por el momento este tipo de espectÁculo ha sido cancelado en orlando y san diego.si mantendrÁ o no sus funciones. >> el presidente de toyota hounivisiou lleva su nombre y se disculpÓ por los problemas de seguridad que forzaron la retirada de mÁs de 8 millones de toyota. indicÓ que crecieron demasia-ultima hoh@uv los problemas de seguridad descritos, y siento profundamente cualquier accidente. defectos de sus carros estÁn vinculados a cinco muertes en el paÍs. toyota se pronunciÓ absolutamente confiado con que no hay problemas del sistema electrÓnico del acelerador. se afirma que igualmente estÁn preocupados. >> el problema que tuvimos es que por quÉ se tardÓ mucho el gobierno federal, porque pudieron perder vidas. el es dueÑa de una concesionaria toyota en texas. >> tenemos agencias ltima que estÁn abiertas las 24 horas por dÍa. >> en nueva york, se anunciÓ un acuerdo con la fiscalÍa. la toyota de estados unidos pagarÁn por transportes y carros rentados mientras se reparan los autos comprados. >> esoh@ se estÁ haciendo not univ-ultiÓ. un congresista mostrÓ a toyoiv

it came from san diego, where mark sailor, his wife, his daughter, and brother-in-law were killed in the crash. >> i'm here to speak for my four children and for the safety of the consumers throughout the world. >> i would like to extend my condolences to the members of the family for the accident in san diego. i would like to send my prayers again and i will do everything in my power to ensure that such a tragedy never happen again. >> toyota plans to offer customers in home pickup of vehicle, reimbursable for transportation costs, and free rental cars while the repairs are going on. >>> and speaking of cars, let's get outside. it's rush hour, patranya in the traffic center. it's moving well. >> that's right. just a little bit of late volume on the outer loop from i- 95 to 270. still about a 20 to 25 minute ride, but it looks like it is easing a bit after 7:00. checking out real time maps, our sensors not tracking any incidents heading westbound, still slow. those red and yellow cars are bad news past 123. and we have an accident to report. this is root 50 and some possible lane blo

in 2004 at seaworld in san antonio, and in 2006 at seaworld in san diego. the worst of the injuries in those cases was a broken foot. investigators believe this trainer, who is described as one of the park's most experienced, may have schlepped and fallen into the tank. this killer whale normally doesn't have swimmers because of his size and strength. he's primarily used for splashing the audience. kelly cobiella, cbs news, miami. >>> another day, another winter storm. this morning the second storm in as days is about to pound the mid-atlantic states and northeast and this one's a kuzzy, described as significant and long lasting. the first storm dumped a foot or more of snow on areas from eastern pennsylvania to northern new england. albany, new york got up to two feet of snow. and at least three deaths are blamed on the storm. some 150,000 customers lost power. >>> a jobs creation bill was passed by the senate and now moves to the house. the bill got bipartisan support passing 70-28. it has two maim provisions, hiring tax breaks for businesses and an exten

in a discovery, a professor at san diego state -- san diego state has professors, did you know this? totally amazed by this. this is bigger than the study itself. anyway, the professor determined it is bunk by dropping baby carrots, the little carrots, and sippy cups on different surfaces and testing how many germs were collected within 5 seconds. how many? short answer, a lot. long answer, aaa-lllot. what does smiling doggie think? >> was that creepy? >> he was drunk. >> that was creepy. >> do you ever eat anything you drop? >> i eat everything i drop on the floor. i use the 5-second rule to convince girls i don't need to wear a condom. come on, you have 3 seconds to spare. get it? >> what is it doing on the floor to begin with? >> i don't know, it depends on the floor. like if it is -- you know what, if you are working -- i don't know. if you are working at one of those 24-hour porno theaters i would not eat anything off the floor. >> this study is totally bogus. honestly, how many of these reports have you seen on local news where this they go out with the swipey pads and they che

in 2004 at sea world in san antonio and in 2006 at sea world in san diego. the worst of the injuries in those cases was a broken foot. this particular killer whale normally doesn't have swimmers in the tank with it because of its size and strength. it's primarily used for splashing the audience. we were able to reach dawn brancheau's mother late this afternoon. she told us that dawn was one of six children, she loved animals and she will be missed. katie? >> couric: so sad. kelly cobiella in miami tonight. kelly, thank you. across the country in san jose, california, an energy company said today it that has answer to america's power problem. it's called the bloom box and its inventor says it can power an entire home. john blackstone tells us the idea is backed by some serious star power. >> reporter: seldom that has unveiling of a gray box the size of a parking space been surrounded by such hype. >> it's my baby. isn't she beautiful? >> reporter: but its inventor says what's inside the box can supply the world with clean, cheap energy. >> the core of our tec

