a first tonight, sandy levin, a person who holds the position vacated by charlie rangel, often considered a post to be the most powerful in washington. also tonight, a conversation with acclaimed writer and producer david simon, who created shows like "homicide" and "the wire." he has a new show, "treme." that is coming up right now. >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better, but, mostly, we are looking forward to helping you build stronger communities and relationships, because with your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> ♪ nationwide is on your side ♪ >> and by contributions to pbs stations by viewers like you. thank you. tavis: congressman sandy levin is serving his 14th term in the house from michigan and joins us tonight from capitol hill. congressman, good to have you. >> it is my privilege, really. thank you. tavis: over the easter break, most people w

>>> and sandy's got the kids? explosive reports today jesse james' children are living with sandra bullock. does this mean sandra and jesse may stay together? hello i'm a.j. hammer in new york city with big news breaking today new tiger ad outrage. well, today, as tiger teed off for the second day at the masters tournament, the firestorm over his very first nike ad a since his whole sex capade exploded. it has a lot of people scratching their heads wondering why they would put such an eerie spotlight on the scandal. today, we hear the real story about the clips of his dad and what earl woods was really talking about. get this, he wasn't even talking about tiger. viewers watched him begin day two of his return to golf at the masters today, and it's like he never left. >> tiger had a great first day at the masters. it was actually his best opening day at masters ever. people love a comeback. and we've been waiting for this. >> today, a major question hangs overhead, with his successful first day back in competition,

i ask that you please judge sandy for the things i've done wrong. she's done no wrong. she's been an amazing wife and friend for the six years we've been together. smart idea to say that? >> i also know it's too late. i know her. i made two movies with he. she asked if i play myself. and i did. i said, can i do it in ten minutes? she said, yes. and i did. i got to know her. she's an absolute sweetheart. just the nicest person. just can't imagine what happened. >> larry: have you talked to her since? >> i have not talked to her since. >> larry: have you tried to contact her? >> no, look, she's a terrific woman. and he's a nice guy. >> i met her. >> see, melania is much more liberal, if this happened to me, she would take me back in a minute. >> larry: do you like the statement he made? does it fit the way you know him? >> i think it's obviously somebody that would love to get back with her. i can't imagine she could possibly say yes. >> larry: how do you imagine she kept an adopted child a secret? >> well, she had friends. she had some good friends that really kept it qu

>> sandy west. >> jimmy: sandy west. >> yeah. >> jimmy: and lita ford, that was like my era.f course, "i love rock 'n' roll" and then lita ford was just amazing. did she do "kiss me deadly"? i don't know. she might have, maybe not. but anyways, she went onto -- yeah. people are going nuts right now on the blogs. like, "she did not do that." >> yeah, seriously. [ light laughter ] >> jimmy: but she's awesome and did a duet with ozzy, too. but she -- just joan jett, you know, "i love rock 'n' roll," we all know that. but just to see where she came from. how everyone formed together. and how it's not easy. >> no. yeah. well, you know in the '70s the runaways play very aggressive, very sexy but in a different way. they were sexy in a way that they didn't necessarily want to see girls. they were aggressive and assertive. they weren't, "come get me," you know what i mean? so, it's like -- >> jimmy: "don't chase me, don't chase me!" >> yeah, no. >> jimmy: yeah. they were --yeah. but you did such -- here's the band. this is what the runaways look like, the real runaways, awesome. that

issued orders for the preparation of building ovens at the highlands, right near sandy hook, and he also was issuing orders for supplies to be brought to the french ovens at the highlands. once the wrenched troops arrived but since the french troops were never going there he could write as many orders as he wants because none of these contracts would ever take place. the other thing that he did is he had troops assigned to go to -- and they went down by the water's edge. he wanted the british to observe them collecting bricks. you had a two gun artillery unit, which spent their time sitting there watching a two canon hessian unit that was the cross on staten island, and these two units spent the entire war just observing each other. so he knew that this unit was going to be there, so he sent them down there and they did so well and eating obnoxious and making noise and collecting the brakes as the ovens and chatham were being built, is that they were actually fired upon. how did we get there? what winds up happening is washington is able to steal the march but what he does is he has 30 b

