the first lady delivered the commencement address at northern iowa.ed over to find out exactly what the first couple had for dinner and the manager of the restaurant told me, they don't release that sort of information. >> no, no. >> but we have it on good authority one had a pasta dish, one had a seafood dish. >> i've eaten there twice and it's -- i would say magnic but that's the wrong language. >> a good day to be out. >> a great day. we've had a few sprinkles. those are trending downward so a mostly dry day coming up for mother's day. today turned out to be a reasonably nice day to be outside. one of the fun things you can do, yes, embassy open house day for the european union. up and down mass aef. wonderful day outside. i went by 20 or 30 embassies on my way to the office today and i saw line after line after line. this little guy, you know, he's just as happy with a flower as he would with any fancy embassy tour. still looking for easter eggs. looks like it's down there new dupont circle, sheridan circle. look at all that sunshine. tomorrow act

today during a commencement address at the university of northern iowa in cedar rapids, she said they didn't hesitate risking everything for us, for our freedom and security. her quote goes on to say, "and they did it, just not as navy seals but husbands, fathers, as sons. their families were back here with no idea of their mission or whether their loved one would ever come home. >>> the documents and computer files taken from the home where osama bin laden reportedly spent years hiding out reveal al qaeda's plans to attack trains in the u.s. on or near the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attack. many fear retaliation will be sooner than that. right after the news of osama bin laden's death spread, the number of airline passengers requesting ticket refunds rose by 2.6%, more than 33,000 refunds were sold on monday and tuesday alone. many passengers are afraid to fly out of fear of terrorist retaliation. what about the nation's rail system? some of the evidence confiscated from the pakistani compound indicates that al qaeda could target the rails, too, but that doesn't seem to be affectin

. >>> well, during her commencement addressed to at the university of northern iowa, first lady michelle obama praised the courageous navy seal team who attacked the osama bin laden compound. >> just imagine a small group of brave men dropped by helicopter, half a world away in the dead of night, into unknown danger inside the lair of the most wanted man in the world. they did not hesitate, risking everything for us, for our freedom and security. [ applause ] >> well, the theme of the address was the value of service to others. this was mrs. obama's first speech of the 2011 graduation season. and her first visit to iowa since the 2008 presidential election. >>> we have continuing coverage of this story on our website ktvu.com. click on the osama bin laden tab near the top. it will take you to a special section that includes more of those newly released videos. >>> delta airlines is investigating an incident in which a pilot on one of its regional airline partners refused to fly with two muslim american imams. the two religious scholars had been cleared by tsa for the atlantic southeast f

. >>> and first lady michelle obama will deliver the mensment address at the university of northern iowa on saturday. and our congratulations to all graduates. >>> a virginia restaurant is serving up free meals complements of a stranger who is randomly picking up tabs. the good deeds have some of thinking of paying it forward. death parkers has more on the good samaritan. >> reporter: it's not on the menu, but somebody is serving up a big helping of generosity at this ruby tuesday restaurant in winchester, virginia. >> sorry to interrupt you but we're not giving you the check this evening someone else in the diner has asked to take your of your check. >> you can hardly believe it, that people would do that. just so generous. >> we had a serviceman in here in full uniform. the gentlemen decided to pick up his tab. >> maybe we should start doing that. >> we also had a party of six senior citizens dining with us and he bought their check and actually brought them to tears over the whole deal. >> but they were choked up when this happened. >> i can understand that. >> another one was a young

great day for the first lady who earlier delivered the commencement address for the university of northern iowa. >> and that graduation speech was the first time mrs. obama publicly mentioned the recent raid on osama bin laden's compound in pakistan. she called the action by the navy s.e.a.l.s the very he is sense of public service, and she called on students to similarly serve in their communities. >> i have seen again and again that giving back, that serving others just helps keep everything in perspective. service is what connects us to one another, to our neighbors and our communities and our country. >> the first lady also encouraged students to learn from each other and not to lose sight of what makes each person unique. >> it's 6:08. 58 degrees outside. it's nice to hear the georgetown businesses partially open. >> i'm sure from a business standpoint they just need a little money coming back in the front door. >> they missed easter. >> hopefully, they'll have folks getting out and enjoying the sunshine. sunshine. the weather is [ male announcer ] before he changed the world... tear down

