in rhode island, newport biodiesel is producing a cheaper form of home heating oil for rhode island families by recycling restaurant grease. al terrace renewables is creating jobs in rhode island, installing solar energy systems on residential homes. i recently visited a home in charleston, rhode island, where a family has a new al terra solar system on their roof and heard about the significant energy savings they will achieve. this is a fraction of the scale needed to revolutionize our economy. the american people, our researchers, entrepreneurs and workers from the largest, most sophisticated research institutions and corporations to our smallest local businesses can create clean-energy jobs everywhere in the united states. in urban areas, as well as rural, in the rustbelt as well as the wheat belt, in our deserts and on our coast. all they need is for us in congress to set the economic parameters correctly, to level the playing field with foreign competition, to meet the market for investment in these products. america is waiting for congress to act. as i close, let me address a couple o

you don't get in trouble in rhode island. but i have a question, because i know there's been an effort and good for you, joanne, trying to push the prostitution bill and better protection for kids in terms of these kind of strip joint jobs, quote-unquote, who are the people stopping your legislation? because i know it's been stalled a couple of times. what's the names? we want to help you get over that? >> we the people here from the aclu. we have senators and representatives who are against it who feel that what people do behind closed doors is their right. and -- >> with children? >> with prostitutes have a right, some of them, to make a living. and i strongly think this is an outrage. that we can't get the law passed. >> name the head of your senate. who is the head of your senate? >> senator theresa pivareed. the bill passed the house overwelly 64-9 and it stalled in the senate. >> he's holding it up, that person, that person is responsible for children being raped and abused, that person. >> we'll take a quick break, mor

rhode island? that's right. minors can dance naked in front of gawking old men as long as they're off the pole by 11:30 on a school night. the law forbids teens under 18 from operating a power saw, pumping gas, but lap dancing, no problems there. how is that legal? call in with your thoughts. help us make sense of this. 1-877-tell-hln. joining me to talk about it, wendy murphy who specializes in child abuse cases. also by phone, road eye land state representative joann janini. why is there not a law on the books to protect these young girls. >> no state law prohibits minors from working in adult entertainment. our state law does say that anyone who employs the person under 18 for prostitution of any other lewd or indecent act faces up to 20 years in prison up to a $20,000 fine. since we allow strip clubs, stripping is not included lewd or indecent behavior. >> are you going to take some action? >> i'm filing legislation such that they have in massachusetts where the state law will prohibit employers from hiring

in rhode island, there are no laws against it. some 16-year-olds can dance naked in front of some dirty old man and that's perfectly legal, huh? >>> this one is going to shock you. 16-year-old girl stripping on stage and it's perfectly legal in rhode island? that's right. minors can dance naked in front of gawking old men as long as they are off the pole by 11:30 on a school night. that is a night caveat, huh? the law forbids teens under 18 operating a power saw, pumping gas, but for perverts? how is that legal. help make sense with this, if you can. joining me to talk about it, wendy murphy who specializes in child abuse cases and rhode island state representative joanne. >> no state law prohibits minors from working in adult entertainment. state law does say anyone who employs a person under 18 for prostitution or lewd or indecent acts faces up to 20 dwreers in prison and up to a $20,000 fine in. rhode island, since we allow strip clubs, stripping is not considered lewd or indecent behavior. >> are you going to take some action?

turns out that rhode island says it's ok.hildren are legally entitled to strip for money as long as, quote, they are home by 11:30 on school nights. unquote. you can believe it? shouldn't the authorities check their home work sh work, too? >> so shocking how can this happen? >>this is ridiculous. basically it was a loophole in the law. they said, you know, you are allowed to strip and they forgot to exclude people under the age of 18 from it. bill: it's more than that and the d.a. said the law says it has to be lewd or indecent and this doesn't qualify. bill: that's what the d.a. said. they didn't base it upon a loophole. they based it upon the age of consent in rhode island is 16. so that you can consent to any activity as long as it's not illegal. >> it is still illegal to photograph it you can have sex illegally in rhode island but if you photograph it or somebody films it, that's unlawful. if you take off your clothes in a strip club that's fine. bill: you can get them with the alcohol business, wiehl, you should be able

