they have not had a local democracy since last year, since rick schneider took it away.eider and the republicans legislature has done is up end the idea that in america we elect people to represent us. in america, we are governed by a democratic form of government. michigan republicans are ripping that idea out by the roots. if there are problems to be solved we do not do it by democratic means anymore in michigan. we suspend democracy to get things done, indefinitely. and it means you can be stripped of your right to vote for officials to govern your town and state level you may not be allowed to vote in the state legislature. this picture shows michigan house democrats asking for a vote in the legislature and not being allowed one. republicans in the michigan house are being sued in court by their colleagues across the aisle. sued for stopping democrats from voting in the state legislature. the republicans are being sued for that. this is an amazing story. amazing that it has come to this, to one political party suing another for the right to vote. amazing this afterno

well, governor rick schneider and michigan have done is radical beyond radical.s true that the law should not have even been in effect all this time, if it is true that republicans circumvented democracy and the legislature too. what do you call that? radical beyond radical beyond radical beyond radical, it's revolutionary, and i can tell you now that finally somebody has. michigan house democrats have sued the house of representatives. and specifically they have sued the republicans in the house of representatives. the democrats say that republicans are denying them the right to vote in the legislature. it's not just for benton harbor anymore, it's for the whole state. democrats have begun demanding role call votes to see whether republicans have this 2/3 majority they claim. they're demanding an actual count to see if they have all 73 votes that the republicans would need for these laws to go into immediate effect. this is the picture of the democrats demanding a vote like that last week. demanding it and not getting it. we asked the michigan democrats if they

we got word that rg3 was in town and spotted at tyson's corner, meeting with shanahan and dan schneider. the team is just getting prepared. >> i think they want to hit the ground running. they saw what happened last year without the minicamps and without being able to deal with rookies 101. they are desperate that this guy gets with the program. >> and 9 sports learned from our sources that dan schneider is meeting with andrew luck right now. we'll keep you updated. the skins agreed to a contract with free agent safety. the former maryland terrapin played in 15 games last season. now nationals closer, drew met with dr. james andrews today about that elbow. it doesn't look like he'll need tommy johns surgery, but he'll miss half the season. time now to vote in our high school game of the week poll. we have a wide variety of games for you to choose from. boys and girls lacrosse, soccer, baseball, and softball. go to dc.highschoolsports.net. we'll announce the winner on thursday night. >> good stuff. >> i love spring sports. >> redskins keep wanting to be in the news. we got it for you. >>

and again, a quick update from schneider.es but early in the assessment period. >> and she didn't know exactly how many of the trailers were flown up into the air and landed a few hundhead feet away. we have seen the pictures that are so dramatic. >> they don't have specific flbs. and they have to track some of these hundreds of yards away and see exactly where they went. so they're probably do that right now. they did not have a number on exactly how many got damaged. i think you could probably put it, well, at least from what we saw in the video, 10 to 12, 15. a minimal figure. but they're still trying to assess that. and again, 14,000 pounds each is what you're seeing flying through the air at the least because that's what the trailers weigh empty. >> thanks. we're going to stay on top of the breaking news story. there's other news we're following as well. >>> sarah palin hosting, yus, hoging the "today" show with lamestream media. generating lots of media. dana bash is all over the story. how did the former governor doing

i would then welcome scott schneider. thank you. the director for the u.s. korean policy at the council of foreign relations. prior to cfr, mr. schneider was a senior associate of the asia foundation where he founded and directed the center for u.s. korean policy and served as the asian foundation's representative of korea for the years 2000 to 2004. and finally, we welcome patrick cornin. the senior adviser and senior director of the asia pacific security program at the center for a new american security. previously, he was the director of the institute for national strategic studies at the national defense university and has had a 25-year career inside government and academic research centers. thank you. we welcome our analysts today. i ask that our witnesses please keep your presentation to no more than five minutes. and without objection, the witness's entire statements, written statements will be inserted into the hearing record. we will begin with mr. fleist. >> thank you, madam chair and members of the committee. it's an who nor to be here today. >> y

