mueller bought this house in phoenix for $210,000. then he lost his job.ied to get his bank to modify his loan. instead, he just got his foreclosure notice. >> i, a single man, will no longer own this home as of march 16, 2010 at 10:00 a.m. >> reporter: president obama's mortgage modification program aims to permanently modify three to four million loans by 2012. so far, they've fixed 66,000. they want banks to speed up the process. >> unfortunately, it's all been lip service and little action. until the administration gets tough on lenders, we're still going to see huge amounts of foreclosures. >> reporter: banks say they are simply overwhelmed and some people are beyond help. >> i gave up. i don't care anymore. take the house. >> reporter: and the solution for many is to just walk away. some experts say it may be better to cut your losses and ruin your credit in the short term than to pour more money into a bad investment. >> i paid $210,000 for the house, the house is worth $90,000. would you keep the house? >> reporter: to keep people in their homes, c

my grandma would like it if that was fixed, she lives in phoenix and she loves bordie wine. >> local, it's great. it's been pretty mild out there. most of the day. even though it was snowing and raining. barometer way back up, we'll be back with a lolo are you making it easier for bacteria to grow on your dentures? you are if you use toothpaste instead of soaking them in polident toothpaste is abrasive on dentures look, scratches where bacteria can collect and grow and bacteria can cause bad breath that's why i recommend replacing toothpaste with polident only polident is proven to clean without scratching and kills 99.9% of odor causing bacteria don't scratch your dentures clean when it comes to constipation relief... miralax is the one. it's the one. the one recommended by more doctors. only miralax is clinically proven to relieve constipation with no harsh side effects. miralax is the only one. restore your body's natural rhythm with miralax. >>> we've had a few rain showers in the region. snow flakes quickly moved through the region. 41 now here, 27 the cold spot. those snow showe

. >> you were mentioning the phoenix coyotes. eight wins out of nine, fourth in the west. a ten-game home winning streak in december. a franchise record. more wins already than all last season. and they're still six weeks to go in the year. a remarkable thing that has been. >> yeah. really a change in a philosophy and personnel. last year, two seasons ago, very young team. a lot of inexperience. but over the course of the summer, don maloney, the general manager of the phoenix coyotes got more experience bringing in a guy like robert lang, adrian aucoin. first the great leadership of shane doan, keith, great goaltending by ilya bryzgalov. those combinations, you see the recent benefits. >> bryzgalov who thought he should have seen more ice time for russia. but this is along now for the turn by dustin brown. along with pierre mcguire, inside the close. edd edd edd eddie. they have a decisive 6-0 lead. erik johnson will go to the box. >> this is a scoreboard call. erik johnson, one-on-one. the puck-carrying player. that's just the scoreboard more than anything else, i believ

well defined area of low pressure back across phoenix picking up moisture out of the gulf of mexico. this will be sliding east over the next 48 hours. tomorrow night looking fine. into the early part of friday that storm approaches out of the west. a lot of snow is indicated on the forecast model. through the day friday into the early first half of the weekend a lot of snow. potential for a foot or more of this heavy snow. 4 tonight. clear, cold. refreezing of slush that's already melted. tomorrow a seasonable early february day. not bad. 2. clouds increase out of the west. ominous sign. as we go into friday night and early half of saturday major winter storm moving in out of the west. amounts could be in excess, meaning more than a foot of snow before it is all done. we'll keep you posted on that. >>> you don't have to be a doctor to know that there are a lot of differences between men and women. surprise. especially when it comes to heart health. tonight we'll see why heart disease tends to be overlooked in women and why men are more likely to have problems when they are younger >>

looking nice in phoenix, 70 degrees. so we're going to be watching for a wintry mess for sure, lynn. >> yeah. we've all heard about it. let's see if this weekend will be a hibernation weekend. i have a feeling it will be. >>> stocks tumble over worries of debt and unemployment. your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, is this the film that will finally release "avatar's" stranglehold on the box office? >>> major trade in hockey, the cavaliers put up a ten spot, and the clippers head coach jumps ship. you're watching "early today." >> good morning, and welcome back to "early today." i'm lynn berry. and here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> north korea says it's going to free a u.s. missionary detained since christmas for illegally crossing into the communist state. robert parks slipped into the country carrying letters from north korean leader kim jong-il, demanding he step down. park will be released after his, quote, admission and repentance of his wrong dogs. >>> act stress br