that is where john gonzalez is tonight -- the 300 block of rhode island ave. >> third, fourth, and rhode island avenue remain closed, along with surrounding streets. four of the five floors and the building are vacant apartments, but the ground level are several businesses. the owners are here tonight waiting and hoping. it was intense and had no warning. >> they were probably 25 feet high. >> a typical summer night in the city in northeast on rhode island avenue was disrupted when a raging fire engulfed the five-story building. emergency officials say the flames were first noticed on the top floor. soon after, a good portion of the roof buckled. >> tere is a partial collapse of the roof. we went to defensive operations, and issued a second alarm. >> the fire took over and destroyed most of the vacant apartments. the ground level houses several businesses, including a salon. >> the fire engine came. >> they were inside at the time when they smelled smoke. >> i would like to go in and get my belongings. >> one neighbor said he could feel the heat from the fire a block away. >> it was ever

bill: rhode island needs to revamp all of these minor laws., a library beern family family raped by a bunch of 14-year-old kids. they catch the rapists and what happens to the little girl? >> the girl has now been taken away from her parents. why her parents, you may ask? because the police say the parents basically blamed her for the rape ask the authorities to take the child away because they were ashamed of her. bill: now the father denies it? >> now the father denies it. that's what the police say. who do you believe? listen, it's a cultural thing in liberia, rape was not even criminalized until 2006. it was legal before that that's the culture this man grew up. in that's why he has the feelings he has. bill: is there muslim component to, this wiehl. >> not that we know of. all we know they came to the father's house. why would the police make this up. the father said i'm ashamed of her. he didn't blame her. i'm ashamed of her. i don't want her anymore. cps came in and got the little girl for 90 days. bill: 8-year-old. >> 90 days while the

bill: rhode island needs to revamp all of these minor laws. in arizona, kelly, a library beern family family raped by a bunch of 14-year-old kids. they catch the rapists and what happens to the little girl? >> the girl has now been taken away from her parents. why her parents, you may ask? because the police say the parents basically blamed her for the rape ask the authorities to take the child away because they were ashamed of her. bill: now the father denies it? >> now the father denies it. that's what the police say. who do you believe? listen, it's a cultural thing in liberia, rape was not even criminalized until 2006. it was legal before that that's the culture this man grew up. in that's why he has the feelings he has. bill: is there muslim component to, this wiehl. >> not that we know of. all we know they came to the father's house. why would the police make this up. the father said i'm ashamed of her. he didn't blame her. i'm ashamed of her. i don't want her anymore. cps came in and got the little girl for 90 days. bill: 8-year-old. >>

and connecticut and portions of rhode island. massachusetts getting showers and thunderstorms.ur forecast for tonight. we'll see a few light clouds. but as the evening goes along, a lot of the clouds are going to be death dissipating. during the day tomorrow, a lot of search. a frontal system passes through the region, with no precipitation. more showers are going to be on tap now down to the south. but the next couple days looking pretty good. here is your forecast for the overnight period. tonight partly cloudy and mild. an overnight low of 63 degrees. tomorrow during the day, a little cooler than today with a high of 82 degrees, partly cloudy, still a little breezy out there. and the extended outlook for the next couple days. nice weather on 30, 80 degrees. friday we can see some scattered showers and thunderstorms with a high of 82. we warm to 86 on saturday. and then back down to 82 on sunday and monday. again, scattered showers. not waning all the time, but the scattered showers are going to be around for friday, saturday, sunday, and monday. again, those cooler than norm

it keeps rhode island closed between w and fifth street. live to 66 eastbound from gainesville through centreville. lanes are just like this, wide open. and we will travel the dulles toll road. go ahead and fly it from the greenway to the maps. all the way to the beltway, nothing but green cars and drivers are moving at speed. over to you. >>> lawmakers an the obama administration will be scrambling today to find more money for the cash for clunkers program. the cash rebate plan to boost auto sales began less than a week ago and there is fear the $1 billion budget is already depleted. tara mergener has the latest. >> reporter: americans are turning clunkers in to cash much quicker than anyone expected. the $1 billion program has been so popular there's concern it will run out of money less than a week after it began. >> like reneging on the deal, i think. they promised something they should go through with it. >> reporter: in a late-night statement, the white house tried to calm fears saying it is evaluating all options to keep the program

