the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: i would like to yield five minutes to my friend, senator blunt, and then reclaim the floor. the presiding officer: without objection. the senator from missouri. blunt blueprints madam president, i would like to speak as if i was in morning business. i appreciate my good friend, senator whitehouse, for yielding the time to me. mr. blunt: i want to talk for a few minutes about senator lautenberg and what he brought to this body and what he brought to p -- and, you know, i represent missouri in the senate and in the house i represented southwest missouri, and many times in the last 2 1/2 years senator lautenberg wanted to talk about him going to basic training at camp crowter in missouri, as a young man barely on the edge of his 20's -- and i'm not sure which edge of his 20's it would have been -- but he was serving in world war ii, first as a teenager and then as a man barely in his 20's. and the -- what it was like to be surrounded by small communities, all of which were sm

and most of all, rhode islanders are calling for action, especially young rhode islanders. when i spoke at a climate change rally on the national mall earlier this year, busloads of rhode islanders had driven down to show support for action on climate change. right now students at brown university and the rhode island school of dn are pusng thr great universs to divest their endowments of coal holdings. i'm proud of the effort we're making in rhode island, and i know a the although of states are working -- and i know a lot of states are working just as hard. i say to my colleagues, our home states are hampered in these efforts by inaction in congress. even the government accountability office known as congress's watchdog has pointed out repeatedly that the federal government should be a better partner to states that are trying to adapt to and plan for climate change. t, sadly, congress seems determined to be the last holdout against gooense. some in this body choose to ignore the science and put special interests before national interests. they stifle policies that would be

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: first, i had the chance over the last few moments to listen to the senator from louisiana. i just want to applaud the tenacity with which she approaches her duties here in this chamber. she is a terrific colleague, and when there is something that she thinks is the right thing to do, she will fight very hard to get that done. i'm here to say a word in support of the bipartisan immigration legislation that we are looking at here. in the months that led up to this debate, i have met with people across rhode island to discuss our pressing need for national immigration reform. rhode island, like connecticut, perhaps even more than connecticut, is a state with a proud tradition of immigration, and our many immigrant communities make our state stronger and more vibrant. i've heard from leaders of our latino communities who are the fastest growing share of our state's population and work force. i've heard from leaders of my state's other immigrant communities, including particula

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. it has been an extraordinary day in the senate today, and it shows the kind of progress that can be made even on bedeviling issues when persistence and optimism are brought to bear, and i hope that my continued efforts on climate change will ultimately produce with the same persistence and optimism the same success we've seen today on immigration. this is the 37th time that i will have come to the floor to urge my colleagues to wake up to the threats that we face from climate change, to wake up to stop hiding behind the distortions that are spread by the fossil fuel interests, and to start heeding the warnings of scientists, of economists, of insurers, of businesses, of national security officials, of religious leaders. they all say something needs to be done, and fast to stave off the harm of carbon pollution. for the first time in this speech, i can say that something at last is being done. this tuesday, president obama laid out a national plan

and i can speak for rhode island. we are paying the price right now in the price of food and goods that are more expensive because of wildfires and droughts. we are paying the price in the cost of repairs to homes and shoreline that has been damaged by floods and storms. we are paying the price in terms of increased taxes for more disaster services not only in rhode island but across the country. we're paying the price in the form of hikes in our insurance premiums. we pay the price in softer ways. in days spent in the hospital with a child having an asthma attack when you could be working or out at home. and certainly we pay the price in what you might call the lost victories of innovations that we never achieve because we were so busy subsidizing these old fuels. i'd like to ask the senator from hawaii to comment for a moment on how he sees the costs in his home state of hawaii, which is far away from my home state of rhode island, both very ocean and coastal states but i'd love to hear his experience and his views

langevin from rhode island, the gentleman from rhode island, such time as he may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. langevin: i thank the gentleman for yielding and i thank congressman grijalva, the ranking member of the subcommittee for yielding and for his outstanding work in support of this legislation and let me also think chairman hastings as well as chairman of the subcommittee mr. bishop and your hardworking staff for working to bring this bill to the committee and to the floor today. i'd also like to thank my good friend congressman courtney from connecticut who has been an outstanding partner in this effort as well and -- of course our state partners including he wood-pawcatuc watershed association, the nature conservancy, the rhode island department of environmental management and the connecticut department of environmental protection. their collaboration really has been instrumental in bringing this legislation to fruition. as a nation, we are, of course, privileged to have access to diverse systems of wilderness areas from remote

