i personally believe that if we fail, rhode island is happy, ready, willing, waiting. they tell me -- they don't need a year's worth of from time. we need the current infrastructure. italy does not have the same public processes the board's commitment be. >> the consideration for maturity is unjust and a $55 million. have you done and appraisal of what the volume would be for that amount of time? what is the fair market value of what we would be giving up? >> we are doing an evaluation of what we thought that they would be if they were developed to their highest and best use. this went out for 66 years for pier 32, which is the maximum. these are the valuations, which i hope everyone can see. 28 and half million for the terminal itself. remember, it will have to have a maritime use. then, 330, which is about -- this capacity is probably pushing the envelope. >> the value is the 55 million than we are getting in return, why not include the difference between what we're actually receiving or is that included 2 well, we're doing our best to estimate what the team will hav

where southern rhode island newport was the host of the america's cup for 53 years out of a 150- year tradition, of course, that enthusiasm is compounded once we knew that mr. ellison had won the cup, the san francisco should pounce on the ability to try to become the host here. naturally, we wanted to do everything we possibly could to work together as a city family to extend our families to secure that particular right. needless to say, the people of rhode island are a little bit upset with me, and i and my home town, as my mom likes to remind me. i'm sort of kidding. they said the politics thing does not work there. come back home. that idea is completely off the table. as it relates, i think, to index steps, we are very appreciative of the fact that the city family came together in what was amid very extraordinary circumstances. the board of supervisors, supervisors, room 200, as well as with the private sector to be able to proffer what seems to be the strongest deal that will possibly could devise in meeting a deadline that really was imposed upon us. we also realize in the bles

of the rhode island textile industry. it was rhode island's textile industry that started the industrial revolution. it propelled rhode island to having more millionaires per capita than any other state in the country. and now it has withered away and companies like cranston print works that has been able to survive and be successful keenly know how bad the disadvantages are. you can take their c.e.o., george shuster, and he can give you a speech in how in almost every dimension of their operation they're at a disadvantage and very often a disadvantage that america has created against their foreign -- our foreign competition. i want to mentioned one. i introduced the offshoring prevention act. if george shuster were to take his facility in rhode island and move it overseas, he could choose the year that he declared his profits and defer them to the most advantageous tax year. when he stays in rhode island he he has to declare his profits in that year no matter what. there is no reason on earth that we should reward an ame

about 34% from 2008 to 2009 in rhode island. and what else is happening and what is identified in this report is the doubling up rhe cots and mattresses in 2010 remember homeless for the first time. this is not the situation, the chronic individuals with several different issues, housing, health care issues, et cetera. these are people who have always had a home until very recently. so this issue of homelessness which has always been at the forefront of your efforts is now taking on an even more important dimension in our country and our neighborhood. the federal government, state government, local governments cannot tackle this issue alone. we need this kind of partnership that you're on the forefront but we all understand the fiscal pressures that are building in every level of government. that means we have to be more innovative, bring more ingenuity to these efforts, more partnership, more collaboration, more of those things that will put people in homes with less resources to do it. now, i'm here to work as i've tried to in

for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island approach? without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker. even as i speak the lan slides continue to ravage the country. this national disaster, ongoing for several months now, has taken more than 300 lives and

when they were told that they were no long been -- no longer in the running, the rhode island america's cup committee went right on rolling with an ambitious to build part of a new waterfront to put in a bid to host a world series america's cup event, which they believe will be bigger than the america's cup matches they used to happen in newport. i can tell you on the basis of conversations in the last week with figures and said the america's cup organizing in rhode island, they have a bid for the america's cup world series regatta, and all they have to do is take be wide out, take out the world series, and they have the america's cup bid. >> i speak an endorsement of the america's cup, but with the special feature i would like to bring to your attention. let's speak about pier 30 and 32. if this new proposal is going to be -- it is a bit of giving away the family jewels. the only thing i can rely upon is this report, and the gentleman knows how to crunch numbers with his unimpeachable integrity, and that is a lot of money being raised. it is a gift of public funds, and it may well be i

the presiding officer: the junior senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr.resident, may i ask that the pending quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. from the recovery act to the small business jobs act, in the previous congress we passed a number of substantial pieces of legislation to preserve, protect and create american jobs. the recovery act alone has supported between 2.7 million and 3.7 million jobs, including 12,000 jobs in my home state of rhode island. this was vital in stemming the 700,000-per-month job loss rate that we faced when the previous administration left office. without the recover act and the -- recovery act and the other fiscal stimulus that we passed over the past two years, the economy would have been much, much worse. while the recovery act protected our country from what would have been a far worse economic meltdown, the employment market is still weak and families are sill hurting. our national unemployment rate was 9.4% in december, an unacceptably high level,

