not here, not now, not in oregon. we will not fail the future and we will not abandon the responsibility that we have to the next generation. hi want to close with the words from alfred lord tennyson's epic:ulysses' which i think is a very special way captors the struggle of the oregon people over the last four years but also captures the resiliency and spirit and commitment to the future. come, my friends, it is not too late to see the world. much is taken and much abides and though we are not out at strength in old days to movers's have an, that which we are we are, and temperature or carts may leap by time but strong in will. strive to seek and find and not to yield. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you, governor, for challenging us to do better and inspiring us. if you have written a question on an index card at your table now is the time to raise it up and given how crowded we are i advise you raise it up high so the staff can see it and collect it and bring it up to me. first question for

not here, not now, not in oregon. we are not going to fail the future and we are not going to abandon the responsibility that we have to the next generation. i want to close with the words from alfred lord tennie son's epic poem "ulysses" which i think in a very special way captures the struggle of the oregon people over the last four years. but also captures the resiliency and the spirit and the commitment to the future. come, my friends. 'tis not too late to seek a newer world. though much is taken, much abides. and though we are not now that strength which in old days moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are. one equal temper of heroic hearts made weak by time and fate, but strong in will. to strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield. thank you. >> thank you so much, governor, for challenging us to do better and inspiring us. and now if you've written a question on an index card at your table, now is the time to raise it up, and given how crowded we are in the room today i would advise that you raise it u

half of all african-american children in the state of oregon are living in poverty. imagine a 6-year-old showing up for the first day in kindergarten unable to match any spoken or written words, and not aware that print is written or read from left to right, unabe to sou -- unable to sound out words. imagine the incredible disadvantage that child has, and imagine -- imagine the state of elementary school in the state of oregon. you are looking at hunger, poverty, and thousands of kids who are just not going to make it. so for the first time we have the opportunity to do something profoundly important about it. all of the research demonstrates that children who are ready to learn at kindergarten and ready to read in the first grade and at level in the third grade are much more likely to graduate from high school and find social and economic success. the fact is that early childhood success is the foundation for every one of the economic and educational objectives. five years ago in 2006, the city club issued a report called early care and education. which noted, and t

not here, not now, not in oregon. we are not going to fail the future we will not abandon the responsibility that we have for the next generation. i want to close with the words of the epic form ulysses, which i think in a very special way captures the struggle of the working people over the last four years, but also captures the resiliency and spirit and commitment to the future. come my friends. it is not too late to see this newer world. so much is taken, much advise them that we are not now the strength which in old days move was in heaven that which we are, one equal temper of heroic art made with a time and date for strong and well to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much, governor for challenging us to do better and inspiring us. and now if you have written a question on an index card at your table, now is the time to raise it up and given how crowded we are, i advise you raise it up high so the staff can see it and collected and bring it

speaker, on behalf of the entire oregon congressional delegation, i'm pleased to introduce fellow oregon doc, italian american and the newest member of our delegation, congresswoman suzanne bonamici from the first congressional district of oregon. suzanne is a -- give it up, guys. suzanne's a former oregon state legislator and an attorney who has worked on consumer small business issues with a distinguished record of accomplishments and service for the people of oregon. i know she'll be a strong and effective addition to our delegation in the house of representatives. suzanne, welcome and we look forward to working with you. and with that i would yield to my colleague from oregon, mr. walden. mr. walden: thank you very much. mr. speaker, on behalf of the entire republican delegation from oregon, i extend a very warm welcome to the newest representative from the beaver state, suzanne bonamici. she cuts a similar path to the people's house as the one i traveled, having served in salem as a state representative and a state senator and as my colleague from eugene points out is a fellow duck.

