pennsylvania's republican governor, tom corbett. in november a ppp poll put him at an astonishingly low 24% approval rating. that's the kind of approval rating that gets the adopted by the cheney family because they go see you at the shelter where they keep politicians that need to be adopt ed and the cheneys recognize you when they look at your 24%. in february a quinnipiac poll still terrible, 36%, among the worst, if not the worst for any governor in the country. then in march tom corbett backed down even worse again. a mercy hearst poll put his approval rating in march at 29%. when you have approval ratings that terrible, what you get are challengers, a lot of them. a whole fleet of democratic challengers lining up for the chance to run against governor tom corbett in pennsylvania tonight. again, polls close at 8:00 p.m. eastern tonight in pennsylvania. this was a hard fought democratic primary. allyson schwartz thought she had it wrapped up. that was just about 37% of precincts counted but the associated press is calling him th

barletta from pennsylvania. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. barletta: mr. speaker, i rise in support of wrrda and thank chairman shuster and subcommittee chairman gibbs for their leadership. critically for my district, wrrda helps with flood risk management. it increases the roles of the private sector and local communities. and it creates opportunities for public-private partnerships. wrrda accommodates the expansion of the panama canal so markets far from the coastline, such as carlyle, pennsylvania, or hazelton, can evelop the economic engines of inland ports. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania yields back. the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the distinguished lady from florida, very valued member of our conference committee, thank her for her help. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlewoman from florida is recognized for one minute. ms. brown: thank

doyle of pennsylvania. at the end of the bill before the short title add the fol logue, section, not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this act, the secretary of commerce, the united states trade representative and the united states international trade commission shall jointly submit to the congress a report on the following. one, the authorities of the department of commerce, the united states trade representative and the united states international trade commission respectively to impose sanctions against corporations or other legal entities that benefit from utilizing trade secrets or other information, a, obtained by such corporations or entities through cyberintrusions or other illegal methods or b, provide to such corporations or entities by a national government, foreign intelligence service or other entity using such means. two, if the department of commerce, the united states trade representative or united states international trade commission does not have sufficient authority

i'm in the minority as a strous democrat here in pennsylvania. we just showed at the state level a few months that i go we actually can come together and get big pieces of legislation done. i know at the national level we haven't had a transportation bill forever. here at the state level we hadn't had one in 16 years and a number of ushs about 50 democrats, 50 republicans joined together in the statehouse and passed a massive compromise transportation bill that, again, didn't make ultra conservatives or ultra liberals happy but it actually got the job done and achieved progress. i hope that cab road map for washington, d.c., which is obviously suffering from a lot of dysfunction right now. >> brendan boyle, a heavy favorite in the general. don't ever count your chickens but thanks for coming on this morning. >> thank you. >> up next, the can't-miss comments from mississippi candidate chris mcdaniel on that bizarre story arrested for filming senator thad cochran's wife in a nursing home. but first, who is the most recent kentucky governor to also

tom is a pennsylvania businessman. he worked in the administration of a popular democratic governor named ed rendell. governor rendell will be with us in a few minutes to talk about tom wolf's chances against republican governor tom corbett in pennsylvania. also in pennsylvania veteran republican congressman bill schuster has survived his primary fight against the tea party challenger. he is head of the transportation committee in the house and for lack of a transportation bill, passing his committee yet this year, construction and road repair projects have been put on hold all across the country. maybe with his tea party primary challenge behind him now, bill shuster will relent and let your local pothole pavers get to before we all fall in and end up in china. mike simpson facing a primary challenge from his right. the ap just called the race in idaho for mike simpson. he has defeated his tea party challenger bryan smith. over in oregon, associated press says that monica wehby has won the republican primary for orego

tom is a pennsylvania businessman. he worked in the administration of a popular democratic governor named ed rendell. governor rendell will be with us in a few minutes to talk about tom wolf's chances against republican governor tom corbett in pennsylvania. also in pennsylvania veteran republican congressman bill schuster has survived his primary fight against the tea party challenger. he is head of the transportation committee in the house and for lack of a transportation bill, passing his committee yet this year, construction and road repair projects have been put on hold all across the country. maybe with his tea party primary challenge behind him now, bill shuster will relent and let your local pothole pavers get to before we all fall in and end up in china. mike simpson facing a primary challenge from his right. the ap just called the race in idaho for mike simpson. he has defeated his tea party challenger bryan smith. over in oregon, associated press says that monica wehby has won the republican primary for orego

