on rhode island day, the kids went to fenway park. budget cuts shut the home in 2009. >> as you can see the beds have been dismantled. i just have so many memories of this place and the boys that lived here and i remember a young boy, jeffrey who was in this room who was just, came to us so broken and so hurt and vulnerable and left us just a thriving young man. >> reporter: the boys were all placed elsewhere. but down in the kitchen margaret holland mcduff of family service of rhode island worried what's next? >> the soup kitchen will be closed. the case management and the financial literacy programs for those families will be closed. the employment placement services will be closed. it's critical moral decisions that our leaders have to make. are they going to continue to fund systems like pension systems that we already know are unsustainable and cut services to the vulnerable? >> reporter: but when people say to us, "look, i took the job with the state of rhode island because there was going to be a stable and dependable pension,

and 2009, rhode island was given a waiver. and they were given a five-year waiver and a block grant. and the strategies you just outlined put in resources behind, they already achieved a 16% savings, increased their coverage. they have 100% medical homes, decreased er utilization by 30% and are saving a significant amount over what was block granted which was actually going to be less than what we would have spent. so does the administration have a position? you know, we're trying to do this from washington and rhode island is already proven they can -- we'll let the states do it, they'll do it. we said here's the minimum you have to do. and they've done it. what is the administration's position on the success of rhode island? >> well, senator, as you know, rhode island was able to get engaged in that strategy and several other states have similar strategies. there's a north carolina program -- >> none of them have a complete block grant like rhode island. there is no other state that has that, correct? >> i -- i can't answer

that's the question in rhode island for electric car stations. we'll explain in tonight's "planet forward" segment. >> susie: a $35 billion win late today for boeing. the aerospace giant won a long- delayed pentagon contract to build 179 new aerial refueling tankers for the air force. airbus parent e.a.d.s. was edged out. now boeing shares rocketed higher on the news, up 5% in after-hours trading around to $74 a share. the air force originally planned to lease the planes from boeing, but that fell apart after it was found laws were broken during the bidding process. today's loser, airbus, has ten days to appeal. otherwise, boeing will start building the tankers. >> tom: toyota's still being dogged by floor mat and accelerator problems. today it recalled another 2.1 million vehicles. that's on top of the 8.5 million vehicles recalled globally since november of 2009. the issue? floor mats that could get stuck under gas pedals, causing sudden acceleration. you can check your toyota on the company's website, toyota.com/recall. >> the technology stock

the most famous being the 130-some men of the 1st rhode island regiment.fire at the battle of rhode island. samuel harris was among them. quote: "the regiment to which i belonged was ordered to what was called a flanking position. it was a post of imminent danger; they attacked us with great fury, but were repulsed. again they reinforced, and attacked us again, with more vigor and determination, and again were repulsed. again they reinforced, and attacked us ththird time, with the most desperate courage and resolution, but a third time were repulsed. the contest was fearful. our position was hotly disputed and as hotly maintained." (1st rhode island veteran dr. samuel harris) narrator: slaves served the cause of liberty behind the lines as well. in 1781, the continental army, assisted by a french officer, the marquis de lafayette, was preparing to fight a decisive battle. the british commander, general cornwallis, believed he would be victorious. what he didn't know, was that in his dining room, mingling amongst his officers, was a black servant named jame

. >> my name is jim rhodes. we have a short presentation to make, various speakers will be handling the elements of our presentation. supervisor mirkarimi: if we try to abide by a time will, hopefully the different speakers will sequentially follow that to the best that we can. >> i think that we will. no one will go over three minutes. if that is amendable. >> [inaudible] supervisor mirkarimi: you might want to move the microphone towards you more. >> the first speaker will be the manager. supervisor mirkarimi: sorry, you have? [no audio] supervisor mirkarimi: he was asking about technical assistance. >> is it working out? supervisor mirkarimi: it is. >> we will lead with calvin welch. >> this is a quick summary with a power point if we ever get it going. today you are going to hear about four basic points that we would like to make. we thank the supervisor for giving us this opportunity. the first is that rec and park basically violated their own public outreach policy in developing this proposal for a communi

