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i mean, president obama, michelle obama, opera winfrey, of course, ray lahood as you mentioned.a lot of names out there. tony blair did that in 2005, helped london win the 2012 games. what's to say this might help push chicago over the edge? >> i think as relevant, norah, as mentioning what you just did, tony blair, putin, putin came in out of nowhere, spoke apparently near flawless english, got the winter olympics for a town i don't think anybody knew existed. is there is a real po tonesy. the fact is everybody else is bringing their -- the king and queen of spain is coming, emperor of japan may show up with the prime minister. all along although the white house was says it's only to be michelle, there's all this health care legislation he has to do, you have to fight fire with fire if there is a downside if, in fact, chicago does lose. chicago is probably in second place. i think there was no alternative for obama to try to seal the deal as important as oprah and ray lahood may be. >> i think you're saying chicago is in second place so your heart is not broken. i think you're
i mean, president obama, michelle obama, opera winfrey, of course, ray lahood as you mentioned.a lot of names out there. tony blair did that in 2005, helped london win the 2012 games. what's to say this might help push chicago over the edge? >> i think as relevant, norah, as mentioning what you just did, tony blair, putin, putin came in out of nowhere, spoke apparently near flawless english, got the winter olympics for a town i don't think anybody knew existed. is there is a real po...
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transportation secretary ray lahood cites the statistic as to why he wants to ban cell phone use while driving nationwide. it will be discussed at the summit starting at 9:45 this morning. pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> sliding floor mats has prompted toyota to launch its largest recall ever. it is recalling nearly 4 million vehicles. they can jam the accelerator to the floor. the affected vehicles are the -- if you own any of them, you'll get a notice in the mail next week. toyota says to remove any floor mat on the driver's side immediately. >>> the pacific ocean nearly swallowed up samoa and american samoa. entire villages were washed out. at least 82 people were killed. john hendren is following the latest. >> first came to the thundering earthquake for three terrifying minutes. >> it is really strong. we had a warning coming in now. >> then came house-size waves. >> it cost a tsunami or a tidal wave of about 15 feet in height. the quake struck quakedawn between a symbolic and america at samoa. it buried coastal villages, killing dozens. officials fear a rising death t
transportation secretary ray lahood cites the statistic as to why he wants to ban cell phone use while driving nationwide. it will be discussed at the summit starting at 9:45 this morning. pamela brown, abc 7 news. >> thank you. >>> sliding floor mats has prompted toyota to launch its largest recall ever. it is recalling nearly 4 million vehicles. they can jam the accelerator to the floor. the affected vehicles are the -- if you own any of them, you'll get a notice in the mail...
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spoke with transportation secrary ray lahood about the government's concerns this afternoon.s morni during your talk, you talked about distracted driving being an edemic and a nace to society. those are pretty unequivoc tes for something that millions of americans do regularly and prably think they've got undecontrol >> texting while driving ia nace. it's out of control. and it's at epidemicroportions in ameca. ere's just no other way to p it, d if you-- if the folks that are watching th interview would have had the opportuty to listen to t family members of those w lost loved ones because somebody wasexting whildriving, it will break your heart. >> it unds like you're talking with a sense of urncy, but en we had a lot of of statisticsnd we exactly what was wrong with drivingithout a safety belt, dring while impairedy alcohol, didn't it take a long time before th culture changed in a wayhat anged the way people looked iving? >> the twoxamples that you give are the ones that also e. .08 now is the nional standard and wh anyone sees it they kn what it means. they kw it means if
spoke with transportation secrary ray lahood about the government's concerns this afternoon.s morni during your talk, you talked about distracted driving being an edemic and a nace to society. those are pretty unequivoc tes for something that millions of americans do regularly and prably think they've got undecontrol >> texting while driving ia nace. it's out of control. and it's at epidemicroportions in ameca. ere's just no other way to p it, d if you-- if the folks that are watching th...
