about six years ago when the change was developing, john kerry who was then the chairman of the senate commerce committee called the most improbable public hearing that i'm aware of in washington which the future of newspapers and journalism was called as a witness and alongside me were very on the huffington, melissa mayer come sundacomesto me from the newspar publishers association and among others david simon, the genius who created the wire that i also have to spend time with. he was a former "baltimore sun" reporter. in the course of the hearing, claire mccaskill who was the senator from missouri intervened to make a remark and she said when she was the u.s. or district attorney in st. louis for she became a senator she said something to the effect of that was a really complicated office. there was a particular st. louis reporter that had covered the office for the last 20 years and anytime i had gotten to the threshold decision i visualize ten in my mind and i'm reminding myself that he would find out what i did and i asked myself what did he think, what have i done and she said he was go

oz testified before a senate commerce subcommittee on fraudulent weight loss ads. missouri senator claire mccaskill challenged the doctor, and she criticized him for what she called flowery language in promoting health care products. here is a look. >> now, here's three statements you made on your show. you may think magic is make believe, but in this little bean has scientists saying they found the magic weight loss cure for every body type. it's green coffee extract. quote: i've got the number one miracle in a bottle to burn your fat. it's raspberry ketone. quote: can [inaudible] it may be the simple solution you've been looking for to was your body -- to bust your body fat for good. i don't get why you need to say this stuff, because you know it's not true. so why when you have this amazing megaphone and this amazing ability to communicate, why would you cheapen your show by saying things like that? >> well, if i could disagree about whether they work or not, and i'll move on to the issue of the words that i used. and just with regard to whether they work or not,

portions from two congressional hearings that focus on the topic, including this one from the senate commerce committee. >> now, it is unequivocal that you do not market to kids, so here's my question -- to mr. healy, you sell your products and cherry crush and vanilla flavors. cherry crush, yet your parent company has a youth smoking prevention website, your parent company that says kids may be vulnerable to try e-cigarettes due to an abundance of fun flavors such as cherry, but ella, piÑa colada, and barry. -- and berry. how can you sit here and say you are not marketing to children? average ager is the of the cherry smokers is in the high 40's, but also we found that flavors decrease the ability or possibility of adult smokers who use e-cigarettes switching back because they do not want to be reminded what -- >> wadded your parent company in your youth smoking permission website say kids maybe vulnerable to try being e-cigarettes due to an abundance of fun flavors, and you sell them in three of the flavors. are you marketing to children? >> no, i am not. >> so who is attracted to cherry, b

. >> tonight on c-span 2, the senate commerce committee holds a hearing on international tourism to the united states. and then a hearing on college campus sexual assaults and then members of the congress pay tribute to former senator howard baker. >> on the next washington journal we are looking at marijuana legislation in colorado with guest ben marcus of denver public radio. also on the program, we will bring you inside the states marijuana industry. here is a preview. >> here at medicine man on the recreational side of their store, a lot of products for sale and the people who helped them through the buying process are known as bud tenders. >> tell us about your role? >> i hope guest find the kind of high they would like >> how did life change after january 1st? >> this is one of the largest dispenraries on the planet. 50% total sales are out of state and out of country. i have had so many in-state people coming in not realizing they might qualify for a medical card and finding relief. >> resident, how much and out of state how. ? >> our state is seven grams and in state you can ker

thank you. [ applause ] next a senate commerce subcommittee hearing on looking what is being done to update the nation's communication network. witnesses included the fcc chief technology office and industry experts. in is an hour and a half. which suddenly disappears. but it didn't go anywhere, you know, because at our core it was still there. and the biggest national idea for russia during all those years was the victory day. that is our main nation holiday, and that's what units the whole nation is the fight. and how it was presented to the nation by president putin is in ukraine, those are western sponsor fascists that came to power, and illustrated that with flags of former ukrainian liberation army who were -- during world war ii. he used it to prove these are fascists who are fighting against both russia and ukrainian nation. we are looking just to protect russia or russian-speaking minority. no. for the overwhelming majority of russians, we are continuing world war ii and are liberating, really liberating ukraine from the fascist threat. >>> this weekend on c-span, a look int

