you're prepared delegate. >> she's from north dakota. back home, she and her state's party chairman stan stein are used to battling blizzards, not tropical storms. >> we're watching the weather channel just like everybody else. we're used to doing blizzards in north dakota. we handle them fine. we watch hurricanes on tv. >> delegations from north dakota and connecticut thought they

north dakota has been known as a stress-free state.on't know that williston would be considered that right now. >> the mayor seems to have his finger on his constituents' pulse. >> the lack of housing. we are frustrated with the lack of services. we are frustrated with traffic. we are frustrated with driving. we are not alone. and i don't care if you have been here a long or short time we are all are. there's not enough police and ambulance and not enough fire and restaurants. there's not enough anything. >> the traffic woes come from a tremendous rise in truck traffic. hydraulic frackerring takes millions of gallons of water pumped into high pressure in wells to break open oil deposits. the water hauled around williston by hundreds of tanker trucks. and water that is dirty has to go someplace after it's used. the possibility of contaminated water making its way into local water supplies worries some long time residents. mark directed the dakota resource council for the past 18 years. last spring when we had a wet spring season, we had

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 does or what a good business does and transcanada and mitt romney and every republican who supports this project should be ashamed of themselves. it is hypocritical to sa

we're looking at $2 million in north dakota, which is a huge chunk of change. it may not sound like a lot to your viewers in california, but in north dakota, that's saturation television. >> 81% of north dakota is in a drought. 50% of the country is in a drought. the president talked about it yesterday in iowa. and i understand the governor of your state today is asking for federal help. republicans asking for federal help. where does your opponent stand on the farm bill, which has not been voted on in the house? >> well, it's a confusing thing, ed, because once again, we go back to the ryan budget, which said we're going to take $180 billion out of the farm program, reduce crop subsidies by 20%, then he says i'm for the senate bill. then he doesn't know if he's for the house or senate bill and can't get it done in the house anyway. never mind what he's for, he's ineffective in promoting any idea. >> would you go face to face with your opponent on "the ed show"? you're saying he won't debate you. let's call him out and let's get the facts out on the table. woul

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you're prepared delegate. >> she's from north dakota. back home, she and her state's party chairman stan stein are used to battling blizzards, not tropical storms. >> we're watching the weather channel just like everybody else. we're used to doing blizzards in north dakota. we handle them fine. we watch hurricanes on tv. >> delegations from north dakota and connecticut thought they scored with this beachfront property near tampa. instead, all eyes are on isaac. the rnc has suspended monday's session. the governors of alabama and louisiana are staying home. and florida governor rick scott canceled his convention's speaking appearance to stay on top of his official duties as the storm threatens his state. in fact, governor scott is asking floridians to help all of the out of towners cope. >> we make sure that the delegates are coming, they have information about how they should act around here with regard, because some of them have never been around a hurricane. floridians, we deal with these things. >> like the hotel general manager, clyd

let's go to fly-over country, north dakota.ps has been busted running a false ad in the prairie state. rove's dark money group put out a tv ad hammering north dakota democrat heidi hicamp who is running for the united states senate. the commercial claimed when she was north dakota attorney general, that she used taxpayer dollars to buy private planes. the claim is a flat-out lie, and the ad is no longer running. the planes were given to highcamp for free by the federal government and used for drug trafficking surveillance. no money was ever spent and the planes weren't for private use at all. she responded to the bogus commercial on my radio show earlier today. >> they accused me of securing a private plane with public money, which was completely false. absolutely untrue, and we were able to push back and get them to pull the ad. so that's the good news, but the bad news is they're going to continue to lie. they're going to continue to distort. they're going to continue to say things like she raised energy taxes when that's abs

today i want to talk about north dakota. it is a state with enough wind energy potential that it could meet more than 240 times its own electricity needs. 240 times its own electricity needs. in fact, we all know north dakota sits in an ocean of wind and it could power much of the midwest if we could get that electricity to the city centers that need it, and if we keep the wind production tax credit in place. what i wanted to talk about in particular, north dakota has a couple of manufacturing facilities that are there. in the late 1990's, l.m. glass fiber opened a facility in grand forks which is in eastern north dakota, close to the border of minnesota. they produce wind turbine blades there. a few years ago d.m.i. industries, a company that manufactures the towers, opened a factory in west fargo. that's also in eastern north dakota and south of grand forks over here on the minnesota border as well. these wind turbines -- and the presiding officer knows this -- are magnificent machines. they sit on towers that in some case