they were here in his home which is not far from rhode island or not far from fox borough.as far as we know nobody is under arrest. as far as we know he is not named as a suspect. they were here talking to him and it's still a developing story. we will keep you updated. live in north adelle borough, massachusetts. >> thanks so much, katherine. >> next on "the rundown"" it is as simple as an internet search. buying illegal drugs on-line. this morning the government is demanding more action from internet giant google. >> he wraraps while he stops one american flag. lil wayne sing ago new tune. >> gu out there leaning against the car, the sun is coming up. quick headlines as you get ready to start your day. it is a change of course for chrysler. the auto maker will recall 2.7 million grand jeep cherokees and liberty suv's that could be at risk of fuel tank fires. the 2003-2004 jeep grand cherokees and 02-07 jeep liberties. >> the george zimmerman trial 40 jurors are moving on to answer in-depth questions about the feelings on this case. lawyers will have to agree on 6 final ju

for what purpose does the gentleman from rhode island seek recognition? mr. cicilline: i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. cicilline: mr. speaker, unless congress acts in less than two weeks the interest rates on federally subsidized stafford loans will double from 3.4% to 6.8%, for more than seven million students. in my home state of rhode island, which is home to more than 40,000 borrowers of federally subsidized stafford loans, this means higher education will become less attainable for more and more young people who depend on financial aid. as we work to get our economy back on track, we should make it easier not more difficult for young people to access higher education. but once again the house republican leadership is failing to act in the best interest of the american people. rather than working towards a commonsense solution on student loan interest rates, we are spending this week voting on a $20 billion cut to children's nutrition programs. and a bill

. ♪ and you come from an island, little old rhode island it's famous for you ♪ >> when you think of rhode you think? the tiniest state. with twice the heart of texas. you maybe you think of the state university mascot, the fighting ram. or you think of coffee milk, sweet, delicious coffee milk. it's coffee syrup, it's milk. long last it's magically united. you can't get it in california, or anywhere else in the world but go to your friendly grosser in cranston, there it is. coffee milk. maybe you don't think of any of this. you're a political dark and think of rhode island as a blue state. very, very blue state, voted for barack obama by 20 points. it voted democratic in nine of the last ten democratic elections and switch to the votes in the reagan landslide it would be ten. here's the oddity. rhode island a state as blue as the ocean off its coast has been led in the past two decades by a string of governors not members of the democratic party but that streak came crashing to a halt this past thursday when governor lincoln chaffy changed his voter registration from independent to democr

rhode island facing a possible downgrade on its dead. why?x pitcher got a hundred million loan guarantee from rhode island, and that company is bankrupt, okay? rhode island's on the hook for that. could get a downgrade because of it. i have to show you the dow industrials, down 200 points and falling. down 220, 14891. okay. now, please, look at this. >> this is my phone? bring it back or anything? >> only way you got to bring it back if you are not on what you signed up with, them bring it back, but other than that. >> okay, i can sell it and stuff? >> whatever you want to do with it. >> get money for heroin. >> hey, i don't judge. >> hey, i don't judge. that was from a hidden camera seeing app employee handing out a free government phone for somebody who wanted to sell it for drugs. sir, i know you want to end this program or severely curtail it. we got that. we talked about this before. i got to put it to you, sir. there's no way on god's green earth this government ever reverses a hand out policy. you cannot end this handout, can you? >> w