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secretary ray lahood to ban texting while driving. 38 states have already taken some steps in that direction. >> this kind of behavior is irresponsible. and the consequences are devastating. >> reporter: and while millions of americans share that disgust - >> you're chit chatting anyway, 99% of them. you see them laughing and everything. >> reporter: there seem to be just as many drivers who are unapologetic about using a cell phone behind the wheel. zipping along at 50, 60, 70 miles per hour. >> i do it. i do. i'm really good at it. >> reporter: studies show that anyone who texts and drives is 20 times more likely to get in an accident. abc news, washington. >> the partnership between general motors and e-bay is over. gm was using the auction site to sell new cars through california dealerships. more than 200 dealers participated in the program. neither gm nor e-bay is saying how many cars were sold. >>> the scattered sprinkles we told you about yesterday that were likely during the day today are currently showing up on radar. we had a few pass through the baltimore and anne arundel county
secretary ray lahood to ban texting while driving. 38 states have already taken some steps in that direction. >> this kind of behavior is irresponsible. and the consequences are devastating. >> reporter: and while millions of americans share that disgust - >> you're chit chatting anyway, 99% of them. you see them laughing and everything. >> reporter: there seem to be just as many drivers who are unapologetic about using a cell phone behind the wheel. zipping along at 50,...
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chamber of commerce and i got a request to speak by then congressman ray lahood. ray was having a constituent forum. and he had these business groups up. he wanted to come up and speak about homeland security. i arrived a little bit early. and i was shown to a seat. there was a speaker ahead of me. there was no air conditioning. it was very, very warm. i thought oh, my goodness, how am i going to hold this audience. i start to listen to the speaker ahead of me,@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @& speech aside. and i thought, okay, this is a real -- this is a public speakers real nightmare. i said, you know, we have something? common. i too believe in things that were possible. and if i had asked that same audience the likelihood that we would get more than eight years now without another attack on american soil, those people would have raised their hands and told me that was impossible. and with the work of many men and women around the world in p uniform in the cia in homeland security, in the fbi, and the justice department, we manage to believe in the impossible but we e did th
chamber of commerce and i got a request to speak by then congressman ray lahood. ray was having a constituent forum. and he had these business groups up. he wanted to come up and speak about homeland security. i arrived a little bit early. and i was shown to a seat. there was a speaker ahead of me. there was no air conditioning. it was very, very warm. i thought oh, my goodness, how am i going to hold this audience. i start to listen to the speaker ahead of me,@@@@@@@ @ @ @ @ @ @& speech...
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today, ray lahood said that the money is on the way. >> we have 5000 people processing the remainingll dealers will be paid by or before the end of september. probably before. shepard: he went on to say that cash for clunkers has helped bring the auto industry back from the brink of collapse. president obama is meeting workers about their jobs back after cash for clunkers took off. he went to a general motors plant in ohio before speaking at a meeting of union heads from the afl-cio in pittsburgh, pennsylvania. analysts say he is looking for more support from them in the fight over health care. today's speeches were geared toward shoring up support among working men and women. take a listen. >> we're putting people to work across the country, rebuilding crumbling roads and bridges and waterways with the largest infrastructure investments since eisenhower created the interstate highway system and the 1950's. -- in the 1950's. shepard: republicans are calling for all federal funding to be cut off from acorn, as an undercover video shows an employee of that organization giving advice on
today, ray lahood said that the money is on the way. >> we have 5000 people processing the remainingll dealers will be paid by or before the end of september. probably before. shepard: he went on to say that cash for clunkers has helped bring the auto industry back from the brink of collapse. president obama is meeting workers about their jobs back after cash for clunkers took off. he went to a general motors plant in ohio before speaking at a meeting of union heads from the afl-cio in...
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transportation secretary ray lahood says enforcement must improve. >> we've done it with seat belts wherenforcement is very strong now and i think we'll get to it with texting also. >> reporter: this teen got the message. >> i will not be distracted when i drive. i will keep my eyes on the road, notice other drivers. i want to avoid that accident. >> reporter: experts agree. the real solution lies in our own hands. daniel sieberg, cbs news, washington. >> smith: here in new york, a state appeals court dismissed dan rather's $70 million breach of contract suit against cbs. the court said there was no breach because the company continued to pay his salary even after he was removed as anchor of the "cbs evening news." rather's lawyer says he will appeal now to the state's highest court. still ahead, jewelry and diplomacy. the albright collection next. d. 24/7... including the eight hours you spend with your eyes closed. prilosec otc. heartburn gone. power on. prepare your mouth for a battle against germs. protect your mouth right with crest pro-health rinse at night. it kills 99% of germs th
transportation secretary ray lahood says enforcement must improve. >> we've done it with seat belts wherenforcement is very strong now and i think we'll get to it with texting also. >> reporter: this teen got the message. >> i will not be distracted when i drive. i will keep my eyes on the road, notice other drivers. i want to avoid that accident. >> reporter: experts agree. the real solution lies in our own hands. daniel sieberg, cbs news, washington. >> smith:...
