david payne, i'm glad you were safe and appreciate you talking to us tonight. there has been loss of life in oklahoma. joining us on the phone is the governor of oklahoma. we appreciate her talking to us. governor, what is the latest information about the situation in oklahoma? >> we still have storms going through the northeast and southwest part of oklahoma. so there's still possible tornadic activity in our state. we're still under a state of alert. what we do know is there was about 14 communities throughout the state of oklahoma that have been hit by tornadoes and sustained substantial damage. we're still trying to confirm the exact number of the fatalities. we know we've had over 60 people who have had injuries and some very, very severe injuries. we have almost 60,000 homes right now without electricity. we have some possible schools that have been destroyed in some of the rural areas. you know, we still have a long night ahead of us with these storms and they're trying to make sure we get out and do door-to-door search and rescue to find those who might

. >> here's a remarkable view from reporter david payne. he is from cnn affiliate kfor. >> reporter: there it is on the ground. big elephant trunk. it's getting stronger. elephant trunk tornado on the ground. >> david, from i-40 and highway 102, where sit from you, from i-40 and 102, where is that tornado? >> reporter: take my stream, take my stream. >> begin two. >> northwest of i-40. big elephant trunk. elephant trunk tornado, it's just northwest. it's over -- it's north of i-40. if you take our stream, you'll see it in the stream right there. >> unbelievable. david payne is joining us live on the phone. david, how close were you to that tornado? >> you know what? that video was at the end of the chase. the first tornado, which i would love to give you -- i hope you can get some video of this. that was on the west side. you mentioned canadian county, west side of oklahoma city. at that one point, i lost a side mirror off my car today and we were within a couple hundred yards when it was nearly three quarters of a mile wide tornado when it

david payne, are you still with us? violent tornado. >> another killer tornado.t went across highway 81 and it almost got us. it intensified right on top of us. >> i had a chance to speak to david payne by phone about what it was like. david, how close were you to that tornado? >> you know what? that video there, that was kind of about the end of the chase. the first tornado, which i would love to give you -- i hope you can get some video of this. that was on the west side, you mentioned canadian county, and at that one point, i lost a side mirror off of my car, and we were within a couple hundred yards when it sat down southwest of oklahoma city. an incredible storm. it goes back to what we just witnessed in joplin, missouri, the deep south and april 27th and you got to go back to last time we had an event like this in oklahoma city, may 3rd of 1999. the tornadoes were violent, long-tracking tornadoes, absolutely amazing. these storms were turning and rotating from start to finish and they were killer tornados in oklahoma. >> and to get that close, what does it

chairman and ranking member payne, thank you for holding hearing today and for inviting me. i, you know, want to acknowledge the incredibly generous amount of time you've given to this topic, so i'll summarize my remarks and just ask that my full written statement be made part of the record. my name is jesse eaves, and i am the child protection policy adviser for world vision usa, a christian relief add slow casey organization -- advocate si organization. this work includes programs that work to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect, exploitation and violence against children and advocating for effective systems and laws that can provide a safety net for vulnerable populations. today i've been asked to bring a global perspective on child protection, especially as it relates to preventing and responding to illegal movement of children, particularly in fragile states. i want to thank you again, mr. chairman, for your leadership in be working to protect children not only here in the u.s., but around the world. you have been behind some of the most important pieces of child-focu

the remains of army private first class robert payne arrived with quiet dignity. killed in 1945 in germany, finally brought home two brothers who have waited and waited for him. >> i cannot describe to you how i feel. this is one of the best moments of my life. this is my brother. we are bringing him home. >> a funeral service was held and attended by family and friends and today's soldiers. the u.s. servicemen who had been entered and reinterred as an unknown soldier was at last defender -- a family member laid to rest. >> it has been 66 years that we have been working on it. there were 74,000 world war ii veterans who were unidentified. those poor families. i'll is felt that uncle buddy was with us. -- i've always felt that uncle buddy was with us because they always talked about him. >> 8 families persistence proved just as relevant as the pga -- provedy's persistence just as relevant. more trouble for the south as waters continue to rise there were the floodwaters are headed and the unique way that residents are preparing for the worst. >> i was in shock. i wa