then farther into florida, again the same, more of a sandy environment. so you really have a very diverse set of habitats that both provide a lot of refuge for wildlife and also are really economic engines for a lot of activities, economically. >> reporter: so when you look at that diversity, what are the keys that you look at to determine the extent of the damage? is it the amount of oil, the type of oil, the length of time it sets there? >> you know, i think the discussions leading up to my interview have been right on the mark related to the environmental impacts. and that is trajectory, where is it going to go, how much are we dealing with. you know, again, this is not a tank we are a fixed amount. that has hit a rock or something and then floated into a very specific shoreline. we have got a very large coastline here. we've got a very complicated currents, ocean currents that are driven by wind and we have-- a trajectory of where this oil is going to go and how much oil we're going to have over the next several weeks are all going to complicate any s

while some might not like hundreds of new homes popping up in their backyard, bob and sandy plan to sell the land for upwards of $60,000 per acre only to relocate their beef operation near hickory for just $20,000 per acre. losing the family farm but saving their business in the process. and harford county, jeff hager, abc 2 news. >> the plans will address one of the county's needs in providing space for a new regional sewage pumping station. pt county will conduct a site plan review for the property on wednesday morning at 9:00 at the county headquarters in bel air. >>> the flights in a number of european countries began hitting the skies today, but in britain, many planes remain grounded as volcanic ash continues to blow through the country's airspace. some stranded brits took to the water to return home. hitching rides aboard navy vessels. others stuck in spain are hoping to grab a spot on a cruise liner sent to rescue them. >> people have been incredibly resourceful in getting back and taking whatever because it's not certain when the guys are going to open up again so people are jus

henry ash cans, nick cornett, sandy garrett, congresswoman mary phelan, ford bell executive director for the american association of museums , governor frank keating and cathy keating. anthony russell,. robin and again, regional administrator region eight. thank you all for joining us on this important day. 15 years ago, april 19 began as a beautiful day. however, the beauty we enjoyed on that day was erased in an instant at 9:02 a.m. in the hours that followed, hundreds, even thousands of people rushed in to help us. just doing their job, they would say. however, in doing so, they became heroes to all. one such hero who was just doing his job was patrolling interstate 35 near perry, oklahoma when he noticed a car missing a license plate and he pulled the driver of the car over. his actions on that day was the first that to bring justice to the perpetrators of the events that occurred on the site. that trooper is here with us today. please welcome retired oklahoma highway patrol trooper and current noble county sheriff charlie hanger. [applause] >> we come here to remember those who

sandy springs ashton area, new hampshire of a, route 108. back to you. >>> 5:42 is your time. 52 degrees. attorney again taking on the epa. >> screening switch the major changes to u.s. airline security. >> heart warming story, a father and son reunited at last night's caps game. you don't want to miss this one. >> and beautiful blossoms and beautiful weather. a terrific time to come down the tidal basin and check out those cherry blossoms. i'm megan mcgrath. >>> 5:45 is your time now. 52 degrees. live at the tidal basin where the cherry blossoms are at their peak bloom. gorgeous views and beautiful weather. don't expect the peace and quiet fool you. it will get very busy down there. the annual cherry blossom has run big crowds. it will be crowded once again this weekend. megan mcgrath joins us live from the tidal basin with more. the best time to see the cherry blossoms is now. >> reporter: it is. people who are veterans out, there they got the drill down. early morning and later on in the evening. those are the two best times to go because

sandy from south dakota says i don't want to see saturday mail stop.ea and get my daily newspaper by mail. i would not get my saturday paper until monday. another viewer sent us this. i whole heartedly believe there should be a ten-year phase out of the united states postal system for the same reason western union stopped telegrams. i believe people would rather the system go out of business than pay a buck for a stamp. greg from vermont disagrees. he says those awaiting medicine or a check in the mail will then realize what it meant to have six-day delivery. we want to thank everybody for your well-crafted comments today. >>> despite days and weeks of intensive searching, there are still no signs of haleigh cummings. she is missing for more than a year now. the last person to see the 5-year-old was misty cross lynn, then the girlfriend of her father. recently croslin's mother is speaking out about this. she said she was told haleigh was sexually molested the night she vanished. >> where did that story come from? >> from misty. >> what did she say? >>

