we know rhode island avenueis closed in that area. tell us h the traffic is affected in the general area of this water rescue? >> traffic has been miserable all morning. the visibility is reduced. we do have a lot of -- i call it localized flooding but the gutter lanes overflow and into the street area. ofourse visibility is reduced. we really need people to slow down a bit. because of that we do have traffic congestion pretty much throughout the area. rhode island avenue is going to be closed. we have department of transportation is there. we do have the roadblock along with metropolitan police so just one area but you really have to pay attention to these conditions. going to come up on it quickly. visibility is reduced. you might t see it very clearly. a good rule of thumb is if you see some moving water, high water, trn arou. don't drown. >> we can always remember that. our d.c. fire and rescue, thank you very much for being with us this morning. we're going to take a look now the weather. we have that problem at rhode island aven

was lake rhode island avenue and there was a dramatic rescue here. i'll have the story coming up. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable compans. th, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hiregun for big corporations, even a bank that took billions from aaxpayer fund bailout. ehrlich sides with corporate executives againnd again and again tell bob ehrlich big banks and billionares don't need help. middle cde do. growing, evolving, literally transforming our lives. now imagine the possibilities of what tomorrow could bring. at at&t, we support a core set of standards that will guide the internet into the future... to protect users, and reward innovators, for years to come. we support a fair and open internet - affordable and accessible to everyone. transparent networks, managed in ways that are clear to all users. we support the fcc's plan to bring high-speed internet to everyone in america by 2020. and we are

it is right here near the rhode island metro station. we had a couple of people in their car at the time. mrs. bernie clark and her grandson -- tell us what happened? >> we had to get through the rain. it started raining two or three blocks before. by the time we got there, we could not see how to drive. there was about four cars that were slowing down. my grandson said oh, my lord. we got back in the car -- we did not get out of the car. you have to excuse me. i am nervous. by the time i was under the bridge, he said at all, lord -- oh, lord. he wanted to get out. i said the water was coming too fast. he reached his hand on the car seat. the water had come in the car that test. >> you got out of the car? >> no, i did not get out. he said a you have to get out. if he had not got me out, i would not be talking to you. >> you did make it out of the car. miss clark was telling us that a passer-by head helped -- had helped swim them to safety. >> he got out of his car. >> it took him a while, and he was able to get her out. a number of peopl

four cars got stuck in high water in rhode island in northeast d.c. the fire department rescued five people. luckily no one was seriously hurt. tow trucks have pulled the cars out and the road has since reopened. >> bethesda here, drivers along wisconsin and bethesda took their chances driving through high water at that busy intersection. it wasn't any easier for pedestrians. not only did they have to deal with the heavy rain but navating flooded sidewalks became tricky too not to mention dodging the sprayfrom all the cars whizzing by. >> the stormy weather caused high surf in chesapeake bay. rising water poured on to roadways making for a messy commute. some residents used sandbags, buckets and whatever they could get their hands on to deal with the water leaking into their homes. good ggy thursday afternoon for you all. >> folks, this is just round one of the flooding. round two is en route. >> veronica johnson is here with more on rain totals so far. >> the forecast is working out realy well just as we anticipated yesterday. we're getting a little

kennedy, rhode island, ms. jackson lee, texas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the chair lays before the house the following message. the clerk: to the congress of the united states, section 202-d of the national emergencies act provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency prior to the anniversary date of the declaration. the president publishes in the federal register and transmits to the congress a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. in accordance to this provision, i have sent the enclosed notice stating that the national emergency with respect to persons who commit, threaten to commit or support terrorism is to continue in effect beyond september 23, 2010. the crisis constituted by the grave acts of terrorism and threats of terrorism committed by foreign terrorists, including the terrorist attacks on september 11, 2001, and new york

. >>> plus, loved ones are reunited in a happy home coming in rhode island. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to this wednesday morning. tropical depression 16 is going to drench south florida today. you see all the rain bands from miami up to port st. lucie. tropical storm warnings are in effect just in case it does become a tropical storm. now, that moisture is going to move up the east coast. the mid-atlantic and new england tonight and tomorrow is going to get drenched. some areas could see as much as 7 inches of rain. that will include d.c., to boston eastward looks to be heavy amounts. the rest of the country is very quiet. if you're watching us on wrc 4 in washington, d.c., get ready for the holiday season. learn about the history of holiday displays. that's your early morning event of the day. >> get ready for the holiday season? can i just say no. >> we're close. >> 86 days until christmas. >> sometimes the stores don't even wait for the holiday decorations to go away. they already go with christmas. >> that is just crazy. oh, my goodne