needless to say, the people of rhode island are a little bit upset with me, and i and my home town, as my mom likes to remind me. i'm sort of kidding. they said the politics thing does not work there. come back home. that idea is completely off the table. as it relates, i think, to index steps, we are very appreciative of the fact that the city family came together in what was amid very extraordinary circumstances. the board of supervisors, supervisors, room 200, as well as with the private sector to be able to proffer what seems to be the strongest deal that will possibly could devise in meeting a deadline that really was imposed upon us. we also realize in the blessing of that particular agreement, that there needed to be some massaging of those terms, even after the deal was signed with mr. ellison, that those particular details of those terms i think still need a proper vetting, and i know, as president chiu had alluded, we will continue to be those watchdogs as well as to be that pep rally in making sure san francisco does everything it can in holding the interest of our citizens

scholarship to give account of the funny story because i really didn't know much about what the rhodes scholarship was and so on but i had a very progressive professor and she helped me she gave me these applications forms to sign them while while actually on the run and in december eighty six i went to cape town i moved. into cape town and for the interview for the first time my first stop was over to. twelve finalists you know for that old scholarship for scholarships and i was the only black rhodes scholar you know of the whole panel was pretty much white and i got asked the question by a supreme court judge at that time who was the chair for. selection committee this is still apartheid africa focus of their poll and not only was it a part they did it was when the resistance was at its peak and if you were known to be a part of. i mean i was i was you know a student leader i had a reasonably high profile in my city but not a national profile and the question was you know if you have made the minister of education i would you sort of patient problem announcer was. with all due respec

and 2009, rhode island was given a waiver. and they were given a five-year waiver and a block grant. and the strategies you just outlined put in resources behind, they already achieved a 16% savings, increased their coverage. they have 100% medical homes, decreased er utilization by 30% and are saving a significant amount over what was block granted which was actually going to be less than what we would have spent. so does the administration have a position? you know, we're trying to do this from washington and rhode island is already proven they can -- we'll let the states do it, they'll do it. we said here's the minimum you have to do. and they've done it. what is the administration's position on the success of rhode island? >> well, senator, as you know, rhode island was able to get engaged in that strategy and several other states have similar strategies. there's a north carolina program -- >> none of them have a complete block grant like rhode island. there is no other state that has that, correct? >> i -- i can't answer

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

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the presiding officer: the senator from rhode island. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to set aside any pending amendment and call up amendment number 8. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the amendment. the clerk: the senator from rhode island, mr. whitehouse, proposes amendment numbered 8. at the end of title 7 add the following: section 733, prohibition against aiming a slayer pointer at an -- a laser pointer at an aircraft. four, a. o.f.a. offenses. chapter 2 of title 18 united states code is amended by -- mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent to waive further reading of the amendment. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. whitehouse: mr. president, i rise to speak in support of this amendment that i have offered with senators kirk, boxer, durbin, casey, menendez and schumer to secure aircraft cockpits against lasers. this commonsense and bipartisan amendment would protect passengers and pilots by making it a federal criminal offense to knowingly aim the beam of a laser at an aircr

david rhodes comes to us from bloomberg, where he headed up its u.s. tv operations. we welcome him to cbs and wish jeff, david, and shawn all the best. and still ahead here on the "cbs evening news", go ahead, make her day. granny bags a pack of thieves, and it was no contest. but up next, your tax dollars helped renovate a luxury hotel. we'll follow the money. ♪ i was diagnosed with copd. i could not take a deep breath i noticed i was having trouble. climbing the stairs, working in the garden, painting. my doctor suggested spiriva right then. announcer: spiriva is the only once-daily inhaled maintenance treatment for copd, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. i love what it does. it opens up the airways. announcer: spiriva does not replace fast-acting inhalers for sudden symptoms. stop taking spiriva and call your doctor right away if your breathing suddenly worsens, your throat or tongue swells, you get hives, have vision changes or eye pain, or have problems passing urine. tell your doctor if you have glaucoma, problems passing urine, or an enlarged pr

