people can be back to work shortly after that. >> suarez: secretary of transportation ray lahood, thanksng us. >> thank you, ray. >> brown: much-needed aid is on the way to more than 11 million famine victims in east africa. the world bank today pledged to donate some $500 million in assistance to the drought- ravaged horn of africa. kevin rudd, australia's minister for foreign affairs, witnessed conditions firsthand today at a u.n. world food program camp in somalia. he warned that the situation is dire. >> this will be five times as bad come the end of the year if we don't act now. it's as certain el as that. people like the brits, the canadians, ourselves, we put our best foot forward and there are other countries as well am but we do need more. but it is a direct appeal to people across the world, governments across the world to do their bit. >> brown: a u.n. donors conference set for wednesday in nairobi, kenya, will try to raise as much as a billion dollars in aid money. meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of refugees have fled from somalia into kenya. martin geissler of independent t

. >>> transportation secretary ray lahood is supporting officials in northern virginia's decision to the new dulles metro station above ground. according to the washington examiner, ray lahood says the decision to move the station above ground would save $40 billion of the total cost. the metro authority had been pushing for the station to be built underground. ray lahood said, with a higher price tag, it would be more difficult to secure federal financial help. >>> the state will foot the bill for james "whitey" bulger's legal bill even though police found $800,000 in cash inside bulger's pardon me. the fbi made the arrest last week. he was on the run for 16 years. he is charged in connection with 19 murders. his arraignment hearing is next wednesday. frlts it's day two of the royal couple's trip to canada. today the duke and duchess of cambridge will attend a citizenship ceremony at the museum of civilization, and then it's off to parliament hill for canada day celebrations. william and kate landed in ottawa yesterday. they took part in a wreath laying ceremony at the national war

ground and design at a ceremony attended by then-speaker pelosi, the secretary of transportation ray lahood, and whereas his commitment to the transit program goals directly contributed to the receipt of $400 million in stimulus funds and the important recognition of his involvement in the transit program, and whereas he left his position as executive director of the san francisco municipal authority, now therefore be it resolved that the transit authority expresses its most sincere appreciation to nathaniel p. ford, and be a further resolved that we wish him continued success in all his future endeavors. vice chair ortiz: thank you. i wanted to add my words for the appreciation for his leadership here. >> i spoke to mr. ford this morning. apologizes for not being able to attend to except as. he says he is deeply honored and he appreciates this board for the resolution of appreciation. >> i will move the resolution. >> second. >> and the members of the public -- and no members of the public indicated they wanted to address that item. >> we will give this to you director carter, so you can g

now today transportation secretary ray lahood, who was republican when he was a member of congress, did the briefing with press secretary jay carney. lahood says the current unwillingness for compromise from republicans and democrats is holding up the federal aviation's administration funding bill. that cost 70,000 construction workers their jobs right now. it is costing the government $200 million a week in lost airline ticket taxes. >> it's real money to the treasury. for all the talk around here about the debt and deficit, that money is being lost to the treasury. and, we're trying to figure out if it can be made up or not? so for people who really care about debt and deficit, pass a clean bill. let's get back on track. let's get our workers back to work. let's get construction projects going again and let's start collecting the tax that goes into the federal treasury. >> reporter: republicans say the senate democrats plan to cut the deficit and raise debt ceiling would give the president $2.4 trillion blank check. seven months they say is about the average time for raising the debt

. >>> ray lahood is reportedly backing the above ground option for the dulles metro project. the airport authority it prefers the station to be built underground. he will meet with officials again in mid july. >> general motors is reporting a rise in sales. the june car sales were up by 10%. analysts had predicted an 18% spike. the overall sluggishness in the economy and brand loyalty to japanese auto makers is being cited for the reason. >>> there is something going on in minnesota. the state government was closed for business. the shutdown began at 12 this morning. this impasse means the state parks are closed for the holiday weekend. minnesota is the only state to have a government shutdown this year. >>> we will see why some students say they are disappointed with the latest setback. >> the holiday weekend is here. bob ryan has the >>> we continue with students' frustration over the cessation of maryland cost three match. >> it was to go into effect today. we have reaction from college students wishing to follow their dreams. >> i want to be a doctor. >> this 18-year-old