meteorologist david payne was in the middle of it, while jim gardner described what he saw. >> this is unbelievable. this keeps growing and growing, and it's pulling everything in. >> reporter: left behind, a path of destruction and homes flattened right down to their concrete slabs. >> that's their hour, it's just gone. >> reporter: in northeast piedmonte, a frantic search for survivors. they found a woman and two children. this morning, the 15-month-old child dies while the search continued for it 3-year-old. in arkansas, three were killed. and another tornado ripped through central can canc. the violent stort erupted and blew an enormous tree onto a van, kimmi killing two people inside. it's sad news every day. over fiechb00 people have lost their lives this year. this is the deadliest since the 1950s and we have two weeks to go. if you look add the kinds of tornado said, ef-4s, ef-5s, those are hard to survive above ground, and that's why so many people have been killed in the heels of the outbreaks. >>> now we want to go back to joplin, mids miz. the latest numbers, more than 2,5

utah governor john huntsman and a businessman horman payne. >>> appearing on cbs's face the nation gingrich denied that he used tiffany half a million dollars. >> we had a revolving account. >> who buys that much jewelry on credit? >> it is a standard no interest account. >> how long did you owe it? >> i have no idea. but it was paid off automatically. they had no interest on it. there was no problem with it. >> it was a normal way of doing business. >> gingrich says he has no debt except for a mortgage on a rental property. >>> battered by a storm of deadly tornadoes. as many as two dozen people are feared dead in missouri where homes and a hospital were heavily damaged. 100 patients were safely evacuated. one man found medical records in his backyard 45 miles away from the hospital. missouri's governor has declared a state of percentage. >>> meteorologist lawrence karnow has been watching the storms. >> looks like more devastating tornadoes and scary weather continues tonight. doppler radar. all the oranges and reds. that is some scary weather there tonight folks. look for potential of mo

payne. >> thank you. thank you offer your testimony. i just wonder mr. elias, being a military person and, do you see these issues perhaps even being more prevalent with members from our military regardless of where they are serving? >> i see it being more prominent in the military strictly because you are subjected to overseas for long periods of time, and if i could give anything to that, to that question, when you are brought overseas, any country that you go to, being a marine, you are briefed on everything from the number of people that have aids over there to the amount of robberies and you are given classes on how the ocean comes in and hits the shore. out of all those classes i should have been given a class on child abduction or at least -- [applause] i was so young in japan, i was only 19 years old serving my country in japan and i had no idea i would be sitting here before any of you today. >> it seems like that should be a part of the military training. japan has had a relationship with the u.s. military in okinawa and other places that have

granny's days are numbered. 12-year-old elizabeth payne said she felt the need to do something. >> we don't have a really big chance a small chance but i don't know. >> you have to try. >> yeah. got to try. >> crews had planned on cutting the tree down this morning, but they have been delayed so the tree could be gone in a week. in san mateo county, kit do cbs 5. >>> new twist in the investigation of the mother accused of giving her 8-year- old daughter botox. carry campbell appeared on good morning america last week admitting she injected her daughter with botox before beauty pageants according to several media reports, campbell may not live in san francisco and there is word that carry campbell may not even be her real name the revelations come as abc news reports that campbell's daughter brittany was taken by child protective services over the weekend. >> medical news, smoking can be deadly. >> why some smokers find it hard to kick the habit. dr. kim shows us what it has to do with something. >>> those who find it harder to quit may be carrying specific genes, dna that can put them