bill schneider, and anthea butler of the university of pennsylvania.'m so happy to have all of you here, because this is it. it is general election season. here we go. bill, let me ask you, just in a very impair call way, are there americans, when they are asked the question, are you better off today than you were four years ago, will be able to answer with a resounding yes, absolutely? >> there are a few. mostly very rich people. most people would say, no, we're not better off than we were four years ago. but many americans are better off than they were two years ago, at the depths of the recession. they have begun to climb out of that. >> are they going to credit the republican takeover of the congress with being better now than they were in 2010? >> we have a presidential system. people think government as the person of the president of the united states. that's why four years ago question is the way it's always asked. >> because, in fact, the evidence is that presidents have less power over the economy than voters tend to think they have, right? >>

. >> there were a few people still outside when it crossed i 20 and hit schneider. i started seeing the trailers flying through the air. that is when i started worrying. i worried for my safety, as well. i tried to hurry ever won a long to get inside. kweisi major that about 30 customers got into the freezer just-in-time -- he made sure that 30 customers got into the freezer just-in-time. he said he was just doing his job. he also knows everyone in that location got extremely lucky. >> can we talk about something different right now. traffic pulse 11 and insta-weather plus together. >> good morning. we are up to speed on those major roadways. 62 in the area of said on the road on the harrisburg expressway. 61 adopt rigid along the northeast corner of the beltway. 65 on 95 in 216 to head down south towards the capital beltway. we are looking good there. drive times show we are up to speed. 11 minutes on the outer loop on the west side. eight manage between the beltway on the south side. certainly no problems to report. this is the beltway at liberty road along the we

he is expected to face pete pushed schneider in a fight for the gop nomination, but schneider has not announced if he is running. it's only 40 degrees outside. >> still ahead learn how local leaders are marking the 150th anniversary of the d.c. emancipation tax. >> first lady michelle obama continues to make the rounds on the talk-show circuit. >> at another check on traffic and weather every ten minutes. >> 7 is on your side with breaking news from overseas. indonesia has issued a tsunami warning after a magnitude 8.9 earthquake struck off the west coast island of sumatra, not far from where the disastrous quake happened in 2004. no injuries or damages have been reported but scientists and safety officials are watching the situation closely if off the coast new this morning. >> -- off the coast this morning. >> today will be the coldest of the week? >> tomorrow morning will rival this morning but we will see an uptick in the mercury tomorrow afternoon. it's 37 in manassas, $35 airport, 36 in gaithersburg, 38 in martinsburg, 41 in the district of, 43 in lexington park. far the coolest

officer schneider died responding to a domestic violence call. a 17-year-old girl who was being abused by her boyfriend. when officer schneider arrived at the scene, he was shot in the head. the girl survived, but officer schneider literally gave his life to save another. i attended that funeral and i will never forget the heartbreaking scene of his two young sons walking down the church aisle with the little girl, his daughter, in a blue dress covered with stars. i think it reminds all of us that domestic violence just doesn't hurt the immediate victim. it hurts entire families, entire communities. this has never been a partisan bill 34579s. -- madam president. it is crucial to pass this bill. we've made a lot of progress over the years and we've been able to work across the aisle to build on vawa's success. that's something that means a lot to me and it certainly means a lot to the millions of people who are victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault every single year. so i urge my colleagues to support our efforts to bring this bill to the f

jessica schneider reports a manhattan basement turning up few details who what happened to aton pats.> reporter: massive containers filled with debris, dirt and garbage taken away from this scene first thing this morning it has all been sifted through after days of digging into the concrete walls and floors below this shop on prince street. law enforcement sources tell cbs 2 investigators uncovered what they initially believed to be food, bones strand of hair it is not clear if it is human or not all findings are being examined by a forensic anthropologist with hopes new light will be shed on the decades old disappearence of the 6-year-old in 1979. >>> old and cold cases shouldn't be forgotten cases. >> this weekend authorities reportedly uncovered a suspicious stain on a concrete wall inside the basement here officials stress they don't know if it is human flood or something chemical oriole begannic -- blood or something chemical or, organic. >> people that try to clean up crime sceneleave invisible blood behind that is revealed by spraying. >> reporter: over the weekend, his mother

