if you're watching us on nbc 10 in providence, rhode island, chicken little and the culture of fear athe rhode island school design of museum of art. i've always called it risd. that is your "early today" event of the today. >> everyone in rhode island knows it's that. >>> here is an early look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. >>> that sound you may hear this weekend is probably the sound of husbands and boyfriends being dragged to the movie theater. expectations are high for the romantic drama "the vow" starring channing tatum and rachel mcadams. the true story about a newlywed who loses her memory after a car crash. it is expected to take top spot up to $30 million and perhaps as many tears. >>> for the guys, there is the weekend's clever counterprogramming. "safe house" it probably will take second with $25 million or more. >>> the 3d re-release of 1999 "star wars" episode one taking in about 20 million. >>> weekend's final new film the pg fantasy adventure "journey 2" starring the rock will grab 15 million. >>> casting news to tell you about. australian naomi wats will

before carlos called me reminded me that used bill is an organization that the local team in providence, rhode island work with. we're trying to do our part to make sure we support hispanic youth throughout the country. in closing, i would like to introduce to you some of the folks who have joined me in the summit. i see them coming out. i hope you will get a chance to meet them if you have not are ready. but me introduce them to you. in if you could raise your hand. the director of business development. [applause] orlando works in texas, new mexico, and oklahoma. if you are from those areas, certainly try to spend some

two dozen show up in providence, rhode island and they sing patriotic songs and they have prayers and have a vigil. then what happened when the occupiers show up? >> they've been doing this 39 years right to life. occupy wall street and possibly another group rhode island sexism league may have been responsible for this. they chanted allowing the priests not to say the prayers they have normally done. they physically assaulted, maybe that is too strong of a word, they bumped a state representative. they called the xom police. third thing they did, according to the quote, they threw condoms from the balcony some came down on the catholic girls. me they were announced being from religious school. >> you know they were from the pro-life crowd. look.... >> bill: let's stay with the facts. anybody arrested that we know of? >> no one arrested but representative was hit in the head with some of the signs. didn't turn violent necessary i but police were notified ahead of time because the organizer of the event had seen some of this hag in washington, d.c. the week before. there had been thing

now, of course, he founded providence rhode island and made it by far the freest society in the world. the governing compact in every other colony in the americans, whether founded by the english, french, spanish, or portuguese all started out as being founded for the glory of god. undertaken for the glory of god and the advancement of christmas -- christian religion. the entirely civil document, entirely secular, government, the only civil and only secular. providence was a place where the soul was going to be free. he began using the phrase soul liberty, which was later picked up. now, as rhode island grew and prospered massachusetts looked with displeasure on those parts which have become very offensive. they feared that this freedom, and freedom of religion and ryland was this dangerous infection that might spread to massachusetts and corrupt massachusetts society. then, of course, let's not forget, all this land up there, it was likely to be pieced u.s. so they probably seized part of ryland. they marched soldiers threw what is now ryland. the dispossessed people living there on

a student found a tape of his 1961 address in providence rhode island in school archives. the 35-year-old said african americans should embrace their identities in culture instead of trying toa stimulate into white society. he was assassinated four years after that speech. >> crisis talks in greece now delayed. coming up what is on the line if the country fails to reach an agreement. >> and new information about the three mushroom pickers lost for six days in the forest. how a dead cell phone helped them. >> and another big named designer selling at big box retailer target. who who is now being offered online and in the store. . >>> mass evacuations underway in northern australia as floodwaters threaten homes and levees. authorities told residents to leave predicting for predicting record flood levels. the town was flooded during last year's unprecedented rains which claimed 35 people. >>> the entertainment industry is mourning the loss of two respected environmental film makers, mike degrew and andrew wick. they died yesterday in a helicopter crash in eastern australia. t