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chamber of commerce and i got a request to speak by congressman, then congressman ray lahood. ray was having a constituent forum. and he had these business groups in and wanted somebody to come up and speak and hosting it at the library of congress and wanted someone to speak about homeland security. i arrived a little bit early. and i was shown to a seat. there was a speaker ahead of me. and there was no air conditioning. it was very, very warm and i thought how am i go go to hold this audience. i start to listen to the speaker ahead of me, young, nice looking, almost sounds like a preacher and gives a very impassioned speech, very uplifting, frankly, about believing in things that are impossible and how he believed in things that were impossible and at that point in time, it was during the democratic primary and believing in things that are impossible, frederick douglass fights for african americans to vote and suffrage had been a fight and hillary clinton has broken the glass ceiling and very popular in the democratic primary and he believes in things that are impossible and
chamber of commerce and i got a request to speak by congressman, then congressman ray lahood. ray was having a constituent forum. and he had these business groups in and wanted somebody to come up and speak and hosting it at the library of congress and wanted someone to speak about homeland security. i arrived a little bit early. and i was shown to a seat. there was a speaker ahead of me. and there was no air conditioning. it was very, very warm and i thought how am i go go to hold this...
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transportation secretary ray lahood says the government has paid about $2.4 billion to auto dealers who took part in the government's cash for clunkers program. he says 478,000 of nearly 700 700,000 applications have been filled. an increase in automotive manufacturing because of the cash for clunkers program led to an 8/10 of a per taj rise in industrial production last month. inflation is still in check. consumer prices rose 4/10 of a percentage point in august after a flat reading in july. the wall street winning streak continues. the dow was up 108 and the s&p 500 gained a little over 16 and nasdaq finished ahead 30. the newest draft of healthcare reform legislation you just heard about includes a provision that could be considered a backdoor tax increase, and the demand for some background on all the president's czars. sfx: coin drop, can shaking when you own a business, saving sounds good. so hear this: regions makes it simple to save money and time with lifegreen checking and savings for business, free convenient e-services and regions quick deposit, so you can deposit checks rig
transportation secretary ray lahood says the government has paid about $2.4 billion to auto dealers who took part in the government's cash for clunkers program. he says 478,000 of nearly 700 700,000 applications have been filled. an increase in automotive manufacturing because of the cash for clunkers program led to an 8/10 of a per taj rise in industrial production last month. inflation is still in check. consumer prices rose 4/10 of a percentage point in august after a flat reading in july....
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today secretary ray lahood opened a two day summit for distracted drivers like those who text behind the wheel. they were blamed for almost 6000 deaths last year and half a million injuries. transportation officials say it is not just limited to texting. it is also talking on cell phones, using ipod, an even playing video games. >> you cannot do that while you are manipulating a gps, talking on a cell phone, even bluetooth. these are all distractions that we need to address. >> transportation officials are convinced even talking on handsfree devices can create a diversion. >> what happens when people text and drive? computer simulations are giving cars and idea of exactly what can happen. >> tomorrow in the state of maryland, it will be against the law to text what you drive. up to a five under dollars fine -- $500 fine.. >> if you wanted to find out how dangerous driving while texting can be, take a drive in this simulator. >> i think you are exceeding speed limits here. texting and driving is extremely dangerous. you have seen here that is basically one second, you can get into an
today secretary ray lahood opened a two day summit for distracted drivers like those who text behind the wheel. they were blamed for almost 6000 deaths last year and half a million injuries. transportation officials say it is not just limited to texting. it is also talking on cell phones, using ipod, an even playing video games. >> you cannot do that while you are manipulating a gps, talking on a cell phone, even bluetooth. these are all distractions that we need to address. >>...
