what i would like to think about, as the good to this dedication ceremony, this is a tangible, real world artifacts of social justice. if we believe social justice is about kids having opportunities to explore career paths, opportunities to have jobs in the real world, if it was not for these types of opportunities, that is social justice. we are happy to have you here to be part of the celebration of social justice. on a personal level, i will say to you, this is so important to me, because i stand before you as the son of a dirty man she metalworker. local 353 in tucson, arizona. why is that important? it is important because mayor lee mentioned, you cannot run a city, have infrastructure for a city, without these jobs. there is a connection between college and career and career and college. they are very much interconnected. as my father, who never graduated from high school, later earned a ged, the person who taught me geometry was not my geometry teacher, who had a master's degree. she was wonderful, but i was just one of those kids. i learned geometry with my father actually doing t

we wanted to take this component level test and make it as close to the real world circumstance as we could. that took a tremendous amount of engineering. >> you went to extensive efforts to replicate the fire? >> absolutely. >> is that a normal procedure? >> absolutely not. the reason why we undertook the steps is because we feel that advanced technology vehicles and especially with ano, ma'am lus circumstances as would happen in june, we need to know full answers in order to make a decision to protect the american public. >> did gm ever request that ntsa keep the information from your internal testing and your efforts to replicate a fire? did gm ever ask you not to disclose that or make it public? >> absolutely not. >> did anyone in the administration who is your superior ever ask you to fail to disclose information relating to ntsa's replication of the fire? >> absolutely not. it is my expectation, it is the secretary's expectation, it is executive office of the president's expectation that i lead this agency. >> what did you do if someone did say, you know what? we've got these is

which is highly unlikely in the real world. and then it was rotated, simulating a rollover, not in a second that you would expect on the road, but by an hour. and it was drenched, if you will, in fluid. coolant. it took seven days for a fire to occur. there was no explosion -- a fire. and that, at that point, after that extreme, what i would call not real-world situation, seven days, that's when they said they wanted to open a formal investigation. we notified our customers immediately after that. >> okay. thank you. we yield now to the gentleman from ohio, mr. kucinich. >> thank you, mr. akerson for being here. is the volt safe? >> it is very safe. >> do you, have you ever had any communication with anybody in the obama administration to ask them to provide some kind of consideration to gm with respect to the testing that you became aware of, not to disclose it, or to defer disclosure of it? >> absolutely not. >> and you're sure in terms of your staff, it didn't happen? >> i'm quite sure. i can't testify to that to 100%. >> bu

the wait market wait features etc this has enormous real real life real world consequences it's a lot different than just the s. and p. futures contracts are currently futures contracts or it's a lot of big banks and hedge funds are playing games of themselves and kind of financial masturbation up in a cash in on that game but once it extends into real world commodities then you have things like food prices skyrocketing in the middle east and revolutions taking place and one minor standing is that or my observation is that once food prices get over forty percent of income you do have a rebel revolution in america that's about fifteen percent but will certainly be at forty percent and we will see that kind of revolution in america now i've written a letter to c.m.e. tells more of it just meant to tell us more about the letter who is the c.m.e. group what's their role in this m.f. global crime story well we have the seamy which is basically a marketplace and then we have him of global and then we have the customers and really when you look at at the c m e they were the primary regulator

solvent kind of financial masterbation up in a cash in on that game but once that extends into real world commodities then you have things like food prices skyrocketing in the middle east and revolutions taking place and one minor standing is that. my observation is that wants food prices get over forty percent of income you do have a rebel revolution in america that's about fifteen percent but all certainly be it forty percent and we will see that kind of revolution in america and i read a lot of the c.m.a. tells a more of just matzoh tell us more about the letter who is the c.m.a. group what's their role in this m.f. global crime story well we have a c.m.e. which is basically a marketplace and then we have m.f. global and then we have the customers and really when you look at it at the c m e they were the primary regulator at d.s.r. o. and they were responsible for conducting orbits and for also making sure that regulations were in place at all of these dealers and as such i think that they have a fiduciary responsibility or responsibility to m.f. global customers to make sure that all