. >> redskins owner dan schneider was chairman of dick clark productions. schneider said in a statement, quote, he was just as personable and warm in person as he was on television. he was in every sense of the word a giant. dick clark will be sorely missed. >>> 6:07 is your time right now. this morning some very encouraging news in the fight against alzheimer's. the steps researchers say can help ward off the disease. >>> plus, the pilot who had a midair meltdown plans to avoid charges. >>> and the noticeably cooler morning. ah. so much better than last year. [ both screaming ] food out the window! throw the food out the window! [ roaring ] never again. everyone deserves a great vacation at a great price. get onboard a carnival cruise and get more fun for all. [ horn blares ] >>> good morning. tom kierein, "storm center 4." 6:11 on this thursday morning. dress for a chilly morning. you'll need a jacket. temperatures right now around the region are in the 40s. mid and upper 40s nearby suburbs. prince george's county. near 50 in washington and near the chesa

host: jodi schneider, we're still not seeing money. guest: as the economy improves, we are seeing, depending on the industry, bonus payments, commission payments, those types of things coming back as well. the expectation will be that this year we continue to see those types of things. host: richmond, va., good morning. she also seems to be gone. let's go to oregon. good morning. caller: i discover a question about government wages. you compare all of these, but what are the government wages vs the private sector wages? i see some of those graphs on that tv about the increase in government wages vs the american wages, the police department, the firemen, county workers, city workers, stuff like that. host: government versus public wages? guest: we include state and local government workers. we do not have any slides on that here today, but i can tell you that the rate of change there has slowed as well. it started a little bit later and, perhaps, not quite as much, but in recent quarters we have seen some fairly substantial declines. ty

his expected to battle pete schneider. it seems like d.c. occupiers are getting cozy at mcpherson square. it is reported the groups will erect two large military tents with one operating as a full- service kitchen. this comes after neighbors complained of rats and increased trash. the sector committees program in montgomery county is taking new action, asking police to stop participate in the program. the federal plan requires the fingerprints of recently arrested suspects be shared with federal authorities. if the person is in the country illegally, they will face deportation even if they are arrested for a minor crime. >> whether it is a traffic or criminal offense if you do not have a form of id with your picture and address, you will get into a police station. >> supporters say the secure communities program will create a safer neighborhood. after some major backlash against metro, it does look like proposed fare hikes will not be as high as first thought. metro says it heard from a lot of people and is now going to consider making fare

you've got it, boss. >> redskins owner dan schneider had a close connection as well. he was chairman of tin ter tanment production dick clark producti productions. he said he was just as personable and warm in person as he was on television. he was in every sense of the world a giant. he will be sorely missed. >>> anyone who tells you you only use 10% of your brain is 100% wrong. they say all parts of our brain are being used in most scans of our heads and scientists say much of our brain isccupied occupied, not with thinking but running the various systems in our body to keep us alive. our brain's tells us when to talk, when to blink, when to use our hands. >> sometimes it doesn't tell us when to shut up. >> what are you saying, aaron? >> not you. me. >> that would make more sense. time for "weather & traffic on the 1s." let's check in with meteorologist tom kierein. >> good morning. your brain's feeling a lot better if you're an algi allerg sufferer. we've got a clear view of capitol hill. a live pi from our city camera on this thursday morning. good morning. around