i was on the senate commerce committee when we changed there analog to digital. but it is doable.o many new, exciting technological things coming in broadcast television way beyond this hullty casting -- multicasting. if we get on the right standard, we can do mobile in many ways that penetrates buildings, so you can look at free tv on any device anywhere you are. can't do that on our current standard. there's 4k ultrahigh definition, and then there's 8k which i've seen in tokyo, japan, at the nhk laboratories which is like 3-d without glasses. i mean, it is so incredible, but you need a better standard than we are on in atf. but the atfc.3 actually gives us what the ofdm standard provided. so i see a real opportunity in the future that people can stream it, or in the future they can just get it for free which, you know, free is better than a fee. >> host: speaking of the senate commerce committee, gore on the smith, they're currently working on stella. >> guest: yes. >> host: and there's some talk of some add-ons and not making it a clean bill. >> guest: yeah. we don't like that.

we'll have a report we're issuing tomorrow for senate commerce that have a lot more detail on the thoughts on that. something for the committee, i think it's starting to show up on the radar of the agencies as well is, you know, for what we have, we have to sustain it. and you have vessels and you have scanners and you have aircraft that have are pretty important in the regime. particularly in terms of interdiction and the deterrence and the daily things like scanning containers. some are reaching the end of their life. i know cvp is trying to extend the life of their scanners. at some point, you'll have a lot of -- you've built the regime and the things that go with it. it will take some sustainability and translate into resources. >> okay. last three witnesses have pretty much sort of gotten to my last question, which was what is our to do list. and i don't know, ellen, you and mr. admiral thomas had a chance to do that. our to do list. >> chairman, i think i just echo some of the points that were made earlier, and emphasize in moving forward anything we need to do takes into considerati

. >> host: speaking of the senate commerce committee, gordon smith, they are working on stela and talk of ad-ons and not making a clean bill. >> guest: we don't like that. stela has to be reauthorized for satellite to get to stranded viewers and we are fine are that. but what the paid community does is use the reauthorization which is in their favor to damage broadcasting and try to get extraneous things in their like government coming in and arbitrating or putting their them on the reconsent process. we don't like and resent that and i am optimistic in the end stela will be clean or won't be reauthorized. we are engaged and chairman has hostile views and the house congressman committee has put out what i would call a good st stella. a dusty stella. chairman leah put out a clean stella with senator grassley. there is four jurisdictions. one acted. one might be problematic. in the end this will be likely be decided if at all in the lame duck that is surely to come. >> host: is telecommunication policy too often in your view legislative in stove pipe fashion >> guest: yes, and that is th

. >> the senate commerce science and transportation committee today looks at the federal government'sin providing tourism by international visitors to the u.s.. the committee looked at how tourist visas are issued, how foreigners are processed through customs and programs. hawaii senator brian chats chairs this one hour and 20 minute hearing. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning. we call this hearing to order. today's hearing will extend the federal government efforts to reach our nation's goal of attracting 100 million international visitors annually by the year 2021. last month we heard from key industry stakeholders on how we can achieve this goal. it was clear that there were areas where the federal government could do better. today i would like to focus on three ways to increase tourism. the first is how the federal government engages in travel and tourism export promotion. hawaii know same ports of targeting international markets to grow this sector, having the right data about international markets has been key to its success. looking at states like ois examples the federa

the last two issues were the focus of a recent senate commerce committee hearing where jay rockefeller, chairman of the committee sharply criticized to e-cigarette makers. we will show you that in just a moment. a reminder later on, we will open up the phone lines for your comments. we will hear your comments on facebook and twitter as well. >> today the committee is examining the marketing of e-cigarettes. i should warn you i am emotionally on edge on this whole subject. i am on edge. we will hear today from the tobacco companies they are just marketing to adults. i will find an amazing answer and we will probe that. he cigarettes are battery-operated products that vaporize a lick -- liquid containing nicotine. we all remember that, don't we? eight people with their hands raised. we know the cigarette are somewhat in cigarettes are somewhat different. but nicotine is nicotine. but ok for little kids. they're looking for things. they are looking for things that they get to see a lot of in advertising. one of the nice things you can mimic the act of smoking. it is cool. kids are cool. t