in pennsylvania, 3 adjoining counties are the hot spot of a rare cancer. in juliette, georgia, radioactive water flows from the tap. these problems may seem unrelated, but with a closer look, these two communities share a common denominator--coal ash, and lots of it. the discovery of coal in the united states dramatically shaped our energy future. today, there is no greater source of power than coal combustion. it's responsible for nearly 40% of our electricity. but burning coal generates waste. it's called coal ash, and every year in the u.s., 130 million tons of it is created. >> it's the largest industrial waste stream in america. you could fill the boxcars of a freight train that would stretch from new york city to melbourne, australia, with the coal ash that's generated every year in this country. >> the ash contains toxic metals. lead, arsenic, chromium, cadmium, others. and it even has radioactive substances. >> it's these pollutants, many of them known to cause cancer, that have people worried. and the big question is, where are all these toxins en

the gentleman from pennsylvania reserves. the gentleman from virginia is recognized for 2 1/2 minutes. mr. wolf: i recognize mr. young from indiana for two minutes. caller: the gentleman from indiana is recognized. mr. young: i rise today first in recognition of the great professional service, public service offered by the chairman, appreciate that so much. also rise in support of h.r. 4660, the commerce, justice, science and related agencies appropriations act that he and his staff have worked so hard on. this important measure provides funding for a number of vital agencies, of course. one of which is the office 69 united states -- of the united states trade representative. provides funding for the ustr to continue advocating for the t.p.p. in the transatlantic trade and investment partnership or t tip. and continue enforcing existing free trade agreements. more specifically funding through this bill and funding of ustr will protect intellectual property rights abroad. i continue to maintain very serious concerns with canad

georgia, kentucky and coming soon, pennsylvania.ted press has called thes race in kentucky where mitch mcconnell has defeated tea party challenger matt bevin for the republican nomination. allison lunndegren-grimes wob h won her democratic primary. and chuck todd's nbc news political director and white house correspondent and master of tonight's number, of course. john ferry is a republican strategist, cynthia tucker is a political prize winning columnist and joins us from atlanta georgia. and ed rendell is the governor of pennsylvania and he joins us from philadelphia. i want to ask you all in that order to give us your take on the role that these two races, involving women legacies, if you will. both from famous family names with family names. in states where they are shows such ability in the polls that they could knock off republicans and perhaps also what looks to be a dangerous situation for the democrats, keeping control of the senate. chuck todd? >> well, obviously, the democrats have already conceded three states. they're n

pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage was overturned by a federal judge yesterday. if the decision holds, pennsylvania would become the 19th state where same-sex marriage is legal. diana rocco of our philadelphia station kyw reports. >> reporter: philadelphia's aclu headquarters, champagne was flowing. >> by vir ta'u of this ruling -- >> reporter: tuesday a federal judge overturned pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage. >> we met each other in our mid-20s and it was about time. that was 20 years ago. almost 20 years ago. we just never thought marriage was in the cards for us. >> reporter: christie teen dinato and her long time girlfriend sandy were part of a lawsuit against the state. >> we really wanted to do it for each other, for our families, if our sons. >> reporter: in a 39-page decision, judge john jones ruled the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional making pennsylvania the 19th state to recognize marriages. >> very disappoint. i think we all want a more loving considerate society but i don't think we get there through sa one-judge court ruling that st

he worked in a federal prison in pennsylvania. he lost his life. because of overcrowding there, right. one of the things is if we are going to imprison more people than any other nation on the face of the earth, that we have to do it and we can't do it on the cheap. we have to have facilities that are well staffed. he so that our guards, the people that work for us are not put in unsafe circumstances. this political nonsense -- this is a new theme of some of my colleagues on the other side. we can't pass immigration because the president might not do something or might do something. we can't do this prison that we have already invested money in because the president might do something or not do something. so it's kind of like this hyper concern about what the president may do, we should do our job. our job is is that if we are going to take the prison census from 20,000 to 220,000, that we have to have the facilities. we can't stand on the floor and vote for prison sentence that is go out years and decades t. have people try the d.o.j. that we are

