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the flash flood watch for cecil county, new castle county. that will be in effect all -- into this afternoon and tonight. also, some more watches and warnings could be issued later on. >> thank you. is the government's cash for clunkers program a victim of its own success? so many people have taken advantage of the program that the money has run dry. >> from florida to california, the program has been a hit. to them that a program like this is heaven sent. >> in essence, it allows them to trade in their gas guzzlers for a $4,500 credit that they can use toward a new fuel-efficient car. now some are concerned that the deal is going to end. >> we did not know how much demand there was for automobiles until this program started. >> even the government seems to be surprised at the speed that the program has taken off. in one week and may have already gone through their $1 billion budget. as of monday, an estimated 23,000 cars have been sold and $96 million spent. some have expressed concerns that the government does not have enough money to pay t
the flash flood watch for cecil county, new castle county. that will be in effect all -- into this afternoon and tonight. also, some more watches and warnings could be issued later on. >> thank you. is the government's cash for clunkers program a victim of its own success? so many people have taken advantage of the program that the money has run dry. >> from florida to california, the program has been a hit. to them that a program like this is heaven sent. >> in essence, it...
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flood watches are now in new castle county in northern delaware and parts of the west virginia mountains already under a flood watch. a couple of whether elements coming together to enhance our rain chances. moist air from the south and a cold front. this time around, there is an area of low pressure developing on that front. that enhances the chance for severe storms, and a strong jet stream on the north side of this front tracking of to the great lakes. that means the chance for eight severe thunderstorm increases tomorrow afternoon and evening. targeting this region for strong to severe thunderstorms friday afternoon. isolated tornadoes could break out with the system as it tracks through. you can see some heavy rain in central maryland tomorrow afternoon, indicating strong thunderstorms. by 10:00, all the action is moving off the coast. it clears up the weekend but it clears up in time to start the weekend, but rain could be back in the picture on sunday. showers and storms become likely in the afternoon and evening. a small craft advisory on the bay. waves building to 3 feet on the
flood watches are now in new castle county in northern delaware and parts of the west virginia mountains already under a flood watch. a couple of whether elements coming together to enhance our rain chances. moist air from the south and a cold front. this time around, there is an area of low pressure developing on that front. that enhances the chance for severe storms, and a strong jet stream on the north side of this front tracking of to the great lakes. that means the chance for eight severe...
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if you get in touch with my office -- and if you are in new castle county, you can call mary darby, and explain that we had this conversation on c-span. give her the details, and we will get back to you. host: kalamazoo, michigan. you are next. caller: my husband is a primary care physician. my husband went to university in michigan for medical school. we ended up paying our medical school bills -- about $189,000. wheat ended up paying over $1,000 a month over 10 years to pay back his medical school bills. we paid every month, like we were supposed to, and then went into primary care solo practice, and he could not get a loan. the only way that we could do that was because i had good credit. he had been a student, so he had little credit. host: do you have a specific question? caller: yes, i wanted to explain the situation first. what are states going to do to help with students? everyone is talking about primary care physicians. it is so hard to be an educator and be a primary care physician and pay back your loans. the government does not want to educate anyone in primary care and hel
if you get in touch with my office -- and if you are in new castle county, you can call mary darby, and explain that we had this conversation on c-span. give her the details, and we will get back to you. host: kalamazoo, michigan. you are next. caller: my husband is a primary care physician. my husband went to university in michigan for medical school. we ended up paying our medical school bills -- about $189,000. wheat ended up paying over $1,000 a month over 10 years to pay back his medical...
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counties and i yield the remainder of my time to chairman olver. mr. olver: i thank you for your careful defense of the job that you do as a representative there for new castle, pennsylvania. i just asked for the time because a few moments ago, the gentleman from arizona had spoken about the distribution of earmarks and how it seems to favor certain members or committees. and i wandered over to see and i suspect and i and my ranking member are in trouble for the nature of that chart. but as a part of your argument that the gentleman mentioned that maybe the federal agencies can do a better job of distributing funding more equitably. however, one really ought to look at what has been the historical record and fairly recent historical record. in fiscal year 2007, we included no earmarks in this bill -- the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from arizona. mr. flake: may i inquire of the time remaining? the chair: 2 1/2 minutes. mr. flake: i yield 30 seconds to the gentleman. mr. olver: i thank the gentleman. in fiscal year 2007 we included no earmarks in this bill and gave complete discretion to the secretary of transportation. remember, tha
counties and i yield the remainder of my time to chairman olver. mr. olver: i thank you for your careful defense of the job that you do as a representative there for new castle, pennsylvania. i just asked for the time because a few moments ago, the gentleman from arizona had spoken about the distribution of earmarks and how it seems to favor certain members or committees. and i wandered over to see and i suspect and i and my ranking member are in trouble for the nature of that chart. but as a...