like to get back to the senator from rhode island. i want to say to people perhaps watching this on c-span or others, the reason i'm so grateful for the senator from rhode island, because, you know, i've been here, again, for a little over four months but the senator from rhode island is -- and forgive me if this sounds in any way disrespectful to say it this way -- but i almost think that the senator from rhode island reminds me of that movie "shawshank redemption." and i say that because one of my favorite parts of this movement -- i'm reminded that morgan freeman and the main character of the movie wanted to get a library for the -- for the prison and, frankly, that they -- their strategy was every single day to send a letter. and the reason why i have a tremendous respect for you is because you have been relentless, to my knowledge, in

they overlooked rhode island. they didn't mention rhode island. but i can promise you, knowing geography, if there is no ski area that can survive in connecticut or massachusetts, then yogu valley in rhode island is in trouble. that's our ski slope. so this really does hit home. i want to mention that the bicameral task force that henry waxman and i run brought in all the major sports leagues to talk about how climate change is affecting their sports. we had the national basketball association, we had major league baseball, we have the u.s. olympic committee, we had the national football league and we had the national hockey league. and they all agreed that we needed to take action on climate change. and in particular, the nhl talked about the history of their sport with kids growing up and playing on frozen ponds. many of those frozen ponds don't freeze any longer or they freeze so little that a child really doesn't have a chan to learn to to -- chance to learn to skate and develop their skills out on the pond. so the nhl has been active in this,

sheldon whitehouse from rhode island. and i yield to my good friend from massachusetts elizabeth warren. ms. warren: thank you. mr. president? the presiding officer: the senior senator from massachusetts. ms. warren: thank you mr. president. and thank you senator udall. i'm proud to join with my colleagues speaking out on climate change. senators have been speaking on this issue since yesterday all through the night to add their voices to the millions of voices around this country who are committed to fighting climate change. the level of commitment we've seen from these senators is extraordinary. and we will need extraordinary commitment here in congress around the country and around the world to address this issue. we will need that commitment because we are on the cusp of a climate crisis, a point of no return that will threaten our health our economy and our world. we are also on the cusp of innovations in clean energy and energy efficiency that have the possibility of transforming energy production and consumption. i

rhode island coffers are insufficient to cover that. or than 60% of our roadways are rated fair or worse. without additional funding the latter will increase to 40% in less than 10 years. createcient funding will rhode island to be in a position to manage the decline of its infrastructure. rhode island has an active reforms to begin to address the funding needs, and a debate is underway to provide additional funds to improve the conditions of the funds of the transportation, becoming less dependent on the federal program. that starts on the assumption that funding will continue at its current role. the health of the transportation is not a local issue. or. state is a key corrid the deteriorated condition of roads and bridges places a stress on the network. the condition of our system hinders around efforts to improve economic conditions. the unemployment rate remains near the highest in the nation. the highway construction industry cannot afford to lose an entire season due to the uncertainty of federal funding. rhode island needs a lon

in rhode island. but they're also a leading iowa manufacturer of wind turbine blades. in ten years, t.p.i. has manufactured more than 10,000 wind turbine blades. so when the maytag headquarters closed leaving as many as 4,000 workers jobless in newton, iowa, this helped the town get back on its feet. if we allow the production tax credit or the p.t.c., to lapse, loss of that tax incentive for wind energy producers will jeopardize the business that t.p.i. has built. so the iowa state senate unanimously passed a resolution in january supporting extension of the production tax credit, unanimously, bipartisan. there is bipartisan support for extension of both the production tax credit and the investment tax credit and we should get that done. this congress. i also heard in iowa from warren mckenna. warren mckenna is the manager at the farmers electric cooperative in colona, iowa. a town of about 2,400 people. it has iowa's first community solar garden with 25 kilowatts of capacity. for the co-op's 800 own

heinrich: you know, the senator from rhode island, mr. president, brings up a very good point because obviously the chinese have come to the conclusion that it is in their best interest to innovate and to do it as rapidly as possible. and he brings up some -- some issues that, frankly, are not necessarily what i would call the most responsible or moral ways to move rapidly through that ladder of innovation. but nonetheless, it is unmistakable that they're realizing just how important this is. i think it's important for us to come to the same conclusion. and i think it's important for us to realize that if we cede these industries to china, they will be selling us the products of the future. we have seen this already with their ability to undercut the price and artificially lower the costs of producing solar panels and how deleterious that has been to our domestic manufacturing base for those technologies. we need to make sure that we're making the technologies of tomorrow's clean energy economy here and installing those technologies ourse