the gentleman from pennsylvania yields back. the gentleman from pennsylvania controls the only remaining ime. does the gentleman from pennsylvania yield back or would like to recognize the gentleman in opposition? mr. perry: as long as there's o opposition, i yield. mr. fattah: reclaim my time, unanimous consent to reclaim my time. i wasn't aware he wanted to speak. i yield back my remaining time. the chair: the gentleman yields back. the gentleman from pennsylvania controls the only remaining time. mr. perry: i yield the balance. the chair: the gentleman yields back the balance of his type. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from pennsylvania. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed. to -- is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from minnesota seek recognition? the chair: i have an amendment at the desk -- >> i have an amendment at the desk. the chair: the clerk will port the amendment. the clerk: amendment offered by mr. e

. >> pennsylvania is creating jobs across the state in pennsylvania that's not being created across new york state because this governor, the state legislature are over-regulating fracking. why don't we bring good jobs to upstate new york? they need good jobs. you're their senator. >> yes. >> what do you say to albany to get those good jobs in pennsylvania in upstate new york? >> well, i haven't stepped on the governor's issue on this one. he's being very careful because there are environmental concerns. but overall -- >> shouldn't he be a little less careful? >> overall democrats throughout the country has supported fracking. most of us have and it's worked well. >> would you like to see it in upstate new york? >> if it's done carefully. the governor feels it's going to be done carefully, i sure would. >> you would? >> wow. well, you are just like -- >> good. we need it. >> do you think there has to be a deal on minimum wage where you split the baby, the republicans get something they want. democrats get something they want. >> now here's something we can use for a visual. like rattner

a state like pennsylvania. the philadelphia media market is so dominant in a democratic primary because of where the votes are. >> but that's her base, philadelphia. >> she's not run a terribly good campaign. one of my colleagues colby from -- worked in allentown, quoted ed rendell who we've had on many times, saying allyson schwartz ran a bad campaign, tom wolf ran a good campaign. i think schwartz will come up short. that's something to look at. whoever the democratic nominee is against tom corbett, the current incumbent governor in pennsylvania, has to be sitting pretty. his numbers are just in terrible shape. >> there are going to be some people questioning emily's list if margolies -- >> two women i think we expected to win. >> chuck todd, you talked about the legacies, you have a strong run by michelle nunn. jason carter has had problems along the way. >> he has, it's been interesting that there isn't -- i was surprised i had the mayor of atlanta on and the focus of 2014 and i brought up, you're not bring

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the gentleman from pennsylvania. the question is on the amendment offered by the gentlewoman from wisconsin. so many as are in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the ayes have it. the amendment is agreed to. for what purpose does the gentleman from virginia seek recognition? >> i move to strike the requisite number of words. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. goodlatte: thank you, madam chairman. i rise today to express my support for the f.y. 2015 commerce, justice, science, and related agencies appropriations bill and to thank chairman wolf for his steadfast service as chairman of the commerce, justice, science, and related agency subcommittee. on behalf of the members of house judiciary, i'd like to express my gratitude for the cooperative spirit in which chairman wolf and the c.j.s. subcommittee has worked with us to ensure that many of the judiciary committee's concerns were addressed. funding for immigration courts, intellectual property rights, enforcement

joining me, pennsylvania state senator vincent hughes.r to the state human relations commission urging them to take action. what exactly would you like for them to do? >> well, thanks for having me. we wanted to alert the human relations commission which is the arm of the state of pen he pen to really deal with these kinds of issues of a lack of tolerance and get them fully engaged in dealing with this issue of the klan. what folks don't know, t.j., is that the incident in fairview township is just 1 of 3 that have occurred in the last 2 1/2 to three weeks. there is another incident in camp hill, pennsylvania, right outside of harrisburg and just in the past couple of days there is an incident that occurred in canonsburg, pennsylvania in washington county right outside the city of pittsburgh where flyers were dropped talking about, if i can quote this correctly, take a stand and join the klan. what we know is, after having pretty much run the klan out of pennsylvania offense the last two decades, that you always have to step to these orga

use pennsylvania avenue and jump back on to 280 and that is your alternate and that is going on through tuesday morning at 5:00 a.m. the end of the memorial holiday. this is indicative of your typical friday commute and as you look at the bay bridge toll plaza a very easy drive right now. toll plaza itself is filling in very nicely and the metering lights is turned on, this is early especially for a friday and especially for the volume of traffic that we're seeing. nums, th nonetheless, they've turned those on and approaching the maze without any real issues. the tri-valley shows slowing and through livermore and down towards the upper 50s and that's a very pleasant drive right now. watch get away traffic starting late morning, early afternoon and towards the sierra and the rest of your south bay moves very smoothly at speed and the rest of your bay, right now. transit systems reporting no delays. modified service for monday holiday. >> that's a good look right there. >>> we do want to go back right now and check in with christie, as well. this is really going to impact a lot of folks r