who's the angel that saved sandy? and more importantly, how does he get his whites so bright?out with cheer. surprisingly bright at a new lower price. >>> president obama may shake the supreme court with justice stevens retiring. makes you wonder if we'll see an equally nasty confirmation process. they talked a little bit about that this morning. >> i think senator feinstein said it well the other day. she said she believed the president should nominate somebody that would get a very strong vote, 70-plus votes, bipartisan, that they were approving and confident and professional. that's the kind of nominee i hope that he nominates and that we can support. i would like to be able to support this nominee. but if we have a nominee that evidences a philosophy that judges know best, that they c a constitution, we're going to have a problem because the american people don't want it. >> senator, the constitution says that 51 senators can confirm. it doesn't require 60 senators. i don't believe there's going to be any type of filibuster. there's going to be 100 some odd filibusters. th

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in a while we emerged on the white sandy banks of a broad river and was monsoon said this amount was more or less at the center of stream ankle deep easy to wade across. across pakistan. okay ma'am, my boys shoot to kill. i remember that as we began to move. i saw us in the site tiny figures and landscape easy to pick off. but monktu seemed unconcerned and i took my cue from him. on the other bank in a line green shirt that said holix was a slightly older security threat maybe 20. he had a lovely smile, cycle, can with boiled water and many packets of glucose a biscuits from the party for me. we caught our breathitt began to walk again it turned out he was a red herring. the route was almost entirely not cycle. we climbed a steep hills and climbed down the rocky paths along pretty precarious ledges. many couldn't we would generally lifted the cycle and carried it over his head as the lead weight nothing. i began to wonder about his village boy. i discovered much later he could handle every kind of weapon except and lmg he told me cheerfully, that is a light machine gun. 2,000 beautif

the mortar is different, sandy in a lot of these countries, especially in tijuana, built without a lot of rebar and any kind of shaker, for example, los angeles might not do much damage here, could do significant damage there and when you're talking 6.9 that's a large earthquake. we're trying to find out is there massive damage and hopefully the 20 mile depth helps alleviate some of the major damage if it were more shallow. >> you're a couple hour's drive from where this hit, project more then a, three or four and you felt it yourself. tell me this, what about after shocks at this point? >> oh, yeah, i mean, there's been a couple of rumbles, in fact, what was interesting, it carried on for longer. the one we felt a couple of weeks ago was at four o'clock in the morning and woke us up. it was a shorter earthquake, 15, 20 seconds, it was done and this one kind of rolled bit for a while and felt like in our area in los angeles and you mentioned how far away, the border as the crow flies, no traffic. and it's om two and a half hours or so, maybe 150, 160 miles from where we are here in los

who's the angel that saved sandy? and more importantly, how does he get his whites so bright?r. surprisingly bright at a new lower price. >>> i'm don lemon. here are your headlines. secretary of state hillary clinton visited the polish embassy in washington, expressed condolences to the people of poland for their tragic loss. poland's first lady, the president and nearly 100 other dig tears died in a plane crash in russia. tens of thousands of mourners filled the capitol laying out a sea of flowers and lighted candles out the presidential palace. the president, his body was returned to warsaw. >>> mississippi's governor weighing in over the dustup over confederate history month. virginia governor bob mcdonnell got into hot water when he designated april as con fid rat history month without mention of slavely. mississippi governor called the controversy overblown. >> virginia governor, new virginia governor bob mcdonnell designated april as confederate month. something his two democratic press predecessors refrained from doing. this caused quite a stir. particularly because the

in a while we immerse on the white sandy banks of a broad, flat river. now it was more or less a sad flat at the center, stream anchor did come easy to wade across. across was pakistan. there, ma'am, he said to me my boys shoot to kill. i remembered that as we begin to cross. i saw us and a policeman's rifle sights, tiny figures in the landscape, easy to pick off. but he seemed quite unconcerned and i took my cue from him. waiting on the other bank in a lime green shirt that said whole ask, was a slightly older security threat, maybe 20. he had a lovely smile, a cycle, boiled water in many packets of glucose biscuits for me from the party. we caught our breath and begin to walk again. the cycle it turned out was a red herring. the route was almost entirely non-recyclable. we climb steep hills and clambered down rocky parts along some pretty precarious ledges. when he couldn't will it come he lives in the cycle and carried it over his head as though it weighed nothing. i began to wonder about his been used village boy hair. i discovered much later that he

