omaha 37. the twin cities 13. in colorado springs. 63 in phoenix. >>> one of my favorite stories of the day here. proof this morning that kids do the darnedest things and they couldn't care less to whom they do it. >> vice president biden had just finished swearing in oregon senator ron wyden when wyden's 3-year-old son snagged the script right out of biden's hand. you can see it there. little wyden refused to return the script despite the vice president's pleading. >> the veep quickly put his negotiating skills to work. he asked the boy to pick a hand, quickly snatched back his script, and gave the boy a mint instead. >> i'm surprised it didn't end with a lot of tears. >> or some cursing. >> from him, yeah. >> more news after this. shop till you drop. relax by the pool. at a four-star hotel for a two-star price from hotwire.com. so you get ridiculously low prices, backed by our low price guarantee. like four stars in chicago, travelocity published price $189. hotwire hot rate just $85. hotwire.com. four-star hote

an omaha police officer says no students were wounded. a suspect is in custody. the adult the wounded were both male. there's no information about their condition or the age of the suspects. but again, a school shooting in omaha, nebraska today. >>> there are two lucky winners from the megamillions. one ticket was sold at a safeway in eastern washington. the other ticket was sold in idaho. the winning numbers are -- >>> there were ten $50,000 winners in california. those tickets matched the first five numbers but not the m egaball. >>> swans appear to be making a come back at the palace of the pine arts. last weekend caretakers placed blanche, the one remaining swan, back in the water along with the two friends she made at point reyes. the caretakers had moved blanche to point reyes in november for her own safety after someone who killed the other remaining swan. city officials plan to unveil renovations to the la -- renovations for the lagoon next week. >> that will do it for us. thanks for watching. have a great day.

[applause] nathan is omaha, lakota, northern cheyenne, and was born in winnebago, nebraska.ates in the sun dance in south dakota and assists with ceremonies in california. nathan is respectful to elders and those who struggle with the digit -- addiction and other health issues. the path he found through recovery is called the good, read have, at half that requires one to give back and take care of the community. he has chosen to walk the good red road with support from friendship house and native american health center staff. after graduating from friendship house in 1996, nathan joint sober spirits, a support group of friendship house alumni. they provide security at powwows and other community events, and they are role models for a clean and sober life style, reaching out to community members who are struggling with addiction. nathan has volunteered for the san francisco and oakland tribal tanf program and has been a motivational speaker at schools throughout the area. he is a strong advocate for embracing native cultural arts, activities, and athletics. in 1998, nathan re

the team was identified as the sound of an omaha police detective.ed in the shooting and other south high school they say the victim was the school's principal was in critical condition and the vice principal was in stable condition. >> a live look good side right now from the golden gate bridge. clear skies as the sun sets this evening. if another round of very chilly temperatures out there over night. taking a look at storm tracker 4 radar notice clouds are staying well to the north as we have warmer, drier air blocking the clouds. the winds have also shifted coming from the east and northeast which is bringing us fog. here's a look at fog tracker for tomorrow, once again the central valley fog is being pushed in to the delta i, fairfield, antioch and our inland valleys by the wind. this will continue to the morning even though it's not popping up extensively near concord in and livermore. we will see that fog pushed into those areas as well. 11 a.m. still hanging tough over antioch and fairfield and that's where it's going to stay until 3:00. this

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and 31 in omaha. a snowy 38 here in new york. 60s in miami, new orleans and dallas. >>> and still ahead, the insurance giant, raising rates by nearly 60%. >>> plus, the coolest gadgets for the whole family as the consumer electronics show in las vegas. >>> and science weighs in on what a woman's tears do to a guy's libido. Ñ >>> the december jobs report will be the main event on wall street today. economists predict businesses added about 145,000 workers last month. >>> overseas, markets are mixed ahead of the report. tokyo's nikkei average rose 0.1% today. hong kong's hang seng fell 0.4%. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow fell 26 points. and the nasdaq added 28 points. >>> christmas was as not as fair as retailers hoped it would be. the deals were too good in november. it was still the best holiday shopping season since 2006. >>> facebook founder mark zuckerberg says he is in no rush to go public. but the time may soon be right. it sets the stage for an ipo next year. under s.