if you look closely you can see the low getting concentrated back here almost in the phoenix area. just south of arizona. this storm will continue to pick up in intensity. it is already dragging moisture out of the gulf of mexico. even a little bit out of the pacific ocean. coming into baltimore as a heavy, wet snow-maker. coming into friday and certainly into the early part of saturday. that's the timing. tonight and tomorrow looks great. no problems at all. stock up on the bread and potato chips. whatever it is you like to do before storms. looking good tomorrow. tomorrow night things begin to cloud up. i still think we are dry. friday morning commute should have no problems. as we go into the day on friday, you can see how large the storm s it will emcome pass the south eastern united states. that begins to come in friday evening. it may come in even midday friday. it will last into the middle part of saturday. 24-hour large storm event. we'll be keeping a close eye on that. tonight no problem. 24 degrees. maybe a few icy spots as things freeze up. tomorrow sunshine. nice day. t

good morning to you in phoenix, sir. thank you for waking up with us. >> hi, monica.morning. >> sir, you're running a very grassroots campaign and you are up against a political powerhouse. let's drop some names here. senator mccain has the support of poem like mitt romney and sarah palin. how do your endorsements stack up and did you take a hit by not winning palin's support? >> oh, no. first of all, we understand the washington political establishment. by and large, we'll line up behind a member of the political establishment. >> but you wouldn't call senator brown a member of the establishment, would you? >> certainly, i welcome him. look, we can go through a litany of who endorsed john, but i think it's more important to talk about who has endorsed me. slaif pyle, the most popular elected officer holder in arizona. the phoenix law enforcement association, cops on the beat and on the street supporting my candidacy and backing it up with a financial commit and just today, we can announce that those who defend the second amendment, the gun owners of america, lining u

happened about 8:20 along glen road in phoenix. hazmat crew had to be called to the scene to stop fuel from leaking from the truck. 2 people were taken to sinai hospital. no word tonight on their condition. >>> farther north now. more concerns. cecil couldn't one of the hardest hit counties in maryland. enough snow to cause a lot of problems up there. once again, students got out of school today. >> more slushy than before. makes it more slippery. >> they don't see that it is dangerous out here. with the wind blowing like this. >>reporter: parts of pennsylvania, new york and new jersey have a full fledge blizzard on their hands at this hour. they are dealing with treacherous wednesday plus potential for up to 2 feet of snow. back at home not a lot of snow here but again strong strong winds. dangerous. >> that's right. jessica star is to tell us how long the blustery conditions will stick around. hi jess. >> this is a very strong low pressure system that unfortunately sticks with us the next 24 hours bringing snow band to our region

today we are in preparation to extend the line east from the downtown area in phoenix and south.work with the f t eight who is a great partner with us, and we thank you for the cooperation. hopefully february 70 that will have a chance to call you and thank you for the people mover. that is high on our list for the tiger brands, and hopefully we can get that accomplished. people are working, and with the additional grant, we will add more employment. i wanted to talk to you about the livable communities that two or three years ago the chairman started this initiative. it is one we all support. every community is different. in the phoenix metro area, will have 20 malls and even within the 20 miles, there are differences. -- 20 miles. i would ask that you provide money for the planning in studies -- there are areas that have been studied and looked at, but in order to make them livable, we need to provide incentive grants to communities so that the actual -- whether it be the small business that will create jobs along with affordable housing, it becomes a reality. that type of brea

to phoenix, it will be in the low 70s, dry and beautiful. >>> and when we come back, money news. your next coca-cola could cost less under a new deal. >>> plus, trouble for a gold medal-winning alcohol team, after a alcohol-fueled postgame celebration. >>> and we'll have more on >>> welcome back. the treasury department is considering changes for its embattled mortgage modification program. the proposal would ban foreclosures, unless borrowers were declared ineligible for the program. the $75 billion program was meant to help as many as 4 million homeowners. but only about116,000 loans have been permanently modified. >>> a free show in florida is showing how many people need help. people began lining up early thursday morning, hours before the event began. homeowners from all over the country are attending. >>> overseas stock markets are all gaining ground this morning. tokyo's nikkei average rose 0.25% today. hong kong's hang seng is higher. in london, the ftse opened higher. on wall street, the dow fell 53 points yesterday. the nasdaq ticked down less than two points. >>> coca-