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sandy, on the republican line. caller: no, i do not believe republicans should support the bill as written. i wonder when mr. paulson and mr. bush's administration walked down the hall that day and said there is a financial meltdown coming and we have to act, what caused the financial meltdown? the rules and regulations that they are tried to put in have nothing to do with what caused a meltdown. i have an article from "the new york times" published september 29, 1999 -- it is about fannie mae using credit for mortgage lending. it says right here at "fannie mae, the nation's biggest underwriter of home mortgages has been under increasing pressure from the clinton administration to expand mortgage loans among low and moderate income people. in moving even tentatively into this new area of lending, fannie mae is taking on significantly more risk which may not pose and the difficulties during flush economic times, but the government-subsidized corporation may run into trouble during an economic downturn, prompting a g

i'm talking about stocks like eaton, one more magnificent quarter today, delivered by sandy cutler. do you know at one point eaton yield 5d.1%? it was down at 39. of course the stock then doubled. why? trampoline effect off a dividend. how about chevron? gave you 4.7% yield when it dropped to 56. it's now rallied to -- 82 points. emerson, fabulous industrial, yielded 5% at the low, now rallied 109% since then off that dividend floor. yep. that's why you can believe in dividend stocks. and it is worth pointing out, especially when people seem to be possessed by what goldman sachs did or didn't do, which i regard as a side show, and how rigged the game may be against you at home or the seventh graders at kings collegiate, that dividends can't be manipulated because they are cold, hard cash. even if you believe that wall street is full of mountbanks, full of sharl tanz, full of liars, even if you think the whole thing is a game of sham, a mugs game, the dividend is money in your pocket. we used to joke to the shakira corollary, unlike hips and people, dividends don't lie. and neither d

and, yeah, i think that's who i am, sandy did a good job with that that was one of the things that scareder about taking on this role is the christian aspect of it. and she really did a great job. we, in our family, kind of believed that your walk is a little more important than your talk. you know, words are easy to say. >> mike: i wish more people thought of that, leann, i really do. [cheers and applause] >> lip service is easy. you know, anyone can provide you with lip service. it takes seeing someone live their life the way that we think that we should live our life. we are certainly not going to judge anyone else, just each other. and to us, and what we try to tell our kids is that, you know, your walk is much more important. you know. >> mike: sean, the faith obviously played an important role and the compassion that you had for michael when you first began to know him and invited him into your home, did you ever think about gosh, what if there is a risk involved here in the vulnerabilities? was that ever a part of? >> he brought so much to us so quickly that we just wanted more of

eastbound route 50 delays begin before sandy point.oing to be a rough day for traffic but the payoff worth it. >> thanks a lop lot. you have a great weekend. >> you too. >> filled in for rod pampling. it's a little down the left hand side. just a little. that's all. boom. three-pointer. >> oh. take a look at that three-pointer from way down. except it's on a golf course at the shell houston open. andrew mccalendardy's tee shot goes into a garbage canon the fly. after he fished the golf ball out, he got a free drop and recovered to part hole. >>> that's "news4midday." we thank you for being with us. tune in for the daily connection" at 2:00. news at 4:00 is, 5:00, 6:00 and tonight at 11:00 and through the weekend, as well. i'll be back on monday morning at 11:00 a.m. till then, have a terrific day. a great weekend and happy easter to all those who will be celebrating. we'll see you monday. [ male announcer ] it's our hottest offer of the season, but it's melting fast. so hurry, act now to get fios tv, internet and phone at the super low