fred schneider has a lot of property there and he has come forward and legitimized his businesses. i just wanted to commend him for doing that. supervisor cohen: any other questions or comments? i would like to entertain a motion to send this item ford as a recommendation. so moved. let's move this item forward with recommendations. item #3. >> ordinance amending the planning code to create a new definition of student housing. supervisor wiener: colleagues, this legislation provides for the first time a definition of student housing applicable throughout the planning code. right now, there's an existing definition, but it only applies to the eastern neighborhoods area. a clear definition as part of the effort to address the shortage of student housing available in san francisco while also acknowledging that we have a lot of different kinds of housing shortages. we want to create new student housing without cannibalizing existing housing stocks. we as a city to provide incentives to the creation of student housing, including exemption from the inclusion rehousing requirements, exemp

and sherry schneider, welcome to the lion's den. >> thank you. >> she co-authored "all the rules," which is a compilation of "the rules for capturing the heard of mr. right." i'll show it out there like a grenade and jump back. some women, should they think like a man, sherry? >> they should think like a man. they should not act like a man. they should not talk to men first. we're all about playing hard to get because men love a challenge. my husband just called me to say that bubba watson, who just won the masters, his wife blew him off. men love a challenge. they want the girl they don't think they can get. >> is that all based on when you're thinking about what -- there was a movie called "what women want" with mel gibson. but you're basing your thought process how you can get a man. do you think that is -- i don't know, it sounds condescending to women, to me, and a bit sexist. goldie taylor, what do you think? >> you know, i think that women ought to be women, that when we decide that we're going to be the aggressors, when we decide we're going to get inside the head of our man, i t

b bonnie schneider la a look at that. nothing to worry about as far as trip tropical system? >> no. down pours in florida and a risk of severe weather. on the ray bar picture. lots of thunderstorms across the ensi entire sunshine state. not sunny today. down through miami, tampa, the keys hammered with heavy rain persisting throughout the day and bring about quite a bit of threatening weather in terms of flooding. one to three inches expected. advisories from flooding extend to sunday morning including most of counties of south florida. we have a live pick color to show you of miami now. we're looking at overcast skies certainly. a dreary weekend down in miami unfortunately better as we approach next week. we're not only looking at heavy downpours of rain. also a threat of damaging winds and isolated tornadoes. we could see a water spout, a tornado over the water happening on the gulf or atlantic side. across the entire peninsula looking for a threat of severe weather. as the low push ace cross florida working through the weekend, it's going to impact the northeast. we've been talki

schneider has not yet announced his candidacy. a discrimination complaint has been filed against wells fargo including foreclosed homes in the d.c. area. >> first, let's go to linda bell. >> let's begin with the news on wells fargo, under pressure from the national fair housing alliance. they filed a federal housing discrimination complaint against the lender after investigation of eight cities as well as. as they say the bank maintains and marketed foreclosed properties in white areas better than those properties in minority neighborhoods. in areas like the sea, they found more than half of its properties in minority communities had damaged windows and were missing a for sale sign and a substantial amount of trash. wells fargo says that the firm conducts all lending-related activities in a fair and consistent manner without regard to race. the department of justice may suit apple and the publisher macmillan over alleged collusion of hiking prices on electronic books. together they will argue that pricing agreement between the two

we have sound from the taped interview on the phone with janet of schneider national trucking just kind're currently assessing the status of the associates on location at the time of the torna tornado. at this time there, are no reported injuries. certainly in a situation like this, that could change. we hope that it doesn't. we have initial reports that there was no damage to our building but significant damage to the equipment that was on location in our yard area. in the dallas/ft. worth area. >> now, jessica, we're going to give you an assessment of what type of equipment we were talking ability. after she gave us that update, we were told they still don't have an update on the people who work there, how many might be injured. they said no injuriesurmy, but that was early in the assessment. they also did not have a full accounting of where everyone was who was there at the time. buas far as the measurements and just what was tossed up in the air. an empty trailer, those things that you saw flying up in the air, 14,000 pounds. seven tons. an empty trailer. when they're full, she said