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according to ray lahood this is an urgent matter. '07 through '10 camries, avalons, prius, '05 tacomas, '07 to '10 lexus is 250. 3.8 million toyota vehicles impacted by this warning. more coming in the days to come. >> really important news. phil lebeau. >>> for more on the housing market jack mccabe, christopher mayer, gentlemen, good to have you on the program. >> just reporting on the three straight months of home price increases. is that an indication of a housing turn around, jack? >> well, it is one of those green shoots that we keep looking for. it is a positive sign. then again, when you look at the course of what has happened in the marketplace in the last eight years, i took a look and went back eight years. five of the 20 markets are at lower prices than at the end of 2001. two others were unchanged. if you go back to the height of the market at the end of 2006, prices are down in all 20 of these markets. some as much as 5% in las vegas. while we are seeing positive indications and a lot of this has to do with a lot of sales made in the summer prior to people getting their k
according to ray lahood this is an urgent matter. '07 through '10 camries, avalons, prius, '05 tacomas, '07 to '10 lexus is 250. 3.8 million toyota vehicles impacted by this warning. more coming in the days to come. >> really important news. phil lebeau. >>> for more on the housing market jack mccabe, christopher mayer, gentlemen, good to have you on the program. >> just reporting on the three straight months of home price increases. is that an indication of a housing turn...
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the transportation secretary ray lahood says after the summit organizers will work closely with congress to possibly develop laws to ban texting while driving then of course the next step to figure out if you can actually enforce that. >> enforce it, yeah. >> you knew that's where i was going. >> that is the follow-up and we'll talk about that. you look at this and here's why something needs to be done. real-world consequences, i want you to listen to reggie shaw. he was 19, texting while driving. he swerved across the center line, clipped an oncupping car, two it men were killed, ended up dead here. now, he is going to have to live with this for the rest of his life. >> -- definitely not my intention to hurt or harm anyone. and i took two lives. >> i looked around the room and i saw jim's license in the hands of one of the police officers and i realized that he was dead. and i just started crying and repeating the word "no. "i' "i've. >> keith was my whole world. he had his work and he was so important to his work and his work for him. but, for me, he was my whole wor world. >> wow. the
the transportation secretary ray lahood says after the summit organizers will work closely with congress to possibly develop laws to ban texting while driving then of course the next step to figure out if you can actually enforce that. >> enforce it, yeah. >> you knew that's where i was going. >> that is the follow-up and we'll talk about that. you look at this and here's why something needs to be done. real-world consequences, i want you to listen to reggie shaw. he was 19,...
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as you mentioned, ray lahood is holding a big summit starting tomorrow where he will talk about distracted preeminently, people who text message on their cell phone while they drive. it is almost impossible to do. i am sure just about everyone has tried it before. trace: what are we trying to teach these drivers? >> they bring the kids out here and put them on the test track. they distract them while driving, asking them to tax something, turn up the radio. it's sort of drives home the point that they want to make which is, when you are behind the wheel of a car, you have to focus on your driving. if you need to use your phone, pullover. you will be safer to do that. trace: the question is, you drove, so we want to know how you did. >> not very well. if there had been actual people here, i would have bluecrossed a bunch of them. i learned a lesson as well. i think and may start to pull over any time i am getting a phone call. trace: either someone withheld the video, or you got rid of the videotape of your driving. alisyn: coming up, we will show you this man accused of plotting against th
as you mentioned, ray lahood is holding a big summit starting tomorrow where he will talk about distracted preeminently, people who text message on their cell phone while they drive. it is almost impossible to do. i am sure just about everyone has tried it before. trace: what are we trying to teach these drivers? >> they bring the kids out here and put them on the test track. they distract them while driving, asking them to tax something, turn up the radio. it's sort of drives home the...
