reid: mr. president -- the presiding officer: without objection, the senate will proceed to the measure. mr. reid: i ask that matter that we received from the house which is at the desk, the concurrent resolution be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, there be no intervening action or debate. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i am told there are two bills at the desk due for their first reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: h.r. 1229, an act to amend the outer continental shelf lands act and so forth and for other purposes. s. res 990, a bill to provide for additional temporary extension of programs under the small business act and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i now ask for second reading en bloc, but i object to my own request en bloc. the presiding officer: objection is heard. mr. reid: i now -- the presiding officer: the bills will be read the second time the next legislative day. mr. reid: pardo

reid: ps, reid: mr. presidd say that i would hope that, as i mentioned this morning, i hope that we're not in a situation where we have to file cloture on district court judges. that really is a little much. i would hope that -- you know, i filed cloture on this because i couldn't get an agreement not to do it, but i hope that we don't have to have cloture on all the district court judges that somebody has some concern about. this is a very good man. morally his record is impeccab impeccable. as a lawyer, he is certainly one of the two or three best lawyers in the state of rhode island. and i would hope that we we could get this done on wednesday when this cloture motion ripens. i ask consent that the injunction of secrecy be removed from the following treaties transmitted to the president: dish i'm sorry, to the senate, on may 2, 2507, by the president of the united states, protocols 1, 2, 357bdz 0 the south pacific nuclear-free zone treaty document number 112-2. procoals 1 on the one hand 2 to the nucl

reid: mr. president, i have a cloture motion at the desk and i ask that it be reported. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we the undersigned senators in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of james michael cole of the district of columbia to be deputy attorney general, signed by 17 senators as follows: reid of nevada, leahy, cole, feinstein, franken, coons, blumenthal, klobuchar, whitehouse, brown of ohio, udall of colorado, durbin, carper, sanders, rockefeller, shaheen, schumer. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask consent that the mandatory quorum under rule 22 be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate resume legislative session and then proceed to a period of morning business with senators permitted to speak up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask una

back back at the white house and our our chief white house corres correspondent chip reid. what a what are you hearing, it has been a been a few minutes since we have have spoken. fast fast breaking developments here. here. are yo are you hearing anything new? new? >> >> we of, of course, still wait, f wait, for the president to speak a speak and we are hoping will give u give us some details. he is he is supposed to come to us from t from the east room live it was was supposed to be exactly a half a half an hour ago. we we are told that in 15 minute minutes we're going to get a backgr background conference call from wh from white house officials to to give us details on this. so so we certainly expect that the the president will speak before before then. i i think the odds are he won't won't give us all the grueso gruesome details but i certain certainly think we hope we will will get a lot of details in this this conference call shortly after t after the president speaks. >> mitc >> mitchell: okay, chip reid at at the white house. we'll we'll be back to you in just a mom

reid: vitiate that. i ask unanimous consent that we now proceed to a period of mompg business, senators allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to calendar number 49, s. res. 174. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 49, s. res. 174, expressing the sense of the senate that effective sharing of passenger information from inbound international flight manifests and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to proceeding? without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent that the resolution be agreed to, the lieberman amendment which is at the desk to the preamble be agreed to and the preamble as amended be agreed to, there be no intervening action and debate and any statements relating to this matter appear in the record at the appropriate place as if read. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. res. 189. the

senate this week because democratic majority leader senator reid is up to his usual tricks and despite the valiant efforts of senator rand paul it appears the un patriot act will live on short of votes needed to kill the unconstitutional powers rand paul introduced several amendments that would have significantly reduced the existing powers granted to the united states government under this act of course not caring about the civil liberties of american citizens the senate leadership rushed to take the bill to vote without debating the amendments paul perry by taking to the floor tuesday evening using a significant portion of his floor speaking time in an attempt to force a lapse on the current patriot act powers however the debate will unfortunately be ending even sooner than expected harry reid took the bill in its entirety killed it and then shove the text of it into the text of the legally unrelated house business bill fearing that even a few hours or days elapse of the current monstrosity harry reid was power and on through with his loophole approach in a transparently phony show o

reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader is recognized. mr. reid: following leader remarks the senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur on the house message to accompany s*bgs 990, the legislative session vehicle for the patriot act extension. following the deadline -- filing deadline for all amendments is at 9:40. there will be a motion to invoke cloture on the motion to concur with respect to the patriot act. we're confident more roll call votes are possible and likely to occur during today's session. has the chair announced morning business? the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership time is reserved. under the previous order, the senate will resume consideration of the motion to concur in the house message to accompany s. 990, which the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to concur on the house amendment to s. 990, an act to provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the small business act and so forth and for

reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask consent the call of the quorum be terminated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that at 2:15 p.m. on tuesday, may 17, the majority leader be recognized to move to proceed to calendar number 42, s. 940, the close big oil tax loopholes act, that calendar number 43, s. 953, the offshore production and safety act. there be up two four hours of debate fryer a vote on the motion to proceed to -- prior to a vote on the motion to proceed to s. 940, that the vote on the motion to proceed be subject to a 60-vote threshold, that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate. further, that at 10:30 a.m. on wednesday, may 18, the senate resume consideration of the motion to proceed to calendar number 43, that will be up to four hours of debate fryer a vote on the -- prior to a vote on the motion to proceed on the bill, that the v

reid: mr. president, those watching around the world may not be able to see on their screens the scene here in the united states senate today. we have all come to the floor in a way we rarely do. we've come here this afternoon to express with one voice our endless respect and admiration for the men and women of our military and our intelligence organizations. the resolution is an appropriate name for this legislation that's now before this body. it honors the resolution to a problem that has lingered for nearly a decade, one whose weight has grown heavier each day on the shoulders of the families bin laden traumatized and the many more he terrorized. it honors the resolve with which our bravest stared down danger. the world is still absorbing america's astounding accomplishment, the mission to bring osama bin laden to justi justice, one that began more than 9 1/2 years ago and was accomplished just a little more than a day and a half ago. 9 1/2 years after the worst morning in our memory, we wo

that is exactly what president obama did today as chip reid reports. >> president obama spent most ofpeech talking about the a spring uprising, but he saved his biggest surprise for the middle east speech process. >> we believe the borders should be based on the 1967 lines. >> by yiewgz the borders that existed in 1967 before the six- day war as a starting point for negotiations, the president is taking the palestinian side on a key issue. isreali said those borders would leave them in dispensable. on the arab spring, the president praised them and said the u.s. must change its approach after decades of supporting tyrants. >> we have the chance to show america values the dignity of the street vendor more than the raw power of the dictator. >> he had his strongest words yet for one dictator. alasad whose forces killed hundreds of protesters demanding a transition to democracy. >> he can leave that transition or get out of the way. >> some critics say the president didn't go far enough. they say that instead of giving him a choice, he should have culled on him to step down now. champion

. >> reporter: the san jose mayor chuck reid is proposing a fiscal state of the emergency.e side skyrocketing budgets are inhibiting the ability to serve its citizens. >> we're going to reach a point where we're unable to effectively perform the duties of the city. >> reporter: mayor reid says the unions need to make more changes in their pensions to come up with savings to save the city from fiscal disaster. he now wants to take hit to the voters. but the president of the police association says he understands there's a problem with the pension and hopes the mayor comes back to the negotiating table first. >> we have been at the table now for five months and i have yet tot see a pension reform proposal from the city. in fact, the only one that's submitted a pension proposal has been the p.o.a. >> reporter: but with his long rewarding career about to end, luis chacon wonders if he'll spend his retirement putting out financial fires instead of relaxing. >> i have a high school age son. i'm planning on putting him through college. so it's something that would have to be rewor