i was shooting in soho the movie "dream house" with john schneider.was -- you're not going to believe this -- that's the first time i ever listened to a walkman. and i heard that sting song. and we ate at spring street natural. but something probably historical happened. we got up super early in the morning. that would have come back. i was at the hotel. we got up super early to watch charles and diane get married. then i went down to a shoot in soho dream house. >> that's incredible. i love the way your brain began to map out. >> well, i would have come up with that. >> i was a journalist at the time covering all this stuff. i wouldn't have a clue. what month, what day. to me it seems perfectly normal. >> it is normal. >> it was. it was the first day. so the way it works for me because people for years have been asking me how my memory works. when i was a little girl i would say you know how you go to the library and you pull out a card catalog but you have to be on this side of it because it's chronological like this. but the best way i could descri

schneider said in a statement, quote, he was just as personable and warm in person as he was on televisioision. he was in every sense of the world a giant. dick clark will be sorely missed. >> new year's eve won't be the same anymore. >>> caps fans, it's time to rock the red for the critical game four. the caps and bruins face off right here in d.c. tonight. the bruins lead the series, two games to one. the caps had to tie things up without their best play marek. nick backstrom is suspended for this game because he cross-checked a breweruin in th face after game three. >> let's go caps. the caps are not o tnl team. the nationals have the best record in the national league. they beat the hewn astros again. 10-3 on the season. the nats are currently in first place. they're two ahead of tnew york. this is really, really exciting. we've got a basket in. we never know how to the rest of the season is going go. we're number one and loving it. >> if this is any indication, this is exactly what we want to see happen. >> do you hear fireworks? >> no, i haven't heard any fireworks. maybe they're no

fires a rocket past cory schneider. kings send the canucks packing with a 2-1 win in o.t. l.a. advances to play the st. louis blues in the second round of the playoffs. >>> to philly where the flyers make quick work of the penguins, grabbing the early lead and never looking back. claude giroux scores just 32 seconds into the game. flyers up 2-0 after one. they go on to win 5-1 and eliminate the penguins in six games. >>> capitals also had a chance to move on, but the defending champs weren't having it. tyler seguin scores a game-winner early in overtime. bruins live to play another day. they win 4-3 in overtime. a decisive game seven is wednesday night. >>> nba carmelo anthony had 39 points against the hawks, and the knicks needed every single one of them. new york down one in the final minutes. melo for the lead, gets it. knicks win, 113-112. they have a half-game lead on philly for the seventh place in the east. >>> and, finally, to los angeles for a game that had a little bit of everything. lakers and thunder. metta world peace with a dunk. then he slams james harden, elbows

and schneider national trucking, the company that owned those orange trailers, they're trying to come to grips with what they say is a devastating loss. dfw airport has reopened, but thousands of passengers tonight are stranded, that's because hundreds of flights were cancelled and many hotels and businesses are still without power. it appears it's going to be a very long night here. >> gabe gutierrez starting our coverage from lancaster, texas tonight. gabe, thanks. >>> dr. greg forbes is the severe weather specialist at the weather channel. he's been on the air all day covering these storms from their atlanta headquarters. dr. forbes, we've been watching your coverage all afternoon and evening. and when people see this, they ask the same question, what's going on with our weather? how common is not only an early april tornado in texas, but an outbreak of them in the major metropolitan area? >> certainly in the metro area, that's really the odd thing today. it's been so localized. but on this date, april 3rd, 1974, we had the original super outbreak, 148 tornados in 24 hours. so earl

bill schneider, if you're back in the office and can advance this, that would be great because we're it to happen here but i'll tell you this northwest flow means we will not be warm here while the plains states will be getting up into the 90's. it's the 15th driest april in the past 142 years. we've had .93 of an inch of rain 36% normal over 1/3 normal and a quarter of what we had at this time a year ago. we'll get a little bit of rain out of this system tomorrow but not a lot. it looks like this system will drop southeastward. we'll be in the warm sector in our southern and western suburbs and east wind off the lake will keep it cooler in the city. another high pressure of canadian origin that blows the winds northeast. that's during the day on thursday. by friday, the next storm is spinning up and this comes at us friday night and saturday for what looks to be like a very windy wet weather pattern. if you look carefully at the precipitation area our model is developing. it indicates some mixed ice pellets perhaps in southern wisconsin. that's friday afternoon and evening, so we'll

i am here to represent sarah schneider at 39 collingwood street. she wrote this letter. "i am writing to support my neighbor. i have read the standards for when a replacement and the residential design guidelines. i am at a loss when i try to figure out how aluminum-clad windows could be considered appropriate in an otherwise intact and other was original intact and other was original building.