. >> let's move from the testing laboratory to the real world. there's -- it's my understanding from the chairman and ceo of gm who i met with yesterday, there's approximately 8,000 of these vehicles on the road. are you familiar with those numbers? >> that's correct. i think it's about -- i think there are around 6,000, i think, volts on the road right now if i'm not mistaken. plus or minus. >> okay. >> and have you ever received any reports or accounts of any real world crashes that would seem to parallel the safety testing that did you internally? >> none. >> has anyone that you know ever been hurt in a -- in a chevy volt vehicle and those reports came back to you specifically related to a fire risk? >> it is my understanding there has been no injuries or fatalities due to post prior crashes on voements. >> who on your staff tracks that. >> >> we have the office of defect investigation. that is their responsibility to track all vehicle reports, also early warning reporting data as well through that particular recall office that is an entire te

what i lost in the real world i gained in my parallel universe. the you -- you had a s author o reahe iranian people not just one group are demanding. >> did you hear president bush say that there is an axis of evil and the axis of evil members are iraq, iran and north korea? >> yes. >> how did you react to that? >> i think the governments of those countries come as close to evil as you can get but not the people. and i think we should always be very careful to separate society that is being oppressed by a government from the government itself. >> because of the president -- presence on that list and because the arain jan -- iranian government is manufacturing nuclear materials by reason they say to generate electricity in that kind of facility this is the thought that there might be a military strike to surgically remove one of those or several of those facilities. do you think that would be a good idea? >> you know, the best way to guarantee stability and security in iran is to support a government that is representative that will be accountable

summer, the boats going up and down the lake, playing music, brings me back and little bit to the real world, the world of human affairs, which is i think healthy. >> well, -- >> that's what i was trying to do in this book, in many of the essays, to keep out of the ivory tower a bit and something to say about the real-world. >> let's peek back into the ivory tower. what's the purpose of studying physics? >> well, there are many reasons for doing it. it has enormous practical value, of course. not the kind of physics i do. that may at some future date bring some technological advances, but that's not why i do it. and i can't imagine now what they might be. there's also, in addition to that kind of practical reason, there's a grand historical program of trying to uncover the laws of nature. that is, we think that there are fundamental principles that govern everything, which are at the root of all chains of explanations so that if you ask why is grass green, you can trace the answer back through a chain of explanation to some fundamental mathematical prince was but we don't have them yet. we h

and i wanted to tell you about the real-world consequences of this, which i think is important for you to recognize. this is not just a piece of paper over year and another piece of a lot over here, and do they or do they not match up, but there were very significant consequences in the real world that hurts library users. thank you. >> commissioners, the director of san francisco open government. as documented in a recent civil grand jury report, this ethics commission has failed to carry out and responsibilities related to the sunshine ordinance. through this, the ethics committee has sided with the city and against citizens in every case where public records were withheld. not only has this ethics commission failed in its duties, in as woefully and knowingly avoided the efforts of the sunshine ordinance task force. it has done this for years while representing its efforts as trying to work with the task force. it has been derelict in its duties by allowing every case to be dismissed by staff without a hearing. after taking an oath to support and defend the california and united stat

these are just real world examples of the impact of the aca today. in conclusion, look forward to working with you to implement exchanges in other portions of the reform law in the future. these are exciting times for all of us, and we look forward to working with you, and i very much appreciate the opportunity to come speak with you today, so thank you very much. [applause] >> underwriters heard from house speaker john boehner who said the new health care law will bankrupt the u.s.. this is about 15 minutes. >> thank you, all. [applause] thank you very much. [applause] thank you. let me say thanks to john for the very generous introduction. let me say thanks to all of you for taking the time out of your productive lives and running your businesses to come to washington to play a role in your government. it's important that the voices of the people of our country come to washington, talk to mare members of congress about the important work that you do in your communities. .. here in washington d.c.. [applause] last night we heard from the president,

what i lost in the real world i gained in my parallel universe. the you -- you had a s author o reahe iranian people not just one group are demanding. >> did you hear president bush say that there is an axis of evil and the axis of evil members are iraq, iran and north korea? >> yes. >> how did you react to that? >> i think the governments of those countries come as close to evil as you can get but not the people. and i think we should always be very careful to separate society that is being oppressed by a government from the government itself. >> because of the president -- presence on that list and because the arain jan -- iranian government is manufacturing nuclear materials by reason they say to generate electricity in that kind of facility this is the thought that there might be a military strike to surgically remove one of those or several of those facilities. do you think that would be a good idea? >> you know, the best way to guarantee stability and security in iran is to support a government that is representative that will be accountable

needs to step in and say, let's look at how we evaluate real world driving mileage and figure out a new way to more accurately reflect what we actually get. >> reporter: honda insists peters never complained until the lawsuit saying, we do not believe ms. peters was deceived. the window sticker clearly indicated that her mileage would vary. honda argued in court -- >> the biggest effect is how you drive. >> reporter: peters has a website offering other drivers a lawsuit blueprint. and while she and the honda corporation now wait for the judge to mail his ruling, it seems her small claim may already have wheels. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >>> up next here tonight, the photos that leaked from the president's vacation that may reverberate with middle aged men everywhere. >>> we mention this next item because so many americans were up so late waiting for the iowa caucus results it was the perfect viewing time if you just stepped outside for a brief but spectacular predawn meteor shower. at its peak they were coming in at the rate of one to two per minute, most of them burning