for the first lady who earlier in the day delivered a commencement address for the university of northern iowauld be nice if they let the secret service bring their wives and all had dinner together. >> they've got a job to do. >> news 4 is your place for politics. "meet the press" coming up at 10:30. >> first is chris matthews. >> good morning, washington. happy mother's day. coming up at 10:00 on "the chris matthews show," the amazing achievement of getting bin laden is a feather in the cap for the president and his predecessors, the cia and the military, and it presents some new questions. how did the spies and the special ops pull it off? what are they most worried about next? will we get out of afghanistan sooner? and what did the bin laden get mean for barack obama? how will it change his goals and make his opponents more careful in acan tacking him? join me with a panel of experts. now for a look at what's coming up on "meet the press," here's david gregory. >>> coming up, a special edition of "meet the press." the u.s. and the world after osama bin laden. joining me, the president's na

her address was given to the graduating class of the university of northern iowa. this is 25 minutes. >> thank you. thank you some much. i am thrilled and honored to celebrate the uni class of 2011. we are so proud of you. before we started, i wanted to let you know if my remarks run long, i promise we will take a break, crank up the music for the interlude dance. [cheering] i have been practicing the ninja robot moves to get it just right. in all seriousness i want to thank president allen for that kind introduction, as well as the executive vice provost the board of regents david miles all the members of the board of regents, katie berg for her beautiful speech. let's give them all a big hand. [applause] there are a few other people i want to thank. congressmembers, former governor chet culver, cedar falls' mayor and the waterloo mayor. they are all here today to say thank you so much. [applause] finally, i want to say a special thank you to everyone here in the unidome especially those of you changed your plans to celebrate here today. thank you all. [applause]

this is 25 minutes. -- northern iowa. this is 25 minutes. before i get started, wanted to let you know that, if my remarks run a little long, a promise we will take a break, crank up the music for the interlude dance. [cheers and applause] i have been practicing the robot ninja moves to get it right. [laughter] i want to thank president alan for that wonderful introduction and for the executive vice president and provost, the border regions, president david miles, all of the members of order of regents, and, of kerrs, katie berg for her beautiful speech. let's give them all hand. [applause] finally, i want to say special thank you to everyone here in , especially all of you who have changed your plans so that we could celebrate our graduates altogether. thank you all. [applause] as many of you know, this is not my first time here in iowa. in fact, it feels like to have spent more time in this state than anywhere besides my home state of illinois and, of course, washington, d.c. my family was here a lot back in 2007, long enough for my husban

michelle obama also spoke at the commencement for the university of northern iowa. she made her first public remarks on the mission that killed osama bin laden. this marked her first visit to iowa since the 2008 presidential election. this is about 20 minutes. >> thank you so much. i am thrilled and honored to be here. to help celebrate the class of 2011, so congratulations to all of you for making it to the state. we are so proud of you. i wanted to let you know that if my remarks from long, i promise we will take a break and crank up the music. i have been practicing the ninja robot moves to get this just right. in all seriousness, i want to thank president alan for this kind introduction, the board of regents, david miles, and 84 her beautiful street -- beautiful speech. and there are few other people to thank. the former governor -- court -- they are all here to say, thank you so much. and finally, i want to offer a special thanks to everyone here , all of you who change your plans so we could celebrate the graduates together today. thank you. as many of you know

and as you know there is no area of the country that has benefited from farm subsidies than northern iowa. and how do you justify that continued policy? you want to abolish? >> i think where we are at on energy policy. and i don't want to speak for the entire group. i think we are up here individually as citizens addressing the need for leadership and reform in this country. in regards to energy, i am all the above guy. i think we need to drill here. i think we need to tap into the energy base we have in this country. i think we need to look at alternative and renewable fuels, and i think that ethanol is a piece of that. and there are a lot of things that have been subsidized and we are saying that everything needs to be on the table. this debt ceiling is a huge issue. to pass on this debt to the next generation, may be the most immoral things to do the next generation. we are saying don't increase the debt ceiling, but put everything on the table. and repeal obama care and go after discretionary spending. i think all of that needs to be on the table. >> again for the late arrivers, give