there's not much out there in the open space of north dakota for distractions. workers here are focused on what they can burn. >> when we look economically, there is a sacrifice that needs to be taken to support my family to keep them alive. there is not a lot of work back there. i feel like a pioneer. >> i have a wife and four key kids, pretty much watching my two-year-old grow up in pictures. somebody has got to pay the bills. >> the cost of living here has exploded. housing is tight. some workers sleep in cabins next to the oilfield, but having a job is more important than being comfortable. and there is little time to enjoy the sun sets. it is either the end of a long day or the beginning of the next one. >> germany's book is lea celebrating its 50th anniversary. we will have a look at how life has changed for footballer since then. -- germany's bundesliga. >> even top players earned meager salaries and started doing endorsements, and that is a practice that continues today, even though today's professionals are in a different league completely money-wise. w

let's go to flyover country, north dakota.arl rove's crossroads gps has been busted running a false ad in the prairie state. now rove's dark money group put out a tv ad hammering north dakota democrat heidi hydecamp, running for the senate. the commercial claimed that hydecamp, when she was north dakota attorney general, that she used taxpayer dollars to buy private planes. the claim is a flat-out lie. and the ad is no longer running. the planes were given to hydecamp for free by the federal government and used for drug trafficking surveillance. no money was ever spent, and the planes weren't for private use at all. hydecamp responded to the bogus commercial on my radio show earlier today. >> they accused me of securing a private plane with public money, which was completely false. absolutely untrue. and we were able to push back and get them to pull the ad. i mean, that's the good news. the bad news is, they're going to continue to lie. continue to disport it. continue to say -- distort it. continue to say she raised energy t

you are prepared delegate. >> reporter: she's from north dakota. she and her state party chairman are used to battling blizzards not tropical storms. >> just like everybody else. we watch hurricanes on tv. >> reporter: delegations from north dakota and connecticut thought they scored with this beach front property near tampa. instead all eyes are on isaac. the rnc has suspended monday's session. the governors of alabama and louisiana are staying home and florida governor rick scott cancelled his convention speaking appearance to stay on top of his official duties as the storm threatens his state. governor scott is asking floridians to help the out of towners to cope. >> make sure the delegates have information about how they should act around here because sochl them have never been around a hurricane. we dieal with these things. >> this is the closet we try not too use too often. >> reporter: he's weathered his fair share of hurricanes. he has his guests covered. >> what are the chances you think you'll be using any of this this week? >> we'll prob

north dakota. i'm fascinated by this race. tell us about it. >> you have a statewide elected official, essentially, who was ousted at -- as the at large congressman in 2010. you have the former attorney general, who was the gubernatorial nominee in 2000, and she had been out of politics. she is running as the moderates moderate. she talks about health care being necessary, but not perfect. she goes after the president hard on things like energy, especially the keystone pipeline. she is not a huge fan of the federal government, but she does not dismiss it. she talks about how to best use it. the struggle in this race is there were a couple of million dollars in negative ads thrown at him in 2010. he is a member of an institution with an approval rating of 12, which makes people think twice. this is a much closer race than it ought to be. if you ask republicans nine months ago whether this would be a tossup, they would say it is a republican, but i think this is a tight finish. i think there is a problem because she has to weigh

>> north dakota looks pretty strong. it is a red stage. --state. nebraska, deborah fischer is looking very strong. the republican primary will be held the seventh next week. i like our chances in wisconsin for the democrats have nominated the most liberal of the house of representatives, tammy baldwin. they are running a very competitive primary. those are some. there are plenty of others where i guess we have great opportunities. places like florida, ohio, and virginia. new mexico is a swing state. we have a very strong candidate in heather wilson. believe it or not, hawaii with the former governor there. we have a great opportunity with her. somebody who is running a very strong race. >> could we see what happened in texas happen in wisconsin? >> it is too close to call. tommy thompson's lead has been eroding. we will have to see. it is a work in progress. any one of those candidates can and will beat tammy baldwin. we have to wait for the primary. >> jennifer duffy. >> he mentioned missouri. there are a number of important primaries. on friday m

this is the north dakota way, and it works.and understanding of the solutions north dakota has developed and is prepared to leave where president obama has left broken promises. with mitt romney and paul ryan in the white house, and a republican majority in the senate, our north dakota way can be the american way. thank you, and god bless. >> from the virginia state house of delegates, please give a warm welcome to barbara comstock. >> greetings from the commonwealth of virginia, where the american story began. what started with entrepreneurs 07ding in jamestown in 16 and crew with the wisdom of washington, jefferson, and madison cannot shake the nation and the world. lovers of freedom and religion live and prosper in virginia. it is one of the best places to live, work, start a business, and raise a family. over the past four years, we in virginia have kept the american dream alive by observing the president's policies and doing the opposite. now, if reelected, president obama would double down on his job-destroying policies.

