but, for proponents of the oregon model, the costs of inaction are greater. >> the truth is, the oregon solution works. and for states that are struggling with that issue, as many are, just to do the next band aid is no solution at all. you know, real solutions are required because lives and families are at stake. the stakes couldn't be higher. >> narrator: no one knows better what those stakes are than those who have been addicted to meth. >> i can look back and see the total devastation of all that i created, and the lives affected the houses that i destroyed. there's no coming back from that kind of... you know, you can't fix that. and as long as you're caught up in it, it's like a whirlpool. once you get caught in the current, you just go round and round, and pretty soon it just takes you under. and you've got to come through ⌟ij> next timfrontline... >> people have no idea when they're holding their cell phone what we go through. >> they're about ten times moe likely to die on the job than an average construction wo

i know in oregon, nutritional needs are critical. we have done a better job in documenting it and it's a huge percentage of our state that suffer food insecurity. we think 13 to 14%. we have a population almost 16% below the poverty level and we've had over 700,000 residents receive these benefits. there have been estimates that even a 10% cut would mean well over $100 million less in payments but it would also cut 2,000 jobs and 189 million fewer meals for low income families in my state. and i would venture to say that in each of our states there would be numbers that would be comparable. the food stamp program has lifted almost 4 million people out of poverty. this has made the difference for 1.7 million children. we're providing an average of less than $300 a month. but unfortunately the reconciliation instructions we've received from the majority, from the department of agriculture, suggests that it's nutrition that is going to bear the brunt with an additional cut over the next ten years of $36 billion, reducing benefits for al

fairly strong storm for this time the year is coming on into central portions of oregon. steady rain from seattle down interstate 5. getting it in northern california. eventually we get light rain in san francisco. majority of the heavier rain is to your north. by this afternoon rain should stop in most coastal locations. friday's forecast some showers left over from that storm system and cooler air behind it. if you're watching us in fairbanks, alaska, explore the wildlife that lives amoungs. from spiders to cockroaches and walking sticks at the museum of the north. that's your event of the day. >> would you let your friend cut your hair? what if you were a big movie star? cameron diaz always has told jay leno when she had the latest short cut due to a misunderstanding, she burst into tears. she later comforted her friend, assuring her she wouldn't kill her. >>> online comedy bit featuring ashton kutcher portraying a bollywood producer looking for love through a fictitious dating site have been pulled after viewers called it racist. >>> egged on by the kiss cam, david be

at 7:00 at the oregon ridge lodge. the second meet something scheduled for tomorrow at 7 -- meeting is scheduled for tomorrow at 7 at youth elementary school. 20 minutes after five. >>> today lieutenant governor brown will preside over a a health benefit exchange and implement reform measures. he leads the effort to reduce costs, expand access and improve quality of care for all marylanders. a meeting starts at 10 this morning and eld in shall is held in and -- and is held in annapolis. >> stay with us because they are deciding whether to pass a marriage amendment that could affect straight and same sex couples. >>> students grieving after the loss of two classmates on prom night. it is supposed to be light heard and fun and turned tragic. you are waking up to what he new in baltimore. good morning maryland returns in a moment. having one of those days? tired. groggy. can't seem to get anything done. it makes for one, lousy day. but when you're alert and energetic... that's different. you're more with it, sharper, gett

there was a report just released in oregon, keeping in mind oregon.at the number according to the oregon health authority, 60% of adults are overweight or obese. this is oregon which is known for the outdoor lifestyle and sports. if oregon is that bad, what state are we in here? >> whether it's the united states of america or britain, we are both doing really well in getting really unwell. the reality is life has changed over the last 34 years. the biggest killer in both our countries is not car crashes, not war, not homicide, not even smoking cancer even any more. it's diet-related disease. from my point of view, the last seven, eight years i spent trying to make awareness. i've got so many strands of what i do whether it's telling people how amazing food is, how simple it is and how cheap it can be and having fun to campaigning against government and trying to do documentaries to get big companies to change the things they are doing. tomorrow food revolution day is about trying to get everyone to just have fun with food. >> one of the first times i