beat oregon state. if 27 points here and cal beats oregon. shark made a deal with tampa today acquire senator moore for draft pick. not in line up in tampa. he has to do something to energize the team. the shot. net comes off the mooring here. normally it kills the play automatically. michael put the puck n.review it. call ate goal. game tied at 2. should be score ending 149 game scoring drought first goal since december of 0anybod 0anybody. 4-3 san jose into over time tied at 5 less than 40 seconds left. marty good night game over drive home safely. sharks go down in overtime. we have to have jeremy lynn news in every show now a rule. all star weekend invited

beat oregon state. if 27 points here and cal beats oregon. shark made a deal with tampa today acquire senator moore for draft pick. not in line up in tampa. he has to do something to energize the team. the shot. net comes off the mooring here. normally it kills the play automatically. michael put the puck n.review it. call ate goal. game tied at 2. should be score ending 149 game scoring drought first goal since december of 0anybod 0anybody. 4-3 san jose into over time tied at 5 less than 40 seconds left. marty good night game over drive home safely. sharks go down in overtime. we have to have jeremy lynn news in every show now a rule. all star weekend invited to play in the challenge game for rookies second year player and dunk contest passer and nba initially said lynn would not be invited to orlando then they sold a top of lynn jersey now they want hi. the northern trust open put your trust in phil. win at pebble. opening round. leads by stroke. tee shot on 16 almost a slam dunk ace slam pd into the flag strip so far it tore up the hole. h

not here, not now, not in oregon. we are not going to fail the future we will not abandon the responsibility that we have for the next generation. i want to close with the words of the epic form ulysses, which i think in a very special way captures the struggle of the working people over the last four years, but also captures the resiliency and spirit and commitment to the future. come my friends. it is not too late to see this newer world. so much is taken, much advise them that we are not now the strength which in old days move was in heaven that which we are, one equal temper of heroic art made with a time and date for strong and well to strive, to seek, to find and not to yield. thank you. [applause] >> thank you. [applause] >> thank you so much, governor for challenging us to do better and inspiring us. and now if you have written a question on an index card at your table, now is the time to raise it up and given how crowded we are, i advise you raise it up high so the staff can see it and collected and bring it

the more and more oregon's are pushed to, the more we can pay the price.urgency of everything we've undertaken over this past year is rooted in my belief and i hope the shared belief embedded in this recession is a profound opportunity for change. the kind of change absolutely essential to secure a future and change based on are spirit and the state and our shared commitment to one another. i'm here to tell you that that vision still stands and oregon's best days still ahead of us and many of the things we need to move forward are already underway. but i spoke to the last time i think tenement ago. i focused on two things. the first was trying to ensure we get the private sector economy going again in the second was the importance of transforming the way we provide public services starting with health care and education and we've made significant progress on both of those friends. when i spoke to the oregon business summit last month, i focused on what the states trying to do to be a good partner to get the economy moving again for large businesses and sma

finally, and most importantly, to the people across the first congressional district of oregon. thank you for giving me this honor. it's great to be back in washington, d.c. i started my legal career here more than 27 years ago as a consumer protection attorney at the federal trade commission. a lot has changed in our world since then, but the importance of the work that happens here in the capital and the significance of the decisions that are made of him in this historic chamber vnts. oregon's 1st congressional district is full of promise and potential from the vineyards in the county to the ports in astoria and the family communities p in columbia county, and the engines of industry in washington county, and the business and cultural districts in portland. it's a very diverse and dynamic part of the state. yet, there are too many families still struggling to make ends meet and they want to know that their voices are heard in our deliberatio deliberations. our economy and the nation's complicates are both in need of rebuilding. as we work together, let us remember that the unp

third rank stanford defeats oregon state. 27 points and cal over oregon 83-71.hark stop in tampa pick up new player. dominic moore for draft pick didn't play this evening. g p trying to tweak the roster for late surge. shark down in the second. jamie shot off the moorings. the score. review it. call it a goal. game tied at 2. 3-3. frozen to the net. cashing in on the rebound. this is news. first goal since december of 2009. 149 games. 5-5 less than 40 seconds left. victor had been vl good night game over drive home. sad day for anybody who new or watched gary carter mraichlt catcher known as the kid passed away today only 57 years old. carter was an 11 time all star. 3 time gold glove winner. he's best known for time with the mets and expos but also played for the giants in 1990. carter had a great smile. personality. to go with his love of the game. played for 19 years in the big. carter was suffering from a brain tumor gone way too soon at 57. fba news knicks off tonight. no lynn highlights this evenin evening. people trying to make comparison comparing him to