. >>> police in nebraska say the student who opened fire at an omaha high school was the son of a policedetective. the gunman is identified as 17-year-old robert butler. butler had attended miller's south high school since november. on wednesday he shot and killed the assistant principal and wounded the principal. butler then fled in his car and killed himself. >> the investigation continues as to what his mind-set was, why we think he may have been up here at the school in the capacity that he came here to do damage, and we'll be assessing that as the days continue. >> on an expletive-filled facebook post, butler said the school was worse than his previous one and drove him to violence. >>> this morning there are conflicting stories concerning the death of a mexican teenager along the u.s. border. the 17-year-old apparently threw rocks at border patrol agents in the arizona city of nogales. a mexican official said he died early wednesday after falling from a border fence and hitting his head. but police in mexico say the boy's friends told them he'd been shot by a u.s. border patrol age

and 68 in phoenix. 19 in minneapolis. 30 in omaha. and 31 in chicago. boston climbs to 27. new york, 37. and miami sounds nice at 78. >>> when we come back, texting behind the wheel is now a no-no. could texting while walking be next? >> wow. >>> get ready to pay more for the food you eat, even at the golden arches. >>> plus, the mystery at the library of congress. how did that hawk get inside? >>> overseas markets are reacting as the dow closes in on 12,000. tokyo's nikkei average rose 1.2% today. hong kong's hang seng dipped slightly. in london, the ftse opened slightly lower. on wall street, the dow surged 108 points yesterday, closing at its highest level since june of 2008. the nasdaq added 28 points. >>> general motors could soon be number one again. the automaker's worldwide sales came within 30,000 of beating toyota for the top spot. and gm expects its sales to be even better this year. one reason for gm's surge is china. it sold more vehicles there than in the u.s. last year. the first time in its 102-year history that it sold more vehicles in a foreign market than

a chili 41 in atlanta and 51 in new orleans. 20s from omaha to detroit and just 15 in minneapolis. 46 in boise, 63 in sacramento and a warm 71 in phoenix. >>> and when we come back on this friday morning, certain postal rates are going up yet again. we'll have the latest details. >>> plus, life-saving rescues in brazil. areas devastated by floodwaters. why all the rain this week? >>> and a computer goes up against "jeopardy"'s brightest brains. who do you think will win? brains. who do you think will win? >>> federal reserve chairman ben bernanke says he is more optimistic about the economy than he was just a few months ago. bernanke is now predicting the economy will grow as much as 4% this year. he also said there were signs the job market is improving, but it will still take a long time to bring down unemployment. >>> overseas markets are mixed to close out the week. tokyo's nikkei average fell 0.9%. hong kong's hang seng finished higher. in london the ftse opened slightly lower. on wall street the dow lost 20 points, the nasdaq ticked down 2 points. >>> well, postal rates are goin

and 17 in omaha. new york will get up to 31 degrees. miami, 81. >>> and when we come back this morning, mystery solved. kidnapped as a baby. a grown woman works to find her real family. and she does. >>> plus, little survivors. scientists think they have found out why blood-sucking bedbugs have made such a comeback. h@h@h@ >>> chinese president hu jintao's visit to the u.s. has been productive for u.s. businesses. the obama administration says china will buy $45 billion in u.s. exports. that includes a nearly $20 billion deal for 200 boeing planes. the white house says the deal will support up to 235,000 jobs. >>> overseas stocks are lower across the board this morning after u.s. banks reported steep drops in profits yesterday. tokyo's nikkei average fell more than 1%. hong kong's hang seng dropped 1.7%. in london, the ftse opened lower. on wall street, the dow slipped 12 points yesterday. the nasdaq dropped 40 points. >>> walmart is announcing a five-year plan today to provide healthier and more affordable food. the retail giant will c

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not quite omaha beach but they said they did have resistance and these were one of the first members of george company to die and bob remembers one of those first people and one of those memories that has left him -- never left him as george company landed they pushed inland toward sold sold -- sold prieta and the first unit to make its way up to the center of the city on the blvd that was the only road that could support tanks and sherman tanks and pershings and capturing the road was key and george company pushed down the road similar house-to-house fighting in fallujah and as they move their way down the road they went from north korea in existence and dug-in men but the first of five tests against enemy regiments' came against the night they had entered the city a reinforced battalion over six or 700 men from north korea backed up with tanks and self. guns assaulted george company and they held the line. this tiny company with bazookas and 30 caliber machine guns held the line against tanks and self. guns and they stopped the north koreans, the first offensive in the city that ni