north carolina, north dakota, , ohio,n mariana as oklahoma, oregon, pennsylvania, puerto rico, rhode island, south carolina, south dakota, tennessee, texas, utah, vermont, virgin islands, virginia, washington, west virginia, wisconsin, and wyoming. here we go again. >> are there any members of the republican national committee who have not exercised their opportunity to vote? i declare this section to be informally at ease. the floor remains close to non- members with the exception of nonmember candidates for rnc chairman. >> our results in descending order. priebus, 58, cino, 29, steele, 28, wagner, 28, anuzis, 24, and one write in candidate that was not formally nominated so it is an ineligible ". [laughter] priebus, 58, cino, 29, steele 28, wagner, 28, anuzis, 24. ineligible, one. we are now at ease for 10 minutes. >> this is the national harbour outside of washington d.c., and have just wrapped up the fourth round of voting for who will lead the party, the next chairman. michael steele has lost 16 vote since the opening round where he had 44. in this fourth round he picked up 28 votes.

for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island approach? without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. cicilline: thank you, mr. speaker. even as i speak the lan slides continue to ravage the country. this national disaster, ongoing for several months now, has taken more than 300 lives and damaged or destroyed more than 2,000 homes. in total more than two million victims have been affected by the flooding and some reports are calling this the worst natural disaster in colombia's history. my district in northern rhode island is home to many wonderful colombian families. in fact colombians make up the fourth largest latino group in rhode island, most of whom have loved ones in the affected areas. so on behalf of the people of the first district of rhode island i extend my sympathies. we remember those who have died to those who have lost loved ones, injured, or lost their homes as a result of this destruction. i express my wishes for a rapid reconstruction of the damage to areas and return to safety for the families affected by this tra

we started actually 8 years ago holding a recovery event in rhode island.s a way which we give a voice to people in recovery. it's a way for us to tell people there is hope, that treatment does work. there's entertainment and speakers, the bands are playing, and clients are having a really great time. and we're meeting with politicians and other mental health providers. these types of events are important to highlight. it's important because we are educating the public about both mental health issues and substance abuse issues. we're also, by holding these types of events, we're also working to reduce the stigma associated with mental health or substance abuse issues. this year, we're tying it into waterfire. we're taking the light of remembrance from here out into the general public out into waterfire, the 20,000 people that are there to basically say, each of us is important, each of us has a voice, and this issue is important. it raises a level of awareness to have an event such as this associated with waterfire, which has a great reputation. we took it

an 11th-hour newport, rhode island came into the running. that's because san francisco change the terms of their proposal. newport was the host of the america's cup for decades in but the very last minute they were unable to get there and package together for today's deadline in the were able to commit to the america's cup which is a shock to a lot of people. as imagine what it does come to san francisco the waterfront ec here will see renovations. we talked to across ross to see who this water was. >> this is the world couple sailing i think san francisco is poised to put on the most spectacular event. of worldwide. the thing or the perfect amphitheater for that. what propels that level of new revenues is going to be the tourism that this will bring and that will generate the kind of revenue that otherwise your ago would of been possible. >> we were talking early hint about a number of places that kept posting over and over again carry and this could stay in san francisco. >> that's a big thing to remember that a lot of people don't recogni

. >> reporter: members of seven organized crime families from new york to new jersey to rhode islandharged in 16 separate indictments. the colombo and gambino families in new york taking the biggest hits. >> some allegations involve traffic mob hits to eliminate perceived rivals. others involve truly senseless murders. >> reporter: the litany of alleged crimes seems straight out of a mafia handbook, murder, gambling, loan sharking, arson, extortion, drug trafficking, robbery and racketeering. exhibit "a," bobby vernace, aka bobby glasses, an acting head of the gambino family. charged with the 1981 murder of two men following a dispute in a bar over a spilled drink. akd new england crime boss luigi "baby shacks" manocchio indicted for shaking down strip club owners in providence, rhode island. >> our goal is to eradicate these folks as menaces to this nation. >> reporter: according to the government, the mob's influence and control stretches all along the new york/new jersey waterfront. including the extortion of christmastime bonuses received by members of the long shoreman's union.