i will just add that i was asked by congressman payne if i can make comments about africa, and given the committee that we're speaking with, i'd like to do that. most of the nations in africa are not part of the hague convention. at present, there's four partners to the convention there, zimbabwe and others, and they face unique challenges there in terms of identifying where children are, operating with the central authorities in those governments and in particular, operating with governments where there is no hague partner. the hague convention is also challenging in some of these african nations where there are problems of inefficient government structures that hamper the treaty. in addition, the hague commission does have a project on africa to look at this issue and try to make strides in that region of the world, but there's been aidentification at least because the critical role of perm relationships in africa, and i heard this played a large part in asia that having a real regional approach individually based is important so having a conference in the nether larpds or in washi

principle pain, thank you for the use of your wonderful facility -- about princ -- principal payne. in my office, tammy as the one who pulled all this >> thank you to the san francisco giants and all of you for your support of our teachers. i want to thank the president of the california teachers association and everyone joining me tonight to honor the mayor's teachers award winners. despite the challenges, it is always important to acknowledge and honor the dedication of our s teachers. the honorees tonight were nominated by parents, teachers, peers, and community members who understand the value of excellent teachers. the people you see standing here tonight have exceeded all standards, dedicated themselves to creating a class room environment that fosters learning, diversity. these teachers are facing a generation of new leaders to create a better world. this honor is a symbol of our immense gratitude for all of their tireless worke. it is my privilege to present this year's teacher of the month award winners. [applause] how about a big hand for all our great teachers? [applause]

and a half we have been watching our nbc station kfor in oklahoma city as their meteorologist david payne has been giving viewers a close-up view of a storm they have been tracking live on television. >> i'm headed east at a good clip in the debris path. it looks like the debris path was a half mile wide across i-40 from right to left, south to north, a half mile wide. a semi blown over at exit 115, semi blown over on i-40, as i keep moving east. there are going to be people with injuries out here with the semis, the way they are laid on their side. >> again, a special kind of cruelty that there is weather anywhere near here that severe. talk about the ongoing human drama in the tornado that has picked up this town and turned it over, transforming joplin, missouri. more on that daily struggle here today from nbc's kevin tibbles. >> reporter: in joplin, the new day reveals what looks like a moonscape as traumatized residents pick through the mess that remains of their worldly possessions. many of the newly homeless now stay in an emergency red cross shelter at missouri southern state unive

payne. [applause] >> thank you. ms. wells, ms. apy, either one of you, i wonder if you can tell us what impact, if any, has the united nations convention on the rights of the child or its optional protocol on the sale of children had on preventing international child abduction? and do you think the convention is a valuable mechanism for addressing this issue? >> i'm going to defer to ms. apy on this. >> okay. >> so i did to the question, you were referring to the united nations convention -- >> on the rights of the child, or its optional protocol on the sale of children. >> the optional protocol certainly has had an extraordinary impact on international law. of course, i feel the need to respond, and that is quite a sticky question, congressman payne, because the united nations convention on the rights of the child, of course, has not been ratified by the united states of america. and so i can assure you, when i stand in another country, as i have often, and begin to litigate the case, if the child is considered a dual national, y

taking part when making our first steps but it's a big achievement there's no such culture in the world payne oriel foods all torn and dedicated to between in world war two was held in two thousand and nine and last year became an international event alongside the host this year spain hungary and ukraine are also taking part and in their older now russia face to hungary and underdogs and paper the visitors were sold and the fans and having to play counter taking game and back a given and as they drop the deadlock in the second half the russians had a plethora of scoring chances but lacked the killer instinct in front of the all ranked fourth in the world the home side piled on the pressure as they went in search of an equaliser and finally alexander's one or the one made it all square with these long range air for russia where their opponents played on but were guilty of wasting far too many opportunities one on the final score yes but we were and that he tonight that's a new reason we didn't win we felt like a plan now passing of a bad few possessions and those around now we think can happen

schiavone the thirty year old italian was the first woman to reach the fourth round she overpowered payneschweik to take the first set six three chinese did get in front in the second she won despite just walking on her leg which i finally got to withdraw twice consulted her doctor of what looked like reading problems i think a challenge seems to be in store next. where they're going for for a long time for. two years. so you know she's been playing well a noise machine longest. i was well i put a world of playing in on this quick or it was going to be a tough marriage is going to be you know. while it's the end of the road for samantha stosur last year's finalist falling victim to unseeded just one adult core audience here so that did level the match. to three six one six six three despite the recent. yeah it's disappointing regardless of how well i played the ground before but i guess it's even. maybe a bit more of a surprise from. two days difference you can play a really really great match to today which is probably a bad average so. yeah it's definitely unfortunate but like i said i

