ray la hood hates this bill because it takes power from ray la hood and puts it back in the hands of states. i can understand why he deeply hates this bill. because it removes a lot of authority from his office. and ends it back to the states and since they need to be able to make these decisions in a local manner. oklahoma does not need a special designation for covered historic bridges. we happen to not have any. we need the flexibility to spend that money in the areas that we see there. we need to work through the loud noise of democracy that's .haing in the house, finish it and go to congress and settle on it. i will yield back. >> the senate bill unfortunately outpaces the revenue to the trust nund. we need to shore that up. when you look at the years from 1999 to 2008, by about $1 billion a year, we had been outspending outlays over receipts. we need to change that, reform it. and that's what the house bill aims to do. i hope that we can find a reasonable solution on the house side to get the house version passed. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. >> the gentle la

to know, in washington secretary of state, hilary clinton, will join transportation secretary, ray la hood in an event to celebrate amelia ehrhardt. she disappeared 75 years ago, a search is scheduled to take place in june for the wreckage of the plane. >>> reception is held tonight at the white house for ireland's prime minister, he and barack obama will meet following a wednesday st. patrick's day lunch. >>> puppets joining a list celebrity on walk of fame. miss piggy, kermit and others received their star. muppets have been in show business for 40 years now, they deserve the star. >>> and cherry blossom festival in washington dc. check out the booms. experts say the blossoms will reach the peak blooming this week. it's scheduled to last five weeks. >>> one way to celebrate the start of spring, italian ice, stores are giving customer as regular ice of their choice today. this marks the 20th annual free ice day. >>> we are going to take a live picture of austin, texas. it's dark out there, they are dealing with major flooding. that is the big story today in texas. here, we are dealing wit

. >>> hilary clinton will join transportation secretary, ray la hood at an event to celebrate amelia ehrhardt. a search is scheduled to take place in june for the wreckage of her plane. >>> nothing says spring like pink and white flowers deck kateing the basin. the festival starts today. 1million expected today to check out the blossom. >>> rita will give away free italian ice at all locations nationwide. this marks the free ice day for the company. >>> hollywood will honor the muppets, miss piggy and kermit will be out for a ceremony. >>> a high school student found a way to get the word out about bullying, a problem at her school and reached out on a website for help. she posted a plea and asked for advice on how to make the school more aware for a problem. after she posted she went to bed and by morning, had a thousand responses. people reached out to the school. the next day the bully had been identified. >> it was helpful in this case. media presents a wide array of changes for a school system like ours, 76,000 students and 120 schools. >> the boy has been charged with the juven

chicago will be showcased in the nato summit he is here in peoria with transportation secretary ray la hoodo discuss funding for major projects with the infrastructure bank ... the mayor reportedly received notice on the dropping of the g-8 for chicago just hours before he had been in new york at the time ... he dismissed any notion that chicago not being ready with security was a reason >>someone pointed out that i had not had any of my counterparts up to camp david ... the g-8 summit tends to be more informal setting where we talk about a wide range of issues in an intimate way so the thinking was that these leaders would enjoy being in a more casual backdrop ... >>the president denied that security concerns had anything to do with this decision ... the president is denying that that was a consideration ... and that nato is still a big deal for chicago >>in the medical watched children's age may be key as to whether they are diagnosed with attention deficit thishyperactivity disorder. and new study finds that the and this children in her class are more likely than older classmates to be d

among them sam la hood the son of the transportation secretary ray la hood.ups getting illegal foreign funding. egypt agreed to let them go after the organizations paid almost $5 million in bail. their attorneys insist americans did nothing wrong here. >> none of these people who have now deported were in custody. none of them were subject to arrest warrants. they were under travel restrictions. >> shepard: they still have not decided whether to send egypt its annual check of more than $1 billion this year. rebel fighters in syria today announced a retreat from a former strong hold. [explosion] new amateur video showing army tank the neighborhood of homs. we can't verify the authenticity. rebels say they are making tactical retreat because they are almost out of food and weapons and other vital splice including water. the international red cross reports syrian officials gave the green light to send aid workers into that same area as early as tomorrow. the u.s. state department warns we should take this possible concession with a grain of salt. and as security

. $300,000 bail, each, for these five americans, also the son of ray la hood, transportation secretarym, sam la hood. certainly we'll look for their stories as they come back to our shore. the headline today, americans out of egypt, and they're headed home. we'll be right back. but one thi- you don't like it. but you've never tried it? see the problem here... ♪ the calcium they take because they don't take it with food. switch to citracal maximum plus d. it's the only calcium supplement that can be taken with or without food. that's why my doctor recommends citracal maximum. it's all about absorption. jenna: at least 12 confirmed deaths tied to violent storms that ravaged parts of the south and midwest. wicked weather probably doesn't completely sum it up. as you see the damage on your screen you see what it did to towns like branson, missouri. branson is a big tourist destination, big music center, historic theatres in that area. just days before the start of the tourist season this is exactly what the town does not need. gary anderson spoke to us yesterday, he is communications direc