the gentleman from new jersey. mr. andrews: thank you, mr. chairman. mr. chairman, this en bloc represents the contributions -- the chair: excuse me. pursuant to house resolution 1404, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. andrews, and the gentleman from california, mr. mckeon, will each control 10 minutes. the chair is prepared it to recognize the gentleman from new jersey if we could suspend conversations on the floor. the gentleman from neje. mr. andrews: i thank the chairman. mr. chairman, this en bloc amendment represents th contribution by members on both parties, very thohtful, a lot of excellent ideas, the committee is pleased to support, so i would urge the committee to adopt the amendments en bloc, each of which has been examined by both the majority and the minority and i reserve the balace of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves. the gentleman from california. mr. mckeon: mr. chairman, i rise in opposition to the amendment, claiming the time in opposition although i'm not opposed. the chair: the gentlema

we're broke in new jersey.one needs to come to terms with the fact that the unions are part of the problem for what has brought this country down in the last couple of years. >> cheryl: i don't know if you have been to new jersey, but they nehow to fight in that state where tracy is from, so watch out what you say to her. but three people is worth changing the rule? there are going to be lawsuits. this is not a dead issue. >> remember, this is not card check, which is what a lot of what corporate america objected to. >> cheryl: fairly close. >> in the last ten years, eight under the bush administration, working people saw the real income decline. what the rule basically says, it's not that radical, majority of voters working in a particular company or industry can decide whether or not they want to unionize. that's a basic legal right people have. workers have a legal right to decide whether or not they want to unionize. it's a basic right by the supreme court. >> don't i have a right to fire you then? a right

dreier: i thank -- the speaker pro mpore: the gentleman from new jersey -- does the gentleman from new jersey yield time? mr. andrews: i'd be happy to engage on your time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend. the gentleman from new jersey controls the time. mr. dreier: and he just yielded to me, mr. speaker. mr. andrews: i yielded. mr. dreier: i'll say that the closing was very, very inappropriate because the solution that the gentleman has offered to the 8% increase that existed during the bush administration is to have an 85% increase in nondefense discretionary spending taken in the last two years. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey's time has expired. mr. andrews: will the gentlelady yield 45 seconds? ms. slaughter: 45 seconds. mr. andrews: i'd ask my friend from california if it's true or false that spending increases was 8% during t bush years? mr. dreier: we did see 8% for defense, homeland security and veterans security. mr. andrews: reclaiming my time. mr. dreier: nondefense discretionary spending. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from

the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pascrell: mr. speaker, i have no more speakers. if the gentleman from pennsylvania has no more speakers, then i'm prepared to close after the gentleman closes. mr. dent: at this time -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized. mr. dent: mr. speaker, at this time i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. pascrell: mr. speaker, i wonder what would have happened if officer radigan was not on the scene. to be alerted by the two citizens i mentioned before. and that's why we need to fund our first responders based on security needs. we need no or brooment. -- barometer. america's intelligence agencies , law enforcement agencies are critical to our task of protecting our citizens and our neighborhoods. but also on duty every day is our first responders. that local responder was the first. 9/11, they were the first to respond. and a few days ago they were t

if you are headed north bound headed to new jersey/new york area, new jersey turnpike is shut down northboundexit 7. that will be at borne township. you might want to wait for a few hours because they hope to have that opened by 9:00 a.m. 95 southbound no problems from 695 to 895. and the fort mchenry toll plaza will take you an extra five minutes. we have one crash in our area in the green haven pasadena area at mountain road and mansion house crossing near catherine avenue. that has an accident and it's closed at this time so avoid that area. police are on the scene there. >>> linda so is standing by with the latest details on one of our top stories this morning. >>> a stranger is approaching schoolgirls in annapolis. it's happened twice so far and police want you to be on the lookout. >>> are you ready for big time soccer action? i'm sherrie john sunday and will have -- johnson and i'll have more information. i'm mary ellen smith. so i'm really excited to see if this really works. have just started to notice a slight difference in my digestion. take the activia challenge. i think i'll go w

if you are on your way out of town, the new jersey turnpike is closed is closed4 -- closed at exit 4, which is camden. >>> new bicycle lanes along pennsylvania avenue are not ready for a bike to work day, which is today. some cyclists are already using it. there will be a bicycle rally at the d.c. freedom plaza from 8:00 till 9:00 this morning. 8500 people in the d.c. metro area are expected to take part. >> it should be a nice day for that. 57 degrees, 5:42. >> and other health scare for crocker bret michaels, he's back in the hospital. >>> this morning it's going to be a tough weekend to get around you want to get a great looking lawn like this, but trying to grow grass from seed in tough areas like deep shade, along the driveway, and where the kids play can be a little intimidating... until now, with scotts ez seed. it's so revolutionary it's guaranteed to grow grass...anywhere. that's because ez seed is a high performance mix of scotts best grass seed, starter fertilizer and a super absorbent growing material that absorbs water and expands to surrod and protect the seeds, so you c