tsa secretary ray lahood says the government will lose about $2 million a week in airline tickets taxes. >> just ahead, the critics are calling about ads. >>> and lasted chapter for the one time giant borders. >> and play off the field may be the play of the week. exchange between two young baseball fans after one of them >>> california's unemployment rate rose slightly even though employers added workers. california added 29,000 non-farm jobs in june but the jobless wrait went to 12.8%. >>> a final chapter for borders bookstore. the company begin liquidation sales on all 399 stores. some of the stores could be sold to a rival company but most are expected to close outright. borders says it was hurt by online book sellers and discounters. >> controversial got milk billboard ads are coming down after a week of criticism. the board was trying to promote the idea that milk can reduce the effects of premenstrual symptoms. but medical experts are questioning the claims about milk reducing the symptoms of pms and some women felt the ads were offensive. the billboards will be changed out next

now, one thing the administration can do, and in a more machiavellian administration would do, ray lahood should figure out which district needs to get those transportation funds. that new senior citizen center or that road that's -- that really needs to be resurfaced. and you can improve things on the margins that way. >> do you think that's the sort of thing that needs to be done with republicans in secret? that's the sort of thing you can lure republicans in voting for things, or at least going along with things by offering them things that will make big difference in jobs and and was full of construction workers who literally ran for their lives as inhofe just hopscotched over them according to a construction supervisor. the airport manager said this -- >> i've got over 50 years flying, three tours in vietnam. and i can assure you i have never seen such a reckless disregard for human life in my life. inhofe is indignant saying, i did nothing wrong, but at the time i could have suffered is the revocation of a license. i have about ten people on the runway, scared the death out of us, t

. $13 million in federal spending for a port project in ray lahood's district.bbon-cutting ceremony, congressman finger said, we just wanted to make sure we could do everything possible to create jobs, this was a part we could play. having pocketed that money for his district because he said it would create jobs, two days later congressman finger voted to cut billions of dollars of transportation funding federally. he put out a press release -- if you ask one tea party republican freshman congressman in tennessee. over $10 million in federal infrastructure spending in his own district can create jobs. that kind of spending anywhere else is out of control and reckless and he's against it. if you ask the top infrastructure guy for the republicans in the house, whether infrastructure spending can create jobs, he says, yes, funding can create jobs. he's all for it, until he votes to cut it by a third. president obama saying today that he thinks republicans are going to see the light on this issue. why does he think that? joining us now is eugene robinson, pulitzer p

tsa secretary ray lahood says the government will lose about $2 million a week in airline tickets taxes. >> just ahead, the critics are calling about ads. >>> and lasted chapter for the one time giant borders. >> and play off the field may be the play of the week. exchange between two young >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> california's unemployment rate rose slightly even though employers added workers. california added 29,000 non-farm jobs in june but the jobless wrait went to 12.8%. >>> a final chapter for borders bookstore. the company begin liquidation sales on all 399 stores. some of the stores could be sold to a rival company but most are expected to close outright. borders says it was hurt by online book sellers and discounters. >> controversial got milk billboard ads are coming down after a week of criticism. the board was trying to promote the idea that milk can reduce the effects of premenstrual symptoms. but medical experts are questioning the claims about milk reducing the symptoms of pms and some women felt the ads were offensive. the billboard

according to the "washington examiner" treasure secretary ray lahood said building the station aboveround will save close to $1 billion of the total cost. the airport authority had been pushing for the station to be built underground, but ray lahood said with that higher price tag it will be much more difficult to secure any federal financial help. >>> devastating, that's what workers call it. the fairfax county animal she will her it had to euthanize all the cats in its facility. 80 animals had to be put down after a contagious virus spread in june. when the virus started to spread, they had no choice but to put down all cats and clean the entire facility. dogs are not affected by the virus, but dogs can carry it on their coats and infect cats in the same household. >>> coming up at 7:00, the "today" show, of course. let's check in with ann curry to see what they're working on. >>> coming up here on a friday morning here on "today," stunning developments overnight in the sex assault case against dominique strauss-kahn. it could be on the verge of collapse amid reported concerns over