. >>> republican mitt romney wins the nebraska and oregon primaries. most of oregon's 25 delegates will go to romney but nebraska's delegates won't be determined until july. >>> metro investigating while several doors flew open on a red line train while it was still moving. the incident happened yesterday morning as the train traveled between the van ness and tinleytown station. a rider on board the train captured this photo if us. you can see the door open there on the right. her fellow passengers holding on to the rails. luckily, no one was hurt. >> thank you for sending that photo. >>> it was supposed to be a high school senior bank but many drivers in missouri felt the impact. >> reporter: you can see the traffic jam stretched a long way. some 50 francis howl seniors rode their bikes, skateboards and scooters to school. it has been a hot topic on the fox 5 facebook page. one comment, in short, people need to chill out. appreciate good kids having fun. no vandalism, no harm. another disagreed. stupid, dangerous prank. seniors insisted they researche

i would not have written about crater lake in oregon. petrified forest in arizona or not write about the bird refugees in florida. you have to cut the places he saved and i didn't want to do that. i thought my book is a chance for a major statement for people to understand these battles. it's not just a washington story of roosevelt and the white house, there were food soldiers for conservation everywhere. tr was networking with these people. this isn't just a biography of theodore roosevelt, it's a book of tr and conservationists, naturalists around him. we mentioned muir and bureaus, spencer fulton baird, head of the smithsonian institute caring about wildlife. william hornaday bred buffalo at the bronx zoo, roosevelt was a founder of the zoo. repopulate the plains with buffalo. dr. c. hart miriam who ran the biological survey. these aren't household names i wanted to inject them in the main stream history i didn't want to be relegated to a specialist it's not just roosevelt i'm writing about but a circle about him. >> how many other p

. >> reporter: right now only oregon and mississippi require prescriptions for pseudoephedrine. 21 other states have adopted the nplex tracking system.

i would recommend that people go and look at the coordinated care organizations that oregon is putting together. just a few examples of sort of real work on the ground. >> thank you. diane? >> i just wanted to go back a little bit to where brad was about people ending up in the hospital in the last year of life and right in the last months. and sometimes we learn from research and sometimes we learn from personal experience, and we've talked a lot about the coordination of care, which is basically in a community, but ooo-ey thi ooo-a there's a different xwags. my mom had a really good coordination team in the community and then she ended up in a hospital to be treated for dehydrationened then she ended up in the hospital longer and longer, and the hospital ichts took over and i couldn't get anyone to answer any of my questions and the hospitalists kept turning over and turning over and i think finally i just got her discharged and brought her back home, but i think that we can talk a lot about coordination of care when they're not in a hospital, were ut we need to also be looking at th

and results will help guide workshops planled for alaska, oregon, and california. noaa will continue to pursue on the ground research, prevention, and reduction of marine debris nationwide and leverage every resource available to address debris from the japanese tsunami. however, comprehensively responding to the tsunami debris will take substantial resources. emergency trust funds exist, but there is not a current fund for marine response on this scale. so it's critical that we continue to have a complete engagement at every level -- federal, state, and local. it will not be possible for noaa to coordinate a debris response without each state's participation. noaa is committed to protecting our communities from the impacts of debris and looks forward to working with the committee to achieve this outcome. i would like to thank the committee for its attention to the marine debris problem and force continued efforts to authorize the noaa debris program. thanks, and i'm willing to take questions. >> thank you very much. rear admiral kerry thomas, director of response

in my kate of oregon, they're used for child protective services and residential treatment programs, in fact in oregon, all of the services funded by our block grant dollars are targeted to children and it's estimated that in this fiscal year alone, more than 50,000 children will be served as a result of the block grant dollars that we receive. i know many of you use it for meals on wheels. i really wish that all of you, before you vote on this motion, could do something that i have done. and that's deliver meals on wheels to rural seniors. now, i tell you, when you're delivering meals to people, that really makes a difference. because for many seniors, that small but very important box is the only meal that they're going to get that day. and importantly, the person delivering the meal may be the only person they see that day. i think if you had an opportunity to do that and look into the eyes of some of the people who are relying on those food boxes, i think you would support this motion. and i served in the oregon legislature and i'm keenly aware of the difficult decisions that sta

. >>> we have an update in a story i was talking about a few moments ago in portland, oregon.e children ranging in age from 18 months to, oi don't know, around 4, but no one is quite certain. these kids were abandoned in a shed. we are being told now that the police in oregon, even since our interview moments ago have been able to track down the mother. got more news about that in just a moment. >>> we've been telling you about police in portland, oregon, desperately searching for the parents of these three babies, all under the age of about 4. now they're telling us they have located the mother of these three children. again, abandoned in a shed is frequented by homeless people. uncertain of their ages still, but that one way on the right, as young as 18 months. and the little girl in the middle? possibly as old as 4. maybe 3. police telling us that they looked as though they had been cared for. they were dressed and they weren't crying. they weren't exasperated when police found them. don't know if that's because the homeless people nearby were looking after them. but at lea