and a much warmer 10, in omaha. new york, up to 41. miami heats up to 80. >>> as the president marked martin luther king monday, he also took some time out to celebrate another birthday, the first lady's. >> they marked the occasion with a date night at a washington restaurant. and earlier in the day, the first lady was serenaded, as the obamas took part in a service project at a washington school. ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday ♪ ♪ happy birthday to you happy birthday to you ♪ >> you probably recognize that version of "happy birthday." that's the one that stevie wonder wrote to honor dr. king. >>> and when we come back this morning, the president's opinion piece in one of the morning papers, bound to get the attention of wall street today. >>> then, the new airline fees. could free drinks be a thing of the past? >> say it ain't so. >>> plus, on top of that, the rising waters in the northwest, expected to destroy even more property today. h@h@a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a

host: omaha, good morning. june, you are on the air with dr. light. caller: i am making $7.25 and can barely make it, and the post office people in omaha, nebraska, are making a lot more money. they get all these holidays off, paid, overtime for the weekends. they work as many hours as they can, but i would say that is the first place to start cutting down and freezing their pay. talk a little about the whole federal work force, not just about federal employees. let's talk about contractor employees and throw the grantees into the mix. if we are going to talk about downsizing, we have to include the hidden workforce. i think if we did a job-to-job comparison between federal employees and contractors, we would find the contractors are spending a lot more on labor than the federal government. that is not to dismiss your concern in omaha about the difference between how much federal employees are making, and i think federal employees have to make a sacrifice right now. president obama made that point. you just cannot be raising salaries every year and al

he was the son of an omaha police detective. the school is closed today. >> arizona a man's arm did the standoff in phoenix is in custody. it in unfolded yesterday afternoon police officer was involved in the shooting, with their robbery suspect. police evacuated a mall after the shooting the suspect was holed up at the restaurant until he was a rendering. he surrendered to police two hours later. nobody was hurt. >> more marine combat forces to afghanistan. defence department spokesman col. dave lapan said thursday the marines are now being notified and are expected to go within weeks. defence secretary robert gates approved the additional forces wednesday in hopes of consolidating gains already made during the troop buildup in afghanistan and of putting extra pressure on insurgents. >> the gulf oil spill is spreading the blame as a national commission of bp spill and offshore drilling rig to release to chapter of the report coming out next week. the blow was caught caused by missteps by bp, halliburton, trans ocean, the explos

host: omaha, good morning. june, you are on the air with dr. light. caller: i am making $7.25 and can barely make it, and the post office people in omaha, nebraska, are making a lot more money. they get all these holidays off, paid, overtime for the weekends. they work as many hours as they can, but i would say that is the first place to start cutting down and freezing their pay. talk a little about the whole federal work force, not just about federal employees. let's talk about contractor employees and throw the grantees into the mix. if we are going to talk about downsizing, we have to include the hidden workforce. i think if we did a job-to-job comparison between federal employees and contractors, we would find the contractors are spending a lot more on labor than the federal government. that is not to dismiss your concern in omaha about the difference between how much federal employees are making, and i think federal employees have to make a sacrifice right now. president obama made that point. you just cannot be raising salaries every year and al

omaha will get up to 36. chicago, 30. indianapolis, 36.n. 53 in atlanta. 74 in miami. new orleans hits 63 degrees. dallas, 55. >>> there are new developments in the case of a new york woman kidnapped as a baby 23 years ago. the woman wanted in connection with that kidnapping turned herself in sunday in connecticut. ann pettway is expected to appear in court today here in new york. she's charged with kidnapping carlina white from a harlem hospital. white was recently reunited with her biological family. >>> doctors treating congresswoman gabby giffords say she is improving every day but she's not ready for rehab just yet. clayton sandell is in houston with the details. good morning. >> reporter: hi. one member of the medical team tells us they are going to delay her transfer from the intensive care unit to the rehabilitation center right behind me. one of the reasons that they are concerned is fluid buildup around the congresswoman's brain. last week in tucson surgeons installed a tube to help drain some fluid away. her medical team does no

