he was born on the cheyenne river sioux reservation in south dakota.e's the father three boys, lehman jr., gall and qwona here with me. he currently lives in pinot, california. he's the founder of the national president of the united founder and president of the national united native americans incorporated, a nonprofit indian organization formed in 1968 to promote the progress and general welfare of american indians. in his capacity of president of u.n.a., mr. brightman has testified in two u.s. senate hearings on the deplorable conditions of indian boarding schools and hospitals on reservations. he's also led investigations of seven indian boarding schools, three indian hospitals, due to the poor service and abusive treatment of indian people. he's a former football and track star at oklahoma state university where he has earned a b.a. degree. he has an m.a. deling from -- degree from the university of california at birkly. mr. brightman is an ex-marine, served one year in the korean conflict where he was wounded in action. he was a disinterested stu

you can turn out every democrat you have in north dakota and south dakota. that's not enough to win if republicans are turning out and voting overwhelming. >> what they're trying to do, the democrats and obama is meanwhilize the losses. they know they're going to lose. they don't want to lose 40 seats -- seeps because they don't want the house to flip over. chris: you don't brag about what you've done. when i worked on the hill every member of congress in both participants would go home to run for re-election. we did health care, the stimulus. will they brag like that? >> in some cases. health care will be very important. wall street reform -- i shouldn't sound like the washington insiders. wall street reform will be very important in some districts. chris: did you say fenn rag? >> but it's also true that the tea party gave democrats unexpected help. in some cases democrats won't talk much about what they've accomplished. they'll talk about how crazy the opposition is. chris: harry lloyd in nevada is not -- reid in nevada is not trashing his opponent but he'

and south dakota farmer said if he hadn't taken these photos of the huge hailstorm you probably wouldn'te believed him. this thing is nearly 8 in. around. so big in fact the national weather service is trying to figure out if it smashes all previous records they think it does. the hell stone was found near the south dakota town. >> to live look at the james link is bumper-to-bumper in all directions getting on to 101 southbound at the bottom of your screen. a live look at the golden gate jam packed here as to make your way towards the toll plaza on the left. and a live look at the bay bridge toll plaza moving smoothly into san francisco will be right back at the kron 4 news @ 4 continues. al national pastime? saving money. and like baseball people love their stats. i started bringing my lunch to work -- 50 bucks a week in my pocket. here's a good one: state farm insures 40 million drivers. more than geico and progressive combined. i saved because i'm accident-free. of course, with so many ways to save including discounts of up to 40%, having that many customers shouldn't be a surprise. s

i have scheduled venue stops at different areas along the tour, from california to south dakota, thatrters for my local research. when i was researching the traveling medicine show, i came across this. they had put out an elixir, and it referred to the elements that came out because of the high stress, high-pressure life, mostly because of the industrial revolution. anyway, i was fascinated by the term american-itis, and i thought it did a lot about the stress-related illnesses, and i was impressed that they picked up on that and the 1800's. i did a survey to see if it was irrelevant element today. i have a series of eight painted banners that are retellings of american history. i am particularly interested in transition history between native and european histories and retelling them as if they were a popular myth. there is a mix of eras and characters and times drat these banners. -- and times throughout these banners. i use the olympics and the melting pot, or things reduced down, and come out of this reduction. and something else transforms out of it. they had this strict code of

barney horner, who is the great grandson of chief john grass from standing rock reservation in south dakota. one of the songs he gave me before he passed on, on indigenous people's day in 1995, was a song that he called the blue horse special. the blue horse special is the song that i have been fortunate enough to be able to play in a lot of different performance contexts. it's a song that was made by a man named matthew too bold, a very well respected elder whose wife, ellie, just recently passed on. both of them were very well respected for their singing skills. when i thought about doing an arrangement for today, the blue horse special came to mind. i thought i wonder if i can bring a cedar flute into an air, i thought, i wonder if i can take a pala song and turn it into a reel. what i will do is sing you the original pala song, so you can hear that, then we will go into an arrangement that also includes a little something at the end for my grandparents. (singing) >> welcome to this afternoon's performance. before the actual performance starts i thought i would say a few brief words abou