but he couldn't get the last one, and oregon falls 86-83. cal has beaten oregon nine straight times. >>> santa clara, this has been a terrible season for the broncos. they have lost 14 straight. they won that little nit postseason event, and they come out now just -- it's been terrible. 73-62, their 14th consecutive los. >>> game of the night, usf hosting byu. rashaad green -- they're a heavy favorite, kids from all over the world. usf leads 84-83. matt carlina, gives byu the lead at 85-84. rex walter's team, one last chance, but it doesn't go. and byu hangs on to win 85-84. usfthough, none the -- usshgs. >>> chief photographer, and overall best friend. jennifer -- and myself, you know, it's tough. why wait till they start win something they're 4 and 22, i -- 5 and 22, i think? vern is with them from start to finish. >> that's what friends are for. >> that's what burt once wrote. >>> the sharks acquired dom nin moore from tampa -- mom nick moore from tampa bay. they're on the road again until february 28th. the game is tied at 4. and then 5-

most of the heavy rain has ended now in california and also in most of oregon.he rain was pretty much steady though from portland northwards up into washington state. it doesn't look like high pressure is going to allow too much of this moisture to the southern west. the green map is on the rain. pretty steady. it's going to be a damp morning commute. it will improve as we go throughout the day. it's going to take a little bit for the final backside and the cold front to clear through. then we'll get some drier air in for the second half of the day. the wetter portion of your forecast is this morning. all that moisture will make its way to spokane throughout the day. in seattle, tell you what, once this rain is gone, it may be zrie for a while. may be nice for a while too. upper 40s possible this weekend with sunshine. i think we have a very enjoyable forecast coming once we get past the damp weather this morning. that's a look atwarm, but nothiy either. pacific air dominates. it's not just seattle. looks like many areas of the west will enjoy a beautiful weeken

beat oregon state 78-4 lfth straight >>> the third ranked stanford women beat oregon state 78-45. they can clinch their 12th straight league title with a win on saturday. wayne, start the clock, please. the full monte and the bears remain tied with washington for first place. jorge and allen craft combine for 15 points, but justin cobb picked up the slack with a career high 28. the bears rally to beat oregon, 86-83. that's a big win for them. final seconds, mike finishes with a left hand to put byu back up on top. he had a career high 30. beat usf85-84. that's a crusher. road trip continues to tampa. dan boyle's old stomping ground. second goal of the night, lightning beat the sharks 6-5. phil mickelson picked up where he left off. lefty has a one stroke lead after an opening round 66. and finally, hall of fame catcher, gary carter, passed away today at the age of 57. this just nine months after being diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. he spent one year with the giants. i think it's 1990. i remember about him, a fun guy to be around. you go into a locker room, he was the firs

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>> bill: wilderville, oregon. what were you complaining about the question?tie breaker question. >> >> bill: tie breaker question. what record is the biggest selling record, single record, 45, remember those? of all time? >> led zeppelin. >> bill: wrong? >> beach boys. >> bill: wrong. white christmas. bing crosby. everybody bar that and steve there they are. pinheads and patriots on deck. victoria secrets model quits. you are not going to believe the reason why. p and p in just over two minutes. >> bill: pinheads and patriots and a victoria secret model is calling it quits. we want to send you a free copy of getsberg address. we will send one that you can

and even a death at this oregon home. it's an issue that spans the nation, from florida, to arizona, michigan to colorado. our abc 2 news investigation found fires in dish washers in almost every state, including maryland. >> we were pretty lucky, i think. >> reporter: it was the smell of burning plastic that woke columbia's paul lev ski and his wife. a small fire in their dish washer didn't destroy their kitchen. but pictures of a scorched control panel showed what could have been happened. >> it is serious. but people might not have heard of it. >> but the dead government knows. between february and march 2011, more than 330 problems were logged with safer products.gov. run by the consumer product safety commission. of those, more than half reported smoke or flames. >> it was scary because we have young children. and it could have been a disaster. >> reporter: while a few hundred potential disasters were made public in that unverified online forum, our investigation uncovered that the cpsc knows of more than 1600 proble