. >> and with the school shooting in omaha. after a 17 year-old walked on campus.lf ahoy he was suspended for driving on and the athletic field. and you want to talk to his father, france, and his father was a detective in the it no idea. that cracked his service handgun and went back to school for. and he left a message saying it was about to leave and to evil things. >> and with more dead birds. near of lebanon, similar cases in arkansas, louisiana, kentucky, and no word on the cause of death. and they're blaming bad weather, and fireworks. 2 million dead fish in maryland chesapeake bay. perhaps the drop in temperatures of the water. with 100,000 dead in arkansas. fish here at this creek. littered, and east central florida. still not immediately clear. cold temperatures are being blamed. at this point authorities are not linking any of these incidences. if 7 7 >> and it looks like a cold around the bay-area. with our current temperatures, nearly all in the 40's. 54 degrees along the coast. and our warm location will be inland. before his an antioch, and it is goi

the icing and another one on the heels in the plains bringing up to a foot of snow in cities like omaha and kansas city. obviously, those cities in the plains much more used to heavy snow like this, whereas the southeast not expecting this much snow all the time. they'll be caught off guard by this major winter storm. and we have not only the heavy snow, mainly north of atlanta, but also that icing. and parts of i-20, absolutely treacherous travel conditions. in fact, south of i-20 right now, many counties are closed right now into central alabama because of the icing conditions. and we expect these emergencies to continue at least through most of tuesday. then we'll continue to track that heavy snow building across the carolinas as well where even charlotte could see 3 to 6 inches. we are expecting widespread travel delays not only across the interstates but also at the airports as well. many flights have already been canceled and that's going to be the story as we go throughout the day. some places may be getting upwards of 6 even 12 inches of snow. for atlanta, this mainly changing o

. >>> classes are canceled today at an omaha high school, after a deadly shooting. a student apparently upset at being suspended, opened fire, killing the vice principal. the principal was also hurt but is expected to survive. students describe the chaos and panic in the moments after the shooting. >> this poor woman. she was screaming. it was a terrible scream, like i never heard in my life. and this man was just aching in agony, seemed like. >> no matter what you do, no matter how many times you go through this, nothing prepares you for it. >> the teenage shooter, identified as robert butler, later turned the gun on himself. >>> a mall in suburban phoenix will be open today, after a parking lot shoot-out sent shoppers scurrying for cover yesterday. it started when police confronted a robbery suspect. a gun fight broke out, with the officers holed up in a fast food restaurant. the suspect finally surrendered without hurting anyone. >>> a drive to legalize same-sex marriage gets a fresh start today in rhode island. a bill being reintroduced in the house of represent

. >> a 23-year-old in omaha came in last place in his fantasy league. so the league rules. tattoo the words fantasy loser on your leg. guess whose idea it was at the beginning of the season? spudman. >> of course. >> apparently he has a tattoo of his ex-wife on his other leg. >>> raiders hired former ravens assistant to be their offensive coordinator. the head coach will still call the play. >>> check out the new oakland athletics. billy bean put together what many experts say will be a contending team in the american league west. but the rolling stone saying you can't always get what you want, he did not require the big bat he was looking for. >> on paper the team doesn't appear to be a great deal of power. you didn't get him as you pointed out. is the lack of power a concern for you. >> certainly in the american league. you know, if there is one area that we could have used the most upgrading in was in power. but we are not necessarily a market setter and don't necessarily get our first choices and power has become a pretty rare commodity, particularly the 45 home run guy

may see a little bits of sleet down to the midwest, we have a little mini snowstorm coming for you, omahan to kansas city and st. louis and just the frigid temperatures continue sunday right into monday great lakes all the way to the northeast. if you want to get warm, your only choices are hawaii or >>> a little bit later on, the weather is going to be great here as well. we have some patchy fog inland. and then you'll see a few of those clouds working in. highs well into the 60s, a bit cooler inland where we're seeing some fog this morning. during the next seven days, over the weekend, we're going to stay dry, probably morning fog that will cool us off toward the middle part of next week. have to say high to you because we need to get him inside. what's his name in. >> carson. >> it's too cold for you. we'll send it back inside. >> not very often that we refer to the entire crowd by first name. bill, thanks. coming up, does your eye twitch, do you sneeze in threes? we'll tell you what it means. >>> and also the men of friends. the women are doing well, but what about the guys? the story