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. >> host: air and in phoenix arizona, go ahead. aaron?er: yes, thank you for >> host: thanks for waiting. >> caller: i would like to ask the la raza viewpoint on the clear lead racist border walls. what's happening is they're putting the bubbles up in areas where there is a lot of migration or there is a higher number of immigrants passing and the result is the situation has gone from bad to worse where there is more fatalities in the desert. more families are being found dead out there. the government and police will try to stop you from taking water. it is a clearly -- that brings to mind other things in history. and what was the result of those? thanks for taking my call. thanks. >> guest: the caller mentions a tragic thing still occurring every day and i think the average is at least one person dying every day to try to come in this country, and for us i think we believe that it really does call for the need for comprehensive immigration reform. we shouldn't have families and individuals dying literally to get into this country. we sh

today we are in preparation to extend the line east from the downtown area in phoenix and south. will need the transportation because of their socio-economic level. we continue to work with the f t eight who is a great partner with us, and we thank you for the cooperation. hopefully february 70 that will have a chance to call you and thank you for the people mover. that is high on our list for the tiger brands, and hopefully we can get that accomplished. people are working, and with the additional grant, we will add more employment. i wanted to talk to you about the livable communities that two or three years ago the chairman started this initiative. it is one we all support. every community is different. in the phoenix metro area, will have 20 malls and even within the 20 miles, there are differences. -- 20 miles. i would ask that you provide money for the planng in studies -- there are areas that have been studied and looked at, but in order to make them livable, we need to provide incentive grants to communities so that the actual -- whether it be the small business that will

today we are in preparation to extend the line east from the downtown area in phoenix and south.ill need the transportation because of their socio-economic level. we continue to work with the f t eight who is a great partner with us, and we thank you for the cooperation. hopefully february 70 that will have a chance to call you and thank you for the people mover. that is high on our list for the tiger brands, and hopefully we can get that accomplished. people are working, and with the additional grant, we will add more employment. i wanted to talk to you about the livable communities that two or three years ago the chairman started this initiative. it is one we all support. every community is different. in the phoenix metro area, will have 20 malls and even within have 20 malls and even within the 20 miles >> even within these 20 miles, there are differences. i would ask that you provide money for the planning and the studies. and there are areas that have been studied and looked at but in order to make them lovable, we need to provide grants to communities so that the actual, wh

in may, a young pit bull named phoenix made national news. after she was doused with gasoline and set on fire. in west baltimore. she had to be euthanized. october, a kitten mutilated and tortured in edgemere. these are just the ones that made headlines. >> serious violence going on in our community. >> already, this year, two dogfighting busts. >> what we are learning in major streets like baltimore, dogfighting is becoming a very underground crime. it happens in back alleys t happens in basements without a lot of notice. >> without much of a trace. the boston arundel county last month happened because of a concerned neighbor took notice. in baltimore county, investigators were on a drug raid, when they found dogfighting paraphernalia in the home. cross reporting that could bring the underground crime to the surface. >> so often you see spousal abuse with animal abuse or child abuse with animal abuse. >> trend the fbi studies, and they find history of animal abuse is a trait that often appears in serial rapists and murderers. >> it is not si

david will come with me in orlando and phoenix. tickets available at glennbeck.com.lking about not only this, but the solution. >> impact, what it does. >> glenn: it's an easy solution. we just have to be brave you have to do it. thank you. >> good to be here. >> glenn: i'll find out the ticket information and everything else for the american revival at glennbeck.com. we'll be right back. @2 >>> i'm patti ann browne. a shocking death at seaworld. a killer whale attacked a female trainer in front of the terrified crowd in orlando, florida. investigators say the trainer slipped and fell into the tank at shamu stadium. at least one witness says she was pulled in the tank by the whale who killed her. the ceo of toyota apologized in person to u.s. lawmakers for the deadly accidents caused by his company's vehicles that led to widespread recalls. akio toyoda described new safety measures being taken by the auto maker. no overhaul for fannie mae and freddie mac this year. treasury secretary tim geithner says today plans for embattled mortgage giants won't be unveiled until

david will come with me in orlando and phoenix. tickets available at glennbeck.com.talking about not only this, but the solution. >> impact, what it does. >> glenn: it's an easy solution. we just have to be brave you have to do it. thank you. >> good to be here. >> glenn: i'll find out the ticket information and everything else for the american revival at glennbeck.com. we'll be right back. the top of . now back to glenn. ♪ ♪ >> glenn: all right. by the way, don't miss tomorrow night's program right here on the fox news channel at 5:00. we have incredible, we have three people on tomorrow. i don't usually have guests. we have three people on at once, the whole hour. it is amazing. amazing what you will see and learn tomorrow. all right. i told you we're coming to a time that circumstances dictate we think out of the box. that's what tomorrow's show is about. we're not the only ones that know this. my happy solution i was going to talk to david about and i will in the coming days i favor cutting taxes. i mean dramatic. not like bush stuff. i mean dramatic. and dramati