. >> they conspired to hack into the computers of organizations in the western pennsylvania and wrestle in the united states. thiin--and elsewhere in the united states. the range of trade secrets and other sensitive business stolen in this case is significant and demands an aggressive response. >> now the six entities alleged to have secrets stolen from them are among the biggest in u.s. steal production. westinghouse, alcoa. u.s. steel, u.s. steel union a. they say they have been able to trace this back to one building in one office, and they even mentioned the unit number mention 61,81 61,818. they say this conduct is criminal and this was stolen at sensitive times while solar world was losing out to chinese competitors it's information on pricing and strategy was allegedly being stolen by the chinese. so del, very serious charges today, and now we'll have to see what happens next. >> lisa, at this point in time do we know possibly what might come of these charges? >> reporter: well, that is the big question. the justice department saying today that the chinese is long sluffed off the

in pennsylvania offering his view on that race in pennsylvania.et's stay on pennsylvania, i want to bring in robert, the politics reporters with "the patriot" out of harrisburg, pennsylvania. thanks for joining us. caller said his biggest concern was corruption influencing his vote. is that what you are hearing on the ground? guest: i think like him a lot of states, here in pennsylvania the concern is jobs and the economy. the state is just starting to show some improvement in its unemployment rate, 6% in the last examination. voters are really trying to get on board with some of the things that can help us for economic development. host: tell us where we stand on the primary, the democratic primary a few weeks out. are you seeing any movement here? we talked a lot about wolf being the front runner right now. staked an wolf has almost insurmountable claim to the nomination. he has been assailed by two of the other three democratic primary candidates in the last couple weeks. it does not believe that their attacks are sticking. the last poll last w

and some thunderstorms and downpours in western new york now heading to central pennsylvania. some of that could head to philadelphia or baltimore for your morning commute. later this afternoon we'll do it again, betty. areas like yesterday and also we'll have d.c. area, virginia, kentucky, some strong thunderstorms. not tornadoes, but more hail and wind damage. >> okay. be careful out there. thank you, bill. netflix expands and listen to this. the fbi is struggling to hire hackers who don't smoke pot. can you believe it? plus that pet treat danger warning over snacks for your dogs and cats. (mother vo) when i was pregnant... i got more advice than i knew what to do with. what i needed was information i could trust on how to take care of me and my baby. luckily, unitedhealthcare has a simple program that helps moms stay on track with their doctors and get the right care and guidance-before and after the baby is born. simple is good right now. (anncr vo) innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. i use my citi thankyou card to get two times the p

pennsylvania follows a rulings in oregon overturning a marriage equality ban. there are 29 states that allow for same sex marriage or have struck down a ban. 44% of the u.s. population now lives in a state that has marge equality. >>> turning now to overseas news. a pair of car bokimbings in ni year gentleman left people dead with scores injured. car bombs tore through joss. the explosions were half an hour apart. witnesses say the second blast it killed rescue workers who rushed to the original scene. although no one has claimed the attacks, terror officials say it bears the hallmark of boko haram, the group that kidnapped 276 schoolgirls a month ago. >>> there could be an explanation for the u.s. of drones to kill americans overseas. the justice department not going to appeal a court order to release the reasonings behind the decision. it take several weeks before the memo can be redakted. they say the government could order the killings of american citizens if they were operational leaders of al qaeda or an associated force. the official says that leak was f

and talking with the young man from pennsylvania. and how that man was seeking hope in his life and that story resonates with me greatly in san francisco. is a sanctuary for many people for many, many reasons and it is also because of we are a sanctuary, or because we actually struggled with people coming here from other places, finding their sanctuary, we are very compassionate city and a tolerant city and an accepting city and so i just want to you know voice my thanks for supervisor weiner for supervisor chair farrell for having this hearing today. and i want to make sure that we can have action that comes out of these series of hearings that we are putting resources where they need to go. and we are actually building all kinds of housing in san francisco and we are looking at our pipeline and be it for housing for family and for the youth and seniors and all of these need to be in the mix. what we have so far is not very dramatic, we need something very dramatic to save our populations here in san francisco and our low income and