rhode island avenue. it is closed between w and fifth street. so we will let you know when lanes open up. moving up. 95 and the bw parkway out of baltimore past 198 to powder mill to the beltway. we are incident and accident free. keeping things going. take it to the outer loop in maryland. lanes are wide open past new hampshire avenue. in virginia the same situation on 66 heading east. from centreville to the beltway, no incidents to report at this time. 95 northbound. that is a different situation. already from 123 to the fairfax county parkway we are heavy heavy heavy. and that's due to an earlier accident that was going southbound at the fairfax county parkway. we know all lanes are getting by. drivers on the south side are actually backed up to back lick. we will follow these delays and let you know how big they grow. keeping things going send a it over to jessica doyle who has more news. >> on the rundown at 6:01. you will soon be paying to solve the district's budget program. the city council meets today in public to talk about a series o

. >> and this week or true champion is football player and rhodes scholar. five acres have been committed to the project which will be funded through his foundation after he finishes his rhodes scholarship. he keeps impressing us. >>> michael vick could be coming back to the nfl. the big meeting could pave the way for his return. we'll have that in about 15 minutes. >>> here's the stories to watch out for today in your "morning express" planner. astronauts on the space shuttle "endeavour" are going to head out for a space walk at 10:00 a.m. a eastern and they're going to spend nr than six hours installing batteries in cameras. at 10:30 tim geithner and ben bernanke are going to go head to head in a house committee meeting. they're going to square off as to who should become the top consumer watchdog and at 5:30 president obama will mark the 19th anniversary of americans with disabilitiesing at. >>> our sister network cnn, "black america 2" is taking a lot away it's great to see black people at so many different levels who just want to do something great and

it's 12% in rhode island. rhode island and 18 other states have had to borrow $12 billion to keep the state unemployment trust fund solvent. rhode island has borrowed more than $80 million itself to recover unemployment confidents and over the next few months they will draw on a line of credit of about $40 million to keep paying the benefits which are absolutely critical to the families in the state who have lost their jobs so if we don't today transfer these funds as suggested in the underlying legislation, rhode island and many other states would look to a real crisis in which they would fail to be able to respond to this need for unemployment compensation. so on the merits of where the puthemoney comes from, the recoy act, the biggest tool we have trying to keep people working and employed more people, if that doesn't make sense, and not making this transfer as suggested by the underlying legislation, would imperil the state's ability to provide unemployment compensation in a market that is still very, very

. >> susie: and finay tonight, rhode island is known ashe ocean state annew billboards therare trying to make residents there fe less blue over the economy. the sis are posted along the state's ghways. and say thgs like: "the interestg thing about recessions ithat they end." e billboards and their optimism are needed, becau rhode island unemployment rate stands at nearly 12. other signs tellrivers their selforth is greater than their net worth. >> paul: there's a philosoy worth adopting. >> susie: yes, indeed. >> susie: that's "ghtly business rort" for friday, ly 17. i'm sie gharib goodght everyone and have a great weekend-- you topaul. >> paul: a you as well, susie. i'm paul kangas wishing all of you t best of good buys. "nhtly business report" is made possible by: this program w made possible by contributions to your pbs station from viers like you. thank you. captioning sponsored bwpbt captioned media acss group at wgbh access.wgbh.org we are pbs.

. >> was this after you have lost the rhodes scholarship? >> after. >> losing that rhodes scholarship contest had what kind of an impact on you? >> well, i was the kind of kid who went from competition to competition, a blue ribbon to blue ribbon, a trophy to a trophy, thinking it was going to be a yellow brick road ending in the stars. the rhodes scholarship was the first tournament of merit that i resoundingly failed at. i thought, i have come up against something i cannot do. i did not enter the next round and i was bewildered. >> why did you mentione joyce carol oates? >> i took an academic class with her. she was also a great friend. she used to have me bartend at her house when she threw a party. it was by letting me into her home and showing me her office and showing me the books on her shelf, that i thought this is a job done by people, not by people in the sky. that trust and simple friendship boosted my morale hugely. >> how about james richardson? >> he was a poet who was a creative adviser. i decided i wanted to be a poet. i had