> a student whoed admitted hanging a noose in the campus library at the university of california san diego has been suspend. it is the latest incident to ignite racial tensions on campus. students have been protesting since an off-campus party mocked black history month. hundreds rallied yesterday, denouncing the noose as a sign of intolerance on campus. >> people are aafraid, and they need to know what the chancellor is going to do to keep them safe on campus. >> it seems like this whole rally is insinuating this effect that everyone at ucsd is not supportive of this rally is somehow a racist and not supportive of stopping racism when i feel like the majority of the students, if not all the students are not racist. >> some students blocked the door to the chancellor's office for a while, but they did leave peacefully. >>> new york governor david paterson now says he will not seek re-election. he just announced his campaign last weekend. he took office in 2008 when former governor eliot spitzer resigned amid a prostitute scandal. paterson recently had a scandal with one of his top aides. t

>>> a student who admitted hanging a noose in the campus library at the university of california-san diego has been suspended. it is the latest incident to ignite racial tensions on campus. now, students have been protesting since an off-campus party mocked black history months. hundreds rallied yesterday denouncing the news as a sign of intolerance on campus. . >> the students are afraid. and they need to know what the chancellor is going to do to keep them safe on campus. >> it seems like this whole rally is insinuating everyone who is not supporting this rally is somehow a racist and not supportive of stopping racism when i feel like the majority of the students if not all the students are not racists. >> some protesters blocked the p door to the chancellor's office for a while but did leave peacefully. >>> we've got an update on the story here we've been following very closely since this disturbing video first surfaced. take a look. seattle transit officials are dumping the security company that hired the guards who stood by and watched this 15-year-old girl get beaten. the guards were

canadá en el añoo enáánoticiero univisiounivisionn áánotilando o univ ha sido cerr el espectáculo en san diego> el senado de los estados unidos aprobó ununivisiounivisi que contratan a decenas de empleados, todavía sigue siendo un plan. >> la posibilidad de volver a trabajar con sus compañeros despedidos el año pasado fue muy bien recibida en estafaba fábre helados. si necesitamos empleados y el gobierno no ayuda no da la oportunidad de crecer más como pequeño negocio. >> se refiere a la aprobación del senado de un plan de 15.000 millones de dólares para reducción tributaria y mil dólares para las compañías que contraten durante un año a un trabajador desempleado es un paso positivo dicen los analistas. >> cualquier tipo de incentivo tributario que se le de a las entidades, sobretodo entidades pequeñas servirá, no nos cura media atamente de las aficiones al mercado del desempleo, será de todas maneras una transmisión pequeña muy mesurada. >> la cámara de representantes aún tienen que aprobar la medida antes que el presidente la >> estamos experimentando la cicaiz del daño a la economía y tenem

we will resume performances, i believe, tomorrow in orlando, san diego, and san antonio, but our trainers will not enter the water. >> sea world says this will is still a valuable member of the team and procedures will be carried out. >> we will only resume in water interactions with our killer whales after we have implemented any changes in procedure that we feel will ensure the safety of our training staff. >> animal rights groups have called for killer whales in parts across the world to be freed. a funeral for the trainer will be held in her hometown of chicago of the next few days. >> relations between cuba and the united states remain cool after a meeting in havana last week. q. but acknowledges that president obama has the sense travel restrictions -- has loosened travel restrictions, but the embargo remains. our man in havana reports. >> emotional reunions after years apart. delors left cuba nine years ago. she is one of thousands of americans are writing a daily flights from miami now that president obama has eased restrictions for visiting relatives back home. they come loaded w

chelsea king went for a run in san diego county thursday and then vanished. her car was found in a part where she often went to run, with herself on inside. investigators are trying to determine if disappearance is connected to a december assault on a woman in the same area. >>> former enron ceo plans to challenge the law used to convict him. the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments on his appeal. his attorney says that the law is unconstitutionally vague. prosecutors argue the law was appropriate at the time. >>> still ahead, is more wintry weather headed our way? steeg is tracking the very latest conditions. -- steve is tracking the latest. latest conditions. -- steve is tracking the latest. and in hard times, sometimes, a belief in a dream, a belief in what is possible - can transform everything. at at&t, we've never forgotten that our company began in a small laboratory, with a dream and a belief, in the future. today, our wired and wireless high speed internet networks are connecting small businesses across america - in cities and small towns - to mark

. >> the san diego sea world shut down its part as a precaution, at least that portion of the park. they are reviewing their policy to see if there was any way to prevent this. >>> back here in washington, at 11:00, the president of toyota will the town hall meeting after fielding some very tough questions from congress for hours. akio toyoda field questions over concerns. he says that he takes personal responsibility for the company's safety problems. he also repeatedly stressed that he did not believe it was the source of a problem for the breaks with electrical despite safety experts. >>> the closing arguments are set to begin tomorrow morning in the street racing trial for 20- year-old taylor. people were killed when he and 21-year-old darren raced each other along indian head highway. taylor is church with eight counts of vehicular manslahter. -- charged with eight counts of vehicular manslaughter. his partner pleaded guilty to similar charges last month. >>> bob marshall is criticized -- and fired back after being criticized. he blasted a virginia commonwealth university's stu