>> it's a huge issue, you know, this election in pennsylvania will be determined by turnout. we have about a million more registered democrats in pennsylvania than republicans, but the problem is, that in nonpresidential years, they don't turn out. there's a falloff of 800,000 voters, a lot of them been denied medical coverage. they are going to come out and it's going to be a very significant problem for governor corbett. there's no ifs, ands, buts about it. it's a huge problem. >> isn't the fact of the matter, governor, the way to get out the 281,000 in pennsylvania and the other huge numbers around the country that are not covered because their governors wouldn't sign in, the only way to drive them out is to drive that message home, that they would be injured and that is to not run away from the affordable care act, but to run, show its success, and really run on it and mobilize those people? if you duck it, those people will not be energized to come out. >> well, our governor is not going to duck. he's going to look into the camera on one of his ads and say, i make one pr

york, pennsylvania, it was an ugly episode.or tom golf, there's just no good answer. >> now the facts. democratic front-runner tom wolf chaired the re-election campaign of the mayor of york, pennsylvania. mayor charlie robertson was charged in second degree murder in of an african-american woman in race riots 32 years earlier. he was a police officer and accused of stirring up crowds that led to the death of a 27-year-old woman. robertson was acquitted. get that fact. acquitted of the charges. in this ad deliberately ignored that fact and more importantly, the ad ties tom wolf to the previous racist attitudes of another person. i'm calling foul. i'm not the only one. former governor of pennsylvania ed rendell said it was the worst ad i've seen seen. it makes me a shamed to be a part of this business for most of my adult life. bob casey called the ad offensive and says it slanders wolf's character by implying he is insensitive to racism. we're going to invite rob mccourt to come on but he declined. former governor of pennsylvani

let's start in pennsylvania. republican tom corbett is probably the most vulnerable incumbent governor in the country this election season. there are four democrats that are trying to get the nomination because they think they're going to be the next governor of pennsylvania. but businessman and self-funder, tom wolf, is the one with the double-digit lead. he came from nowhere over the last six months and now according to a poll published last week he's on his way to a fairly easy victory. his closest competitor, allison schwartz. they focused on the ground game and vote rich philadelphia. all four candidates spent time yesterday shaking hands at train stations and shopping mauls. one or four of pennsylvania's democrats is expected to vote and many of them live in that philadelphia media market. the excitement over the governor's race could boost the democrats' hopes to fill a couple of house seats. allison schwartz 13th district is one the democrats feel pretty confident they'll hold. who's the nominee? former c

the presiding officer: the senator from pennsylvania. mr. casey: madam president, i ask the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: and i'd ask consent to speak as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. casey: thank you, madam president. i rise this afternoon to speak about the impact of this week's announcement that members of china's people's liberation army hacked into the computer systems owned by pennsylvania companies to steal trade secrets on our trade policy. as we all know, a grand jury in pittsburgh indicted five individuals for hacking into several companies' computers in a -- and a labor organization in western pennsylvania, the united states -- the steel workers. the companies included westinghouse electric, alcoa, u.s. steel, and as i mentioned, the steel workers. the union. according to reports, the individuals in the indictment are accused of stealing trade secrets to benefit chinese industry which is heavily sponsored by the chinese government. this is just

with all of that, also areas of heavy rain moving through pennsylvania.ough in a short period of time, some places have picked up one or two inches. the caution is if you pick up an inch or more in an hour, we've got areas of flooding. watch for that widespread unless you get into heavy thunderstorms, a half inch to an inch of rain. >> a massive investment to bring back detroit, j.p. morgan choice is committing money to vitalize the city, lending money in the form of loans and grants for projects in specific neighborhoods, including new housing construction and rehabilitating vacant and dilapidated homes. $50 million of grants will be spent to rid blight and help businesses grow and help workers develop new skills. >> former fed chairman ben bernanke is making big time bank news for talking about himself and his career. he made about $200,000 a year running the federal reserve but now charges between $200,000 and $400,000 per appearance, talk to go bankers and hedge fund billionaires. a report said he's poised to make millions this year from speaking enga