. >> growing up in south dakota you can imagine how difficult it's been to be part of the church. >> that's because she is a transgendered woman. for many years of her church refused to accept her. >> other students would throw holy water on me and try to exorcise the demons that i had. >> it was a tough long journey that she said is now turning into a historic moment. on sunday the lutheran church for the first time officially recognized l g tb pastures. >> it's really overwhelming i think it's why you see the tears on the pastures it faces in the congregations. with 4.6 members it's now the largest protestant church in the country to allow gave ministers to serve in its clergy. but not everyone in the church is happy in fact some congregations are planning to leave the congregation saying they won't except gay and lesbian pastures. to that they say that they still have a long way to go. >> i guess that people will still see that it we're bigger than any disagreement people will still pray together. >> still ahead we all heard about how the boston british petroleum still wants his l

>> the cascading of south dakota lightning flashes. and this roof was torn off and the family barely escaped. >> this was going to the yard, and ran to the garage and got downstairs just before the tornado ripped the roof off. >> the nwa is also saying that conditions were bad in upstate new york. and this is a live look from 680 northbound towards walnut creek. and it is towards the highway 24 interchange.  ♪ [ horns honking ] ♪ [ male announcer ] come into an at&t store and experience tv like you've never seen before. ♪ for a limited time, get u-verse tv for only $29 a month for 6 months with dvr included. >> today, the full face transplant had a public >> last march, doctors replaced the joke, face, islets, and put this into place like a mask under the face of 38 y1 year old and ocsar is able to have liquid, soft food and regain feelings. and even regained muscle movement. today in spain he spoke slowly thinking the doctors in the family of the donor. he was injured five years ago with nine and and this is a full face transplant th

>> and a cascading sheet of lightning strikes and south dakota and this tore the roof off of a home ind the hthe family barely escaped. >> we got all of the garage, got downstairs just before this rift this roof off. >> this is expected to last until thursday. ♪ gabriel slate's tech report >> the san francisco bay is now covered with wifi internet service. sun ra riise service hs blanketed the bay and it is available for anybody it is called sfo/wetnet. and anything the wireless, when on the water you will see that wifi connection available. and i went out and a witness this demonstration and it worked. even with high winds, choppy waters, and it still worked. they did not convey the details but they're going to take it vanished. it is likely to be offered for free or subsidized. for now, anybody can use it is $2.95 or an annual pass, which is $24 per month. and why fight embedded on our smart phone, laptops, wifi summoned options to connect that i want to give as many people as many options as possible. we of voters, people that want access that are out having a good time if they want

western dakota tech was the site of a south dakota recovery day celebration. two speakers stood up to share their stories about the

speaker, one of the wane movers of this legislation is the gentlelady from south dakota, ms. herseth sandlin. she has been a tremendous help on our committee on natural resources on all issues, but especially those affecting indian country. and indian country can be very proud of the friend they have in stephanie herseth sandlin. i yield her five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from south dakota is recognized for five minutes. ms. herseth sandlin: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to first thank chairman rahall for yielding me time and for his outstanding leadership of the natural resources committee and its office on indian affairs and moving this important legislation forward. i'd also like to thank the judiciary committee chairman, mr. conyers, as well as my good friend, mr. scott, chairman of the subcommittee on crime, terrorism, and homeland security. through their efforts on the judiciary committee the bill has been strengthened in its final form. i'd like to thank my good friend, the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. cole, and his staff for his strong partners

in the hills storm was found near the south dakota town. looking at a tornado that ripped through the northeastern corner of montana last night's this killed two people left neighbors digging through the rescue if on a 71 year-old woman she was found next to her grandson's body her nephew was also killed the tornado was reportedly to the 3 mi. wide winds of 150 mi. an hour. at least one car was destroyed a bridge wiped out and a lot of farm animals were killed. cargo plane caught fire and split into as it landed in saudi arabia today. the german pilots were injured but they did manage to get out using emergency chutes. saudi officials say the plane was close to the airport when it caught fire somehow the engine stopped working a team of experts from germany is headed to the scene to investigate. the plane landed safely in charleston west virginia today after the pilots reported smoke in the cockpit. it had been headed to san diego from virginia but made an emergency landing in charleston. nobody was hurt and everyone got off the plane safel