. >> jimmy: this morning you were in phoenix playing in a golf tournament. >> i was playing with george? >> it was beautiful. i got there and the media is there, so, you forget, we're going to go play golf but you are going, other there's press there. >> jimmy: it's different. >> what do you think about playing in the waste management open. >> well, i'm properly wasted, thank you very much. >> jimmy: well, you have to be. it a requirement. >> it is. we came prepared. >> jimmy: you won that pebble beach celebrity tournament. >> many years ago, yes. >> jimmy: who is the biggest cheat of all the celebrity golfers? i hear about guys that cheat, they'll say their handicap is something -- who is number one on the cheat list? >> there's one guy that i just can't say. >> jimmy: really? but you have him in mind? >> there's definitely one guy -- >> jimmy: is he an actor? >> i can't say. >> jimmy: is he -- you can't tell us if he's an actor or not? >> some people do play golf in a loose way. >> jimmy: i'm going to find out who this guy is. >> some people just don't care. they just play and they go

and anita vogel joins us from phoenix and why is he challenging him at this time?reporter: well, hi there, j.d. hayworth is set to make this is announcement en a couple of hours and i talked to him a while ago and asked him, why he was challenging john mccain and he said, simple, he believes john mccain is a flip-flopper on major issues, like illegal immigration and taxes, and he believes arizona residents want a more consistent, conservative voice, and that john mccain is really more of a moderate than a maverick and we'll hear from j.d. hayworth a little bit later this morning and, first, we want to get reaction from john mccain himself. i spoke to him this morning and he said he's always up for a good fight. >> i take every race seriously and i have taken every race seriously in the past. i have been through a couple of pretty tough races in the presidential campaign. and, getting the nomination of my party so i'm pretty well used to tough races and i'm confident we'll do fine, but i take every race seriously and i know i have to earn the vote of every citizen.

the news is breaking in arizona, a shooting on look air force base west of phoenix, a spokesman for the base saying two people ran a car through a gate and a live picture now of that car, we're told an air force guard told the men to stop, they drove through that warning, then the guard opened fire. now, one of the suspects is dead, another injured. more on this developing story when an officer with the police department investigating the incident joins us live here for that. >>> in the meantime, a high order for the high court, the supreme court taking up a controversial case that could redefine the term support for terrorism. one of our main stories this morning. good morning, everybody, that's where we start on a busy tuesday here in "america's newsroom", i'm bill hemmer. martha: starting off the news day, i'm martha maccallum. the highest court will appear an argument about whether the terror law is constitutional, bill. bill: the law makes it illegal to provide support to terror groups. now that's being challenged by many that say it violates the right to free speech, this as a u.s

magazine" he left arizona the morning after the sweat lodge tragedy because he had to drive back to phoenix to catch the flight. two participants was dead. one was opt ihospitalized who l died. >> despite his efforts on the day it happened he was detained by the authorities. at that point it had become an investigation. and, you know, they really didn't want, they being the authorities, didn't really want him involved -- >> larry: didn't want him around? >> any time there's an investigation they don't want the suspect, so to speak, to be sort of mucking around in their investigation. >> larry: all right. the three people who died, kirby brown, james shore, liz neuman, had he met them? >> oh, yes. liz neuman had participated in a number of these events before. >> larry: he could face, what, 37 years in prison? >> i haven't counted it up but he would face real jail time if he got convicted. >> larry: what's the defense, brad? >> the defense is that this is a tragic accident. that nobody, certainly not james, did not foresee consequences like this. he took, as i said earlier, he took safe guar

two men are behind bars in phoenix, after leading officers on a chase late monday night.icers pursued the suspects for several miles before they were able to block in the two suspects and bring the chase to an end. no one was injured in that incident. >>> we have more breaking news to bring you right now. sky eye chopper 13 is live over the scene of a shooting in northern baltimore. captain mike perry has more. >> reporter: yes, denise. good morning. we are at alameda, south of belvedere avenue, where city police are now on the scene of a shooting. we know an adult male was shot in the vicinity of this exxon gas station, near the belvedere square shopping center. apparently the victim, an adult male, we're told, was running from suspects near the bus stop. five shots in all were apparently discharged, the victim was struck in the hand. he was taken to johns hopkins hospital, in good condition at this time. baltimore police continue their investigation in search for suspects who remain at large. >> thank you, captain mike perry, in sky eye chopper 13. we'll keep you update