after that, michelle obama's commencement address at the university of northern iowa, at 10:15 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> now available, a complete guide to the 112 converse. inside, new and returning house and senate members, including twitter addresses, district maps, and committee assignments and informational the white house, supreme court justices, and governors. order online at c-span.org/shop. >> next, with national gas prices topping $4 per gallon, to talk about the rising gas prices and u.s. energy policies. this is hosted by the national council of u.s.-arab relations. he is the founder and chief executive of the group citizens for affordable energy. he is interviewed by john dick anthony, founding president of the u.s. air relations. this is a battle over one hour. -- this is a little over one hour. >> thank you, dr. anthony, and good afternoon, everyone. it is a pleasure to be here at this time in this place to talk about what i think are astounding issues that we as people have to deal with. i refer to this decade in the 2010-2020 period as the decade in which the chick

immediately following that, we will show you the first lady's commencement address at the university of northern iowaegins tomorrow at 10:15 a.m. eastern on c-span. nextel available, c-span congressional directory. inside, new and returning house and senate members, with compact information, including committee assignments and information on the white house, supreme court justices, and governors. order online at c-span.org/shop. >> next, with national gas prices topping $4 a gallon, the former shell oil co. president talks about rising energy prices. he is the founder and chief executive of the group citizens for affordable energy. he is interviewed by john duke anthony, founding president and ceo of the national council on u.s.-arab relations. this is a little over an hour. >> thank you, dr. anthony, and good afternoon, everyone. it is a pleasure to be here at this time in this place to talk about what i think are astounding issues that we as people have to deal with. i refer to this decade in the 2010-2020 period as the decade in which the chickens come home to roost. for the western democracies of

scattered showers, meanwhile, in northern new england. light rain across iowa, nebraska and minnesota. rain and mountain snow from seattle to great falls, montana. >> and we are looking at 67 degrees in billings. 83 in albuquerque. a scorching 99 in phoenix. mostly 60s from the twin cities to minneapolis. 70s from atlanta to boston. 84 in miami. and 81 in new orleans. >>> coming up after the break, skydiving dogs. the four-legged warriors trained to take out terrorists. >> they are incredible. >>> then, how soon will we see any kind of relief at the pump? and how low, actually, could these gas prices go? >>> and on top of that, the world's most famous newlyweds, you can guess who they are, announce a visit to the states. hey, your high speed internet here, at home... ...and on the go... ...with some really big news. it's b-i-g -- big. high speed internet from at&t at home... ...includes wi-fi access on the go. whoo-hoo! [ both ] it's an unbelievable deal. [ chuckles ] well, gotta go. but wait -- there's more... [ female announcer ] go to the website below today

that will be followed by michelle obama's university address at northern iowa. this weekend on american history tv on c-span3, former presidential candidate and gov. michael dukakis on how he evolved into a popular political figure. we will look back at jimmy carter and the energy crisis of the 1970's. and on sunday, american history -- sunday, may 22, american history tv will be live from mississippi. >> this weekend on both tv on c- span2, it talk about last year's deep water horizon explosion. and governor deval patrick recounts his life. and on afterwards, william cohen shares his insight on money and power, how goldman sachs came to rule the world. look for the complete book tv schedule at booktv.org and get the complete schedule online. >> the house armed services committee wednesday passed a measure authorizing pentagon programs and policies for 2012. the vote on the house floor was nearly unanimous. only one member voted no. some of the issues debated, the repeal of the don't ask don't tell policy completed funding for a second engine for the joint strik

northern plains. you have the potential for severe weather today across parts of the dakotas into nebraska and iowa. watch out. there could be tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds across that region. otherwise it's nice and >>> and happy mom's day to you. looking at the south bay right now, you can see we've got a little bit of light rain and drizzle in few spots, especially around the i hadtops of the east bay. we're going see partly cloudy skies this afternoon. cool temperatures and still a slight chance for an isolated shower near the hills. temperatures fit for a san jose shark. of cures the game gets started at 5:00 this evening, 50s and low 60s for highs today. tomorrow, clearing skies and warmer for the middle part of the week. >>> now here's lester. >> janice, thanks. >>> the bizarre twist in the search of a missing couple who vanished two months ago while on a road trip to las vegas. this weekend the wife surfaced without her husband and with an incredible story of survival to tell. nbc's kristen welker has more. >> reporter: alive, atv riders found rita chretian friday after she'd been