schatz: i thank the senator from rhode island. i'd like to whoever a personal story from -- i'd like to offer a personal story from a young lady in hawaii because i think that it's really important to think of this in generational terms. and her name is keratinaka. and she is a senior at a school called hanolani. she wrote me a letter and i want to read it into the letter. -- into the record. this is keratinaka. "recently i read that hawaii is one of two destinations being considered for the world conservation congress. the international union for the conservation of nature is the organization that convenes this meeting which brings together nations to discuss conservation on a global scale. as this meeting has never been held in the u.s., hawaii hopes to be selected as the host location. for many reasons, hawaii is the perfect place to hold this meeting. hawaii is the most remote set of islands in the world and has the most concentrated examples of flora and fauna that are in jeopardy in the united states. our islands could be su

not just in rhode island but across the country. when i first came into our rhode island health exchange the first person i saw was the person ahead of me in line, there with boxes of dunkin' donuts and two big of those carry boxes of coffee and they brought them in because they'd thaid come in earlier in the afternoon, been served by the people who were working there, they'd gotten health insurance for the first time for that family, they were thrilled so they wanted to bring back as a thank you doughnuts and coffee. that's the story that we see. and i will say we got to remember as we're going into this what the problem was we were looking at. this is an area we should be working together. look where the costs were going. that's health care costs. in 1960, $27 billion. $2.7 trillion in 2011. this was out of control. this was not going to be sustainable. something absolutely, positively has to be done to get health care under control. and the unsung part of the affordable care act is the part that begins the change in our delivery

despite its name, this is a uniquely rhode island culinary treasure and loved by rhode islanders and americans alike. we have some of the best food and restaurants in the country and only the system is a classic. every rhode islander knows the distinctive smells and sights of this local business. as mayor of province, i was proud they had a leading role. indeed for nearly 70 years three generations of the stevens family have run this local establishment at the same location in providence. although the neighborhood has changed over time, only the new york system has remained an iconic part of this community. and so i extend congratulations to greg stevens, his sister stephanie stevens on this well-deserved honor. and i know that their dad is looking down on them very proudly today. congratulations. and i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. smith: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute and to revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without ob

cecil mills had a heart attack right across the street from the station on rhode island avenue. neither davis or the four other firefighters responded to pleas for help from mills' family. >>> two student and a security guard were treated after a fire inside a dorm at howard university. the nine-story vary riddian hall was evacuated for some time until emergency crews ruled that it was safe to return. >>> after nearly seven years of legal fighting new york city has agreed to pay $98 million to settle a racial bias lawsuit over entrance exams administered by the new york fire department. black and latino applicants claim they lost out on jobs because the exams discriminated against minorities. the justice department sued the city in 2007 saying the exams didn't properly determine who was qualified for the positions. a black firefighters group later joined the lawsuit. the settlement includes backpay, benefits and medical expenses for some minority applicants who took the exams in 1999 or in 2002. it also calls for the creation of a new chief in the department who deals solely wit

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: madam president, i ask to suspend the calling of the quorum. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reed: thank you, madam president. madam president, the senate needs to do everything it can to help create jobs, improve our economy and address the basic needs of the average american. unfortunately, many efforts to make meaningful progress on these issues have been thwarted in the last few months. specifically for the last 87 days, emergency assistance for job seekers have been blocked by gridlock. and despite the best efforts of several of my colleagues, including my colleague and friend, senator dean heller of nevada, today over 2.2 million americans are being denied assistance in what remains a very difficult economy. but i'm pleased to say that a group of five republicans and five democrats have reached a principal compromise to end this impasse and help get people back on their feet. indeed, senators heller, merkley, collins, booker, portman, brown, murkowski, durbin

