we h head to nebraska. will residents there ever see the keystone pipeline built? we will look at the place where the prospect of jobs and growth is becoming nothing more@@@ >> sean: welcome back to this special edition of "hannity." our investigation into president obama's broken promises is. we continue with the studio audience as we examine the effect of shutting down the shuttle program. a lot of experts in coal and energy and some of our best and brightest commentators. i will do something unusual. we never start in the back row. steven moore. we are going to start with you. the impact of, first of all, broken promises. some people say politicians make promises all the time and they break them. why is this so important that we continue with our nasa program? what have been some of the economic benefits for all americans as a result of this? >> it is an extremely beneficial program for a lot o of our scientific and transportation fields and so on. the bottom line here is this president, sean, would want these gentleman to be on welfare. they got the welfare ref

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decides, not nebraska. who made the decision? >> they made an agreement with the state and did not get it. >> the state department by law is the one that decides. >> can you invoke my name again, charles? >> will you kids play nice? >> nina is absolutely right. >> yay! >> i'm sorry, i revoke that. [laughter] this is one or the administration is totally on the defensive. whoever wins or does not win, it would just be a change in policy. for the democrats, the policy defense would be that we defer to state rights, and for repuicans, we ignore states' rights, it tells you the level of four partners the ad campaign. -- level of hypocrisy in the campaign. >> with the nbc poll, governor romney and president obama, what does it tell us? >> 4-point lead for president obama. romney has real problems. four months after he has won the a moreion, butpeople at negative feeling toward him than a positive one. >> he is dangerously behind in ohio and florida. >> but people still disapprove of the way obama has held the pre

[cheers] >> nebraska, 33.ney, nevada, 28 votes. >> in nevada, freedom is not a word, it's a way of life. the silver state is well represented here at the national convention. we have delegates, the home of entertainment. >> the 2012 republican party nominee for the republican president of the united states. they are going to be one of these next couple of states to do it. sometimes when they realized that they get close, and even if it is a divided delegation, they will vote en masse. and by acclamation further nominee. that would be mitt romney. nevada has successfully placed its delegates, virtually all of them for mitt romney. and this will put the element on the next path to the next day. whether it falls on new hampshire new jersey, it depends on what happens. we are minutes from mitt romney being crowned at the republican nominee. shortly thereafter we will make it official. shortly thereafter, his running mate, they will not be accepting rollcall for vice president. this will be done by acclamation. thi

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all that is very important. >> secretary vilsack is joining us from omaha, nebraska. what are you seeing on the ground? >> it is no surprise that depending upon where you are and what field you are standing in, you will see corn that has been very damaged. cornet has been slightly damaged. cornet looks ok. -- corn that looks ok. you can be in the same county and one form can be doing well and the other is doing poorly. that is why it is important to mention that we do not know for sure what the yields will be. we just have estimates. interestingly enough, the estimate we have right now is about 10.8 billion bushels of corn, which would be the eighth largest corn crop in history. even as we deal with very serious drought, you have to ask yourself how it is possible we have yields like that come out. part of it has to do with see technology. part of it has to do with when it rains. when you stand in a farm, you will see a lot of different things. what concerns me most is making sure that as we make decisions and as we establish policy and as we respond to this historic

nebraska reneged on the the deal, for whatever reason. >> it was just a big thing in "the new york times" -- >> it is a the state department who decides, not nebraska. >> they need an agreement from the state. >> the state department by law it is the one that decides. >> can you invoke my name again, charles? >> will you kids play nice? >> nina is absolutely right. >> yay! >> i'm sorry, i withdraw that. [laughter] this is one where the administration is totally on the defensive. whoever wins or doesn't win, there is going to be a change in policy. for the democrats, the defense would be that we defer to states' rights, and for the republicans, we ignore states' rights, which tells you the level of hypocrisy in the campaign. >> you mentioned the nbc poll. where we stand relative to governor romney and president obama? >> 4-point lead for president obama. romney has real problems. four months after he won the nomination, people have a more negative feelings towards him than positive feeling. he has misspent these four months, and the obama people have filled in the blanks in lot better tha