citizen to ever be arrested with the use of a drone as an assistant this is a predator drone a north dakota court has political narrowly up held the first ever use of an unmanned drone to assist in the arrest of an american citizen now they've upheld this homeland security gave the local police in north dakota the use of their drone in order to spy on this guy who apparently six or eight cows cattle had wandered onto his field and he wasn't giving it back so they're using drones against simple cows going missing now wednesday massachusetts democratic representative ed markey we lease a draft of a bill that would require private drone operators to inform the government of any data collected by drones and would require law enforcement to quote minimize the collection of information and data unrelated to the investigation of a crime a true american patriot would fly a drone into themselves and kill themselves that's true american patriotism if you are an american pregnant program your drone to kill yourself you support the drone industry get rid of the population which will help disperse more

. >> north dakota, 28 votes. >> secretary, i am the governor of the great state of north dakota, the state with the lowest unemployment rate in the united states, fastest-growing personal incomes in the united states, and the only state to have a surplus all four years of recession, because we built its. -- we built it. our state is the home of senator john heoven, representative rick berg, and the home of the divisional i-a champion north could as distinct -- north dakota state bisons, north dakota casts five votes for ron paul. >> north dakota, 23, romney. >> northern mariana islands, nine votes. >> madam secretary, i am the governor from the northern mariana islands. the newest u.s. territory. we joined the american political family in 1978. we are very proud to be here. we are strong believers in god, and we believe in america. importantly, today or tonight, we believe in governor mitt romney, we are proud to cast all our delegate votes to the next president of the united states, governor mitt romney. >> northern mariana islands, 9, romney. >> ohio, 66 of votes. >> madam chairman

. >>> many kids wants toys or video games for their birthday but not one boy from north dakota. jameston, the 5-year-old wants to invite friends over but no gifts is wanted. what did he make as a request instead? >> i want to collect school supplies and give them to kids that need it. >> going to do for my birthday. >> jamison wants friends and family to donate school supplies to the united way. >>> a 6-year-old is about to take a field trip of a lifetime thanks to his love of cooking. >> now his eating habits helped him earn a spot at the dinner table with michelle obama the first lady. >> also a minivan turns a convenience store into a drive- thru and all caught onshore saint video. how the store clerk managed to escape the speeding driver. >> as we head to break live piketures in baltimore city where crews right now are working on a huge water main break. right there. nine foot crack we have a live report coming up. with the sleep number bed, it's not about soft or firm. it's about support where you find it most comfortable. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on so

north dakota is increasing the expense of operating.tinental had to boost the capital venture by $3 billion. spending more. despite the misleading headlines it was a good quarter with a huge amount of promise ahead. let's check in with the chairman and ceo of continental resources and also mitt romney's energy adviser to get a better sense of where his company and the industry are headed. welcome back to "mad mon." >> good to be with you today, jim. >> you had an astounding production growth. you have often talked to us about the shelf being bigger than anyone thought. no one believed there was even oil there and you were drilling. are people starting to realize the shelf is as big as you promised? >> they certainly are, jim. you know, when you were up there we were doing a show from a four well pad. now there are 12 well pads. our company has a 14 well pad. pretty soon you'll see 16 well pads up there so the field is expanding both vertically and geographically. it is still getting bigger than we thought. >> now a hundred thousand barr

the jury is not out on whether great aunt bessie in north dakota is using it or whether little tommys using it. that's a given. but the jury is out on whether this thing will make money in sufficient quantities and at the back of everybody's mind, myspace. here today, gone tomorrow. and always remember what one professor told me, when your mother's on the same social network as you are, it's time to head for the door. >> let's talk about zinga, pandora, groupon, linked in is up since it went public last year. you say linked in is the only social media company you would consider buying. >> they have a viable business plan. linked in is used by professionals that actually pay money to get on to the website to connect. we're in a situation right now where unemployment is extremely high. people used linked in to find jobs and in the work with people they've worked with in the past. i have friends who own recruiting companies who use linked in and pay quite a bit of money to find new candidates. i look at linked in, i looked at what their earnings estimates are the next couple of years. y