. >>> former south dakota senator and democratic presidential nominee george mcgovern has gone and jumped out of an airplane. he was a world war ii aviator. he said he wanted another notch in his belt. he thought it was a thrill. he jumped from 10,000 feet above titusville, florida. he says he did it to make a statement about children's hunger around the world. so we figured this means george mcgovern, now age 88, holds the new record for the most senior man among those who have run for president to jump out of a perfectly good airplane. george h.w. bush, 41, was only 85 at the time of his last jump. >>> now to our "making a difference" report tonight, we aired portions of this story this past saturday night and it's really a story everyone ought to see. in fact, since we first aired it, and you'll see why, there's been an overwhelming response from our viewers. it's about some innocent victims of this awful oil spill and people who are forced to leave their lives to make a living and have to leave their pets behind. others are now making a difference by stepping up and providing a loving

he has taken trips to south dakota and new orleans to help with youth and others in times of need. roz has began working with the community as an h.i.v.-aids outreach worker in 2001 and moved to the youth department at the native american health center in oakland in 2004 where he has worked as a youth program coordinator. in 2002, roz begun working as a hip-hop history teacher at street academy high school in oakland and helped found the native-run movie studio. he has been involved in his tribe's traditional ceremonies as a dancer and singer and travels to his reservation for spiritual ceremonies. it is easy to see that his spirit of giving back continues to inspire the next generation of youth, young people. would you like to say something? >> thank you. i would like to say thank you to everyone who made this possible today, and i would like to echo honoring all of the people that are honored here today. roz didn't even know that i nominated him. he didn't find out until he got the phone call. he is kind of embarrassed by that because getting this kind of attention is big, but i

western dakota tech was the site of a south dakota recovery day celebration. two speakers stood up to share their stories about the impact of their addictions on their college careers, and how they went on to find recovery. residents of the columbus area of ohio celebrated an afternoon of music and recovery with their rally for recovery celebration and jam. various musicians both regionally and nationally known were given the opportunity to entertain the crowd with different styles of music. several keynote speakers also took the stage to speak, and awards for excellence in service were presented to those who have committed themselves to making a difference in the field of addiction recovery. friends of recovery capital district hosted their first annual recovery run/walk and family day celebration. the theme for the event was "let your life speak," the goal of which was to celebrate sobriety and promote recovery in an effort to reduce the stigma of addiction. in addition to the run and walk, there were games, prizes, and food, as well as informative health an

if you looked at what education was, in south dakota it's 49% of my general fund budget. medicaid and the associated costs evolved with it is right at 36 cents. but it didn't used to be that high. most of us are still suffering through revenue that is are about the 2008 or less level. and yet at the same time, our brudgets going up. last year, my budget went up in one area only and that was medicaid by $50 million on a $1.1 billion general budget. >> governor, you talked last night i gather -- i wasn't here but i've seen the reports, talked about public employee benefits and the need to wrestwl that problem. does that rank on the same level with what we've been talking about here, health care, and is that one of the things that you can do? is it something that inevitably divides republican governors from democratic governors because of voting patterns? why is that so important? >> well, because at least in our state governor douglas said they have the second highest property taxes in america and that's why he thanks me, because we have the highest. and so if you're talkin

growing up in south dakota you can imagine how difficult it and then to be a part of the church. >> that's because pasture meghan orr is a transgendered woman. the church refused to respond except her. >> she didn't believe the church. it was a tough long journey that is now turning into a historic moment. >> they recognized as seven l g t b pastors. >> really overwhelming i think that's what you see the tears on pastor's faces in the congregation. >> in million numbers. and is now the largest to allow a member serving its clergy. but not everybody is happy in fact some congregations are planning to leave saying that they won't except gay and lesbian pastures. to that they say that the fight to acceptance still has a long way to go. >> i guess they do it i just hoped that they see that we're bigger we are people who can pray together people who can share the sacraments >> together> we have temperatures right now in the '50s most spots around the bay area's. with sixties in most places. what a shrine to say before the full moon is out tonight absolutely gorgeous. where we have the fog you r