. >> reporter: chris is ceo of battle sports science the company that created the device in omaha, nebraskae're not detecting anything other than you're been hit a certain g-force for a certain duration. >> reporter: he an his business partner say the indicator works like an extra set of eyes. >> you have 150 kids going out for freshman football and all these stations, four or five coaches and they really can't see every hit that's going on and all the different stations. see how this is bolted on the chin strap. >> reporter: this is a prototype. they say the final product will be much more -- >> industrial and built to take the weather, elements, hits, everything and also not to be uncomfortable or bulky. we don't want anything to interfere with that. >> reporter: had bob the dummy been a real player, that blue light means he needs to be out of the game. >> another tool in the toolbox for coaches, trainers, athletes, parents to pull a kid off and say is everything okay. >> still ahead on "today in the bay" -- pouring one for ingenuity. how veterans turned a broken down bus to one of the fa

mostly 30s from indianapolis to omaha. 52 in boise. 66 in colorado springs. 77 in phoenix. >>> in sports news this morning the nfl's final four is now set. the new york jets were the last team to qualify yesterday with their big victory over the new england patriots. >> we don't have to show these highlights to anyone in new york because everyone was watching this game. the pats made it interesting late in the game when tom brady threw a touchdown, cutting the jets' lead to 3. but the jets answered right back with a great catch from santonio holmes. >> they also tacked on another td for good measure. the jets pulled this one out in a bit of a shocker, final score 28-21. they will now play the steelers for the afc title next sunday. in the nfc championship it will be the packers visiting the bears. >> of course in new england they were watching too. we'll be right back with more "world news now." too. we'll be right back with more "world news now." love legendary covergirl lashblast? 50% more bristles for big bold lashes. make your look even bolder with smoky shadowblast. 6 brilliant shad

he opened fire in his omaha high school yesterday first day of classes after the holiday break.tudents took cover in the school's kitchen. one student says she walked into the office just moments after they were shot. >> this woman screaming a terrible scream like i never heard in my life. and this man was aching in agony. >> authorities say butler had recently transferred to the school. he posted a rambling message on facebook shortly before the shooting. it referenced his unhappiness at his new school and apologized about what was going to happen. >>> time now 5:44. city officials in novato are alerting the public about the increasing problem of gang violence in their neighborhoods. a letter posted on the city's website reads "sadly it's clear that both gang members are attempting to gain a foothold in marin county specifically novato and san raff yell. that warning follows a suspected gang shooting in novato earlier this week. two people were shot inside of a parked car in a safeway parking lot early monday morning. police have arrested one suspect, a young woman. >>> loud no

and, you know, it wasn't quite omaha beach, but they certainly did have resistance, and these were some of the first members of george company to die. and bob remembers one of those first people, and it's one of those memories that'll, that never has left him. and as george company landed on the beach, they pushed inland towards seoul, and they were the first unit that made their way up toward seoul at a place that was the actual center of the city. and it was the only road that could support tanks. m-26 per,kings as well as sherman tanks. so capturing the road was key, and george company pushed down this road in somewhat similar house to house fighting as fallujah. and as they moved their way down this road, they encounter quite a bit of north korean resistance from pill boxes and houses and dug-in men. but their first test, first of five tests against enemy regiments came on the night that they had entered the city. and nearly reinforced battalion, over 6 or 700 men from north korea, backed up with tanks and self-propelled guns assaulted george company. and they held the line. this ti

he was getting ready to go out of their to the american cemetery overlooking omaha beach. you know the scene. row after row of markers and crosses. and he told ccps producer fred friendly, you know, tomorrow i got to go out there and speak to these families who lost sons and husbands and fathers at normandy. icon who came out of the war, with enough going to carry me on to other things, and he was agitated, he was humbled. and somehow though in the morning when he did go back to those beaches, this is what he said. and i think he captured it well. he said id that we hope that we will never again have to see seen such as these. these young men gave us a chance and they bought time for us so that we could do better than we have done before. so any day i think about that day 20 years ago now, i say once more, we must find some way to work to gain in eternal peace for this world. [applause] >> those are the words of dwight eisenhower. he was an incredible figure, and that's why i'm so glad that i had an opportunity to work with david on this book. and we've had a partnership a

it happened in omaha this afternoon will please say a student at the school, shot the principal and the was later found dead in his car. a temporary locked out at the school has been lifted no other students were injured. no word of what sparked the attack. i shooting at a mall in arizona today, the tense scene unfolded after authorities thought they spotted it and cornered and ship mistakenly released from custody. it turns out he's not the future please thought there are tracking. nevertheless the suspect open fire and darted into the mall. an evacuation announcement was made through the mall. cellphone video shows some people running through the storm front of the whale. the suspect later headed to at nearby restaurant and invited in a brief suspect before surrendering. the testimony in a pretrial hearing of the michael jackson death investigation. this is video of the pop star's family walking into the courthouse this morning. today jackson's bodyguard said in court that he obeid it dr. conrad murray's instructions to big up madison bottles and intravenous bags and shield the jackso

