host: secretary ray lahood is our guest. here are the numbers to call -- we all they have people lining up to talk with you. a republican from the illinois. good morning. caller: mr. lahood, i've got some questions to ask you. i retired after 30 years, most on salary, -- reduction in salary, flint, michigan. i lost most of my benefits but obama gave the union -- from what i hear, and i want you to cleared up for me. he gave the union 18% of the company. and the government took the rest. my friends who retired from there, they lost hartley everything and i lost almost everything. i lost most of my life insurance, i lost most of my prescription glasses, my dental, medical. at me and my wife, they gave us $300 to buy -- for me and my wife, they gave us $300 to buy prescription insurance with. the first year it worked out ok. i could buy all two of them for $300. now, my supplement costs $350 a month and i have to pay for my prescription insurance. host: what is your overall message for the secretary? caller: my overall message

they sent a message to ray lahood. this less than a week after the bus crash in virginia. that letter comes on a day with two more bus crashes. the first early this morning on interstate 10 in alabama. more than 20 people were injured when a bus there hit a tractor trailer around 12:30 a.m. and more than three dozen people injured when a bus carrying members of a youth marching band crashed in western iowa this morning. that bus blew a tire along i-80 just before 8:00 a.m. >>> well let's take a look at our own evening rush hour. monica with your time saving traffic. the yellow light is still there. >> we have some incidents to show you. first of all, start off south of town on the eisenhower connector. an accident with the center lane getting thru. you can see the slow traffic because of it. let's take you over to the west side of town. on the outer loop of the beltway, you'll have to trust me on this one. things are looking good at river road. it's a little bit slow at the dulles toll road. now to another map. the bw parkway is not looking too good. an accident affecting

. >> ray lahood will join in hike to go work.he agency funds major bicycle and pedestrian friendly projects across the country. last year his agency offered a new bicycle commuting benefit to its employees. >> our time right now is 4:54. coming up, the announcement that's big enough to bring steve jobs back to the stage. >>> also, the really big addition to one local airport debuting today. >>> from the hudson to the highway. where the miracle plane hit a >>> today the plane that landed od hudson river is making its way to maryland to a charlotte museum. it will cross the delaware memorial bridge but hit a snag in new jersey. a flat-bed truck hauling the bus got stuck turning a street corner. crews took out streetlights and part of a fence so the truck could move through. once it reaches baltimore area, it will head west on interstate 70 and 68 into west virginia. it is on its way to north carolina where it will be on display in an aviation museum >> exciting to see. air france will begin new daily service using the airbus a-380.

host: secretary ray lahood is our guest. here are the numbers to call -- we all they have people lining up to talk with you. a republican from the illinois. good morning. caller: mr. lahood, i've got some questions to ask you. i retired after 30 years, most on salary, -- reduction in salary, flint, michigan. i lost most of my benefits but obama gave the union -- from what i hear, and i want you to cleared up for me. he gave the union 18% of the company. and the government took the rest. my friends who retired from there, they lost hartley everything and i lost almost everything. i lost most of my life insurance, i lost most of my prescription glasses, my dental, medical. at me and my wife, they gave us $300 to buy -- for me and my wife, they gave us $300 to buy prescription insurance with. the first year it worked out ok. i could buy all two of them for $300. now, my supplement costs $350 a month and i have to pay for my prescription insurance. host: what is your overall message for the secretary? caller: my overall message i

teens heard from industry leaders and government officials, including secretary of transportation ray lahood. >> distracted driving is an epidemic. it's an epidemic because everyone has a cell phone and everyone thinks they can use it while driving. >> then they were tasked with an assignment -- come up with the most effective ways to encourage safe driving. >> we gathered in a circle and picked five topics that we thought would be really important and then we split up into working groups where we made them more "detailistic" so that we would be able to bring them back in our communities and present them to our community so that they can help save lives too. >> after each team brainstormed ideas, they presented them to the whole group. >> my idea was a really simple one and it's just to go to local businesses, restaurants and put up signs on all their exits that say, "seatbelts on, cell phones off." >> my idea was to have like an obstacle course using like either golf carts or scooters or something of that sort where kids actually have to like go around dangerous obstacles like would be on t