in florida, former south dakota senator george mcgovern went skydiving monday to celebrate his 88th birthday. the 1972 democratic presidential candidate said he made the tandem jump to increase public awareness of hunger. among the children of the world. >>> well, in health news, a new study found that a gel may be a new weapon in the fight against aids. the gel is mixed with an aids fighting drug and a study in south africa found that it blocked the virus cutting in half a woman's chances of getting hiv from an infected partner. but researchers say that more studies are needed. >>> the flu vaccine of the future could be a simple pain free solution to that, and you can give it to yourself, in fact. it's a tiny new patch containing micro needles. sandra hughes reports now. >> reporter: it's not just children who don't like those annual flu shots. >> i'm a baby. i just -- i don't like -- i don't like the feeling and then i don't like seeing it. >> reporter: imagine instead of the needle using a vaccine patch. smaller than the size of a penny. it has hundreds of microscopic needles that don't h

occupation of alcatraz, a takeover of wounded knee and led the occupation of mount rush more in south dakota in 1970. he was also one of the national coordinators in the longest walk in 1978 and a long walk for survival in 1980. president the -- at the present time mr. brightman is writing a book on the history of indian civil rights movement from the 1960's to the present. i'd also like to add a note that helen would like to thank lehman. he was called upon to advocate and represent the friendship house when they were fighting for parity in funding from the city and county of san francisco. they did receive their grants from the city and county of san francisco for substance abuse treatment and because of lee brightman's efforts, we thank you, lee, appreciate that very much. at this time i'd like to call up on his son to say a few words on behalf of our honoree. >> god, you know, there's a lot of heroes here today that really need honoring. this month is very important for all of our people. this is, of course, native american heritage month. we have a lot of work still left to do. because

. >> reporter: even northern cities are roasting with temperatures in pierre, south dakota, more than 15 degrees above normal. in chicago, where thousands gathered to watch the new "transformers" movie being filmed, the heat, unlike the film, was anything but science fiction. >> it is blistering hot. the sun's rough. >> very nice and toasty. probably fry an egg on the sidewalk. >> reporter: this latest coast to coast heat wave comes on the heels of the hottest june on record and the warmest first half of any year on the books. so far this summer, the heat is blamed for at least 13 deaths in maryland, 5 in california and 4 in new york state. scientists point to el nino and the effects of global warming as well as the jet stream further north than usual preventing cooler air from moving south. >> water, sunscreen. take breaks when we get tired. think that's how we're dealing with it. >> reporter: here in chicago, this is the fourth straight day of 90-degree temperatures. for much of the country and in particular the northeast, a break from the heat may be days away. ron. >> okay, thanks

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nine point five percent or perhaps the worst in the country the pine ridge indian reservation in south dakota where unemployment is at about eighty percent or is palmdale california a once thriving suburb now filled with scenes like this homes once occupied now empty once cared for lawns overgrown and those who remained have strong opinions about lawmakers in washington i think they're very out of touch talk about spreading the word. if i'd like to see them spread their well first they have a job they don't care they're taking care of themselves i doubt they really are in touch with the streets or. between the politics in the middle east and. everything else. you know save some money here let's see them get rid of their fancy cars and their drivers it is no wonder then that a recent gallup poll about president obama's job approval rating found the highest numbers eighty five percent in washington d.c. followed by delaware and maryland among the lowest approval ratings wyoming west virginia and alaska where a well known alaskan often talks about the difference between d.c. and quote real ameri

we ultimately went to south dakota, where senator mcgovern and his campaign staff were vacationing. we presented a memo about what we have found, and they promised they would produce enter eagleton for an interview -- senator eagleton for an interview. they knew they had trouble. eagleton was on his way to discuss what they were going to do, and they ultimately decided they could not have reporters make this story, so he held a press conference and announce it. >> before you had written it. >> and we received the prize of an interview after his announcement -- i am sorry that was not of a breeze. -- not tahhat brief. >> he was of such "the new york times" portrayed it. most people do not care about this, but of old thing is you got a pulitzer for discovering he had a mental illness and said of the story itself. >> i think people were saying -- instead of the story itself. >> i think people were saying -- we felt strongly we could not publish it without getting a lot more information, and it would be irresponsible to do something in completely. >> what would happen? >> i think that h