-- bon michie from oregon -- bonamici from oregon. ms. bonamici: thank you, congresswoman slaughter, for yielding to me to speak about this important bill. congressman walz and congresswoman slaughter's leadership on this bill has been remarkable. thank you so much for your tireless efforts. the idea behind the stock act is simple. members of congress, their staff and other government officials should not be using their access in washington to enrich themselves on wall street. i am already a proud co-sponsor of h.r. 1148, a bill that rightfully enjoys broad bipartisan support. the protection of the integrity of our government institutions is not a partisan issue, it's fundamental to our democracy. the stock act is one critical step we can take to make it clear to our constituents back home that we, like them, will not tolerate the types of activities that we were all shocked to read about in the press. the trust that my constituents have placed in me is something that i take very seriously. as public servants we are here to work for t

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to come in 1964 and win oregon. this is 1968 and he sends lindsay. he turned to john lindsay and said, vote for john lindsay. we crushed him in oregon. how can you not give in to the nomination when he won the delegates? we had about 690 delegates on the first ballot than he did in 650. but that was it. i mean, nixon was -- they felt a great sense of royalty and debt to nixon, and if he could prove to them he would win, they would go with it. the interesting thing was rockefeller kept running. these polls showed rockefeller beating humphrey and nixon losing. and just before we got to miami, they had one with nixon stronger against humphrey and rockefel r rockefeller. they didn't have any argument left. so cliff white was with reagan and they started working with the rockefeller people to get together, a rockefeller-reagan kick-in. but who was going to be on top? rockefeller wasn't going to be number two to reagan. and ronald reagan, i think if he had gone with nelson rockefeller to deny nixon the nomination, he woul

giving the people of northwest oregon effective legislation and allowing the voters to choose priorities that matter to them most. now, the election results this evening show that voters are eager to have someone representing them who cares deeply about middle-class families who struggling to make ends meet. >> amen! >> who are worried about keeping a job. give tharg children the quality education and finding a way to afford it. and who know are concerned about the access to and cost of health care, a nd most of all they wan someone to san diego stand up to powerful interests and serve the people back home who can't afford their own high-priced lobbyists but who deserve to have their voices heard. [ applause ] our nation's unmatched creativity and prosperity over the last century can be traced to this promise, if you work hard and play by the rules, you can succeed in america. that's the america my grandparents crossed an ocean for, and that's the america that too many people believe slippin away. now, our economy and our nation's confidence are both in need of rebuilding. and i intend t

off the oregon coast. the shallow quake hit about 150-miles west of southern oregon. most residents in on and northern california described it as a weak jolte u-s geological survey says e quake was centered in a spot known for seismic activity. just a few minutes ago iran said it has started loading domestically made nuclear fl rods into its tehran researh react the official news agey said here's a live look. the official news agency said president mahmoud ahmadinejd inserted the first rod intoe reactor iran insists its nur program is only meant to pre power to civilians. other countries fear it's really a weapons program. new concerns about the stasf chemical weapons in syria ae country struggles with violt uprisings. a u-s state department official says its monitoring the weapons to me sure they don't fall into te hands of terrorists. syria is believed to have nerve as as well as mustard gas plusd missiles capable of deliverg the lethal chemicals. the state department believes te syrian government is still n control of its arsenals. in honduras... a massive fie swep

favorite sites. >> ecola state park is a very popular spot on the oregon coast.sit because it does have such a spectacular view. there's kids and tourists, a lot of people. >> pitten, her husband scott and little elena or laney are joined by relatives visiting from iowa. scott's cousin, craig's wife karen and their children. >> it was a gorgeous day. we were having a great day, excited that the sun was shining because on the oregon coast you never know what the weather's going to be like. >> the children have never seen the ocean so the group heads to one of the most popular overlooks along the shoreline. >> we wanted to show craig and karen and the kids the beautiful view. and i wanted them to experience the beautiful oregon coast with the sun shining. >> from a high cliff, the families enjoy spectacular scenery that stretches for miles. >> the cliff is about 150 feet. at first it kind of goes like this and then after that it goes sheer right down to the ocean and the rocks. >> i want my picture taken. >> well, i'm recording you right now, laney. >> with karen f