. >> so, police are also looking in to a strip club in rhode island. how does that figure into this investigation, susan? >> reporter: well, that's a good question, and it's hard to say, but police do confirm to us that a search warrant was executed at the strip club in providence, rhode island called desire gentlemen's club and this was conducted, again, on thursday. police say it is indeed part of this ongoing investigation, but we don't know to what degree. we can tell you this. authorities tell us that they retrieved and made copies of video of surveillance cameras from inside that nightclub, videos that went back more than a day at least, so exactly what they're looking for there, we don't know. we were unable to reach the club's owner. we don't know for a fact at this point from anyone in an official capacity whether hernandez has visited that site, whether he or his friends, for example, mr. lloyd might have visited that club as well. >> and, susan, we see police officers behind you and police are on the scene now searching the home of aaron her

it's from abc 6 in providence, rhode island. we are watching a news crew going to the home of melissa lawrence. her teenage daughter was shot at a graduation party. she has been released from the hospital and recovering from a wound to the back. the 16-year-old suspect turned himself in. the crew is going to the house to get a reaction. >> a 16-year-old turned himself in. >> she said oh, that's good. watch this. >> are you going to throw rocks? >> she threw a rack. the reporter is abbi. >> we are about to leave and lawrence comes out wielding a baseball bat. >> then sicks her dog on the crew. [ bleep ] including the reporter. the dogs chase the reporter up and down the street. one of the dogs bit her on the forearm. she had to run a few houses down to get away from these things. melissa lawrence calls the dogs off but before the news crew has a chance to get away -- >> get away from my house [ bleep ]. >> they were on public property. the news crew had to seek medical attention. the reporter was treated for a dog bite. they have

. >> stephen: now, you're here now asy i sad, but you're a dad who lives in rhode island, right? >> am i. >> stephen: when are you going back? >> soon. >> stephen: how long will you there about? >> we'll be there about a week. >> stephen: how is the damascus hyatt, is it nice? >> i haven't been there yet. i go in and work with the rebels so we go in from the turkish side typically and we ravel with sleeping bags with the rebels for a period of time and come out. >> stephen: you were a marine, right? >> correct. >> stephen: when these rebels are about to go on an operation, do you ever say, "hey, guys, i'm not going to say those tactics are good or bad, but i'm going to be reporting from behind that wall over there." >> you know, i get in that situation a lot where you see things that are happening that you probably would prefer not to happen on the tactical side, or the use of weapons, and i usually don't say anything whatsoever. we're there to observe. we're not advisers. we're not combatants and we observe and go with them, for the better or worse. >> stephen: if someone was lo

the shooting happened yesterday night at the shaw recreation center on rhode island avenue and tenth street in northwest. police say the victim was shot in the hand. they do not believe the victim knew the shooter. >>> some metro riders tell us they may find another way to work this morning after they were not able to report a fight using the emergency call system. metro says it's testing that system this morning. two men started fighting on a red line tra last night, and it spilled out onto the platform at the woodley park station. one passenger says she saw several people press the emergency call button, but there was no response. >> honestly, i was terrified. there was a woman in front of me and a couple other people that were ducking just in case there was gunfire. and to think that the emergency button wasn't working, i was right next to it. i couldn't hear anybody responding. i was completely paralyzed by my fear. >> metro does think there was some kind of communication between passengers and the operator because the operator was able to oif police. the fight was over, though,

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. >> from australia, fresh atlantic salmon, scallops from block island off rhode island. >> look at the vegetables you brought in. license they colorful and beautiful in is this gorgeous or what? look at this. i know. where are we going to start? we are going to have a fabulous lunch today. oh and it is so good to have you, bob. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >>> come see bob at connecticut avenue morton's. great food. come back and visit us at 5:00. thank you. if it rains, no action. you got that? okay, last one. in the seventh at santa anita, i want ghost orchid to win, 3 grand. hey, man, what can i say? i feel lucky today. all right. put it down. thank you. [ chuckles ] [ door opens ] hey! [ doorms

it's from abc 6 in providence, rhode island.e are watching a news crew going to the home of melissa lawrence. her teenage daughter was shot at a graduation party. she has been released from the hospital and recovering from a wound to the back. the 16-year-old suspect turned himself in. the crew is going to the house to get a reaction. >> a 16-year-old turned himself in. >> she said oh, that's good. watch this. >> are you going to throw rocks? >> she threw a rack. the reporter is abbi. >> we are about to leave and lawrence comes out