if he lived on education was, in south dakota is 40% of my budget. medicaid is about 36%, but it did not used to be that high. most of us still have revenues at the 2008 or less level but budgets are going up. last year may budget went up in one area only and that was medicaid by $50 million. >> governor christie, you talk about public employee benefits and the need to wrestle with that problem. does that ring on the same level with health care? is that one of the things you can do? is it something that inevitably the by republican governors from democratic governors? why is that so important? >> in our state, with the second-highest average taxes in america. that's why he thinks me, because we have the highest. -- that is why he thinks me. there's a finite amount of money which is getting smaller and smaller that will be raised by taxes because of the economy. they do not care to college and come, property, sales tax. -- they do not care whether you call its income tax, property tax, sales tax. the idea that there has been one sector of our populati

i lived in a little town in south dakota. and my mother and i lived in a hotel.the only two-story building in town. and out on the rose bud indian reservation. there was a stairway up to the roof. when she wanted to find me when i was a little boy she would go up on the roof and look for the dogs because i had a pack of dogs with me always. and i -- i have always. >> larry: all of your lifetime? >> all my life. but i was the honorary chairman of be kind to animals week here in los angeles one year. years ago. maybe 35, 40 years ago. and as such, i did radio interviews and television interviews. and i talked with people, and i was invited by various organizations to participate in their activities. and i did. and as i did, i began to be aware of the horrendous exploitation and mistreatment of animals in our country, in the world, as a matter of fact. as i did, i just felt compelled to try to do what i could to rectify the situation. >> larry: what -- what, captain swift, is an engagement like? >> thrilling. >> larry: do you yell at each other? can you verbally com

we ultimately went to south dakota. mcgovern and his campaign staff for vacationing, as they did in those days. i was promised they would produce senator eagleton for an interview and his medical record. they already knew this. the caller had called that campaign. they knew they had trouble. eagleton was on his way to meet with mcgovern to discuss what they would do. they decided they could not have reporters make this an investigative story. he held an impromptu press conference and announced it. >> before you had written it. >> yes. we received the consolation prize of an interview after his announcement. that was not all that brief. >> this man's name in joel. he wrote this for "the michigan messenger." he was upset by the way "the new york times" portrayed it in the obituary of eagleton. the whole thing was you got a pulitzer for discovering he had a mental illness instead of the story itself. >> i think at the time, what people were saying was that -- i am not sure the story would have been handled by any news orga

we're looking at anywhere from one three inches of rain throughout parts of southern south dakota. >>> here is eye live look at the golden gate bridge, cloudy skies and mist at times. see a few windshield p wipers going across the bridge. our temperatures around lunchtime, still meyerired in t 60s. places south of san jose and to the east of castro valley will see warmer temperatures over the next few afternoons as we kick off the weekend. then a strongerreol be sea breeze cools things down again early next week. >> and that's your latest weather. matt? >> all right, al, thanks very much. as much as 200 million gallons of oil gushed out of that leak in the gulf before a temporary cap stopped the flow nearly two weeks ago. now, crews are struggling to find the oil on the surface of the water. so, where did it all go? nbc's lisa myers is in new orleans this morning. lisa, good morning to you. >> hey, matt, good morning. we spent ten hours out over the gulf over the last few days and found only isolated patches of oil on the surface. but scientists say there is still plenty of oil out th

