south florida from tampa, florida, on the verge of knocking them off in 2011.fourth and two, the bulls punt it away. calling for the fair catch at the 9 yard line, a bit of another adventure for theo riddick, but he hangs on. >> mike: it's been a night of adventure for theo riddick back there. he dropped the first one, made a great catch on one he probably shouldn't have caught after that. i think he's had trouble just adjusting to the football. i think he's late with his feet getting under the ball. too much body movement. all right, daniel, 4:37 left, one time-out, down ten points. it doesn't matter if you get the touchdown or the field goal first, but you've got to get one of them. >> dan: you've got to get two scores. >> mike: you've got to get one of them and then kick onside and go get it. >> dan: one time-out left. tommy rees undefeated in his four games last year as a freshman. feels the pressure, steps up, and he's going to run it out of bounds. >> mike: south florida only brought four that time. i think you're going to see a combination of them bringi

that gives south florida the first down. shirt junior, another one of those players, mike, that stayed in tampa. when you look at the roster of south florida. it is just amazing how many players from the state of florida on the south florida roster. you look at notre dame and all over the country, west coast, midwest, east coast. another tribute to the job that skip holtz and the staff are doing. if you can recruit at home in the state of florida, you'll be a good football team. >> dan: so from the notre dame 30. already up 16-7. to murray. murray with a good game. >> mike: joe miller. watch outside. zeke motta gets cut. a good job by the receiver. that allows him to return the football up here. >> dan: again, it's murray. murray for first down yardage. after a gain of six. this daniels is a complete different player. you talked about it at the outset. how inconsistent he was last year. we mentioned this is the first area he's had the same offense. the same offensive coordinator. again a good game. >> mike: interesting what

. >>> plus, graham cracks south florida in a top 20 college football upset. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> and we have a chance for a few isolated storms west and cold air heads east. your forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, eight months after pitchers and catchers reported to spring training, baseball's playoffs begin today. here's nbc's fred roggin with an early look at all your sports headlines. >>> good morning. the baseball world still abuzz over the incredible finish to the regular season. today we turn our attention to the postseason as playoffs begin in the american league. the rays may be considered a team of destiny after coming from seven runs down wednesday to win the a.l. wild card. they'll try to carry that momentum to texas where they'll take on the rangers tonight. ment the yankees have the best record in the league where tigers have the best pitcher in baseball. detroit will send justin verlander to the hill for game on

. >>> the notre dame south florida football game this afternoon was one for the record books and not so much for the action on the field, but also about the weather surrounding it. check out this picture of lightning, it appeared to hit the notre dame stadium after a severe thunderstorm forced two separate evacuations. fans were asked to leave at half time and seek shelter in nearby buildings. play resumed two hours later, and then another storm cell forced a 30 minute delay in the fourth quarter. this was the first time in the history of notre dame that a game was dlatd due to weather. notre dame lost to south florida 23-20 once play resumed. >>> coming up next, documents discovered in tripoli today cast a damning shadow over the ci how the papers reportedly link american and british intelligence to moammar gadhafi's regime. >>> if you thought long distance running had nothing in common with astro physics, you may want to think again. >>> it's been a pretty pleasant start to labor day weekend so far at least, we've got some low clouds filling in right now. san jose currently at 60 d

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we rely on gras and money and i am proud t say that south florida is doing a heck of a job even though we have huge medicare fraud but we will be working on these issues. if we make a little bit of each of us reporting it, medical equipment, if you see someone in the parking lot and they come up to you and ask you, do you need some equipment, just be on guard. we will all work together. >> thank you so much to all three of you. again, i try to provide sources like these. >> i am here to give a legislative update. it has been a challenging first seven months of the 112th congress. that mig be the undstatement of the year. the republicans took control of the house of representatives and left democrats in a minority. i have been in a majority in the minority, i like the majority of lot better. i will be honest with you. to me, the important thing is to work together and to sit down and figure out how we can find common ground. we don't always understand that it cannot be this way and remove the country forward. we will have to put some of our differences aside to find common grnd and work