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: i assume we are in a quorum call and i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be vitiated. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you, madam president. i'd like to ask unanimous consent to speak for perhaps up to 20 minutes as if in morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you. i'm here again, i think it's the 36th time, to speak as i do every week on global climate change to remind us that it is time for us to wake up and to take action to protect our communities. the risks that we ignore will not go away on their own. the longer we remain asleep, the greater the challenges we leave for our children and grandchildren. the changes we're already seeing, rising sea levels, floods and erosion, more powerful storms, are taking their toll in particular on our aging infrastructure, which i'd like to talk about today, our roads, our bridges, our sewers and water pipes. this kind of infrastructure is designed to

schumer: i want to thank my colleague from rhode island. as usual, he is gracious and he is thoughtful as well as being an outstanding legislator with a great deal of passion. i know that he wants to go to the floor and speak on the issue that he is ready to speak about. but, again, his grace and kindness are always present, and i appreciate it. mr. president, i return to the floor to just say some words of thanks. we had limited time before and i wanted to speak to the nub of the issue. so i wanted to thank some people. the first person i thought i'd mention is how much a dream this comprehensive bill has been to so many people. at the top of the list of course is ted kennedy, one of the greatest human beings i have ever met in my life. he had the subcommittee on immigration before me. this wouldn't have happened without his guidance and leadership. did we make changes from what he did? obviously. but did his basic feeling and structure and knowledge that it had to be pw-p all carry -- it had to be bipartisan carry forward on this bill? ab

. >> joining me now is senator sheldon whitehouse, democrat from rhode island who's been one of the mostphetic voices on climate change. my first reaction from you, just to get your reaction from listening to that speech today. >> well, i suppose it was ironically hot, but it was also a terrific speech and immensely welcome. it is so frustrating to sit in this congress that has been tied in knots by the polluters and the special interests and not be able to make progress and to look over at the potential in the executive branch, and today president obama seized that potential and it was a big day. >> one of the things the president did in his remarks was call out your colleagues in the senate for blocking the nomination of his nominee to be the head of the environmental protection agency, gina mccarthy, and just said there essentially is no reason for her to be blocked. they've been making her do, jump through a million hoops. do you -- >> yeah, they've been making her jump through specifically a thousand hoops. >> yeah, explain that. >> asking her a thousand questions. >> they've asked

see, i'm from rhode island risks you a republican? >> i am a republican. >> boo. >> well, it makes sense. it makes sense. >> so i don't count. >> actually, i am a republican by registry. >> yeah. >> i am fiscally conservative. and socially liberal. >> and who did you vote for in the presidential election last time? >> i did vote for mr. romney. >> who did you vote for? >> i voted for mr. romney and the year before that, i voted for mr. mccain. >> so you're a republican? big deal. your standard issue. you're fine. you're fine. >> i work for the legislature. i knew eddie markey when he was a state rep. >> and? >> i like him. i knew why he got moved out of the office. i knew the kid who moved his desk. and that got elected him to congress. >> they can tell me where to sit, they can't tell me where to stand. >> there were ten democrats and five republicans running in that primary. >> his fight with mcgee i remember. >> what do you think? >> i wonder why what you think about how riled up the left is about snowden? >> well, it's mixed. ther

i'm going to dan in rhode island. dan. >> caller: hey, a big rhode island boo-yah to you, jimmy. and a bruins boo-yah as well. >> i like the bruins. >> caller: bruins are going to kick butt tonight. listen, what do you think about biopharma? they have a lot of -- and they're also affiliated with astra zeneca and also with onyx who you've had on your show. >> as is often the case with stocks like this, i do not know currently the situation, and i will have to do homework and come back rather than just say hey, i think that's terrific. that's not good enough for you. you deserve better. dwayne in my home state of new jersey. dwayne. >> caller: big new jersey boo-yah to you, jim. >> i'm all over that like a cheap suit. what's going on? >> caller: okay. what do you think about regions financial? >> it's the kind of company that analysts are going to downgrade because they're going to say this bond market hurts them. they'll be wrong. let the stock come in. it's got a bad head and shoulders. and then pull the trigger. rf. i need -- oh, and that, ladies and gentlemen, is the conclusion

