officer came and started o'malley also could have decided not to. each of these officers showed restraint in not firing their weapons where a suspect provocative action would normally end in shooting. these officers were awarded the gold medal of valor. [applause] >> a sgt. paine, who could not be here tonight, was also awarded the gold medal of valor. >> it is with great pride that we honor these individuals for their valor. every day, officers put their lives at risk and do very good police work and we do not do enough to thank them for that. i am brought to be part of a ceremony where we can point to these heroes and thank them publicly, the way that we should do so every day publicly. so thank you again. [applause] the police commission and the park would would also like to think the diversity of california's san francisco for its generous support in co- sponsored tonight's event. we would like to single out the community relations office and the conference center office for putting tonight's ceremony and their generous support. i also want to t

governor o'malley? >> well, over the next 10 years we see us being able to avoid some $850 million in costs that we'd otherwise incur. but the bigger hope, the great opportunity from health care reform is that we'll finally get one of the most out of control and fastest escalating costs off the backs of our small businesses, our medium size businesses, all businesses. every year for the last 10, 15 years our businesses have been sending another 17%, 15%, 20% for health care coverage. and those are dollars that they cannot invest in their plant that they cannot invest in creating jobs, that they cannot invest in marketing their products abroad. so we believe there are going to be states that really embrace this and are at the forefront of implementing it. and we believe the states that do that will become far more attractive to all businesses and especially to those start-ups, those family-owned, new entrepreneurial businesses. i think the states that resist it and fight it will have a very, very difficu

it's my honor to introduce the governor of the state of maryland, martin o'malley. and i think he is irish. [inaudible] >> there we go. thank you very much, madam leader, and to our vice chairs, all of you really, thank you very much, congresswoman edwards, good to see. cloudy electricity is still on in your home. it is a great honor. thank you for inviting me to be here today in front of the house democratic steering and policy committee. and let me begin by saying thank you to all of you for the tough votes that you have already cast for the recovery and reinvestment act, without which there would not be a single state capital standing today in the united states of america. your votes, your courage, our presidents leadership kept our state from sliding in to the second great depression. and many of those investments that you made, whether was in education on new energy or the weatherization, the very things that answered that call that the president articulated so clearly just last week to out innovate, out educate and rebuild our country. so as democrats we recog

martin o'malley. there are cards by your chairs where you can write questions. i will turn it over to jay martin. >> thank you for joining us here on a rainy day in washington. let's talk about what is taking place in madison in wisconsin. what lessons do you take away from what has happened in madison looking at this stage --this standoff going into its second week? >> when you are facing tough challenges and you have to overcome challenges like the imbalances in the pension system, it is best to bring people together to do that. when you try to build five or make one side of the equation the enemy, you are asking for trouble. we all know we have to go through a time of readjustment. the best way is to bring people together. we are asking our public employees in maryland for many of the same concessions as they are asking for in wisconsin. we are not asking them to give up their rights to organize or have their voices heard. >> we have heard of two big deficits. we are asking our public employees to

governor o'malley? >> oh, it's key. the fastest areas of growth that we have as a state are in biotechnology and also cybersecurity. we were able to compete for and win a federal grant to expand broadband connections to -- and connect all 24 of our counties in our state. we believe that cyber, that cyber highway is really the key to the future, and so technology's at the center of our new economy. >> governor perry? >> um, well said. and, absolutely, the technology's going to -- in finding the cures for the diseases. in 2005 i believe it was, 2007 we passed a $3 billion effort over a ten-year period of time to find the cures for cancer. again, it's those big ideas, it's those very innovative and all the spin-off that comes from that, the jobs that are created. so technology and, you know, whether it's in the energy field. we haven't talked about energy at all -- >> please. >> -- jonathan, and the fact of the matter is as we're seeing in the middle east and those areas, literally in flames. countries that have massive re

you had a tough year, governor o'malley. and you had a great year. >> thank you. >> but a lot of your colleagues didn't fair as well. why is 2011, why is 2012 and there are a handful of races, why is that different for democrats if we haven't seen unemployment nationally come down? that's a big if. as i look at some of these leading indicators, it seems pretty apparent to me and from the commentators i listen to on the news, everybody agrees we are doing better now. our economy is doing better now than it was two years ago, than it was a year ago. and the big if in your question is what the economy will be doing and will our people be going back to work in greater numbers by the next election. i think we are going to continue to see our economy improve, but we have a long way to go, but i think over the course of time, people will have a better opportunity to evaluate whether the president's call about outeducate, outinnovate the rest of the world is the way to go. historically, that has always been true. i think it can stil