before the tragic accident in this highway outside san diego in august, a luksz 2009 driven by an offuty california highway patrol officer was out of control. >> it's stuck, we're in trouble. there's no brake. >> the messenger called 911 from the back seat. >> we are approaching the intersection. hold on. >> a four people in the lexus died after it hit another car, crashed into only embankment and burst into flames. >> charlie: joining us from ann arbor is jeffrey liker. he's an engineering professor and wrote several books about toyota. i'm pleased to have them both on this broadcast. let me go to you. where is it today. >> deep apologies and bows by the president and ceo of toyota, kept a company in crises. first they blamed floor mats on the floor then it was a sticky gas pedal and then computers a cars had an electronic lift of some sort. on top of that this week they acknowledged their state of the art the future car the prius had they had defect and they've raised the ire of safety officials here and in japan. >> charlie: what happens next. >> they find a way to solve the proble

. >> i would like to extend my condolences to the members of the family for the accident in san diego. i would like to send my prayers again and i will do everything in my power to insure that the tragedy never happen again. >> the family is still testifying, she will not talk about the accident. she only will focus on the lives of her loved ones that she lost. lesli. >> all right dave, thank you for that. metro officials apparently ignored a written warning about the electronic system it uses to keep trains from hitting each other. this revelation came at the national transportation safety board hearings underway. the warning against using unapproved parts was issued by one manufacture nearly five years before june's red line collision that killed nine people. metro used those parts despite the compatibility concern. families hearing this testimony were stunned. >> the stuff that i heard today, i know i don't want to get on metro anymore. my grandkids cannot get on metro anymore. >> these are people's lives that were lost. >> the hearings continue tomorrow. >>> all right, we are chec

especially i would like to extend my condolences to the members of the family for the accident in san diego. i would like to send my prayers, again, and i will do everything in my power to ensure that such a tragedy never happen again. >>> well, did you hear about this story? officials in florida are collecting eyewitness accounts in yesterday's deadly attack at seaworld, orlando, where an experienced trainer was killed by a 12,000 pound kill whale. the 40-year-old victim was snatched from a platform as the audience looked on in horror. witnesses say the killer whale thrashed her back and forth and dragged her under water. it's the third time that whale has been involved in a human death. the snow is now suspended as officials continue their investigation. >>> new york governor david paterson is calling for a full investigation after a report in this morning's "new york times" that raises questions about improper influence. the report says one of paterson's top aides was accused of domestic violence by a former girlfriend. while pressing her case, that woman claims she was harassed by the s

in 2006, in san diego, a trainer was dragged underwater twice, but survived. and this trainer also survived being crushed by a whale and paralyzed. over the past decade, the public has come to regard killer whales as something of a domesticated pet with the popularity of movies like "free willy." but with the growth of zoos and circuses across the country, many are surprised that animals can still be, well, animals. >> yes, they are unpredictable. people are unpredictable. we talk about this killer whale, when we can't predict what people will do when they mass shoot 11, 25, 30 people. we can't predict what a killer whale is going to do. they are dangerous. >> he's killing my friend. >> who is killing your friend? >> my chimpanzee. >> reporter: a recent chimp attack in connecticut and pythons going native in southern florida, many critics are saying, we should think of the killer whales not so much as free willy, but what they are in nature, a predator made for killing. as in the movie "orca." dawn brancheau certainly knew how dangerous whales could be. she wa

in orlando and san diego. for and in less than haflg an hour, a community in silver springs will gather for a candle light visual against violence. they are outraged by the rape of the 11-year-old girl. police say that two men grabbed the 6 sixth grader tuesday night as they were playing in a park near their home. they said that they dragged them to the apartment at carol avenue and raped her. officers have arrested both suspects. new at six, another high school teacher charged with vielating out there and submitting the court for the ongoing sexual relationship with one of the male students. >> the damage that has been called by the family in the school. in the community, without being out there. >> reporter: they agreed to give her probation before the judgment. meanwhile, the state department of education is taking action to revoke her teaching credentials. >>> a fairfax county employee accused of stealing money speaks out and saves her case. >>> a war hero country here in the district. we're back in two mi