. >> 18-year-old ben perry of rhode island, feeling it now. trying to set a world record for the longest cooking shift. perry is hope to cook for 48 straight hours. >> his ground rules, only chef in the kitchen, two dishes going at once and he has it make everything from scratch. if he is successful his kitchen shift will finish up today after 4:00 p.m. eastern record. >> that is amazing. >> and all of the food, i was about to volunteer if he needed someone it sample. but all the food he makes is going to two different charities there in rhode island. >> good for him. and cooking for 200 people three times a day with all those hours he is putting in. can you believe it? he can rest for five minutes an hour, by the way. >> five minutes an hour. you would think you would need the rest. and can you imagine that heat -- >> you can take five minutes an hour or save up those breaks and have a longer break and maybe take a nap in there. that's the way the rules work. >> sounds like a good idea. >> yes. >> coming up, fighting obesity in the four-legge

in providence, rhode island, 10 feet of water. the whole downtown was underwater. i don't think we've seen anything since but you point you can't talk about an individual event. you have to talk about how many su

master sergeant pourier was from north smithfield, rhode island. after serving in the united states air force, he joined the rhode island national guard where he was trained as a life support journeyman. in 1999 he transferred to the new hampshire air national guard and continued his service as a member of the 157th operation support squadron for over 19 years. our nation calls upon our brave men and women in uniform to protect our great democracy. there are no greater heroes than the men and women who answer this call and make the ultimate sacrifice to keep us safe. it is because of their service that we're able to enjoy the great freedoms, privileges and rights we have here at home. master sergeant pourier will be remembered for his friendly personality, warmth and enduring selflessness and i extend my thoughts and prayers to his family, his wife, kim, his four children and two grandchildren. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from utah seek recognition? >> i ask unanimous

. >> a rhode island boy suffering from leukemia celebrates a very memorable 7th birthday. tyler seddon's spending his special day with people he idolizes -- local police officers and firefighters -- in a surprise parade and reception. not only was he named the honorary burrillville police chief for the day, but also the governor of rhode island. tyler is in need of a bone-marrow transplant, and many of the first responders who came out to celebrate his birthday joined the registry with the hope of being a match for him. for "teen kids news," eric shawn, "fox news channel in the classroom." >> amusement-ride safety -- it's something we all need to know about. here's brittany. >> when i'm on a roller coaster, normally i, like, let go and put my hands in the air. >> i high-five my friends and just have fun with it, i guess. >> me and my friends like to tricks. so, like, we'll take a newspaper and look like we're reading. >> i like to wave my hands and scream. >> taking a chance like that is what caused desteni to break her arm. >> she had reached back to high-five one of her

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. are we in a quorum call? the presiding officer: we are. mr. whitehouse: may i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: i have to begin with two unanimous consent requests for committees to meet today during today's session of the senate. they have the approval of the majority and minority leaders. i ask unanimous consent that these requests be agreed to and these requests be printed in the record. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. i'm here now for the 60th time to ask my colleagues to wake up to the threats of climate change, to see the damage that is being used by our -- caused by our shifting climate we need look no further than the winter olympics. the most recent winter olympics concluded last month. over 200 countries broadcast the event to an estimated 3.8 billion people worldwide. in rhode island, we rooted for our very own rarissa castelli who brought bro

we were like, "we only have three hours to get to rhode island."> it's only like, an hour and a half away. >> seth: you got there in an hour and a half when you're driving. >> right. >> seth: but i had like, night terrors for a week after. >> i'm sorry. >> seth: where i'd be like sleeping and i go, "kenan, no!" [ laughter ] you drove so fast. >> i did. but only because we had somewhere to go and when people are in your way all the time. it's like, "dude, move. dude, can't you see me coming?" and i think there was like, one maneuver where it was like a two-lane highway and there were two cars there and i kind of just went through the middle anyway. [ laughter ] >> seth: yeah. >> and i saw you literally like, do this move. >> seth: yeah. >> and -- >> seth: i'm not good when other people drive. >> in my heart, i apologize to you. >> seth: yeah. >> i really do. >> seth: thank you. >> i'm sorry. >> seth: i really appreciate it. >> you're good now. >> seth: we have johnny weir and tara lipinski coming out tonight. >> yeah. >> seth: and this is one of my

have a very good relationship with our federal partners in rhode island. the real key to success is when we are all working together with a common goal. the successes you will see across the country are rooted in that. county,, the state, the and the feds are all still working together. we are going to get a successful and quick turnaround. >> d.c. quick turnarounds? delays?ee may be some >> on the whole, we have a good relationship and are very responsive to the federal highway administration. >> it is frustrating to sit back and watch the delays as construction costs increase. they are increasing by double digits, percentagewise, in many cases. thank you for everything you have done. same point -- we learned a lot of lessons during the disaster. of them is about everyone working together. i would say our relationship is strong. we are looking at innovations in how we permit projects. the sweet spot is not to reduce the standards, but to improve the process to get there. it is amazing what can happen in a crisis. when we had regulatory agencies with us on