-- nebraska and oregon hit the polls. >> reporter: tuesday voters in nebraska and oregon head to thells. it is there time to take part in presidential primaries. mitt romney and barack obama are presumptive candidates. >> tuesday, president obama will hang out with the ladies to have view. his historic visit back in late july, 2010 ranks as the show's most watched broadcast ever. >>> wednesday a u.s. army specialist will be given the the highest military effort for gallantry. he will receive the medal of honor for heroic actions in combat. his widow and caughter will visit the white house -- daughter will visit the white house. >>> g 8 leaders will visit camp david. saturday the united kingdom begins its olympic torch relay. they will run the flame on it 8,000-mile journey around britain before it is used to light the caldron, july 27th. that is a look at the week ahead, fox news. >>> in late less than a week ago we learned spectacular details of a this warted al qaeda underwear bomb plot. now they are angry about leaks to the media. >>> will it shine on mothers day and will it conti

now this is really not much in the north but they seem to be aiming in the oregon weather.o-mid, southwest or northwest 17 at fso, a breeze will not have any problem forming. the low is here and eventually it will die down somewhere in there. forecast models are right and it will give us a big change in our wind pattern and bring some temperatures. it will salvage some nice weather by the weekend. it will be in the 60s and 70s and very low 80s. redwood city 72 and increases clouds, we will start to salvage some warmer weather and more sunshine by the weekend . a 13-year-old boy spent hours clinging to a ledge, and just a few feet, eight people wound in last night's game against the lakers. >>> traffic look good coming into san francisco and we will tell you more about the morning commute and let you know if the fog is affecting some of the commute. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ transforming sounds ] [ male announcer ] transformers. the ride. ride it at universal studios hollywood. . >>> here is a quick look at some of the stories we are following. they arrested a man in the sierra lemar case.

, the most dazzling blue color lake in that whole region of southern oregon which t.r. did so much to protect. but he didn't -- the backstory in a popular publication had never been written about crater lake, how it was saved, so they were helping be get documents left and right. particularly if you pick a site that hasn't been overcovered or overwritten about, they were thrilled about it, you really care about the history of our park. many people don't think about the history of the national park, they are come for a camping experience or hiking, they are less interested in the history of a park or wildlife refuge, where i was interested in the history. >> what evidence do you have or your publisher will sell? 1,000 pages. what sit 35 bucks apiece? >> 35 bucks, but when you get it online, immediately it's less than that. i think presidential studies go well, and theodore roosevelt is beloved like washington or lincoln. i think people want to read about a president. i wanted to do the book as thoroughly and accurately as possible. believe it or not, i had to cut a lot j

." >> why this little boy has an interesting visit to issue and oregon. -- a zoo in oregon. >> a quick look at some of the top stories from the world papers. chen guangcheng leads the " international herald tribune." many conclusions have been drawn from the osama bin laden files. in his last days in charge, the world's most feared terrorist was paranoid and bureaucratic. hospitals ordering -- lamenting the end, the moscow times looks back at the much ridiculed car. >> the chinese dissident at the center of a diplomatic standoff between beijing and washington has made an unexpected live appeal to the u.s. congress. " said don says it is fully committed to ending hostilities with its neighbor, but it warned that it would defend itself against aggression. chinese get more on the dissident at the center of a diplomatic standoff between beijing and washington. the managing director of china knowledge shares his view on how relations between the two countries have been affected. >> every year, you see some achievements. over two years, you see the chinese yuan rise. every year, it achieves

. >>> in harm's way an oregon firefighter falls through a roof while battling a condo fire. >>> ring of fire, residents of the western u.s. treated to a rare, spectacular solar event this weekend. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> this is "early today" for thursday, may 17th, 2012. >>> hello and good morning i'm lynn berry. today, we begin with debt ceiling redo. president obama sat down with congressional leaders in washington yesterday, aiming to get a jumpstar on expiring budget deal that went down to the wire last year but critics say it's a long shot before november elections. steve handelsman has details. >> reporter: at the white house, the president lunched with congressional leaders to avoid a repeat of last summer's fight that trashed the nation's credit rating. barack obama versus john boehner, on spending cuts and tax hikes. they failed to make a grand bargain, and their short term deals expire in december president obama would vow no down to the wire talks this fall. right now he wants tax cuts for small businesses, that hire more workers, saying the reco