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the chair: the gentlemanrom new jersey. mr. andrews: i'm pleased to yield one minute to my friend and colleague, the gentleman from new mexico, mr. heinrich, one minute. the chair: without objection, the gentleman from new jersey may control the time. thgentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. heinrich: mr. speaker, i strongly support th amendment which improves and percent strong underlying legislation. to keep the american people safe and spur economic growth in places like central new mexico. the bill a amended will expand tricare coverage to include dependent children up to the age of 26. something our troops and litary families deserve. it also provides our military with the cutting edge resources that they need to defend our nation. many of thesedvancements originate in central new mexico at curtland air force base in sandia national laboratoes. for example, the operationally responsive space satellite prram and airborne laser test bed will bh receive greater resources to accomplish their important mission. and the bil

[applause] then, nobody thought the republicans would win the governor's in new jersey. and behold, the shot that was heard around the world in massachusetts. scott brown won the senate seat [applause] he won the senate seat that belongs to the people of massachusetts, not to the kennedy family and not to the democratic party. [applause] on tuesday, in the 12th district of pennsylvania, we will send another shot around the world when we elect tim burns to represent the 12th district of pennsylvania. [applause] i have to remind you that you have to vote twice on tuesday. you have to tell your friends and family that you have to vote for tim burns and the special election and vote for tim burns in the primary election. i will repeat that. you can vote twice on tuesday for tim burns. maybe only time in your life you can do that legally. it is so important that tim burns gets elected to congress in this special on tuesday and wins the primary because that momentum will carry him through to the november election and that will carry the republicans threw to the november electi

retired new jersey policeman joseph montez has a good pension. why become a dealer in the casino? >> to have fun and i'm a people person. >> reporter: most trainees have been hit hard by the recession and have been out of work for a long time. jenny worked for 18 years for city c do it? >> we're working on it. >> reporter: the general manager estimates with tips, his dealers will make $45,000 a year. and in tough thick times in west virginia -- tough economic times in west virginia, that is good money n. charlestown, john henrehan, fox 5 news. >> and when july 1st comes, charlestown races and slots will change its name to the hollywood casino at charlestown races. >>> still ahead on fox 5, doctors are notoriously late. that doesn't mean you have to sit in a crowded waiting room. high-tech way for an upper hand. >>> and break out the cleaning solution. the dirtiest things in your home right now. what our tests found. >>> and prom night with a twist. we'll explain. that is up next. first, a live look outside. a late edition of fox 5 news rolls on after this short break. t .ie h pll

new jersey has always in the beginning from the time of the quakers and threatens it's been divided both in terms of culture and in terms of geography so south jersey was an attempt to slice the tate to the to state a decade or so of these episodes in new jersey go back to the very beginning because some of our states are not terribly well designed. >> host: we want to point out or guest wrote this piece in the weekend journal, "the wall street journal" the past weekend all about this. it was titled altered states. you do right, professor, taxation without representation is the most common justification for the state put proposals of the last 100 years and there are some pretty serious stuff through the country about the amount of taxes people are paying and what they are used for. can you speak more on that? >> one good exhibit was the recurring proposal is long island. long island would like many people would like to make it a separate state. this goes back 100 years and was discussed as recently as this year and last year. the reason the long island believes states spend more money to

i speak of kris kristy the republican governor new jersey. the first-year lawmaker is catching fire across the country like something that catches fire. and like obama he can talk. here he is responding to a columnist who responds to him as being kurt. -- curt. >> you know, tom, you must be the thinest skinked -- skinked -- skinned guy. >> that's not confrontational. i love what people say they don't want to have argument that's what we were sent here for. they believe in certain things. they believe in bigger government, higher taxes and more spending. here it is. bigger government, higher taxes and more end and ling. -- and more spending. i believe in less government, lower taxes and an empowering local official who are elected by their citizens to be able to fix their problems. 245* may lead to a dis-- that may lead to a disagreement or two. >> i could say it very nicely. i could say it in a way you all would be more comfortable with. maybe we can go back to the last administration and i can say it in a way you wouldn't understand it. but