modify the rules of the game if you will for the community choice and it was heard in the senate energy and commerce community on june 23rd and the opposition was successful in removing the opt in requirement and it recalls that this bill will eliminate this opt out and put in place the opt in requirement instead. and there are ongoing amendments to allow pcas to expand existing ccas or new ccas to expand to three counties, and it includes those amendments include some grandfathering provisions for existing like ourselves those amendments were passed. and how the amendments will be finally incorporated, and the application of those grandfathering provisions, to the clean power sf, are still to be understood so it is kind of a stay tuned message on that and it is not over yet and that concludes my report, and i am happy to take any questions. >> thank you. and thank you for your presentation. and your report. >> and just a question, on the work that is being done around cca, here, and includes us locally and the discussions with the clean energy and sonoma and the representatives from lafco can take

as senate commerce science and transportation subcommittee held a hearing on thursday trying to answer that question. witnesses including the commerce department's deputy undersecretary for international trade, kenneth hyatt. the acting assistant secretary of state for consular affairs, michelle thorne bonds, and officials from the homeland security department and u.s. and customs and border protection. this is just over an hour 20 minutes. >>> good morning. calling this hearing to order. today's hearing will examine the federal government's efforts to reach our nation's goal of attracting 100 million international visitors annually by the year 2021. last month, we heard from key industry stakeholders on how we can achieve this goal. it was clear that there were areas where the federal government could do better. today i'd like to focus on three ways to increase tourism. the first is how the federal government engages in travel and tourism export promotion. hawaii knows the importance of targeting international markets to grow this sector. having the right data about international mark

the senate commerce committee chair, jay rockefeller, retailerse-cigarette are targeting children. >> i think this whole thing is than it is all about the money. --hink is an creative uncreative, nasty, it's like pornography in my mind. depict the between one and the other. in fact, what you are doing is more dangerous to stop -- is more dangerous. i am ashamed a view. i don't know how you sleep at night. i don't know what get you to work in the morning except the color green of dollars. i have never said anything like that before, but i have never in my 30 years on this committee have i ever heard testimony such siriven by you, and by you, -- i want to send you to the middle east because you say we could get good people together and settle everything. you should go to the middle east and sell that, then come back and talk to us more realistically. but for you to, you are what is wrong with this country. motive is good, but only if it is aimed at something which is for the general benefit of the public and that can be stretched a little bit, because the public likes to be entertained.

they're talking about taking action, but i think they do a report we're issuing tomorrow for senate commerce that will have a lot more detail on our thoughts on that. then something for this committee, and i think it's starting to show up on the radar of the agencies as well is for what we have, we do have to sustain it, and you have vessels, and you have scanners and you have aircraft that have -- that are pretty important in this regime, including some of the interdiction and deterence and just the daily things like scanning containers, and some of these are reaching the end of their life. i know that cbp is trying to ten years to 13 years, but at some point, you're going to have a lot of -- in this regime and all the things that go with it it takes -- it will take some sustainability and translate the resources. >> the resource is pretty much got the last question which was what is our to do list, and i don't know that you and admiral thomas and had a chance to do that. >> mr. chairman, i think i just echo some of the points that were made earlier and emphasized that in moving forward, an

troops in afghanistan, followed gi a senate commerce hearing on updating the nation's communications networks and later chelsea clinton talking about the challenges of women today and the importance of female leaders. >>> next, a discussion about the u.s. military presence in afghanistan, including the obama administration's recently announced plan to keep u.s. troops in the region past the 2014 withdrawal date. a former u.s. ambassador to afghanistan and a former defense department senior adviser are among the speakers. this is from the new america foundation. it's about an hour and a half. >> this is being broadcast live so we're waiting for the right instance to start. okay. well, good morning, everyone. good morning and welcome to new america foundation. my name is omar samad. i'm senior central asia fellow here and former afghan diplomat. we're happy to have you this morning. we're talking about an issue this morning that's not only in the news, has been in the issue for a few more days, and may be in the news for a few more days depending on the cycles and other events happenin