. >>> seaworld parks in florida and san diego canceled their killer whale shows today, a day after a trainer in orlando was killed by one of the largest in captivity. tonight there is new videotape of that whale and the trainer just moments before the incident. also new information about the animal and questions about the future of these kinds of events. our report from nbc's kerry sanders. >> reporter: this is a home video of seaworld orca trainer dawn brancheau minutes before her death. heightly experienced veteran animal handler reaches out to the killer whale name tillikum. >> he grabbed her by a head. i screamed and she screamed. i said, he took her down. >> reporter: today the orca was being held in a separate pool away from other killer whales that perform here. >> we don't know why he reacted the way he did. >> reporter: but this animal has a history of aggressive interactions. in 1991, tillikum and two female whales drowned a trainer in british columbia. seaworld bought the whale a year later for breeding purposes. a canadian trainer at the time remembers tillikum was sold w

i just want to make sure as being a representative in san diego where the tragedy that finally opened up this book caused not only toyota but the american community to be willing to ask the tough questions that i don't think have been made. mr. toyoda, your family has spent decades creating a reputation that is second the to none. probably only compatible with the inventor of the automobile themselves. the big question is do you think there is a possibility that that reputation, being so good, might have made those of us who were regulators not ask the tough questions that we might have asked from general motors or some other automaker or that same reputation and feeling of success and confidence might have left toyota not to ask the tough questions of yourself? in other words, your success created the problem or created the atmosphere and the environment that allowed this problem to go on from '07 to just recently? [ speaking japanese ] [speaking japanese]ñr >> translator: i personally do not believe that we didn't ask that question because we had very high reputations. since i becam

shows in orlando and san diego are going to be canceled again today. the parks themselves are remaining open. trainers are being offered counseling and as of this point they say they're still evalua evaluating the future when it comes to the killer whale show. >> it's chilling to know all those people were there when it happened. >> all right. >> still to come on the most news in the morning, democrats and republicans sit down and talk health care. it was six hours long, but did they accomplish anything when all was said and done? ed henry is going to be breaking it down for us in just a moment. ten minutes past the hour. first in the real world. and put it through its paces. they rate its fit and finish and the amenities inside. they factor in purchase price and operating costs. fuel economy and resale value. in short, they do what you do to test its quality. now get a low mileage lease on this 2010 malibu for around $199 a month for 39 months. call for details. see your local chevy dealer. the $100 cream. flabbergasted when we creamed the $700 cream!

there will be rain, particularly from that area to san diego. inches of rain, street flooding going on. also, we're always concern about mudslides in the burn area. on the east coast, we're talking about this, what some folks are saying snowpocalypse. washington, d.c., the biggest snowstorm or the second-biggest snowstorm in their history. and then, there's a lot of rain involved with in storm down to the south. charlotte, norfolk, atlanta area, th >>> thanks so much. brian van de graaff keeping an eye on that snow. falling lightly down toward charlottesville, staunton, the shenandoah temperatures above the freezing mark, but they will drop back. here is the time library by the middle of the day, light snow developing and pushing on through. hopefully you can get out okay, we're done. george, more weather downstairs in the next half hour. >> thank you, sam. congratulations, sam. he made the national weather cast this week. >> i forgot. george, thank you very much. >> we did not forget. hear it for sam champion. >>> we're going to move to "the mo

going to a california construction company that is under investigation for defrauding the city of san diego during the 2007 wildfires. a denver developer got 13 million to build senior housing despite being sued as a slum lord in san francisco for rodent-infested apartments, kentucky gave $24 million to a contractor on trial for bribery, while another company got 15 million to monitor water quality in a creek that it polluted. >> we have to know that people at the office of management and budget and the various agencies that are shoveling this money out the door, that they're on top of it, and we need a transparency and information on all of this. >> the senator said he also wants to make sure that agents are -- agencies are monitoring these contracts, because some agencies were less -- where less than 1 percent of the money is being spent or how to police where it's going. jane: william lajeunesse, thanks william. jon: right awe a sad goodbye underway as two american-born giant pandas, just about to leave the united states behind, headed back to china. take a look at the panda plane. it's

in 2006, a seaworld trainer in san diego was held under water and bitten by a killer whale. he survived the attack. in '04. another whale, this time in san antonio tried to hit and bite its trainer. again, he survived. just this past december, a whale drowned a trainer in spain. these whales are no joke. lesli. >>> thanks for that. two men are under arrest accused of raping an 11-year- old girl. she was taken to an apartment on carroll avenue where she was attacked. armando trull spoke with the young victim's family. >> i'm really devastated that kids can't play anymore without feeling safe. >> rape victim's aunt tells 9news now, the family is in shock. >> you know, why would you do it to anyone? you know. >> an 11-year-old girl. >> i mean -- >> she still plays with dolls, doesn't she? >> yup, she does. >> it's awful because a lot of gang members over here and a bootlegger that runs behind there, it's very dangerous and it shouldn't happen to a little girl like that. >> police arrested melquicide sorto and marcos torres- enriquez. she observed things that were specific to the

there will be rain, particularly from that area to san diego. inches of rain, street flooding going on. also, we're always concerned about mudslides in the burn area. on the east coast, we're talking about this, what some folks are saying snowpocalypse. washington, d.c., the biggest snowstorm or the second-biggest snowstorm in their history. and then, there's a lot of rain involved with in storm down to the south. charlotte, norfolk, atlanta area, there could be flooding in our future okay, we're done. george, more weather downstairs in the next half hour. >> thank you, sam. congratulations, sam. he made the national weather cast this week. >> i forgot. george, thank you very much. >> we did not forget. hear it for sam champion. >>> we're going to move to "the morning mix." we have politics and scandals to super bowl controversy p here to hash it out, howard kurtz, media reporter for "the wall street journal." tina brag and meghan mccain. and the author of "dirty, sexy politics." a true story. we'll have to have you back for that. let's start wi