. >> the remains of robert payne arrived with quiet dignity. killed in germany. finally brought heem to brothers and brothers who have waited for him. >> i can't describe this to you. this is one of the best moments of my life. this is my brother, bringing him home. >> a funeral service was attended by family, friends, and today's soldiers. the u.s. serviceman who had been interred and re-intered as a family member was at least laid to rest. >> a long time coming. it's been 66 years. since we've been working on it, it has been three years. there are still 74,000 veterans unidentified. for our family, i always felt like uncle buddy was with us because they talked about him all the time. >> modern frepsic technology made -- forensic technology made it possible, but a family's persistence was just as important as the science. >> they knew how important this was and they were an inspiration in pushing through. >> deborah weiner, wbal-tv 11 news. >> a sizeable -- sizable bet on the horse would have netted you a big sum. animal kingdon took jockey velasquez into the wi

david payne, are you still with us? violent tornado coming into piedmont. david, are you there?? >> go. >> it's a half mile wide wedge. it's another killer tornado. it went across highway 81 is when it re-intensified. it almost got us. it intensified. it's amazing. it's a half mile wide. killer tornado. it just crossed gregory road. now going to cross northwest expressway in about a minute. it's crossing northwest expressway right now. it's a massive tornado. it's a half mile wide, no doubt about it. it looks just like it did an hour and a half ago. deadly, deadly, deadly tornado, mike, coming down the northwest side of the metro. back to you. >> let me just update our viewers on the breaking news. we've been reporting on it's now official that tornado in joplin, missouri, an f-5 wind speed above 200 miles an hour. that death toll has just been increased to 122 by authorities in joplin. chad myers is watching all of this unfold. let's get to the breaking news in oklahoma right now. is it one tornado? multiple tornadoes? what are we seeing in oklahoma? how endangered in some of t

principle pain, thank you for the use of your wonderful facility -- about princ -- principal payne. in my office, tammy as the one who pulled all this >> hello. welcome to "meet your district supervisor." we are here with supervisor carmen chu from district four, which includes the central and outer sunset and park side neighborhood. supervisor chu was elected to the board of supervisors in 2008 and reelected in 2010. we will get to know her and talk about the toughest issues facing the city. welcome, supervisor. thank you for joining us. let's start by talking about your background -- where you grew up, what kinds of jobs you have work. supervisor chu: my parents immigrated to the united states about 30 years ago, and i would say that is probably the most formative part of my background. growing up in an immigrant family, you learn many things. my parents raised me in southern california, and i grew up in the restaurant business. they had a small restaurant at the time, and i was there every weekend, working -- well, not working, eating. having a fried egg roll, wanton, something g

i i gleefully and unapologetically play such games as grand theft auto, max payne and a tournament which is a first person shooter which rewards head shots for hours on end. watch pulp fiction for more times i care to do. whatever whatever guilt i felt in watching ultimate fighting chechen has usually dated after the first flurry of bareknuckled blows. does all of this make me a bad person? a hypocrite? perhaps, or maybe it just makes me american. on any given day, like most of us, i am unaware of the cognitive dissonance. on other days i'm remorseful, even defiant. you can have my joystick when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers. however, while i remained comparatively untroubled about guns or video games or violent films on their own, i do confess a growing and ease about how these elements freely combined in our society and to what end. are their ill effects like you did, or do they actually catalyze in something different, and you and dangerous toxin born of other chemicals in the environment. i've only recently begun to understand and appreciate how they make potentiate one anoth

