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

that's the case today as we oppose russia's aks in ukraine. >> ben rhodes, thanks for your time.correcting apparently a major oversight on my part as well as the rest of media that's been covering this. it's kiev and not kiev? >> it is kiev. that is how the ukrainians refer to it. i know chicken kiev is the way in which -- >> dash cafeteria hopes around the world. >> yes. kiev is definitely the capital of the government of ukraine and frankly the place we see very inspiring actions by the ukrainian people to take control of their future. >> always bringing it back around. ben rhodes, thanks for your time. >> thanks, alex. >>> joining me is the senior editor at "the flu new republic let pe me get your read on vladimir putin. you wrote in a story we quoted on the show a few days ago about putin sort of taking off one set of shoes and putting on his -- now i've totally forgotten the quote, not despot shoes but -- >> dictator shoes. >> tle there we go. you made the point he's getting bad information, he's increasingly paranoid, that angela merkel had it right, he lost his mind. henry

rhodes can we get your report, please? >> mr. chairman and members of the committee we point out that an approval of $4.5 million supplemental appropriation program which is currently pending before the board of supervisors as well as this request for the result of the remaining funds of general balance of 38 million . we know the finalize project report for the requested 1387, 500 is still being considered by dph and it's still exploring option for the expansion of the resources is further under investigation. the homeless outreach supplemental appropriation is still to be determined. therefore our recommendation on page 7 is that we recommend that you amend the proposed ordinance to place all of the $1387500 money on the reserve on the final project scopes details and implementation plan and consider the approval of the board of supervisors. >> thank you. i introduce this to the board and they have decided to issue the contract fees to the workers. it's about a further month delay between now and actually utilize the funds so i

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

now, as i said earlier, you're a rhodes scholar. yale law school grad.for two years as a u.s. diplomat in afghanistan. now at age 26 you're the host of "ronan farrow daily "on msn daily. every day. >> every day. >> stephen: 1:00 p.m. week days to appeal to the youth demographic of people moare just waking up from not getting to their jobs. >> let me stop you there. it is not a youth show. it is a show they think-- and we see this in our tigital audience, which has-- check thes can my generation -- >> stephen: what generation is that? >> strange people who have worked in afghanistan and the state department and now run a tv show? but that's the target demo. these are all roads scoarls. >> in the universal voices of the rhodes scholars. >> stephen: you're 26 years old. >> i'm 26. >> stephen: they hire mostly at msnbc to be shilz for the left. are you a shill for the left? >> i could secretly be an o'reilly type. papa bear. you are my papa bear. >> stephen: really? ( applause ) what do you hope to accomplish with your show that you couldn't do with new medi

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

rhodes at this time? >> please, thank you. >>supervisor john avalos: mr. rhodes, to be clear, i was talking about the annualization of this money what would it be? >> it is not understood to understand it. it's an estimate of 5.6, but we have not received finalized budget details. that's something we would look at as some of the departments provide to us. >> what we have now is a supplemental appropriation that would get us through this current fiscal year. >> that would be the plan and whether or not all that money would be suspended through june 30th, i don't know. this is for the balance of the fiscal year. >> maybe a question for dpp and how long would it take to bring on the staff that we want to pay for with the supplemental. it takes a long time. we've seen some departments take month to bring this along. we have march, april, may, june. left in the fiscal year. is that enough time? >> there could be some time to be helpful, but yes, it takes time to do contractual profits but we have from non-profits that we can bring staff quicker on that side tha

rhodes is charged with assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. the malaysian plane mystery continues to deepen. a u.s. official tells c-n-n, there is now a high probability that the plane, which disappeared saturday, is at the bottom of the indian ocean. automatic "pings" from the plane suggest it stayed in the air for several hours after its tracking systems went dark. malaysian officials say those systems were manually turned off, one by one. that raises the possibility that the plane was hijacked by someone who knew its electronic systems well. but those "pings" now place the entire indian ocean within the plane's flight radius. >> if something was in the gulf of thailand would have found it. but what do you do? you can't possibly cover the entire indian ocean. >> a blown tire led to the minor crash of an airplane at the airport in philadelphia. a u.s. airways jet was taking off for florida last night when the tire blew. the nose of the plane bounced on the runway, and the plane skidded to a halt. one person was treated for a minor injury... e