because the snow and travel kind of blew my flight situation back to san diego. and i'm in a hurry to get back. to sunshine. so looks like i'm going to have to change plans. >> reporter: and wjz has learned that all flights, all southwest airlines flights in and out of bwi, are canceled. now, as for penn station, we'll continue to monitor and see whether there are any train cancellations. but again, good news. none as of yet. airlines also want to remind passengers, if you did have to cancel your flight or your flight was canceled or changed, they're asking that you rebook that flight as soon as possible. we're live at penn station here in baltimore, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >> all right, thank you, jessica. >>> are motorists heeding the advice and staying off the road? first warning weather coverage continues with sharon gibala at wjz traffic control. >> reporter: well, things are actually picking up outside. we do have plenty of snow on the roads now. we also have plenty of accidents. one blocking all lanes of eastbound at magacy bridge road.

. >> and. [ laughter ] >> were new san diego yesterday at this time? >> i was, man, but is like i'm not in kansas any more that's for sure, we'll talk to him and go to ash burn. are you in in your car. >> i'm in a car. >> i know you from texas but come on. it's not that cold. >> i cannot stand the cold, man. i'll tell you it is cold as hell. >> do you see how cold it is out here. look at our breathe. it is cold out here. >> we cannot see you it's not that cold. >> whatever. [ laughter ] >> he is a little soft. >> it burned my rear end. >> anyone who thinks they are doing color on the game for fox said there are a few players away. it is completely fooling themselves. >> i want to go back to the motion they he did. i'm standing on the sideline doing my report, the first thing i think is what is he doing. bill bert arenas is getting himself in deeper legal trouble by acting the way he is because what it shows is that a disregard for the rule of law. >> thanks for joining us by the way, thanks for showing up. >> nice for to you show up. >> pulled over. >>

because the snow and travel, kind of blew my flight situation back to san diego. and i'm in a hurry to get back. to sunshine. looks like i'm going to have to change plans. >> reporter: and the airlines are urging all of their customers on who may have had cancellations or just had to go ahead and change their flights to rebook their flights as soon as possible. prefer reasonable this weekend or sometime next week. we're live at penn station, i'm jessica kartalija, wjz eyewitness news. >>> let's head to wjz traffic control. sharon gibala has an update on the impact the snow is having on the evening commute. >> reporter: well, snow is starting to stick to the side streets especially. we have an accident in aberdeen, involving a dump truck. it's still blocking paradise road. churchville road is your alternate there. an accident involving a bicyclist. reisterstown at seven mile lane. one in nottingham, bel air road, at k -- hlston road. west northern parkway at charles. in howard county, watch for a crash on murray hill road at gorman road and another one in davidsonv

taking a train up to new york because the snow and travel kind of blew my flight situation back to san diego. and i'm in a hurry to get back to sunshine. so looks like i'm going to have to change plans. >> reporter: and wjz has also learned that southwest has canceled every single flight in and out of bwi thurgood marshall airport. as well, kai, all of the airlines want to remind everyone who had their flights canceled or had to change their flights because of this weather that they need to rebook those flights as soon as possible. preferably sometime this weekend or next week. we're live at penn station, in baltimore city, i'm jessica kartalija, back to you on tv hill. >>> first warning weather coverage continues now, live from wjz traffic control. with sharon gibala, has the latest on the traffic. the traffic that is flowing and the snow that's falling. hi, sharon. >> hi, kai. actually, traffic is flowing pretty good on mesa roadway. we don't have delays. we have an accident, blocking all lanes of paradise road. a dump truck lost its load there at i-95. alternate is going to be church road

but in san diego, we ended up having this incident where a highway patrolman driving his wife, his childsically dying because of the mat issue. when i looked down at those list, i'm wondering, though, somebody -- from my observation from a distance, that could have the reputation of toyota actually been a contributing factor in how this process was handled? some may not know but toyota -- ranked top second only to mercedes and porsche for satisfaction, reputation. i guess if you drive a porsche you darned well better be happy with the vehicle. is it possible that in this process, the great reputation of the dependasxwilt safety toyota created over the last 30 years created prejudice -- against more strict review because everybody always assumes in the last 20 years -- let me just say ten years from now, ten years ago if you and i would have said we would be here talking about toyota, most of us would have said you are crazy. hugo maybe. you may have been talking about general motors but we never thought it would have been toyota. could have that inherent institutional prejudice -- i'm no