transportation secretary ray lahood says he's depanding action from congress. >> thousands of constructionrkers around the country and hundreds of construction workers in california that have lost their jobs because congress has not taken action. >> air traffic controllers are still on the job, but thousands of other faa employees are furloughed. also means several federal taxes have expire bud a number of air carriers increased fares offsetting any savings for passengers. >> and a lot more to bring you here today at 5:00. coming up ux the governor signs a least controversial california dream act bill saying there is a hint he'll do with a second bill. >> and a win, win on the peninsula. a solution is found to save an old oak tree. >> i'm spencer christian. we have fog at the coast now. but there is a sustained warm up coming our way. details in the accu-weather forecast coming up. >> and there is a study finding the best setting to watch 3 d video if you want to go easy on your eyes. the news continueseseseseseseses >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> today gove

ray lahood says he is talking with the largest trade associations to get airlines to stop raising fares in lieu of charges go passengers federal taxes. they expired last friday. as a result hundreds of airport construction jobs across the country are on hold including some at the oakland and san jose airports. thousands of construction workers have been laid off nationwide. >> you don't want to stop what you are doing and watch your tv. get a load of this. stunning sight caught in stockton. a news crew caught him hanging from the side of a red car as it drove down the street. this is apparently the result of a misunderstanding. they say the man grabbed onto car because he thought the driver stole his wife's purse. neither the driver or the man wanted to do much explaining. after talking to them, it's not worth pursuing. either way, you don't see that every day. >> if i were the wife, i would say let the purse go. >> but those shoes are gone. >> 4:44. a different type of action. n.f.l. season is back on. >> another sport, giants get their day at the white house. president's comments brou

. >> reporter: the secretary of transportation ray lahood approved a compromised plan to cut costs on phase 2. part of the compromise? require the airport's authority to switch to a less costly above-ground station at dulles. one that is further from the terminal. another part of the plan would require louden and fairfax counties to pick up the costs of building some parking gaas. supervisors in loudoun county are balking at out in responsibility and risk. >> mr. chairman, that is not our job. we're required to build schools, mr. chairman. that is in the state code. >> you look at what happened in richmond on a cd, that failed there and -- cda that failed there. it was an admissible parking garage downtown and the up to had to wind up paying the debt payments and eventually had to buy out the bond. >> reporter: a no vote was taken in leesburg and the board of supervisors will study it more. the threat is real, extremely real and there were other developments on this story today also, mayor vincent gray in d.c. was calling on the three delegates from d.c. on the airport's authority to

. >>> mexican trucks cruising american highways, the deal signed by ray lahood had a trade agreement enabling mexican trucks unrestricted access to u.s. streets. since this act went into effect mexican trucks have been permitted in a buffer zone of the border state. >>> figures out today show the number of americans seeking unemployment hit the lowest level in two months. applications for benefits dropped to 418,000 last week. down 14,000 from the previous week. many say claims need to drop below 400,000 for there to be a mark improvement in the unemployment rate. jobs report pushed the stocks higher. gaining 93 points closing within 90 points of the high it reached in april. tech stops including apple led the nasdaq higher. it rose 38 points. san jose treasure of technology, the tech museum fallen victim to computer hackers. someone hacked into the museum files. no social security or kredit card numbers were taken. they stole names, home addresses and phone numbers from 800 people. the event was to honor al gore. >> there was northing in there that was particularly worry some, i had

. >>> transportation secretary ray lahood is supporting the decision to build the dulles metro station above ground. according to the newspaper, la hood says the move to build the station above ground will save $1 billion of the total cost. the transportation authority had been pushing for the metro to be built above ground, but with the higher price tag, it would make it difficult to secure federal help. >>> dominique strauss kahn will ask to be released from house arrest, this after questions arise on the credibility of his accusers. "the new york times" report that the victim had contact with a suspected drug dealer and spoke to him about the case. she also allegedly accepted more than $100,000 cash deposits in the past and has not been completely honest with police. strauss kahn's lawyers will ask the judge to reduce his bail provision. >>> this morning prince george's county counsel member leslie johnson refuses to step down despite calls for her resignation. johnson entered a guilty plea on charges of obstruction of justice yesterday. she and her husband, former county executive

