agent perez and piper don't think so, either. one more case is open, one more owner has disappeared. part of the reason is how easily a criminal can buy a company with an existing medicare license. >> it's very sime. what we do is, we go out and find the name of a corporation that we want tbuy. let's say abc. that's a good name for a company. >> reporter: so i can access this. i don't need a special fbi code to get this far. >> no, this is public information. we buy a company that has a medicare provider number. once we do that, we have a license to steal. now, we go to another site. this is where every doctor's number, npi number, is located. you need the doctor's name and the doctor's number. >> reporter: i'm flabbergasted. just flabbergasted. we're halfway throh committing a crime, right here. >> yes. >> reporter: and plenty of those who do commit crimes are arrested by the fbi and the office of inspector general. just recently in detroit, where another strike team is located, agents conducted this early morning raid on a clin

they will use fear and hate in the service of piper partisanship. and i believe sunshine is the best disinfectant if you shine a light on these extremes and make him the issue become political kryptonite and politicians cannot use them they cannot effectively divide to conquer. it is more important to call them out and shine a light and redoing so we take the power back. instead we define the terms. it is a great question. >> host: even if mainstream media did not shine light on these people there are plenty of people who are making millions of dollars per year fueling the outrage veterans them the money so they will get plenty of exposure anyway. >> guest: exactly. that is ultimately stop this. the center will lose the fight weather and politics are publishing or the media if we constantly played defense. the reality is we do have the numbers for only 50% of the country defines itself as conservative republican but 11 percent liberal democrats but that is true. the vast majority of us are in the middle. but yet we have been written out of the polit

edward piper thought he might never fly again after the plane he was piloting crashed nine years ago. the accident left him without his legs but somehow he had a passion for flying. it took two years to regain his license and modify his plane but now he's one of a handful of paraplegics ever allowed to pilot a plane. remarkable. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >> good morning, everyone. i am tony pann. things are pretty quiet on this wednesday morning. it should be a nice day after the chilly temperatures yesterday. the forecast for today is mostly sunny. it should be a nice day. high temperatures in the 60's. we have some rain to talk about in the seven-day forecast. over to the news desk. >> thanks. here is a look ahead to 11 news today. >> and light rail accident suspense service and sends one person to the hospital. details are straight ahead. >> as president obama and democrats celebrate health kate -- health-care reform, republicans tried to block what they can. they can. [ female announcer ] have you ever se

our readiness testing to our fertilizing deal dealer, we'll drop stuff on the tanks like mice on the piperust to see what happens. it'sa muddy job, but somebody has to do it, my cap is off to all you firsters out there. you provide a valuable service to our industry and much-needed entertainment as well. god speed and good luck. please let us know what you think. send e-mails at info @ us farm report.com or call and leave a voice mail. producing better beef in rode hode island. stay with us, the second half is coming right up. >> today on "us farm report," the department of justice gets an earful about concentration fears in agriculture, california dairy producers ag to respond to animal welfare concerns, and we visit a niche market deep operation in the wide open past pastures of rhode island. "us farm report" brought to you by chevy and their award winning cars, trucks and cross overs. >> hello and welcome to us farm report. i'm john fips, as al will share with us, the us department of justice has wandered into farm country on an investigation that could lead to changes in our current ag

been, quote, vocal about condemning violence, so -- yeah, tell that to the 100 moose, 40 caribou and piper'sa pig that she shot last year. in other smart people news -- this is great. this is from "jeopardy." >> this comedian celebrated his 100th birthday in 2003. his widow ew out 100 candles in 2009. >> who is george carlin. >> no. >> in december 2002, this senator celebrated his 100th birthday with a party on capitol hill. >> who is sharpton? >> no. >> jimmy: that's -- [ laughter ] he came in last. [ applause ] with -- you know -- if you want really dumb answers, and we do, your best bet game show wise is always "family feud." this is a.j. who gave one of the great answers of all time. >> a.j. here, $3,000 question. give me the title of a classic movie that starts with the letter c. a.j.? >> "sea biscuit." >> jimmy: technically -- no, not technically. some more legal trouble today for michael jackson's form eer doctor. michael jackson's fathers filing a wrongful death lawsuit against him, seeking punitive damages for loss of economic support and loss of a family relatiship. that was some r