it was perfect in providence, rhode island.h godwin chucks it the length of the court and it goes, at the buzzer. a 53-foot bucket. that's impressive. here's using your head. kansas forward thomas robinson tries to pass to a teammate, but the ball hits nash in the face and bounces right into the bucket. thank you very much. the linderella story continues. final seconds of the game. jeremy lin for three. buries it. and all he does is lin. the harvard grab has helped the knicks win seven straight. the latest shot heard around fairfax blocks to george may's sherrod wright against bcu. patriots down two, here's how it sounded. sherrod wright knocks down the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer. the patriots score 11 points in the final 29 seconds to shock the rams. on the ice, in detroit, phillies zach ranaldo delivers a huge hit. that cost him nearly $6,000. ouch. in washington, here's a bad bounce. dan boyle fires a shot, deflects off a stick and beats the goalie. are you kidding me? unfortunately after giving up five goals,

country free before you and he could make of that what he would be the course he filled in providence rhode islandhe made it the freest society in the world. the governing combat and every other colony in the americas mother found a white english, french, spanish or the portuguese all started off saying this company is being pounded for the glory of god or to quote one of them undertaken for the glory of god and advanced and christian religion the founding governing the conduct for providence didn't say that. in an early draft he asked for god's blessing on this adventure but in the final draft he took out the request of god's blessing since it was an entirely servile document, entirely secular government was to be only civil and only secular. providence was a place where the sole was going to be free to be and he began using the phrase sola dirty which was picked up a lot. as rhode island grew and prospered, massachusetts looked to displeasure on, quote, the parts that had become very offensive feared that this freedom and freedom of religion and ryland was this dangerous infection that might spr

. >>> rhode island governor lincoln chafee delivered his second state of the state address at the state house in providence last month. the former u.s. senator told lawmakers that rhode island must catch up with the rest of new england, and outlined his government's $7.9 billion proposal to boost the state's economy. governor chafee was elected to office on january 4th, 2011, and previously served in the u.s. senate from 1999 till 2007. >> thank you. thank you, speaker. thank you. thank you. thank you very much. mr. speaker, madam president, members of the general assembly, fellow general officers, members of the judiciary, distinguished guests, and my fellow rhode islanders, this evening represents an important chance for us to prepare for the challenges that lie ahead in the upcoming year. but it also offers an opportunity to reflect on where we have been, and to remember those that have come before us. in that spirit i'd like to pay homage to a friend who died last week, governor garrity, and honor him with a moment of silence. thank you. for governor garrity's long and distinguished career as a legisla

live in providence, rhode island, is the former u.s.or to nato and former undersecretary for political affairs. ambassad ambassador, thank you for being with us this morning. first question to you, what now? is it up to the arab league? is it up to, as mrs. clinton says, the neighbors to somehow exert some pressure on assad to stop this and perhaps step down? >> well, secretary of state clinton is right to call this a traves travesty. this is the worst violence we've seen in the arab world since the arab revolutions, the arab spring began over a year ago. the assad government has literally gone to war against its own people. they have to work outside the security council. >> how, how do you know by that? what do you mean outside? what does that mean exactly? >> and to work with turkey and to work with arab countries that are opposed to what the syrian regime is doing to try to isolate that government further. perhaps some new sanctions. it would have been far pr preferable to work with the security council but they have shown they a far

let me read you what bishop tobin of providence rhode island is quoted as having said.oes the president of the united states seek to impose this immoral policy. this is the united states, not north korea clearly. >> nobody is stopping anybody from opting out. nobody is forcing women to take the birth control. this is about equality. the fact that 98% of women actually use birth control any way, and the fact that the administration has worked to reach out and show it was willing to compromise but nothing will be good enough for people who don't favor what the administration does. >> you can only fail to provide insurance and get find for it. notre dame would have some people estimate a $10 million fine a year. there is a little college run by monks called bellemont abby in north carolina that is opposed on moral grounds to providing these kinds of services. you want to impose on them and force them through the law or through fines to bend their knee to your morality. jon: we going to have to leave it there, alan. we gave you the first word this time. [laughter] jon: ever