. >> reporter: transportation secretary ray lahood doesn't think much of it either. >> in these hardnomic times, they should be looking at an opportunity to help customers out by making sure that the tickets reflect the fact that they're not paying the tax. that they're not charged the tax. >> reporter: the airlines explain they're just matching the pricing policies of their competitors. this latest move by the airlines to increase their revenues comes as the transportation department is asking them to provide more information about all the fees they impose on travelers. those extra fees to check bags, use a pillow or don a head set, fees that now allow the airlines to keep from raising their base fairs and paying the higher taxes that might follow. last year the airlines collected $3.4 billion in baggage fees alone. for passengers that seems like a heavy lift. >> it's kind of a rip-off considering we had to pay a lot for the flights already. we could use a break too, you know. >> reporter: but if it's up to the airlines, they're not going to get one. dean reynolds, cbs news, chicago

today transportation secretary ray lahood urged congress to solve their disputes. >> and for all of myn capitol hill who give speeches everyday about jobs, the importance of jobs, putting people to work, this is not the time to be laying off 70,000 construction workers. >> reporter: all this doesn't affect air traffic controllers, flights, or safety. but it foreshadows choices other government agencies may have to make if congress can't solve the debt and deficit. bob? >> schieffer: okay. in health news, the maker of extra strength tylenol is reducing its maximum dosage from eight to six 500-milligram pills a day. it's hoping to prevent accidental overdoses which could lead to liver failure. this may be a first. a city imposes traffic fines, but paying them is strictly voluntary. that's next. in their ability to be ready with cialis for daily use. ♪ cialis for daily use is a clinically proven low-dose tablet you take every day so you can be ready anytime the moment's right. ♪ tell your doctor about your medical condition and all medications, and ask if you're healthy enough for sexual

the transportation secretary ray lahood says air safety is fine.f money, will stay on the job. around 4,000 employees won't be getting paychecks for now. also some construction projects at airports will have to stop. >> one of the highest unemployments is in the construction trades. why do we want to layoff or suspend more construction workers and our 4,000 employees who do a lot of good work will also be suspended. they live on a paycheck and they have budgets to meet. we have the best aviation system in the world. this is not the way to run it. >> what is the hold up? what is the problem? the house republicans wanted to make it harder for transportation employees to unionize. they want to cut subsidies for rural airports. >>> we are ten minutes past the hour. turning to a breaking story out of norway where at least 91 people are dead at the hands of what may have been a lone gunman. this kind of attack brings up and the images bring back memories of timothy mcveigh in oklahoma city. let's explain here. this is what you are seeing and it is a resu

would not be compromised if the stalemate results in a partial shutdown, according to secretary ray lahood. good morning. are you a democrat and you are on the air. caller: yes, thank you. i am speaking to the people who were bashing president obama. it is not his fault we are in the position that we are in. it is the last president. and to say that he is cutting all medicaid, he's not cutting all medicaid. he's not cutting it all together. and on top of that they are saying that -- force host: ok. thank you for your participation. there is app an article in "the new york times" about the postal service. it says "if it were not for the postal service, this would not be a major issue. mail delivery could be cut back to three days aweek within 20 years. the situations at the postal service is dire." one example of the debate in washington. this is the anniversary of the first battle of the civil war, the battle of manassas. we are spending the whole week on c-span3, history tv, and among the things we will be doing is take you to manassas battlefield. part of a full civil war weekend. a coup