in the city of phoenix and across my home state of arizona. 48% of the home mortgages are underwater.her words, they are worthless than the payments people are making. 17% real unemployment. so we spend a couple million dollars on irritable bowel dream and a couple million on an ad in super bowl sunday. and we continue the practices that infuriate our citizenry because they are hurting so badly. they are having to tighten their belts this is what feeds the two parties this is what feeds the anti-incumbent mood out there. an out of touch congress. an out of touch administration. >> greta: you mentioned the out of touch, president obama said to the democrats today they need to stop paying attention to cable news, we didn't get singled out this time. >> i don't know who -- >> greta: i think he said cnn and fox news. he said they needed to go out and pay attention to their constituents this is president paying attention to his constituents? are the member of the house of both parties paying attention to constituents or not? >> first of all, i advise my friends to watch the cable news bass

luke air force base is located in glendale, arizona, just outside of phoenix.ilots train there to fly f-16s. investigators say there is no reason to believe the suspects were anything other than car thieves. some controversy in the courts now. the courts that deal with helping terrorist suspects. actually, terror groups. the supreme court is considering whether to uphold a law that bans people from supporting foreign terrorist organizations. that ban obviously covers things like handing over money or supplies to them. it also prohibits people from even giving those organizations any advice. and that's the rub. humanitarian groups say you just can't ban people from giving advice. they would violate free speech laws. or actually the first amendment. shannon bream covers the supreme court for us. she is live outside there now. how exactly do these humanitarian groups wants the justins to draw the line. >> shepard, as you mentioned, the ban is there when it comes to money. but it's also there when it comes to things like teaching and training and offering expertise

"and the -- phoenix." steve: "harry potter and the dead -- dead guy." [ laughter ] "harry potter and the dead stone." [ laughter ] what is it? what is it? what's that "harry potter book?" [ laughter ] >> tariq: come on! >> steve: give me more! give me something! [ buzzer ] [ laughter and applause ] what is it? what is it? >> tariq: "harry potter and the deathly hallows." >> jimmy: or the "deadly hallows." the last one. where he might or might not have died. >> steve: i just missed reading that one. >> jimmy: i didn't read it. okay, here we go. [ light laughter ] where do we go? i'm working on it. this is a thick one. are we going? >> steve: i say go two. [ laughter ] >> i say go two. >> jimmy: yeah, two, you guys? [ cheers and applause ] >> steve: nine! >> jimmy: the deuce. oh, my gosh. >> oh, deuce. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: okay, okay, okay. okay. okay. okay. ready? >> what -- a song? okay. >> jimmy: okay. >> four words. [ light laughter ] four-letter word uh-huh. four. [ light laughter ] rapper. a rapper,

marine corps university and he has written a couple books including his question of command book and phoenix and the birds of prey, counter-terrorism in vietnam and triumph forsaken. the vietnam war 1954-1965. he has served -- several times to afghanistan. our other guest is seth jones. author of in the graveyard of empires. he is a political scientist at the rand corporation and professor at georgetown university. we have been in afghanistan eight years. is there a end game to this. >> i think there is. it has taken a long time to get there. in the early years there didn't seem to be much violence or a need to focus. we had iraq. insurgency didn't get going until 2005 on a large scale. we were slow to react. we tried for several years to ramp up the afghan forces quickly but it was a quantity push over quality. that gets to the issue about corruption. corruption starts with commanders on the afghan side. at some level they are tolerating this. for too long we let them sort this out. we have seen some encouraging examples where we are starting to prostitute people for corruption, governors a

and also heading back out to the west, notice phoenix getting a little wet in arizona. we're watching this system because the low pressure that's in the southwest will actually work its way to the east over the next few days. not today, though. today you're still dry across much of the mid-south, gulf coast. florida looking cool. highs only in the 60s. at least the snow is shining. snow in the appalachians and we're also watching cold temperatures across the great lakes for today. feeling very much like this last weekend in february. high temperatures in minneapolis, only 35. 36 in chicago. 43 in boston. 60 in dallas. 62 in phoenix and cooler on the west coast. 65 degrees in los angeles. 47 in salt lake city. and just to let you know, we are tracking the potential of storms later this week. we'll be watching for lows to work their way across the south and maybe even bringing a wintry mix to places like atlanta on tuesday. we're watching it closely. that's a look at your forecast for "hln." i'm bonnie schneider. >>> another u.s. success story from the olympics. american