for the man accused of killing people -- he was convicted of being guilty for all charges in a new jersey schoolyard. the victims suffered a gunshot wound to the back of his head. >>> someone who married into the british royal family is caught trying to cash in on the connection. >> 500,000 pounds when you can to me. the footage from the tabloid shows sara ferguson offering information on prince andrew in exchange for $725,000 or 52000 pounds. she said she's having financial trouble. >>> lindsey lohan was before a judge today in beverly hills. she skipped a court appearance last week. she still faces other consequences including an order to abstain from alcohol and wear a alcohol monitoring bracelet and submit to drug testing. this stimes from two arrests in 2007. >>> from the first time today, we're hearing from the teen who scaled mount everest. this is the first video of jordan. the california 8th grader reached the peak saturday. he gave his first interview this morning. >> well, it was a lot of complications going on. you know, everything freezes up and it's cold up here. and man, we

. >> a stretch of the new jersey turnpike was shutdown and a tanker truck spilled oil and a driver of the truck was killed. >>> and a school bus accident claimed the life of a student in detroit today. school officials say that the 11-year-old was hit in the head by a tree branch as she leaned out the window. she later died at the window, she was with her 9-year-old sister on the bus. >>> a deadly ambush of two officers in tennessee at a wal- mart parking lot. >> reporter: it looks like the scene from a movie, the police officers running to the west memphis wal-mart with pistols and guns drawn. you can hear the gunshots. the officers surround the van of the two men who shot and killed two west memphis police officers earlier in the day. once the smoke clears, two more officers are shot. the county sheriff was shot in the shoulder and they were air lifted to the hospital. the suspects were killed. it happened after two officers were shot during a routine traffic stop. she was walking and heard the shots. >> we heard all of the shots. we took a few minutes to determine if it was shots o

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it's good. >> i'm from new jersey. my husband calls me snooki. which is -- >> jimmy: oh, come on! e so jersey. do you know what i mean? >> jimmy: anything city at all is jersey. >> yeah, and, i mean, i will say he's slightly influenced 'cause he'll hears the stories when i get together with my high school friends and just recently a friend came to the play and she's like my older sister used to take the t-tops off her iroc z. >> jimmy: wow! >> do they even make those? i don't know if they even make those anymore. >> jimmy: yeah, you're getting "jersey shore"-ified there. >> because you don't want to crunch the hair. >> jimmy: no. >> yeah, so, she had to take the t-top off, so it could like go straight up. >> jimmy: that's hilarious. >> yeah, i mean, my yearbook -- >> jimmy: my sister had that, too, like used to spray up her hair, my sister, not me. >> right. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: it was me. no problem. i wanted you to tell us about "united states of tara." >> sure. >> it's on showtime. tony colette plays a suburban mom who is suffering from multiple personality disorder so she pla

republican new jersey governor christie just did.r asked him about his confrontational tone and -- >> you must be the thinnest skinned guy in america. you think that's a confrontational tone. you should really see me when i'm pissed. [ laughing ] >> you know, that's not confrontational, all right. so you know, you know, i love when people say they don't wanna have argument. that's what we were sent here for. they believe in certain things. they believe in bigger government, higher taxes and more spending. here it is. bigger government, higher taxes, more spending. i believe in less government, lower taxes and an empowering local officials who are elected by their citizen to be able to fix their problems. that may lead to a disagreement or two. now, i could say it really nicely. i could say it in the way that you might be more comfortable with maybe we can go back to the last administration where i could say it in a way where you wouldn't understand it. the fact of the matter is, this is who i am. this is who the people elected. >> gr

more than 10 months in malawi, tanzania, rwanda, here in the united states in boston and new work, new jersey. training hundreds of nurses on how to communicate effectively with their patients, counseling with homeless teenagers, improving the availability of health records and information in tanzania, and opening brand new district hospitals in rwanda. they are making a lasting difference. the fun part, i get to tell you about some of them. one of our fellows is a 26-year- old from illinois the studied engineering at uc-berkeley. after graduating he went to work at restoration hardware doing supply chain management. after three years in the retail he began to look for a way to use the skills that he had to make a change. he heard about the global health corp., applied, and was accepted as one of our first class of 22 fellows. weeks after leaving his job he moved to zanzibar. his job is to do for the 1 million people there exactly what he did for the gap. but instead of working on clothing in store as he is working on life-saving medicine getting to the hands of the patients that needed the m

cruises from baltimore and new jersey.ribbean.com today. >>> you've been a long time advocate for abstinence education. you had a report studies. what did you think of this hearing? >> well, i personally feel i should have abstained from the hearing. >> former congressman sauter of indiana. he was being interviewed by the staffer he allegedly had an affair with. moving on. we have george will, cokie roberts, sam donaldson and donna brazile. >> he didn't 'accuse himself because he was having an fair with her. he went on the say he did it for other reasons. >> always with the fairness, sam. i appreciate that. >>> let's talk about the pennsylvania senate race and congressman joe sestak's vixry over arlen specter. widely dord be one of the most effective ads in the election cycle. >> my change in party will allow me to be re-elected. >> he's been a republican politici politician. >> he's a firm ally. >> but now --? my change in party will enable me to be re-elected. >> wow. let me ask row this. the republicans are trying to ma