i decided to dust off the old cannon in pawtucket, rhode island. home of the red sox aaa farm team. >> just throw it a the way to home or in the general vicinity of home. that's always a good plus. >> reporter: catcher mark wagner gave me some tips. >> what about wagging the tongue or anything? >> now we're talking. now we're talking. that's intimidating, too. everyone likes that. >> reporter: but would it be enough? enough to travel 60 feet, 6 inches? enough to avoid near certain humiliation? the moment of truth, the pitch. maybe not a strike, but come on, it could have been much worse. much worse. trust me, trust mariah carey. john berman, abc news, pawtucket, rhode island. >>> and i can tell you, john was worried about that for dace before he did it. we have late word a white house source tells john the president will warm up with albert pujols before tomorrow's game. that's not bad in and of itself. that's "world news" for this monday i'm charlie gibson. hope you had a good day for all monday i'm charlie gibson. hope you had a good day for all

rhode island hopes so. the state's unemployment is over 12%. it's one of the highest in the country. the billboards started appearing last month. >>> who is not feeling the cash crunch these days? how does free sound. new features on your phone won't cost a penny. shawn yancy is back with your fox 5 top five disblsh free mobile tv coming to d.c. soon you'll be able to watch fox 5 on your mobile, laptop all for free. d.c. will be part of a test market for free mobile tv. the whole idea is to make it easier to watch local news when you're on the go and when breaking news happens. so we will let you know as soon as you can see us right here at fox 5 free on mobile tv. >>> number four, before you try to buy a house, check out your credit eport carefully. along with your score, other red flags including maxed out credit cards, late credit payments, tax liens and late utility bill payments. as soon as you fix the problems, the easier it will be for you to buy. >>> number three, what you name your son could determine his future. a recent study claims

i know u're on the banking committee and i know you got ba from visiting your home state rhode island unemployment is among t five highest in the cou. what are your thoughts right now on the potential need r a second stimulus package? we heardavid axelrod raise that a couple of eks and yesterday, vice president biden they may have underestimated t extent of economic pain. what are you thoughts on what we need do to get theconomy ouof the slump? >> well, the only way we're going toet the economy out of the slump is to get people ba to w and to stabilize housing lues. i don't thinwe should rule out a second imulus package but as you understand, carlos, this package is a two-yea arrangement so additional money forthcing to the state in the next several mont. we haven expend all of the moneyet. hink the administratio and, frankly, they have to be much more aggressive on the housing market. ep in, avoid foreclosures and stabilprices to manyarts of the country, that's at is bringing the local economies down a it's n providing the kind of power to brin it ck again. so i thk more aggressive a

debbie from rhode island laced up the gloves in the fitness center.oy floated with friends through jamaica. late night explorers climbed mountains under the stars. and finally, jose rodriguez rocked the house in the karaoke club. that's the news. i'm erika, cruising with royal caribbean. why aren't you? >>> "baltimore magazine" went in search of the best crab cakes in the area. our guest did a lot of the tasting and helped write this issue. welcome to the show. what did you find out about the maryland crab cake? >> it has to be traditional, it don't get fancy. it is a lot of crab meat and a little feller. >> i say that the best can cake is my mother's -- and a little filler. -- i say the best crab cake is my mother's. >> where is the cheapest crab cake? >> they do have a very reasonable one but i found if you want a good one you can go at lunchtime and get good deals. >> you had some celebrity crab cake tasters. >> we had people way in -- we had people weigh in. they have very specific ideas on where they like to get their crabcakes. >> let's get a lo

the implementation of the law is working in rhode island mostly because our organization and the rhode island coalition against domestic violence from even before we had the law passed stepped up to the plate and said that we would be willing to provide free training for school staff. so that there was no funding attached to the bill when it was passed in rhode island. however, the drawback in other states is, what we're finding, is that many states have good intentions but they're very concerned, especially in these hard economic times about the cost of training school personnel. in fact, i've gotten calls even this week from state of ohio, from new mexico asking, you know, how we implemented lindsey law, what was the specifics and what were the costs involved? i think for it to be successfully implemented in other states, we have to have funding. there's no way of getting around that. i also believe very strongly as an educator that we need to pass lindsey's law maintaining all the components of the law. it would be a very severe drawback to educate the students and not have the staf