reid wants to put his pension plan before the voters in november. >>> now california teachers wrappeda week of protest. tonight tens of thousands of them turned out all around the state. keep in mind the state is so broke, don asked the teachers a question that some couldn't answer. >> galaleo high school students campaigned for an end to budget cuts. ♪ [ music ] a san francisco civic centers from around the bay area found support in one another. >> i want to be absolutely clear. we need a budget that invests in children. >> i truly believe everybody should be paying their fare which includes the corporations and the wealthy that could really afford to be taxed more. >> it's an uphill battle to get the taxes they need after $18 billion in education cuts last year. but with a state in such dire straights, where should the money come from? >> it's a good question. something has to give. it's hard to say what it is. >> what has to go if you only have so much money? >> i don't know how to answer that one. >> where will the money come from? >> i think their constituents are going to tell t

join me in welcoming this extraordinary man, senator harry reid.applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> we meet this year in the shadow of israel's birthday, but our mode is not one of celebration. our mode is one of caution and concern, unease sits heavily on our shoulders. this because no time in israel's history has our future faced such tension and tests and uncertainty awaits us and never in history has so many of you leaders, students, and concerned citizens gathered to make your voices heard. your activism made you an unparalleled force not only in this town, but throughout the country and the world. it's not only your numbers or your passion that has made you effective and earned you the discuss you deserve. it's the virtue of your cause and the integrity of your conviction. [applause] your in the arena, in the fight year after year when the head winds pick up, you push back even harder, and today, here, we are united, determined demanding strength and success. we insist israel not only survives, but thrives. [applause] i'm honored to stand before you this ev

reid said to close that gap tuition may have to be raised up to 32%. the current tax increases are set to expire june 1st. governor brown wants to extend those taxes. >>> stunning and sad news for san carlos residents, mayor omar ahmad died suddenly, just hours after attending a city council hearing last night. the 46-year-old called 911 around 7:00 this morning saying he wasn't feeling well. when paramedics arrived they found him unresponsive. ahmad was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead of a heart attack upon arrival. he was elected to the san carlos city council in november 2007. he became mayor in december of 2010. his term was set to run through november. >>> a new nbc poll finds president obama's approval rating has risen slightly to 52%. today he took that popularity boost to texas to promote immigration reform. mexico's flag is within sight of the border town of el paso where he toured a border facility with janet napolitano. he says while the border is more secure than ever, congress still lags behind in addressing immigra

reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: several years ago we faced a -- the presiding officer: the majority leader would suspend. the senate will be in order. mr. reid: thank you, mr. president. several years ago we faced a confirmation crisis here in the united states senate. the majority -- at the time the republicans -- were frustrated with the inefficient way the senate was performing our constitutional duty of confirming presidential nominees. many of my colleagues on the other side of the aisle passionately argued that all judicial nominees deserve an up-or-down vote on the senate floor. in their frustration, they threatened to dramatically change the purpose of the senate and the minority protections for which it was designed. that would have in a manner of speaking blown up the institution. that's why it was known as the nuclear option. in the heat of this battle several courageous senators, democrats and republicans, agreed to a standard -- the presid

reid: madam president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: thank you. briefly, madam president, first to comment on immigration reform. we spent a great deal of time on the senate floor the last two congresses dealing with immigration reform. we've worked hard coming up with a solution. and we have the solution. we were working with president bush toward coming up with a solution to immigration reform. the problem was even president bush -- even president bush could not get his republican colleagues to join with us in doing something about immigration reform. our immigration system is broken and needs to be fixed. but it -- it is so important that the president in el paso today talks about the need for immigration reform because he knows, we all know, even as president bush knew, immigration reform is necessary. the problem is we can't get republicans near the senate to help us. it's quite simple. we know that we have to do something about border security and we've done a lot in that regard. have we done enough? no. there's more that can be done. but we