they're talking about taking action, but i think they do a report we're issuing tomorrow for senate commerce that will have a lot more detail on our thoughts on that. then something for this committee, and i think it's starting to show up on the radar of the agencies as well is for what we have, we do have to sustain it, and you have vessels, and you have scanners and you have aircraft that have -- that are pretty important in this regime, including some of the interdiction and deterence and just the daily things like scanning containers, and some of these are reaching the end of their life. i know that cbp is trying to extend the range of their scanners from, say, ten years to 13 years, but at some point you're going to have a lot of -- you've built all these -- this regime and all the things that go with it. it takes -- it will take some sustainability, and it will translate into resources. what is our to do list, and i don't know what i -- ms. maclean, you and admiral thomas and mr. maclean had a chance to do that. our to do list. >> chairman, i think i just echo some of the points that w

they're talking about taking action, but i think they do a report we're issuing tomorrow for senate commerce that will have a lot more detail on our thoughts on that. then something for this committee, and i think it's starting to show up on the radar of the agencies as well is for what we have we do have to sustain it, and you have vessels, and you have scanners and you have aircraft that have -- that are pretty important in this regime, including some of the interdiction and deterence and just the daily things like scanning containers and some of these are reaching the end of their life. i know that cbp is trying to extend the range of their scanners from, say, ten years to 13 years, but at some point you're going to have a lot of -- you've built all these -- this regime and all the things that go with it. it takes -- it will take some sustainability, and it will translate into resources. what is our to do list, and i don't know what i -- ms. maclean, you and admiral thomas and mr. maclean had a chance to do that. our to do list. >> chairman, i think i just echo some of the points that wer

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last month, 57 senators sent a letter to the united states department of commerce urging them to take action against cheap steel imports and the deadline is july 11th. that's right. that's the deadline. that's how much time between now and june 24th and july 11th that your government can actually do something to protect an entire industry and the american steel workers and all of these folk up in northern minnesota that have just known what they've known for decades. a few republicans did sign the letter. i'll show you their pictures a little later on. the majority were democrats and there were some democrats that did not sign on. we're making phone calls asking why. one big name missing was senator john mccain of arizona. now, this guy actually supports the repeal of steel tariffs, maybe he shifted but back in 2003 he wrote a letter saying that i commend the president for determining that the steel tariffs imposed by the suits against our major trading partners in march of 2002 have done more to hurt american consumers and producer than help them. do thinks ever change? mccain is was

her supporters include mitt romney, marco rubio, the chamber of commerce and senate conservatives in the california and an extremely narrow lead over jim donnelly for the california governor's race. he leads donnelly by the 5.margin. kinetic goes into the runoff with governor jerry brown who is holding a 50% because they have a unique system the top two vote getters have a runoff in the general election. joining us now post of huckabee is governor huckabee. great to have you with us. >> i hear the story about seattle maybe we ought to move their to get our paychecks from seattle. we all might get a pay raise lou: there is something strange about a city council to set the minimum wage for workers in particular fast-food restaurants but that is the seattle way. let them have that but i don't think it will be personal -- a pretty. turning to mississippi but how important is that raises far as your concerned? >> a pretty important race because of cochrane wins he is the presumptive favorite going into the fall campaign. if the challenger wins then it will be a much more contested race be

oz is up on capitol hill yesterday before the senate commerce subcommittee. tifying about weight loss products. senator claire mccaskill raised concerns about how dr. oz promotes these products on his tv show. take a look. [video clip] >> i do think i have made it more difficult. it is in a tent -- intent to engage viewers with flowery language. it ends up being incendiary and provided fodder for unscrupulous advertisers. that clip that you played, which is over two years old, and i have done hundreds of segment since then. we have specifically restricted our use of words. i'm literally not speaking about things that would otherwise talk about. know what will happen. i will say something very -- we , a south american root that had a big study published on it, a high-quality study where they showed that it help people lose weight and help their health. it was done by an academic center and was not funded by industry. we talked about it and i used as careful language as i could and still, there were internet scam ads picking one or two supportive words. >> liste

later on this week the senate will begin work on bills to fund the federal government including the department of transportation, commerce housing and agriculture. live coverage of the senate now on c-span2. iding officer: the senate will come to order. the chaplain dr. barry black will lead the senate in prayer. the chaplain: let us pray. lord of all, you loved us before we loved you. accept our thanksgiving for the gifts of life, love and laughter. come among our lawmakers