. >> gregory rhodes is seven months into his new life. the feeling of in vince iblt that comes with being 23 shattered when even a few simple steps became unbearable. >> he stepped from my back to the rolling socket in my hip was on fire. grinding. i know that kind of pain. i never felt that way before. they tested my blood, and my white blood cell count was over 60,000, which in a normal person is 5 to 10. leukemia diagnosed in his finals week, a shock to a young man whose plan was to pay down his student loans, then worry about health care. >> with health care, i feel like going a little ways without health insurance could be okay, but i got caught. >> it's part of a ft. worth public area hospital network that not only gave rhodes care, including five cycles of chemotherapy, but also helped to navigate the dizzying tape of bureaucracy. first medicaid, then social security disability payments. next, a painful lesson. in texas, the modest income from social security put gregory over the limit to receive medicaid. >> now i have no chance.

and in rhode island, that's a good project. in 2004, the city of providence designated a site to serve as the headquarters for the prof dense e.m.o. it will serve the city during a disaster o. atafnlgt the first phase was completed this year but must expand its existing building in order to make shortfalls that were identified in a 2007 federal emergency management agency tactical assistance review. these shortfalls pointe pointedy federal authorities including r. include inadequate space for administration and emergency operations and a lack of adequate force protection, physical security, and survivability plashes. according to the providence e.m.a., up to $3 million will be needed to complete this work. again, this was the result of a study by the federal authorities as to the adequacy of this facility. while famil fema has committed resources, providence e.m.a. does not have enough to fulfill the requirements. it plays a role in our state operations. the greater providence medical response system which serves eight communit

witnesses say about 40 birds struck the flight bound for rhode island.ter circling the runway officials cleared a runway for an emergency landing. none of the 137 passengers were injured. all were able to board a later flight. a packed crowd at l.a. staples center gathered as some of the biggest names in music turned out to pay their respects to missile jackson. they all gave tribute to the late king of pop who died last week on the verge of beginning his comeback tour. >> that brings us to the answers to our water cooler question of the day. we asked what was your most memorable moment from the service. bonnie says i thought that brook shields and jermaine jackson to the charlie chaplain song smile was touching. it brought a bit of reality back. it is nice to hear that it was michael's favorite song. >> my most member reorial momen when the family was on stage. >> emily writes my most memorable moment during the service was usher sinking gone too soon. the jacksons allowed to us see their pain losing a family member. emergencies saw how hard it was to c

rhodes scholar turned naa president as he gets rey for a histor ncp summit. we have allthat and a whole lot more. cnbc's burnett, congresswoman, savannah gutie, a whole lot more. you're going to love tis hour. first, as always, we fast rward to the top stories of day, three in particular. new reports right now that police are using teargas and firing off shots in the air to disper protests in tehran. meanwhile white house was brazil's help with tehran. president obama says azil's close trading ties with iran offer ique opportunities to press iran to keep nuclear activities peaceful. >>> under new cyber attack, one government se has been affected. officials suspect north kore not just random acrs behind rece hacngs. >>> house democrats say cia lied to congress. lawmakers claim leonanetta toldthem the agency repeatedly revealed information to coress. cia said panetta never said that and that, quote, it is not our policy or pctice of the cia to mislead congress. >>> we're going right now to speaker of the house nancy pelo who is talking about this. let's sten in

providence, rhode island, 83. pittsburgh, pennsylvania, right around 79. louisville, kentucky, we'll call it 72. well, christina, that's a look at your soggy forecast once again. >> all right. thanks so much, bill. >>> apple shines, starbucks bubbles, and are you ready for chocolate made with camel's milk? your early morning business headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, it was an all-star week for cameron diaz. she dated not one but two of the world's most desirable bachelor's. >>> phillies extend their winning streak in dramatic fashion, and manny ramirez forced to leave the game early. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning and welcome back to "early today." i'm christina brown. and here are some of your top headlines. >>> across asia, nations were plunged into darkness by the longest solar eclipse of the 21st century. from india to china, millions watched as the moon moved directly between the sun and the earth. in some areas the eclipse lasted more than six minutes. >>> in western japan, heavy rains triggered floods and landslides that have

anywhere from rhode island and eastern mass, the heaviest rain this morning. later today, i think this connection down to the south is just starting to fill in off of atlantic city. that will come straight up over new york and into connecticut. some areas could pick up 1 to 2 inches of rain. so the heaviest rains today, really new york city through glue england. the southeast, not bad. temperatures in the mid-80s. a sun and cloud mix. here's a look at the weather outside your window. >>> that heavy rain should move into hartford sometime probably mid-morning to late morning and then continue during the afternoon. definitely bring your umbrella today anywhere in new england. areas to the south look dry. >>> dan, another cool day for areas from chicago to new york. this july is starting to feel like the year without a summer. >> but you know what? we're going to get hit in august, september, october, right? >> we'll see. >> right? all right, no guarantees. thank you, bill. >>> hopeful signs spark stocks, gas prices plummet and bellies and baseball. your early mo