. >> as donald and his son mark walk through their dying fields in pawnee city, nebraska.see signs of life rows away. >> you look at your corn and it's all dry and dead. you move into here and it's green and lush. >> it's not done yet, either. these seeds are still pretty damp. they've got a ways to go before they turn red and harvest. >> this is a grain called sorghum. it's primarily used as livestock feed and as an alternative to corn in ethanol. donald has been growing it for 45 years. rain or shine or drought. you'll get a crop. >> it's more dependable, yes. it's pretty for giving. >> in normal weather conditions, corn can outproduce sorghum by nearly 50%. but sorghum needs a third of the water it takes to grow corn. its roots run deeper and the leaves help it retain moisture longer. >> a lot of us in this area quit raising corn. i needed the income and sorghum was pretty solid income base. >> because of the lingering drought, the department of agriculture predicts farmers will harvest a million and a half more acres of sorghum this year compared to 2011. >> this profe

. >> reporter: as donald bloss and his son, mark, walk through their dying cornfields in nebraska, theyee signs of life, just rows away. if you look at your corn, and it's all lying dead, and then-- >> it's pretty dry. >> reporter: and you move into here and it's green and lush. >> it is not done yet, either. these seeds are still pretty damp. they've got a ways to go before they'll turn red and are ready to harvest. >> reporter: it is a grain called sorghum, primarily used as a livestock feed and an alternative to corn and ethanol. donald bloss has been growing it for 45 years. rain or shine, or drought. you'll get a crop. >> it's more dependable, yes. it's pretty forgiving. >> reporter: in normal weather conditions, corn can out-produce sorghum by nearly 50%, but sorghum only needs a third of the water it takes to grow corn. its roots run deeper and its leaves help it retain moisture longer. >> a lot of us in this area quit raising corn. i needed the income, and sorghum was pretty solid income base. >> reporter: because of the lingering drought, the department of agriculture predicts

michelle miller, cbs news, pawnee city, nebraska. >> schieffer: from the plains to planes, a report outoday says the airlines have just posted the best on-time performance in two decades. believe it or not, in the first half of this year, the report says nearly 84% of domestic flights arrive within 15 minutes of their scheduled time. the reason-- good weather and fewer flights and the airlines say they did better with baggage as well with the lowest rate of lost or damaged baggage on record. the biggest winners of the london olympics may be women. how they're showing their mettle next. next. i'm breathing better. th scene. advair is clinically proven to help significantly improve lung function. unlike most copd medications, advair contains both an anti-inflammatory and a long-acting bronchodilator working together to help improve your lung function all day. advair won't replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms and should not be used more than twice a day. people with copd taking advair may have a higher chance of pneumonia. advair may increase your risk of osteoporosis and some

this is in lincoln, nebraska. he was trying to hang a swing for his daughter. >> they asked me how far you were up and i said over ten feet. >> over ten feet -- over twenty foot. >> i never thought i would call the fire department to save my fiance from a tree. >> i'm embarrassed. not every day you have to deal with this. >> we have them joining us right now from lincoln, nebraska. we're glad to see you're safe and sound, first of all how did you get stuck? >> i decided to toss the rope over the tree limb, i climbed up it and when i got to the top, the rope was underneath me. >> alex you seemed nervous. >> yeah, i was nervous but i have was more amused. >> when the fire department comes, they put the ladder up there, but it looks like you were able to move the rope and get it where you wanted. >> yeah, they told me to finish the job so they don't have to come back. >> they told me i was the first human being they rescued out of a tree before. >> i have to ask, did it hurt your pride? >> absolutely, i'm not afraid

. ♪ betty, she's a star >> reporter: the middle of nebraska we found a gathering that has gotten a lotf ink in the past from the "new york times" to one of the state's oldest weeklies. look at that. on the front page what garners these ladies so much attention? well, in short it's what they're called. it may be one of the few places where being on a first-name basis can be, well, really confusing. right, betty. >> (all of them:) right. reporter: the betty convention later on sunday morning. >> osgood: anthony mason catches up with the outstanding singer rufus wainwright. nancy giles shares hair-raising thoughts about hair. from steve hartman we'll hear about one town's tribute to a neighbor who always delivered and more. but first here are the headlines for this sunday morning the 19th of august, 2012. we begin in london where the latest chapter in the saga of wicky leaks julian assange is now unfolding. kelly is with us from the front of the building where assange has taken refuge which houses the embassy of ecuador. good morning, kelly. >> reporter: good morning, charlie. no sign of