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otherwise, i would be sitting in houston, texas or san diego with my three granddaughters.passionate about this. i cry about this sometimes. so what? this is my life. this is their lives. give it a little time. they will come back and they will be as great as they have always been. there with them and give them some time. >> @ -- as nasa partners with the aerospace industry in the u.s., do you have any plans to involve russian companies in any way in the future after shuttle retirement and could you please specify the process of delivering iss in terms of russian participation after show retirement. >> i just a long conversation with a friend who is the head of the russian space agency to make sure he understood where the president wants us to go. he was excited as were all of our international partners about the president', expanding -- extending the life of the international space station until 2020. the russians have been an incredible partner through the years and they will remain so. most of you know that when the shuttle retires at the end of this year, our primary me

recession, wellpoint beta for $1.31.3 million to host 360 attendees at the four seasons hotel in san diego. and if we could put that slide up there. ms. henriksen, do you think the companies are struggling to keep up with a rising healthcare costs will be able to send thousands of employees and agents on lavish retreats such as these? >> no, definitely not. i would like to don't what they are doing at these retreats. >> mr. arnold? >> of course not. >> ms. meister? >> no. >> what is your reaction to the images and figures? because i know am i constituents would be if i was at those locations you can sense you ultimately paying the freight are asked to pay the freight doesn't make you wonder if your hard earned premiums have endured we going to pay for the small retreats and a golf getaway? >> i was thinking i wish i was an executive at wellpoint. >> mr. chairman, it seems unconscionable with the spending record that would reach deeper into the pockets of the policyholders at a time of so many americans are struggling to stay afloat. and also seems to be that any company that can afford to

the difference is a difference in san diego of that family still being alive. is probably the most important question i have for you is between open source information and consistency of similar or even sometimes dissimilar parts around the world, can you commit to me that it is within your vision and authority with existing law to bring about a real change so that this will not happen again? >> i take your point on this. it's a good point and you have my commitment. >> i appreciate that. and if you would do us one favor and that is if at some time in the future you do see the potential need for more authority or more specific legislation that you would also come back to us. >> absolutely. >> thank you. mr. chairman, thank you again, and i yield back. >> thank you, the gentleman from california. i yield five minutes to the gentleman from pennsylvania. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. welcome, mr. secretary. >> thank you. >> from arriving at this meeting today i assume this is one of the more uplifting sessions that you've had since in office. i think this

. >> bill: we're going to give you some video now in 1972 in san diego where another killer whale inbut she was hurt. attacked this woman. and the ferocity of the whale as megyn said in limited space was well-documented. you are saying because the trainer, this woman, knew the history of all of this, and decided to work at sea world anyway and associate with the whale in very close quarters that there is no lawsuit. >> she knew better than anybody. the prior incidents with this whale, one involves a homeless man sneaking into sea world and jumping in the tank overnight. you can't blame that one on the whale. the other one involved a trainer back in 191 who they said, i saw two conflicting reports, one said that she fell in the tank and the drowned by the whale. >> bill: say no case no way? >> no case. jack hanna noted animal expert said, look, this is akin to astronauts who go up in the space shuttle. you know there are risks. it's done for the good of society. >> bill: you work with any animal, you know there are risks. >> he knows better than anybody what the risks are. it's not a

doerries says he knew he was on to something at the very first performance in san diego in 2008. >> it was a very frightening experience for me. i mean, here i was with these actors from new york and l.a. we were up on stage reading greek drama to 400 marines and their spouses and chaplains. and we scheduled the town hall meeting to go on after the performance just thinking a short discussion could be had. and what we scheduled for 45 minutes lasted over three and a half hours. and there was a certain point in the evening where i had my "ah- ha" where i saw almost 50 people lined up at the microphone with comments and each person who came up to the microphone quoted lines from the plays. >> reporter: indeed, while stress in battle is not new, it's become a major problem in today's armed forces. according to a 2008 rand study, 300,000 iraq and afghanistan veterans suffer post traumatic stress or major depression. and on the very week we watched a "theater of war" performance, the department of veterans affairs reported that between 2005 and 2007, the suicide rate for male vets between 1

there have been, as you said, kidnappings, cases of extortion, even murder in places like san diego.oned the states of alabama and georgia. right now it's been reported that the mexican drug cartels are in control of the trafficking in over 230 u.s. cities. even as far north as anchorage, alaska. >> carlos, that was what was stunning to me. you guys have been doing incredible reporting. i know you had a special report on this on telemundo. but when i heard anchorage, and did i hear sioux falls, south dakota, and sioux city, iowa, as well? >> that's right. that's right. >> this is unbelievable. so what -- look, i grew up in south florida, when i grew up, it was central and south america that was in control. but then they seemed to stop that. is what happened, did the drug cartels essentially move from south america to mexico? >> that's right. you're probably referring to the cocaine wars there in south florida in the late '70s. and at that time, the flow of the cocaine was through the bahamas and through the sea. and then after the united states put all the reinforcements there, then