. >>> plus, loved ones are reunited in a happy home coming in rhode island. >>> you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to this good wednesday morning. once again, no rainfall in the west. tracking temperatures which continue to be very warm. still need your air conditioner on in the vegas area and much of southern nevada. actually much of california, still using the air conditioner. medford, 93. pretty nice. 71 in seattle. thursday's forecast, continuing warm weather. knocking down temperatures in coastal california. look at phoenix. record high, 108 possible on thursday. if you're watching on kbbc, take a trip around the world through dance. learn dances from greece, china, russia and more at folk dancing with ethnic expression at the charleston heights arts center. that's your pacific event of the day, veronica. >> very nice. you know my mom lives in vegas, so -- >> she is? >> she is. so good morning, mom. >> send her the details so she can get out there. >> exactly. >>> now here's a look at this morning's headlines in entertainment. justin timberlake might be starring in th

rhode island was in big trouble a year ago.deficit, 12% unemployment and a shaky financial future. today the governor is smiling because rhode island is in the black. success he says earned through sacrifice. >> the lesson here is you're only going to do the same thing every household has to do that is out of work, they have to adjust their spending, that is the reality. >> reporter: there were layoffs, positions unfilled, the workforce row duesed by 14%, pensions and benefits were cut. the government even shut down for 12 days to save money and there was less aid to cities and towns which were also forced to make sacrifices. aging police cars weren't replaced. fewer cops and firefighters were on the job. a public pool never opened for the summer and local officials aren't necessarily supportive of all the bell tightening. >> while they are touting that they didn't raise taxes they forced the local municipalities to be the bad guys in this situation. >> reporter: in fact almost every state in the union is facing budget troubles

part of rhode island avenue was shut down, but it is back open now. we'll have more on the storm's impact in the distct coming up in our next half hour. >>> news 4s a learned of an arrest in the murder of a high school football player. 16-year-old jamal bell was shot after leaving a go-go party at a church in june. two other teenagers were also injured in that shooting. police aested 17-year-old zachary sims. they've charged him with first degree murder. officials say sims has been in the custody of the district's department of youthrcó rehabilitation services on unrelated charges. bell was a player on the roosevelt high school football team. >>> tonight, we haveeveral first-hand accounts of that deadly bus crash on i-270 yesterday in bethesda. there were six childrenn that bus. they all survived. and tonight some of them are talking about the crash and their rescue. aaron gil crest is here now with more. >> reporter: this was supposed to be a fun day at the national zoo for three siblings from carlisle, pennsylvania, and it was until they started th

radar and satellite indicates heavy squalls there just south of rhode island and also the cape. that's going to come across tonight and areas of maine will see that heavy rain as well. look at the wind field. the yellow area are the tropical storm force winds, 40 to 74 mile per hour winds. gusts to hurricane force in orange, and the red are hurricane sustained winds. those are in a very small area, but as we take the track across the coast tonight, you can see that yellow area will sweep much of the cape and even coastal maine tomorrow morning. you can expect at least those tropical storm force conditions even though the storm is weakening. >> hill: cbs news hurricane consultant david bernard. thanks. with earl still a threat, warnings are up along the new england coast, including on cape cod, where we find dean reynolds tonight. he is in chatham. dean, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, erica. well, they've established shelters now on cape cod, and for those others who've chosen to remain in their homes, they're being urged to stay there as this storm comes ashore late to

jenna: rhode island certainly not immune to the economy.espite a decline in revenue the state managed to turn a deficit into a massive surplus. how did they do it? it's a great question. it's part of our road to recovery, what is working series. lick leventhal is live with this story. >> reporter: basic math says you can't spend more than you have if you do you wind up in trouble. dozens of states have found themselves with huge budget tkeuf sits. rhode island was one of them but manages to turn it around. they were more than $60 million in the red with 12% unemployment and a shaky financial future. the governor battled with politicians and healthcare provide tkers to cut costs. the workforce was reduced. pensions and benefits were trimmed too, bringing them in line with the private sector. the governor saying, it's a matter of fairness. >> when you look at the pay levels, the health benefits, the pension benefits, they are far in excess of what most of the taxpayers out there have, so it's trying to bring those into alignment. >> reporter:

the president's recovery bill brought 11,000 jobs to rhode island. that's 11,000 families with a paycheck who wouldn't have had it, but we still have with our 12% nearly unemployment rate about 65,000 families without work. the jobs just aren't there. and to now watch these 99ers come to the end of their benefits, i spoke about nancy who's worked in the insurance industry all of her life from portsmouth, rhode island, she's coming in. steady workers, solid people and they don't know what to do. they're right up against it and it's their homes that are at stake, foreclosure, able to keep their health care going, it's knowing that they have a future and i think that it's important that we continue to speak to them and assure them and we have to point out that, you know, what the republicans are doing is just wrong. >> what do you say to senator lemieux from florida, who obviously is a short timer. he's not running again. so it's like the republicans pick somebody that nobody could get back at when it came to a vote. what do you say to him when he's con