some flood warnings, mostly because of the creeks out there across southern new england through rhode island into parts of connecticut. even still in new jersey, the streams, creeks, rivers could deal with flooding. the residual flooding as this water seeps into the ground. temperatures in the 50s in the northern half of the country and 60s in the southern half, but it's going to turn into a hot one across texas. 90 in dallas, 91 san antonio. scattered showers and storms across the gulf coast states and pockets of rain into florida. 110 degrees today in phoenix and we are going to still see another hot day in california up around 100 degrees in parts of interior california. but as we go into sunday, it will start to cool off a little bit. in fact, san francisco will be back down to about 66 degrees and the northeast looks beautiful. temperatures should top out in the upper 70s and lower 80s. it gives us some time to dry out before more rain moves in on monday. >> you were doing so well before you put the last part in. time to dry out. oh, no, there we go. thank you so much. >>> the u.s. gove

an ast rhode island zipped past zipped h -- as teroid pass the earth a few hours ago. >> astronmers describe the encounter as a close shave even though it was 15 times farther away from the moon. this was one memorable space rock. the 1998 qe 2 not named after that famous cruise ship but it is nine times as long as the queen elizabeth 2 ocean liner. that's the diameter of 2.7 kilometers, significantly wider than the asteroid that blasted over russia in february. >> scientists have concluded that it poses no threat to planet earth. i never really thought i would be standing up here saying that but i guess i am. >> the asteroid sailed by earth at a relatively safe distance of 5.8 million kilometers. but the proximity revealed a surprise. it's so big it even has its own moon in toe. images show that satellite as a white dot orbitting around the rock. it will be another 200 years before the 1998 qurn e 2 makes a similar if not closer visit. but it's just one of nearly 10,000 cosmic objects swirling around our planet [traditional music] ♪ (gyatso) everywhere, we are talking. we are talking consta

a private firm in rhode island is placing a big bet on greece. japonica partners and company plans to buy $3.7 billion in bonds issued by the greek government. the firm's founder was formally a goldman sachs banker. japonica will pay 26.5% over the offer price from the government, and at least 45% of the value of the bonds. the firm also may become the first private investor in european government bonds. a slowdown in france's economy is causing concern. the imf has cut france's growth forecasts, and is urging the country to reduce its labor costs. fears are running high that the country could become less competitive due to a lack of economic reforms. unemployment stands at 11% in france, and is expected to grow. the european union is joining the u.s. in an attempt to stop china from taking over the solar panel industry. china is the world's largest producer of solar panels. european officials accuse china of selling the panels way below cost to remain number one. starting in august, europe will impose a 12% tariff. in 2011 alone, china exported

this summer, we'll see rhode island, delaware and minnesota perform their first same-sex marriages. john and diana? >> devin, lots of backlash from the left and the right. people who agree and disagree with what the supreme court did with the voting rights act. any clues how they might come down on this one? >> reporter: they did. we got some hints on oral arguments in march how they might decide on the proposition 8 case. the judges seem skeptical on a universal right to marriage. it could be limited to california or a few other states. on the doma case, kennedy said he was skeptical it violated states' rights. all of this precludes that the justices may decide not to rule on either case at all and let the lower decision stand. >> devin dwyer, thank you. >>> breaking news overnight from texas, where the senate has approved one of the most restrictive abortion bills in the country. >> a controversial midnight vote turned into a gripping drama. hundreds of people filled the texas statehouse to see this. democratic state senator, wendy davis, speaking for nearly 13 hours. more than 15

states with the current highest rates are: nevada, illinois, mississippi, rhode island and north carolina. americans are still playing catch-up with their savings accounts. nearly 5 years after the recession began, bankrate finds that fewer than one in four americans has an adequate emergency savings fund, while 27% have zero savings. "wages are stagnant, household expenses are creeping higher, and so as a result, people just don't have a whole lot of spare cash lying around to where they can really ramp up savings. they may realize the need to do so, but are having difficulty actually accomplishing it." that was greg mcbride of bankrate.com, who says that the biggest hindrance to savings growth is stagnant wages. starting tomorrow, starbucks is raising prices on some of its coffee drinks by as much as a dime. it's the first price hike in nealry 2 years, and will apply to roughly a third of its drinks. the coffee chain is making the move after analyzing its pricing structure. the hike is despite falling costs on coffee beans. darden restaurants is counting on dinner deals to prop up earni