but places like providence, rhode island, columbus, ohio, cleveland, investment is going in downtown area. >> and there is property in a lot of these cities that you mentioned that has not been used in a long time. >> yes, exactly. >> what does the viewer have to think about this? is this something that i need to plan for when i think about my future. >> if you're thinking about selling or buying a home you have to factor these things in. there is a website called walk score. it allows you to plug in your address and gives a walkability from zero to 100. real estate brokers are adding this to their website. >> things that you can stuff, do, buy and shop. >> reporter: it means how close you are to stuff. that's exactly it. people want to be near stuff. they don't want to drive 20 minutes for a gallon of milk. it's not what everyone has to do but a lot of people have to do now. >> lee gallagher, it's a book that we're going to end up talking about for years because you wrote about a trend that is happening. the end of the suburbs where the american dream is moving. lee gallagher is the

who is in the fight of his life. 7-year-old tyler was sworn in as temporary police chief in his rhode island hometown yesterday. >> a uniform, badge. he got t hang out all day. with the police officers, firefighters, all from several states, all part after parade for tyler. >> his mother put this together after creating a facebook page. asking police around the country simply wish her boy a happy birthday. tyler is battling leukemia for the second time. signing up for the bone-marrow registry hoping to be a match for the little boy. >> terrific. he got messages from all over the country. including los angeles police department. they show video featuring their chiefs. >> and they came from far away. some officers came from virginia beach, driving ten hours to be there for this celebration. his mom says she is so grateful and she thinks this something he will definitely remember forever. no doubt. >> touching. >>> coming up, insomniac theater, new movie of the 300 blockbuster. will the squall be a success? >> and an emotional surprise for an anchor bowoman who made it h mission to help childre

and of course vital for rhode island. my narragansett bay is three to four degrees warmer in the winter, and that means that fisheries like the winter flounder fishery are simply gone. 90%-plus crashed. and we have to face this as states. we have to face this as a nation. and if we fail, we have failed the fundamental test of every american generation. the fundamental test of every american generation is will you bring the reputation of this country and the integrity of this democracy forward through your time so that the next american generation can carry it forward with honor? we got our democracy from the greatest generation. they fought world wars to make it safe for us, and if we fail now on this, we will not be the greatest generation. we will be a disgraced generation, and i intend to do everything i can to make sure we do not get there. i yield back the rest of the democrats' time. the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. inhofe: thank you, mr. president. all night long. that's going to be fun. by the

the chair recognizes the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline, for five minutes. i cicilline: madam speaker, rise today to recognizing building futures, a providence-based work force program that provides rhode islanders a way in the construction industry. places them in registered apprenticeships. this success is due in large part to its dedicated and talented staff led by director and founder, andrew cortez. i was pleased to stand with andrew as the mayor of providence in 2007 to help launch building futures which has become a national model of work force programs and to celebrate their success of work force futures and to hear directly from those who benefited from this program that are holding good-paying jobs in my state. addressing the skills gap someone of rhode island's and our nation's most pressing challenges. we know that too many people are searching for good-paying jobs, but too often even though they're hard working, they lack the particular skills they need for the jobs that are available. building futures is helping to restore opportunity by bridgi

delia goncalves is live outside that station on rhode island avenue.l flabbergasting. >> reporter: you may remember the story. it rocked the whole city, a long-time city worker collapsed in this very parking lot right across the street from engine company 26 on rhode island avenue. today the senior lieutenant, a 30-year veteran will answer to the charge that she failed to act to save this man's life. her name lieutenant colleen davis. she reportedly filed retirement papers but today will have to answer as to why she did not immediately react to the cries of witnesses and family members of 77-year-old cecil mills, a long-time city worker died of a heart attack later at the hospital. a scathing city report cites a rookie firefighter unsure of procedure reached out to his superiors who did nothing. the lieutenant even said to have demanded an exact address but the call taker took down the wrong quadrant sending the ambulance to northwest instead of to the northeast location right across the street. >> if somebody would have just did their job that day, my