ray lahood is focusing to the trade association to convince airlines of raising fares in lieu of taxesexpired along with the funding bill last friday. thousands of workers have been furloughed and hundreds of construction projects across the country are on hold including oakland and san jose airports. >> u.s. postal service will release a list of post offices it's considering closing. they are trying to cut losses after losing $8 billion last year. most of them are rural that can be moved into stores or community centers. there are about 32,000 post offices in the u.s. >> mcdonald's wants a healthier relationship to parents. >> jane king a parent herself. latest market response to debt crisis. >> good morning to you. the rise in healthy meals and hoping to get parents back in healthy place. mcdonald's will roll out a new happy meal. it will automatically include a serving of apples and smaller serving of french-fries. mcdonald's is going to expand food choices. dow, down a little more today, as well. s&p 500 a little lower and nasdaq a little higher. we have to wait to see what is goin

ray lahood said the american public must have confidence that the nation's air traffic controllers are rest ready to work. we needed to make changes and we are doing that. >>> and the faa and air traffic controllers agreed to continue the policy of not allowing naps in the break in the air traffic controller shift. they must be available for a recall at all times. uma. molly. and and peter doocy is live with the story. and helping out ordinary folks . they are going to be tied when it comes . to get out of the big hole we are in, he will go after waste and tax breaks and nothing is off of the table. it would be nice if we can and it is millionaires and billionaires and are for hedge fund managers and corporate jet owners and oil and gas companies pulling in huge profits without our help. we'll have to make deeper cuts somewhere else. republican senator dan coats . mitch daniels said the government should follow daniel's lead. he turned things aroundd by cutting taxes . paying down debts . get it focused on. >> the president and democrats in congress recognize that their game plan is no

ray lahood is talking with the nation's largest trade association to the airlines to stop raising faresnd charging federal taxes. they expired last friday. because of the shut down, thousands of faa workers have been furloughed and hundreds of construction projects are on hold including some at the oakland and san jose airports. >> despite the warning from the president and congressional leaders, the u.s. will may not run out of money next week on the debt raising deadline. >>> also the giants finally get their day at the white house and president's comments about brian wilson brought down the house. >> plus, a bittersweet birthday at a movie house. which film was literally the last picture show. >> hear from a man that was attacked by killeryg >>> welcome back. a look at live doppler. notice the storm moving farther away from california as high pressure taking over and making temperatures much warmer down to the south. let's talk about palm springs, 106. 84 in l.a. and 75 in san diego. low 90s around chico and sacramento. tahoe a comfortable 77. 86 in yosemite and look for clouds along

transportation secretary ray lahood is trying to find a compromise to the rail debacle. local officials allocate the money to pay for it all. the $5 billion project is one of the most expensive construction projects in the country. >> having that discussion and dialogue is important. that is what would be needed to make a good decision. >> the compromise includes stripping several elements of the project from we note -- the mwaa control. >> i think you can save money and built above ground, i think that makes more sense. >> the mwaa airport authority had a meeting today, but they passed to talk about the compromise we are talking about opting to talk about it later this month. natasha barrett, abc7 news. >> thanks natasha. >>> a plea of not guilty after a grand jury certification four voluntary manslaughter charges against kin yiu cheung, who admitted to police he fell asleep behind the wheel just before a crash. it was said that he was denied access to counsel and was not advised of his miranda rights. the trial is set for september 12. >>> roger clemens and his perjury

ray lahood is joining me in washington. thank you for joining me, mr. secretary. >> thank you, don. >> how did we get into this situation? a dispute between the house and senate over what you have characterized very well and summarized very well, whether small airports should get money and whether this labor should be included. the point, though, don, is that congress has passed 20 extensions of this bill without these provisions in there. they could very well pass a bill today, what we call a clean extension of the faa, so 4,000 federal faa employees wouldn't have to be furloughed and all of these scrubbi these construction workers working on projects at airports today would be suspended tomorrow. one of the highest unemployment is in the construction trades. why do we want to layoff and suspend more construction workers and our 4,000 employees who do a lot of good work are also going to be suspended and, look. . they live on a paycheck and they have budgets to meet. and congress could quickly, today, and this is what they should do, come to work today