. >> le llega el veredicto a uno de los acusadoss en el patio de una escuela en new jersey. >> les esperamosn sudáfrica y el gobierno les está dando los prpreparativoss final a los estadios y nos entregan una serie de reportajes sobre el anfitrión y como se están preparando para este evento. >> >> es cierto que el viaje es largo, pero la belleza de este país ubicado en el extremo sur de sudáfrica se prepara para albergar la primera copa del mundo. un evento que por muchos motivos pasará a la historia pero qué debo hacer apenas pongo un pie en tierra. hay que estar atento en personas como sandra, turistas que lleva casi 20 años viviendo en la ciudad del cabo que ofrece tomar un taxi o fifil >> los más seguro que tienen las placa as arriba. otra de las complicaciones es que adaptó el sistema izquierdo de tránsito lo que obliga a prestar atención. a la hora de cruzar la calle. >> cuando no haya partido de fútbol aprovechar de recorrer el paisaje más grande del mundo. sorprende por su forma única y es un punto de paso para todo turista. >> siempre en ciudad del cabo se puede dar el saltan te uno

in massachusetts, virginia, new jersey, those were statewide elections. but new york 23, which also ran as a local election, the democrats won if you run a ground game election as a democrat, local issues, you don't nationalize it, you stay away from barack obama and nancy pelosi, you can win. that is what republicans have to understand. >> a tea party candidate came in there and mess it up for republicans. that is what happened. as far as what happened in pennsylvania, this is a true blue certified democrat. there was nothing republican about him. it was -- his opponent was running against nancy pelosi. but nancy pelosi is not an issue. >> the curious thing to me, though, is that the democrats had a great get out the vote. in arkansas, blanche lincoln carried the urban areas significantly, and her opponent, who was supposed to do that, carried their rural areas. >> there is going to be a runoff. in pennsylvania, voters rejected arlen specter, who used to be a democrat, became a republican, then a democrat again. joe sestak beat him. >> go back to when we

garrett of new jersey. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 1329, the gentleman from new jersey, mr. garrett, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from new jersey. mr. garrett: i thank the chair. you know, last year "the washington post" ran a story tiled "energy cause generating light bulb solution." and it is being employed by local governments and local utilities here in d.c. and many of those programs sounds like a lot like the programs being created here. one began offering customers home energy audits for free if they simply installed power-saving energy-efficient light bulbs in the program. one person said this, it was a d.c. resident, elizabeth fox, she was thrilled to get a lengthy free audit of 100-year-old drafty house she lived in the northwest. she said we have a written report we kept referring back to while we were renovating the third floor of the house. with the new insulation of superefficiency washers and driers, still her home heatin

host: new jersey. our democrat's line. guest: i have a difficult question for you -- caller: i have a difficult question for you. how is the united states military, with all of its sophisticated training, going to chart out a strategy to capture osama bin laden? the president once admitted in front of "newsweek" that he and his intelligence did not have the knowledge as to where president obama -- to where osama bin laden is hiding. can you comment on that guest: it is a great question. your guess is as good as mine, and i think anyone put the gas is as good as anyone's. u.s. intelligence officials admit that the trail has gone completely cold. i happen to believe that he is somewhere. it is a vast region. there are thousands of caves where he could be hiding. in october, 2007, i spent several days in what was then taliban-occupied swapped valley. one particular evening, we were dining. a military commander decided to start showing off some of his al qaeda paraphernalia. he was showing me weapons that he had recovered from

host: call comes in from new jersey. ller: i wanted to know about the study that you did in 1991 when i was up there. the medication was bactram and folic acid. is there anything new on that? guest: yes, there is. the study that we did in the 70's and 80's -- in the 1970's and 1980's was for serious diseases, particularly kidney disease. host: unrelated with our conversation is this tweet. that is completely unrelated to dr. fauci, but i thought you might be interested. we go to wisconsin. caller: thank you for taking my call. i have been watching a program for over four months and taking notes, and i have been interested in all strands of medicine all my life. never won, going on the 63 years old. what i am reading -- number one, i am going on 63 years old. what i reading right now is by a doctor who talks about taking products -- probiotics. you have the evidence to support that, but most doctors do not support that. host: what is a probiotic? guest: it is a substance that contains a relatively benign substances that is