payne. >> let me thank all of you for coming. i was not here personally to hear it, i would like to commend each of you, and as a very strong supporter of peace corps, i visited many sites. i've been to graduations of the ceremonies when a new class had their graduation, and so much euphoria and pride, in some countries they make outfits that reflect that particular country. and so, i've been a tremendous supporter of the peace corps and the tremendous amount of work you have done. really commend all of you. i think that part of the problem, you know, and i hear talk about we're going to get this legislation going, part of the problem basically has been in my opinion the u.s. congress, u.s. senate, the house. because this is not the first time that we've had these kind of hearings. back in 2001, there was a 20 month investigation of peace corps. one lady found in have to do something that happened in 1979 from this series run by the dayton news. and it was going to be reaction, we were going to deal with it. in 2001. and in 2004,

david, p ar payne, are you with? >> killer tornado. across highway 81 it intensified and it almost got us. it intensified right on top of us. amazing. >> this was a violent tornado. you see how it's carving out a v-shaped debris cloud. we'll let this roll. this was live for 25 minutes. that's the new water tower. watch this as it comes into goldsby. folks were watching and they were in their safe spot. a lot of folks got out of town. they were in their safe spot because homes are obliterated. >> right there. right there. you got it. we got a funnel. >> tornado on the ground. tuckerman, arkansas. >> just amazing pictures from this past week. the death toll could have been much higher in these storms if it weren't for the so-called safe rooms in homes. a safe room is a fortified structure, steel, concrete made supposedly to with stand a tornado. the bieligk family in joplin say theirs saved their lives. t.j. holmes had a firsthand look. >> reporter: you guys are accustomed to severe weather in the midwest and this part of the country. of

this is webster's reply to payne. daniel webster is on the right, and all the characters portrayed there are from actual studies of faces that he did at the time. so it is an accurate historic document. he has also put a few people in there who were not present when webster delivered his great speech because he wanted to include them. it was painted in paris. it cost him almost two years of his work, of his life, his professional life. much like morse, he got scarcely what he hoped he would be recommend penced for it. it was something that didn't matter because he felt he had recorded something and made a contribution not just to the art of portraiture but for the history of this country. >> how long did it take you to write this? >> four years. >> where did you to the writing? >> i did a lot of the writing in martha's writing, and some in maine where we spend a good part of the year. i did some of it when we were traveling. i spent a great deal of time in washington, boston, new york, looking at paintings, looking at

david payne, are you still with us? >> another killer tornado.go across highway 81 and almost got us. it intensified right on top of us. it is amazing. >> this is a violent tornado. see how it is carving out a v-shape debris cloud. we'll let this roll. this is live for a 20, 25 minutes. we showed that to you a short wile ago. watch this as it comes into goldsby. folks were watching and they were in their safe spot. because homes are obliterated. >> right there. right there. you got it. we got a funnel. >> tornado on the ground. >> reynolds wolf is here right now and you lock at this stuff, it's terrifying. you know, people's property's gone, people have been hurt, people have been killed. 500 people this year, probably the worst year since 1953. >> easily. easi easily. >> so, why? that's the question. why? >> we're in a very active pattern for one and another thing that we have that works against us is that we have not been forecasting these using doppler radar for a very long time. we have only been using it for an eyelash of an amount of time a

payne. mr. payne: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: the chair will entertain requests -- 15 requests for one-minute speeches on each side of the aisle. for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. where does our oil come from? much of it comes from offshore rigs. from the north sea to the south china sea, there are thousands of rigs pumping oil that eventually finds it way to the market. the need for oil is grow -- drilling for oil is increaseing in brazil and other countries. 2011 is about the last time the united states did not hold an offshore lease sale. the only way to increw -- decrease gasoline prices is increase domestic supply. if we don't act, we will see production fall this year. the american people want to get back to