tony nylander has to commute from north east to a casino in rhode island. >> i have a 2-year-old and we have been for about eight years. it is great aunt to hear the little guy yelled daddy. >> the casino is opening three days earlier thanks to construction. officials wanted to expedite this process so maryland could compete with casinos in bordering states. other locations hoped to fall in hollywood's footsteps. the casino will open its doors at 8:00 a.m. this morning. >> a patient has been charged with the murder of a fellow patient. investigators say a nurse found susan sachs with a string around her neck. saladin taylor is charged in that strangulation. teller was criminally responsible for a killer in baltimore city. susan sachs killed a social worker. a woman isn't shock trauma after she was shot during a domestic dispute. this was just before 4:00 p.m. on sunday afternoon. there is no word on their condition. police said she suffered wo unds considered non-life- threatening . >> there was a motorcycle crash around 2:00 a.m. sunday morning. the motorcycle slid into a utility po

jenna: breaking news out of rhode island a possible shooting at a bank there.arris has been working on details from the breaking news desk. what do we know. >> reporter: we are trying to figure what is the connection between a bank, a citizen's bank, and woonsocket, and an apartment building and many, many police officers, including police officers in swat gear have showed up and surrounded. there seems to be quite a bit of focus on this apartment building in woonsocket. i have not been able to confirm actual gunshots fired. as we get more pictures from this area of rhode island i'll show you what we are watching via satellite in the newsroom as we gather more information. a possible shooting at a citizen's bank in woonsocket. here we are, brand-new pictures coming into fox news channel. here is the apartment bumming i was just telling you about. in the front yard you'll begin to see them, the swat swat memb, we've been watching all of the squad cars move in, and a lot of activity in and out of this one apartment. no sign of anybody necessarily that they've arr

. >> police in rhode island say a boy was behind the wheel of a stolen van when it crashed into a car killing a young girl. this was in providence. the driver crossed the median and hit another car. the girl's mother and two other children or also seriously injured. the boy will be arraigned on several charges later today. >> the passengers experience more than turbulence of the way to the big apple. >> stay down! stay down! >> that is a flight attendant urging passengers to stay down. part of the landing gear was stock, forcing the pilot to make an emergency landing. none of the 60 passengers on board were hurt. authorities are trying to figure out why the landing gear failed. >> wow. that is scary. >> pay attention if you own a hyundai. so maters are being recalled. >> complaints about a popular soap compact car. >> we're checking on it wet morning rush. several problemold gibbs cannin. today these factories are full of dot com businesses. and now my job is helping maryland create new economy jobs. training new math and science teachers investing in our institutions of excellence pi

but check out his appearance on a local tv show in that providence, rhode island, mayoral race. >> iant to say that i write songs for fun, and i can play a song for you really quick, and. this is a song i've written. i wanted to have my guitar but they wouldn't let me have it. ♪ i'll sing it for you. >> mm-hmm. ♪ to the rich man who stands in his house high upon the hill ♪ ♪ the chains that bind you, the flames that surround you ♪ ♪ for the price you have received ♪ >> this went on for two minutes. this guy singing along with his cell phone and at the end he wanted to bring a guitar player in to do it again and the host voted no. we should note the voters also went with the non-proposing, non-singing with the cell phone ticket angel tavarez. >> they punished him for his creativity. >> some people don't appreciate art. >> more on the primaries. we will have the latest on the upsets. we will get back to our panel as well. we are following important stories including iran's decision to release one of the three american hikers. why was she and not the other two let go? revving ] [ drums

northeast, ken elworth, rhode island avenue, very quiet. 270 from i-70 down is fine. i-70 between btimore and frederick, no early ncerns. >> thanks very much, jerry. >>> 4:42. still to come, poison control is seeing a spike in calls from the students from the university of maryland. >>> the high-tech way d.c. is keeping tabs on young offenders. >>> a new ♪ [ male announcer ] it's luxury with fire in its veins. bold. daring. capable of moving your soul. ♪ and that's even before you drop your foot on the pedal. ♪ the new 2011 cts coupe from cadillac. the new standard of the world. >>> at least 50 crows happened at the faulkier livestock exchange in marshall, virginia. the cause fire is under investigation. >>> d.c. leaders defending district schools after president obama said his children could not get the same quality of education at d.c. schools than they can at sidwell school. president obama told the "today" show d.c. schools are making strides. >>> sources tell nbc news the announcement could come as early as this friday. hm emanuel is likely expected to leave the