about 34% from 2008 to 2009 in rhode island. and what else is happening and what is identified in this report is the doubling up phenomenon, people moving in with other families. technically not homeless but as the report points out, if you're double up, there's a 1 in 10 chance that you'll be homeless very shortly. and the providence journal in one of their reports, my leading newspaper, more than half of rhode islanders sleeping on cots and mattresses in 2010 remember homeless for the first time. this is not the situation, the chronic individuals with several different issues, housing, health care issues, et cetera. these are people who have always had a home until very recently. so this issue of homelessness which has always been at the forefront of your efforts is now taking on an even more important dimension in our country and our neighborhood. the federal government, state government, local governments cannot tackle this issue alone. we need this kind of partnership that you're on the forefront but we all understand the f

>> actually, the smallest one this time around will be in the state of rhode island. state, the two congressional districts that they were allocated will only have about 512,000 people in them. the biggest one will be the state of montana. they have over 980,000 people. so you see almost two-one change. it is rather dramatic. that is why there has been a court case that ultimately went to the supreme court two months ago to try to change and un that cap of 4500 -- that cap of seats. if you uncap that, you start bringing down the deviations between the states. >> and this is a token of our appreciation for your performance. >> thank you. >> by the way, i was reminded that this is not your maiden performance, it was 20 years ago. so welcome back after a long absence. >> thank you, thank you, by all means. [applause] tony, as i said, there are your maps for your lunch breaks. >> we will distribute that through the small groups so you can take a look at those in your small group meeting. i did not realize rhode island had the smallest congressional district, but as a chil

. >> reporter: members of seven organized crime families from new york to new jersey to rhode island were charged in 16 separate indictments. the colombo and gambino families in new york taking the biggest hits. >> some allegations involve classic mob hits to eliminate perceived rivals. others involve truly senseless murders. >> reporter: the litany of alleged crimes seems straight out of a mafia yeah handbook: exhibit a, bobby vernace, aka, bobby glasses, an acting head of the gambino family, charged for the 1981 murder of two men following a dispute in a bar over a spilled drink. and new england crime boss luigi "baby shacks" manocchio, indicted for shaking down strip club owners in providence, rhode island. >> our goal is to eradicate these folks as menaces to this nation. >> reporter: according to the government, the mob's influence and control stretch all along the new york-new jersey waterfront, including the extortion of christmas time bonuses received by members of the longshoremen's union. today's coordinated strike was driven by wiretaps, informants and increasingly, source

new jersey and rhode island as well. new jersey on the left-hand side, to images that of rhode island. in new jersey on the left-hand side you see fire fighters having trouble getting this fire because of the heavy snow. fire crews had to pull their hoses through 2 ft. of snow to get to the fire. top right hand side that is this snow causing our roof to collapse at rhode island school. the video on the bottom right east providence, a car had a bicycle smash through the driver's window. the driver and had minor injuries. >> a few more pitchers. at new york city see somebody, it's a pain to dig the car out but she has a smile on her face. look at this snow. a foot there. not only on our roof but this snow on the side. this is boxed in with snow. another shot at new york. this snow stacked up on the cars in the background. pretty intense stuff all the last 48 hours, my favorite. this encapsulate how from frustrated they are. this is baltimore church, they got creative with their side. it says, whoever is praying for snow pl

going out to rhode island, rhode island's so small, so everybody knows.rhode island. yeah, what part? >> me too. i live in johnston, but i was born and raised in providence. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: hey, i love providence. [ cheers ] beautiful town. >> i think they're out there. >> jimmy: there's like five or six of them out there. yeah, yeah, it's amazing. [ laughter ] so, what happened? you just went and you just got -- >> so, i wanted to do, like, a low-key night and visit a friend of mine at uri. so, i actually have a personal security guard now, big jerry. [ cheers ] and i left him because i wanted him to have some time to pack. we had to go to canada the next day -- >> jimmy: wait, what? already i'm upset. wait, so you left big jerry to give him some alone time? >> yeah, give him some alone time. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: what? >> we've been on the road. so busy. >> jimmy: well, too bad. that's his job! give him some alone time -- oh, you wanted alone time. >> maybe. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: oh, all right, all right, all right. >> i still think it's weird i