daniel payne march questions suffered a broke n back and leg. last night the city agreed to pay the settlement, but the question of who was at fault in that accident remains. two court actions are pending. >>> new at 10:00 tonight dozens of people came out to see in san francisco what they claim as federal profiling. federal agents and san francisco police officers assigned to the fbi's joint terrorism task force targeted them. ktvu's patty lee is live in the city this evening with how the police chief is responding. patty? >> reporter: well, i read through this 44-page report which lays out some of the complaints we heard again inside city hall tonight. and that's where the chief of police made promises some are concerned he may not be able to keep. >> reporter: in arab, middle eastern, muslim communities many say they are afraid to talk to san francisco police officers because they don't know if they are working for the fbi. >> what they need to realize is that there needs to be a level of trust with these communities in a currently doesn't ex

so heritage status or not, granny's days are numbered. 12-year-old elizabeth payne came out to protestaying she felt the need to do something. >> we don't have a really big chance but there is a small chance. but i don't know. >> you have to try? >> yes, we've got to try. >> reporter: crews had planned on cutting the tree down this morning. but they have been delayed so the tree could be gone in about a week. >> reporter: in san mateo county, cbs 5. >> wow. well, roberta. >> i know. i came ready to work today knowing i was going to have to face dana king. >> i know. >> it's almost june. >> she's done. >> really. >> i know, right. >> we will probably go into june with rain showers. okay, some breaks in between there. >> settle down. >> you know, it's not doing very good for the people that have that car washing business, right? >> no, really. >> i mean, okay. >> this is it the cbs 5 weather camera looking outdoors where we do have some scattered rain showers and mostly cloudy skies. only 54 in san raphael to 63 at half moon bay. warmest spot, however, to the south is 66 degrees in morga

daniel payne march questions suffered a broke n back and leg. last night the city agreed to pay the settlement, but the question of who was at fault in that accident remains. two court actions are pending. >>> new at 10:00 tonight dozens of people came out to see in san francisco what they claim as federal profiling. federal agents and san francisco police officers assigned to the fbi's joint terrorism task force targeted them. ktvu's patty lee is live in the city this evening with how the police chief is responding. patty? >> reporter: well, i read through this 44-page report which lays out some of the complaints we heard again inside city hall tonight. and that's where the chief of police made promises some are concerned he may not be able to keep. >> reporter: in arab, middle eastern, muslim communities many say they are afraid to talk to san francisco police officers because they don't know if they are working for the fbi. >> what they need to realize is that there needs to be a level of trust with these communities in a currently doesn't ex

there were big tornadoes -- now, the man that was just on that video, david payne, found this tornado very close to hinton. it moved across i-40 to el reno, just south of cashen and south of guthrie and traveled on the ground, eliot. it was on the ground for about 60 miles as a half-mile-wide tornado. it's impressive in itself, but it's also scary to think that something that could be that big could be on the ground for so very long. get rid of this here for you for a second. we have some video here, and there's a couple of reporters in the shot, but that's okay. this is actually some of the damage from that tornado. and i'm going to circle something for you. there's a little brick building right there. the people that you see in this shot were in that little structure. that's the only reason that they are alive. there used to be a house right here. it is completely gone, leveled. leveled right on down to the slab. there is nothing left of the house. without that storm shelter, they would not be alive today. then we take you to koco, channel 5 affiliate there. here's a tractor-trailer