the republican governor of rhode island.use majority leader tom delay and many, many more. no other business network is providing such in depth coverage because they don't know how but we do. if you do not get fox business network. >> demand it! >> what do i do? bret baier already allowed me to tivo him and watch me. when we come back, remember what scott brown did in massachusetts? my next guest did it in virginia. one put democrats on warning and the other put an entire region in play in what had been obama's stomping grounds. meet the bigger republican sensation they simply call bob. >> neil: always something involving the dutch or those flying in and out of denmark, amsterdam. the latest incident an apparently intoxicate intoxican airlines pilot -- from a delta jet as he prepared to fly. officials said he was too drunk to fly. that is all we know. just weird with all the incidents in and out of amsterdam but this one involves a pilot heading there who authorities believe was too drunk to fly. i don't know what happened t

it is primary day in delaware, maryland, massachusetts, new hampshire, rhode island, wisconsin and also washington, d.c. >>> in new york, this 65th session of the united nations general assembly opens. already on the assembly's agenda for this month are crucial global issues, such as biodiversity and ending poverty. >>> and congratulations to singer/songwriter amy winehouse. today she has reason to celebrate as it is her 27th birthday. >>> all day long, you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with nbc "nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. meet a reporter who was greeted by cat calls in the new york jets' locker room. >>> and in a "today" exclusive, meet that teen who suffered a heart attack on the football field and the nurse who helped save him. >>> now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day

just california, rhode island the smallest state in the union and arkansas. >> i hear that.ark -- [overlapping speakers] >> first of all, arkansas and rhode island seem to be doing okay. new york, florida, texas, indiana, illinois, who are all struggling. so it's not a questio so much about change the rules. why is not taking care of the budgets the first pry offer the everyone in sacramento? year after year we have this problem but i have yet to see the legislature come together in january when the doors open and say we are going to fix it and then do our little bills. instead it's we do the bills and then at the end, five people wind up in the room together down at the governor's house in brentwood and hash it out and that's it? >> we started holding hearings on the budget back in january. i sit on the budget conference economy, chair the budget committee on health and human services. we have had hearings all the year long. but when the threshold to pass the budget is two-thirds, it literally means the minority rules. that's not the democratic process. 14 senators can veto

one came down on glenn brook road in northwest and over on rhode island avenue there was a bit of trouble when there was a flash flood underneath the metro rail path in northeast. >> and -- to get to the bridge. was that -- raining that hard and we didn't know that the water kept coming. and by the time -- on the hill, the water was coming so fast. it was taking me under. >> reporter: a number of people were upset by what happened. the cars were engulfed by the water and they were flooded out and that is a lot of damage done there. >> paul wagner inside and talk about some high water problems in virginia. didn't take long before the low- lying stretch of browns mill road was flooded in vienna. a car partly submerged. you see it there and turn around. >>> flooding problems in maryland as well. there have been reports of possible waterspouts and waves can causing coastal flooding and let's continue in maryland and bob barnard is live in annapolis and taking a beating from the heavy rains and mixing the tide, bob and that is a real mess. >> reporter: that's right, high tide is not for anothe

and on rhode island avenue northeast, tow trucks haul away mud filled cars that got stuck in nearly 4 feet of water. 75-year-old bernice clark feels lucky to be alive. >> oh my gosh. i was in there with all that mess. >> yeah. >> i love this car. >> her great grandson was in the passenger seat. he managed to get out and pull her to safety. by the time he got to her, the water risen up to her neck. >> i knew staying in the car wasn't going to do nothing because we would have drowned in the car. >> with the flooding subsided, street sweepers clear out the mud left behind. this man still in shock that the water rose so high, so fast, even his suv didn't make it. >> you can just see that the whole parking lot was flooded. >> over on capital avenue, the grounds at the baptist church full of mud and debris. flood waters left behind. the pastor captured the flooding on his phone. crews rescued some passer byes. people looking for higher ground as the waters began to rise. >> it felt like we were under siege by the water. we thank god for the way things turned out. >> clark agrees, saying it

notice bob skirts cape hatteras but then the difference was it moved right over coastal areas of rhode island and also eastern portions of massachusetts and cape cod, and right up the coastal areas of maine. that's what caused all the damage. if earl stays offshore like this, it's not going to be as bad as bob. all it's going to take is a little bit of a shift to the west, and we could have a lot more damage than what is anticipated. >> hill: david bernard, appreciate the insight, thanks, tonight. now to a scare in the gulf of mexico. at first, it seemed eerily reminiscent of the b.p. disaster. an oil platform exploded and burst into flames today. about 100 miles off the louisiana coast forcing the crew into the water. but that is where the similarities end. don teague is in houma. >> good evening, erica. it was a frightening scene but with a much different outcome than the deepwater horizon tragedy. in this case there was no loss of life and so far we're told there is no oil leaking into the gulf. the first calls for help came at 9:19 this morning when works, or a neighboring rig and helicop