iowa and nebraska. mountain snow in the northern rockies and cascades.ston. 80s from dallas to miami. >>> this should spice things up. lots of festivals and parades -- marking cinco de mayo yesterday but if you were in southern california and a frat guy you probably had something else in mind. >> this was the third annual burrito bowl in universal city. >> yahoo! >> students from usc, cal state, and ucla squared off to see who could gobble up the most burritos in eight minutes. >> frat guys eating as many burritos as they can. that just sounds disgusting. >> that's a friday night. >> oh, my gosh. the 2011 bragging rights did go to ucla. there was a cash prize, which the winners donated to charity. >> and of course, the all-important race to the bathroom quickly followed. >> cleared the room right after that. we'll be right back with more of "world news now." highbrow entertainment over here. highbrow. >> that's right. ♪ you go next if you had a hóhere would hoveround power chair? the statue of liberty? the grand canyon? it's all possible ith a hoveround.

okay, we have two areas with convective outlooks up in the north, the northern plains, south dakota, even into western iowarule out the possibility of a few tornadoes and also in texas from san angelo up to southern oklahoma. we could also see some very aggressive storms there. now, meanwhile, we have a surface low and an upper level low combining to give us high fire danger. look at this. 40 to 60-mile-per-hour winds, and that takes us all the way westward into southern california, and, of course, it is mother's day. happy mother's day to everyone. look at this, in mothers arms island, florida, i believe that's in and around orlando, you've got lots of sunshine and 92 degrees. red hot. >> today's weather has been brought to you by macy's. dan and bianna. >> jackie, thank you. >>> come you go up on "good morning america" -- meet our team of mom testers. we asked them to put some of those as seen on tv products to the test. we'll tell you which ones are approved. >> some of these get a little messy. >>> we told you all week about the amazing navy s.e.a.l. dog involved in the raid on bin laden's compound. wh

from "the des moines register," this headline from a northern small community of iowa, the whiten-moore golf club, the golf course is going to be plowed up and planted with corn. so there's some extreme measures being taken here to respond to the demand for food or fiber or fuel. and just remember agriculture in america has -- has the capability and the demonstrated capability to produce all. we don't grow food -- or we don't grow crops just for food. we've always grown for food and fiber. and for the last 30 years food, fiber, and fuel. and we can continue to do it and we're going to do it successfully and the consumers of america aren't going to pay for it. in fact, if we don't continue to do that and keep the family farmer of the united states healthy and strong and ethanol's a contribution to that, then we're not going to be able to meet the needs of our society. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. mr. grassley: i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: quorum call: a senator: mr. presiden

right here from minnesota back through iowa, kansas, we have an area of showers and thunder toward northern areas of north of minneapolis this morning. that storm system will cut across the northern tier of states, tracking a low pressure area late tomorrow evening, that will give us a better chance for showers around here. today high pressure is in control across the region. between the high and low in new england, driving the nobody westerly winds gusting 25 to 30 miles per hour at times, we get quieter tonight. winds get lighter as well. we'll call it a light breeze. tomorrow clouds increase, start with a few of them in the morning. in the afternoon and evening here comes the showers and rain and maybe a rumble of thunder down south by 8:00. this passes tomorrow night by saturday morning other than a shower lingering in the mountains, saturday turns out to be a fairly decent day. your next three days, today it's going to be windy, but sunny, chilly start, 67 this afternoon. breezy again on friday with some afternoon and nighttime hours, maybe a rumble of thunder, 68. nice on saturday, 72

plus odd miles with watches in effect from northern wisconsin and minnesota all the way down into parts of texas. most of the rotation has been in minnesota, iowa and wisconsin. but we've got two warnings still at this hour with tornadoes confirmed by trained storm spotters. one in sparta, wisconsin, and one down in slater, missouri. you need to be seeking shelter now. this severe weather will continue through the night tonight. and we are also concerned that a lot of these storms are moving over the flooded areas, don. so we'll be watching the mississippi river, but more importantly, some of the smaller tributaries and streams leading into the mississippi and ohio for possible rises. >> all right. if you are anyone where jacqui jeras told you to be safe, heed the warning. thank you. we appreciate it. >>> an attack on a naval air station in pakistan. a large fire is being seen from the base. a live report from islamabad is coming up in moments. >>> plus, president obama speaks to libya's lobbying group on the heels of the controversy of mideast peace on the border of palestinians. a live report is straight ahead. mmpblts of you are asking for q