left side of your screen is running from sandy point state park, a broken-down vehicle that was cleared and now an accident. heading to the ocean, be warned, already bacd up. >> i know you're heading out to do your run around the cherry blossoms. >> absolutely. >> tidal basin. have a great day. see you in the morning. >> okay. >>> this morning a massachusetts high school superintendent is defending the school's handling of bullying. prosecutors say it contributed to a student's death. 15-year-old phoebe prince committed suicide after suffering months of torment. now nineteens are charged in connection with her death, and some feel the school administrators should be next. >> and until somebody stands up and admits that there has been failure here, complete failure, we have nowhere to go. >> reporter: outrage is growing in this small massachusetts town. did school administrators ignore repeated complaints of bullying? 15-year-old phoebe prince couldn't take it anymore and killed herself. she was allegedly bullied in the hallways of south hadley high school for months, physically and emot

who's the angel that saved sandy? and more importantly, how does he get his whites so bright?ind out with cheer. surprisingly bright at a new lower price. >>> in wall-to-wall tonight, the devastating tornado that hit mississippi and alabama over the weekend. you see some of the devastation here. the video and the aftermath. it is extraordinarily destructive. we can show you a little bit more just on the force of all this. what happened was 12 fatalities so far, 10 in mississippi, 2 in alabama. dozens of injuries. hundreds out of their home. the rating ef-4. 5 is the maximum strength. 150-mile path. among those assessing the damage is the mississippi governor haley barbour. in high school he played for the yazoo city indians. yazoo city one of the towns hardest hit. the governor was there today. >> it's the biggest tornado i can ever remember, and in terms of across, the mile across. car dealership, roof twisted up like a beer can. several hundred people have lost their houses. there are a bunch of people whose houses are not just uninhabitable, they're unidentifiable. >> we sh

who's the angel that saved sandy? and more importantly, how does he get his whites so bright?urprisingly bright at a new lower price. >>> good evening once again. cnn national political correspondent jessica yellin and senators cantwell and hutchison. let's talk about the tough choices that you'll face after this contentious election year. i want to listen first to the voice of ben bernanke, the chairman of the federal reserve who says you can have people on the left saying you can't cut the programs, let's raise taxes and people on the right saying cut taxes and slash spending. ben bernanke is saying you're going to both have to figure this out. >> thus the reality is that the congress, the administration and the american people will have to choose among making modifications to entitlement programs such as medicare and social security, restraining federal spending on everything else, accepting higher taxes or some combination thereof. >> where does this head? senator, in your case you just felt this personally. you just lost a senate primary back home in part because people b

sandy avery. pamela argo. richard allen. teresa alexander. >> thank you, all.ou, ladies and gentlemen, for being with us today. your presence means a locked on this 15th anniversary. -- means a lot on this 50th anniversary. admission to the museum is complementary provided five -- provided by our friends at cox to medications. but iran, secretary hippolyta llano -- secretary the awill hol on the media's role on terrorism. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> in a few moments, the chairman of the house ways and means commission will speak at the national press club. in our work, vice-president at -- vice-president biden on the weekend action that killed several top al qaeda leaders. later, richard holbrooke on afghanistan and pakistan. later, the proposed banking regulations bill from senator christopher dodd. >> a couple of live events to tell you about tomorrow morning. the senate judiciary committee holds an oversight hearing of the civil rights division of th

. >> you know, it was hot, smelly and sandy inside that tomato packing plant.e walls begin to close in on you. it was really some of the most hyper realistic training i have ever seen. and, of course, the goal here is to make sure if the marines are going to make mistakes, if troops are going to make a mistake, make it in training before they get to afghanistan because we all see the consequences when it happens in reality. >> but barbara, the training does certainly not ensure that a mistake won't happen in the field. i would imagine they try to minimize the chance. >> well, they do. and the real value, of course, is when it does happen in one of these training scenarios. there are senior marines there with them. and they talk it through. they talk about why did it happen? is there something they could have done to avoid it? and what do you do once the villagers, if you will, once the local civilians are in the middle of all of this and things do begin to spin out of control and there is subsequent violence and anger? how do you control it? what do you do? how

the engines have not become gummed up with that sandy volcanic ash.s you may expect, if the authorities are to be believed and the dangers are as present as they say. they are going to urge the authorities to loosen the restrictions but it may not be over yet. according to some forecasters, they say the cloud is likely to intensify before it gets better. >> alex, thanks very much for the update. coming up, the tea party held a rally in another historic city. philadelphia, a demonstration aimed at taking back congress. both sides turned up to make hair cases and details after the break.  >>> this is a fox news alert. we want to give you a look at these lives pictures of a 4-alarm fire going on in new jersey right now. these pictures are from our new york affiliate wnyw. it is union city new jersey, between manhattan and new jersey in the lincoln tunnel. you may be able to see the roadway there at the bottom. we're told one bottom has been completely destroyed. there is now a three-story building next door that seven different f