they were briefedly transportation secretary ray lahood that would lower the cost under the proposed compromise. the rail station would go aboveground and the cost of parking garages would be passed on to fairfax and loudoun counties. >>> a maryland man will spend the next 10 years behind bars. a judge sentenced 35-year-old charles novak of calfton on burglary and other charges. he is ared in -- he was arrested in december after a woman told police she found a man in her garage. officers found novak with a camera with over 2,000 videos of women. his attorney says said client is obsessive-compulsive and wants the get help. >>> the debt debate continues. back at the white house yesterday with no agreement reached yesterday. what's happening this weekend as the deadline looms. >>> first, casey anthony going free. just days after her acquittal on charges she murdered her 2- year-old daughter, we're going to tell you when she'll be released from jail coming up.  >>> make headlines a deadly shooting spree and hostage situation in west michigan ended last nite when the suspected gunman to

many airlines have increased fares, now listen to ray lahood. he's madder than a first class passenger who gets a warm mimosa. >> they're charging the public for a tax that doesn't exist. and putting it on their bottom line and almost every airline, except for one, made money last year because of baggage fees, because of pillow fees, because of blanket fees, because of food fees. >> it appears that investors aren't allowing the debt stalemate in the way here. checking the markets today. the hang seng and the nikkei opened up. the markets are up despite no good news in washington. what's the talk in hong kong. >> green arrows across the board here in asia. as you mentioned, hong kong hang seng closed up half a quarter. the same time the yen reached its strongest point against u.s. dollar since the march 11th quake and tsunami. in europe, there was a positive start to the day, it's a mixed picture now. gains for the ftse. switzerland's biggest bank reported its profits were down about a 1/2. >> smart money is bting that washington will do the righ

. >> federal transit administrator briefed the board about transportation secretary ray lahood's compromise plan to bring the cost down to the $2.5 billion original estimate. >> i would hope the region can come together. >> under the plan the cost of parking garages is passed down the fairfax and loudoun town counties. metro could study whether to reduce the number of rail cars. saving more than half a billion dollars to put it aboveground. >> i understand there's economic realities, but i think we're getting a second class product. >> with respect to the airport service, i think this service as configured with the aerial will be competitive with rail access to most airports. >> jerry continually sent a letter reporting the commonwealth be required to put its distribution on the table before we meet again. >> the commonwealth of virginia has yet to put anything on the table. in fact it's the only party to the talks that has put zero on the table. >> virginia agreed to contribute $150 million to the rail project. but a spokesperson for governor mcdonnell only said the administration is worki

same thing with people who are consistent losers and ray lahood yesterday citing we need to go back to bob michael was a classic example. we have to go back to being full-time losers, that is our place in washington. well, you don't accept that and i don't accept it. and you have not accepted it and you have let it be known that you will not accept a loser attitude, a loser mentality among our leadership in washington. how in the world can we look at ourselves as losers with this man, barack obama as president? this man is on his back. he is on his last legs. the gross domestic product of this country is 1.3%. we are living in a man made disaster, personally made by barack obama. there is no reason to compromise with people who have not offered any substantive ideas of their own. there is no reason to continue to act like losers particularly coming off the november elections when we were landslide winners. >> greta: joining us is republican congressman tom graves who is also a member of the tea party caucus. good evening, sir. >> good to be with you. >> greta: you voted no in the house

. >> reporter: secretary is of transportation ray lahood has proposed a compromised plan to cut costs on phase 2. part of the compromise? require the airport's authority to switch to a less costly above ground station at dulles, one that would be further from the terminal, but another part of the lahood plan would require loudoun and fairfax counties to pick up the costs of building parking garages at the new metro stops. supervisors in loudoun county are balking at the new responsibility and risk. >> mr. chairman, that's not our job. our job is to build schools. we're required to build schools, mr. chairman. that's in the state code. >> if you look at what happened in richmond on a cda that failed there, it was a municipal parking garage downtown and the town had to wind up paying the bond, the debt payments, and eventually had to buy out the bond. >> reporter: loudoun county supervisors did not vote wednesday on the proposed lahood compromise. they want to study it some more. d.c. mayor vincent gray is calling on the airport's authority to accept the above ground further from the te