from kentucky to georgia to pennsylvania and org and we will break it down what you need to know as americans get out the vote. >> hillary and the hawkeye state, and the dems are picking barack obama in 2008 and what do the voters think about hillary clinton this time around? we have the fascinating answers that may surprise you. >>> and any moment, we are waiting to hear from speaker john boehner, and we know that he is going to ask the president where the jobs are? but what does he have to say about immigration, and can the republicans pick up more house seats? i'm chris jansing, and today is the closest thing to a super tuesday that we will have this year, and we will set the stage for some of the major midterm matchups deciding the balance of the power in the senate. one of the big themes is the republican establishment versus the tea party. one in one of the closest watched races is mitch mcconnell trying to fend off his challenger. in oregon, mike simpson is trying to fend his opponent off. and also the watch involving saxton chambliss. today, should give us a read on how important obam

it is something we're watching. >> let's stay in that state, the state of pennsylvania.is is to face-off against the encouple bent governor corbett. tom wolf is a name we've heard about. why is this guy a name you'll keep a close eye on. >> it has to do with money. he came out of nowhere and dropped hundreds and thousands if not millions of dollars on tv ads introducing himself in a expensive state to advertise like pennsylvania is and shot up in the polls afterward. we focus so much on the republican primaries we're going to see tomorrow. tomorrow's democratic primary for governor in pennsylvania is the best of the democratic ones and tom wolf is ahead right now. the person who people thought would have been the favorite six months ago, even a year ago is democratic congressman allison schwartz, it shows tom wolf, that sometimes money can buy you love, when it comes to tv ads and getting well known. we'll watch the results. >> help me write wednesday morning headlines. let's start in the state of oregon where things have gone to even worse. this is not a pretty race. >>

in pennsylvania, marjorie margulies whose son is married to chelsea clinton lost her old house state to brendan boyle. >>> the planned execution of a missouri ie has been put on hold. a u.s. supreme court justice issuing the order overnight to suspend the execution of russell bucklew. there was little more than an hour to spare. protesters across the state you remember urged them to stop. it would have been the first since the botched execution of an oklahoma inmate last month. bucklew's stay was issued over concern over a rare medical condition. >>> a federal judge has struck down pennsylvania's ban on gay marriage. that means same-sex unions are legal in that state and throughout the entire northeast. pennsylvania's attorney general previously called the ban unconstitutional and refused to defend it. nbc's tracie potts is in washington for us this morning with more. tracie, is it the end of the road for this ban, or might we see this go to the supreme court? >> reporter: very likely not the end of the road for this ban, richard. good morning, everyone. because the supreme court has

closure stretched in red and peninsula, pennsylvania, i should say, is a surface street that takes you basically from the full closure is all the way down past the on ramp there. depends the on ramp is the next one you can take getting back on to southbound 280. 101 as christie smith talked about is an alternate and getting there is not so easy. take six away from the ballpark and i mention the ballpark because the giants are playing tonight and tomorrow and basically all through the weekend games over at at&t and carnaval. always stuff going on in the city. over here on the east bay side, we'll look at no disruption to traffic aside from a crash eastbound 580 at 24 right there at 980. that is the connector partially blocked by a crash there. not a lot of slowing but flashing lights. the approaches to the bay bridge and getting into san francisco, well, they are okay. follow this and send it back to you guys. >> mike, thank you so much. >>> we have posted extensive information on the 280 closure and how you can get around it. you can find that on our website, nbcbayarea.com. >>> speaki

i'd like to yield one minute to the gentleman from the 12th district of pennsylvania, mr. rothfus, who has been very involved in issues as it relates to pittsburgh. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from pennsylvania is recognized for one minute. mr. rothfus: mr. speaker, having stepped forward to defend our country with their very lives, our veterans deserve a health care system and claims process that is both of high quality and is accountable. unfortunately, the v.a. has failed veterans in pittsburgh, phoenix, and across the nation. a world war 2 veteran from western pennsylvania survived guam, saipan, okinawa, but fell victim to legionaire's disease at the pittsburgh v.a. it's been 1 1/2 years since he died and the family is still waiting for answers and accountability. so are the families of john, clark, lloyd, and frank. unfortunately the world now knows that these are not isolated incidents. significant changes and accountability must be made at the v.a. to solve these problems. i urge all my colleagues to support the v.a. management accountability act. this bi