host: providence, rhode island. ana, independent line. go ahead. >> i am and independent from -- caller: i am an independent of rick santorum. he won me over with his made in america plan. i do agree with you that there are serious problems with our primaries and they're not helped by the mainstream media refusing to allow all candidates -- allow candidates to direct the conversation. i was a democrat for nearly all of my 52 years until 2006 until mike -- 's my eyes were open -- until my eyes were opened with the affair left tried to infiltrate the parties. i have seen a lot of the machinations that go on. i have serious concerns with americans elect, which is run by douglas, who was involved in the clinton administration, the people dead and post naphtha up -- the people that imposed nafta upon us, mayor bloomberg, who is also a member of the international crisis group, of global list. they are seeking to manipulate our elections. host: governor roemer, go ahead. guest: good issues. i have the same trepidation that you do. i'm fiercely i

and it said he would be traveling to boston, massachusetts, manchester, new hampshire and providence, rhode islandere's a problem with the way they spelled rhode. there are roads there and it's kind of islandish but it's not spelled -- where's the h? where's the h, folks? oopsy daisy. >> maybe we do need a spelling czar for that particular state, the folks in rhode island know how to spell it. >> joe biden's staff is as funny as he is. >> i thought it was r-o-d-e. >> very funny. >> coming up on our show, unemployment benefits running out, no need to worry. now there's another way to collect a government check. claim mental illness. stuart varney has those details. >> so much for the happiest place on earth. a brawl breaks out at, where, disney? it's all caught on tape. >> that's goofy! [ male announcer ] at scottrade, we believe the more you know, the better you trade. so we have ongoing webinars and interactive learning, plus, in-branch seminars at over 500 locations, where our dedicated support teams help you know more so your money can do more. [ rodger ] at scottrade, seven dollar trades are j

host: providence, rhode island. ana, independent line. go ahead. >> i am and independent from -- caller: i am an independent of rick santorum. he won me over with his made in america plan. i do agree with you that there are serious problems with our primaries and they're not helped by the mainstream media refusing to allow all candidates -- allow candidates to direct the conversation. i was a democrat for nearly all of my 52 years until 2006 until mike -- 's my eyes were open -- until my eyes were opened with the affair left tried to infiltrate the parties. i have seen a lot of the machinations that go on. i have serious concerns with americans elect, which is run by douglas, who was involved in the clinton administration, the people dead and post naphtha up -- the people that imposed nafta upon us, mayor bloomberg, who is also a member of the international crisis group, of global list. they are seeking to manipulate our elections. host: governor roemer, go ahead. guest: good issues. i have the same trepidation that you do. i'm fiercely i

be made available at, among other places, state offices providing public assistance or disability services. one of the lawsuits involved rhode island and the other involves louisiana. in the rhode island case, we reached an immediate resolution to the matter. and i want to discuss the results, because the results have indeed been remarkable. more voters were registered in the first month after the settlement than in the entire previous two-year reporting period. let me give you some specific numbers. in the two-year reporting period before the lawsuit, 457 voter registration forms were submitted by the four affected rhode island social service agencies. in the first month after the agreement 1,048 forms were received. in the ensuing two months, a total of 1,787 forms were received. this is a total of 4,171 newly registered voters in the four months after the settlement as opposed to 457 in the two-year reporting period before the settlement. this nine-fold increase is remarkable. and illustrates the critical importance of section 7. i want to commend and thank the officials in rhode island for their cooperation throughout this case

made availability at, among other places, state offices providing public assistance or disability services. one of the lawsuits involves rhode island and the other involves louisiana. in the louisiana case, i want to discuss the results because the results have indeed been remarkable. more voters were registered in the first month after the