federal transit administrator peter rogoff briefed metro's board about transportation secretary ray lahood's compromise plan to bring the cost down from $3.8 billion to the original 2.5 billion. >> i would hope that the region would come together with a solution that could be built. >> reporter: under the plan the cost of parking garages would be passed on to fairfax and how town counties. metro would reduce -- loudoun counties. metro would reduce the size of its railyard while the dulles rail station would go above ground saving more than half a billion dollars. >> i understand that there's economic realities, but i think we're getting a second class product. >> with respect to the airport service, i think this service as configured with the aerial will be competitive with rail access to most airports. >> reporter: virginia congressman gerry connolly sent a letter to secretary lahood requesting the commonwealth be urged to put its contribution on the table before we meet again. >> the commonwealth of virginia has yet to put anything on the table. in fact, it's the only party to the talks th

transportation secretary ray lahood will talk about what will happen now that some faa funding and taxes of airport construction projects have been delayed because congress failed to pass new legislation on friday. one of the projects at risk is at oakland airportment it was supposed to get about $3 million for construction including pavement work. some airline taxes have also lapsed. you would think that would mean airline passengers will get tax breaks on fares until new legislation is passed but airlines are not letting people slide. u.s. airways and american have raised their fares to offset the tax savings. the taxes added up to about $25 or more on a typical $30 round trip ticket. other airlines saying they have not raised their prices. the first time in a very long time california does not lead the continental u.s. in the most expensive gas. that goes to connecticut. $4.04 a bit unusual since california usually is at the top only trumped by hawaii. in california the average price for a gallon ever regular unleaded is at $3.80. it is still up 68 cents from this time last year. in t

secretary ray lahood was trying to push congress to make it a priority. he said the lack of funding has forsd 70,000 construction workers across the country to stop working. that includes work on the new air traffic control tower at oakland international airport. and 4,000 faa workers have also been furloughed. >> for all of my friends on capitol hill who give speeches every day about jobs, the importance of job, putting people to work, this is not the time to be laying off 70,000 construction workers. >> the government also is losing $200 million a week in taxes on airline ticket sales. most airlines have raised their ticket prices to make up for the missing taxes and pocketing the difference. that has passengers crying foul. as for air travel, secretary lahood says air traffic controllers are not affected by this partial shutdown and the skies are safe to fly. in the newsroom, bay area news. >>> big a spillover issue. how are the markets reacting in the u.s. and overseas? it was a calmer day on wall street as investors decided to wait and see what happe

transportation secretary ray lahood will talk about what will happen now that some funding have lapsedojects are delayed because congress failed to pass legislation on friday. one of the projects at risk is at oakland airport. it was supposed to get about $3 million for construction projects including pavement work along the runways. some airline taxes have also lapsed. it's monday. right. i'm going to get a cup of joe. we're going to toss it to traffic. >> we're looking here, laura, to 580. there is a stutter 0en the roadways as well because -- just kidding. 18 minutes out of the altamont pass. speeds about 50 miles per hour. getting close to the dublin interchange. debris reported in the roadway, and that could cause slowing as you pass the dublin interchange around san ramon road. the book shelf in the road. chp likely to run a traffic break. the antioch bridge, we're looking at a drive off the antioch bridge, smooth there, i was going to show you the upper deck but i can't because the fog blocked our view. watch the visibility may be an issue. >> something else to look out this mor

same thing with people who are consistent losers and ray lahood yesterday citing we need to go back to bob michael was a classic example. we have to go back to being full-time losers, that is our place in washington. well, you don't accept that and i don't accept it. and you have not accepted it and you have let it be known that you will not accept a loser attitude, a loser mentality among our leadership in washington. how in the world can we look at ourselves as losers with this man, barack obama as president? this man is on his back. he is on his last legs. the gross domestic product of this country is 1.3%. we are living in a man made disaster, personally made by barack obama. there is no reason to compromise with people who have not offered any substantive ideas of their own. there is no reason to continue to act like losers particularly coming off the november elections when we were landslide winners. >> greta: joining us is republican congressman tom graves who is also a member of the tea party caucus. good evening, sir. >> good to be with you. >> greta: you voted no in the house

