festivities is on wjla.com

that's not the case what they're actually doing is far more nefarious belying spokesman for the national park service made it very clear that nefarious acts of capitalism are not acceptable in the american capital the pedicabs are obviously doing much more than driving a bike the pedicabs are obviously out of the national mall to make cold our american cash. oh i did some people maybe if they were being paid in carbon credits to be more legit in the eyes of the state for they're highlighting the micro protectionist policies of governments everywhere he went on to say that pedicabs weren't allowed to enter the market because the government made a contract with a tour bus agency to immobile and we wouldn't want to actually see competition for all that be american and it goes without saying that the city of washington d.c. is an exemplary model of american fascism what will it be today will your car body slam into concrete for dancing no way you just drank a bottle of water on the metro didn't you that's going to be a fine citizen but he didn't x. is one sixteen zero doesn't matter pay the fine you dirt