. >> going out in south dakota and you can imagine how difficult it is meant to be part of a church.ause pastor may and are it is a transfer under woman for many years her church refused to receptor. >> other students words or holy water on me. tried exorcise demons that i had. >> she had many pastors who fought for substance a tough, long journey that she says is turning into a historic moment. on sunday the lutheran church for the first time officially recognized seven of gb pastures the ceremony took place at lutheran church in san francisco. i think it is why you see the tears on the rosters and the faces in the congregation with 4.6 million members of the a judge in their district in america is now the largest protestant church and the country to allow key ministers to surf. but not everyone in the church is happy. some congregations are fighting to leave the denomination. they will not accept gay and lesbian pastors to that pastor are says the fight for substance still has a long way to go. i guess i just hope that people will see that the lutheran church is bigger than any dis

those with low unemployment include new hampshire, nebraska, south dakota and north dakota. est: those governments in those low unemployment states would be quick to tell you that it is still double what their unemployment rate was a year ago. i think everyone is struggling. clearly mining in the western states has been a huge help, states like wyoming and montana and the dakotas. they have rarely relied on their natural resources. but in those states that are battling persistently high unemployment -- rhode island, michigan, california have been double-digit for 14 months. when you think about what that means, how do we attract businesses ther i was just with the secretary in northarolina at a new business last week that may be separators for the lithium batteries really hoping -- i know the president was in michigan during the same thing -- that company has doubled its work force with stimulus dollars. i think there we are finding in a gray area -- when people to years ago started saying what is a green job, we start looking at solar panels, these new lithium tteries. i kn

. >>> a severe storm that tore across south dakota may have left a tiny town with big bragging rights the town of vivian last friday, one huge hailstone may have shattered a world record. the huge chunk of ice weighs almost two pounds. it's 8 inches in diameter and nearly 19 inches around. the record still has to be confirmed by national weather experts. look at that. >>> now here's a look at your wednesday weather. severe storms from the midwest to the northeast. gusty winds, large hail and flash flooding in des moines, chicago, detroit, and western new york. thunderstorms in the southeast, mississippi valley, over to texas. heavy rain in the northern and central rockies. >> upper 90s in boise and salt lake city. 80s in fargo, omaha, and the twin cities. boston hits 94. new york 89. and atlanta 92. >>> okay, rob, we have to go on a field trip. >> another one. >> yes. this is on the list. lady luck is apparently hanging out in an upstate new york grocery store. >> get this. etta vier just won a million bucks. she purchased her lottery ticket at the same syracuse store where a $26 mill

tennessee, minnesota, kentucky, alabama, california, idaho, south dakota, hawaii, maryland, montana, virginia, nevada and maine as well. and to make matters even worse, the state veterans cemetery program has been underfunded over the last several years. even though the number of world war ii veterans that are needing internments is rapidly increasing. . it is one of their top priorities. so this bipartisan amendment would increase the amount for this program for $7 million and the construction of minor programs is fully funded at a level that is $40 million above the v.a. and president's request. last year during the consideration of fy milcon-v.a. appropriation bill i introduced an identical amendment and the only difference was $4 million versus $7 million and it passed by voice vote. i resevere the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. edwards: i rise to claim time in opposition. i salute mr. garrett on focusing on the need to fund our state veteran cemeteries. i think they're an important partnership between the federal government and our sta

severe storms from south dakota to michigan. into the southeast. flooding in arizona and new mexico with thunderstorms in the central rockies. >> 90s in colorado springs, salt lake city, and boise. 82 in fargo. 95 in omaha. 88 in detfo >>> how do you get 5 million pounds of steel upnew hudson riverer, cafcf1 50-efabd an to the south bronx. >> the bridge project is costing the city more than $600 million. it is scheduled to open to traffic this fall. >> willis, it's named after you, willis avenue bridge. >> that's it, baby. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." >>> the families of two young hó ÷÷oló> if you fight to sleep in the middle of the night why go one more round ? you don't need a rematch but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activit

south dakota republican senator john to will announce a proposal to remake the congressional budget process by creating a joint house-senate panel to cut government spending, something the governor is using to run for in 2012. those are some of the latest headline to read -- headlines. >> this morning, a house energy subcommittee will hold a hearing on the impacts of the gulf of mexico oil spill on tourism. live coverage starts at 10:00 eastern on c-span 3. the house ethics committee is planning a public trial in a september 4 charles rangel for alleged that wrongdoing. this week, a subcommittee holds a meeting to discuss the charges against chairman riegle and procedures for the pending trial. coverage is on thursday at 1:30 eastern. host: jess ford is the director of international affairs and trade at the government accountability office. part of a recent investigation into mexico in drug policy. reports that the u.s. is failing to assess whether drug aid to mexico is successful. what did you find out? guest: we were asked by congress to find out what it was taking so long for our assista