wednesday night into thursday, coastal areas of oregon could get heavier rain. if you're watching us on nbc 11 california bay area, see the role of the bike in american. >> caller: culture at chain reaction. >>> bobby brown has flatly denied what many long assumed. he said he did not introduce whitney houston to drugs. in an exclusive interview with matt lauer brown claimed his drug use started way before he entered the picture. in fact brown claims before meeting houston he only smoked marijuana and drank beer. the interview airs wednesday and thursday on "today." >>> a $200,000 lamborghini stolen more than a year ago from a san francisco dealership has been found in northern california. >>> finally nadya suleman, the so-called octomom has filed for bankruptcy monday claiming as much as $1 million in debt. the chapter 7 bankruptcy would seize almost all of her assets. she said bankruptcy is what's best for her kids. >> i'm drawing the line. from now on, we only want to hear positive stories from octo mom. >> noted. >> i don't want to hear anything that goes wro

nearly all of oregon's 25 delegates went to mitt romney.be on the hook for underage drinking in their homes. the city council unanimously approved what is called a social host ordinance that finds homeowners for underage drinking parties even if they are not there at the time. the council member that proposed it say it stems from the crash that killed 82010 high-school graduate. >> in my district we have had a death every year because of the fact that kids are drinking in homes and sometimes parents are not even aware of it. >> a few other silicon valley cities have already adopted that law. council members also approved a plan to restrict payday winning services in the city that are often used by low-income people who need quick cash in exchange for a postdated check and the feet but the fees can add up for people who can least afford them. the law puts a cap on new businesses and where they can set up their shop >> the so-called octo-mom has suffered a major setback. bankruptcy case was thrown out of court yesterday because she did not fi

he'll pick up most of oregon's 2 25 delegate. nebraska's 32 delegates will be determined at the convention in july. romney is counting on more than 970 delegates. he needs 1,144 to win the gop nomination. >>> i'm for mitt romney, that was george w. bush's four-word endorsement for mitt romney. he made the statement as the elevator doors were closing at a downtown d.c. building yesterday. the former president was in town and was on his way to give a speech on human freedom at the george w. bush institution. >>> president obama will lay out his economic agenda for the year today. he'll meet with leaders from both parties at the white house. he's expected to call on congress to pass legislation that would eliminate tax incentives for companies that ship jobs overseas. and new tax credits for small businesses and companies that develop clean energy. the president will call for a tax credit for businesses that create new jobs or increase their wage. >>> it is now 6:07. 64 degrees. the congressman waging a war on pizza. >>> also, what

two firefighters in oregon are recovering from injuries after battling a blaze at an apartment complex. at one point the roof collapsed causing one firefighter to fall through. somehow the firefighter was not injured. the fire destroyed six units. >> coming up, the oakland raider who is on his way to jail >> out of the google test drive went for the,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> want to go to the baseball game? the bay bridge series, sunny and mild temperatures well into the '60s. it should be a great time to take in the games >> so far everything is looking great at the bay bridge. here's a live look at a time saver traffic camera. we will look at the friday morning commute coming up >> british world war two planes may be seen flying over the silicon valley for the next few days as part of the winds of freedom tore. vintage warplanes are on display at moffett field. the aircraft will include a restored the 22 complete with more than 100 bomb markings. if you want to spend the money you can even fly in some of the planes. it runs through may 26th. it will be next week before the west sidewalk o

. >>> well, if you're watching us on kgw news channel in portland, oregon, see the work of an oregon native, the comic book art of aaron lopresti at the washington county museum. >> early look at this morning's headlines. new york state's biggest ever child support case has come to a conclusion. former supermodel linda evangelista and salma hayek's french billionaire husband settled their battle on monday. no specifics were announced but evangelista was seeking $46,000 a month. >>> john travolta is being sued by a masseur who claims the actor tried to have sex with him. he's seeking $2 million plus damages. >>> saturday country singer jake owen and a few friends overcelebrating cinco de mayo were detained by vero beach police. he managed to straighten things out for a morning sunrise ceremony. >>> australian brothers chris and liam hemsworth are surefire 2012 box office champs after appearing in "the avengers" and the "hunger games." >>> outkast wrapper andre 3000 is cast to play jimi hendrix. you know who wanted the role in the past, prince. >> there you go. >>> in chicago a throwba

the little boy brought to a zoo in portland, oregon, a tantalizing bit for her. this was posted on the internet showing the extraordinary encounter between a big animal and very little boy. jack is not all that bothered, he is a cool customer. kai is persistent but jack decides to stand up for himself. conversation exhausted, he sits down. no more needs to be said. at the zoo, they say, don't feed animals, a sentiment jack would hardly agree with. >> and you're watching "bbc world news." >> make sense of international news at bbc.com/news. >> funding was made possible by -- the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu, newman's own foundation, and union bank. >> at union bank, our relationship managers use their expertise in global finance to guide you through the business strategies and opportunities of international commerce. we put our extended, global network to work for a wide range of companies, from small businesses to major corporations. what can we do for you? >> "bbc world news" was presented by kcet los angeles.