fires a rocket past cory schneider. kings send the canucks pack being a 2-0 win.philly where the flyers make quick work of the penguins grabbing the early need. claude giroux scores just 32 seconds into the game. flyers up 2-0 after one. they win 5-1 and eliminate the penguins in six games. >>> capitals also had a chance to move on. but the defending champs weren't having it. tyler sagan scores a game winner early in over time. bruins live to play another day. they win 4-3 in over time, a decisive game seven is wednesday night. >>> nba carmelo anthony had 39 points against the hawks and knicks needed every single one of them. new york down one in the final minutes. melo for the lead gets it. knicks win 113-112. a half game lead on philly. >>> lakers and thunder, a dunk, slams james hardin, elbows him in the pace. mwp says he was celebrating. if that's a celebration, i'd hate to see him mad. harden left the game with a concussion. hardin wasn't the only one who hit the deck. kobe bryant takes out an entire row of seats. everyone was okay. this one goes to double ov

. >> i tell you we just out here, bruce alan and dan schneider per rising walking around, probably just trying to keep the nerves down as you said they are in war room, immediately to my left here at red skins park it is a buzz around thee parts not -- these parts not just for the bubble but now robert griffin the third i have been covering this team for 17 years back to 1995 back then they were all excited about a guy names heath shore this massive it peals in comparison to the buzz around robert griffin the third something i have not seen in this town ever. >> no, absolutely right you know whenever we are stumped everyone -- they didn't want luck they want robert griffin the third >> i think they didn't want luck to fall to number two every one is happy with robert griffin the third clearly when mike shanahan says yesterday he want this is guy to one day be the face of the franchise no pressure. >> not at all thank you dave ross. we will check with you later back to the draft skins holding a draft party at fedex field normally this event is just saturday this year because of rg 3, the

dave schneider. please line of if you have public comment on this item. >> good afternoon. for purposes of identification, i am the co-founder of utw but i am not an active member. i have to pay the dues. i am a lawyer by background and a journalist. i have had the chance to observe the sfmta both in person and quite frequently, by watching the proceedings on sftv. i have to say, i may be wrong. i would not support the confirmation of the appointment of mr. heinicke to serve another term. for one thing, are there any term limits around here? he has hopped over to the sfmta. enough to question that. on terms of policy, i think that what is is he has lost confidence of all lot of the cab driver community. while he has great rhetoric, great personal rhetoric, what is the record of accomplishment progressivism? i do not see it. it could be me. i also feel that has been employed by munger and olson as an employer lawyer raises certain questions about him -- treatment of employees. that is a big concern for me. at this point, i will stop here. i could be wrong. but i do not think

. >> david schneider. health care is an extremely important part of human-rights.s briefly that is perhaps a little beyond the scope here but within your general topic. one is that i was reviewing some of the oral arguments of the supreme court recently on so called obamacare. i was shocked justice kennedy asked the most pertinent and salient question. heat cramp in terms of single payer health care. i think he said, "why is this administration not more honest about what is going on?" i think there was a 50-50 chance that strangely enough, justice kennedy might have been prepared to sustain single national payer health care in the u.s. the second point is, i think it would be good for americans to know who, a -- tommy douglas of canada is. voted the most popular and significant canadian of all time. tommy douglas was a baptist minister, a socialist prime minister of saskatchewan and the author of canadian national health care. supervisor kim: thank you. is there any other public comment on this item? seeing none, public comment is now closed. supervisor wiener. do