clay kershaw is a man that reminds a lot of people of of sandy cofax. >> how about manny ramirez whoweak that right calf again? he probably won't play tonight. the loss of him has to be terrific for l.a. >> they had a tough time last year when they lost him for an extended period of time. he's had leg problems over the last four years, actually. he's going to have to learn to take care of himself better, do strechg more. as you get older, those things keep coming back. >> as we have told you time and time again, to many things happening here at natstown. tonight is the fireworks night. debbi is on the field with some very special nats employees. >> reporter: we hear a lot about the nats in your neighborhood. well, remember that the nationals front officers are going into this neighborhood. they've been visiting an elementary school as part of the literacy program by everybody wins d.c. this is a great program they've begun. >> we go once a week. i go wednesdays during our lunch hour. i have a 3rd grader. a little girl. it's a wonderful experience. i have three sons. it's an experienc

sandy avery. pamela argo. richard allen. teresa alexander. >> thank you, all. thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for being with us today. your presence means a locked on this 15th anniversary. -- means a lot on this 50th anniversary. admission to the museum is complementary provided five -- provided by our friends at cox to medications. but iran, secretary hippolyta llano -- secretary the awill hol on the media's role on terrorism. thank you. [applause] >> on washington journal, tomorrow morning, how americans feel about government. our guest is carolina doherty, patrick corvington and kenneth vogel will take your questions about political fund raising her head"washington journal -- fundraising. all this month, see the winners of the c-span's studentcam document nouri contest. watched the top winning videos every morning on c-span at 6:50 a.m. eastern, just before " washington journal." then, meet the people that made them. >> now, representative sandra lynn -- sen 11. -- representative sander levin. we're committed to a free press, worldwide. for more informatio

that is why our staff sat down with state superintendent of public instruction sandy garrett to requestin work to ensure the story of the oklahoma city bombing and the lessons learned are taught as a permanent part of oklahoma history. of course, many teachers were already leaving student fields it -- leading a student field trips to the state -- to this site. there was no formal program for that teaching. this morning, superintendent garrett joins us with an update on those efforts. [applause] >> thank you very much, chairman. it is my privilege to be here today, and with the honored guests on the stage, to announce that, yes, our children will learn forever about this event and the way the oklahoma people came together. 15 years ago at 9:01, we began an educational journey that we never would have imagined before that moment. a single point in time that now brings us all to this place, this stage in our corrective his -- collective history. just moments ago, throughout the state of oklahoma, our school children joined us in 168 moments of silence. [applause] since 9:03 a.m. on that fa

host: charlotte, n.c., sandy, you are on the air. caller: it is a pleasure to speak with mr. reich. it amazes me how the republican voters are so misguided. i would like mr. reich to elaborate, please, on aprilthe republican agenda on the new world order, which i think has been planned to drive down the standard of living in this country to make us more competitive on a global basis. could you please answer -- which administration was the one that actually offereauthored nafta ae caftqa bill? >> the after the election can of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of -- the nafta bill actually came out of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of americans that it was a good idea. it did not create all that many new jobs north or south of the border. it diwas worried over by people who thought it was going to be a job destroyer. most of the jobs that did leave the united states did not go to mexico. they went to china. and china was obviously not part of the north american free trade act. let me get back to your basic statement. i worry

small town of tyrone in fayette county, where he played football under the friday night lights at sandy creek high school, where he became a standout student that would take him to the halls of west point and where he attended hopewell united methodist church with his family on sunday mornings. later, he became a member of the local american legion post 105 in fayetteville, georgia. for me, the death of lieutenant collins is particularly sobering. robert was one of my nominees to the united states military academy at west point in the fall of 2003 and he was offered an appointment there the following spring, and he graduated from west point in the class of 2008. he became one of the stalwarts of b company, 1st battalion, 3 armament regiment, 3rd infantry division based at fort stewart, georgia. he deploye deployed to iraq in e autumn of 2009. lieutenant collins served as hi platoon's commander. while in iraq, his unit was charged with improving security and the quality of life for the people of iraq. he and his men also provided security for the recent successful iraqi elections. they w