now the head of the entire rhode island state police. for today, andrea canning, nbc news providence, rhode island. >> up next, couldn't get gold medals but i was able to bring gifts from sochi. >> warm weather. warm weather. >> open it up and it will be 70. the big bag is for the person i love the most. that's up next. this is today -- now i got to figure it out. this is "today" on nbc. to. this is "today" on nbc. whoops! ♪ her in new york, but i did a little bit of -- brought a little sochi along with me. >> you're kind of verklempt when you talk about it, too. >> i don't know why. i picked up a few special gifts for you while i was in russia. a lot of thought went into my -- what is wrong? >> are you nervous because you don't know who got the big present? >> no, because i made the big one and said it was my favorite person, but, anyway, this is for you. >> aww, i didn't get the big one. >> dylan. and this is for you, erica. and the size is not -- >> it's not about the size, yeah -- >> so, say it again, size is what? i didn't know. >>

we have more from our station in rhode island. >> reporter: there's no bacon here. 2-month-old lulu is extremely affectionate. . they love you. they want your undivided taept attention all the time. >> reporter: like dogs and cats, they can be trained to go for walks, use litter boxes and even do tricks. victor is the owner of my pet piggy with the first micropig license the state has ever seen. the fact this license has been given out and that these little guys are now domestic animals in rhode island, it's new laws for the entire state. >> unfortunately, our statute haven't kept pace with pet trait. we have to figure out where they fit in. >> reporter: they predict changes coming to ordinances to city and towns that may apply to pigs. they say people should do their homework. they can grow between 20 to 30 pounds. victor says no matter what, the into bond is worth it. >> they're so close to you, so you have to treat them like a kid. >> reporter: nicole gerber, abc 6 news. >> they are so cute. i want one of those. >> they are so -- listen to this before you say you want one. they are

the governor's here today, governor of rhode island, governor malloy, governor patrick, and governor of vermont, and a governor who couldn't be here today, governor of new hampshire, are tall fighting to give hard-working folks in these great new england states a raise of their own. and they formed a regional coalition to raise the minimum wage. if they succeed new england will have some of the highest minimum wages in the country. [applause] they're not stopping. these four governors are here in support of raising america's minimum wage to $10.10 an hour. $10.10. now waging raise citizen not just a job for elected officials. in my straight of the union address i asked more business owners to do what they can to raise their workers wages. because profitable companies like costco has long seen higher wages as good business. it's a smart way to boost productivity and reduce turnover and instill loyalty in your employees. by the way, they do great. their stocks do great, and they're highly profitable. it's not bad business to do right by your workers. it's good business. [applause] it's

the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: i would ask unanimous consent to yield back all time. the presiding officer: without objection. all time is yielded back. if there is no further debate, all in favor say aye. all those opposed say no. the ayes appear to have it. the ayes do have it. the nomination is confirmed. under the previous order, the motion to reconsider is considered made and laid upon the table. the president will be immediately notified of the senate's action, and the senate will resume legislative session. mr. reed: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. reed: madam president, i just want to thank all my colleagues for this very strong bipartisan vote to move a step closer to restoring unemployment insurance benefits for over two million americans. i particularly want to thank senator heller whose leadership from the beginning has been instrumental. senator collins, whose leadership, wise counsel, thoughtful proposals have been one of the really strong forces sustai

-- well, rhode island has a good story, massachusetts doesn't.etts has 93.5% below the rate of enrollment it was projected to be at in september. given that, pro-publica analyzes that one of the reasons these state exchanges have not gotten fixed is because state officials basically said, hey, we know this thing isn't going to work but it's the guys that built it that should shoulder the blame, people like cgi, which also built the federal exchange and they basically have had a hands-off attitude here. what is the likelihood of that these state exchanges get fixed in the course of the next several months? >> over time they will. probably not necessarily several months but over time they'll figure this out. you know, you see something here where you have some states doing a great job like california being another example, and kentucky. then you have some states that were worse than the federal exchanges entirely like oregon and maybe massachusetts, though i don't know their story quite as well. and so you've seen the federal exchanges which are 30