told you this was coming as specially after the announcement last week that john boehner and harry reid i decided to extend three controversial provisions with quote a little debate as possible and they almost have their way and back at the end it came down to only one senator from kentucky rand paul who tried to give your civil liberties a voice and you know what paul got for trying to ask for a debate trying to remind his fellow lawmakers of this is a democracy that we have a constitution with fundamental values that protect its citizens instilled in it was painted by some pundits as a lunatic but worst of all harry reid he was the unpatriotic you want to help terrorists are going he said by asking for a simple debate on this issue rand paul would quote increase the risk of a retaliatory terrorist strike against the homeland and hamper our ability to deal a truly fatal blow to al qaeda you know harry if the patriot act hasn't dealt a fatal blow to al qaeda in the ten years that it's already been around yet i've got a feeling that's not going to accomplish that goal now either but i th

unfortunately harry reid has enough maneuvers the ram paul's rants won't matter when it comes down to vote for the biggest question here is that when we're protecting the fourth amendment become a fringe idea but only a lonely few here to discuss this with me is not welch editor in chief of reason magazine matt thanks so much for being here tonight now are you with me here when did this suddenly become a free movement that only the crazy tea party said of there is like rand paul or maybe one lonely democrat are actually standing up for this i think in the seventy's and eighty's basically it's part of the war on crime and specifically the drug war which has been really with us around one hundred seventy scree backlash where you know we're going to be against these unelected judges and we're going to be tough on crime it was a bipartisan thing democrats bill clinton most famously realize this is a great way to convince republicans and moderates and independents that we're tough too so it's been a bipartisan assaults just a unprecedented assault on the fourth amendment since then and now

reid: i would yield back my time. i ask unanimous consent that the remaining votes in this sequence be ten minutes. i move to table the pending amendment and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendments en bloc. the clerk: the senator from kentucky, mr. paul, proposes en bloc amendments number 363 and 365. mr. reid: i ask, madam president, to table number 363 and ask for the yeas and nays. the presiding officer: is there a sufficient second? there appears to be a sufficient second. the clerk will call the roll. the majority leader. mr. reid: madam president, i also ask consent -- i'm not sure the chair heard me -- that this vote will be 15 minutes. the rest will be 10 minutes. is that right? the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: the presiding officer: are there any senators in the chamber wishing to vote or change their vote? on this vote, the yeas are 85, the nays are 10. under the previous order, 60 votes not having b

brought to the floor today what i would harry reid brought to the floor today was the stuff that was that was unique largely due to the extractive industries and the specific stuff that was not unique to the oil industry so you know if you and i agree and you're not with the political union you are with the whole if you call big will wire he wasn't a liar he was right that most of that stuff was not subsidies that i said most of the stuff he said none of this stuff and that's only seventy five percent right yeah but to say that in your twenty's i was able to zero only twenty five percent of what he's a liar he's seventy five percent right so he wins on that effect this is demagoguery tom this is not this is not this serious place i disagree with doesn't it overall or it's in this you know out there absolutely is an element of politics in this and the reason why it's important politically is because it's emblematic of how the republicans consistently on issue after issue after issue vote with industry rather than people who i see i think you have a different opinion than we say profit

protect its citizens instilled in it's painted by some pundits as a lunatic the worst of all harry reid use the unpatriotic you want to help terrorists are going to he said by asking for a simple debate on this issue rand paul would quote increase the risk of a retaliatory terrorist strike against the homeland and hamper our ability to deal in truly fatal blow to al qaeda you know harry if the patriot act had been dealt a fatal blow to al qaeda in the ten years that it's already been around yes i've got a feeling that's not going to accomplish that goal now either but i think of my guest yesterday julian sanchez said it that harry reid is more afraid of a debate then terrorism almost all of them are so they spineless politicians would rather not ask any questions at least of all people are so answering they'd rather keep everyone scared keep the wars going keep on grooving the budgets for those wars keep of proving measures to strip their constituents of their constitutional protections because it's easier to do people scared and shut them up and if anyone dares raise their voice just l

brought to the floor today but what i would harry reid brought to the floor today was the stuff that was that was unique largely due it's the extractive industries and the specific stuff that was eating to the oil industry so you know if you and i are green and you're not with the pollute you you know you are we believe you called inquiry but he wasn't a liar he was right that most of that stuff was not subsidies that i said all of this stuff he said none of this stuff and that's one of three seventy five percent rate but to say this in your twenty's i was able to zero leave twenty five percent right now he's a liar and he's seventy five percent right so he wins on that because this is demagoguery tom this is not this is not the serious place i only disagree with the president over our exodus. there absolutely is an element of politics in this and the reason why it's important politically is because it's emblematic of how the republicans consistently on issue after issue after issue what with the industry rather than people well i see i think that you would different opinion we say p