plus, south florida is cracked in an upset. your first look at sports is straight ahead. you're watching "first look" on msnbc. [ echoing ] hurt! hey, wha-- [ camera clicks ] oh, state farm bank's pocket agent. it lets you deposit checks right from your phone. you just shoot, send, done! boom. give it up! [ male announcer ] another reason more people stay with state farm. get to a better state. >>> welcome back to "first look." i'm lynn berry. in sports, eight months after pitchers and catchers reported to spring training, baseball's playoffs begin today. here's nbc's fred rogan. >> good morning. the baseball world still abuzz over the incredible finish to the regular season. today, we turn our attention to the postseason as the playoffs begin in the american league. the rays may be considered a team of destiny after coming from seven runs down wednesday to win the a.l. wild card. they'll try to carry that momentum all the way to texas where they'll take on the rangers tonight. the yankees have the best record in the league, but the tigers have arguably the best pitcher i

and 57 in south florida. it is a little soggy out there. >> test the waters. >> and north bay today. and for the east bay. >> and san francisco. and mid to upper 80s and expected for livermore. and 74 in mountain view. and san jose this afternoon. showing you a little change through monday. and we have a rebound in the temperatures and begins on tuesday. coastline will be back in the mid- to upper 60s. and low mid-90s for the valley locations. back to you. >>> time is 8:10. tonight is the mda telethon and it will ends at midnight. and you can watch it on kicu 36. entertainer jerry lewis is not going to host the show. that's the first time in its history. they raised $59 million last year. >>> a flight headed to las vegas from large. the threat made on board the plane that caused it to be evacuated. >>> turning confiscated item into art. it is a reflection of our times after the 9/11 terror attack. >>> we will give you a live look outside. it is the 288 interchange. the roads look smooth there. chp and the fir

adnan was back in south florida. and so were atta and shah shah he.ied in this last commission document is a mention that adnan and atta were together on may 2nd, 2001. four months before the attacks. >> immigration officer who said that atta and another man and shukrajuma came into their office. the person was 75% sure he was with admah. >> shortly after he disappeared. likely in pakistan. >> he is the alleged al qaeda operational right now. >> is he a trained operative who poses operable threat to the united states. >> with shukhjumah 20 year. >> exactly right. >> secrets of 9/11 laid deep in america's southwest. >> al qaeda has had a presence in arizona almost since al qaeda was founded. >> the connections run far deeper obviously than any of the others. >> now with the gold water institute. mark flatten has been an investigator in florida over 28 years. >> he had been here in i believe '91 taking classes at the university of arizona. >> in fact, during the nine years between 1991 and 2000, saudi nationals flight 77 that hit the pentagon moved in a

the head of immigration and customs enforcement for south florida has been arrested on child pornographyharges. the justice department says that anthony mangione is charged with transportation of child porn, receipt of child porn, and possession of child porn. if convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison. man man mangione has reportedly been leave from his job at i.c.e. >>> the deadliest break of a food-born outbreak in more than a decade. at least 72 people have become sick from eating tainted cantaloupes. the deaths and illnesses have been reported in 18 states from california to maryland. investigators say the source of the outbreak appears to be jensen pharmacy in the rocky ford region of colorado. the cdc says listeria can cause fever, muscle aches, diarrhea, and other gastrointestinal symptoms. >>> an alleged s.a.t. cheating scam uncovered on long island. the nassau county district attorney's office says 19-year-old sam eshagoff was paid as much as $2,500 to take the college entrance exam for six students at great neck north high school. he faces felony fraud charges and co

>> well, it's a good question, there are a lot of jewish voters in south florida, particularly in thety and broward county, ft. lauderdale area and large number of jewish republicans. when we talk about florida being diverse, issues matter here. jobs is the overriding issue but certainly they would be concerned about the stance the president has taken with the state of israel. it matters to them. >> sally, thanks so much for your time. >> thank you. >> political side bar now today wu who? the pair had dinner last night where dinner averages more than 100 bucks a head. they've been chatting on the phones for weeks now. last night perry said he was looking for some advice. >> we're going to be talking about how to create jobs in america, donald trump is pretty good about creating jobs and i've got to think -- >>> dinner at john george is a far cry from the times square pizza joint where trump had dinner with sarah palin when she visited new york. if you're reading something into it don't, trump likes perry but he's a really big fan of sarah palin and for now the donald is holding off an

host: south florida -- what is the reason for the fraud?uest: south florida is the wild, wild west of health care fraud, and we're putting significant resources down there because of it. host: there is an article and there is a chapter that talks about one of the perpetrators of fraud and no easy it is to defraud the federal government of medicare dollars. guest: that used to be the case. we're hoping to change the paradigm. it was said drug dealers got into the health care because it was safer and the chance of going to prison was a lot less than if you're caught dealing cocaine on the street. we have a better use of data so that we identify the problem faster. those who commit health care fraud are more likely to go to prison and for a lot longer time. we're trying to change that metric. host: we are going to put the numbers on the screen. we of set aside our fourth line for medicare recipients. 202-737-2579. we are talking about combating medicare fraud this morning. lewis morris is air gas. given example of an egregious example of a way