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

the rhode island home was engulfed with flames after and explosions.y heard two different explosions. there were this university hospital in san antonio, texas. one is in critical. one is in stable condition and this happened in a corner of the garage under construction. nobody was parking there. >> in pennsylvania, this building collapsed in pittsburgh. and it left with this brick wall falling on the street. there will stabilize this structure and begin the cleanup. >> in georgia, and emergency land anding however, this was able to do it safely. to maneuver around vehicles and nobody was injured. >> looking at this golden gate bridge rainy, and the traffic is moving well in both directions. let us look at the san mateo bridge. headlights = east from the foster city. again, both directions are moving well in both directions. stay with us. with us. ñ >>catherine: climaxe market thursday. the mixed day, and with smablue-chip was down, wal-mart was downed. and borders is the final stages of filing for bankruptcy. they could do this as early as tomorrow. i

she was born in providence, rhode island, and graduated from bryn mawr college in 1943. she worked as an economist at the state department in washington, with an understanding she would lose her job when the men returned from world war two. she also served as an economist for the united nations, and later worked for them in new york. she returned to san francisco and married in 1955. she is survived by two sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren. the board of education expresses our condolences to the family and to the political community of san francisco that will sorely miss her. president mendoza: thank you. we would also like to adjourn our meeting in memory of dan, founder of the department of musical theater at the high school of the arts. he died suddenly the week before last of complications of pneumonia. he was only 58 years old. he taught since 2004, and directed many shows including " jekyll and hyde," beauty and the beast," and "seussical." he used numerous and elementary schoolchildren in the cast as determined whos. students went to special matinees of th

in rhode island another building collapses. in chicago 20 inches of snow closed the city's schools for the first time in 12 years. and police rescued hundreds of drivers strandled for 12 hours after accidents shut down lake shore drive. ice and slush causing problems on the roads and rails. trains is suspended from new york to philadelphia and in st. louis the roads were terrible. a salt truck helping the roads, itself ended up a victim to the ice. kate thompson, kron 4 news. >> reporter: here at sfo bad weather is having an impact. flight cancellations to chicago and new york and boston. just to name a few. the airport is not filled with stranded people. many cancellations were made early so people just didn't show up. dan kerman, kron 4 news. >>> temperatures cooler right now than 24 hours ago. 40s. only someplace in the 50s, san francisco, 52. 41 half moon bay. sant arosa 52. 42 napa. 42 fairfield. it will get cold overnight tonight with temperatures in the 30s because the winds last night just not out there right now. tempe

in rhode island and other island collapses. in chicago 20 in. of snow closed the city's schools for the first time in 12 years. police in snowmobiles rescued hundreds of drivers who were stranded for 12 hours after multiple park service shut down lakeshore drive. pedestrians and is guided down sidewalks. /causing problems on the ropes. train suspended from york to philadelphia. the roads were terrible. sl chip helped to make that rose more trouble ended up making of victim to the is. kay thompson for kron4 news. pat kelly is here with lotus and it is posted on line. kemi? >> this precarious and the unusual position. let us take a look at the video of the accident. you can see the car landed a vertical and put snowbank after next accident involving several vehicles in sale of new hampshire beer other drivers stuck in the road million of it. not show it to do. the snowplow came in and doug about. surprisingly no one was injured in this accident. another look at this car. thistle and tried to get to her car. the snowdrift is still up to her waist.

the chair now recognizes the gentleman from rhode island, mr. cicilline, for five minutes. mr. cicilline: good morning, mr. speaker. thank you. i rise today with a question for my friends on the other side of the aisle. when we get down to the business of putting people back to work? my constituents in the first district of rhode island sent me here to do everything i can to get our economy back on track, pave the way for sustained recovery, and get rhode islanders back to work. that's why my colleagues and i and the democratic minority are focused on job creation, economic development, and debt reduction. however the first action is about a new republican majority during the first month has not been consistent with these principles. unfortunately, my constituents like rhonda taylor, for example, from north providence, rhode island, who i met with yesterday do not months and months to wait for my republican colleagues to get their priorities straight. she's already been waiting and waiting. and that's because rhonda lost her job in the information technology field due to outsou