former fbi investigator next to bill is detective lieutenant sergeant steve rogers of the nutley new jerseyear veteran of the anti-terror nypd. it is coming there tomorrow. >> ahmadinejad president of iran is in new york now. they are addressing new york tomorrow about the nuclear weapons. maybe it's a coincidence maybe it's not. it is somebody who will talk about the danger of nuclear weapons at the same time they are building nuclear weapons at home. >> that car could easily as soon as they get the technology something more bang than gasoline and fertilizer. >> the fact there there was a metal box, if you wanted a dirty bomb it is easy to make one of those. i teach a course at mit about it it could easily have contained any kind of radiological device. you could have had a dirty bomb. this area for 50 to 100 years would have been uninhabitable. >> if it had been a dirty bomb. what a nightmare scenario that would have been. >> what good coordination at the local state and federal level. president all over it mayor all over it. commissioner kelly very confident. are you satisfied with doing

former fbi investigator next to bill is detective lieutenant sergeant steve rogers of the nutley new jersey cops a 15 year veteran of the anti-terror nypd. it is coming there tomorrow. >> ahmadinejad president of iran is in new york now. they are addressing new york tomorrow about the nuclear weapons. maybe it's a coincidence maybe it's not. it is somebody who will talk about the danger of nuclear weapons at the same time they are building nuclear weapons at home. >> that car could easily as soon as they get the technology something more bang than gasoline and fertilizer. >> the fact there there was a metal box, if you wanted a dirty bomb it is easy to make one of those. i teach a course at mit about it it could easily have contained any kind of radiological device. you could have had a dirty bomb. this area for 50 to 100 years would have been uninhabitable. >> if it had been a dirty bomb. what a nightmare scenario that would have been. >> what good coordination at the local state and federal level. president all over it mayor all over it. commissioner kelly very confident. are you satisfie

obama did it in new jersey and massachusetts and the democrats lost.tak uses history like a knife to undercut specter's presidential support. >> arlen specter is the right man for the united states senate. i have can count on this man. he's a firm ally. that's important. >> he switched parties to save one job. his. not yours. >> specter has attacked sestak's military service. >> joe sestak, relieved of duty in the navy for creating a poor command client. >> retired sestak has not released his military papers and said he asked to step down because his daughter developed brain cancer. the poll shows sestak leading 44-41%. he's also hitting saying he will support elena kagan, though specter was the only one to pose her last year for solicitor general. >> he picks the justices on how they affect the electoral process. >> he says his skin is thicker than a rhinoceros. >> it does not hurt me. i am in a tough line of work and i'm used to being challenged. >> reporter: when specter quit the g.o.p. to run for senate as a democrat, he shot to the top of the poll

that means anywhere with a new york or new jersey or connecticut. they haven't pinned it down just yet. john. >> suzanne, hours and hours of video tapes from the surveillance cameras. what have they released and what are the questions we are waiting to have answered? >> reporter: one of the things is they have images they were able to capture from surveillance cameras. there are thousands around new york city. they show the nissan pathfinder as it was coming down the strip near times square and turned on west 45th street. they did not get it parking, but did get it making the turn. the video shows how crowded it was at the time. people going to the theater and people going to dinner at 6:30 in the evening. police tell us they have isolated another surveillance camera image that shows a man they describe as white and in his 40s who shortly after the car would have pulled over. this individual was seen in an alley and they see him, they describe him as looking in either direction taking off one shirt, putting on another shirt and sticking the original

and the one in new jersey just entered a lot of people. -- angered a lot of people. people are not going to vote for a candidate that they find an attractive just because they are with a particular party. -- they find unattractive just because they are with a particular party. >> [unintelligible] particularly the new report out that shows a tough talk with the military. he told general mcchrystal that he was out of line and almost fired him. this was not a love-fest. >> so the story goes. >> but it seems critical at -- credible at this point. he wants to do everything in four years because he is very uncertain about another term. what you think? >> that whole four years thing is something that makes for a lot of games around d.c. if he is going to accept being able to do what he can just in four years, or is he confidently thinking about what can i build 4 1/8-year term -- what can i build for an eight-year term. >> what you do is what they say you do because they have not been fully implemented. when i started covering the congress, the legislative history that was

