and without objection that is the ord. madam clerk please call item two. >> item two is for muni and how it will be paid for and jowbl growth. >> thank you want i requested this hearing to have a frank discussion how we should be planning for the expansion and bolstering of the public transportation system to meet the future needs of san francisco. we are estimated to grow as a city and we need to make sure that muni and the rest of our transportation system is going to be up to the task of servicing our growing population. a few months ago we held a hearing at this committee where we talked in very precise numbers about the challenges that muni has, challenges that any of us that read the system see everyday and i believed it was important for all of us to understand in terms of the hard numbers and we learned a few things. for example, that muni is performing at approximately a 60% on time rate which is far below what most of us consider an acceptable level. we learned that muni does not have nearly enough light rail veh

yes, you could say, to an extent, that the americans are sacrificing their credibility in orde not t get tied up in another messy war. >> thanks for bringing us up to date. in egypt, at least nine people have died and more than 30 injured in the violence between supporters and proponents of -- supporters and opponents of ousted president mohamed morsi. >> several gunshots were fired in more than a dozen cars torched. morsi supporters have camped out near the campus of cairo university since he was deposed by the military three weeks ago. egypt's interim president called on egypt since to unite and overcome their differences. -- called on egypt and to unite -- called on egyptians to unite in overcome their differences >> al qaeda carried out raids, and many of those freed were insurgents. at least 25 security guards were killed in the attacks. al qaeda said it had been months landing and preparing the raids on prisons. here in germany, chancellor merkel has taken some hits in the political arena in recent weeks. today, she showed her human side, taking time out of her summer vacation

--ording to the internet international labor organization, more than 250 million children around the world have to earn a living. more than half of those around 150 million have jobs that are hazardous, defined as dangerous or in unhealthy conditions. while the overall number of children deployed globally is increasing, there are more 15 to 17-year-olds working than ever before. more than 129 million. 's story is an inspiration for many children. she continues to push for re- schooling, despite being shot by the taliban and pakistan for campaigning. there are many girls out there adding their voices to a growing chorus for children demanding their right to learn. authorities in southern china have scrapped plans to build a uranium processing plant after hundreds of local residents took to the streets in protest worried the plant poses a risk to safety. china's government is spending billions of dollars in reducing its reliance on coal and boosting clean energy. a child is died and eight others are missing after a boat carrying asylum seekers capsized off the size of australia. it was

ord now comes word that she had breakfast today with the vice president. does all this mean she is now decided to run for president next time and is letting the tinge house know? who better to answer that question than our political director john dickerson. so, john, what's the deal? >> well, i don't know if she let slip that news, bob. but any presidential candidate would die for a casual lunch with the president. candidates spend so much time trying to look presidential and this image of the two dining outside in the sunshine suggests hillary clinton is the s esident's peer who could just switch places with him. his is one of the perks of her limbo candidacy. she can rest, enjoy the calls for her to run. remind voters of her credentials with a single white house visit. anydoesn't have to do any of lie grueling business of selling herself as a candidate. >> schieffer: what about these reports, john, that the clintons want anthony weiner to get out of the mayoral race in new york. ny we's not going anywhere. he told supporters he's staying yothe race. hill

america's most wanted man at ord stone is awaiting russia's decision on whether to grant him temporary asylum now the ex cia employee it will explode to expose the u.s. global spying program as well as the secret surveillance operations of a number of european countries has been holed up in the transit zone of a moscow airport for over three weeks he has the necessary paperwork from moscow in order to be able to travel to one of the latin american countries that have offered him asylum to be allowed to remain on russian territory however the thirty year old had to agree to stop any further leaks that could harm the united states where he is now wanted for espionage but chen kill arc from the open rights group hopes that snowden will find some sort of way to continue his revelations i hope it doesn't mean that he has to not talk about what the united states have been up to in broad policy terms i mean he's been very careful not to threaten individual peroration is not to expose particular agents also make claims which would result in people safety being compromised rather he's been talk

the british captured him and made him a servanfor british officers 11 orded jackson to clean his boots he said no and the officer lifted his ward and slashed jackson's hand and then he nearly starved in a prison camp but he had grit and survive damage on to become president. did you have that muchwhen you were a kid i doubt that i have it now and today i your parents say they have to ptect their kids from all danger. some do not let teen-agers go to hool by themselves that is nuts says lenore skanayzy saying ameritech needs and free range kids. >> their kids we believe and and don't think they are in constant farrell when they st outside we don't think they need bodyguards. stupid an foldable and bad things happen. >> rethink any time anything bad happens now we have to worry about that exact same thing i kid got hurt in utah i better not let my kids that is why we don't let them walk to school or rate at the bus stop do know what percentage of kids play outside unsupervised? john: 50? >> 6% play outside on their own because parents are afraid thinking something will terrible happened