. >> senate majority harry reid's recovering today from a spill he took in rainy downtown d.c. reid leaned up against a wet surface and fell and dislocated his shoulder and after a trip to the hospital, reid was on the hill with his arm on a sling. >> if he thought it was chilly this morning look out, bundle up. >> meteorologist veronica johnson is here with the forecast. >> folks, it's been chilly today, on the cool side, it's been and yesterday we were in the 80s. today we've got highs just around 60 degrees, but the morning, this morning we started out in the low and mid-40s and of course, it is wet. now the rain is gone and we're left with cloud cover across the area and here's a look at the satellite loop. you can see the clouds go all of the way back to the west. in fact, there's still a little bit of a disturbance that will continue making its way in the area and it's triggering a few light showers. those you can see on the radar and they're coming down to loudoun county right now and may last into fairfax county. spots are on i-66 as well as the western side of the belt

harry reid is 71 years old now. he was taking a break outside while it was still wet. he twowent to lean on a car and slipped. he was taken to a hospital where he was treated and released. he was later seen wearing a sling. an aide says reid received a bump the side of a golf ball lo above his left eye from the fall, but he'll be just fine. >>> coming up, a virginia couple tell us police where y they kept their chooipt child caged in a crib. >> flooding could go food worse. >> flooding could go food worse. >> it wiwhat do we have here? oh, it's scotts naturescapes advanced mulch. advanced huh? ehh...mulch is mulch. oh, not so, pops. ordinary mulch can fade after a few months. that's mulch! naturescapes holds its color for a full year. a whole year? guaranteed. plus, it's water smart. water-what? water smart. it channels water directly to the roots... reducing runoff, so you can water 30% less. saves water...holds color... you're sure this is mulch? ♪ [ male announcer ] scotts naturescapes advanced mulch. pnc virtual wallet now comes with spending zone. it organizes all

reid: i see our esteemed chaplain in the chamber. we appreciate very much his everyday prayer and the prayer this morning of the guest chaplain, which was very -- a very nice prayer. very, very thoughtful and outlines what our country is all about. we appreciate that very, very much. following leader remarks, the senate will be in morning business until 11:00 a.m., with the majority controlling the first half, the republicans controlling the final half. at 11:00 a.m., the senate will be in executive session to consider the nomination of goodwin liu to be united states circuit judge for the ninth circuit with the time until 2:00 p.m. equally divided and controlled. at about 2:00 p.m., there will be a roll call vote on the nomination to invoke cloture on the liu nomination. mr. president, s. 1022 is at the desk and it's due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 1022, a bill to extend expiring provisions of the u.s.a. patriot i am improvement and authorization act of 2005 and so forth and for

my colleague from the state of nevada, senator reid. i ran against senator reid in 1998. he beat me by just a little over 400 votes. afterward, when i -- two years later, when i was fortunate enough to win the election, senator reid and i sat down and we kind of made a pact between us that we were going to get along even though we are of different parties, we were going to put the past behind us and we were going to work together for the people of the state of nevada. a funny thing happened along the way over these last 10-plus years. senator reid and i developed a friendship. two people with opposite voting records, opposite views on major national issues, but we work together on a lot of issues that affected our states. friendships formed between our staffs and a true friendship formed between senator reid and myself, and for that, i want to thank him. to my senate colleagues, i would like to take a moment to apologize for what you have had to go through as a result of my actions. i know that many of you were put in difficult situations because of me, and for that i sin

reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i now ask unanimous consent that at 1:00 p.m. thursday, may 12, 2011, the senate proceed to executive stowings consider the nomination number 47 on the calendar, that there be one hour for debate equally divided in the usual form, upon the use or yielding back of that tiernlg the senate proceed to vote without intervening action or debate, on calendar number 47. the motion to reconsider be laid on the table, with no intervening action or debate, no more motions be in order to the mom nation. any statemented relating to the nomination be printed in the record, that the president be note notified of the senate's action and the senate resume legislative action. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: thank you. i ask unanimous consent that we proceed to s. res 179. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 179 to constitute the minority party's membership on certain committees fo

over to the white house now, and chip reid. chip, that interview and talk of those photos dominated today's briefing. >> reporter: they did, katie, and that's because that interview is the best source we have for understanding exactly why the president refuses to release any photographes of bin laden's body. >> keep in mind, that we are absolute certain that this was him. >> reporter: at the white house today, press secretary jay carney quoted at length from president obama's interview with steve kroft of cbs' "60 minutes," repeating the president's arguments for not releasing photos of osama bin laden after his death. but what about the 9/11 families, carney was asked? aren't they owed photographic evidence as proof positive that bin laden was killed? >> there is no question at all that osama bin laden is dead. he will not walk this earth again. >> reporter: white house officials concede there was a debate, but secretary of state clinton and secretary of defense gates argued against disclosure, and in the end, the president ag

>> hold on one second. 2006, nancy pelosi and harry reid took over the house and the senate. so some of the policies that went through that you're talking about, the crash of the banks and the crash of the economy, that was the democrats. >> we just had a report that came out from a federal commission -- >> they didn't extend the bush tax cuts. >> let's talk about the compromise. >> yeah. >> is president obama compromising because he's had a change of heart and that he needs private business, or is this a political move he has to do to -- >> the political move to sustain his presidency. let's get back to the bush tax cuts. when you have congressman madler, and congressman israel, when you have certain democrats calling for the extension of the bush tax cuts, to help the economy, then that is true compromise as well. it just wasn't obama to extend the bush tax cuts. which in his campaign promise when he was running for office, he said he would not. you even have progressives that -- >> the reality is -- >> you have democrats calling for obama to extend it. >> the democrats who

reid reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. business until 3:00 p.m. today. during that period of time, senators will be allowed to speak for up to ten minutes each. at 3:00 p.m., the senate will resume consideration of the motion to proceed to the patriot act. the time until 5:00 p.m. will be equally divided and controlled so at 5:00 there, will be a roll call vote on the motion to invoke cloture on the motion to proceed to the patriot act. mr. president, this will be a busy week in the senate. we have to renew the patriot a act. it's not a perfect law but it plays an important role in keeping our country safe. we also have to reauthorize the f.a.a. bill, the federal aviation administration. we all know what will be the focus of this week's biggest debate and biggest headlines. the primary conversation this week will be about the republicans' plan to kill medicare. people are talking a lot about that plan because there's a lot people have to fear. the republican plan would shatter a cornerstone of our society and would break o

reid: madam president, i recognize that we're in a partisan environment. and in a partisan there is temptation to turn every issue into a political issue. we certainly live in one of those environments today, and that's regrettable, but far from unfamiliar. politics play a role in our representative government and of course they as you have. founders created a system of checks and balances, three branches of government, for example, and two chambers of the congress because they anticipated this. they wanted to keep us from losing our way. long after that system was created new independent federal agency was created in the same spirit of checks an balances. that agency is the national labor relations board. it acts as a check on employers an employees alike. it safeguards employees' rights to unionize or not unionize. it mediates allegations of unfair labor and it does it outside any independent, the acting general counsel is a man who is as nonpartisan and independent as the agency he work for. last week they issued a complaint against boeing. the complain