nebraska's corn looked a little better if i had to say. iowa looked very good. nebraska, so so.can't is an -- >> did you get any rain when you were out there? >> not a drop. >> that's the problem, too. you know, the ground is so parched and it has been parched for so long even if they get a significant rain, just going to run right off. >> so the hope is -- i mean, two things here. going on in the farm belt. hoping they drop the mandate and -- on eth mol which earmark as certain amount of the corn harvest for ethanol production which increases the demand for that and price society high. they are also hoping congress can do something with the farm legislation which is still sitting on the table. even as they recess to go out to campaign. >> we will see. glad you are back. interesting -- >> nice to be back. had a good time. meanwhile, remember the "costa concordia"? the cruise ship that capsized off the coast of italy. plans to move that ship have been delayed. >> indeed they have. italian officials say the ship will be set upright and towed by the end of next spring. just in time

of nebraska professor pete semi met and interviewed a white car musician who served in the military specializing in psychological operations. on sunday, it was the same man -- wade michael page -- who attacked a sikh temple in wisconsin, killing six worshipers. we will speak with pete semi. it will also speak to journalist matt kennard, author of, "irregular army: how the u.s. military recruited neo-nazis, gang members, and criminals to fight the war on terror." and then, former department of homeland security analyst daryl johnson and right wing resurgence. "right wing resurgence: how a domestic terrorist threat is being ignored." in 2009, he issued a report warning about the increasing dangers of violent right-wing extremism. but under pressure from republican lawmakers and talk- show hosts, homeland security secretary janet napolitano withdrew the report and congress has refused to hold hearings on the white supremacist threat. all of that and more coming up. this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. government figures have confirmed july was the h

. [ applause ] >> nebraska. 33.ney. nevada, 28 votes. >> inness, freedom is not a word, it's a way of life. the silver state is well represented at the national convention. we have delegates from clark county, home of las vegas, entertainment capital of the world. douglas county on the shores of beautiful lake tahoe. elco county, mining capital of the world and washo county, home of the biggest little city in the world. six states nominated the champion of the constitution, congress and ron paul for president of the united states. iowa, minnesota, alaska, virgin islands, oregon and nevada. in the spirit of freedom that inspired the founding of our country, and in honor of the liberty that made the united states the greatest country on earth. we proudly cast 17 votes for congressman ron paul. five abstentions. five for romney. >> nevada. five. romney. new hampshire. 12 votes. >> madam secretary, new hampshire, the granite state where it all begins. where this year, not just our leaves will turn color, but the entire

for example, nebraska, half our agriculture receipts come from livestock.d. their input costs are up because of the cost of energy relative to what they're doing the high price of corn. so again, even within my state it varies from one region to another. >> and, when we talk about farm policy, farm issues you can't have that discussion without talking about the farm bill, a trillion dollar five-year spending plan. still working its way through congress. the critics of the legislation say, we need to end, and you think you're in favor of this, ending direct subsidies. how does that play out? i don't think anyone truly understands the farm bill. how would that play out for people on the farm today? >> well let me tell you, most farmers and ranchers i know don't want direct payments. they want it to come from the marketplace. they do want to insure the possibility of some insurance when they experience the challenges we face this year with mother nature but, i don't know a single farmer and rancher who doesn't want that income to come from the marketplace. we

nebraska out reneged on a the deal. for whatever reason. >>here was a big cake out in "the new york times" -- >> it is the state deparent at the sides, not nebraa. >> they needed an agreement from the state -- >> the state department by law it decid. >> can you invoke my name agaiain, charles? >> will you kids play nice? >> nina is absolutely right. >> yay! >> i'm sorry, i withdraw that. [laughter] this is one where the administtion is totally on th defensive. whoever wins or doesn't win, but there is going to be at a change in policy. for the democrats, the policy defense will be that we defer to states' rights, and republicans wi say we ignore the state's rigs. it tells you the level off hypocrisy in this campaign. >> you mentioned the nbc poll. ere do we stand relative to governor romney and presidident obama? 4-point lead for president obama, but romney has no problems. four months after he has one of the nomination, people have a more negative feelings towards him that a positiv feeling. he has spent these fouronths -- misspent is four

david domino in nebraska has done a long paper on this. companies should have to very clearly laid out how much oil as american oil and how much is from texas. their own state oil. how much is from north dakota or montana. they are not even willing to tell us what in is in the context of their pipeline so we know is tar sands but don't know the chemicals mixed with tar sands in order to make it liid enough to pump for the pipeline. lots of open questions. sandra: they use eminent domain only as, quote, and absolute last resort and estimated 19 out of 1450 to land contracts in texas. do you actually think they did everything they could before resorting to this? do you believe that? >> no. i know they didn't. i sat across the table with plenty of landowners. reorganize landowners in nebraska and all the other states in the pipeline route. as soon as transcanada knocks on their door the first thing they tell landowners is they can take their land through eminent domain if they don't go through negotiation. that is not what a good neighbor doe