, violence linked to mexican cartels is also being reported deep insided the u.s., in places like phoenixam, and atlanta. carlos is a correspondent with our spanish language partner, telemundo. carlos, thank you for being with us. i want to start with something that's really frightening, reading it from a u.s. joint forces command study, says, "in terms of worst-case sfcenarios for the joint force, and indeed, the world, two large and important states bear consideration for a rapid and sudden collapse -- pakistan and mexico." a lot of us would know to put pakistan on the list, but mexico? >> i know. good morning. that sounds alarming. i think the headline is how the brutal violence associated with the mexican drug cartels have crossed the border, have spilled over into the united states. there have been, as you said, kidnappings, cases of extortion, even murder in places like san diego. you mentioned the states of alabama and georgia. right now it's been reported that the mexican drug cartels are in control of the trafficking in over 230 u.s. cities. even as far north as anchorage, alaska

he lives outside of phoenix and he says i did not pull them over to shake his hand. i pulled him over because he was violating the law and the also said he did not ask for a autograph but which he did. he did let him off with a warning, and casually when he went back to the barracks at the end of the day he mentioned to the desk sergeant, he will never guess who i pulled over today. the next day it was in all the papers that harry truman had been pulled over for a traffic violation and the republican papers especially have a good time with it. they return to independents on the eighth of july. the trip taught harry something and that is, that, i can't seem to get from under that awful glare that shines on the white house. and it is said the new way because they think he felt he had almost become a burden to his friends. that he had lost, he had lost something, that-- you can't be casual when you are a former president. my brother and i went to the truman home today and did the tour. i have done it before of course but you are reminded, on the back porch, when they ca

joining us now from phoenix is j.d. hayworth. so, are you a birther guy, j.d.? >> bill, no.adio program where i was a catalyst for conversation. just imagine, bill, if every topic you brought up on the factor bloggers said you were an instant advocate for whomever was on. >> bill: they do already. that's what media matters does. if i mention the word black, i'm anti-black. if i mention the word gay i'm homophobe. you know how it is. i want you to tell the american public how you view the birther movement. is it legitimate? do you believe that he might not be the -- the president might not be american? >> hey, bill, i view this entire debate as esoteric. it's as esoteric as arguing about the eligibility of chester allen art you are well after a century after he served as president. look, barack obama is the 44th president of the united states. his election was certified. i believe he was born in hawaii. i made certain statements on the air to provoke conversation. that's what happens in broadcasting. sadly, senator mccain is involved in the politics of distortion and distract

and also written "phoenix and the birds of prey: counterinsurgency and counterterrorism in vietnam," and "triumph forsaken: the vietnam war, 1954-1965". doctor moyer has served in, has been several times to afghanistan, our other guest is seth jones author of "in the graveyard of empires." is also a political scientist at the rand corporation and a professor at georgetown university. mark moyar, we been in afghanistan now eight and a half years. is there an in game to the? >> i think there is, and it's taken us a long time to get there. in the early years for one thing there didn't seem to be much violence or need to focus on. of course we had iraq and the insurgency didn't get going until 2005 on a large-scale. and then we were slowed to react. we have tried for several years to sort of ramp up the afghan forces quickly, but again it was a quantity bush over quality. and that's also again gets to the issue talk about corruption. the corruption starts with commanders on the afghan side because at some level they are tolerating this. and for too long we have sort of let them sort this

ben and quayle filed friday to run for the phoenix area seats of retiring.he younger quayle has lived in the phoenix area for several years, and members of his extended family until recently on the arizona public. his father announced as tennessee during an appearance on fox news." elaine on airline for independent. caller: i was startled by his comment about marking up the constitution. that kind of blew my thoughts away. the filibuster seems -- you should stop everything and agree with it. if you do not agree with them, think of nancy pelosi, reconciliation is a mode. she just wants everyone to stay quiet in agree with her. plain and simple. that is not the way it works. host: you think having the filibuster is line to get more people to try to come to some terms of agreement? caller: i would think more terms of agreement. something that would help was and then they did in the '60s. instead of flying home to their constituents, stay around washington and have a barbecue together like they used to and talk about thit. if you do it on a saturday afternoon an

of that thlb stormy ote oas drenching rain and mountain snoo >> 55 in seattle. 47 in boise. 70 in phoenixre. 45 in atlanta. 82 in miami. >>> as we all know the super bowl is on sunday. resurrecte saints and colts going at it in miami. >> yeah, and ahead of the big game, the institute for public opinion has been asking which of football cliches do you find most irritating? we've got their answers with the help of our resurrected cliche meter. >> the cliche meter. tell us. first up, he'd like to have that e back. doesn't matter who he is or what that one is either. you hear it again and again during the game. >> pretty cliche. next, it all depends on where they stop the ball. a virtual guarantee after a third down play. >> then of course there is the, that's a costly turnover. surprise, all of them seem pretty costly when it's the eretty costly when it's the not all are, i guess. seems obvious. >> yeah. >> and a pregame favorite, we'll >> y finally, the most irritating football cliche, it's too bad somebody has to lose. note to the colts and saints fans, somebody is surely gng to lose. so a