they are deeds in virginia, john corzine in new jersey, martha coakley in massachusetts, and arlen specterania. do we have the tape? >> we know where martha coakley stands. arlen knew it was more important to answer to the people that sent him to washington. you're going to be looking at the next governor. your governor, my friend, john corzine. >> he's 0 for 4, donna. >> i wouldn't blame it on the president. >> he didn't help. >> because arlen specter has been running for office almost as long as the president's been alive. could he transfer his popularity in philadelphia to other places? the answer is no. joe sestak ran a democratic campaign. he had allegheny count ty in pittsburgh. he ran the kind of campaign that hillary clinton ran against president obama in pennsylvania. it was an uphill battle for senator specter. when you announce you're saving your job, not the people of the state, that's a losing candidate. >> why didn't specter do what ronald reagan did in reverse? why didn't he said i didn't leave them, they left me. >> he said both. >> can we play the tape against -- again for

other news, a metro bus has collided with another vehicle around 1:30 today at the intersection of new jersey and rhode island avenues. rescue personnel had to cut the door off the car in order to get the driver out. he was taken to the hospital. the driver of the bus was also transported. no word on their conditions or what caused that accident. >>> new concern and anger along the gulf coast of louisiana as oil washes ashore into coastal wetlands. joel brown reports many residents are upset that bp's latest try to plug that leak won't happen until at least tuesday. >> reporter: concerns along the gulf coast rise with every clump of crude oil washing ashore. the beaches on grand aisle remain closed and residents here posted some not so subtle messages for bp. >> it's devastating. we come here every weekend. my kids and i like to crab ton beach, and it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: frustration compounded with more discouraging news from bp that the mile-long tube siphoning oil is suck far less oil than before. cleanup crews here on elmers island are counting on booms to keep the oil from going

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey. mr.rews: ask to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. andrews: mr. speaker, -- >> mr. speaker, the 2008 economic meltdown had some roots in consumer finance. financial lenders steered families into mortgages they could not afford to repay, steered them into subprime los, then packaged those loans and sold them to investors in the securities market. credit card companies used unfair and deceptive practices to exacerbate nearly $1 trillion in nationwide credit card debt. mr. holt: so the important that we have a strong independent consumer financial protection agency such as we passed in the house last year. putting this under or in another agency won't really protect the consumers. the new cfpa must have the independence both to write and enforce regulations that will truly protect american families from abuses. this is our chance to reform wall street and stand up for ordinary americans. and this is our chance to ge

. >>> crews are clearing the scene of a crash that shut down miles of the new jersey turnpike overnight. in fact, a 26-mile stretch of the turnpike was closed for nearly eight hours. authorities believe a truck rented a tanker carrying 8,000 gallons of kerosene. the tanker driver was killed. >>> wall street has made modest gains today after a measure passed the senate last night. the financial regulatory reform includes a consumer financial protection agency inside the federal reserve. it will also regulate and have oversight over derivatives. the government will also have new powers to take control of any failing financial institution. >> the concern down here is that it may intimidate some of the financial institutions and therefore make credit less available and less likely to recover. >> the bill must be reconciled with the house version. meanwhile, continued economic troubles in greece have but cracks in the economic recovery here in the u.s. the u.s. has already hit a correction with the three major stock markets losing at least 10% since april. >>> terrorists are looking for the

host: that's valerie from new jersey. here is a tweet from ann, bp recks the -- wrecks the technology. and top kills can't stop bp's devil. oh, my gush, and the timeline now 41 days since the april 21 deepwater caught fire and with this leak that has spewed 40 million gallons of oil in the gulf of mexico. and then water valves fail. and bp tried with retainment boxes and that failed. and then they tried with pipes to limit the flow that never met the solution. and now the top kill failed. we have al, democratic caller. caller: yeah, i have a couple of things to say about people calling in. i read a book by robert kennedy, jr., that was put out before the carey election. and you can read about that, and about league of international voters and find in the library who voted for it and all against the environmental protection. one thing that george bush did was stop the superfund. and now we need the superfund to clean up that mess. that's all i have to say. host: a couple of calls here, it's memorial weekend, and here in th