still, they managed to take their three kids from their home near san diego to the mountains, where shaunompete. they traveled and slept in this old camper van. what was it like when your van pulled up to a resort? >> shaun white: i don't think we were always welcome. we were pretty dirty to be in aspen and stuff. they're like, "you can't park that here." the propane heater would break down in the middle of the night, and we're all sitting in there. and i think those are the times that make me appreciate what i have. >> simon: like when he was a teenager, and won more money in one contest in japan than his parents earned in an entire year. >> shaun white: and i was sitting there, just eyeballs like this, looking at this pile of money. >> simon: how did that make you feel? >> shaun white: i remember thinking that i'd way rather give my parents my money, and not have to, like, have them go to work anymore. because i'd way rather spend more time with them. >> simon: he could do that when he was home in the off-season, as his star was rising in another sport, skateboarding, which he learned h

he has also managed golf facilities, located in northern san diego county. ♪ >> ladies and gentleman in its a great privilege for me to be here today. as we continue to set a course set more than 30 years ago when see pack for started, as a california -- california, i take pride that my former governor was there. believe it or not, there is still a strong conservative base in california that reflects ronald reagan. limited government, low taxes, strong national defense, and the right of every america -- every american to know what the government is doing with their money. çkomy congressman in carolina n california's 49th district it is darrell issa. he serves as the chief government watchdog, protecting the american tax dollars. if there is one thing that this administration needs, it is a watchdog. he has led numerous investigations into the waste of so-called stimulus money. he has gone after medicare fraud and a staggering waste of taxpayer money across a bureaucracy. he has been in the front lines against acorn exposing house senior members of the obama

. >>> the san diego police department is auctioning off its horses to save cash.he city says it will save nearly $250,000 a year in upkeep. the woman who takes care of the seven horses says it's hard to say good-bye. >>> it's agonizing, letting go of seven to ten of my best friends. >> some of the bids are up to $1600. officers assigned to the horse unit are on patrol duty, now. >>> check out the wild police pursuit in california. three robbery suspects were in a car that crashed. one of them jumps out and starts running. keep watching, another patrol car runs into him. it still doesn't stop him. he flips over it. see? just kept on running. police say he made it all the way to a mall to hide. the canine unit eventually sniffed him out and arrested him. >>> we are getting ready for this morning's oscar nominations. don't forget the movies nominated as the worst of the year. here is your first listen now. the very first one to the "we are the world" remake for haiti. ♪ there's a choice we're making ♪ ♪ we're saving our own lives ♪ it's true we make a better place ♪

of the recession, wellpoint paid over 1.32 million host 360 attendees of the four ssons hotel in san diego we could put that slide up there. do think those struggling with health care costs would be about to send the employees and agents on the lavish trips such as these? >> no, definitely not. i would like to know what they are doing a piece retreats. >> mr. arnold? >> of course not. >> ms. meister? >> no. >> what is your reaction to the images and figures? because i know what my constituency would be if i was at this locations. and since you're ultimately paying the freight or are asked to pay the freight, does it mean to wonder of your premiums have gone directly to the -- pay for this all retreats? >> i wish i was an executive at wellpoint. [laughter] >> it seems unconscionable the company with a spending record that would reach deeper into the pockets of the policyholders at a time when so many americans are struggling to stay afloat it also seems to me any company that can afford to send hundreds of employees to these lavish retreats of the world can afford to maintain reasonable and

an elite college guard who plays for the aztecs of san diego state university.e's used to distractions. he's an impressive 80% free-throw shooter. hi, brandon. thanks for coming . >> thanks for having me. >> all we want you to do is concentrate on making free throws, you and the every straight ho mostly empty gym with few distractions. the same for brandon in our lab and thecord is in jeopardy. brandon goes 9 for 10, above his personal average. with a baseline establisheheheh% and a pulse of 69. >> still calm and cool. 69. >> it's time to add the first variable. visual distraction. in our lab an unruly crowd isn't enough. we want to really get under brandon's skin. so we're going to pile on the visual distractions to make sure we achieve complete visual overload. it's known as sensory saturation. we fire up strobe lights, unleash the fans and, most importantly, we send in the clown. and to make sure we stretched his visual capacity to the max, we allowed everyone to break all the rules. what is the biggest thing that was distracting you out there? >> the clowns

the difference is the difference this san diego of that family still being alive.he most important question i have for you and consistency and dissimilar parts around the world. it is within existing law to bring about a real change so this will not happen again? >> i take your point and it's a good point. you have my commitment. >> i appreciate that. if at some time in the future you see the potential need for more authority or more specific legislation that you would also come back to us? >> absolutely. >> thank you and thank you again. i yield back. >> thank you the gentlemen from california. i yield five minutes to the gentlemen from pennsylvania. >> i assume this is going to be more uplifting sessions that you had since in office. i think this is probably the greatest attendance i have seen in the hall ways and of the press. >> i would agree. >> obviously we struck a nerve. this committee and the occurrence that happened in california. i wanted to take a moment to congratulate you. exactly what this committee and the office expected you to do. earlier i was wa