providence, rhode island, 83 degrees, sunshine today.gain, clouds will be increasing across the area, especially into tomorrow. louisville, kentucky, 84 degrees. myrtle beach, good chance for some thunderstorms. so, dan, yeah, a areas coming in with showers today. though more on the way tomorrow. we'll take a close look at that forecast coming up. >>> not a good day if you're going out to beat the zombie record. >> it's going to be a tough one, especially in southern south carolina. >> thank you, todd. appreciate it. >>> g.m. gets the okay. chrysler gets some new blood at the top. and why being a top spy and being on facebook doesn't exactly watch up. your early morning business headlines straight ahead. >>> plus, neck and neck down the stretch. and we're still not sure who to call box office champ. >>> federer at wimbledon. and the big three is now the big four. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning, everyone, and welcome back to "early today." i'm dan kloeffler. here are some of your top headlines this morning. >>> china stat

from on passable roads, -- unpassable rhodes, 100 landslides have been reported.ne of them hit a home to the elderly, killing all inside. survivors were taken to nearby schools, rescued from the roof by helicopter. >> the japanese government has been collecting local information since last night. >> teams of workers searched for residents of a home that are reported missing. digging through the mud, hoping for signs of life. elsewhere in the region, a woman died in another landslide. a farmer was found dead after falling into a reservoir. hundreds of people had to be evacuated. >> it brought joy to many, fear to others, millions of people across asia turning their eyes to the sky, the long as the clips of the century. millions also stayed indoors, assuming that the clips was a bad omen. it is a temporary daytime darkness. the total eclipse is caused by the moon moving directly between the sun and the earth to cast a shadow. >> across asia, tens of millions watched as the world, for a few moments, faded to black. it started at dawn in india, north of mumbai. on the

that flight was destined for providence, rhode island.hat people were off- loaded at the terminal and taken to another jet. the jet that struck the birds is being inspected for damage by southwest airlines personnel. for a brief period of the traffic along runway 28 at bwi was severely affected as they cleaned up the birds on the runway. >> an exciting afternoon. captain mike perry, thank you very much. >>> new information within the last hour, about the mysterious deaths about two baltimore county teenagers. their bodies were found near the light rail tracks in lutherville. weijia jiang explains, mta investigators now believe they know what happened. weijia? >> reporter: yeah, we have a lot of new information that just came in, all from video surveillance. the mta says both teens were struck from behind and then run over and the operator did not see them. the mta says most likely the boys thought they would be able to spot a train coming. but a technical error changed the direction the trains normally travel. >> the whole thing doesn't m

flames erupted at a building on rhode island avenue in northeast. that building houses self businesses. the inferno was so strong, it caused part of the roof to collse. nobody was injured. >>> coming up, a mother convicted of killing her four daughters. up next, we'll see and hear the recordings of bonita jacks as she was questioned by police. >>> it has happened again. another metrobus driver is caught on camera doing something that they shouldn't be doing. we'll show you what made one passenger so angry. >>> income, crack open a cold one at the white house. it was the so-called beer summit, but it d. it solve ything? we'll have that and more when we return. fiber one. i'm looking for some fiber. this bar is an excellent source of fiber. there's no fiber in this. tastes too good. there is fiber. [ chuckle ] no. i can't taste the fiber in this chocolate. they have 35% of your daily value. hmm. oh, samples. hmm. autobahn. wackenschdol. fiber one chewy bars. cardboard no. delicious yes. r just nine dollars, you can get them shoes from names like dansk

jane's with us in rhode island. go ahead. >> caller: hi, mike. thanks for taking my call. >> you got it. >> caller: i'll try to be quick. i believe debbie rowe is being, how do i say, just sitting back, unfortunately. i think she's waiting for katherine jackson having an untimely god forbid passing because of her age. i think debbie rowe is waiting for money all the way. and so she's going to get it. >> you're skeptical, jane, huh? >> caller: i believe she's playing a scam. and she knows what she's doing. >> carlos, in the deal, is there any way -- there's no way debbie rowe swoops back in as primary caregiver, guardian? it goes to katherine to diana ross. >> i respectfully disagree with the caller, because of the fact that this is the time, if debbie rowe was going to fight for money, this would be the time. because on monday, not only will the judge hear about the kids, the judge also hears about the estate. and obviously now they have a deal with the kids out of the way, they can focus on the estate which is what katherine jackson really wants