. >> reporter: recent reign forms have helped conditions in some parts of the midwest, but in nebraska, areas in exceptional drought jumped from 3% last week to 22%. in neighboring kansas, it's up from 39% to 63%. >> the heartland of the u.s., the great plains, is actually getting worse. >> reporter: dave miskus is at the government's climate prediction center. their latest three-month forecast predicts drought will persist or intensify in a band stretches from california to the mississippi river. >> the interior, around kansas, nebraska, oklahoma, we may not see some significant relief there until maybe later this year or next spring. >> reporter: along the arkansas river, lower water levels have forced managers to scale back power generation 75% at dams which supply electricity colonel michael teague with the army corps of engineers manages the water supply among a lot of competing interests. >> it's navigation. it's water supply. it's hydroelectric power. it's fish and wildlife. and it's environmental and ecosystems. >> reporter: behind me is 10 killer lake in eastern oklahomo. it i

welcome to kimbow, nebraska. just inside the nebraska border. we're not sure if we're at ground zero or not. >> typically during a storm chase, the skies will be really sunny and clear and safe, but all of a sudden in the afternoon the clouds will just start boiling up out of nowhere, and then the action quickly begins from there. okay. as you can see, things are starting to fire up. we've got some good convection here. >> john makes the risky choice to chase alone today. he does, however, make sure to stay connected. >> over here is the a.m. radio. some of the antennas there. >> after three hours on the road, he sees the development he's been waiting for. >> behind me is a fully formed cell and i'm on the eastern side of it now, which means that i want to get around it. coming in behind the storm is the safest part of the storm because you're not threatened by the storm coming at you, but at the same time, you're in the part of the storm where any tornadoes will typically form. >> to his dismay, he sees he's in exactly the wrong place. >> unfor

. >> gracias y siguiendo una política similar, el estado de nebraska no otorgara licencia de conducirernador de este estado refiriéndose a los dreamer y tampoco más ayudas públicas. >> una comisión de derechos civiles de estados unidos están escuchando testimonios de leyes anti inmigrantes y hoy comparacio el autor de leyes de ese estado, hubo interrupciones hasta que la policía los expulsoo del lugar. >> los precios de la gasolina siguen subiendo y se podría liberar parte de las reservas de petróleo, pero ¿qué posibilidades existen de que lo haga el gobierno del presidente barack obama?. >> si hay una cosa de frustración, es el incendio del 6 de agosto que provocó una alza de precios. >> me molesta mucho, nosotros pagamos las consecuencias. >> son muchos los votantes que culpan al gobierno, y las presioens son muchas pero las opciones son limitadas. >> una de esas opciones es liberar petróleo y se podría hacer si los precios no bajan. >> yo creo que sí puede ser efectivo, pues aumenta la oferta en el mercado. >> la reserva fue establecida como una respuesta a los países árabes, ahora

. >> contrario a los estados de arizona y nebraska, california sí quiere darle las licencias de conducirrentes ciudades de país, los partidarios de los dreamers hacen talleres y foros, en miami florida hay varias organizaciones con servicios. >> tenemos voluntarios ayudando a la gente para ver si son elegibles para el proceso. >> también en san antonio texas hubo otro foro . >> son jóvenes que tienen algo de dar a los estados unidos que es una cosa buena para toda la comunidad. >> los que tengan algún record delictivo tiene que pagar otro poco, pero cuidado con ser estafados. >> si alguien les pide dinero, ya son estafados. >> miles de jóvenes han hecho largas filas para que puedan tener la "acción diferida". >> mi vida cambiaría mucho pues podemos salir adelante. >> activistas pro inmigrantes dicen que se tomen el tiempo para presentar lo correcto para que el servicio no rechace. >> a propósito del tema en carolina del norte una unión creeo préstamos para que los jóvenes puedan solicitar esa ayuda con el apoyo de sus padres, deben demostrar que no tienen dinero para pagar los 465 dólare