vermont and rhode island are the exexceptions.t is dirty and controversial and plays a major role as one the country's and world's energy sources. that is the show for today. see you tomorrow. thanks for joining us. unrestrained and uncompromising. >> are you going to resign if you're indicted? >> first, real money with ali velshi brings the big-money issues home where they effect you the most. >> household debt has been slashed. >> then, what real people are talking about in real-time with the stream. >> all of our communities lightin' up twitter tonight. >> and stay with us for live, breaking and in-depth news. real reporting, this is what we do. al jazeera america. >> hi, you are in "the stream." home schooling is on the rise and expected to be a continued trend, is that better educated kids or keeping them unprepared for the world? waj is bringing in the live feedback and waj, this is a very interesting topic, typical home schooler is not the student we are seeing as part of this rise in home schooling. a yes,

and my husband trevor who is here and who is going to officer candidate school up in newport rhode island and we thank you for all you do. >> thank you, alex. >> the second honor i have is on behalf of the commission, the city and county of san francisco certificate of appreciation recreation and park commission thanks park santiago for his dedication and commitment to the city and county of san francisco and the national football league major league baseball and the fans with the -- with his extraordinary performance at candle stick park. phil, do you want to add? >> thank you for allowing me to tag team on the president's report. a few months back, we were -- we recognized our hard working staff that had been -- spent time serving at candle stick and keeping it a safe place for people to visit and keeping it in the high quality that the nfl expects, and when we went about this assignment, we asked -- we reached out to marcus and said, marcus can you let us know the individuals in the park rangers division who had spent time candle stick and were assigned there and several park rangers w

i've heard the gentlemen looking at other places like highland or newport, rhode island or other places. first of all, where things are of possible events happening here in san francisco or on planet earth somewhere? >> good afternoon, supervisors mike martin office of economic and workforce development. i have a few slides are in response to the presentation you've heard but i'll take your questions first. as of the next event we've been in negotiations that outlines the 31st america's cup in san francisco the oracle's racing having put on the event are currently in a review phase of the hosting cities. we've given our sense of the what it will be in san francisco and in terms of the general negotiations principal we would like to lay down we acknowledged they're doing due diligence with other locates and it extends for the next two months we will continue the dialog with oracle but newporty and somewhere in hawaii. i think it's the focus to keep it on america's soil. i think the team usa is tdr in doing that but this outlines other places where the next event could take place at >> at

this is part of a radical byempt in rhode island encouraging their parents to talk to them more. shows the more words you have heard by the time you start school, the better you do. spanish-speaking home, ultimately educated in english. she faces the additional hurdle of becoming bilingual. providence is sending a home visit or to advise her on how to interact more with her daughter. recorder counts the number of words spoken to her. >> on the first recording, the mom only had like 11,000 words, and now in the last effort your in the 99this up percentile, 28,000 words now. >> you might not think of it, but more than one third of children in providence live in poverty. research shows that by the age of four, kids from less well-off homes heard many fewer words than children from wealthier backgrounds. an ambitious program to close that gap and to stop the cycle of poverty. the mayor of providence got the program off the ground with a $5 million grant from the charity from michael bloomberg. it started with 75 families. >> there is still a lot more work to do, and i want to make su

a site launched by the state of rhode island called the nag tool kit designed to help rhode island moms nag their kids to sign up for health care using social media. not just any social media. we're talking snapchat, okay cupid, the dating sites no one wants their mom to go anywhere where. "we're playing with the idea that kids don't want to sign up for health insurance. they don't want to talk about it and don't really want to be nagged by their moms." critics are calling it creepy, but you can't deny, it's a creative way to get the elusive millennials to get health care. sign up or your mom will find you on tindr. ww. >>> last but not least, st. patrick's day green. this was one of our favorites. we had creative lads like this man. join us on twitter, facebook, instagram and msnbc.com and tell us what's important to you. >>> and next, waging war over worker pay. the big push to get mcdonald's to pay up. are you flo? yes. is this the thing you gave my husband? well, yeah, yes. the "name your price" tool. you tell us the price you want to pay, and we give you a range of options to choos

they used to come to new port in the middle of the 17th secentur and newport is significant in rhode islandecause actually, providence colony is founded by roger williams. romminger williams is a kind of -- roger williams is radical, in 17th sent tree terms left, but his view is there is no church that is not corrupt and imperfect. so no good christian is entitled to form a government and not entitled to bar anybody else's worship. >> includes american indians and it certainly includes the jews. there is an incredible spark of fire of toleration that begins in new england and roger williams is, himself, a refugee from persecution from pure tan, massachusetts, but theitan, massachusetts, but the. crucial thing is jews had a hard time when nations and nation states have founded themselves on myths about soil, blood and tribe. we are never going to make people feel easy if essentially they are aiming to have a country built out of territory and one language and the sense in which you belong to an exclusive tribe to which people have to conform almost biologically. you know, the world now is st