. >> reporter: we have seen it in north dakota, north carolina.roads have sent traffic to a stand still. it has affected the nation's airports. this plane got stuck in melting asphalt. in wisconsin drivers who hit this buckled road were sent flying. in tennessee a parked car sank over a broken storm drain. in minnesota a flooded sink hole swallowed this driver's car. >> you don't expect the road to fall. >> reporter: in a chicago suburb two motorists were killed when a railroad bridge collapsed. in guthrie, oklahoma, another bridge buckled while in connecticut the nuclear power plant was shut down because the sea water used to cool the plant was too warm. in washington the cleanup took weeks after hurricane force winds knocked out power to millions of customers. >> it lasted about 20 minutes and did incredible damage. >> reporter: with the power out for days on end frustration at the utility companies sored. >> why in the 21st century do we have electrical grids that are so vulnerable to mother nature? >> the big issues are trees. the trees crashe

four seats that can go republican very easily democratic seats in montana and missouri nebraska, north dakota. those can easily go to the republicans. but it's not that straightforward because those are very close races in montana. very close races. also democrats could pick up a republican seat and namely massachusetts between warren and scott brown. this is going to be a very closely contested race for the senate. it could even be 50/50. >> good times. >> all right. thank you. well there's outrage over in d.c. law that mandates a drivers license be suspended if a person gets a reckless driving ticket in another state and that is a big problem because when virginia's definition of reckless driving is 11 miles over the speed limit. >> aaron fry of northeast d.c. said last january virginia police stopped him for going 1 in a 75 mile an hour zone. >> i paid about $250 and when i renewed my license in may i got a notice saying my license was revoked. i had knowledge i was speeding but no idea this was possible. >> it's all because of the word reckless. in virginia reckless driving is anything ov

paul henderson, north dakota. >> paul henderson, north dakota. thankthank you, mr. chair. i love the wording at the end of this section that we're not going to take financial responsibility or require the nation's taxpayers to pay for the -- >> hold on. hold on. sorry, mr. kerby. >> con 13. >> elise? [inaudible conversations] >> hold on, please. is there a 12? >> raise your hand if you do not have 13. [inaudible conversations] >> 12 is on page 4. >> they are numbered by when they come to the desk, so, please, chronologically -- >> yes. con -- that's right. i know this is confusing, but the amendments are not picked up in the order of their numbers. so we're taking 13 before 12 because we're taking them, obviously, in the sequential order according to the page number and line number. so 12 is actually page 4. we will get to that later. right now we are on con 13, page 3, line 36 which is an addition of language at the very end of that section after "misrule of state government," and you see it on the screen shortly. that says "nor shall the states assume the federal governm

they cannot move to north dakota in some cities it's under 1%. more mortgage credit would help. it would help to create more wealth, and people would spend. liz: got it. tony watches all kinds of fixed income. i'm going to put into the test and test in which part of the yield curve, if you have to be in bonds , was part of the yield curve. he will tell you coming up. o.c. un a minute. the latest on the drought. the coast guard. finally open the mississippi river to clear the back of barges which have just been sitting there because there is not enough water. how badly will the shallow water hurt shipments? jeff flock in clinton, iowa. hello. >> reporter: we're starting to see activity again. it's about time. now that we have that barge blockade essentially freed companies along the river, this is their big grain loading facility. there you see one of the talks coming right down the river here today starting to put these barges in position to be loaded again. i tell you. and go ahead and take us down the way. you see numbers, that is so deep that can be loaded. the guarantee is f

now they will see each other every day in north dakota. >> kimberly: i love the story. >> greg: finallyana: welcome back. just michelle obama had a -- >> juan: michelle obama had a kid state dinner. 54 winners from around the country, who had dinner at the white house because they came up with tremendous recipes-secret service super salad and kicking chicken salad. power pesto pasta. president obama stopped in and said he the first time he had to crash a state dinner because he didn't get an invitation. cute. >> andrea: smart. >> dana: good event. >> greg: kids are just annoying. >> kimberly: that is so -- >> greg: they are. let's have dinner with a bunch of kids. nobody gets mad when you have a dinner with a bunch of kids. all right. kimberly in >> kimberly: terrible. >> greg: i have to be cente centerrable. >> andrea: recipes for power pesto pasta? >> greg: i don't want to hear about that. >> kimberly: you are gem of the height of most -- jealous of the height of many children. happy birthday for mr. president. bill clinton turning 66. eric bolling took that picture. >> dana: is that