ray lahood spoke in illinois last night. he says america faces an epidemic of people sending e-mails, texting and making phone calls while driving. he won't say whether the government should step in to stop it. he wants to wait for the results of a federal study comes out later this year. 5:24 now. >>> bay area company aimed at helping you save money, getting money of its own. scott budman takes a look. >>> good morning, if you are one of the many people who use digital coupon services, you know that area is blowing up. everyone expecting groupon to have a big public offering soon. but, we have a coupon service here in silicon valley. it's called coupons.com. they let you click coupons digitally. you can take them to the store and save money. coupons.com just got a ton of money. a $200 million round of funding for coupons.com. they are going to create more coupons and more jobs. they will hire 100 new employees over the next six months. while you are online clipping a coupon, brush up the resume. we have an update for a long

they sent a letter to transportation secretary ray lahood less than a week along the deadly accident. four people died in the crash. investigators believe the driver was overly tired. the driver is now facing charges. >>> maryland drivers could catch a glimpse of one of america's most famous airplanes. the fuselage from flight 1549 spent the night on i-95 parked at the truck scales before the tidings bridge, that's the miracle on the hudson plane. trucks will carry the fuselage through baltimore and on i-70 west through carroll, frederick and washington counties. the plane is en route to north carolina where it will be reassembled and displayed at an aviation museum. >> time for another your money report. >> new ideas for airport security. that's what jessica has. >> good morning. get your eyeballs ready. show time. one idea on the table for new airport security is to begin using iris scanners to match a flyer's eye to a passport. the international air transport association says that's one idea that could sharply reduce check-in time. the iris scans would tap information chips inside

. >>> transportation secretary ray lahood will join department employees who bike to work.gency funds major bicycle and pedestrian friendly projects across the country. last year his agency offered a new bicycle commuting benefit to its employees. >>> heads-up if you take the 14th street bridge to work. your commute could get trickier this week. crews will begin setting up for the new configuration late tomorrow night. the project should be completed this fall. the construction zone will shift to the right center lane of the north half of the bridge. through lanes routed to the left. and one lane to the right. >>> you will also want to plan extra time if you're taking the inner loop of the beltway late at night through alexandria. all northbound lanes will be closed near i-95 intersection because of work on the hot lanes project. traffic will be detoured on edsell road. the lanes will be closed every night from 11:00 p.m. until 5:00 a.m. >> pepco's continued work on repairing underground cables in northeast washington means some road closures this morning. 1st street betwee

on "washington journal" tomorrow morning, ray lahood previous his trip to michigan and ohio, to discuss. we will discuss policy with scott paul. and you can call in with your questions about energy in the national security to davis pumphrey. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> blackberry users, now you can access our program in a time with the c-span radio audio app. it is all commercial free. you can also listen to our signature interview programs each week. it is all available around the clock, wherever you are. download it free. >> the supreme court ruled today that california's law banning the sale of violent video games to minors violates the first amendment and is unconstitutional. the law, passed in 2005 but never enacted, prohibited the sale or rental of violent video games to anyone under 18 years old. it fined retailers for each video game sold to minors. the supreme court affirmed a ruling but said it was too vague and violated free-speech rights. up next, last november's oral arguments in the case. >> -- california is no less concerned t

and "washington journal" tomorrow morning, transportation secretary ray lahood previews his tricks focusingndustry and transportation jobs. you can: with your questions about energy and national security to david pumphrey. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 a.m. eastern >> blackberry users, now you can access our programming anytime with the c-span radio app. it is all commercial free. you can listen to our signature interview programs each week, all available around the clock, wherever you are. download it free from blackberry app world. >> the supreme court ruled today that california's law banning the sale of violent video games to minors violates the first amendment and is unconstitutional. the law, passed in 2005 but never enacted, prohibited the sale or rental of violent video games to anyone under 18 years old. retailers. up next kamakura oral arguments in the case. >> where the your was -- new york was involving -- that can be no less harmful to the development of miners. when a long was crafted to permit children access to materials, it did for reasons that ar

host: ray lahood came to your district which was the sight of that explosion, the gas explosion at theledeigh eigt people and promised tougher regulations. guest: i was so delighted by the visit. he knows how long it takes to get legislation through the process. pipeline safety is an issue for the entire country. would probably have -- we probably have 180,000 miles of pipeline. he has regulations that will be released in august that would incorporate many of the elements of my legislation. it would require that people be notified and they have automatic or remote shut off valves. it took an hour and a half for the local utility to turn off the gas. many of the homes that were lost could have been avoided -- many of those homes could have been saved. automatic shutoff valves and trading for first responders -- those will be all but he will be considering in this legislation. host: these pipelines are used for natural gas. guest: yes. host: are you reporting for natural gas -- are you a proponent for natural gas? guest: yes. the problem is we grandfathered in all the old pipes. now we n