rhode island is 9%. it has got the highest in the country, and by the way it almost always has.have come a long way, but more needs to be done to improve. now one way to judge whether we're on the right track is to look at forecasts that economists put together based on numbers they crunch. they predict uneven growth in the states they are in. unemployment in florida is 6.2%, and expected to drop to 5.3% in 2015. new jersey appeals to be a oldover where the state's slow recovery is slow going. the state is at 7.1%. it is expected to come down somewhat, still well above the 6% national rate that td says we'll see by 2015. massachusetts where eds and meds, education and hospitals as well as high-tech will continue creating jobs there bringing down the jobless rate to just 5.1% in 2005. we have coauthor on a new report on america's state of economics. he joins me from toronto. michael put some meat on these bones. great work. we depend a lot on tdeconomics. but this is your own study, and you think both carolinas are set to do fairly well. tell me why. >> i think there is a lot of

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the ridge is no long raploching the rhode island it is actually giving it -- longer blocking the rain. rain overnight. rain will be done by the drive you drive back to work tomorrow. staying unsettled. another low pressure area with the same storm track on thursday. another one coming up over the weekend. san rafael 66. fremont 64. mountain view 66 degrees tomorrow. check out the highs. they will be close to 70 even with cloudy conditions. another round of rain on thursday. the two nicest days to ghettoed will be friday and saturday up into the low 70ed with sunshine. for the second half of the weekend, here comes the third wave of rainfall with highs in the upper 60s. no big storm. this will not make up a humid deficit, but we're now -- huge deficit, but we are now in a pattern we have been waiting on. couple days of dry was like 80. >> now we can fill up the bucket. >> reporter: and we are. >>> lots of parents use noise- making devices to calm their baby or help them get to sleep. if you're one of them, you should hear what a new study has to say. >> they have lulled many infants ge

>> this is exciting, i was in a neighborhood meeting just last night with the neighbors around rhode island and 23rd and 25th and i have the significant problems in the areas in the south east part of the city and i have not had many fatalities and it is my hope that we will be able to prevent the potential future fatality and i just wanted to call into records, just some of the few areas that i would like this body or the establishing the committee to pay attention to around third street and third and evan and bay shore from augusta and to twenth and 25th. and i also just wanted to acknowledge that sfmta has made a significant concerted effort to prioritize pedestrian, or just, safety in the streets as well as pedestrian, or specifically pedestrian safety and it is really comforting to know that we are in sync. and so thank you to your leadership on establishing this body. thank you. >> and i also want to thank commissioner mar and his office as well for the idea behind the vision zero committee and i think that you are coming in from his office, and i think that it is a really important,

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in providence, rhode island, it's the providence student union. in texas, it's the, what i call the moms against drunk testing. and they actually have a longer name than that. and there are parent groups in ohio, in indiana, in louisiana, the mama bears in tennessee. in florida, which is one of the keystone states for this kind of what i call corporate reform, where jeb bush basically owns that state. he tried twice to get across something called the parent trigger, where parents could take a vote and 51% of them could turn their school over to a corporation. and the parents of florida, despite the fact that florida has an all-red legislature, stopped that bill now twice. so i see parents of florida and all over this country saying, we don't want the corporations taking over our schools. so it's the grassroots that i'm counting on. it's democracy that i'm counting on. now can democracy beat big money? we'll find out later. >> you spoke recently in austin and the title of your speech was "why we will win." >> i was speaking to the network for publi

probably coming soon to rhode island. lots of states are talking about it, not only from legalization from a freedom issue, but in that they think they can collect as a result of legal marijuana. what do you think states that are looking at this can learn from colorado and the peace you put together atco time: we spent a lot of with the governor, a pretty small guy. he calls what is going on in colorado a great social experiment. if it really is a social experiment, colorado is the petri dish in which all the other state should keep an eye on. the nationalat governors association conference this past weekend come and he everyone to take it slow. this is unchartered territory. if states and legislatures are seeing dollar signs, what no one really knows is the cost of this. what is the social cost? are people going to be driving high? addiction rates going up? what is the cost of having a society that says this is something that is ok with us? host: listening a little bit to what the governor had to say to you when you sat