>>> a head's up for anyone traveling to the new york/new jersey area this morning, the turnpike is shut down at exit 7 because of an overturned tractor-trailer. around our area, we're not looking too bad traffic-wise. don't have a lot going on, on the major roadways. we do have a road closure in green haven. mountain road closed at edwin rainer boulevard. we take a peek at our drive times, they are all looking normal and green. 895 southbound no problems down the split. no problems from the beltway down route 32. on the southwest side, the outer loop on i-70 to i-95, only six minutes so far. jamie, back to you. >>> what do you do if you have an adult child that seems to be deteriorating because of alcohol and drug use? >> through his lawyer, lindsey lohan's father voices concern for his daughter. hours after a warrant was issued for her arrest, the actress posted bond. she missed a mandatory court hearing for her no-contest plea for dui. she says someone stole her passport while over in paris delaying her return. >>> rocker and reality star brett michaels is back in the hospital this mo

that is what happened in massachusetts, virginia, new jersey. those were statewide elections. but remember that in new york, there was a house race, 23, where it was run as a local election and the democrats won. if you run aground in election as a democrat, you run on the local issues, you do not nationalize it, you stay away from barack obama and nancy pelosi, you can win. that is what republicans have to understand. >> with new york 23, at the difference was that the tea party candidate came in and mess it up for the republicans. as far as what happened in pennsylvania, this is a true blue certified democrat. there was nothing republican about him. his opponent was running against nancy pelosi. nancy pelosi is not an issue. >> the curious thing to me, though, is that the democrats had a great get-out-of-a vote. in arkansas -- get-out-the-vote. in arkansas, things that flips. blanche lincoln carried the urban areas significantly, and her opponent was supposed to do that carried the rural areas. >> in pennsylvania, voters rejected arlen specter, who used to be a democrat befor

you're talking about. >> new jersey, california isn't, new york is not. >> right, in new jersey, theious with the governor as well. >> the teachers aren't the only problem, the teachers are the tip of the iceberg, there are a number of people that are complicit. the bottom line, we're not greece. >> well. >> look, i will agree with that because the main problem and the main point is we have a more diversified economy. >> absolutely. >> that's a good point. >> guys, we-- >> because of the health care problem. >> got to wrap it up there, robert george and tara thank you both for being here. and libya council on human rights, isn't that country known for violating human rights. why isn't ambassador susan rice protesting this. an unbelievable story. an army captain flatlined after being shot in iraq, dead for 15 minutes, but miraculously came back to life and went on to finish his tour. we'll talk live to the captain next. [ male announcer ] how can rice production in india affect wheat output in the u.s., the shipping industry in norway, and the rubber industry in south americ at t.owe

a few showers approaching southern new jersey but with this onshore flow, some sunnier breaks here weould bubble up showers. don't be surprised if we see sun and showers to follow later this afternoon. temperatures respond also where the sun is peeking out east. salisbury in the low 70s. locally anywhere from 75 hagerstown, to 66 culpeper an gaithersburg. we are at 70 at reagan national. 68 rockville. bethesda. 69 laytonsville and springfield. down south at fort bell voifer. 80 bowie as is college park. brandywine in the upper 60s as well is columbia. crofton 69. national right now still cloudy. a lot of clouds all day. 70. we were 67 this morning so we barely moved. dew point 1 and a northeast wind at seven miles an hour. big dip in the jet stream. you can follow the clouds as they come down here 678 big storm with that big dip. we are worried about tornadoes in to colorado. off shore now one storm. i will step out of the way trying to develop here. not tropical yet and back here all of the shower and storms off the carolina coast, the moisture, the heavy moisture that we had over th

fox 45 found an eyewitness from new jersey who watched the scene unfold. >> she began punching the smallernd then the other cop came around and she was attacking both of them and after that happened, her -- the guy who was there before, he ran and jumped on one of the officer's back and that is how a customer who was standing there. he got the guy off the police officers back. that when they attempted to restrain her and that is when the video actually began. >> reporter: those police officers work in internal affairs a division that launched an investigation of their own. >> everyone appears to be justified. >> reporter: as for ana and her boyfriend they have been contact with an attorney. joy lapapala. >> some people say that police erased portions of the fight. police deny that. >>> we will talk to police steve allen about the legality of that video. na is coming up in the 7:00 hour. >>> maryland attorney general comments on arizona new immigration law. why one state delegate believes his words were ir >>> stocks struggle on wall street as greece's debt toll on stocks. >>> the dow lost

sheriff jerry of new jersey 15 year veteran with the feds and nypd. sheriff you got your bomb squad guys here. what are your assessments of what the device consisted of. >> you have to look and hear people saying it's amateurs. when you have that type of explosives and you are in an area like this it's no longer an amateur a bomb is made to explode and the devastatidevast. the components of detonation. >> guys, how are you doing? thanks for coming. i want to say mutual friend bernie kerik former commissioner is watching right now. did you ever hear of any one using firecrackers, m 88's or m 80s to detonate something bigger? >> no, i haven't heard of that before. tr trying to compromise that container. >> wouldn't it have detonated the gas. if the gas goes isn't the propane at risk once they get the bag from the propane you got the fertilizer ak sell rapts that's a pretty big bank. >> you get the fuel going get enough heat you probably would have compromised the propane with the heat building up the pressure with the propane. as far as heading off that