. >> pam: the senate committee on commerce, science and transportation held a hearing today on "aggressive and potential consequences for youth." >> pam: experts called in to testify included the heads of several prominent campaigns to fight youth smoking. as well as the president of an e-cig manufacturer. the f-d-a proposed strict regulations on e-cigarettes in april. but those rules are still being written. >> pam: it's a ghost story that's gone viral. we first told you last night about this ghostly image captured by a british tourist touring alcatraz last april. >> pam: the woman says she took two photos.one of the empty visitation block window. and a second with her boyfriend inside the room. but this is the photo they got instead. ♪ ♪ thank you! thank you! dedicated bankers born to go the extra mile. you've been such a big help. it's what i like to do. so you can choose a bank where helping people comes first. chase. so you can. >> pam: you can see the shadowy image of a female figure looking back at the window. >> pam: at first the woman's boyfriend thought she had captured her own r

and may i add one of the things that ted stevens -- senator ted stevens of alaska who teamed up with me on the commerce committee in the senate -- one of the things we always were fighting was getting more, better science so that we could convince fishermen and convince countries, governments of the imperative of making decisions. too often we hear, "well, we don't really see that," or, "we don't really feel that," or i'd hear from captains of the boats, "when i go out and fish, i see plenty of stocks out there. there's no reason to be restricted." we need science, and globally we could put our heads together and our governments together and come up with both the budget and the capacity to be able to do what we need to be able to help convince people of the urgency of this. we need a plan that requires fisheries to use gear and techniques that dramatically reduce the amount of fish and other species that are caught by accident and discarded. a plan that ends subsidies to fisheries, which only serves to promote overfishing. a plan that makes it near impossible for illegally-caught fish to actually come

public space, including prohibiting what is considered invidious discrimination in commerce, and the reaction to senate bill 1062 reflects the fact that the libertarians have simply lost that argument. >> next question in the front. >> my name is albert. there are two big trend in the 21st century -- i think one of them is, of course, terrorism, and the other one is the massive data collection by the united states government of data from private individuals and corporations. how do you think barry goldwater would approach these issues? >> i will jump on that. first, on the terrorism, he would say we will win the war because it was consistent with how he viewed the war against communism, which was not to contain it, but to basically defeat it as the greatest enemy on earth. he would probably say that the terrorist threat is similar. they attacked us. secondly, on the metadata collection, he would probably say the government has no business, and he would have been tortured, probably, but probably taking the more libertarian thread he would have said we do not need to have a government spying on you and k

and there is awe then tis tis that resonates and the only candidate to get the chamber of commerce and the senate and sarah palin and mitt romney and as you mentioned, it is quite remarkable, but there is also a weakness on the self-funding candidate. remember mark jacobs is running seco second, and the self-funder, and people just say that he didn't really run the campaign that he needed to, and he once had the polling lead, because he had the most money, and had the most ads on the air, but he could not close the deal, and many people make the parallel to the c campaign that mitt romney had in 2007 where he put a lot of money on the air in iowa, but he did not connect on the ground like ernst did. >> and looking at the mississippi race between thad cochran and the tea party-bacedd candidate mcdaniel. and it turned dirty when pictures of cochran's bed-ridden wife turned up. what impact there? >> well, it has dominated the pages here, but it is going to be unclear in the final day how is it going to break here. it is clear that many people have gotten more disgusted with the race over that, but o

he asks me to go up and talk to john engle, who was chairman of the house energy and commerce committee. and to senator mitchell, who was effectively -- this was a big passion of senator mitchell. and to see what their view was. john engle said, appreciate it coming up, but we are not even going to hold hearings on it. he said, look, this is going to be a highly contentious issue in the house. i am not going to have a bloodbath over this because you are never going to get it through the senate. he frequently referred to me, which i treasure. he said, young man, you do not realize -- you have to get 60 votes for anything in the senate and you will not be able to get 60 votes in the senate. people have been trying for over a dozen years and it will not happen. i said to him, well, the president is going to ask what the result of this conversation is. if we get a bill out of the senate, will you agree to bring a bill out of your committee to the floor of the house and get it passed in the house so we can take it to congress? he said, you will not get it out of the senate, but if you do, i will agree to th