transportation secretary ray lahood came up with the compromise after loudoun officials threatened to pull support for the pro swrekt. they were outraged over the proposal to build an underground station at dulles international, a much more expensive option. the proposal calls for an above ground station and a smaller rail yard at the airport in order to save nearly $1 billion. >>> 6:08 is the time. 75 degrees right now. the bizarre break in prince william county. what police found a man doing outside a business in woodbridge. >>> 6:11 on this wednesday morning, the 6th of july. thick haze and humidity over arlington in the distance. live picture from the skywatcher camera. we'll be into the 80s midmorning and hover near 90 during the afternoon. quite a bit of cloudiness, summer haze. late afternoon, early evening, could get passing thunderstorms. slight risk they would be severe, and mainly just south of washington, perhaps in virginia and southern maryland. any storms around should dissipate by late evening and partly cloudy after that and remaining humid. a humid pattern toward the

department of transportation secretary ray lahood. and in early november, tom brokaw. officially, i would like to present our guest with the traditional npc mug. i have one last question. i can remember growing up there were a number of movies that tended to demonize nuclear power. "china syndrome." and now we have the popular "the simpsons" where homer does seem to have the level of intelligence you have. when you see that, does it bother you? >> i would not say that it bothers me at all. i think "the simpsons" is funny. it is our job to communicate to the public what we do. the people who work at the nrc are dedicated to nuclear safety and they are a tremendously talented group of people. as a look down at the nuclear power plants in this country, there are dedicated people at those plants as well. that does not mean we do not have disagreements, but in the and, if everyone does their job right, we will get there. >> how about a round of applause for our guest speaker? [applause] i would like to thank you all for coming and our staff for organizing today's events. yo

members are considering a compromise drafted by transportation secretary ray lahood who stepped after loudoun officials threatened to pull support for the project. they were outraged over the proposal to build an underground station at dulles, a much more expensive option. lahood's proposal calls for an enclosed aboveground station and a smaller rail yard at the airport in order to save nearly $1 billion. >>> metro's escalator problems are getting worse, but that's not the only thing going from bad to worse on the system. news 4's melissa mollet reports from the foggy bottom metro station. >> reporter: frustration over the system's escalators have been mounting for some time. now this latest report shows that in the month of may, more than 100 of the system's 588 escalators was not working. the monthlily report looks at whether metro's service is improving, deteriorating, or remaining steady. it will be presented to the system's board of directors on thursday. performance is also worsening in several other categories, bus and rail, on-time performance, and the customer injury rate is

>> we've been listening to secretary ray lahood, transportation secretary introduced by jay carney. secretary lahood is addressing the situation right now on the hill dealing with the faa and the issue that he faces because of airport construction projects that have come to a ground halt because funding has run out, 4,000 faa workers have been furloughed over the weekend and they're not coming back to work until congress can get something passed, an extension that has happened since 2007, since they don't have a complete budget, they've been getting these little extensions over the last four years. they need to make another one so that they can get these other projects that are happening at major airports around the country like in palm springs, california, kalamazoo, michigan, gulfport, mississippi, roughly projects totaling $142 million, but they're going no where right now because the debt duel is taking all the oxygen out of the room on congress' hill. >>> in just a moment we'll hear from a house republican on the talks, but right now the heads of american banks are urging the pr

transportation secretary ray lahood warned today the agency will have to stop collecting ticket taxesand billions of dollars in airport construction will be halted. >> we have now reached a breaking point. unacceptable provisions in the house version of the faa bill holding up passage of another extension. this is no way to run the best aviation system in the world. >> sreenivasan: without an agreement, some 4,000 f.a.a. workers will be furloughed. a famed figure in the art world lucian freud died overnight at his home in london. the grandson of sigmund freud was known especially for his paintings of nudes, which often highlighted the subject's flaws. some of them commanded huge prices at auction. freud also caused a stir in britain in recent years with a highly unflattering portrait of queen elizabeth the second lucian freud was 88 years old. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn again to indonesia, where a spike in food prices is now adding to the problems of poverty and hunger. ray suarez has the final installment of his series from the