speaker, yesterday afternoon a suspended student at millard south high school in suburban omaha opened fire. assistant principle pal, was killed, and principal curtis case remains in serious condition after fleeing the school the student killed himself. mr. fortenberry: this morning nebraska has been blanketed by a profound wave of shock and sorrow. my heart goes out to the victims and families and the school children whose first day back at school was shattered by this nightmarish act. today school is closed as counselors begin to help the community to try and cope and make sense out of what can be considered a senseless act of violence. i ask for this body's thoughts and prayers, mr. speaker, to be with those students and teachers, their families, and all members of the millard south community in the aftermath of this horrific tragedy. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from illinois rise? >> unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. schakowsky: mr. speaker, i rise today on behalf of my constitue

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host: omaha, nebraska. go ahead.r: it is a complete ways for the republicans to focus their time on the health-care bill. we all know it will not get repealed. second, referring to the bank bailout, i am republican that was for the bank bailout, because i believe without it we would have lost countless jobs. all of the aig people would of been out of jobs. i thought they were crucial, although unpopular. third, the debt ceiling. i do not think republicans should get anything in return for the debt ceiling, because we need to raise the debt ceiling. i did not believe we should accumulate more debt, but we need to keep the government operational. the simple idea we should let our government go out of operation simply to prove a political point, which they're trying to do, is astounding. they are putting the safety of the american people are risks over trying to appease the tea party, and i think that is entirely unacceptable. thank you. host: john in a mall. omaha. in guest: you are exactly right, it was a bush-era pro

omaha, nebraska, you could be looking at 3 to 6 inches of snow. hey, if you're just waking up in california stay where you are today. gorgeous weather. some of the nicest weather in weeks. >> dan, bianna and ron, back to you. >> thanks, jackie. >>> we had a bit of surprising news in the news business overnight. keith olbermann abruptly left msnbc last night. as we all know, he's no stranger to controversy. neither he nor the network will say why he left. and ron is on the story. >>> with two years left on an estimated $30 million contract, keith olbermann is out. the controversial host who helped create the cable channel's political identity signed off with little explanation, sending shock waves through the cable news world. >> this is the last edition of "countdown." >> reporter: and with that, msnbc's top-rated show went off the air after eight years. >> the program grew and grew, thanks entirely to your support. with great rewards for me. and i hope for you, too. >> reporter: with two years left on his contract, there was no explanation for ol

. >> host: cover bin, omaha, nebraska. on with phyllis bennis. >> caller: hi there. c-span's great and thanks for having me. madam bennis, my big question and then i'd like to tack one on, but my big question is this: in a rational, not mud-slinging sense how would you defend yourself to the middle if someone way over there on the right claimed that you always blame america first? >> host: okay, that's your big question. what's your follow-up? >> caller: okay. my follow up would be -- you mentioned something about the tea party folks being neophytes, and you wondered how that was going to play out. i think we've got an example because isn't obama kind of a neofite? >> host: all right. thanks for calling in. >> guest: good questions. how would i defend against the charge that i always see america being most responsible? i think there's two parts to that. one is that i think in the history of the world of the last, say, 40 years maybe more, the u.s. has been by far the most powerful country in the world. militaryically, economically, socially, politically, diplomatical

host: omaha, good morning. june, you are on the air with dr. light. caller: i am making $7.25 and can barely make it, and the post office people in omaha, nebraska, are making a lot more money. they get all these holidays off, paid, overtime for the weekends. they work as many hours as they can, but i would say that is the first place to start cutting down and freezing their pay. talk a little about the whole federal work force, not just about federal employees. let's talk about contrtor employees and throw the grantees into the mix. if we are going to talk about downsizing, we have to include the hidden workforce. i think if we did a job-to-job comparison between federal employees and contractors, we would find the contractors are spending a lot more on labor than the federal government. that is not to dismiss your concern in omaha about the difference between how much federal employees are making, and i think federal employees have to make a sacrifice right now. presidt obama made that point. you just cannot be raising salaries every year and allowi