> se calcula que solo en california hay unos 327 mil jóvenes que pueden obtener su licencia y en nebraskan que no darán esas licencias. >> las implicacines no están claras, pues apenas empezaron a usar solicitudes, nadie ha sido aprobado y no es seguro caules documentos recibirán a nivel federal, y a través de todo el país y los jóvenes desean estudiar pues ven en ella la plataforma que necesitan. >> la cifra de inmigrantes víctimas de secuestros en méxico está en aumento, el crimen participa en complicidad, el trayecto de centroamericanos en busca del sueño americano, vamos con los detalles con paulina gómez. >> los migrantes realizan este viaje a estados unidos. >> nos arriesgamos a que nos maten. >> se estima que 22 mil inmigrantes son víctimas de secuestros. >> fuimos secuestraos y pedían dinero por nosotros. >> la situación se agrava y además se suma el riesgo de ser deportado. >> marca un aumento y variable en diferencia de años anteriores. >> esta situación es una imagen que preocupa. >> ¿cómo es posible que un país civilizado puede permitir que esto se convierta en una práctica y

in its 20th year they run from nebraska to ohio. be sure to join us next week. >>> corn production is down, peanut production is having a big year. u.s.d.a. pegged the crop at 5.3 billion pounds up 46% from last year. 69% of the united states peanut crop is good to excellent condition. u.s.d.a. said record high yields are expected in georgia and florida. those are the headlines, now back to john for crop watch. >> illinois farm where this year's corn crop is crop watch this week. john of manhattan illinois sent us this photograph. one dismal corner of his drought stricken fields. the four ears on top are from last year's crop. this year he says he will get about 45 years. the last rain was june 5th. he said barly and winter wheat took a beating. >>> from north carolina, showers helped pastures and soybeans. while some corn harvest is underway most fields need more weeks to dry down. >>> when we come back al takes over to talk market. it all gets going in just two minutes. please stay with us. . >>> round table guest. we are daron, r

and a sun set from waterloo, nebraska. texas and nebraska. keep them coming on twitter. >> we appreciate the geographic diversity. >> you mentioned texas, growing up in houston, texan women are very tough. you may not meet someone tougher than margaret jackson. >> she agreed to reenact what happened in splendid fashion. check it out. >> i looked through the blind. i could see the outside. i saw the man. i had to get me a strategy. i opened the cabin. i found the fork. i said i got to get to him before he get to me. i opened the door. i pushed that door. he stopped that door. he came out. he was pushing me. he got away. he got to running. i got him right in the neck. he ran and he jumped with the fence. i got him in the neck. >> you think he's coming back? >> he won't come back. he's going to tell his friends, don't go there. >> there's so much there, that i want to get into, there's one specific part that's my favorite. check this out again. >> when i got here, i got him right in the neck. and he ran. and he jumped that fence. you i got him i

-- nebraska. >>> and this is not the same as these self driving cars google is testing.hey don't actually speak instead they will use flashing lights and beats and warnings to avoid possible problems. if it is successful, it could become mandatory on all cars. >>> we now know the first dream to touchdown on january 11th. the japanese airlines plans to have five flights a week. passengers can make reservations starting tomorrow and it marks the returning flights to and from san jose. let's check in with sal castaneda. >>> once again, heather, we are looking at the commute in the south bay and looking at 280 northbound getting passed, the 880 northbound, no major problems. office the morning drive looks good all the way at the bottom of the hill into the valley. >>> we have some drizzle to consent with over the next few hours and we will put this into motion. itly upper 50s -- it will be chilly upper 50s and 60s. these locations from yesterday could be a little bit cooler. we will have a few more minor changes as we approach the weekend. >>> we have some new information ab

. >> everything is made in the usings a, and a company in nebraska puts them together after designedo look like coins. so tell us a little more, we have the creator of seed money all the way from california, leah redman. where did it idea come from? >> it just popped in my med, and i thought it was so delightful and fun, and i had to make them. >> how hard is it to get seed into paper that eventually grows. >> that's something that's come out in the last five years and i have seen greating cards that you can send someone that they plant and go. and they're substantial coins, and the needs come through the paper and they do their thing. a small business like mine, we can have a good idea and raise the seed money that we need to launch a new product. >>> dog finds a dance partner. ♪ >>> i want you guys to go back with me, way back, to this moment in your lives, and put yourself in jack's shoes. this is jack's first time on a bicycle, and i know we can all relate to this moment. you may even remember it well. no training wheels here too on jack. this is his first time without them. >> i