tomorrow senators continue work on federal spending bills for 2015 including one for the commerce and justice department. follow the senate live here on c-span2 when members gavel back in. >> president obama is in new york city this evening attending a fund-raiser hosted by the democratic national committee. you can see his comments live here on c-span2 at 8:00 p.m. eastern. tomorrow general motors ceo testifies on gm defective ignition switch recall, which some people say caused 13 deaths she will speak in front of the house oversight subcommittee live coverage at 10:00 a.m. eastern on wednesday. you can join the conversation on facebook and twitter. on tomorrow's washington journal former administrator of the iraqi coalition of 40 looks at his recent piece in the "wall street journal" on u.s. troops. then california representative loretta sanchez on what military and political options the u.s. has. after that senior staff writer talks about his recent article looking at the health care website and how the original version was fixed. phone calls, facebook comments, and tweets. live w

later this week in the senate, spending bills for commerce, justice, and science and agriculture. live coverage of the senate on cspan 2. the house returns tomorrow taking up bills under suspension of the rules including naming post offices and other buildings. later on in the week a bill dealing with vaebs health care. you can watch the house on cspan. in the house, republicans will be holding leadership elections. kevin mccarthy and raul labrador are up for the soon to be vacated seat of eric cantor. he'll be stepping down next month after losing his district primary. the race will pit mr. mccarthy's top deputy peter roskin of ill know against steve skalese. fellow rsc member marlin stutsman is vying for the whip position. we expect to see leadership positions held on wednesday. >>> the senate committee held a hearing on the security of radiological materials that could be used on the making of dirty bombs. including the nuclear regulatory commission, the homeland security department, and the national nuclear security administration. they discussed their current efforts and their

standing rules of the senate, do hereby move to bring to a close debate on the motion to proceed to calendar number 428, h.r. 4660, an act making appropriations for the departments of commerce and justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2015, and for other purposes, signed by 17 senators. the presiding officer: by unanimous consent, the mandatory quorum call has been waived. the question is, is it the sense of the senate that debate on the motion to proceed to h.r. 4660, an act making appropriations for the departments of commerce and justice, science, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2015, and for other purposes, shall be brought to a close? the yeas and nays are mandatory under the rule. the clerk will call the roll. vote: vote: vote: the presiding officer: is there any senator wishing to vote or to change a vote? if not, on this vote the yeas are 95, the nays are 3. three-fifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having voted in the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from new jersey. mr. menendez: madam president, i rise to speak to th

senate bill 962 would require the technology on nearly every new smart phone enabling an owner to disable a phone remotely. the bill cleared the utilities and commerce committee yesterday and now heads to the assembly floor and has already passed the senate. >>> be prepare today pay more for your nonfat, nonphone latte at star bucks this morning. the seattle coffee maker is raising prices starting today. coffee will be 10 to 15 cents more. lattes and mochas will cost you 10 to 20 cents extra. it obviously applies -- only applies to grande and venti drinks for now. if it's too much for you, how about a soda instead? starting today, star bucks will offer carbonated drinks. it comes in three flavors but the new drink will cost you a whole lot more than that diet coke. price of a tall fizziio about $2.05. >> i'll take a coffee. >>> today it's right now is 4:41. secretary of state junkier industry in iraq this morning. how the top u.s. diplomat is hoping to prevent a civil war in the country. >> and as we go to break, what's cool about your school? you can e-mail your nomination to us, it's easy. coolschools@kpix.com or your summer camp. and we might com