. >> because george bush had more economexecutive ords than presit obama.l: everything goesack to bush. >> no, i goes to that this is not a unique -- to the president. neil:his is legal and fine. >> this is a consequence of election. neil: is what? >> it destroys the coal industry and harm busees,. neil: what about the president's point last week, to hear you will always hear business b.f. b.f. -- bitching it will cost and be tough, do a agree. >> itill cost them, you see representatives from coal city, saying even cleanest. neil: but the natural gas guys loved it. >> right. >> and the people in sewel seoue it, bottom line that people in many of industries will suffer, jobs will suffer, moreover relation, this is a pattern. neil: that is his point, that is a pattern of reaction that never is realized. >> the horse and buggy industry was not happy when automobile industry came along, but have you to move forward. >> this is different because -- >> highway system, my friend we have funded oil and gas. neil: we have gone from offending the front of the horse t

county officials in florida on alert, there's a storm barreling fast towards us. ord game.hink your friends will understand. oh...no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just a click away with our free mobile app. >> we hear a lot of storm surge. this is storm surge. it's not a tsunami. it's more of a tsunami in slow motion. >> neil: no one rocks coverage like jeff lock, and something tells me he may be getting his waders on because tropical storm chantal is making her way across the caribbean, could smack parts of florida. one meteorologist says this will be the kickoff to a nasty season. explain. >> first of all we have already had andrea hit florida, and there was a report outlining the southeast of the united states, more classic tracks. the reason is, i've been doing a lot of research. not research in academia an

county officials in florida on alert, there's a storm barreling fast towards us. ord game.hink your friends will understand. oh...no, it's actually my geico app...see? ...i just uh paid my bill. did you really? from the plane? yeah, i can manage my policy, get roadside assistance, pretty much access geico 24/7. sounds a little too good to be true sir. i'll believe that when pigs fly. ok, did she seriously just say that? geico. just a click away with our free mobile app. having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school, new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train, and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent, but anyone can help a foster child. >> we hear a lot of storm surge. this is storm surge. it's not a tsunami. it's more of a tsunami in slow motion. >> neil: no one rocks coverage like jeff lock

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the state is appealing the court ord order. is the county judge wrong?> as you noted that's in litigation on appeal to the michigan court of appeals. because of that i'm limited in what i can or oh should say. they are important questions of federalism involved. the automatic stay had attached already prior to that. it will be litigated in court. >> to follow up when you file bankruptcy you knew what the michigan state constitution said. so why didn't that stop you in. >> well, we have grievous problems as you mentioned, significant debt. this is the only way we think we can resolve it. we were compelled to file bankruptcy. >> let's talk about the pensioners. roughly $10 billion of the $19 billion debt of detroit is unfunded health and pension benefits to people who have worked for the city for decades. >> mm-hmm. >> that raises the question. you promised to pay the pensioners full payments for six months. after that, isn't there a real possibility the pensioners who worked for the city for decades who thought they had a contract with the city, that they

. >>> a controversial ord nnls that would make it illegal to live in your car in palo alto is now headed to the city council for consideration. a large crowd of people on both sides of the issue gathered at a community center yesterday. those who support the ban say that it addresses concerns over the sometimes aggressive and unsanitary behavior of some of the people who live in their cars. but those against the ordinance say it criminalizes people who are facing tough economic times. >> you know, perhaps car dwelling could remain here with security guards or perhaps car dwelling could be relocated to another part of town that's further from residences. >> if the city council approves the ordinance, supporters say there could be time to educate people about the law and let them know about social services to help them get off the streets. >> new this morning, the louis vuitton cup on display went missing for a short time last night. belvedere police say the cup was removed from the yacht club before 10:30 last night but that it was because of a communication error. police are not releasin

. ♪ sleep train ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ ord against union positions on cemetery ridgeay it's one of the worst mistakes the confederacy made during the civil war. doug mckelway live for us in gettysburg tonight. hi, doug. >> you know what made this thing so truly unique watt fact that we saw this commemoration today on the actual sight of pickets charge. that's unheard of at least in modern times. furthermore for the first time the public was able to march with the confederate attack it didn't look you a that authentic because you had the soldiers with their woolen garb walking side by side with people in flip-flops and hawaiian shirts. for participants and civil war buffs here the thousands of them it was a chance to retrace the actual footsteps of the men who fought here literally to the day 150 years agod. >> it's not inconceivable when you have people 8 to 10,000 people dying throughout the area. it's quite possible that there are still some who lie in place. and for that reason, that's why we insist on and i think everybody respects this hallowed ground. this is, i