>> bill: wilderville, oregon. what were you complaining about the question?tie breaker question. >> >> bill: tie breaker question. what record is the biggest selling record, single record, 45, remember those? of all time? >> led zeppelin. >> bill: wrong? >> beach boys. >> bill: wrong. white christmas. bing crosby. everybody bar that and steve there they are. pinheads and patriots on deck. victoria secrets model quits. you are not going to believe the reason why. p and p in just over two minutes. ♪ [ smack! ] [ smack! smack! smack! ] [ male announcer ] your favorite foods fighting you? fight back fast with tums. calcium rich tums goes to work in seconds. nothing works faster. ♪ tum ta tum tum tums trouble with a car insurance claim. [ dennis ] switch to allstate. their claim service is so good, noit's guaranteed. [ foreman ] so i can trust 'em. unlike rdy. dolr for dollar, nobody protects you like allstate. today is gonna be an dimportant day for us.y you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how

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he's 28, a student at university of oregon, a bartender living in yew phone, oregon. decked out with all sorts of baseball paraphernalia, but he also put some of that on his body. what he has here is all of the american league logos on one side of his torso, and -- these are tattoos. all of the national league teams on the other side of his torso. >> what? >> and this tattooed baseball enthusiast is joining us right this minute. ben, as far as we're concerned, you are already baseball's number one fan with those tattoos. what happens when a team switches their logos or changes their colors? >> i based it on my childhood, in which all these teams were on the respective sides where i put them. we started in about may of last year and finished towards the middle of october. >> holy -- >> people say we're a big baseball fan and you say check this out. >> all the time. most kids that come to bar, a greatesret thing i've seen. all the older crowds are like, it looks awesome but -- >> you are one of 50 contestants remaining. why should people vote for you? >> i think people

people do not pump their gas in portland oregon. in the state of oregon you cannot pump your own gas. you know why they did that? to preserve the jobs of gas attendance, to make sure people going from high school into college had some gainful employment, so honestly, i have to jump start from the cost of the employee, and i dared leave. i would like to add my voice that if you are creating a johj, that you get some kind of tax credit as well. it could be small, but it would be important. but would be my recommendation. >> what i heard was a motion to continue and to also scheduled this at the next legislation and policy committee and to request a legislative spots also have representatives. that is the connection i think they made. >> i do have a motion. is there a second as? that is seconded by commissioner dooley. [calling votes] commissioners, on that motion passes, 6-0. >> thank you very much. next item, please. >> commissioners, you are on item number seven. discussion of efforts on environment code, check our bags and checkout

pendleton, oregon, no complaints and 47. as advertised one of the better days of the week in the northwest. >> as promised, thank you so much. >>> pc sales lag. online privacy makes progress. and the intellectual property fight that is truly lin-sane. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, which hollywood heart throb has most wives willing to trade in their men? >>> coming up, jeremy lin and carmelo anthony hit their strike and lakers with a chance at a buzzer beater in minnesota. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> a series of deadly attacks across iraq this morning are being called a huge security failure. at least 50 people were killed and more than 200 injured in coordinated bombings and shootings. the worst of the blasts occurred in baghdad during the busy rush hour. >>> after criticism, virginia's governor bob mcdonald reversed course on wednesday on a bill mandating invasive ul

college hoops, stanford hosting oregon. ej singler hosts 10 of the ducks final 12 points, including the go ahead 3. stanford on the losing end, 68-64. sharks in detroit with the red wings looking to extend their streak, look at this number, 23 in a row. first period, fires the back-hand shot, 1-0, detroit. sharks down 2-0 in the second. power play. they keep the pressure on the back-up. mccure is going to get the credit for this goal. it's better to be lucky than good. the puck takes a funny bounce off the net into the goal. it's now 2-1. they're in it. but they get nocloser. third period, on a rush, darren helm finds the back of the night. san jose loses 3-2. a year ago, milos ronnish won his first app title. the 21-year-old is back in the final at hp pavilion. ravich unloads, you see it's 145 miles per hour, but he can bring it up to 155. takes a step, 7-6. second set, a lot less time here. match point. unforced error. ronich wins the second year in a row. they award the canadian with maple syrup. phil mickelson needing a