. >> one after another, brought in for bookings from brooklyn to rhode island.and even as far away as italy. >> with this is one of the fbiggest days for the mafia up against the fbi in history. >> with organized families, one an indictment but the colombos. acting under boss, and also for different captains and eight shoulde---sola folder soldiers >> and with years of investigative work including the development of key, cooperative witnesses. a trend that is been tilting in the favor of law enforcement. >> this investigation was aided by informants that was recorded thousands of suspected mobsters. this was in two decades, from extortion, murder, bookmaking. these charges carry a variety of maximum terms. terisa estacio kron 4, news. ()music)á, it is another gorgeous day in san francisco and bay-area wide. as we head towards the weekend, not a lot of changes. a nice weekend, a perfect for getting out aside to enjoy the nice weather. tomorrow, sunny, mild. to get outside. high clouds coming in as the storm passes through the north. will become a very enjoyable.

rhode island has to take latively small steps to do this.rhode island has to take relatively small stepsto do this. that won't being the same for our other states. we took a lot of grief going forward. it's taken time. we have to help them understand what's going on. but as a result businesses have a stable market, they understand what's driving their costs. they have a choice of products with consistent rules for pricing. i can't emphasize how important that is, to change the rules from how do i get rid of my high risks, how do i find someone who knows somebody who can get me a special deal, to focus on the underlying costs. we know what drives health insurance costs for folks. we just have to decide if we want to be fair and allow people to be part of the insurance pool or not. that's what these rules put in place. so i'll just finish by urging you to keep not only the individuals in mind, but the why is that we're creating a consistent state of rule so is we can get at improving our underlying health system and allowing individuals to go forward with confidence in the way we've overhe

about 34% from 2008 to 2009 in rhode island. and what else is happening and what is identified in this report is the doubling up phenomenon, people moving in with other families. technically not homeless but as the report points out, if you're double up, there's a 1 in 10 chance that you'll be homeless very shortly. and the providence journal in one of their reports, my leading newspaper, more than half of rhode islanders sleeping on cots and mattresses in 2010 remember homeless for the first time. this is not the situation, the chronic individuals with several different issues, housing, health care issues, et cetera. these are people who have always had a home until very recently. so this issue of homelessness which has always been at the forefront of your efforts is now taking on an even more important dimension in our country and our neighborhood. the federal government, state government, local governments cannot tackle this issue alone. we need this kind of partnership that you're on the forefront but we all understand the f

your looking at providence, rhode island. unbelievable snowfall the tip in poland with. and [music] with plummeted-- >> the san mateo bridge, equally with low visibility. the clear of the headlights. plenty of flog the stormtracker 4 radar, only a light mist out there. the rainfall totals from today. with one-third of an inch in santa rosa. and just traces to petaluma. take a look the fog tracker 4 tomorrow. and this will be wide spread tomorrow. the north bay valleys and of also to the peninsula, the delta, and the inland valleys all seen fog tomorrow morning. and with clearer by tomorrow afternoon. but we will see mostly sunny skies. temperatures are going to get warmer. we will start the day relatively mild. temperatures in the 40's, 50's and parts of the south bay. cooling down to the 40's and the most part warm up, quickly to the 50s. by noon, 50s! 59 degrees in san jose. and by 3:00 p.m., 62 degrees in santa rosa kron 4 7 day around the bay this warming trend will continue into saturday. and as we go towards sunday the storm passing laws will have increasing cloud

take a look at providence, rhode island huge storm! 18 in.. and with cars practically buried.ere closed. you can see that it is a huge job for people try to dig out. and even other parts of the women got 24 in. of snowfall. and through connecticut, some of the scott 2-ft. this is people helping clear and irreal around a home that needs dialysis. he was snowed in but not able to keep house for treatment. pamela? >> violent home invasions are now behind bars. police say the suspects robbed 24 homes between lake merritt, high street, and macarthur boulevard to told street over the last six months. and in some cases, guns reported at the hands of children in the homes. and anthony bats says that are targeting immigrants. >> the key to this is that most of war victims did not speak english. and i must supply that the residents were standing up for vietnamese, chinese, and latin. the vast majority that were being terrorized. and what mayor jean quan says that people want to participate in a block by block difference. that is what happened here, a block by block, citizens king. they

a foot and a half of snow in rhode island. many businesses, offices and schools had to close and two feet of snow in connecticut. people staid inside. some areas got 2-3-inches of snow an hour. >>> there is a $2,500 reward to find who shot this sea lion. it was discovered last month, shot in the face. it is now blind and will not be able to return to the wild. >>> the department of agricultural wants school lunches to have more fruits and vegetables. 25million children are overweight or obese. officials believe serving healthier food at school will help children stay in better shape. >>> dreary and wet day today. we are in the clear, at least from the rain. we will be seeing fog overnight. rainfall totals from today. quarter of an inch in petaluma and the north bay saw the most rain and it gets less and less the more south you go. visibility is already reduced as fog is settling in with all the moisture on the ground. fog is widespread overnight. under a mile visibility at sfo. 1.5 in oakland. if you have flights out in the mo