>> ed, i speak to you tonight from rhode island.ate in the usa that is smaller than delaware. and here, too, we have a bunch of candidates scampering around running for statewide office and they're walking the walk that was christine o'donnell's cover story. her excuse for stiffing "face the nation" on short notice and why she's too shy to go on "meet the press" or take any straight national interviews. in a small state like delaware or here in rhode island, you can run for statewide office with your feet on the ground. it's not like being in ohio or florida or california. so her time is well invested in retail politics if the goal is to get elected. what we found out a week ago in the tell-all from her ex-staffers is there's been a second agenda all along and the serial candidatacies of christine o'donnell were all about nailing a tv gig. for all we know she may have already inked a deal with fox news and she's just going through the steps in the big time. and the difference between christine o'donnell and ed schultz is you were ho

in rhode island, it's going to be a three-way race that will be including lincoln chafee, a one-time senator from that state. and also, there's going to be a three-way race in massachusetts. incumbent governor deval patrick, republican charles baker, and independent tim cahill. another interesting night and the primary season is finally coming to a close. >> all right, mark murray, nbc's deputy political director, thanks for that. savannah, up and down the ballot, richard nixon's grandson finished third in his primary. you had former members of congress lose primaries for governor in both wisconsin and new york. joe malone, who used to be the massachusetts republican party, he got spanked in a primary. if you were connected to the establishment inside the republican party, you lost last night, and you lost in some cases by big, big numbers. >>> let's move on. on capitol hill, a big breakthrough, the small business bill the president has been holding up is a symbol of republican obstruction finally got passed that senate deadlock. aides say could be on the president's desk by next wee

she is at rhode island avenue northeast with more information. >> reporter: good news this afternoon. bernice clark, 5 years old and her grandson are now safe. they were trapped this their vehicle for a short time. let me get out of the shot so you can see. you can see just below the metro station this typically is an area that floods during heavy rains and that's what it did this morning. bernice clark tells us she and her grandson were heading downtown early this morning when visibility was just extremely poor. rain started to come down and within instants they splashed in to a huge puddle and water started to fill up their car. the grandson said the water was up to his shoulder an he was sitting down. he was afraid for his great grandmother's life. he said if we would have stayed in that car we probably would have drowned. it is incredible stuff. he got out of the car and dragged his grand mother out of the driver's seat. you can see all the way down, with the lights on, their car is still there. several cars -- there were four cars in all. those cars have been towed but you can se

you can track one batch of rain that's going to clip rhode island in areas of cape cod four hours fromht. cloudier as the day goes on. temperatures will be pretty warm mostly in the 70s. humidity will be on the high side. but the really heavy rains will arrive tonight all day thursday. and we could see some thunderstorms mix in here. we're talking as much as six inches of rain from some of the big cities. so, veronica, tomorrow morning's commute will be a nightmare, it looks like. more details tomorrow, of course, and during the day today. >> i think i want to be the kool-aid man for halloween. >> it would be fun. >>> fans of one hit show are worried too many stars are going to ruin the fun. plus, who came out on top so, to speak, on an on-line poll choosing the worst dressed man in show biz. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. >>> welcome back to "first look." last night on "late night with jimmy fallon," jimmy gave an update on iran's relations with israel. >> during the trip next month, mahmud ahmadinejad said he's planning to throw a rock at israel. that's what he said. he said

district now and the rain sparked floods that trapped some cars up to 4 feet of water over on rhode island avenue. on reno road, lightning struck and brought down a massive tree. there it is. and while intersections were under water up in friendship heights, now crews are trying to clean up all the mess. >>> coming up on 9news now, the largest toy recall of the year. more than 10 million toys and children's products pulled off the shelf. what parents need to know. top. >> all right, we changed the timing, if you will, of the next round two. we'll talk about that and take you out with live doppler. also going to come back and focus in on these storms east of frederick, down across 270 and back down towards gaithersburg. we'll talk about that. we'll also talk about where the bulls eye is going to be for round two. stay tuned. four years ago, bob ehrlich got fired as governor of maryland. for good reason. first, he protected tax loopholes for giant cable cable companies. then, he let utilities jack up our rates 72%. and for the last four years, he worked as a hired gun for big corporations, e