joiningus nows senator whitehou fm rhode island, it was a big day on t judiciary committee committee today wich wel talk about in a moment. thanks very much for joinin us tonight. really apprecteit. >> gooto be with you. >> senator durbin says this cob illel. senator kent coad says it's a serious each. senator stab gnaw say it very serious. senator feinstein sa it's a big problebecause the law is very clear. yourleagues are sakg out loudly and firmly. are you also concerned this is a majoproblem? >> i thinkiven the scope o some of thether problemsha 're looking at, with the central intelligence agency in particular the tture investigation, i don't know if i call this a very major one, but it cinly merits inquiry to understand why it is that president cheneydecided to order this to be kept from us if at is true. that'she pres rept. an asre thatthat's not continng to happen. the cia, we think, and i think the american people expec should be subject to the laws of the uted states, which include the ruirement you read that they disclose totain members of cngress their covert programs. >>

last year, the state of rhode island became the first and only state to get a waiver on medicare -- >> medicated? >> medicaid. the will allow washington to put a cap -- they all will allow washington to put a cap on medicaid funding. it allows states to have weight -- allowing states to have wafers? is that something on the table? >> let me talk to be health team. i do not know the degree to which that is something that they are involved. medicaid represents a growing fiscal component for states, especially in harder economic times. that obviously is something that has to be looked at and addressed. i think that also strengthens the argument for changing the way health care is done and insuring that it is done in a way that is affordable, not just for families and small businesses, but for state governments as well. >> thank you. >> is it too late to e-mail questions now? but i will see what i can do. -- >> i will see what i can do. >> president obama said today that he

the induction ceremony will take place at the international tennis hall of fame in newport rhode island and we congratulate donald dell. >> chevy chase, maryland. >> and a lot of tennis players are real happy about him. >>> a lot going on in the world of tennis. >> stay tuned to my blog next week and you can help me pick my hair. >> the 19th street baptist church. >> at 4707 16th street northwest. they are having a block party from 10:00 to 4:00 tomorrow. bring the kids a lot of food and activities there. >> but we won't see j.c. there. >> and health screenings for hiv, prostate cancer, diabetes. >> and -- >> it goes on and on. >> and if you need a ride there's a number to call. go to my blog. i have it all there for you. it is a good thing. it is great to see you guys. let's get moving. i have fantastic weather to show you. you guys going out on the bay and doing some boating, waves one foot an as u yoanu pl to th afternoon pretty nice. 75. 77 frederick. 79 fredericksburg. here's the satellite-radar loop. we have some southeasterly winds pushing in. that direction for reagan national a

thank you so much. >> guest: nathaniel greene was from rhode island. the green family was very powerful politically and rhode island in the late colonial period. he was not related to the green mountain boys. we usually think of ethan allen as the commander of the green mountain boys. they were from what we think of as vermont and western new hampshire at the time. i am not aware of the russian navy coming over at all during the revolutionary war. the british decided early on, if they did not have a large standing army and they were in the habit when they went to war of hiring mercenaries at the very outset of the war the british prime minister attempted to hire rush of mercenaries and made contact with catherine the great and she refused and wanted no part of it so the lord turned to the german principalities and concluded treaties with several principalities which we usually mistakenly lumps them together and called them german soldiers who served over here as british mercenaries. >> host: this is an e-mail from nevada california. first of all, about

senator sheln whitehouse of rhode isnd. the juciary committee meer who already made his opening statements senator, thank y very much. welcome. let'talk about some of the things that you said in your opening statemen you remarked,as did sator feinstein, that you d not believe that this court,he roberts court, well, she said it a ttle bit more indirect. specific about it, that it has been an umpire, a neutral umpire. this reference to the way justice roberts in his own nfirmation hearin described hielf. why do you think t roberts court has notbeen neutral? >> i think theoberts court ha not been neutral because it does t desire to be neutra for a considerable period of time,he republican party has made it agoal to populate the juciary committee with t right-wing jges in order to effect the way the trend of the judiciy was goi. they've been qte success inform that regard,nd thathe judges they wanted are in ple, they've been doinging what is expected. it was a purposeful effort to mo theudiciary rightward at would signal quite