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transportation secretary ray lahood is expected to address action plans to address cell phone use byruck drivers this week the announcement will come during a two day enforcement summit. after several high profile accidents, one of the big topics will no doubt be texting while driving. 18 states and washington, d.c. currently have laws regarding texting while driving but some safety advocates say that is not enough. kathleen is the vice president of public affairs for the american automobile association. you all know it as triple-a. show joins us live. thank you for coming in. >> thank. >> how big is the problem of texting and driving. we all assume it is young people and i have to imagine it is more widespread than that. >> we know that up to 25% of all crashes have some sort of distraction involved and we know that text messaging is just an exploding phenomenon, more than a trillion text messages were sent in this country last year, total, not just behind the wheel and that was a dramatic increase over the year before. we believe it is a serious problem. >> an easy way to communica
transportation secretary ray lahood is expected to address action plans to address cell phone use byruck drivers this week the announcement will come during a two day enforcement summit. after several high profile accidents, one of the big topics will no doubt be texting while driving. 18 states and washington, d.c. currently have laws regarding texting while driving but some safety advocates say that is not enough. kathleen is the vice president of public affairs for the american automobile...
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this morning, transportation secretary ray lahood is holding a summit how to discuss that problem. 16%, 16% of all fatal accidents involve some sort of distracted driving and at any given time 11% of all drivers are using some sort of a hands-free or a mobile device i should say mobile device and that means 11% of drivers may be more distracted than if they're legally drunk. >> reporter: from texting drivers who rear-end other cars. take out a mailbox. or nearly go off a bridge. police report distracted driving is now a constant threat. horrific cases involving bus, truck, and trolley drivers, even train engineers. and then there's the case of 19-year-old reggie shaw. three years ago, on a utah highway, reggie crossed the center line while texting. the accident he started killed james and keith. they were rocket scientists, husbands and fathers. >> and i remembered being so shocked that someone could be so selfish and irresponsible and they killed my husband. >> reporter: at the university of utah, researchers have spent years studying driving while on a cell phone or while texting
this morning, transportation secretary ray lahood is holding a summit how to discuss that problem. 16%, 16% of all fatal accidents involve some sort of distracted driving and at any given time 11% of all drivers are using some sort of a hands-free or a mobile device i should say mobile device and that means 11% of drivers may be more distracted than if they're legally drunk. >> reporter: from texting drivers who rear-end other cars. take out a mailbox. or nearly go off a bridge. police...
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i'm happy to introduce our partner this effort secretary transportation, ray lahood. >> i'm delighted to join administrator jackson to improve energy security. the program we are proposing today would bring our nation a step closer where the vehicles we drive help us to solve our energy and environmental challenges rather than contribute to them. economically and socially, we cannot continue down the path where the united states is so dependent on oil. it's time for us to break away and take control of our own destiny. that's exactly what we propose to do today, putting millions more fuel-efficient cars, s.u.v.'s and small trucks on the road is a huge step forward. as administrator jackson said, consumers would reap the benefits by spending less on fuel. and we would enjoy cleaner air and healthier environment thanks to a significant reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emission. this move would unleash a new era in the automobile industry. to meet the proposed new fuel efficiency standards, auto manufacturers are likely to introduce all sorts of innovation such as new kinds of t
i'm happy to introduce our partner this effort secretary transportation, ray lahood. >> i'm delighted to join administrator jackson to improve energy security. the program we are proposing today would bring our nation a step closer where the vehicles we drive help us to solve our energy and environmental challenges rather than contribute to them. economically and socially, we cannot continue down the path where the united states is so dependent on oil. it's time for us to break away and...
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the president will leave thursday, and joining arne duncan, and transportation secretary ray lahood amongthers in making the pitch. he will be taking on the direct role of lobbying. other sites competing are madrid and tokyo. the announcement is due friday. new research by groups suggests that the government is prosecuting one out of four people charged in terrorism because the evidence is not strong enough. it suggests that federal agencies do not agree on how to identify a terror-related crimes, which range from bombing plots to identity theft. the ability to identify and dismantle terrorist plots since september 11 attacks has significantly improved. angela merkel says that she wants to have a new central right government in place by the time germany celebrates the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall. and she was given a second four- year term. she said that germany is entitled to have a new government quickly. those are some of the latest headlines on c-span radio. host: william cohen served as defense secretary under the clinton administration for four years. thank you fo
the president will leave thursday, and joining arne duncan, and transportation secretary ray lahood amongthers in making the pitch. he will be taking on the direct role of lobbying. other sites competing are madrid and tokyo. the announcement is due friday. new research by groups suggests that the government is prosecuting one out of four people charged in terrorism because the evidence is not strong enough. it suggests that federal agencies do not agree on how to identify a terror-related...