leave the umbrellas home from new york all the way through connecticut and rhode island. to be nice and 77. dc should be gorgeous. all the way back through the southeast as we feel like summer. upper 80s, low 90s. chicago, minneapolis, on the cooler side for you. texas, still hot. dallas, today, 94. lynn, everything is looking good. >> all right, bill, you keep an eye on the canes for us, huh? >> the canes. >> the weather man lingo, i like it. all right, thank you. >>> woody allen shoots down rumors about the first lady of france. >>> plus, oprah opens up about her final season with a bang. the first look at entertainment is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. wall street is getting back on its feet. but the financial landscape is still full of uncertainty. in times like these, you need an experienced partner to look out for you. heads up! and after 300 years we have gotten pretty good at that. rheumatoid arthritis going? they're discovering the first self-injectable ra medicine you take just once a month. it's simponi™, and taken with methotrexate, it

arkansas and rhode island. democratic leaders here in the legislature made it clear changing that is a top priority. >> reporter: are leaders playing games to help prop 25? absurd says the senate leader. >> nothing could be further from my thoughts. i feel a responsibility, have felt a responsibleability to get this done. >> reporter: labor groups backing the measure say it's about accountability, not about raising taxes. >> the tax argument is for the files of, i saw elvis pressey in carmichael last week. it's just absurd. >>> a record for infections coming up next at 6:00. the state is on track to break a record for whoopg cough. we'll take you to a clinic and show you who should be vaccinated. >>> health insurance is about to get a lot more expensive for millions of californians. we'll explain. >>> will the flights of the future be even more uncomfortable? a look at what airlines are considering to save a little more money. >>> san mateo county health leaders hosted a free whooping cough vaccination today. t

to their fellow rhode island's -- that fellow rhode islanders. the tide is recognition that this is a scar on a the mark -- a scar on our democracy with racial rates and continuing discriminatory impact and people should restore the right to vote. do want to say that at 11:30, the national black law students association has decided this is one of their top priorities and have organized an action rally at d e d c law school in hopes of a view will join us there today. -- at the d.c. law school. lose a couple to of our panelists. i'm going to pause briefly the seeking get some discussion and reaction, but i know you both have to go. we have heard quite a few things, but the fundamental premise of how this works, as the community a fax big as that affects communities of color, but what does it mean? because we stopped and frisked every black and brown use in baggy pants, that's what we have less crime. what we don't hear is what happens when you take young men and women out of the economic system, but of the ability to have jobs and votes, how does

in rhode island, a big surf was the only remnant of the storm. there was some beach erosion on long island, but the damage was light compared to the drum roll of predictions. >> a team of reporters and meter olses will bring you live coverage over the next hour and a half. >> reporter: trees were felled in nantucket, but looking at the beaches and shoppers, the scene did not resemble the state of emergency the massachusetts governor declared just hours ago. >> i was thrilled, you know. the sun was out and shining. people are walking around town. >> reporter: indeed, the federal emergency management team said no states had even asked for assistance. this sign in chatham said it all. so hurricane earl is gone, having left behind clear skies and few memories. anthony. >> dean reynolds in chadam, massachusetts. hope you goat have a great weekend there. a state of emergency has been declared on new zealand's south island after a major earthquake struck christchurch. more than 100 billions were badly damaged. at a book signing in ireland, tony blair re

rhode island and arkansas the only other two that require two-third of a vote.hat means republicans who are in the minority -- you have to get at least two or three of them to pass a budget. so they can hold it up. this would change that. it would make it much easier to pass a budget. critics say it's really a trojan horse for raising taxes. that it really would also make it because of the language in the initiative, would make it possible to add trailer bills to the budget that would potentially raise taxes with a simple majority. now the backers say that's not the case and a federal appeals -- state appeals court agreed with them that it won't suspend prop 13 which is the two-thirds tax majority. but that issue is going to be a very important one. could have a huge impact on revenues in california. and then prop 26, also very important. it would change the definition of, right now, because taxes are so difficult to raise at the state and local levels, a lot of government agencies are -- governments are raising fees. regulatory fees, fees on developers, fees on

the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from rhode island is recognized. mr. kennedy: i thank the gentleman for yielding. i want to ack nothing the gentlelady from tennessee, ms. -- i want to acknowledge the gentlelady from tennessee, mrs. blackburn, for her comments. you know, history is so important because it teaches us about the future. and we might think this is a 90-year-old piece of history dug up out of the past, that we're just reflecting on. but we all know right now that it wasn't until this last two cycles, three cycles that we had the election of the first woman speaker of the house in the history of this great democracy, arguably one of the most powerful offices in the constitution leading the house of representatives, speaker nancy pelosi, and that one of the first items she had to take on as speaker was the passage of the lilly ledbetter equal pay act. we are talking about 90 years ago, and yet up until this day we are still fighting whether women ought to get equal pay for equal work. this was not in a bill that would have been passed but it j