governor o'malley. >> governor, thank you very much. we have three tremendous leader setter here for the committee today and i really want to thank each of you for making time to be with us. we are pleased to have general keith alexander, the commander of u.s. soccer command, director of the national security agency and chief of the central security service in fort meade, maryland. he previously held assignments as deputy chief of staff at the headquarters for the department of the army in washington d.c. and as commanding general of intelligence security command in virginia. he has also served in command posts in germany and saudi arabia during operation desert shield and operation desert storm. general alexander holds a number of degrees including degrees in electronic warfare, natural -- national security strategy. see to his left is undersecretary rand beers from that part of homeland security, who was appointed by president obama to the department's national protection and program directorate to oversee its integrated efforts to re

governor o'malley. >> governor, thank you very much. we have three tremendous leader setter here for the committee today and i really want to thank each of you for making time to be with us. we are pleased to have general keith alexander, the commander of u.s. soccer command, director of the national security agency and chief of the central security service in fort meade, maryland. he previously held assignments as deputy chief of staff at the headquarters for the department of the army in washington d.c. and as commanding general of intelligence security command in virginia. he has also served in command posts in germany and saudi arabia during operation desert shield and operation desert storm. general alexander holds a number of degrees including degrees in electronic warfare, natural -- national security strategy. see to his left is undersecretary rand beers from that part of homeland security, who was appointed by president obama to the department's national protection and program directorate to oversee its integrated efforts to re

. >> i would like to thank governor bruce and governor o'malley for bringing cybersecurity to the forefront. we also like to thank general dunbar. we have been partnering with the homeland security advisory council for a number of years now and have adopted the, which i am very appreciative of. it really brings to heart both physical and cyber sides of the house. i am so honored to be on this panel with general alexander and undersecretary beers. the staff is incredible and it is a pleasure to do with them on a daily basis. i have been off caffeine for about six months, and hotel has a starbucks back down in the lobby, so i am back on. i have had three triple vente espressos. if i am shaking, i am not nervous, it is just the caffeine rushing through my veins. this is the highlight of my career, and based on that i am starting to focus -- what can i say, how can i narrow this down for anyone who has seen my presentations? just like in all my presentation, i decided not to cut out slides, i will just talk faster. lastly, i recognize that i am the last speaker for the end of the day, and i am

and o'malley sent this letting saying the ordnance violated state law. >> we were told we needed to sendnal to the feeds that we weren't thumbing our arms at them. >> hopefully it's closer aligned with the attorney general's guidelines and won't put the cultivators at risk. >> reporter: but critics remain. and current dispensary owners say they stand to lose. an industry attorney said it's putting a threat on the dispensaries. and in the last hour and a half, the city council decided not to vote tonight. instead frank and julie this new proposal will now head to the public safety economy for consideration next week. here in oakland, i'm heather holmes, ktvu news. >>> a six hour traffic jam on interstate 880 in oakland because of emergency repairs and a serious accident. about 5:30 this evening three cars collided on 880 near 16th shutting down three south bound lanes. at the same time, emergency pothole repair work was under way not far away on highway 880 which forced two lanes to be closed. the pothole was discovered this afternoon and was about two by 4 feet. crews finally finished th

and o'malley sent this letting saying the ordnance violated state law. >> we were told we needed to sendignal to the feeds that we weren't thumbing our arms at them. >> hopefully it's closer aligned with the attorney general's guidelines and won't put the cultivators at risk. >> reporter: but critics remain. and current dispensary owners say they stand to lose. an industry attorney said it's putting a threat on the dispensaries. and in the last hour and a half, the city council decided not to vote tonight. instead frank and julie this new proposal will now head to the public safety economy for consideration next week. here in oakland, i'm heather holmes, ktvu news. >>> a six hour traffic jam on interstate 880 in oakland because of emergency repairs and a serious accident. about 5:30 this evening three cars collided on 880 near 16th shutting down three south bound lanes. at the same time, emergency pothole repair work was under way not far away on highway 880 which forced two lanes to be closed. the pothole was discovered this afternoon and was about two by 4 feet. crews finally finished

you collectively have made a compelling case that we ought to do and to reflect on what governor o'malley and we talked about earlier, you know, for a $600 million annual investment we could renew the build america bonds, do all the good things done with that in infrastructure, and we're spending $4 billion a year in subsidies to the oil companies. want to talk about how to pay for it. but, mayor, there's some other aspects of the majority's budget cuts which i think would reflect on jobs in the city of philadelphia not just in government. i know that one of the largest employers, if not the largest employer in the region you and i live in is the university of pennsylvania. >> yes. >> and one of the major things the university of pennsylvania does is health care research, medical research, maybe among the best in the world. .. >> they continue to grow. they continued to bill. they teach young people into the region. we have 101 colleges and universities in the tri-state area. we are one of the most post-secondary rich regions in the united states of america. so from an employment standpoi