mayor reid facing another protracted battle with unions. he says, $100 million shortfall that they would face next year is on the line. reporting from san jose, scott budman, nbc bay area news. >>> the battle in san jose, now a different battle in the east bay. a stunt by some seniors at an east bay high school is leading to stiff penalties. the senior class wanted to leave its mark but they might have gone too far. we bring in kimberly tere who joins us from leadership high school in hayward to explain. what happened? >> reporter: a food fight broke out yesterday between, well, among more than two dozen graduating seniors. those teenagers say they tried to clean up before getting in trouble. no luck. now, their graduation and some of the activities surrounding their graduation could be in jeopardy. this food fight may have left banana peels on the floor and cake on the walls but it's caused a bigger mess with serious consequences for students at leadership high school in hayward. did you know that the repercussions would be as severe as th

chip reid, cbs news, new york. >> the pentagon is telling pakistan give us back our helicopter. the chopper that the seals had to destroy in the compound was unlike any other. the pakistanis have hauled that tail section away, but an aviation expert tells cbs news from the photos, it appears the tail rotor has an extra number of blades, which would make it quieter. plus, instead of being constructed with sharp edges, it had gentler curves to avoid radar. and we are learning more about bin laden's burial. president obama said the united states took the high road. >> what we try to do is consulting with experts and islamic law and ritual to find something that was appropriate, that was respectful of the body. frankly we took more care on this than obviously bin laden took when he killed 3,000 people. he didn't have much regard for how they were treated and desecrated, but that is something that makes us different. >> you can see steve croft's entire interview sunday here on cbs 5. >>> pg and e has the okay from the state public utilities commission to raise rates by 7%. its compen

reid: mr. president? the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: i appreciate the comments my friend from nebraska, the senior senator from nebraska. following any leader remarks, the senate will be in morning business until 1:00 p.m. today. the republicans will control the first 30 minutes. the majority will control the next 30 minutes. following morning business, the senate will be in executive session to consider the nomination of michael urbanski to be united states district judge of the western district of virginia. there will be one hour of debate on that. at approximately 2:00 p.m. there will be a roll call vote on confirmation of the urbanski amendment. i'm also told that s. 953 is at the desk and due for a second reading. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: s. 953, a bill to authorize the conduct of certain lease sells in the outer continental shelf and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i object to any further proceedings with resp

chip reid is our chief white house correspondent. chip, president obama is now taking aim at syria's leaders. >> reporter: well, today, president obama imposed sanctions on syrian president bashar al-assad, and six other top syrian officials. those sanctions would freeze their assets in the united states and make it illegal for americans to do business with them. the president ordered the sanctions in response to assad's brutal crackdown on antigovernment protests in which about 850 people have been killed. now, assad is in a strong position in syria, so it's not clear whether the sanctions will have much effect, but they're significant because this is the first time president obama has pointed his finger directly at assad, essentially declaring that he is now the new bad guy in that part of the world. tomorrow, president obama will deliver a major speech in which he'll argue that the mass protests in the middle east and north africa present an opportunity for the united states to advance american values in that part of the world. bu

reid: mr. vice president? the presiding officer: the -- the vice president: the majority leader. mr. reid: i ask that the call of the quorum be terminated. the vice president: without objection. the chair lays before the senate a certificate of appointment to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of former senator john ensign of nevada. the chair -- excuse me -- the certificate the chair advised is in the form suggested by the senate. if there is no objection, the reading of the certificate will be waived and it will be printed in full in the record. if the senator designee will present himself at the desk the chair will administer the oath. the vice president: do you solemnly swear that you will support and defend the constitution of the united states against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge

reid: mr. president? through the chair, could i ask my distinguished friend, the chairman of the "help" committee, if i could do a unanimous consent situation here? i would ask that the distinguished chairman's statement not appear interrupted in the record. mr. harkin: yes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that morning business be extended until 7:00 p.m. tonight, senators permitted to speak for up to ten minutes each during that period of time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask unanimous consent that it be in order to proceed to s. 1038, introduced earlier today. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i move to proceed then, mr. president, to s. 1038. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: motion to proceed to s. 1038, a bill to extend expiring provisions of the u.s.a. patriot, improvement and reauthorization act of 2005 and the intelligence reform and terrorism prevention act of 2004 until j

