peachtree city. it is wonderful to be back in georgia.eing back home in georgia always makes newt gingrich very happy. we are pleased to be back here. as some of you know, he went to high school in columbus. he taught at west georgia. he represented georgia and congress for 20 years. [applause] starting as a volunteer in 1960, he helped to grow the georgia gop until the -- into the great party that it is today. we are so proud of our volunteers who have been working diligently at our headquarters in atlanta and throughout the state of georgia. we are grateful for your support. we are engaged in the race because we believe america is at a crossroads and we care deeply about the future of the country. there are only a few months left before the most important election in our lifetime. our only opponent is barack obama. we are committed to removing him from the white house. [cheers and applause] newt gingrich is the only candidate with the experience and knowledge necessary to rebuild the america we love. [applause] he has a successful natio

. -- on peeing on my peachtree. >> probably not a big deal. this is a fertilizer. it kill the tree in large doses. you see it more in bonds and garden beds. eventually, it could do some damage. >> how do i kill a four-foot bush growing out of control? >> i was struck by cutting it down. you can cut it down to the stump. you can put a stop killer over the stump. then you can just take it out. >> take you so much. great to see you. happy valentine's day. >> thank you. >> up next, your maryland lottery numbers. first, a look at how wall street >> time now for your maryland lottery. >> happy valentine's day. we're ready to play pick three. 6-9-1. quoted to the pick four and a moment. it said that website and checkout the hot prizes for the delay. -- we will get to the pit floor in a moment. go to the web site and check out the hot prizes for at the day. we have a 3 followed by a 4. the next number is a5. the final number is a4. 3-4-5-4. >> we are coming off of our chocolate high from the morning show ahead. >> we have a showers that are minimal to keep away from your v

interesting last year, last summer, as we were going over my son's graduation at cal poly and we came by a peachtree. every single one at lunch break had their phones out and they were texting and calling on the phone and talking to people. the people we have working in the fields today aren't somebody that's just stuck back in the shadows. given a legal documentation so they can come out of the shadows as far as being a workforce. there should be no reason that anyone should be taken advantage of. >> mr. wicker? >> no, we do not support a program that would allow exploitation. >> how are they empowered? what in your program allows them not to be exploited? let me put it that way. >> they come through orientation and they make many, many different worker rights groups. we have a collective bargaining agreement at north carolina growers. they meet migrant health providers. they meet english as a second language providers. they meet wage an hour providers. lot of oversight and accountability. we give full disclosure. we keep records and provide wage statements and we comply with the law. that's how yo

i felt really good coming back and really get to being here in peachtree city. will tell you, i remember one election in 1990 that was so close that at 2:00 in the morning i was still behind running for reelection. ran the evans who was my chairman called and said, do not worry about it. there are four large fayette county precincts still out. when they come in you will win by about 2300 votes. he was off by about 40 votes. there is a special warm place for fayette county. i won by two votes. i am close -- i am used to close campaigns. this has been a little bit like riding a roller coaster. in fact, i tell people it is a little bit like the roller coaster at disney that is in the dark. have you ever ridden space mountain? you do not know where you are or where you are going. the primary in georgia is very important. i need your help. nobody should take it for granted. ,"[cheers and applause] this is a wide open race. the establishment has decided that we were inevitably going to nominate mitt romney. wall street had decided that we were inevitably going to nomi

i felt really good coming back and really get to being here in peachtree city. i will tell you, i remember one election in 1990 that was so close that at 2:00 in the morning i was still behind running for reelection. ran the evans who was my chairman called and said, do not worry about it. there are four large fayette county precincts still out. when they come in you will win by about 2300 votes. he was off by about 40 votes. there is a special warm place for fayette county. i won by two votes. i am close -- i am used to close campaigns. this has been a little bit like riding a roller coaster. in fact, i tell people it is a little bit like the roller coaster at disney that is in the dark. have you ever ridden space mountain? you do not know where you are or where you are going. the primary in georgia is very important. i need your help. nobody should take it for granted. [cheers and applause] this is a wide open race. the establishment has decided that we were inevitably going to nominate mitt romney. wall street had decided that we were inevitably going to nomi

look at this picture of the parade route down peachtree street for national weatherman's day.d was gathering around 2:00 p.m. it was an insane scene. one person showed up. yeah, of course it wasn't a parade but 70 degrees in atlanta if national hurricane center is watching this item. might develop into something. regardless of that, not too impressive. rain across parts of south florida. elsewhere, quiet today. mild temperatures continue. but some wind in new york and boston and some fog in chicago and minneapolis and st. louis if you are traveling to cities. elsewhere, mild winter. 40 nasdaq chicago. lower 50s, new york. that's a quick check of weather. "early start" is coming right back. ah, welcome to hotels.com. i get it...guys weekend. yeah! if you're looking for a place to get together, you came to the right place. because here at hotels.com, we're only about hotels. yeah! yeah! noooo. yeah! finding you the perfect place is all we do. welcome to hotels.com the new spark card from capital one. spark miles gives me the most rewards of any small business credit card. the sp

one of the largest heavy equipment manufacturers in china announced a $60 million investment in peachtree city, georgia with plans to add an additional 25 million across the state and hire 300 engineers in the next five years. we are working with local leaders to help them replicate the success. these are important and worthwhile efforts. signing one of deals even for dozens of airplanes will only get us so far. we needed thing bigger and broader. that is why the third focus of jobs diplomacy is leveling the playing field. american companies can compete and succeed everywhere we recognize that for all the tantalizing opportunities comment there are still significant obstacles that make it harder for american businesses. some of these are familiar hurdles, a correction, red tape, outdated protectionist policies. we are also confronting new challenges like the so-called "tollbooth" that forced on fair terms on companies to expand a market. like forced technology transfers, the government abetted piracy, and preferential treatment for state owned or state-supported enterprises. the united st

one of the largest heavy equipment manufacturers in china announced a $60 million investment in peachtree city, georgia, with plans to add an additional 25 million across the state and higher 300 engineers in the next five years. we are working with local leaders to help them replicate this success. these are important and worthwhile effort, but signing one off deals if it were dozens of airplanes or hundreds of suvs will only get us so far. we need to think bigger and broader, and that's why the third focus of jobs diplomacy is leveling the playing field for all. so american companies can compete and succeed everywhere. we recognize that for all the tantalizing opportunities of foreign markets, there are still significant obstacles that make it harder for american businesses. some of these are familiar hurdles, corruption, red tape, outdated protectionist policies. but we are also confronting new challenges, like the so-called tollbooths that force unfair terms on companies just to end or expand any market. like forced technology transfers, government abetted by the of intellectual prope

i would like to thank chairman peachtree and ranking member costello for holding these hearings on an importance of gps on the nation's transportation infrastructure. i would like to welcome today's witnesses and i look forward to hearing your testimony on the important issue regarding the future of gps. gps is the cornerstone as you know of aviation system that is in our country, and any threats to gps need to be handled with the utmost care and ensure that the skies are safe. one of my key concerns has been the light square project and how it affects the gps device is and i'm very concerned the reliability might be put at risk. i will be interested to hear opinions or solutions to this situation because we need to solve all concerns before they become a problem and put lives at risk. i look forward to hearing from the witnesses and their thoughts on the gps and its role in the aviation system. thank you again and i look forward to hearing from your testimony and i yield back. >> now we turn to the first panel which consists of the honorable john porcari at the department of transpor