officially i would like to extend my condolences to the members of the family for the accident in san diegould like to send my prayers again and i will do everything in my power to insure that such a tragedy never happens again. since last june, i have personally placed the highest priority on improving quality over quantity. and i share that reaction with our share stake holders as you well know, and the grandson * of the for under and all the toyota vehicles. for me when the cars are damaged it's as though i am as well. i more than anyone wish for toyota's cars to be safe and for our customers to feel safe when they use our vehicles. under my leadership i would like to reaffirm the value of place safety and quality, the highest on our list of priorities which we have held firmly from the time we are founded. i will also strive to provide assistance in which we can insure what we value. i would like to discuss how we plan to manage quality control as we go forward. up to now any decisions on conducting recalls have been made by the customer quality engineer division in japan. this division

in 2006, a trainer was bitten and held under water at sea world in san diego, escaping with a broken n 2004 a whale at the san antonio park attempted to bite a trainer able to escape. >> they had told us that something was wrong and that they were cooperating and trying to let them regroup and try it again. and so we knew something wasn't right with the whales. >> experts are not sure what set off the whale at sea world. they have suspended the killer whale shows at all parks. allison, back to you. >>> and there are also some problem this is morning at a shark-filled aquarium in t middle east's biggest shopping mall. part of the mall in dubai have been closed to fill a leak. security employees were scene entering the scene wearing life jackets. >>> and metro kicked off emergency response drills. the first one overnight at friendship heights location. what you are seeing is a drillp and it simulated injured or killed passengers. metro transit police and police from d.c. and fire and emergency medical services personnel from d.c., montgomery county and the fbi all participated. >> we're

"happening now," there's a desperate search north of san diego for a teenage girl who hasn't been seen day, her name is chelsea king. her family says she went out for a run many the rancho bernardo area and hasn't returned home. more than 100 deputies and volunteers are out looking for clues. we're going to be talking to a family spokesperson coming up in just a couple minutes. also want to get an update on something out of tacoma, washington, a shooting at an elementary school. harris, what's the latest? harris: i just got off the phone, and i have been able to confirm that the teacher who was shot, they had worked on her for quite a while, the teacher who was shot has passed away now. i can confirm that shooting, then, is a fatality at the school and that she would have been there pretty much alone in her classroom. the students had not reported for school yet, it's an elementary, k-5. school doesn't start until 9 a.m. on the west coast, and this happened about 7:30 or so in bernie elementary. so the teacher has died, and now i'm looking for information on that suspect. last word the

the super bowl, just a handful have had the good fortune, los angeles has posted -- hosted seven, san diego oarks three, new orleans has hosted nine super bowls, tampa, florida, four, and miami, of course, setting the record this year with ten. keep in mind a lot of the big super bowl moments that you may remember from the past all have been in miami, number one, joe mam -- namath running off the field, that happened at the orange county, and lynn swan catching the cast over the super bowl x. they don't want to lose it. martha: i think it should be in new jersey. we're building a new stadium. bill: you might get your shot someday. martha: excited for the super bowl, bill? bill: absolutely. >>> just out this morning, oscar nominations for the 82nd academy awards, leading the field with nine nominations, "avatar", it's made $2 billion worldwide already, nominated for best picture, james cameron, best director. some of the pictures joining avatar, "the hurt locker", what a film that is, detailing what soldiers and marines go through on the streets of baghdad. also racking up nine nominations,

especially, i would like to extend my condolences to the members of the family for the accident in san diegoo send my prayers again, and i will do everything in my power to ensure that sauch tragedy nevgedy never happens a. since last june when i first took office, i have personally placed the highest priority on improving quality over quantity. i have shared that reaction with our stakeholders. as you well know, i am the grandson of the founder, and all of the toyota vehicles bear my name. for me, when the cars are damaged, it is as though i am as well. i more than anyone wish for toyota's cars to be safe and for our customers to feel safe when they use our vehicles. under my leadership, i would like to reaffirm a value of placing safety and quality highest on the list of priorities that we have held firmly from the time we are founded. i will also strive to devise a system in which we can surely execute what we value. third, i would like to discuss how we plan to manage quality control as we go forward. up to now, any decision on conducting recalls have been made by the customer quality en

host: san diego. annette. caller: i have been listening and trying to follow along.t because he seems to be so pro-spending. you cannot have programs that you cannot pay for. also, i get irritated when they referred to medicare and social security as an entitlement, when we have paid into that, but welfare programs are not paid for. they want to fund all these things that are not paid for. it is impossible. i never hear officials talk about the increasing their salaries. don't you think the federal government should take a decrease in salaries? that is probably unconstitutional, but they are stepping on our rights by trying to force this medical program down our throats. one woman said that everyone wants the public option. who were those thousands of people on the steps with their signs? host: how are you getting health insurance? caller: i am getting medicare, but i have to pay extra for it. and i am paying all on my own. i'd take advantage of what is there. we paid into it. guest: in is an interesting reaction -- who were those thousands of people on the capital o