. >> 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

what we have learned, the president's national security adviser ben rhodes has tweeted just a short time ago that the president today was in touch with several world leaders involved in this crisis. so clearly those conversations continuing. we're going to take a short break now. you've just watched this emergency session in the u.n. security council. we're going have our reporters elise labott, richard roth at the u.n. and others including on the ground in crimea right after this break. hey guys! sorry we're late. did you run into traffic? no, just had to stop by the house to grab a few things. you stopped by the house? uh-huh. yea. alright, whenever you get your stuff, run upstairs, get cleaned up for dinner. you leave the house in good shape? yea. yea, of course. ♪ [ sportscaster talking on tv ] last-second field go-- yea, sure ya did. [ male announcer ] introducing at&t digital life. personalized home security and automation. get professionally monitored security for just $29.99 a month. with limited availability in select markets. ♪ [ chainsaw whirring ] humans -- sometimes life tri

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

. >> allison rhodes appearing on the "today" show in 2011.s like any normal interview except for one detail. >> the ftc says allison rhodes and other spokespeople were paid $313,000. two of them received a free adt security system and free monthly monitoring. >> quite a payday. way to go, safety mom. the spokespeople appear on 40 other programs. the ftc has stepped in, charging adc with misrepresenting. the follow-up? >> adt has agreed on a settlement that prevents it from misrepresenting paid ads in the future or face fines. the company is happy to have solved the matter. >> $16,000 fine is a slap on the risk. on wall street, conflict of interest rule and a career. remember jack grubman? a conflict of interest cost investors millions of dollars. the sec banned him for life and he had to pay about $50 million in fines. while wall street investing and the consumer world are apples and oranges, adt walks away with a warning and a black eye. who else gets a black eye? the network pulled this video shortly after the filing, and we reached out to

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

kid 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

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

reiterating eerie think very = conventional put forth the legislation possibility of e rhodes housing in san francisco. as part of preparing our test and our residential design guidelines we surveyed all the home there are many 2 bath homes that are suitable for the families that's a middle-income family most of the homes have middle-income. there's an opportunity for families to buy single-family homes in the neighborhood. it's my concern and i think that karen bris listen pointed out very clearly families will not be able to expedite - compete with speculators it will no longer be an affordable real estate stock for families. listening to all this testimony it's obvious there's compelling argument and that august's for more diverse applications of this legislation frappes it can go back to the drawing board to meet the districts in special ways. thank you >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> good afternoon, supervisors i'm charley i didn't goes i'm here representing the san francisco apartment coalition. i have a couple of small non-indisputable especially amendments on on page

river rhodes, anna wilcher, and brad weston. and tessa ross. and steve telula.ard work, and my magnificent agent, who has all the women in my life. and they're all the most powerful. my mother, obviously. but this is my -- forgive me. i'm nervous. you know who you are. first of all, for jill and shields. give me one more minute. i'd like to thank this amazing historian, sue aiken, whose life -- she gave her life's work to preserving solomon's book. i want to thank my partner for unearthing this treasure for me. my mother. my mom's out there. thank you for your hard headingness, mom. thank you. my children, alex and dexter. and my father, thank you. the last word. everyone -- everyone deserves not only to survive, but to live. this is the most important legacy of solomon northup. i'm dedicating this award to all the people who have suffered slavery and who are still suffering in slavery today. thank you very much. thank you. [ applause ] ♪ >> that's it. good night, everybody. bye-bye. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ >> announcer: you spend your life working. you should

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. >>

the fact this license has been given out and that these little guys are now domestic animals in rhodenately, 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 so affectionate and so loving, people with limited amount of time find them hard to handle because they want so much attention. if they're not properly entertained, we're told that they can quickly begin exhibiting signs of depression. >> oh, man. they have a life span apparently of 15 to 20 years. they do require that long-term commitment. this is an interesting point. if not properly trained like a dog, socialized when young, they can be quite agg

is this like frederick douglass to rhode about the biography? why did you feel could be to go back? >> he wrote over 30 books between the ages of 85 tuned 90 he published seven books. not including the two. >> host: by dictaphone? finigan no. he would send it off to the typist the draft would come back and he would free write a and revised and again and again and she wanted to see what it looks like said he would have it set up and then keep tinkering. why? partly at was perfectionism his style but also the facts to be perfect because he saw both as having a didactic purpose. with a crusade against the new deal and socialism in he regarded the says people to learn the lessons from. because of his unique stature with the resources that he had with inside information to bring out the to the american people so that drove him to do it all the more carefully. he effectively finished the book just before he died. >> host: in the pitcher of fabian of tremendous energy. he would open a can of campbell's soup then go off to right a little better. before anybody was up to you think he'd do ha