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this occurred in phoenix. there was a large apartment complex, privately owned, that went belly up.f thinks they get up -- is city of phoenix take it up. that particular import -- a portenapartment unit is less th1 mile from light rail. it is projects like that that we have an interest in that we are looking for, that flexibility so that we can maximize the investment, expressly when you have light rail existing that will create the jobs and create the businesses and also make livable communities, so i make that request. >> first of all, your comment about your a light rail. if you build it, they will come. that is a great example of it. i was there when that system got started, and i know it is exceeding the ridership that everyone thought. they are comfortable and affordable and deliver people where they want to go. on the livable community issue, we will certainly work with your folks to try and do things that will make sense for the neighborhood or the community. >> because of the economic situation at the state in arizona and the metro areas, the use of federal money to continu

i was born in phoenix, arizona, in 1943 and lived there most of my life. i left that state in 2000.sity of arizona in tucson right after high school. that town has and had been a wonderful hispanic community that keeps going for many years since before the turn of the century. i do admire their contributions. but the influxççó of a criminal element, whether it is legal or illegal, into arizona, has destroyed both of those towns that i love so much. phoenix has more kidnappings than any other town in america, and they are all drug-related, because so many of the hispanics but, across the border bring their drugs -- drug- dealing ways with them, and are extremely violent. host: linda, i will leave it there. guest: i appreciate linda's point ofç view is thatxd no on# welcomes a criminalç element in their community, not hispanics, not anybody. that isokçççç guest: use the an over-abuse, sometimes, of that authority.i] it is harming not only our community, but is really a threat to our american society. we need comprehensive immigration reform for a lot of reasons. i think we shou

[applause] >> i will urge the federal government to help fund project phoenix. this is an effort to help abandoned auto factories rise from the ashes as new centers of economic activity and job creation, whether it is iran new date -- whether it is a renewable energy plan in wixom or a film studio in pontiac, these new factories defined new life in a new michigan. will also continue to seek more funding to connect every single region of the state to high- speed internet service. [applause] >> i will ask washington to help us continue the work of the michigan health information network, which is constructing a 21st century health information system that will allow us to improve patient care and reduce costs. it makes a huge difference to us. we have a partner on the federal level. personally, i want to thank the obama administration and supportive members of congress on behalf of the 40 two thousand people who now have jobs in michigan through a recovery act funding. [applause] >> as a result of the recovery act, we have gained unprecedented resources to invest i

. >>> and then toyota, getting yo yours phoenix. >>> marching orders for the u.s. military. right now defense secretary robert gates discussing lifting the ban on gays serving in the armed forces. >>> the president made his intentions contrary clear. >> i will repeal the law that gives gays the right to serve the country they love because of who they are. >> reporter: we now know more about what they are thinking. a senior pentagon official tells cnn the chiefs are expected to support the president but they will tell him to what they extent they believe allowing gays to openly serve will hurt morale and the readiness of the force. this is said of the chiefs, all they want is a little time to come up with their ideas to implement a change in the law if approved by congress. as a first step, gates is expected to call no longer discharging people outed by others. over the last 12 years, nearly 11,000 people have been discharged from the military for being gay. defense officials say the appetite to inform the law is declining. many say the debate now is to live with the change.

we shouldn't try them in phoenix. the courtroom in guantanamo bay, and we should try them according to the military commissions act. that's the thrust and the intent of this legislation. >>> in other news -- ten american missionaries accused of child trafficking in haiti could soon learn their fate. they're scheduled to appear in court today, and it turns out many of the children that the missionaries were trying to take out of the country were not orphans. they were hand eed over to americans and wanted to give a better life for their children, karl penhaul has the heartbreaking story. >> reporter: family photos taken before a desperate father gave away his baby daughters. he says he habited over 4-year-old saria and 5-year-old mayla to american missionaries. they are now in jail accused of trafficking 33 haitian babies and children. this man's story said he was too poor to compare for his kids after the quick. he hoped the americans would offer his girls a brighter future. "i put them on the bus with the americans w