. >> reporter: federal agents brian piper and omar perez are on the trail of some of the most elusive in the u.s. part of the special strike force in south florida. what can you see? >> locked. >> well, it's closed. >> reporter: this is supposed to be a working pharmacy. >> iavmore than this in my medicine cabinet at home. i mean, i'm not kidding. >> i know, this is just to maintain the illusion this is a legitimate company. anyone here? >> reporter: though chances are it never sold so much as an aspirin. like so many other fraudulent companies they allegedly billed medicare $1 million in two months, pocketed the money, and ran. >> okay, we found some stuff. >> this is cash. right here. >> this is actually somebody's name, their medicare number, their address, their phone number, and this person may not even know they were being billed. >> reporter: here's what law enforcement says happens. a fraudster bought the pharmacy for just $45,000. along with its medicare license and its entire patient database. so with relatively low risk and little investment -- one person sitting at this te

. >> he's like the pied piper when he goes on the ice. >> reporter: now, thanks to shani's exploits,eed skating sensation macy igle. how old are you? >> 5. >> what is it you like the best about speed skating? >> going fast. >> do you like to race? >> yes. >> do you like to win? >> yes. >> are you fast? >> yes. >> go get 'em? >> yes. >> all right. thank you. "you're welcome, kevin." you're welcome, too. thank you. >> she came here and she said she wanted to be like shani davis. >> reporter: from a local rink with a local hero like shani davis, local kids learn how to dream big. >> he's my inspiration of coming here. >> it's like seeing michael jordan of skating or something come to the rink. >> reporter: macy igel and all of evan stoston turned out for welcome-home reception and davis brought home a surprise -- new skates for the kids on the team. with the golden moment with their olympic hero. for "today," kevin tibbles, nbc news, evanston, illinois. >> kevin interviews everybody that way. >>> we've added another feel-good post-olympic story. few weeks ago we had the gold medal winni

bill: you have to pay the piper if you want the golden glow, martha! surcharge at indoor tanning salons, and that is one tax applied before the impact of the reforms are felt and before the new taxes kick in, there is one new poll that shows a shift in americans' opinion of the bill. a "usa today/gallup poll" more americans favor than oppose, 49% say it is a good thing the house passed the bill and 40% say it was a bad thing and we should note, however a lot of other polling, still shows sizable majorities opposed to the law. 6 minutes past. martha: tanning is not good for you anyway, right and men and women who wrote the health insurance overhaul bill could be exempt from the legislation they created. listen to this. . only, quote, official congressional staff are required to enter the new health care program and the language may not include much of the teams that support the congressional leadership and committee staff. let me explain it. for instance, people who are employed by congresswoman nancy pelosi on her congressional staff, they have got to

the farm or in a town or the small businessman or woman that has a cessna 210 or perhaps a sirus or piperany kind of small airplane, single engine, twin engine, use those planes every day, in every day for very important purposes, to travel around the state and the country, to do commerce, to haul parts to hauparts, to haul peop. it is a very significant contribution to our economy. it's estimated that $150 billion annually is added to our economy by general aviation. and it's also estimated there are about 1.2 million jobs in america from general aviation. now, i know that the thoughts people have about general aviation are -- immediately go to, okay, here's a big corporation flying a g-5 and sipping crystal and flying all across the country. yes, companies do have airplanes that move their executives around. they do because it they want to be at a meeting in los angeles in the morning, in dallas in the afternoon and an evening meeting in new york. the only way they do that is through the use of private planes. it makes them much more effective and efficient. that i understand. but much

one was an experimental plane and the other a piper 32.here was no damage to any on the ground and no word what caused that crash. >> a warning this morning for women on the university of illinois's champaign campus. police are urging caution after four incidents of sexual assault and home invasions targeting females. university police are asking residents not to walk alone at night and if they have to walk, walk in well-lit areas and also looking into whether all the crimes are connected. dave, tell us about sports. >> it's the biggest upset to hit the ncaa tournament in years. overall number one seed kansas sent home by northern iowa. who is cinderella? he's ali manesh. a huge three-pointer, gutsy shot with loads of time on the shot clock. what a brave play by this young man. 69-67, sorry, i can't hide my joy for this one. what a win by northern iowa. this, as ten seed saint marys takes down number two seed villa nova, 75-68 and the guy you should know about this guy is omar sanhan. 32 points. president obama's brackets not so good. he h

there will come a day that the piper will have to be paid. we've shown ourselves unwilling to fess up to the challenges today. we can only hope that those elected this november in the year -- and in the years to come will show more courage than week of shown today. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from california reserves the balance of his time. the gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: mr. speaker, i yield two minutes to the gentlewoman from florida, ms. castor. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from florida is recognized for two minutes, but just before she begins, the house will be in order. the house will be in order. the gentlelady from florida is recognized. ms. castor: well, i thank the chairwoman of the rules committee, ms. slaughter, for yielding the time. we're going to fight through these tactics today and side with the american people. and side with families all across this great country. for families that have health insurance, the insurance companies will no longer