[laughter] payne, mark twain's official biographer, put that into the autobiography that he didn't know mark twain himself had cut that out. so let me balance it with a few sentences that are in the autobiography. this is the end of an account of how mark twain escaped a duel that he had actually instigated in virginia city. he had sent the challenges and he, of course, didn't know anything about how to shoot a pistol. this is how that story ends. i've never had anything to do with duels since. i thoroughly disapprove of duels. i consider them unwise, and i know they are dangerous. also sinful. if a man should challenge me now, i would go to that man and take him kind hi by the hand and -- kindly by the hand and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet, retired spot and kill him. [laughter] now, i should have done this at the start. mark twain was a very disciplined public speaker, and i am not. and i think as a general rule you ask an editor to talk, the real problem is to get him to stop. but i bring this along with me. i call this anti-filibuster device. i will -- well, let me

payne pointed out so well, to begin educateing so that people who are deployed overseas are not unawareof what the risks are and also that our jag core is much better acquainted with the issue of child abduction to better serve those who are deployed overseas. thank you so much, all three, for your tremendous testimony. thank you. [applause] i would like to now introduce the third panel of experts beginning with patricia apy, part of the law firm of paras, apy, and reiss specialing in child custody litigation. her qualifications for testifying to us are impressive and extensive, and i'll reference a few of them. she's qualified as an expert witness and consulted on international family disputes all over the world. she is regularly qualified as an expert on family dispute resolution in non-hague countries and risk factors for child abduction and participated in numerous decisions on hague treaties regarding child ab direction and production and a consultant to the u.s. department of state and defense on issues involving families and children and the application of treaty law. she was als

i've been informed that tom payne, who's our ranking member who is en route and who will be here to ahalf hour to an hour. i guess he ran into some delays at the airport but he will be here and we'll be joined by some other members as the hearing progresses. i'd like to ask our distinguished witnesses to come to the witness table and i will begin with their introductions at this point. we'll begin with mr. andy shih, who's the vice president for scientific affairs at autism speaks. he's -- autism speaks as i think many people know is the nation's largest science and advocacy organizations dedicated to funding research into the causes, prevention, treatments and cure for autism, increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders and advocating for the needs of individuals and their families. mr. shih works closely with members of autism speaks board, scientific committee, senior staff and voluntary -- of volunteer leadership to develop and implement the organization's research program. he oversees -- he focuses on things that include genetics, environmental sciences and epidemiology. an

payne. >> let me thank all of you for coming. i am totally with your testimony, although i was not personally to hear. i would like to commend each of you, and as a very strong supporter of peace corps, i have visited many sites. i've been to graduations of the ceremonies when a new class had their graduation, and so much euphoria and pride, in some countries and. they make outfits that reflect that particular country, and so i have been a tremendous supporter of the peace corps, and the tremendous amount of work you've done, really commend all of you. i think that part of the problem, you know, and i hear talk about we're going to get this legislation going, part of the problem basically has been, in my opinion, the u.s. congress, u.s. senate, the house because this is not the first time that we've had these kind of hearings. .. it might've been a hidden agenda, because of you know we are having tough times at home so we can't afford to spend a single penny abroad philosophy that i've heard a lot from some newcomers. but, i sort

along with the black caucus, congresswoman barbara lee, congresswoman maxine waters, and congressman payne were working on trying to extend that deadline for at least another year. haiti is in no position to accept any further deportation. mr. speaker, i have no further requests for time. and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida yields back the balance of her time. the gentlelady from florida. ms. ros-lehtinen: thank you, mr. speaker. i have no further requests for time and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida yields back the balance of her time. the question is will the house strulls and pass h.r. 1016 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to house resolution 246 and rule 18, the chair declares that the house is in the committee of the whole house on the

payne: we'd like to commend the navy seals who did another extraordinary job. just as they did in somalia when i was there. i was in somalia the day after the navy seals eliminated the pirates who had hijacked a ship and i was at a press conference in mogadishu where i said that, when you tread on americans, this is the result. in mogadishu, as i left, my plain was -- plane was fired on by persons who were related to al qaeda. but let me once again commend that new jersey, who lost so many people in 9/11, we hope that they will have some peace. with that, mr. speaker, i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair now recognizes the gentleman from minnesota. for what purpose does the gentleman rise? >> ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute, revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. paulsen: mook, i want to take a moment to recognize the -- mr. speaker, i want to take a moment to recognize the month of may as national fiscal fitness and sports -- physical fitness and sports month. m