the state senate passed that bill as well as the first assembly committee. it now goes to the assembly, utilities, and commerce committee. that's going to be on monday. and that is where it's facing an uphill battle. it may not pass. analysts aren't sure local leaders are urging assembly members to folw the senate's lead, or they say they'll pass ordinances of their own. >> we're about to start the process of preparing a local ordinance here in oakland to pass this. other local jurisdictions will follow suit. we've heard rumors san francisco is looking to do the same thing. >> supporters say the bill will help reduce robberies. critics say mandating such technology would stifle innovation. >>> new details about the crash that seriously hurt comedian tracy morgan. a report just released said the trucker was speeding before the crash. the ntsb says trucker kevin roeper was driving 65 miles an hour. that stretch of the new jersey turnpike advised drivers to slow from 55 to 45 because of construction ahead. the truck plowed into morgan 's limo. he's in the hospital recovering from a broken leg. morgan's friend was

the bill authored by senator mark leno out of san francisco cleared the utilities and commerce committeeterday and now will head to the assembly floor. it has already passed the senate. >>> san francisco is on the verge of implementing a lot of -- law to compel certain people with mental imnesses to get -- illnesses to get treatment. but legislators in san francisco have long opposes it expressing concern about forced treatment and sieve right -- civil rights as well. yesterday there was a proposal to be sent to the full board. >>> time now is 5:09. secretary of state john kerry is back in iraq this morning. the solution he's proposing in order to prevent a bloody civil war in the country. >> a new report on climate change just coming out that details on why experts say the risky study will be expensive for economies here in the u.s.. >> and we've got some cooler weather coming our way. maybe a little rain into california. we'll talk about that coming up. >> and let's take a live look outside at the morning commute. looking good. if you're heading to the richmond san rafael bridge toll p

and may i add that one of the things that senator ted stevens of alaska who teamed up with me on the commerce committee in the senate? one of the things we are always fighting is getting better science so we can convince fishermen and convince countries, governments, of the imperative of didn't -- of making decisions. hear "we don't and that there" are plenty of stocks out there and there's there is no reason to be restrictive. we need science. and globally we need to put our heart -- heads together and budget for the capacity to be able to do what we need to do to convince people of the urgency of this. we need a plan that requires fishery to use dear and andniques -- gear techniques to dramatically reduce the other amount of species that are caught by accident and discarded, a plan to end subsidies, which only promotes overfishing. a plan that makes it near impossible for illegally caught fish to actually come to the market anywhere, whether in boston or beijing or barcelona or any other city that does not begin with a "b." let's develop a plan that protects more marine habitats. we will ha

in cochrane's corner was national party chair haley barbour, senator john mccain, the u.s. chamber of commerce, the establishment. mcdaniel had sarah palin and the senate conservative pac and the club for growth, the tea party. the major policy difference between cochrane and the challenger, their views on what to to with federal fund iing. cochrane has a track record of funneling federal dollars from 2008 to 2010 alone he secured . 2.6 billion in earmarks for projects in mississippi. that was before the earmark ban, a tea party concoction which he opposed. he used to be really good at this. and assuredly that contributed to the fact that mississippi gets nearly half of its general revenue from federal dollars, the most of any state in the country. mcdaniel's supporters attacked cochrane for bringing home the bacon. >> in mississippi thad cochran's name is on many buildings. it's on bailouts, tax hikes and debt, lots of at the time. >> the tea parties to not like pork with their tea. in the end cochran, however, won in no small part of his efficacy to getting money. cochran's campaign highligh

. >>> hold the phone, why is amazon a leader in e commerce jumping feet first into the very, very competitive smart phone market. >>> two senators have proposed raising the federal gasoline tax for the first time in more than 20 years to help congress pay for highway and transit repairs. chris murphy of connecticut and bob kosher of tennessee would like to raise the 18.4 cents a gallon federal gas tax along with the 24.4 cents a gallon tax on diesel fuel by 12 cents each over the next two years. >>> also in washington today, lawmakers had a tough time believing testimony from the ceo of general motors about how she's changing the auto maker's corporate culture in response to the recall of millions of def t defective cars. shares of gm ended a fraction lower today. phil lebeau has the latest on g m's own investigation into the ignition switch recall. >> reporter: back on capitol hill to answer questions about faulty ignition switches and the recall of 2.6 million cars, g m's ceo mary barra maintained her company is changing. >> this is not another business challenge. this is a tragic problem that should never have happened and mu