. >> in oakland district attorney nancy o'malley said there's not enough evidence to pursue criminalinst two officers involved in the shooting death of 37 year-old derek jones. the message that the a gave to the jones family on tuesday. i spoke to derek jones sister she told me there were a shock and outrage about the family when they heard the d.a.'s decision. she told me ultimately the d.a. to the family there's not enough evidence or witnesses to pursue criminal charges. in oakland kron 4 news. >> the city of aleppo is no. 9 on forbes list of the most miserable cities in america right after that is the unemployment rate which is expected to average 12 1/2% this year. if other factors look at the number of homes in foreclosure, the crime rate and how long it takes residents to commute to work. >> here in santa clara county and across california's state park closures are looming. all 278 state parks including henry coast in the hills are undergoing scrutiny right now. some of those parks could see reduced hours while others could be closed out right. the the governor is seeking to c

martin o'malley and a number of other democratic governors. we will hear more from the president's spokesman at 2:00 p.m. eastern. that news conference will be on c-span2. on c-span3, the state department briefing. they said today a ferry carrying more than 300 individuals, many americans, has safely left libya. the democratic governors' meeting today -- they will have a couple of discussions this afternoon focusing on jobs and state competitiveness. we will have live coverage of that coming up at 2:00 p.m. eastern. also on afghanistan, the u.s. is pulling back in the central -- in a central valley. we will hear from the afghan defense minister at noon on c- span2. a couple of updates to report to you. the evacuation of americans -- the state department also reports they have chartered a plane out of there. french president nicolas sarkozy asking for muammar gaddafi to step down. a number of meetings all over the world in fact. nato meeting today as well. we will update you with any news as it is made available. >> this weekend, governors will

the point where this past weekend at, when all the governors are in town here, you saw the boards, o'malley, the governor of maryland taking aim at christy. i forget the exact phrase he said but the biggest comedy routine or something along those lines that republicans have. i mean, he's definitely becoming someone that is emblem atic of in a similar way to scott walker, these drastic cuts and setting himself up in a way to these unions. he keeps tamping down on the speculation that he is pursuing a national bid. doesn't look very likely that he would run in 2012 but you could see him doing something down the line. host: next, charles from maryland. good morning to you. republican line. caller: yeah. the congress and senate want to vote on cuts for old people. how come they don't want to cut their own salaries? most of their constituents make between $30,000 and $50,000 a year. how come they don't cut their own salaries down so they understand what people are going through? it seems to me that if they cut a lot of their perks out, cut their salary down, it would help the budget an awful lot

that's why governor martin o'malley came to testify for this and another of pennsylvania, giving us their direct experience on what a difference the build america bond initiative, which was in the recovery act and which needs to be renewed. most significantly build america bonds keeps our promise to stay focused on jobs and it helps put americans back to work. both parties agree that we must stay focused on reducing our deficit and that's exactly what build america bonds do. you cannot achieve the goal of deficit reduction unless you invest in growth and job creation. a vigious oversight is critical to that effort and democrats remain committed to doing our part. we are ready to eliminate waste, fraud, abuse, duplication, in our budget and we will subject every dollar, taxpayer dollar, to the harshest scrutiny and we're prepared to make tough decisions to get our fiscal house in order. but we will not sacrifice key investments that are helping our economy grow, our small businesses expand and reneed to make more investments in small business -- and we need to make more investments in smal

. >> please welcome the chair of the democratic governors association, martin o'malley. >> thank you for coming here to be part of the democratic governors association and this conversation we are about to have about serving a modern and innovative work force. we have two panels we will have this afternoon parade of lot of ground to cover. we just came from a meeting at the white house with president obama and vice-president by then. and we talked about the things we can to has governors on the front lines to bring people together, to bring the work force to get a, with dark innovative companies, our leading ceo's, to create jobs. let me introduce everyone around here. we are joined in this panel by northrop grumman and ceo, and next to him is seiu president, mary kay hagan. i know there is a lot of work force abuse going on right now in wisconsin and other places, so i appreciate you taking your place with us today. we are with you. [applause] from the show me state of missouri, judge nixon judgejay -- jay nixon. one of our newly elected democratic governors from connecticut. john p