dee is wanted out of pennsylvania. look at her hair. >> officers have seen this look before, usually on suspects charged with scamming pharmacies, just as collins has been. >> probably shaved it. so maybe when she went to the pharmacy to be obtain the drugs she put her hair up, made it look like she was sick, losing her hair, maybe chemotherapy. interesting. i'll have to ask her about that when i go see her. >> classification is an ongoing process at the jail as new inmates arrive every day. today they include jerry nunez on the left and shawn stark on the right. arrested within hours of each other. they have been connected to a shootout with hackensack police two days earlier. >> the investigators are trying to figure out what prompted a man to start shooting at police in hackensack. officers say the man was walking with a gun and opened fire on a cop car barely missing the officer inside. the shots caused another patrol car to rear-end the first car. both officers jumped out, returned fire. they chased the gunman to

pennsylvania has joined the rest of the northeast in legalizing same-sex marriage. what's unclear is if the state's governor will appeal the ruling, effectively putting it on hold. >>> coming up, popular stores pulling pet treats off their shelves because they're making cats and dogs sick. what pet owners need to know. >>> and new details about the actor accused of killing his wife. what we've learned about his alleged violent past. >>> plus, a dramatic scene. a school bus catching fire. and it keeps on rolling. the apartment building where the fire was. when things like this happen, i think you find a new perspective on life. hi. red cross put us in a hotel so we were able to stay together. we're strong and, if we overcame that or if we can overcome that, we can overcome anything, so. [ sniffle ] but at this moment, she's fighting a brain tumor. announcer: please take a moment and join st. jude in finding cures and saving children. visit stjude.org. >>> welcome back. more recalls for general motors this morning. the four new recalls involve nearly 2.5 million vehic

also, a gubernatorial primary in pennsylvania, a couple of key house races in idaho, oregon, and pennsylvaniae, florida. good evening. >> caller: yes, good evening. this is florida blue butterfly year. i am so delighted with alison grimes. i think that she is going to be an excellent candidate representing the innovative, inclusive agenda to move us forward. we are, as she stated, a united states, not a red or blue state, as the president stated. she is not going to be running as president obama on the ticket . mitch mcconnell represents the old and the past, and it was evident from just the contrast of the speeches. and also here in florida we, too , are going to move to a florida blue leadership. the country has already decided on the president. they have elected him twice. so this notion that we are going to somehow -- the people are somehow living in a fog and are unaware what their issues are, there needs of a life that's a private -- provides health security, social security and retirement security along with a valid future for their children to look and live for is what we have always

inside track for governor of pennsylvania. and of course, the new york/new hampshire police commissioner who used the n-word to describe president obama with a vengeance then refused to apologize saying, quote, he meets and exceeds my criteria for such. anyway, residents, local political leaders and mitt romney have called on him to resign and later today, he did just that. and north carolina doubles down on evil. they tell people they can't vote and now they tell them they speak. it's by law now prohibited. and we' seen tharenthal, watch what happens when bill mahrer gets a hold of him. >> the pole surveyed voters in the swing districts and battleground state where is the midterms will be decided. they found likely voters in those areas prefer to vote for a republican over a democrat by .seven points. it 41% for the republican candidate generically, 34% for the democrat. we'll be right back with a look at the big primary races on tap for tomorrow. >> tomorrow will be the biggest primary night of the year. i'll be anchoring sp

. >>> the same story in pennsylvania. >> wow! >> these pictures are from elk county, northeast of pittsburgh. several serious thunderstorms rolled through there, dropping 2 to 4 inches of rain in just an hour. and this is why we will continue to tell you, do not drive through standing water. this is from ohio. not very far from dayton. heavy rainfall there flooding the streets, stranding that car. several interstates had to be shut down for hours. some drivers were left stranded until crews were able to push the water out of the way. be careful! >> that's crazy. i want to know where the rain is headed next. let's go to chad myers for a look at the forecast today. >>> christine and john, some of the severe weather could move your way this afternoon, into the northeast. there is an area that will be warm very close to you in upstate new york and in parts of pennsylvania. that warm sector right through here is where those storms could pop up later on today. there will be some storms across parts of tennessee. and just like yesterday