. >> reporter: and ended up with the rhode island state police. where he worked the boston bombings and had a new master. trooper damian maddox. >> i knew what had to be done, as soon as she told me the story, i knew. >> it's an honor to return canine earl to your care and custody, sir. >> reporter: it wasn't easy. maddox loved earl too, but he knew the marine needed him more. >> getting him back is kind of like filling a hole that had been there. >> reporter: earl is now retired and back home with o'keefe. >> i'm just so glad we were able to do it. >> reporter: a story of love and sacrifice. and a bond that seems as strong as ever. >> good boy, earl. >> reporter: kristen dahlgren, nbc news, new york. >>> great story to end our tuesday night. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. and we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good tuesday evening, everyone. >> we begin with a possible coverup in oakland. a school police sergeant braking the code of silence by revealing what happened the into the his partne

the to areas are off the coast of rhode island. they measure between a hundred and 150 square miles. the department of energy estimates they can generate enough electricity to power more than one million homes. >>> and united airlines is giving passengers the chance to prepay for a year of checked bags or extra leg room. checked baggage could be almost $500 a year. united is the first one to offer subscriptions. others will probably do the same thing. >> this would only benefit those who fly a lot. >> business travelers, frequent flyers. >> i wonder if they'll create sections for people with long legs. >> i think if we're talking about the economy plus seats, what probably is going to happen is those are going to go just to the people who have the subscriptions which means when you come to pick your seating arrangement on the plane, they're all going to be gone. they're going to be taken by all the business travelers. they probably won't create more leg room because that would be fewer seats to sell. they're not going to do that. >

. >>> a rhode island woman charged with assault after attacking a tv news crew.t was all caught on camera. take a look. melissa lawrence threw a rock at the cameraman. pulled out a bat then she sic'd the dogs on the reporter. the reporter was treated for dog buys to her arm. >>> let's talk sports, the nba finals begin tonight. the hot heat post the spurs tonight here on abc. as for the hockey playoffs -- >> welcome in to your "sportscenter update." i'm dario melendez. let's hit the ice for game between the pens and the bruins. tomas vokoun back in the net after that disastrous game two and did not get off to a good start for volk. check it out right here. not getting it. defensive teammate, david krejci has the puck for five seconds without being pressured. he makes them pay. going near coast for the goal. right off the bat the bruins strike very quickly to take a 1-0 lead. in the second period, same score. here comes the pens. paul martin going to find chris kunitz, who does the rest. that's your equalizer. take another look. martin sends a pass and through the

. >>> a rhode island woman charged with assault after attacking a tv news crew. take a look.elissa lawrence threw a rock at the camera manman. pulled out a bat and sic'd her dog on them. >>> let's talk sports much the nba finals. the heat host the spurs. here on abc, as for the hockey playoffs -- >> welcome in, i'm dario melendez. let's hit the ice for game three between the pens and the bruins. tomas vokoun back in the net after that disastrous game two and did not get off to a good start for volk. check it out right here. defensive teammate, david krejci has the puck for five seconds without being pressured. he made them pay. wow. right off the bat the bruins strike quickly to take a 1-0 lead. in the second period, same score. here comes the pens. paul martin going to find chris kunitz, who does the rest. that's your equalizer. take another look. martin sends a pass and through the legs of johnny boychuk and tuukka rask would not be seen often. 54 saves for tuukka rask but a double overtime still tied at one and jagr going to muscle it away and finding patrice bergeron a he

this is a different shooting in rhode island. >>> paula deen admits she has used racial slurs in the but she insists she's not a racist. deen and her brother are being sued by a former restaurant manager who claims she was sexually harassed and worked in a hostile environment. deen admitted to using the "n" word but said that was years ago. >>> honesty from an unemployed teacher in texas. candice scott was driving down the street when she ran over a plastic bag. she realized that the bag belonged to chase bank and was stuffed with $25,000 cash. she didn't pocket the money. she returned it to the bank. chase says its courier service dropped it. as a reward, the bank gave her a $500 gift card for returning $20,000 in cash. >> from a bank. that's tempting. they have lots of money. >>> let's go to sports right now. the nba season coming down to one game tonight. spurs and heat here on abc. as for some of last night's highlights, we get those from espn. >> hello. welcome. i'm stan verett. this is neil everett. >> i handle the hockey. the ten-minute mark of the first overtime. brent seabro