senator reid and i developed a friendship.to people with opposite views on major national issues, but we worked together on a lot of issues that affected our state. friendships formed between our staff and a true friendship between senator reid and myself. for that, i want to thank him. to my senate colleagues, i like to take a moment to apologize for what you have had to go through as a result of my actions. i know that many of you were put in difficult situations because of me, and for that i sincerely apologize. to my wife, darlene, who has been for so much, so many struggles, i owe more than i could ever repay. but i love her and i am so grateful that the lord has put her in my life. our children have never known anything than their debt leaving each week to come back to washington, d.c. for more work. all three of them are incredible and it has been a blessing and a privilege just to be their debt. at -- to be their dad. my parents have stood by me through thick and thin, and also the rest of my extended family. i have wo

>> smith: chip reid, thanks. president obama told steve kroft of "60 minutes" that the safety of the navy seals was uppermost on his mind as the mission to take out bin laden was being planned. what was the most difficult part? i mean, you had to decide... this was your decision. >> yeah. >> reporter: whether to proceed or not and how to proceed. what was the most difficult part of that decision? >> my number-one concern was if i send them in can i get them out? and a lot of the discussion we had during the course of planning was how do we make sure there's backup? how do we make sure there's there's redundancy built into the plan so that we had the best chance of getting our guys out. >> smith: you can see more of the president's first interview since the killing of bin laden this sunday on "60 minutes." one thing the president was able to count on in planning the raid is intelligence-- not just from satellite photos and phone records but today we learned there were c.i.a. operatives on the ground living in a sa

>> couric: chip reid. chip, thank you. so does the administration really want syria's president out? i put that question to secretary of state hillary clinton next on the "cbs evening news." bonnie, turn up the volume. your baby sister has something to say. [ male announcer ] this intervention brought to you by niaspan. so now your doctor's talking about plaque building up in your arteries -- she called it coronary artery disease. you think that's something you can just stick in an email and that's the end of it? do you know me? look, bonnie. i know you've been exercising and eating a healthier diet. and that's great. but you wrote that your doctor also wants you on this cholesterol medicine -- niaspan. i know -- another pill. i get it, i do. but i am not taking no for an answer. [ male announcer ] if you have high cholesterol and coronary artery disease, and diet and exercise are not enough, niaspan, along with diet and a bile acid-binding resin, is fda-approved not only to slow down plaque buildup but to actually help cl

more on that from chief white house correspondent chip reid, who's traveling with the president in poland. >> reporter: after what appeared to be a tense meeting with the leaders of pakistan, secretary of state hillary clinton did not mince words. >> for the past decade, many of the world's most vicious terrorists-- including al qaeda's most important leaders-- have been living in pakistan. >> reporter: flanked by admiral mike mullen, her frustration with pakistan was clear, but at the same time she called this meeting a turning point. >> we look to the government of pakistan to take decisive steps in the days ahead. joint action against al qaeda and its affiliates will make... >> reporter: she did not specify the decisive steps needed, but analyst juan zarate says any some action is necessary. >> any step taken publicly or privately to demonstrate cooperation between the united states and pakistan is very important at this point. symbolism matters, especially when there's a crisis moment in a relationship. >> reporter: this crisis moment is about trust. u.s. officials believe some pakist

>> couric: chip reid at the white house. chip, thank you. for years, many assumed bin laden was holed up in one of pakistan's remote tribal regions possibly in a cave. but his hiding place was actually just 35 miles from the capital. elizabeth palmer is in islamabad tonight and, liz, what is the official response there to the u.s. raid against bin laden? from here in america it seems very muted. >> reporter: very muted. no response at all from the president's office. in fact, the only... the most complete statement came out of the foreign affairs ministry which said simply that the operation had been carried out by u.s. forces in accordance with u.s. policy and that the killing of osama bin laden demonstrated pakistan's dedication along with the international community to eliminate terrorism. it seems almost as if they're trying not to claim credit for it. which is probably not a surprise because he had many, many sympathizers in this country and for the government to own up to having a role in his killing could really destabilize pakistan a