this oregon man was begginn for a - in to serve 60 days for assault."'tually not a tattoo. it was written on hissforehead with markkr but noo exactly what you want to go into jail written on your forehead either wwy." robert norton kennedy was bookkd for assaalt sporting thii bible verse...with god all things are possible. god loves you... please forgive me if i say or do anything stupii. two months later he was arrested again and hadd addedda few moreebibleeverse citations. which brings us back to god. ohio officials piking to someone she encountered while previously serviig time..."it was a femaleecorrections officer she was stalking."for more than a decade. in you tube postings... "planet earth. milky white galaxy."she called herself the godologist of godology. onn poster noted that when she looked in the mirror god would &pread dog. well genius, not quite. jeanne moos, cnn, new york.-----end----- cnn.script----- --keyword tags-- this warm days... comes with ra. rain.steve tells us whennthe pkies will clear... next. you're watching fox 45 good trying

it will be in central oregon, eventually drifting down to california. this isn't a huge storm system but you'll pick up probably about an inch of rain, maybe two at most, some is of the higher elevations of the cascades. that's where the target will be for the wet weather. most of that is late today, most of us will see a dry day. a little cool on what's coming into the summer months, you'll take a day around the upper 80s, low 90s. >>> not too bad, just a little rainy day tomorrow morning especially. >> good to know. thanks so much. >>> the dow bounces back. news corp. strikes back and why even a losing lottery ticket is worth holding on to. your early morning business headlines is straight ahead. >>> plus, jessica simpson takes on a role of a lifetime. >>> coming up, the sixers run past the bulls, paul pierce shoots down the hawks and a rookie steps up for the devils. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. >>> egyptian officials say at least nine people were killed in violent clashes during p

it will be visible in texas, new mexico air zo, california, and oregon. the last -- arizona, california and oregon the it appeared last in 1994 in the united states. >>> a balcony at a texas apartment complex has major problems. it collapsed twice in less than 24 hours. the second collapse. it happened in austin and luckily no one was hurt. but people are from units had to be evacuated until the balcony could be repaired. >>> and look at this a fugitiveleads police on a high- speed chase across state lines starting in missourich the driver of the suv went from st. peters in illinois to about three hour haul when it went back to missouri where he ditched the car after veering off the road and into trees. so far no sign of the speeding fugitive. patrol officers are on the lookout. >>> we witnessed the results of a special session and now some lawmakers are wanting to add another tax. this one for your health they say. how they plan to implement a fat tax on your food. details from a new study just ahead. and your freebie friday deals ahead minutes away. whe

the jet stream far to the north, a very strong jet stream for this time of year is coming into oregon state, going to do that the next two or three days. one week system go by, another one behind that, so we're going to be keeping it cloudy and showery and cooler in the northwest while we bake in the heat from salt lake city back through the intermountain west and down into the desert southwest. so temperatures right now at this hour, 80 in phoenix still, holding on to 85 in vegas, start your among, that's amazing. 50 in seattle. you see the temperature contrast from north to south. as far as what we're dealing with rain wise not a lot out there. just showers continuing out here from bellingham southward, a few showers in the cascades. look off the coast there's additional showers coming onshore, that's that next little impulse as we go throughout the morning. we'll keep the umbrella weather going throughout the morning hours. the rest of california you look just fine and dry. that's a look at your national upper 80s will be in the low to mid 80s. funny, my dad lives in phoenix and al

here in northeast oregon is a story about conflicting claims on water resources.e'll learn how center-pivot agriculture makes the desert bloom, how hydroelectricity fls rapid dustrial development, and how formal regions characterize the resulting human patterns. not long ago, millions of salmon returned each year to spawn in the columbia river. native americans here once depended on the fish for r survival. now their nets are often empty: the salmon have almost vanished. forming a natural border between oregon and washington state, the columbiaiveranch provides te along its path. the rt to restore salmonne hen e umatillaiver the columbiaiveranch provides te explain coetitionageogphy over acae source? in the early 199, io here in the mountains there is plenty of water, but mati river io hegood for minnows,ns unbut not for salmon.water, by piling up rocks like this, the tribes created deeper pools. hall: and now we have some depth and some cover for the adult salmon. wproblem is the way they nowuple travel here from the ocean.tem.. the fishe be trap and driven s fro