the people from maine and rhode island cannot get elected, they think, on the platform that people can -- i was going to say colorado, but you have your challenges here -- nebraska. thtruth is we will have disappointments. we will have challenges. it is not one to be perfect any time soon. but we have to sp what is going on. will you not help me? [applause] thank you. >> >> yesterday, president obama spoke at an afl-cio event about jobs and the november elections. his remarks are next on c-span. coming up next hour, we will discuss implementation of the new health care bill and the role of the federal reserve. later in the day, religious leaders from the christian, jewish, and moslem faith will hold a news conference to talk about religious tolerance. live coverage begins at 1:00 p.m. eastern. today, i look at u.s. policy toward iraq and we will hear from the national security adviser. live coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. eastern. later in the day, a conversation on israel's modernization -- india's modernization and what it means for their neighbors. that starts at 3:30 eastern. follow t

gretchen morganson of the "new york times" is in providence rhode island and mark zandi chief economist for moody's is here in the studio. good morning, all. >> good morning. >> smith: mark, let me start with you. among the two very important ideas that are being talked about this week that the president is expected to be addressing on wednesday is this idea of suspending a payroll tax. how much of a boost can that provide? and is it enough to help speed the recovery as the president suggests? >> i think if we suspend the payroll tax for businesses that go out and hire additional workers, expand the job tax credit that is in place today, i think that could be effective and be helpful in the next six, 12 months. i think that would be a boost to the economy. >> smith: laura ticeen, how do you feel about it? >> i think that's correct. i think that we already have in place the credit. the credit could be extended into a partial payroll tax holiday. i think the issue really will be for new hires. all new hires. and ten what the size of the firm should be. this is an area i which is really wo

the other states holing primaries include wisconsin, new hampshire, rhode island, new york and massachusettsnext, the massive wildfires in colorado appear to have been sparked by accident. we'll have the latest after the break solve the a virginia man found tied up and shot to death in his own home and police think a speed bump is what sparked a deadly dispute. we'll explain why coming up next. -- >>> a virginia man found tied up and shot to together in his on home and police think a speed bump is what sparked a deadly dispute ais,rc >>> it appears that a speed bump may be the cause of a murder and home invasion in springfield, virginia. steven karr convinced official to put in a speed bump in front of his home. his neighbor, david patton, was reportedly with respect set about the speed bump. police say he broke into karr's house and tied up karr and his girlfriend. when karr's roommate came home, police say patton chased him and the girlfriend ran upstairs and called 911. >> it is sat, really unfortunate to think people can fly off the handle that much over a speed bump, that it could be th

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. >>> a pop culture icon headed to rhode island, lady ga dah address -- lady gaga urged a vote to overturn the don't ask/don't tell policy. >>> coming up next at 6:00, what one bay area school district is considering doing. what's unusual is what that property may be transformed in to. julie haener has more. >> continuing coverage on the 100 high risk pipelines in the bay area. pg&e released that list and two section of pipeline that did not make the list and why some think they should have. >>> and a heartbreaking scene at a bay area high school in the wake of a car crash last week that killed one student. >>> and three key questions the school is trying to answer. we'll show you what washed up onto a bay area beach today. why it has to sit there all night long before being bury. see you at 6:00. >>> authorities in utah are blaming artillery practice for a wildfire that's destroyed two homes. the fire started 0 miles south of salt lake city. high winds are equipping the flames. 1400 -- whipping the flames. 1400 have been evacuated. at this point, there are no reports of any injuries. >>>

. >> and residents are keeping track of what is happening in rhode island.rick kennedy held that seat for a while. what do you see here? >> this is one example where democrats have done all they can to help republicans. nice to see some balance there. so essentially, like you said, the seat held by kennedy i think since 1994, democrats should -- this should be a safe democratic seat. but the primary battle has been so bloody, i mean we have a new comer candidate anthony gemma who has thrown out negative ad after negative ad. he has a mantra going, "are you kidding me? " and well funded and the fourth openly gay member of congress. but he should be the favorite to win the seat but nothing is sure by how bloody has been and we have republicans. we have john lack lan sitting back and waiting to bide his time. he hasn't had to spend any money and doesn't have a challenge of his own so if ever there were conditions to help republicans win a seat in the very blue rhode island, we're seeing it now. >> and we'll see what the democrats have left to go through novembe