debbie from rhode island laced up the gloves in the fitness center. brooke molloy floated with friends through jamaica. late night explorers climbed mountains under the stars. and finally, jose rodriguez rocked the house in the karaoke club. that's the news. i'm erika, cruising with royal caribbean. why aren't you? chris: welcome back. this week barack obama began the second half of his first year in office somewhat rock ily. our big question has the president lost his clout with congress? >> probably not. it might be difficult to work with him, but they're going to need him. >> no, he hasn't. not with democrats. >> c.c.? >> not yes. he had a rough patch. but there's plenty of time. >> the democrats need them. he needs them. chris: grand slam. thanks fire fighter a great round table. that's the show. thanks for watching. see you here, next week. >>

. -- rhode island. mr. whitehouse: thank you, mr. president. today i proudly cast my vote to pass out of the senate health education, labor and pensions committee landmark legislation that will fundamentally change the direction of our dysfunctional health care system. committee approval of the affordable health choices act is truly a tremendous victory for millions of americans who struggle with a system that has continually failed to provide quality, affordable health care options for them, their families, their loved ones, and their businesses. it has been a special privilege to temporarily serve on the "help" committee. in particular with my distinguished senior center, jack reed. i don't think there's a formal rule against it, but it is a rarity in the senate for two members from the same state of the same party to serve on the same committee. and my brief tenure on the "help" committee gave me the chance to witness firsthand the resolve and caring leadership that is jack reed's hallmark and that was shown throughout this historic debate.

later today wasn't exactly first come, first served, at least not if you live in florida, new york, or rhode island. residents of those states hoping for a shot at tickets to michael jackson's public memorial service got an unwelcome surprise. they were barred from winning the ticket lottery. those who logged onto the website for the staples center in los angeles, where the event is being held, read a notice that they weren't eligible for the drawing. the reason, those states require state approval for this type of lottery. michelle? >> i can imagine some of those people got on flights and actually headed out to california before they knew they weren't even going to get tickets. incredible. claire leka here in new york. as always, thanks. >>> just ahead on the morning news, a serial killer is gunned down in north carolina. >>> plus new violence flares up in western china on the heels of a deadly protest. >>> first, katie couric with a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> our coverage of "michael jackson the farewell" continues from l.a. we'll take you live to the memorial service with

i applied for rhodes, fulbright and i didn't get any of those fellowships. i was black junior year phi beta kappa and i was couple ma assume laud. i was from after lay cha, i figure they give it to my because there was only one of me. it was humiliating, stressful i turned down for all the fellow. i figured i was being artificial not true to myself. finally i decided i was down to the last fellowship. i decided to go in and be myself because what more could i lose. to my astonishment i they gave me mellon fellowship. i called my parents and my father fixed up the phone n those days you didn't have two phones. you had extension phone. remember that? daddy put mom on the extension phone. mama got on. mama, daddy never believe it, never believe it, got a mellon fellowship i'm going to university of cambridge. i'm first afro-american, as we said then to get a medical mon fellowship. >> you're first negro to get mellon fellowship, yeah, daddy. huh, they're going to remaim it the watermelon fellowship from now on [laughing] armed with my watermelon fellowship i we

i decided to dust off the old canon in pawtucket, rhode island, home of the farm team. mark wagner gave me some tips. >> what about wagging the tongue? >> yeah. now we're talking. >> that's intimidating, too. >> reporter: but would it be enough? to travel 60 feet, six inches? enough to avoid near certain humiliation? the moment of truth. the pitch. maybe not a strike but come on, it could have been worse. much worse. trust me. trust mariah carey. john berman, abc news, pawtucket, rhode island. >> it looked good. >> i think the president will nail it. >> i think so, too. he won't blow it away but he'll nail it. >> for mariah carey, she had on high heels, come on. take it seriously. >>> are you struggling to find ways to keep your kids in shape this summer without ruining their fun? >> coming up, the top fun fitness activities for kids. we'll be right back. fios guy! where ya headed? ah, just installed fios in the whole building. now everyone has the fastest upload speeds. and we're giving them a mini netbook. well, i'm sticking with cable. so's ted. (voice) no i'm not! h