he's also written phoenix and the birds of prey, counterinsurgency and counterterrorism in vietnam. in time for stake vietnam war, 1954 to 1965. dr. moyar has served in or has been several times to afghanistan. our other guest is seth jones, author of "in the graveyard of empires." he's also a political scientist at the rant corporation and a professor at georgetown university. mark moyar, we've been in afghanistan about 8.5 years. is there an ending to this? >> guest: i think there is. it taken us a long time to get there. in the early years for one thing it didn't seem too much violence or need to focus on it and of course we at iraq. the insurgency really didn't get going until 20,000 lives and on a large scale and was slow to react. we tried for several years to ramp up the afghan forces quickly, they began about the quantity pushover quality. and that's also again gets to the issue, we talked about corruption. you know, the corruption starts with commanders on the afghans because at some level there tolerating this. and for too long, we've sorted let them sort this out. but you

host: our next phone caller is from jim in phoenix. caller: thank you for mr. peck.he has done an outstanding job in giving us information. i have a quick comment and a question. i think america is pretty strong. we will get through this. the question i have for mr. peck is, do think people will a eventually stop relying so much on the government, and when will they do that? guest: i think it depends on the businesses. there are particularly large businesses that can lobby governmenwr affectively and will continue to do so as long as it is effective for them to do so, or unless we create some sort of watchdogs or regulations to prevent them from doing that. i think one of the real problems right now is in the financial industry where you have gotten very large investment banks just awash in money that are very skilled as lobbyists and also have a lot of former employees, frankly, at treasury and throughout the federal government. i think there is a real danger of almost government capture by wall street. simon johnson, who is an economist and former chief economist o

next, phoenix, arizona, on the republican line. >> i agree with what the independent said.f intellectual substance on the behalf of ms. palin. to have her get up there and invoke god and then talk about how we need to get god back into our public life, and then to support somebody like brown, who is a pro-life -- who is a pro- choice republican, i kind of find it ironic and intellectually dishonest. >> as we look at pictures of sarah palin from earlier, we are taking your calls and getting your reaction to her speech. we next go to las vegas. henry on the democrats' line. >> i would like to say that american politics are becoming a comedy of errors. they accept what this lady is saying, they deserve what they get. the american public deserves what they get. hopefully, somebody will come to their senses and look at these people for what they really are, a bunch of jokes. thank you. >> on the independent mind, robert in the nation's capital. >> my most -- the thing i like most about her speech tonight was her emphasis on national security. it has taken a backseat to domestic

host: a tweet -- phoenix. linda on the independent line. caller: good morning.ost of them healthy, paying for those who are not, until they are not held in themselves. we need to get it away from employers. we need the public option. it should go to a vote. all 50 states should start taking signatures. the congress is not doing anything. what do you think? guest: we do not have a process for a national referendum. more importantly, it is the real call for public pressure, for the public to keep the pressure on congress to get this done. i think the result could be something similar to what she discussed where we have a larger pool, and people who need care are held by those who do not. host: san diego. annette. caller: i have been listening and trying to follow along. i am sorry, but the democrats are spending too much money. i thought your guest was a democrat because he seems to be so pro-spending. you cannot have programs that you cannot pay for. also, i get irritated when they referred to medicare and social security as an entitlement, when we have paid into

as far as some expected delays, moderate, seattle, phoenix, new york city, maybe lingering effects due to that snow. looking at the map here, it looks ominous here. but most of the snow is coming to an end. boston, new york city, temperaturewise, 37 for your high in new york city. the nation's capital saw a lot of snowfall overnight. 42 will be the high temperature there. most of the northeast quiet. 55 for your high in atlanta. the rain moves into the dallas area later on this afternoon and evening. of course, the results are in, joe and carl. punxsutawney phil saw his shadow yesterday. so go figure. it looks like we'll see six more weeks of winter according to him. maybe becky was right yesterday talking about all the flashing lights because it was cloudy here in pennsylvania yesterday. >> as a weather man, scott, as a professional weather man, you have the right to veto what he says. >> no, no, no, no. >> no? >> you don't, do you? >> this is his one day. this is his one day, yeah. >> he's the foreseer. >> he's not ams if i had like scott or the american meteorologist society. he's j

host: our next phone caller is from jim in phoenix. caller: thank you for mr. peck.ng job in giving us information. i have a quick comment and a question. i think america is pretty strong. we will get through this. the question i have for mr. peck is, do think people will a eventually stop relying so much on the government, and when will they do that? guest: i think it depends on the businesses. there are particularly large businesses that can lobby governmenwr affectively and will continue to do so as long as it is effective for them to do so, or unless we create some sort of watchdogs or regulations to prevent them from doing that. i think one of the real problems right now is in the financial industry where you have gotten very large investment banks just awash in money that are very skilled as lobbyists and also have a lot of former employees, frankly, at treasury and throughout the federal government. i think there is a real danger of almost government capture by wall street. simon johnson, who is an economist and former chief economist of the imf, has written a