transportation secretary ray lahood has had his eye and motor coach safety since 2009 when he chargedmcsa and ntsa to develop a plan. the actions within its plan to address many ntsb regulations, including on board reg ting, anda ban on texsti stronger oversight of drivers medical and alcohol test results. fmcsa has proposed rules or programs in all of those areas. we need additional authority. we provided technical assistance to the committee with regard to several recommendations that would strengthen our authority over these bad actors. first is to allow us to conduct en route inspections at the state level. not just restrict us to inspections on motor coach companies at origin and destination. second is to develop a successor liility standard to enable us up to more surely shut down reincarnated carriers. third is a requirement for safety audits. the fourth is to raise the penalty for violations by bus companies that attempt to operate illegally to $25,000 per violation. it is currently $2,000. lastly, allow us to regulate passenger ticket sellers. we refer t tm as brokers. we cur

transportation secretary ray lahood has had his eye and motor coach safety since 2009 when he charged fmcsa and ntsa to develop a plan. the actions within its plan to address many ntsb regulations, including on board reg ting, anda ban on texsti stronger oversight of drivers medical and alcohol test results. fmcsa has proposed rules or programs in all of those areas. we need additional authority. we provided technical assistance to the committee with regard to several recommendations that would strengthen our authority over these bad actors. first is to allow us to conduct en route inspections at the state level. not just restrict us to inspections on motor coach companies at origin and destination. second is to develop a successor liability standard to enable us up to more surely shut down reincarnated carriers. third is a requirement for safety audits. the fourth is to raise the penalty for violations by bus companies that attempt to operate illegally to $25,000 per violation. it is currently $2,000. lastly, allow us to regulate passenger ticket sellers. we refer to them as brokers.

our guests include transportation secretary ray lahood.ts to tell you about this morning. the senate armed services committee will consider several military nominations, including to be the admiral and commander of special operations command. members will also consider the nomination for a marine corps general john allen to replace general david petraeus as commander of u.s. forces in afghanistan. that is at 9:30 eastern on c- span3. and massachusetts senator john kerry will look into whether or not the war powers act that applies to military action in libya. >> blackberry users, you can access our programming any time with the c-span radio app. it is all commercial free. you can listen to our signature interview program. download it free from blackberry tap world. world.theapp worlapp >> a brookings institution discussion on u.s.-india economic relations. panelists include u.s. treasury secretary timothy geithner. this is about one hour. >> a good evening. two global leaders who have stood out in their astute handling of their respective

transportation secretary ray lahood has had his eye and motor coach fety since 2009 when he charged fmcsand ntsa to develop a plan. the actions within its plan to address many ntsb regulations, including on board reg ting, anda ban on texsti stronger oversight of drivers medical and alcohol test result fmcsa has proposed rules or programsn all of those areas. we need additional authority. we provided technical assistance to the committee with regard to several recommendations that would strengthen our authority over these bad actors. first is to allow us to conduct en route inspections at the state level. not just restrict us to inspections on motor coach companies at origin and destination. second is to develop a successor liility standard to enable us up to more surely shut down reincarnated carriers. third is a requirement for safety audits. the fourth is to raise the penalty for violations by bus companies that attempt to opate illegally to $25,000 per violation. it is currently $2,000. lastly, allow us to regulate passenger ticket sellers. we refer to them as brokers. we currently re

host: transportation secretary ray lahood, thank you. traveling to >> coming up in about an hour and a half, the senate foreign relations committee will gavel back in to consider a draft resolution from senator kerrey and senator mccain that would authorize a limited u.s. military role in the nato operation in libya. we will have live coverage of the markup session at 2:30 p.m. eastern. thursday marks defense secretary robert gates final day on the job. we will bring you a live tribute to the outgoing secretary, who served both president obama and president george w. bush terror he will be replaced by leon panetta. -- bullish. he will be replaced by leon panetta. the house recently debated and voted on two measures related to the u.s. military involvement in libya. look for continued debate at c- span, the congressional chronicle, where you will find a video of every house and senate session, daily schedules, committee hearings, and information on your elected officials. we mentioned the senate foreign relations committee coming back to