. >> the location is right smack in the middle of three largest concentrations of ducks in south floridan the fall of winter and we get a tremendous migration of ducks. >> you are saying ducks migrate toll florida and then they'll die? >> yes. >> ducks will be coming to florida to die putting them in the same recarous position as -- precarious position as the manatee and the northern -- north american grandparents. >> he wants you to stop killing the birds, what do you have to say to him? >> isn't he a part of an organization that hunts ducks. >> the water foulers conservationists. >> isn't part of their charter to hunt ducks as well? >> i'm confused. what does your group do exactly? >> our mission is to make duck hunting in florida better for florida duck hunters. >> i thought you want to save the ducks. >> we want to save the ducks so we can hunt the ducks. >> you want to save the ducks now so you can kill them later. >> we preserve the word harvest. >> oh. are you willing to admit that your wind farms will be harvesting thousands of ducks. >> that is not true. >> not harvesting but ju

. >> reporter: the unemployment rate in florida is 10.7%, up to 17.2% for african-americans in south florida. the high school graduation rate is improving but still ranks 44th in the nation. the national urban league of palm beach county is cleanly aware of the problems. they worked to develop one of the best youth programs. >> let's hear it for seniors. >> reporter: providing mentoring skills, training, s.a.t. prep and more so students can do well in high school and beyond. >> we're exposing them to everything and beyond and letting them know there's a life after high school and they have to go for it. >> reporter: tiffany also attends sun coast. her sister graduated with a master's degree but couldn't find work for three years. it's a memory that still haunts tiffany. >> my sister, if they couldn't get a job, what makes me different? >> reporter: in spite of everything, she still has hope. >> one of new light's principles is create a better future for my people and myself. that's what i want to do. a pray for that. i pray america could be what they used to. >> reporter: back at sun coast,

biosi state beat georgia and south florida beat mohr tear date, sacramento state beat oregon state 29-28 in overtime. still to come, the 49ers are down to one quarterback with nfl experience. and forget what the rankings say. serena williams looks like the top seed at the u.s. open. more sports next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, mcleod bethe >>> the 49ers released quarterbacks josh and mccloud bethel thompson. and the raiders cut edwards. u.s. open third round, roger federer taking on felich. a good workout this afternoon. the match lasted close to three hours, but federer was too much work. he wins in four sets and advances to the finals. on the women's side, serena dominated in the first set. 6'1" and held on to win the tie. round two at the open. the dries are on brans tonight. first hole it in one. he is one shot back after shooting he could up all the way at the top. he thinks the hong eagle par, he . we'll be right back. ,,,,,,,, [ woman ] jogging stroller. you've been stuck in the garage while i took refuge from the pollen that made me sneeze. but with 24-hour zyrtec®, i get prescripti

trouble have arrested and charged with battery pay say he beat up his wife in a domestic dispute in south floriday were having an argument in the bedroom she said he slapped her in the face an arrest had that headboard she was afraid the situation would escalate and that's why she called police a live look at the golden gate bridge looks like the fog once the goleta lot of traffic on the bridge >> >> live in the kron 4 news from this is video need to see how far it crass and a daring rescue out of utah state university a motorcycle was slammed into a motorist the biker is trapped under the car and you are watching now of dozen bystanders jump to free the man under the car that group and of an construction workers lifted the car and pulled the biker out from under the car he was rushed to the hospital for surgery police are looking for a decent people that helped pull him out and paint them for his heroism >> we're seeing a mix on wall street down 44 points right now the s&p up this morning a quiet trading day so far >> to we needed jacket this morning >> we have nice conditions out there right ap

