pools and you have a recipe for americans being very very distracted at work today according to office max has twenty eleven hoops at work survey about half of working adults check game scores online at least once a day while the work of the outplacement consulting firm challenger gray and christmas saying there's the march madness will cost companies nationwide about eight point four million hours of lost productivity and a lot of basketball logic so while the world deals with conflict death nuclear fears here in the u.s. well we're only worried about getting drunk finding our way home safely and cheering for a team that we picked in the office pool but probably have no idea where their school is actually located. now all the majority of us use social networking sites as a way to stay in touch with friends and family look at pictures of ex boyfriends and girlfriends or try to get a look into the personal lives of our coworkers or our crushes the internet is of course also a place for to harness to make connections to build networks to spread propaganda maybe even plant sinister terror plo

our officers -- what we have 479 currently eligible for retirement, the majority of our officers would like to max out, at age 55 or older. there are a number of combinations that come into play, but that needs to be taken into consideration in terms of staffing and fiscal responsibility. >> commissioner, one of the big issues, one of the reasons you want academy classes going constantly, is so that you could catch up. if we started tomorrow, they would not be in the field until 2012. commissioner slaughter: that was my concern, too, getting them up to speed. >> by the time the background, processing, the academy, it would not be in a police car until 2012. >> getting back to the scenario, it is good to hear that the officers retirement would be based on the restored volume, what they would have had if they did not take the pay cut. still, if they stay on and make the pay cut, they would be making less by working then by a one home and taking their pension. that is still something that we need to be concerned about. >> we have a number of officers who enjoy what they do and are dedicated and have

officer: morning business is now closed. under the previous order, the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, max oliver cogburn jr. of north carolina to be united states district judge. mrs. hagan: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from north carolina. mrs. hagan: thank you. i would like to talk about judge max cogburn jr., judicial nominee for the united states district court in the western district of north carolina. judge cogburn was nominated for the second time by president obama on january 5, 2011, and was favorably reported out of the judiciary committee by voice vote on february 3, 2011. it is extremely important to me that north carolina has highly capable representation on our federal courts. judge cogburn is exactly the type of legal mind that we need as a judge on north carolina's western district court. since coming to the u.s. senate, i have worked to increase the number of north carolinians on our federal judiciary. unfortunately, it has turned out to be a rather slow and arduous process, and after months of making the case that north carolina deserves more represe

officer: without objection. mr. reid: the senate will vote on the confirmation of max oliver cogburn to be a district judge for north carolina. if there is no further business to come before the senate, i ask that it adjourn under the previous order. the presiding officer: the senate stands adjourned until senate stands adjourned until >> live coverage of the senate when members return here on c-span2. npr ceo vivian schiller resigned today after comments were made. the video made public on tuesday shows her, no relation to the ceo, conspiracying groups with two groups posing an muslim contributors. the meeting was secretly filmed. journalist david, a pulitzer prize winner died this week. >> now that the senate rejected both the republican and the democratic versions of the fiscal year 2011 spending bill, members of the house and senate will need to reach agreement in order to keep the government funded after march 18. here's part of the senate debate from today. >> mr. president, the amendment i introduced on friday cost $51 billion from the discretionary spending requests submitted by the president for fy2011. if

officer police mentioned the message signs are being activated as far south as palo alto, they are also activated here on the san mateo bridge. you can see it at the toll plaza maxhen on 1 01 northbound left came lanes are blocked. that's why the traffic is affected on 92 in the westbound direction margins 1 01. at the bay bridge westbound ride is still, i was going to sasay still looks good but thiss a quick build to the back up, the meter lights have been only activated for 30 minutes. the peninsula remains are a hot spot. that is 101 northbound, use 2 80 to get around. a check on whether. >> louisa: it looks like the wet weather will hold off, bring down oakland temperatures sitting in the '40's, as we take it through the afternoon which warmer way up and to 58. high temperature of 60 today, back down to 50 by 8:00 p.m. in terms of wet weather, what we watch as a friend, it continues to push an, as it does so increases the chances of wet weather this morning. right now already picking up what showers along 2 80 and 50. snow levels will stay high throughout the day today by 9:00 a.m. we could pick up sprinkles along the peninsula and the space as well. as we h

max and bob, to police. the boys still in their pajamas. as officersived in the darkness of night, the children were taken from sheen's hominid court order. an emergency complaint filed by charlie's estranged wife, brooke mueller. >> good-bye. >> i love you, little man. i will see you very soon. trust me. your dad don't lie. i will see you very soon. love you. >> reporter: just hours later -- >> at this moment on live television, i do not know where my children are. >> reporter: charlie sheen re t reacted here on "today." >> brooke, i'm sorry that you felt this had to be done in this way, but this does not display any responsible parenting. i urge you to reach out to me and tell me where our sons are. >> reporter: brooke mueller who just days ago jetted with shean and his goddesses to the bahamas, filed court papers saying in the last two weeks sheen threatened to stab my eye with a pen knife and spit on my feet. he also punched me in the arm. on christmas day 2009, police reports sheen held a knife to her throat, eventually pleading guilty to misdemea

. >> reporter: but late tuesday night officers arrived at his home and removed his boys, max and bob,fter sheen's estranged wife brooke mueller, the boys' mother who's also battled drug abuse, filed for a restraining order in court concerned about her children's well-being. >> reporter: you said you want to rededicate yourself to your kids. >> sure. >> reporter: are you embarrassed that your kid wills read about this? >> god, no. talk about an education. this guy's our dad and we can get the answers and the truth? wow, winning. >> reporter: charlie sheen joins us for a live interview with his lawyer mark gross. >> thank you. >> reporter: what happened at the house last night? you were home. the boys were awake or asleep? >> they were just being put to bed. my secretary informed me the police were on their way down to issue a restraining order. i thought, okay, we can deal with that. i got my lawyer on the phone and it was revealed once i opened the door that they were there to remove bob and max. so, you know, i professed in the last few days to not deal and come from a place of panic