sea lion kisses at the oregon coast aquarium. that's your pacific event of the day. >> all right.s so much. >>> here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. this year's "sports illustrated" swim suit issue is out. 19-year-old kate upton is just one who has appeared on the coveted cover of the swim suit edition. kate's uncle is a michigan congressman. her great grandfather was one of the founders of whirlpool. >> that explains it. >> stop. >>> elsewhere, paul mccartney and wife nancy stopped by the beverley hilton hotel monday to lay a bouquet of roses for whitney houston. >>> believe it or not a trending topic on twitter after the grammys is, who is paul mccartney? >>> and uggie was named top dog in a movie last night in hollywood at the first ever golden collar awards. bet you haven't been paying attention since i first revealed the cover. you've done your research. you've been figuring it outs. >> letterman had them on last night. i saw a clip of that. she's going to be on the "today" show this morning. yes, i've done my research. >> you have definitely. >>

the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: i ask unanimous consent to suspend the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. merkley: mr. president, i ask to speak as if in morning business for up to ten minutes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. merkley: thank you very much, mr. president. i rise today to recognize the dedicated service of one of my team members, claire griffin. claire retired this january after a long and eventful career. she stuck with me through thick and thin from when i was a newly elected state representative to the speakership of the oregon house and finally to my service here in the u.s. senate. i first met claire in 1998 at a candidate training event when i was running for the oregon house. claire came as a campaign manager for another candidate who was running for a tough race in an open seat, and claire and her candidate kept making key points, responding to all the questions being asked about how you would run your campaign, and i just kept thinking i am in so

and the oregon bill this city oregon bill that tried to essentially criminalize twitter now in oregon that bill would've made it tweeting about an event that where a misdemeanor happened into a felony if three or more people showed up it's essentially a way of making social media organizing a sort of conspiracy or a conspiracy to incite a riot basically so you could be in the bizarre situation of tweeting about an event that results in a misdemeanor and be charged with a felony for that and so the subpoenaing twitter it's to it's to find out where people are signing in where they're using twitter it's possibly to find private messages that are sent over twitter and more than anything else it's meant to let act. this organizers know that the authorities are watching and that they will use every tool at their disposal to bring it down and i think that this d.g.'s report is just really the tip of the iceberg as far as what the federal oversight as far as i could cry goes definitely seems like they're using every tool because of not forget you have local law enforcement they can deal with

it is hedgehog day at the oregon zoo.hat's your pacific event of day. >> they are trying to elbow their way into the market. >> there's a lot of others. >> they are jealous, it's fine. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. there may be another amy winehouse death investigation after the coroner who held the first suddenly resigned. because the veteran australian lawyer hasn't been registered in england for five years as the results requires, they concluded an autopsy could be held against if her family requests it. >>> elsewhere a source tells "us" magazine on the night demi moore was rushed to the hospital, everyone thought she was going to die when she went into convulsions after smoking an unknown substance. sources say in the wake of her breakup with ashton kutcher, she had been mixing pills with red bull and hitting on 24-year-old actor zac efron, a really bad combination. >>> and reese witherspoon took a tiny shot and justin bieber. she was asked what she thought of him remaking a m

she was an extraordinary daughter of oregon. she will be missed by all who knew her and appreciated for the difference she made for generations to come. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair recognizes the gentleman from north carolina, mr. jones, for five minutes. mr. jones: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, today i've heard ms. woolsey, mr. mcclintock talk about the war in afghanistan and it reminds me this morning about the -- about 8:00, i did a call-in show in my district, jacksonville, north carolina, the home of camp lejeune marine base. the topic of the call-in show was proposed budget cuts to our military. and the emcee of the show, the host, said to me, he said, you know, i'm coming around to your thinking. it's time to get out of after depan stan. -- out of afghanistan. we're spending $10 billion a month in afghanistan. let's say we start bringing them home this year new york 2012, at least start the process of bringing them home and the host said, well, i guess if we did that, we would save

the dogs are trained oregon and given to children. they aren't cheap. with the support of the community they raised 13,005oo dollars. >> it's amazing how generous people are and i don't know if it's the dog orchid but they want to help. >> reporter: they are the first family in maryland to use the organization. we met them 18 days ago. they thought it would take two years to raise the money. it took four months. several fund-raisers capped off by the donation. >> you know we understand now l is something wrong and i'm hoping i will get smiles instead of dirty looks. >> reporter: now they had other fund-raisers planned, that money will help them travel to oregon to bring the dog back home. now that the money has been raised, the company will select a dog and begin the training process. the dog will be introduced to the family in about a year. >> target is received a lot of attention the past few weeks for its newest collection but some of that is really not that good. why are just frustrated target so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: women love t