pennsylvania has the worst, followed by oklahoma, iowa, rhode island and south dakota. repairing bridges across the nation would cost $76 billion. last year, congress eliminated a fund for repairs. natural gas is turning into a power player at the gas pump. a new report from the international energy agency predicts nat gas produced from shale in the u.s. will become a significant transportation fuel by 2018. the supply of crude oil has been rising as motorists drive less because of higher gas prices. the national average for a gallon of unleaded is $3.59, down from $3.63 a week ago those gas prices are steering drivers away from the roads this independence day. aaa says rising gas prices and the weekday holiday will keep 4th of july travel down this year. however, you can still expect a spending boom on the 4th. a survey finds people plan to shell out an average of $300 on fourth of july fireworks and other gear. thats up 60% from last year. still to come, leaving las vegas: are china's casinos a new investment indicator? that's later on in traders unplugged. but first,

still soaking from massachusetts, connecticut, rhode island northwards, upstate new york, vermont, new hampshire and maine, so still dreary in that area. not expecting any sunshine at least for the first half of today. yesterday we had about 1 to 2 inches of rain widespread, d.c. almost 3 inches of rain. that's why we had a lot of flash flooding down there. we could see a few storms there later today. as far as severe weather goes today, the area we'll watch is going to be nebraska and areas of south dakota. maybe a few tornadoes. hopefully, rural areas. and then this will dive as an overnight thunderstorm complex across iowa towards chicago with a threat of damaging winds. so, shouldn't to be bad, hopefully, but again, this time tomorrow morning, we'll be tracking more storms. and if you're from the middle of the country, pretty much south of that -- denver, chicago -- the heat is on. i mean, we're going to be near 100 today in many spots. >> how nice for them. a lot of people don't like the heat, but i love it. >> i mean, you're going to be like 78. that's not your happiness level --

mid atlantic, d.c., delaware, maryland, all of new england, connecticut, rhode island, massachusetts,aine, new hampshire, vermont. and i wonder, amy, if you look at these whether this means there is a groundswell that's building in all of these states already? >> i don't know that you're going to see a groundswell. it seems pretty clear when you look at where it's legal and where it's not, it divides also pretty well -- how people voted in the presidential election, red or blues. gwen: and whether it was on a ballot initiative -- >> or whether by the legislative. >> or by a court decision. >> or by a court decision. in iowa's case. and we still see while the trend is heading toward acceptance of gay marriage, it's still pretty evenly divided. 's something like 50-43 or a 52-45 favor. the problem in terms of where it's going, for opponents of this issue is that it really is older people who are the most opposed to this. as those folks sort of fade away and younger people -- gwen: a polite way to say it. >> and younger people start to move up in age. this is just not an issue at all. bu

maine, new hampshire, vermont, massachussetts, rhode island, connecticut, new york, delaware, maryland and d-c. >> reporter:same sex couples in these locations will now be benefits. >> reporter:but not everyone is pleased with today's rulings. opponents of same-sex marriage lashed out at the high court. and questioned today's decision. members of the group, save california, spoke outside the state capitol today. here is what they had to say. >>"does the vote of the people matter any more? does your vote count when judges strike it down? if your vote doesn't count, we don't have a democracy anymore. does the written law in the state constitution matter? will it be enforced? if it's not, guess what, we won't have a republic anymore. and that's scary for every american citizen." >> pam: the supreme court ruling comes just a few days before pride weekend hits the bay area. it is the biggest l-g-b-t celebration in the country. >> pam: coverage of the supreme court ruling on prop 8 continues. also ahead-- bart workers have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike. just days before their co