running back ray graham picked up 22 yards and scored two touchdowns against 16th ran bed south floridapanthers' ground game won it 44-17. >>> an italian baseball club said it reached a tentative deal with los angeles lakers star kobe bryant. there is no confirmation on that. he'll reportedly will be paid $3 million to play the first 40 days of the season. several nba stars are considering playing overseas until the contract dispute is settled. >>> when we come back, it may sound fishy, but scientists are saying some fish may use tools. ♪ hershey's chocolate syrup. stir up a smile. wrasse, ,,,, >>> here is another look at this morning's top stories. cbs news learned new jersey governor chris christie is considering a run for the republican presidential nomination. republican insiders tell cbs news the odds of christie running are at 50/50. >>> amanda knox returned to an italian courtroom this morning. a verdict is expected on monday. >>> now to one of those, from the everything you know is wrong file kind of stories here. we've been taught that only humans and our primate cousins use to

i think -- >> you don't think ponzi scheme has been hurt by the average person living down in south florida? the average person in retirement? they haven't heard that word "ponzi scheme" -- >> they're going to hear it 100,000 times between now and next november if rick perry's the nominee, but i think he can lay out a reform of social security that says, you know what i mean, it's underfunded. it's not going to be there for our children. everybody knows that's true, and here is the solution, and if he does that, i think all this -- >> what's a reformed ponzi scheme? i mean, i've covered all kinds of campaigns. what's a reformed ponzi scheme? let the governor answer this. >> look, chris, it's not a ponzi scheme. it's an underfunded entitlement program that's going to go bankrupt and run out of money if we don't fix it, and i think there's plenty of time for the republican nominee, whether it's rick perry or someone else, to lay out that plan and take it to senior citizens in south florida and say this is what i will do. it's not going to hurt you at all, and it's going to help your children

running back ray graham picked up 22 yards and scored two touchdowns against 16th ran bed south floridapanthers' ground game won it 44-17. >>> an italian baseball club said it reached a tentative deal with los angeles lakers star kobe bryant. there is no confirmation on that. he'll reportedly will be paid $3 million to play the first 40 days of the season. several nba stars are considering playing overseas until the contract dispute is settled. >>> when we come back, it may sound fishy, but scientists are saying some fish may use tools. ♪ hershey's chocolate syrup. stir up a smile. wrasse, murder. there's someone in custody for the shooting of a bay area hells angels president. how they found him. and why a funeral weeks away, already has bay area police on alert. banks pile on more fees. but one in particular is really stirring outrage. the cost to use your debit card. and an incredible story of survival. the remarkable ending to a nearly weeklong search for a missing grandfather. join us for cbs 5 early edition ... beginning at 4:30. ,,,,investigation into the >>> here is another look

new hampshire, south carolina and florida. this is 25 minutes. >> rick grew up in a small part of the world in texas, four county's down from the red river, 200 miles from dallas- fort worth, in a farming community. we grew up in the same home county, ranching, farming, a little bit of oil, some gas out there, so everybody is really happy about that. but we live west of i-35, so not a lot is going on. not a lot of development. it's kind of sad when you go home and see that, but we grew up with real people, real people who knew how to tell the truth, how to make a decision and stand on that decision, and you could be good for your word. he was agriculture commissioner after getting out of the air

undefeated south florida taking on pittsburgh. second quarter we go. pitt trails 14-13.irst and ten from the 13. ray graham. up the gut he goes, dragging defenders in the end zone. 9 touches on the 14-play drive for 64 yards. lebron james was impressed. he tweeted watching the pittsburgh/usf game and ray graham is a beast out there, running the ball and catching out of the backfield. panthers led 20-17 at the half. third quarter, up 27-17. graham, running right. huh-uh. decides to reverse field. making it happen. 29 yards on the play to the usf 5 yard line. that led to another pitt touchdown. 34-17 at that point. fourth quarter now. graham again. exploding for 31 yards. the junior from el beizabeth, new jersey, making it happen. a small guy. he had 226 yards rushing in this game, along with those touchdowns. panthers win, 44-17. >>> other news and notes for you. the yankees say that jorge posada will be the d.h. for the alds. also, matt moore, the rays' rookie will get the start against the rangers. >>> and kerry collins did not participate in practice on thursday for th