, outside of pennsylvania. marjorie margolie will not win. brandon boyle, looks like he will cruise to a pretty impressive victory. even though bill and hillary went into the area to campaign for marjorie. a lot of our viewers will probably note, don, that our chief political analyst, did a analysis of her the other day and you have thoughts going on? >> i do. this race was very hard it gauge. she was trying to make a political come back, as you know, wolf, after 20 years out of congress. she had been a first term member of congress when bill clinton, who was president, called her up at the time and asked her to cast the deciding vote on behalf of his big economic plan. she did. she was representing this district then, which was largely republican at the time. and she lost her bid for reelection. now, this was kind of redemption. bill clinton came back. hillary clinton raised some money for her. and she just couldn't do it. she lost by what looks like to be an almost 2-1 margin. even though now, wolf, this dist

. >> the republicans not the only ones duking it out, talk about the governor's race in pennsylvania. >> yes, tom corebet is unpopular and in is a hot race. the congresswoman of pennsylvania looked to have an early lead and getting a challenge from a businessman, worked in state government and he got out early with the advertisements and blanketed the air waves and he's in the lead in that race. they used to counter him but not making enough of an impact and watch the pennsylvania race today. >> thank you, libby. >> another hot topic on capitol hill is net neutrality. tom wheeler is testifying because a house committee and the lawmakers are asking the questions the proposed changes resulting in charging more money to deliver the products faster to consumers. >> at a time when the chinese relations are strained, china and russia are growing closer, this is a day after the united states accused chinese officers of spying. >> they are unlikely to be handed over the government but china is feeling angry and mu mill yated. the united states made up the facts of stealing secrets online. thi

the lanes closures will include the southbound lanes between downtown san francisco and pennsylvania avenue >> reporter:the northbound lanes and ramps will remain open. the planned work also means that 3 southbound on- ramps will need to be closed. that includes, the 6th street on-ramp here near brannan street as well as the king street on-ramp just a few blocks away next to the caltrains station. >> reporter:280.. it's going to be havoc down here. >>it's going to be bad getting in and out. >> reporter:along king street wednesday afternoon, there was no lack of people worried that the upcoming closure could lead to a traffic nightmare. >>i'm going to have to find an alternate route. >>a good weekend to figure out the public transportation route for sure. >> reporter:adding to their concerns, there are also several giants games this weekend at nearby at&t park. hoping to relieve the congestion caltrans has set up detours around the 280 closure. from kings street and the embarcadero they reccommend that drivers take 3rd and 6th streets north to harrisson street and then turn west that

. >> and there is also that hotly contested governor's race in pennsylvania. >> that's right.s is a democratic contest. allison schwartz, a congress woman from pennsylvania was seen as almost a shoe in even though democrats were really hungry to get a role in this race, but the incumbent is very unpopular in pennsylvania. however schwartz was not in the lead going into today's voting. tom wolf has pored a ton of his own money into his campaign, and he is in the lead. it has been an interesting race to watch. allison schwartz and other rsz trying to get out attack ads now. >> and speaking of the numbers at the poll, how will that effect things today? >> you know, del, it's a primary of a non-presidential election year. there's a bit of voter apathy. there's not a lot of incentive for everyone to go out and vote. so everyone across these six states are trying to get people to come out and support them. what are they passionate about. allison schwartz has been running pro-obamacare ads. so a lot of this may be decided by how many people get motivated to take the time out of their

goodlatte: i yield one minute to the gentleman from pennsylvania, mr. rothfus. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. rothfus: i rise in strong support of the stop advertising victims of exploitation act which will make the advertising of a trafficking victim for a commercial sex act a crime. human trafficing is despicable and unacceptable. it is horrific that millions of victims worldwide are trafficked each year and it is happening in our local communities. last month i hosted a trafficking round table in ross township, pennsylvania, which community organizations and law enforcement agencies to discuss ways to combat trafficing in western pennsylvania. sadly this problem exists in cities and towns across america and together we can do something to eliminate it. as a father of six, i cannot imagine the horrible situations to which trafficking victims are exposed. we must put a stop to these crimes and today's bill is an important way to do this. i thank my friend, congresswoman wagner, for her efforts on the save act as well as