about 34% from 2008 to 2009 in rhode island. and what else is happening and what is identified in this report is the doubling up phenomenon, people moving in with other families. technically not homeless but as the report points ou chance that you'll be homeless very shortly. and the providence journal in one of their reports, my leading newspaper, more than half of rhode islanders sleeping on cots and mattresses in 2010 remember homeless for the first time. this is not the situation, the chronic individuals with several different issues, housing, health care issues, et cetera. these are people who have always had a home until very recently. so this issue of homelessness which has always been at the forefront of your efforts is now taking on an even more important dimension in our country and our neighborhood. the federal government, state government, local governments cannot tackle this issue alone. we need this kind of partnership that you're on the forefront but we all understand the fiscal pressures that are building in ever

mississippi, rhode island it doesn't set a high temperatures. 20 more were well above normal.mperatures. with washington, idaho, did not have a significant difference. jonathan blum. >> 2010 and a bright spot. no hurricanes. >> and with a check on your snowball-snowbomb and 2 in. of fresh powder. with a 59 in. base. and the sugar bowl has a 79 in. base, no fresh powder but most lives are open www.snowbomb.com. com we will be right back gabriel slate's tech report >> new of medical technology coming to the market. this is called the do over fertility. with 12 months, or their arm back. the sensor will read your body 20 times a day. and they can get their money back if they do not get pregnant. and they are showing in the day on what to conceive. and the studies and the u.k. that it seems to be working with one the third using this for six months, or water. and it is sending information to your doctor via the web. and people are troubling with conception? >> and also other gadgets. the are at a health care summit in san francisco this week. and the strategy board is putting on f

. >> madam chair, and the national committee man from rhode island supporting michael steele. two years ago, this party was in dire straits and i don't know whether you have noticed, but we just had the biggest year that this party has ever had [applause] what corporation changes that had with you just have the biggest win? it is insane. let's notl of vieyou, change chairman, let's keep it going, we want to win in 2012. [applause] >> rhode island, our success in november paved the winning pass to 2012 and i, for one, do not wish to change course now. join me in supporting michael steele for chairman of the rnc. he plotted the course and he will bring us home. >> as national committee man of the republican party of the virgin islands, on behalf of the whole delegation, when somebody makes sweet music ,one is a good conductor, you don't get rid of the conductor. he has made sweet music. we second the nomination of michael steele. join in and make sweet music. [applause] >> national committee man from new mexico, michael steele is a proven leader with the energy and enthusiasm to

prosecutors say more than 100 people were arrested in new y ork, connecticut and rhode island. they say the defendants include high-ranking members of several crime families including all five new york-based families. one arrest also took place in florida. another in this italy. u.s. attorney general eric h older talked about the charges in a press conference today. >> their alleged crimes include murder, extortion, illegal gambling, arson, loan sharking and labor racketeering. >> holder said federal agents will continue their effort to wipe out organized crime once and for all. >>> two sur -- tucson surgeons say gabriel giffords is c ontinuing to make remarkable recover i -- recovery. doctors plan to move her to a hospital in houston which specializes in brain and spinal cord injuries. her husband, mike kelly, lives and works in houston as an astronaut. he's predicting a complete recovery in two months' tom. the suspected gunman is accused of killing six people and i njuring 1 others, including giffords. >>> caltrans say it could take several days to clean up after an accident

they say new port city rhode island could still host the event if san francisco proves unable to do so. david stevenson, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> gavin newsom released a statement, in it he said the strength of san francisco's bid and the enormous benefits it will provide to the city and the team are the result of months of hard work, negotiations and overwhelming support from the city and state. stan francisco truly came together to support this bid. >>> well the party is on. all over the bay area the new year's festivities are kicking off, but you don't are to leave your couch to join in. rob roth is in another place where they might cause some issues. >> reporter: and crews have already started placing cones along the waterfront where a bike ride is expected to take place. that could cause traffic. thousands of people are spending the night here listening to a band named further, which consist of members of the grateful dead. >> we all get together, and we've been friends for years and year, always get together for new years. >> reporter: b.a.r.t. says it will be raining trains unti