and, first, let me thank my partner on this subcommittee, the gentleman from rhode island, mr.angevin, for his work. not only his cooperative spirit, but the expertise and insights he brings to some rapidly-changing, complex issues that we get to grapple with in this subcommittee. i appreciate all the members who have contributed to this mark and the staff. it is particularly at this time of year, i think, that we remind ourselves of how valuable the staff work is on a today in, day out -- day in, day out basis. mr. chairman, i think it's true for all our subcommittees but maybe especially for this one that oversight is absolutely critical. when we are charged with overseeing special operations, cyber, science and technology, military intelligence, oversight before, during and after crucial events is just essential for us to fulfill our responsibilities under the constitution. and i know mr. langevin shares with me the commitment to make sure that our oversight procedures and systems are adequate for a rapidly-changing world. and sometimes that's hard. if you're talking about c

give senator whitehouse credit for using a fancy word like meretricious that's a very very guess rhode island way of accusing someone of lying but i think heritage was right on this and senator whitehouse was wrong why biggest senator whitehouse was using o.e.c.d. data that was based on what politicians said they were going to do in the future whereas the heritage economist was looking at the actual we see the data from two thousand and seven through two thousand and thirteen so i think on that little fight we saw on capitol hill yes there were two different sets of data but if you have a choice hard numbers based on real actual what's taken place versus what politicians say they're going to do between now and two thousand and fifteen which is what the senator was relying on well maybe the o.e.c.d. countries will do what they said in this survey that the o.e.c.d. did but i don't trust that i mean does anybody out there in the audience trust the politicians are going to control spending in the future the way they always say it's like you know what was that famous time of the oh good lord make

senator whitehouse credit for using a fancy word like meretricious that's a this is a very very rhode island way of accusing someone of lying but i think heritage was right on this and senator whitehouse was wrong why biggest senator whitehouse was using o.e.c.d. data that was based on what politicians said they were going to do in the future whereas the heritage economist was looking at the actual we see the data from two thousand and seven through two thousand and thirteen so i think on that little fight we saw on capitol hill yes there were two different sets of data but if you have a choice hard numbers based on real actual what's taken place versus what politicians say they're going to do between now and two thousand and fifteen which is what the senator was relying on well maybe the o.e.c.d. countries will do what they said in this survey that the o.e.c.d. did but i don't trust that i mean does anybody out there in the audience trust the politicians are going to control spending in the future the way they always say it's like you know what was that famous line with the oh good lord mak

introducing today's contestants -- an advertising creative director from providence, rhode island... a phd student in history originally from montreal, quebec, canada... and our returning champion, a test-prep instructor from buford, georgia... [ applause ] and now here is the host of "jeopardy!" -- alex trebek. thank you, johnny gilbert, and welcome, ladies and gentlemen. a little bit of a hiccup in our champion's winnings yesterday, picking up just under $7,000, but he's still here again, defending. and the challengers today, padraic and john, welcome aboard and good luck. here we go, into the jeopardy! round. and here are the categories. we want you to name the meat traditionally used in each dish we tell you about. next, the correct response will end in double l. alex: andrew, you start. let's try double l for $800. andrew. what is goodwill? yes. mystery meat for $600. padraic. what is pork? no. andrew. what is veal? veal is right. world's fairs for $1,000. the u.s. pn at montreal's expo 67 was designed by this architect and futurist,

a reporter in providence, rhode island, looking for a comment from a 16-year-old shooting victim andks? >> first comes the rocks. >> barely missing and we think the interview is over and we're about to leave, instead. lawrence comes out wielding a baseball bat. >> get away from me. >> then she second her two dogs on us -- sicked her two dogs on us. >> finally she calls her dogs back, but not before cursing at us one last time. >> get away from my house. >> okay. safe inside the studio, sometimes. and she was arrested and charged with two counts of felony assault with a dangerous weapon. she got a tetanus shot for one of the bites. that is why you are get a murder prosecution if you use a dog to try and create bodily injury or harm that could kill someone. they kill people because the dog's capabilities, one bite they could kill somebody. they are upset, charged with felony, do you think it's the right call? >> dana: yes, i think it's the right call. this is tough one. obviously the mother that threw the rock, i can't imagine what she is going through. i try to put myself in her shoes