former fbi investigator next to bill is detective lieutenant sergeant steve rogers of the nutley new jerseyops a 15 year veteran of the anti-terror nypd. it is coming there tomorrow. >> ahmadinejad president of iran is in new york now. they are addressing new york tomorrow about the nuclear weapons. maybe it's a coincidence maybe it's not. it is somebody who will talk about the danger of nuclear weapons at the same time they are building nuclear weapons at home. >> that car could easily as soon as they get the technology something more bang than gasoline and fertilizer. >> the fact there there was a metal box, if you wanted a dirty bomb it is easy to make one of those. i teach a course at mit about it it could easily have contained any kind of radiological device. you could have had a dirty bomb. this area for 50 to 100 years would have been uninhabitable. >> if it had been a dirty bomb. what a nightmare scenario that would have been. >> what good coordination at the local state and federal level. president all over it mayor all over it. commissioner kelly very confident. are you satisfied

if you head up to new york or new jersey, they don't plan to reopen that until 9:00 a.m.was a crash involving three contracts so it's very, very serious. fortunately, we have nothing that serious around our area. traffic is building on the beltway of harford road slowing down as you make your way towards providence and belair road. 95 southbound four minutes from white marsh boulevard to the beltway. no problems from owings mills boulevard to 695. that will take about you five minutes. still working one situation in jessup at assateague drive. there is a structure fire so you will see emergency crews on the scene there. megan and jamie, back to you. >>> coming up next on "good morning america," scientists announced what they call a major step forward in the quest to create artificial life. they produced a living cell powered by man made dna. dr. richard betsa breaks down what it means. >>> can i hear you scream? >> aaaah! >> there you go. jonas brothers will be on stage. >> this will be jamie, by the way, during "good morning america" and i'll look at his desk and he'll b

we have seen that with new jersey, pennsylvania and virginia. inviting him to come to kentucky they play expect is him to once again waste more capital. and paul has two things. this issue we're going to talk about hair, puts -- makes things messy foree for, for paul and for all of the republicans who want to make obama look bad. there's a sympathy factor kicking in when you start challenging whether, whether the civil rights act was good thing and suddenly the first african-american president on the ground who wants to get involved in that conversation. chris: before that, that's a good piece for the second half of the show. we'll talk about your book. president obama talk to you about his surprise about how the big spending of his first year, all of the stuff he did, it stirred people up. here's what he told you. it wasn't that i thought my political outreach would yachtly stop partisan politician, i thought that at least for the first creer, there would be nd didn't see that happening. was he naive? >> he was a little naive in that he did thi

good donned the logo of notre dame and riceman from new jersey wrote a yankees logo. shuttle will return next week. what, no nats jersey? they are playing so well. they are playing in the battle of the beltways tonight, bret. >> in years past it would have been appropriate to send them to outer space but this year they are playing pretty well. you know, people want this battle of the beltways thing to have the juice of a yankees mets show down but we are not to that kind of party yet. we will sample the opinion of the players. what do they think of the rivalry, is it catching on. plus, do santana moss ' issue reopen the door for to. it is coming up. >>> it's time for nine sports with brett haber. the best sports in town. >> welcome back to the ballpark, everybody. this is the day around major league baseball when all teams play against their interleague play. all of those rivalries are rooted in deep-seeded historical hatred. whereas the nationals don't really have deep seeded anything. yes, it is true those teams are 35 miles apart but it is hard for most people dc f

also with new jersey -- south jersey.uest: texas is an interesting case, because when they joined the union, there was a special stipulation that said that texas had the right to split itself up into as many as five separate states. texas has been -- in the early part of their history, they assumed that what actually happened. it was sort of a given. it didn't, obviously. we only have one in texas right now. texans still sort of coming to the notion that they have that right. -- sort of cling the notion that they have that right. the reason to do that is that you would have more senators. texas right now has two senators and congress, and if it split up, it would have kept it can -- would have had up to 10. the case of south jersey is emblematic of a lot of these proposals. you have the state has a disparate parts. new jersey as always, from the times of the quakers and puritans, and sort of divided -- in sort of divided, in terms of culture and geography. south jersey -- these episodes in new jersey go back to the very b