to instructions. >> reporter: a few of the quitters in this real world survey did not use the patchor the recommended eight weeks. >> they're almost experimental quitters. what you get is failure. >> reporter: so, what does work? human nature. by offering help to quit, and by making smoking difficult and expensive, new york city has cut the number of smokers by 35%. taxes here make a pack cost more than $14. and where can you smoke in new york? i couldn't smoke here in this restaurant. or even here, at the bar. at the office. or in this public park. or even here in times square. 25 states now ban smoking in businesses and restaurants. and that may work better than patches or gum, in turning us into a non-smoking nation. also key, tell your friends and family that you're quitting and get their support. it turns out that quitting takes a lot more than nicotine substitution alone. >> the bottom line, does the patch work? >> it really does. if you use it as directed, you're 1 1/2-times more likely to be successful. most people, it takes more than one try. but as we saw in new york city,

world? >> yes, sir. >> i thank the chair. >> i thank the gentleman. real quick before i yield, just so i'm clear, the protocols prior to this investigation and this incident were -- and commonly understood, common sense, none naj were to drain the gas tank and to disconnect the smaller battery? >> in a conventional car, yes, sir. >> okay. so for an electric vehicle, the protocols were the same? disconnect the 12 volt, drain the gas tank, but do nothing with the larger lithium ion battery? >> it would auto mmatically disconnect from the circuitry. >> so the protocoled were the same. disconnect both batteries, disconnect the battery operation, drain the gas tank? i mean that was common knowledge? >> yes, but there -- i want to make sure i'm perfectly clear. >> i'm going to ask the next question. >> okay. that was my next question. so the protocols today are disconnect the battery, which entails both batteries, drain the gas tank and, in your words, depower the larger battery which means drain the coolant? >> no. >> tell me in layman -- >> discharge the batte

in the virtual world to what we have in the real world world, and i think this bill draws the appropriate balance. >> jon: you have no [bleeped] idea what they're talking about. you said you don't understand. he said. [cheering and applause] that's okay. don't worry about it. you're only... i wouldn't worry about it. you don't have to think about it too much. you're only the ranking member of the intellectual property subcommittee. hey, does anyone on these committees charge with regulating the internet understand how any of this internet stuff works? >> i'm not a nerd. >> i am not a nerd. >> i'm just not enough of a nerd. >> maybe we ought to ask some nerds what this thing really does. >> let's have a hearing, bring in the nerds. [laughter] >> jon: really? nerds? i think actually the word you're looking for is "experts." to enlighten you so your laws don't backfire and break the internet. [cheering and applause] and by the way, when did congress turn into ogre. by the way, i'm being told that the use of that clip is an intellectual property issue. now, let me address for a little bit not

. >> what makes them feel alone in the real world makes them just like everyone else out space camp. >> being with 180 other people better just like me to know that i am not the only one. >> they operate shuttles a minute -- simulators and swim their way out of a sinking helicopter. even hollywood is beginning in on the action would be made for television and movie about eight teacher who broke through barriers. >> you can overcome any obstacle. >> two years after that first class, at this was a virginia native brought the first group of the visually impaired kids to camp in 1990. he made sure they had brail larger print screen magnification, and audio. >> i am opening up an opportunity for them to know they can be all they can be. >> the boys cannot waste -- cannot wait to blast off for another week of camp. >> this is the brothers' fourth time going to the space camp together. >> still to come, a look at stories that made headlines this week. including any white house experiment with social media. >> new tapes are released from jfk in his final days of the white house. >> the unive

from florida's perspective we watched closely the alabama and georgia model and it has given us a real world-real time example of what happens when you get the state-pace estate-base wrong and it re-enforced why you need to get it right on the a federal level. >> gentlemen here? >> i'm from minneapolis, a year ago at the launch of the hln, we heard from lieutenant governor maldanado and he said it passionately and i think we need to hear this again. he said that the latinos in california, which are a from percentage of all latinos in this country do not want amnesty. and i think we have to listen to that. another thing that we to not do that well is latinos to not talk about border security. i'm an american, i'm an american hispanic, i want a strong border and i do not think -- i want to ask mr. gutierrez, are we doing a good enough job of listening to policy reform instead of listening to the politicians that are not talking about it at all. >> you bring up a good point and i don't know what amnesty is. any time that somebody has proposed a solution, that doesn't sound like amnesty to me, someon