let's talk about another interesting case in oregon involving a church and a church member. and apparently, the church member was a stay-at-home mom, went on a blog and talked about the many reasons why she felt alienated and why she was being mistreated by the church, and the church doesn't carry on in, in her view, a christian kind of manner. now the church says, oh, really? we're going to sue you for making such public comments on a public domain, and avery, where might this go? does this mean that you can't say anything negative about a institution like a church? on a website, no less? >> the pastor there was upset because the ex-proficiehfex-par called him creepy. based on that and the fact he was a narcissist. >> and cult like. >> cult like, well, the fact is that thou sahalt not bring a lawsuit. it's protected speech, and this case, there's going to be a hearing on monday, by the way. and there's a likelihood, i think, that the judge is going to say dismissed. >> really? okay, so richard, before i get your popinion on this, the pastr did say this, quote, i stand by my

oregon has 25 delegates at stake. the 32 delegates to the republican national convention will be determined at the nebraska state convention and that's july 14th. nebraska voters will also select the republican candidates to face democrat bob kerry in that state's u.s. senate race. >> when people are saying to m him, don't take the vice presidency, right now, you are a powerful majority leader. don't take the vice presidency. you won't have any power. johnson says, power is where power goes, meaning i can make power in any situation. his whole life i said, nothing in his life previously makes that seem like he's most -- because that's exactly what he had done all his life. >> sunday night, the conclusion of our conversation on robert kairo. sunday nice on v spa's q&a. >> this is c-span the with politics and public affairs programming throughout the week and every weekend, 48 hours of people and events telling the american story on american history tv. get schedules and see past programs at our website. join in the con

serve 47,000 girls from gilroy to the oregon border. a lot of people think we're about cookies and camping, but we have the hispanic initiative. we do have cookies here, but we have the hispanic initiative and i am the director for. we provide programs to any la teen oh wanting to be a girl scout. we have daughters of farm workers program which is part of the outreach. we have two really big outreach programs in santa clara county. one is also at the detention center. daughters of farm workers. >> tell us about that. who would have thought. >> the daughters of farm workers program has been in operation the past 30 years. we serve 100 girls in the gilroy community, and we have been there for many years. we focus on developing girl leadership and providing environmental awareness programs, science and technology, family literacy. we also have family night, we do shared activities, games, and. >> they are daughters of farm workers. >> yes. i myself was a daughter. >> why was it important for girls club to branch out in this direction? >> w

northern california, southern oregon, only about a 30% chance of showers or storms. as we look at your tuesday, cool it off a little bit in portland and seattle but we're still very hot in vegas. if you're watching us on king 5 news in seattle, washington, see jars created by artists of today inspired by mythic native traditions from across the word at the spirits in wood and glass at the stonington gallery. >> thanks so much. >>> and now here's an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> when it comes to "the avengers," the box office records just keep on falling. >> and your ten dollars. >> my $15, actually. >> really? >> 3d. >> the superhero super hit took in an estimated $103 million this weekend. to easily hold on to the top spot and become the first film to make more than $100 million in its second weekend of release. it also became the fastest movie to reach both $300 million and $350 million in earnings. and the movie with the highest ever eight-day, nine-day and ten-day grosses, including worldwide earnings. disney announced that as of la

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from north carolina, a delegate for north carolina, and from oregon, a delegate for oregon. >> is there any objection to adding these three names to the delegate list? hearing none, so move. we follow the same process for our presidential candidates. -- for vice-presidential candidates. we have already heard from our presidential nominee, gary johnson. he was given his time to select his preference and that has been announced. are there nominations from the floor for the office of vice president of the united states on the libertarian party ticket for 2012? >> mr. chairman, i am a delegate from the state of washington. that is the washington people do not hate with a passion. i move to nominate jim gray for rice president of the united states. [applause] >> jim gray has been nominated. >> and scotty bowman from michigan and i nominate lee wrights or vice-president of the united states libertarian nomination. [applause] >> i nominate jim burns for vice-president of the united states. >> jim burns has been nominated. further nominations from the floor? seeing none, i will close -- sorry,

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