iowa. hail, gusty winds and rain in des moines, st. louis, little rock, dallas and houston. thunderstorms from minneapolis to memphis. afternoon showers from the carolinas to miami. mountain snow in the northern rockies and cascades and rain in the pacific northwest. >> another 57-degree day in seattle. 75 in boise. 91 in phoenix. mostly 80s from dallas to detroit. 71 here in new york. 90 in atlanta. and 87 in new orleans. >>> coming up after the break, is site safe? new tests from the seafood from the gulf of mexico. >>> and the rapper at the white house, with prototy last night. drawing extreme criticism this morning. the first lady under fire. >>> and we now know what will happen to that world-famous hat. >> oh, dear. >> oh, man. >>> the government says that we are not driving as much because of high gasoline prices. gas consumption fell 2.5% last week. and that caused gas futures to fall 8%. although, there's not much change yet at the pump. >>> oil prices are up this morning overseas, where tokyo's nikkei average lost 1.5% today. hong kong's hang seng is about down the same. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, a tough day. the dow lost 130 points yesterday, because of less

iowa with hail, gusty winds and heavy rain. mountain snow in western colorado and the northern rockies. >> 57 degrees in seattle. 75 in boise. 91las up to detroit. 90 in atlanta. 71 here in new york and 63 in boston. >>> she has set broadcasting records, amassed a fortune and won countless awards and now oprah winfrey has her very own street. >> just a street. she deserves more than that. chicago mayor daley has renamed the block in front of harpo studios, oprah winfrey way, saying she's been a great ambassador to her adopted hometown. >> she said this is better than an oscar or an emmy. and asked what is next, oprah winfrey tells "the chicago tribune" that she's got a stack of plays in her bag. the queen of daytime talk's next goal is to hit broadway. >> all right. nothing she can't do. >> that's right. >> that's for sure. we'll be right back, everyone with more of "world news now." let me tell you about a very important phone call i made. when i got my medicare card, i realized i needed an aarp... medicare supplement nsurance card, too. medicare is one of the great things about turning 65, but it doesn't cover everything. in

partses of iowa and illinois. 85, denver. 65 in san francisco. in feet of snow in the northernr actual mother's day, in boston, dad, don't forget. 62 degrees and rain. showers across the mid-atlantic, all the way towards chicago. thunderstorms in the high plains. rain and snow moving into the pacific northwest. some motherly cities. mother's canyon, arizona, 78 and partly-cloudy. and of course, we've been watching the mississippi river. that will be cresting in materially to middle part of next week, by memphis, tennessee. that could be 14 feet above flood stage. the good news over the weekend, no rain expected. elizabeth, back over to you. >> thanks so much. >>> you've heard the saying, love is blind. tonight, we're putting that to the test. john quinones is here, with a case of a blind man on a blind date, with a supermodel. >> they say that opposites attract. so, we set up a date with polar opposites. he's tall. she's not. he's honest. she's a liar. she has 20/20 vision. and he is blind. we can confirm that opposites do attract. and they attract plenty of attention. we've co

iowa. mr. grassley: we're on the nomination, is that right? the presiding officer: the senator is correct. mr. grassley: i rise today to speak in opposition to magistrate judge chen, the president's nominee for northern district of california. before i address judge chen's nomination, i want to say a few words about our progress on judicial nominations. at the beginning of this congress, i told the chairman that i would work with him to process consensus nominees at a fair and reasonable pace. thus far this congress, i have worked very hard and in good faith to do just what i promis promised. we've confirmed consensus nominees with a particular focus on nominees in so-called judicial emergencies. i made that commitment to the chairman and i've kept it. the senate has been in session for only 46 days this congress. in that short period, we have confirmed 20 judges. we confirmed three judges last week. in fact, thus far, we have taken positive action on 43 of 71 nominees that have been submitted to this congress by the president. 20 have been confirmed, 13 have been reported out of committee, and 10 have had hearings in the committee. all total, we have taken positive action, then, on 61% of the judici