. >> claude stanley: oh heavenly father,ord we ask we ask you to bless this food that we have prepared -- >> bill moyers: the stanleys were also living on the edge after both parents lost their factory jobs. >> claude stanley: i cannot spend what i don't have coming in. i have learned that. i'm spending more and it's not coming in, and it hurts. >> bill moyers: we began in 1991 with portraits of each family. what do you want to be when you grow up? >> klaudale stanley: uh, i probably want to be a man of the law. >> bill moyers: and then, over the next 10 years, we returned to document the fortunes of the stanleys and neumanns. >> radio announcer: the nation's unemployment rate rose to 6.5% in february, the highest in four years. >> bill moyers: as the country went from recession to recovery -- >> radio announcer: on wall street, the dow stood at 10,006 -- >> bill moyers: to economic boom, both families would struggle to find their place in the new economy. >> terry neumann: then you need a business card to call mommy up. >> jackie stanl: fax it to me. >> tv announcer: years ago, if you

but for us, it's a matter of not life and death, but it's a orde. so tony took courses in pneumatics and hydraulics and passed with perfect scores. but his new skills didn't yield a new job. he had to pick up work where he could. >> tony neumann: it's real frustrating not being able to support my family the way i used to. it's really frustrating. i have a lot of decent qualities that i could use as skills in the labor force but nobody's really willing to give me a chance. and if they are, they're not willing to pay a decent wage for it. >> bill moyers: are you working? >> terry neumann: no, well, i'm doing nuskin selling. >> bill moyers: what? >> terry neumann: nuskin. >> bill moyers: oh, the door to door -- >> terry neumann: it's called nuskin international for personal care products. make it a pretty fan now. >> bill moyers: with $1,300 borrowed from a relative, terry purchased beauty products that she tried to resell door to door. >> terry neumann: then you need a business card to call mommy up. >> bill moyers: for someone with no sales experienc

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ord. mr. marino: i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will now entertain requests for one-minute speeches. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. harris: the president said today it's time for the house to lay out our ideas to give the middle class a better shot he said it's time to move past stale debates. the only reason these debates are stale is because the house bills have been passed to create jobs in america are stalled in the senate and by the president. this isn't difficult. we need to cut burdensome regulations and stop job creation. the president needs to agree to build the keystone pipeline. the president needs to agree to exemployer for american energy to lower the price of gas and diesel. the president needs agree to permanently delay all of obamacare. america deserves an eco

speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert from bob ord a letter stallman, the president of the american farm bureau federation in opposition to this bill. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mcgovern: at this time point, mr. speaker, i yield three minutes to the gentlewoman from connecticut, a leader on this issue, ms. delauro. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from connecticut is recognized for three minutes. a vote for this bill is a vote to end nutrition programs in america. members on the other side of the aisle have already expressed that this morning. imagine referring to the nutrition title of the farm ill as extraneous. extraneous. dealing with hunger. dealing with people who have fallen on those hard times. dealing with their food insecurity and they're being hungry and kids going to bed hungry at night in this nation is extraneous. but that says it all. their ls you where values are. before we consider the content of this legislation, take a minute to review what has happened. shortly before 8:00 p.m. last night, the majority posted a 608-page bill online ann

did you ever talk to fort ord dole about the tapes? guest: it is interesting.e made a joke about it. i am not speaking ill of the dead. everyone knew that chuckles and underwent a profound spiritual conversion in his later years -- that chuck colson underwent a profound spiritual conversion in his later years. he was a tough guy. he would send speeches out to bob dole that he would not deliver. they were about over the top. in particular, personal attacks on the publisher of the "washington post." le on occasions that i am not saying this. this did not sit well in the nixon white house. after the 1972 landslide, one of the first people to lose their jobs was the republican national chairman, bob dole, who was replaced by george herbert walker bush, and the rest is history. host: david joins us from 9 million, texas -- magnolia, texas. caller: i used to work at the "washington post" in 1973. i worked the press room. we would get off at 4:00 in the morning. we lived in virginia. go from the white house to the bridge to get into virginia. re at 4:00o by the or 4:

the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ord. mr. butterfield: i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. butterfield: i rise in support of the school access to epinephrine act. i am a co-spon or of this bill and urge its passage in the house this bill provides incentives for schools to stock a life-saving medicine that's critical to students and staff who experience a life-saving emergency. anaphylaxis is serious and life threatening. it can be caused by bee stings, and medications. treat ine is used to anaphylaxis. it comes in the form of an epi-pen. in nearly 30 states they're working on legislation to permit schools to keep a stock of epi pens not designated for a particular individual but available to students and staff who experience an allergic reacon

until recently, it looks like there is more traction about people putting lanes in motion in ord to resolverally is we're not getting rid of a 30-year fixed any time soon. it appears the americans love it, it is a unique institution, few other nations have that. i think we can survive without it. americans want it. i think the legislators will find a way to keep it? >> stan, in what markets would zillow be pervasively positive. how has that manifested itself? >> i think zillow is about empowering consumers an creating transparency in the marketplace. it's our view that, you know, there is enormous amount of data floating aroundment went to make sure all participants, consumers and professionals alike have access to that information. we think they make better decisions having access to that information. we feel as though we see that impact in all markets, really. >> okay. all right. guys, stan humphries, thanks, thanks for your time today. david, see you later. >> we always like check income with zillow. i like looking through the neighborhood seeing what's for sale. do you have a feeling on

we should not rush to judgment. .ords mean something we need to be careful. and if only those very commonsensical runcible's had been at work -- principles had been at work when the prosecutor president a paid liar, rush to judgment? words mean something? insist time just now to that the ranking member is wrong in suggesting he had rushed to judgment and deliberately took what not only turns out to be not much of a scandal, bad judgment balanced -- they went after progressives as well as conservatives -- and it is a terrible thing when the narrative we have got in our heads doesn't quite work out because the facts don't back them up and witnesses we call to back them up turn out to be flawed -- not you. >> with the gentleman yield? >> i will in the second, mr. chairman. quote i yield, i redact a from the chairman on national television. he just assured us he never linked the president to this. i read this "this was the targeting of the president's political enemies read effectively and lies about it during the election year so that it wasn't discovered until

this is not the breaking of a .ord this was negotiating agreement of great intensity. were involved.s the essence of it was concessions were made by the republican side and the democratic leader except those concessions and said he would not use the nuclear option. now he is threatening to use the nuclear option. look at this nomination. both could happen before today. they determined to move it through. this is a highly important agency. , he as the united states attorney in minnesota dealt -- i was a notices attorney for 12 years. your closest agency you deal with is the fbi. you have to deal with them on a regular basis. they know how well you do your job rating know whether or not you are functioning well. there is a good relationship normally. you try not to be critical of one another. what mr. oswald, a former special agent in charge of the fbi wrote about mr. jones. executive,fbi senior i'm one of the few voices able to publicly express our complete discontent with mr. jones. mr. jones is ineffective, and his poor service or vita to federal law enforcement commu

whether you're looking at the community block grant or the section i'm going to say a few ords about, the amtrak section . you know, we're supposed to re-authorize a highway bill this year, a railway bill this year. that certainly won't matter if the transportation and h.u.d. appropriations bill simply ignores authorized infrastructure spending and building. the -- we have amtrak because the private sector insisted that we take it. they showed, they proved that you can't run a railroad without public subsidy. it is -- amtrak has done an amazing job considering how little public subsidy it has gotten. the private sector gave it to us because they couldn't handle the operating -- operating expenses and they couldn't handle the capital expenses. now, amtrak, by the ticket, is basically handling the operating expenses. shame on us that we will not come forward to do our part with the capital expenses with a 37% cut in capital expenses. that is the way, mr. speaker, to run a railroad into the ground that otherwise is doing very well on its own dime. 35% difference between these two bills.

right now, there are nominations by dead senate majority leader and not one ord from the senator has commenced on that filibuster. in the senate, you frequently have a fake filibuster where you don't really have any debate happening. you have the majority leader filing cloture a nomination before they were spoken when you get into these issues, it gets complicated. the senate rules are complicated but to take a back a step, it is simple to understand. what is a filibuster protect? it attacks the american people to participate in this process is to understand what the government is trying to do and know something about these nominees before they are confirmed. they're not inside the beltway in washington, d.c. they're watching it on c-span and reading about it in the newspaper and cloture is filed and you have two days to figure out something about a nomination on the senate floor. don't have much time to get up to speed. i wrote two papers for the party's foundation. one was "the filibuster protect the rights of all senators and the american people." i wrote that in january of 2011.