deliberately dumping toxic waste water from drilling ultimately contaminating an area of equador the size of rhodesland. the people sued claiming cancers, deaths over the past 45 years. >> chevron has been declared the largest corporate criminal on earth. >> reporter: chevron believes they have uncovered a legal upset found in 500 hours of a movie. >> they are talking about threatening judges, they are talking about falsifying reports. they are talking about writing reports that court experts are supposed to write. >> reporter: that information is what the court relied on to rule against chevron. so chevron raced out takes. >> two judges have said it cannot be enforced. >> reporter: but he says with over $5 billion in earnings at the end of 2010. chevron paid corporate spies to set up judges and court officials. >> they have launched everything they possibly can. this is their way to avoid culpability. >> reporter: now those equadorian plaintiffs to collect that 9 1/2 billion dollars. they have to prove that chevron has assets in equador. the original fields were texaco. the government has already

he served as manager attorney of rhode island legal services and headed the center unit. he deals with consumer and bankruptcy issues and evaluating low income clients and before administrative agencies i can ensure both from being with him and against him, he was an excellent advocate. he was a graduate of boston university and received his degree from california, hastings. thank you. >> senator is - thank you for holding this hearing. >> just note. i know you have a lot of tournament in the record and i hope you will confine yourself as best use can for the times scheduled. as a former practicing attorney i'm intimidated of judges i did not gavel but i would urge witnesses to try to make it a the time frame. >> i testify on the behalf of the low income clients as well as national association of consumer bankruptcy attorney. it will not reach it's goals of 3-4 permanent loan modifications relying on the voluntary efforts of services and no effective method was incorporated in the program's design. treasury has used various energy incentives but these have not results in

then there are novels, magazines, the atlantic monthly, cecil rhodes, the rhodes scholarship, the first to nuture the angelo-saxon leaders. the ann -- angelo council is formed. they sing "the star spangled banner" and "british saved the queen" and fly the american and british flag side by side. this deepens the roots that the diplomat had carried out between 1895 and 1898. then the final stage of the process is a change in the dialogue, a change in the discourse, a change in the way that leaders talk about the other. and you see teddy roosevelt who by this time was president calling war between britain and the united states a civil war. and british counterparts similarly refer to war between the united states and great britain as photograph side. war against a brother. war within the family. it's that change in language, the sense that the british and the americans are united states and not them, that you will begin to see a stable peace settle in. and in 1902, britain removes the united states from the two-power standard, which is the standard that they used to size the royal navy. and

i called a girl i worked with 20 years before in rhode island. she did my face for alice each day.. there you have it. the external part of dallas. the internal part -- it is a necessity for me to believe the ground she is walking on. i will gather information from the family, and there will be misinformation because everyone has their own imprint -- interpretation of the truth, and i find a way for it to fit in me. that is where my experience as a mother comes in. i only have one. i don't know how you could have any children and not love them like nothing else on earth. everyone of them the same, but different. tavis: i have nine brothers and sisters. this is a good time to say thanks, mom. you suggested a moment ago that before you started shooting, the script was not completely developed. i am thinking, is that like, when you're working on a project when you have that freedom, is that like a trampoline were you bounce around and figure it out, or like a tightrope, were you are walking and not so sure? does that make sense? crazy question. >> with david, it is a little bit of a t

there are novels, magazines, the atlantic monthly, cecil rhodes, the rhodes scholarship to notre the next generation of anglo-saxon leaders. the anglo american chamber of commerce. they hold dinners, regular dinners and london and new york. they start every dinner by singing the star spangled banner and god save the queen. the bay five the british flag and american flags side by side. this kind of deeper societal engagement deepens the roots of a the diplomat between 1895 and 1898. and then the final stage of the process is a change in the dialogue, a change in the discourse, a change in the way the leaders talked about the other. easy teddy roosevelt to by this time was president calling war between britain and the united states a civil war. british counterpart similarly refer to war between the united states and great ridden as fratricide. kamala war within the family. in fact, change in language, the sense that the british and americans are up and not down, you really begin to see a stable peace settlement. in 1902 britain removes the united states from the two power standard whic