economic conditions in virtually every state in the union except a few states like north dakota and south dakota. we now bring before the house a bill which reflects what we have been asked to do by a great many members. it attempts to provide a much smaller aid package to keep those teachers on the job, about $10 billion and it tains a few other small items, including almost $5 billion in additional pell grant funds for some 87,000 students who are going to need them badly. we were also asked to provide offsets, and so we have done that. we have offsets for virtually every dollar above the president's request. and those offsets are pleasant. and they are not popular. certainly, i don't like some of them myself. the fact is that they are necessary were we to provide a fiscally disciplined bill that has a chance of getting the votes to pass this house, and that's what we have done. i think people need to ask themselves one question. are they interested in simply standing by and allowing teachers to be fired day after day for the next three months all around the country or are they willing to do s

host: south dakota, independent line, tom, good morning. when what you think, sir? go ahead with your thought? caller: i have been a democrat most of my life up until about 10 years ago, ever since then both parties have gotten so decrepit i consider myself an independent now, but more i consider myself, i vote american. which, neither party it actually puts out a good candidate for america. they vote however the big lobby groups want them to vote. host: remember, you could also send us your thoughts on twitter, c-span-wj is our address. or you can e-mail us, at the address on the street -- screen. here is an e-mail from one of the viewers. winnebago, minnesota. we've broken line. you are the next phone call. caller: good morning. i would not vote for an independent on the national level or gubernatorial level. we did vote for jesse ventura a few years ago, big mistake. he did a lot of damage for the image of the state of minnesota, and a lot of people have tried to correct it in recent years. i would never vote for an independent. there's got to be a party person,

after his stroke, former senator carl mundt of south dakota was reportedly absent from the senate floor for almost three years before he decided not to run for reelection in 1972. and then there is the more recent example of former representative john grotberg of illinois, who slipped into a five week, in 1986 from complications to a cancer treatment and did not return to congress for the rest of the session." wanda, good morning. caller: this is my first time calling in. i think that term limits would do better than age limits. people would still be around to give their knowledge and experience, even down the line. i think that term limits are better than age. host: thank you, welcome. please call in again. this is in "the washington post'," this morning. "pump found to extend heart patient lives. if former vice president dick cheney's experience is similar to other patients, he has a better than 50% chance of surviving two years. the device should allow him do as -- activities as strenuous as riding a bicycle, but it is far from a miracle cure for it -- and stayed congestive heart fai

host: south dakota on our line for independents. caller: good morning.his question is for herman cohen. good morning, sir. my question to you is, sir, what is our involvement or has been our involvement from back in 93 when we were first there, actually we were even there earlier or we were there with the marines and what not? as you know, we left in the early 90s after our special forces went down there in moge dishu and that turned out to be a blood bath for both sides. we lost a lot of troops, of course, and our black hawks and what not. but what exactly is our position on this issue with al shabab? and how are we going to i guess how are we going to come up with some kind of defensive naubnaub become a lack, with the problems that we have right now with our bordering states with mexico for instance? to me it seems like we're all spread out. guest: well, let me give you a bit of historical background. the government of somalia collapsed in 1991. it had been a pretty nasty corrupt dictatorship from 1969 to 1991. it collapsed because there was a lot of

those with low unemployment include new hampshire, nebraska, south dakota and north dakota. guest: those governments in those low unemployment states would be quick to tell you that it is still double what their unemployment rate was a year ago. i think everyone is struggling. clearly mining in the western states has been a huge help, states like wyoming and montana and the dakotas. they have rarely relied on their natural resources. but in those states that are battling persistently high unemployment -- rhode island, michigan, california have been double-digit for 14 months. when you think about what that means, how do we attract businesses there? i was just with the secretary in north carolina at a new business last week that may be separators for the lithium batteries really hoping -- i know the president was in michigan during the same thing -- that company has doubled its work force with stimulus dollars. i think there we are finding in a gray area -- when people to years ago started saying what is a green job, we started looking at solar panels, these new lithium batte