it provides access to downtown providence, to four universities, to rhode island hospital, to our convention center and arena and to the providence place mall, not to mention the north-south traffic along the eastern seaboard that traffics through this area. what secretary lahood saw on his tour today is a bridge that is quite literally crumbling. the vie -- viaduct was built in 1964, and it's showing its age. its deck is badly deteriorated. steel girders are cracked and don't meet the minimum specifications for brittleness, and our state department of transportation has installed these wooden planks under the i-beams to keep concrete from falling through onto the cars and pedestrians and even trains that travel underneath the highway. you can also see here where a section of the concrete has fallen from the support pier, exposing the steel reenforcement which is now resting out in the open. while the viaduct remains safe for travel today, it is a weak link in the critical i-95 corridor. it's a potential safety hazard or the 160,000 vehicles that travel on it each and every day, as well as t

right in the biggest block party in the city of providence, it's mind-boggling, it's astounding, it's awesome. members of the recovery community in rhode islandut, and we've had wonderful speakers and a great day of celebration of the value and importance of support for people who are in recovery. actually seeing recovery in the heart of providence, on main street, bringing the discussion out into the public so we can all be a part of it, is just terrific. we do a lot of public education on a day like this, and let people know who the fellowship is, and that they can come to us for treatment and services in the future. when you've got a mental illness or substance abuse, it can be very lonely, and you can feel very isolated. you can kind of feel like it only is happening to me. and then they come out, and they realize how many other people are taking this journey, too. it's just very uplifting to people. it makes me not feel alone, you know. there are other people that are around, that have the same issues, and it's not only me that i have to worry about. it's others that also need the support. it is really exciting to see how your great work

right in the biggest block party in the city of providence, it's mind-boggling, it's astounding, it's awesome. members of the recovery community in rhode island out, and we've had wonderful speakers and a great day of celebration of the value and importance of support for people who are in recovery. actually seeing recovery in the heart of providence, on main street, bringing the discussion out into the public so we can all be a part of it, is just terrific. we do a lot of public education on a day like this, and let people know who the fellowship is, and that they

. >>> rhode island's capital city, providence. lovely place, but it is facing bankruptcy. to wpri, providence will run out of money by june before the city's mayor warned that province faces a $22.5 million budget deficit and the mayor says major cuts will be necessary from retirees in the city's large tax exempt institutions like hospitals and brown university. >>> let's head west to san francisco where a federal court is refusing to release video of a landmark trial. it centers around proposition 8, california's ban on same-sex marriage. according to the "san francisco chronicle," the appeals court ruled to keep the tapes sealed since the trial judge promised prop 8 defenders the recordings would be used only in court. the media and gay rights groups were pushing for the tapes to be made public. this all comes as the ninth circuit weighs whether prop 8 is actually constitutional at all. >>> and a woman in winnebago county, wisconsin, she was arrested for trying to cash in on facebook's highly anticipated plans to go public. wluk is reporting that maryann ollison sold fak

reach out and read rhode island provides free books through pediatricians offices for children between the ages of six months and five years old. creating a small library for children and emphasizing the importance of reading. reach out and read rhode island has to contribute -- helps to distribute 60,000 books each year to young children and their families, working to build a foundation for when a child enters school. reach out receipt rhode island should take great pride in the contributions it makes to our young children. i congratulate them on their success and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from illinois seek recognition? >> request unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from illinois is recognized for one minute. >> thank you, mr. speaker. last week i heard from my constituents about the impact rising gas prices are having on their families and on their small businesses. congress must act to protect our skits from

rhode island hospitals since followed on. promoting awareness and education and nearing end of life, and both cross providers and parties have to be a fundamental strategy to improve care, and brown university had done a study showing that the majority of families with a dying loved one reported that their loved one died in pain. of the families reported their loved ones died in a pain, they described the family member's pain as severe or excruciating. it's a really important issue, and it gives me great pleasure to introduce christine, a dedicated advocate, executive director of the association and plays a critical role in raising awareness of pain disorders that disproportionally affect women, and she's a resident of north kingston, rhode island. he received her bachelor's of science at the university of wisconsin, worked in the department of neurology at the johns hopkins university hospital of medicine. pleased to announce she was appointed the nih's new interagency pain research coordinating committee, and her professional experience is 5 great asset to the committee whose mission is to identify gaps in basic and clinic