did you feel the earthquake off the coast oregon? it rattled folks right here in the bay area. we'll tell you just how big this thing was. >>> a family-friendly vacation turns into a million dollar drug bust. what authorities found on board a cruise ship in san francisco. coming up next. >>> yikes. on 580 a little early slowing out of the altamont pass. undoubtedly gusts of wind and wet roads around the bay. i'll show you what's going on for the peninsula coming up. >>> welcome back, everyone, and a good wednesday morning to you. live look outside, clear look over san francisco this morning. flag blowing in the wind. we'll have a look at the full forecast coming up. 4:54 right now. >>> no tsunami warning on this one but a lot of rattled nerves following a 6.0 earthquake. this one shook the coast of oregon but it was felt as far south as right here in the bay area. the quake struck around 7:30 last night 160 miles west of kuz bay. those who felt the shake described it as a weak jolt. >>> federal agents in san francisco say they made a major drug bust on board a cruise ship docke

are many things that are happening in oregon that speak directly to this. one of which is competition between oregon and california for the manufacturing of light railcars. i'll let my colleague from oregon go first, and then i'll pound on him that california is a better place to manufacture light railcars than oregon, but either way, they're made in america and that's through the benefit of all americans. please join me and let's see where we can take this. mr. blumenauer: thank you. i deeply appreciate your courtesy in permitting me to speak. i appreciate your leadership in focusing on the need to rebuild and renew this country, putting americans back to work, being able to not just revitalize our economy but our neighborhoods and strengthen our families. it is true that there are some areas where there are some great opportunities for healthy competition. the gentleman may be referencing the fact that recently we have started manufacturing a streetcar in the united states for the first time in 58 years, and it's being manufactured in portland, oregon. bu

next time down it was singler hitting from the outside his three gives oregon the lead with just under three minutes to play. neither team scored for some 2- 1/2 minutes stanford still down two in the final seconds. jason randall misses once. the cardinals still keeps it alive. stanford forced a foul. the ducks added a pair of free throws. stanford 8-7 in conference play. >>> when it comes to the names in men's tennis, ramich isn't the first one that comes to mind. but ramich is building a name for himself in san jose. canadian man there to support ramich. an ace at 150-miles-an-hour. this one much easier to manage, just 145. he had seven aces in the match. didn't take long for ramich to finish it off. he's wrapping up the match when e, is terman hits him in the net. makes it two straight in san jose. he came into san jose second in the world. he will be considered one of the favorites at the next tour stop in memphis. >>> two extra holes needed to decide this eve's wi >>> after an impressive final day that earned him a win. phil mickelson made it two. the tournament that used to be kn

oregon was an early adopter of this. folk can't imagine any other way of doing it. if schools out there are still using paper tests that the results come back months later, that is crazy. if you're trying to have teachers be able to utilize the results in order to understand how their students are progressing. and the cost of the technology has come down so much that i certainly would encourage folks to explore it. i wanted to note another issue, which is we're replacing the current requirements for adequate yearly progress for college and career ready standards, and the goal of developing statewide accountability systems in order to receive federal funding by 2014 and 2015. states vary in terms of the progress that they have made and will be making to develop this new accountable system based on college and career ready. so i thought superintendent luna perhaps from idaho's perspective and other people are welcome to chime in, could give us a sense of how the states progressing in developing and adopting these new assessments or the process that's anticipated and t

. >>> in siskiyou county near the oregon border police are investigating a three million dollar golden from the lobby of the county courthouse where it has been on display for decades the case contains specimens from the county's gold mines featured in the 1939 world's fair in san francisco. a local blog described it as virtually burglar-proof but somebody broke into the courthouse, smashed it open and removed its contents. the sheriff says investigators have promising leads. >>> 5:25. dramatic lifer death rescue in the east bay after a -- live or death rescue in the east bay. questions state inspectors want answered. >> reporter: what you are having for breakfast to make you -- could make you sick. doctors say research finds sugar is the root of all health evil. >>> punxsutawney phil emerges from his -- did he see his shadow? find out, coming up. >>> let's take a look at temperatures across the country doesn't look like deep winter 48 new york, 58 d.c., 48 chicago, 60 st. louis, 70 phoenix, 50 seattle and portland. minneapolis st. paul has flight arrival days now. all other airports