lieutenant collins's willingless to help others -- a graduate of sandy creek high school, he was well respected among his peers. in fact, one former classmate wrote that collins was compassionate and at the same time had a great sense of humor that could not be matched. robert would always be there for people when they needed help. his parents, deacon and sharon, are both retired lieutenant colonels. they proudly serve our nation and they proudly supported their son's decision to serve our country. while we honor lieutenant collins, we should also think of deacon and sharon. lieutenant collins was also blessed to have nicole, his fiancee and childhood sweetheart. last week, lieutenant collins came home to georgia for the last time. in his community -- and his community came out to honor him. from local veterans to ordinary citizens, the procession route was lined with people waving american flags and paying their great respect to this hero. one gentleman summed it up best when he said, i am a patriot. anyone who gives up their life for my freedom, well, this is the least i could do. t

host: charlotte, n.c., sandy, you are on the air. caller: it is a pleasure to speak with mr. reich. it amazes me how the republican voters are so misguided. i would like mr. reich to elaborate, please, on aprilthe republican agenda on the new world order, which i think has been planned to drive down the standard of living in this country to make us more competitive on a global basis. could you please answer -- which administration was the one that actually offereauthored nafta ae caftqa bill? >> the after the election can of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of -- the nafta bill actually came out of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of americans that it was a good idea. it did not create all that many new jobs north or south of the border. it diwas worried over by people who thought it was going to be a job destroyer. most of the jobs that did leave the united states did not go to mexico. they went to china. and china was obviously not part of the north american free trade act. let me get back to your basic statement. i worry

host: charlotte, n.c., sandy, you are on the air. caller: it is a pleasure to speak with mr. reich. it amazes me how the republican voters are so misguided. i would like mr. reich to elaborate, please, on aprilthe republican agenda on the new world order, which i think has been planned to drive down the standard of living in this country to make us more competitive on a global basis. could you please answer -- which administration was the one that actually offereauthored nafta ae caftqa bill? >> the after the election can of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of -- the nafta bill actually came out of the clinton administration. it was difficult to convince a lot of americans that it was a good idea. it did not create all that many new jobs north or south of the border. it diwas worried over by people who thought it was going to be a job destroyer. most of the jobs that did leave the united states did not go to mexico. they went to china. and china was obviously not part of the north american free trade act. let me get back to your basic statement. i worry

the little place like sandy point parkway have to go one of those that were with the average person pay to go into that part? well, maybe if tunnelers dicarlo. how many people go in a day? okay, 100 people. they run their numbers and they say the value of being able to serve in public hard-faced but we just calculated. so if you can't go in the water after a rain, they'll say that's okay as long as the cost of fixing that is greater than the economic loss of actually being able to swim. and i say no, we have a right to swim in water, not just when it not raining, but when it is raining. we have a right that our rivers and streams don't become as dirty as the toilet bowls. [inaudible] >> until you get at their people look at dollars and cents. how was he going to get it solved? my dog got sick from sort of the river. [inaudible] >> when you apply a value to something, relates to your personal values. what it's worth for clean water and cleaner to me is far greater than for some of your people. and so was value do we look at? we look at my value? you know, what's the value of being able t

they will go to a place like sandy point part where you have to pay to go in and they will say what would the average person today? baby it is $10 a car look. how many people go into the park today? 100 people so they run their numbers and they say the value of being able to swim in public parks is what we just calculated the with you can't swim in the water on and after rain event in the county they will say that is okay as long as the cost of fixing that is greater than the economic loss of actually being able to swim. i say no, we have a right to swim in water, not just when it is not raining but when it is raining. we ever write in public spaces. >> i want to see her bill of rights. until we get it there, i was do you get them-- [inaudible] my dog got sick from something in the river. speak the ultimate problem is this. when you apply a value to something he relates to your personal values and what it is worth for clean water and clean air to me is far greater than or some other people so whose value do we look at? do we look at high-value? what is the value of being able to catch a s

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