be made available at, among other places, state offices providing public assistance or disability services. one of the lawsuits involved rhode island, and the other involved louisiana. in the rhode island case, we reached an immediate resolution to the matter, and i want to discuss the results because the results have, indeed, been remarkable. more voters were register inside the first month after the settlement than in the entire previous two-year reporting period x. let me give you some specific numbers. in the two-year reporting period before the lawsuit, 457 voter registration forms were submitted by the four affected rhode island social service agencies. in the first month after the agreement, 1,038 forms were received. in the second month, 1346 forms were received n. the ensuing two months, a total of 1787 forms were received. this is a total of 4171 newly-registered voters in the four months after the settlement as opposed to the two-year reporting period before the settlement. this ninefold increase is commendable. i want to thank the officials in rhode island for their cooperation throughout this case. we worked very colla

bill would indiscriminately add to the work load and provide no new information to members of congress. so i -- it is -- my friend from rhode island is correct, this is a simple amendment. it is simply a terrible amendment and would completely end the underlying piece of legislation. so i urge defeat of the amendment and reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from rhode island. mr. cicilline: how much time do i have left? the chair: a minute and a half. mr. cicilline: the amendment i offered substitutes the existing bill because it is a terrible bill. that's why i proposed this amendment to substitute it to avoid what the bill on the floor does. it avoids the partisanship, the controversial economic policy on which there's so much disagreement and which we've heard about for the last hour. there's no hidden agendas to hide tax cuts while trying to use as a baseline the bush tax cuts. it puts aside all the disagreements that we just heard about for one hour and uses common sense and i certainly suggest to my friend, the gentleman from georgia, that in fact the single most important analysis we should be doing on e

providence carrying signs and chanting. listen to how the occupiers shout down the speakers. [shouting] >> reporter: you can see there was a man trying to speak next to a priest. the education coordinator for rhode islandight to life, she claims she was with her infant and she actually had to flee the building because she felt so threatened by these people. listen to what she says. >> turned into chaos. it started out fees any on both sides. the pro lifers stayed calm, but the occupiers got more and more hysterical. it turned into a mob. they weren't attacking people, but they were definitely starting to get violent. i just wasn't sure what would happen and i could see a little child getting trampled in that kind of mess. >> reporter: you saw the priest trying to deliver the closing prayer. they stopped him from doing that. there was a facebook page the occupiers used to rally people to go to that protest. megyn: trace, thank you. the unemployment rate fell today and a lot of people are celebrating. before you break out the chapel feign wait until you see the rest of the numbers. did the president say jesus wants to see your tax rates increase? >> for me as a christianity coincides with jesus' teaching

rhode island icon and will be held in high esteem for generations to come. rhode islanders lost a friend. we've all lost a good friend. he was born in humble circumstances in providence, rhode island in 1930, the son of irish immigrants, graduated from loss alamo. the governor began his political career in 1962 when he was elected to represent smith hill in the rhode island general assembly. he served as rhode island's lieutenant governor from 1969 to 1976 and then was elected governor and served from 1977 to 1985. after his retirement from public life, governor garrahy was a business consultant who championed new economic development projects. he never stopped looking for and finding new ways to promote his beloved state of rhode island. as governor, joe garrahy had vision and initiative and incredible strong work ethic. he possessed the ability to bring people together to address the needs at the most basic level while at the same time tackling the most pressing public policy issues of his time. he was also particularly gifted in bringing together opposing sides, inviting diverse interests into the room to discuss issues and matters of conflict. and because of his