i'd like to yield to my good friend and colleague, don payne for my comments he may have. >> thank youy much. let me begin by commending you by calling this timely hearing. as many of us know, tomorrow is national missing children's day, and it is fitting to examine a problem of child abduction in an international context. losing a child is a terrifying experience for any parent regardless to where they live anywhere in the world. unfortunately, reported cases of international child abduction are on the rise. in fact, a number of cases involving a child, a kidnapping kidnapped out of the united states to another country that signed a hague convention doubled since 2006, two times more in simply five years. the troubling trend of international child custody disputes will deteriorate as we are more interconnected and mobile hopefully. these cases warrant vigilance and action. currently the hague convention on the civil aspect of international child abduction, with 85 participating countries, is a principle mechanism for enforcing the return of abducted children, though imperfect, the con

statements from a partnership at drugfree.org, from the anti-drug coalition of america, the american payne the american academy of pain medicine, the international institute a pharmaceutical safety, from the state medical boards, and from the american society of interventional paying positions. i appreciate all your statements and it will be added to the record of these proceedings without objection. we have for our next panel, our two witnesses. first, laura hosely serves as rogan and student assistance services and oversees the north kingstown rhode island drug free communities grant. she worked as a student assistance counsellor and directed a group home. he was co-founder and president of the alliance state's prescription mantra in programs and the national association of state controlled substances authorities. if i could ask you to stand while we administer the oath -- >> do you affirm that the test when you are about to give before the committee will be the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth so help you god? please be seated. please, present your statement. >> chairma

payne. [applause] >> let me say that i really appreciate the testimony, those of which i have heard and those that i read. and i think that you have probably, for your testimony and the letter to the secretary and also your answering of the questions have answered the primary questions that i had. i would still like to review your case. what do you think the primary, the primary reasons that you finally got the release of your son? was a through it through senators or congressman smith, the convention? because your case was successful. of course it took a long, long time. i wonder what advice he would have specifically to other parents that you would give right now? >> well, essentially i walked in their shoes with my pleas falling on deaf ears. i had a very skillful team of attorneys. the first order that i received that would call for the return of my son, that first-order is the most crucial order as you go through the process and the legal arena. it needs to be basically as solid and ord

he will be 11 years old tomorrow, may 25 as congressman payne pointed out.day is on international missing children's awareness day. although the remaining abductors of my son have challenged the brazilian supreme courts decision that rocked him home and continue litigation in brazil seeking my sons returned in addition to filing lawsuits in new jersey courts, he is home, he is happy, he is loved, he is allowed to be a child again and we are father and son again. one thing my father says when my son and i finally reunited and returned home, which will always resonate within me and i've that is how these parents in families live every day. my dad said, not only did i get my grandson back, i got my son that. our family will always be so very grateful for every ounce of support from wherever it came. it is for this reason that i'm here today to do whatever i can to ensure the remaining families desperately fighting to reunite with their affected children do not fall on deaf ears as my own please did for so many years. our foundation is assisting a number of left

payne. >> thank you all for coming. i would like to commend each of you. i am a strong supporter of the peace corps. i visited many sites. i have been to graduation ceremonies when a new class has their graduation. there is so much pride. in some countries, they make outfits that reflects that particular country. i have been a tremendous supporter of the peace corps and the amount of work you have done. i commend all of you. i hear talk about getting the legislation going. the problem has been the u.s. congress, senate, and house. this is not the first time we have had these kind of hearings. back in 2001, "the date news" had a 20-month investigation of the peace corps. yton news" addedon 20-month investigation of the peace corps. we were going to deal with in 2001. in 2004, senator dodd had legislation that was going to go to correct some of these. it passed the house but died in the senate. 2007, we have the same thing. when we look at the problems in the peace corps, there may have been some that wanted to see the program ended. there may have been a hi

principle pain, thank you for the use of your wonderful facility -- about princ -- principal payne. in my office, tammy as the one who pulled all this