. >>> primaries are also underway in six other states including w york, new hampshire and rhode island. but one ce getting an awful lot of extra attention tonight is the republican senate race in delaware. micah seke castle is facing chr o'nnell. his ads attack o'donnell for not paying her taxes and defaulting on her mortgage. o'donnell admits to some money problems. now sarah palin is throwing her weight behind her. the winner tonight will be competing for joe biden's senate seat. a race that will determine whether republicansill be able to gain control. >>> coming up tonight at 30, live coverage of the gubernatorial races. you can also log on to nbcwashington.com for live election results tonight as they come n. >>> we're following breaking news from northeast d.c., six people are injured, including a child after circulator bus crashes into an suv at 7th and florida avenue in front of gaudette university. the intersection was closed for a short time, it's since reopened. >>> the nfl is looking into clms that members of the new york jets may have sexually harassed a female sports repo

delaware, maryland, new hampshire, rhode island, the district of columbia, here, massachusetts, new yorkisconsin. last really big night of primaries, in delaware you heard from the two-- going head to head. and christine o'donnell leading mike castle. 47-44 in the latest poll out and what about the races as we set up this primary night. >> bret: we're back with the panel. charles, start in delaware. >> speaking of the so-called experts. the palin endorsement i think is disruptive and capricious. bill buckley says he always supported the most conservative candidate who was electable, otherwise the vote is simply self-indulgence. >> bret: now, jim demints also endorsed christine o'donnell. >> equally capricious and irresponsible. and it's a big mistake. mike castle is a shoo-in. he wins-- they call off the fight in the first round. o'donnell is very problematic, she probably will lose. now, we are in a cycle where we have seen that this is not a normal democratic administration. it's highly ideological. it's instituted changes over the last 18 months reversible like obama care and will try

. >> but you have to deal with the rhode island winters. >> dartmouth's program is one of the largestmbers, you can choose from over 100 courses per year. >> let's go south to lexington, kentucky where there are a lot of opportunities at the university of kentucky. >> you can also audit courses with the undergrads if they're not filled and a lot of retirees say there's really fun. and there's a great downtown apgs. and you can always take a buf drive through the horse countryside. >> what about the cost of these courses? >> most of them are membership based course where is you pay an annual fee, maybe $80 a year, and then you'll pay something like $50 per course, but they're membership programs where you can participate and take a course and then there are also volunteers or member who is teach the courses as well. so if you have a lot of interest in churchill, you can teach a course in churchill if you want. >> let's head to the pacific northwest, which is a great area. this is bellingham, washington between seattle and vancouver. >> exactly, it's sort of tucked between puget sound a

a woman in rhode island calls herself connie cougar. she is disgusted with it and done with it. she started a campaign. women of a certain age who still look good someone be labeled as cougars. even if you watched cougar town here last night. courtney cox tells about her life as an older single woman. this woman behind the campaign says women should be able to date younger men because men do it without any labels all the time. you and i saw this story earlier. and thought that is a talker. >> absolutely. so cougar town we go to. that is our topics today on our two cents on today's hot topics on the wmar facebook fan page, we ask you is the term cougar offensive? we have been flooded with responsive. ann writes in no way, as long as you take it with a grain of salt and understand you are indeed not 25, but you feel like it and there are women who wear the name proudly. if you would like to share your two cents on today's hot topic, and drop us a common, we'll share more of your comments, look at all of them. right here on "good morning maryland" here at 9:00. >>> on national tv.

insurance claims that they had been injured in restaurants, hotel and grocery stores in massachusetts, rhode islandcouple collected more than $200,000. mary will be sentenced in december. her husband is already serving a five-year prison sentence. >>> an ellicott city couple suing their landlord because pesky bed bugs took over their apartment building. they claim they were bitten by bed bugs for plm a month and the management company did nothing to get rid of them. they allege the landlord merely inspected their apartment. they ended up moving out after their #-year-old daughter was bitten repeatedly. >> shortly after that, mrs. brown began to be bitten at night and one night she woke one about 25 bites. >> how much are you asking for. >> half awe million dollars. >> the lawsuit also claim there were other bed bug cases and expects more bed bug cases against other landlords. >>> let's not talk about lawsuits. let's just talk about a nice day today. >> a decent day today. we've got clouds on the increase. we've got highs only in the low 70s. later tonight, the rain arrives and it will be heavy rain

but check out his appearance on a local tv show in that providence, rhode island, mayoral race. >> i say that i write songs for fun, and i can play a song for you really quick, and. i wanted to have my guitar but they wouldn't let me have it. ♪ i'll sing it for you. ♪ to the rich man who stands in his house high upon the hill ♪ ♪ the chains that bind you, if flames surround you for ♪ ♪ the price you have received >> this went on for two minutes. this guy's singing along with his cell phone, and at the end he wanted to bring a guitar player in to do it all over again, anderson, but the host voted no on that, and we should note that the voters also went with the nonproposing, nonsinging with the cell phone ticket and chose angel tevaris. >> they punished him for his creativity. >> reporter: some people don't appreciate art. >> that's right. john king will have the latest on the upsets and we'll get back to our panel as well. we're also following other important stories, including iran's decision to release one of the american hikers. why was she, and not the other two let go? concierge