the stanford women blew out oregon 81-46 to clinch their conference title.dinal has not lost a league game in over three years. senior night in berkeley. honored before the game. all five starters were double figures. 13 points for camp and 17 for gutierez. dished out a career high 13 assists. the bears beat oregon state 77- 63 and remain tied with washington for first place in the pack 12 with three games to play. it was bill cartwright at the hill top. usf taking on gonzaga. ann low misses the 3. but beats the buzzer to put them up 3. second half. kevin pangos drives the baseline and flips it in. leading score was held to just 6 points. final seconds, usf down 1. green gets in the lane and hits the floater. for the third year in a row, they win 66-65 is the final. with gonzaga losing st. mary's, he has two to play. dick, look at him go. and 14th ranked murray state are dancing. the same next month. second half, they open up a double digit lead. then it's cannon on the break. he lobs it up to garrett for the exclamation point. murray state wins 65-49. st. m

this week we were going to be making an announce ment regardig the state of oregon with facebook and microsoft, where you can register to vote on facebook and microsoft was going to be announcing it as well and showing you how it worked and everything. i have got all the way down to the end, working with both facebook and microsoft and when they are going to do the press release, the headquarters at facebook said wait a minute, one thing we are doing is violating the corporate policy so we have to go back and rethink and work it out. so in puerto, rico, i'll be able to do a show and tell, wouldn't you know it. but it's an exciting idea. what we will have is, in fact, i was going to hand out these flyers to show you as well. and what it is is, it's an app. and it's going to be in collaboration with facebook and microsoft that creates a link between facebook to our personalized volunteter service the state. the system a worked long and hard on, called my vote, once you are registered you go into my vote and give your name and birthdate and up comes autopsy the specific information abou

in oregon we like to have a paper trail. and we wanted on have that. the written materials are available on your flash drive, so you can go there. i want to share two quick stories and hopefully i can get this to work. i was able to watch a couple of voters go out and use the technology and one voter i watched, she had limited vision, so for her, by using the tablet technology, she was able to read the ballot for the first time by increasing the font. she was never able to read her ballot for herself, so that was exciting for her. before i came out here, i went and visited assisted living facilities and watched another senior voter, use the tablet technology to vote. and the voting assistance team gave her the option to vote on a paper ballot, her normal way of voting or the tablet and it was fun to watch her she went ahead and marked her ballot using the tablet, the technology and then they asked her if she wanted to go back to the written ballot once she used the technology and this elderly voter said no, i liked using the technology. so, we are hear

if you are commuting along the peninsula once again that oregon expressway off-ramp is closed to 101 to southbound 101 until about 6:00 this morning. that's according to caltrans. you can see from our live traffic sensors that a lot of stuff is in the green this morning including 101 and 280 both drive times along the peninsula looking great. 880 through oakland light past the coliseum. you will notice that high street on and off-ramp closed until about 5:00 so just another 20 minutes or so. again, that's according to caltrans officials and a quick look at the altamont pass commute. 13 minutes, not too bad, towards the dublin interchange. more traffic coming up. back to you. >> thank you. >>> 4:37. this morning a report that a school district in los angeles gave money to a teacher at the center of a child abuse scandal. the "los angeles times" reports that mark berndt received $40,000 last year it drop a challenge to his dismissal. he was fired and then dropped an appeal. berndt was arrested last week and charged with 23 counts of lewd conduct against children. this week a second tea

the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: thank you, madam president. i rise today to address the legislation we hope will soon be pending here on the floor of the senate, the moving ahead for progress in the 21st century act, better known as the highway bill. this bill is dedicated to rebuilding both our highway and transit transportation system. it's critical down payment on both america's economic recovery and our long-term economic success. infrastructure is a doubly effective investment. first, in the short term, infrastructure projects create much-needed jobs. particularly now when the construction industry is flat on its back, it's one of the hardest hit sectors in this downturn. so rebuilding and repairing our crumbling roads and bridges is one of the best things we can do to create jobs. second, infrastructure investments support jobs in the long term. think of how many businesses in this country lie -- rely on america's infrastructure to move their goods to consumers. businesses in every state of our nation, from our most rural communities to