he left a south florida until this morning after being arrested and charged with battery. he made his first court appearance this morning. he and his wife for arguing in the bedroom when he's up for in the face and concert and hit her head on the headboard and she told deputies she was afraid the situation with escalate so she called the police. ramirez denies hitting his wife. 9:41 a.m., we are back with more in a couple of minutes. a live look from san jose, highway 87. we are going to keep you up-to-date on all the traffic. half off faug >> walnut to the kron 4 menu is as we continue to track hot spots this morning. there are several of them. the only good news for 101 northbound is that the accent has uncleared from the debris left hand lanes. things are backed up nearly to 92 on 101 northbound. even with the liens clear the drive times are still upwards of 30 minutes out of san mateo into san bruno. use interstate 280 instead. still no word that the ramp has been reopened on powell street. traffic is still backed up all the way to highway 4. you are still looking at a

star slugger and retired big leaguer manny ramirez has been arrested in domestic dispute at a south florida home. the 39-year-old former red sox star is charged with battery. he retired in april rather than face a 100 game suspension for a second violation of major league baseball's drug policy. >>> arizona congresswoman gabrielle giffords is getting ready for her first interview since being shot. the congresswoman has not decided if she will appear on camera. that will air november 1ág9 on the day before -- 14th on the day before her story -- book is due to hit shelves. >>> a highflying mascot for a bun university hash little trouble. spirit one of three live eagles used before the football game. you watch closely and spirit hit the window and goes down into the fans and flaps the wings and goes back into the crowd. he may have gotten confused because he is not one of the usual pregame performers and that's why we call it a rookie mistake. and in utah a crash leads to a rescue caught on tape a motorcylist slammed into a bmw and both vehicles ignite. biker was underneath the car. you see it

number 4, pitcher ray graham ran for 226 yards and 3 touchdowns, the panthers blew out 16th ranked south florida17. >>> number 3 forget jim harbaugh's truck, check out antonio grey's hello kitty is that right car. >> wow. >> charlie we pitches in for birdie but johnny vegas has the lead in las vegas. do you know the sharks are unundefeated in preseason? dan boyle scores, they drop the puck for real a week from saturday against the coyotes and as long as this nba work stoppage goes on the sharks are going to be the only game in town with baseball over. >> yeah. >> good for them. >> who was the president when the last time the sharks were undefeated in preseason? >> well, i'm gonna go back to george h.w. bush. >> herbert walker. >> yeah, yeah, in fact, the sharks were 7-0 in ,,,,,,,,,,,,

. >> reporter: the unemployment rate in florida is 10.7%, up to 17.2% for african-americans in south florida. the high school graduation rate is improving but still ranks 44th in the nation. the national urban league of palm beach county is keenly aware of the problems. they worked to develop one of the best youth programs. >> i'm a senior. >> let's hear it for seniors. >> reporter: it's called new lights, providing mentoring skills, training, s.a.t. prep and more so students can do well in high school and beyond. >> we're exposing them to everything and beyond and letting them know there's a life after high school and they have to go for it. >> reporter: tiffany wright is also student who attends new light at sun coast school. her sister graduated with a master's degree but couldn't find work for three years. it's a memory that still haunts tiffany. >> my sister, if they couldn't get a job, what makes me different? >> reporter: in spite of everything, she still has hope. >> one of new light's principles is create a better future for my people and myself. that's what i want to do. a pray for

i am proud to say that south florida is doing a heck of a job. we're working to address those fraud issues. when they say cutbacks are not a lot of money, if we make a little bit each of us in reporting, it can make a difference. be on guard. we will all work together on it. [applause] >> thank you so much to all three of you. i try to provide resources like these three organizations to you. they can be incredibly helpful. this morning, i am here to give a legislative update on what is going on in washington. it has been a challenging first seven months of the 112th congress. that might be the understatement of the year. the republicans took control of the house of representatives and left democrats in the minority. i have been in the minority and majority. i like the majority better. the important thing is to work together. we have to sit down and find common ground. it will not always be my way. i know that. i am trying to explain that to my children. unfortunately, we do not always have colleagues on the other side of the aisle that understand

the united nations are opposed to what i'm getting a job even being there are just christine for south florida by iran is consider a public happening number one so man. just about everywhere you look at iran he continues to develop nuclear weapons someone whether politician or pundit are controlled by a fanatical regime is beating the drums of war how close are we to the point of no return well i think we may be past the point of no return in the sense that iran does have inside the country everything it needs to produce a nuclear weapon that point of no return often exaggerate it according to journalist seymour hersh who's in-depth articles recently this one in the new yorker have illustrated time and again time. and the lack of evidence of the nuclear threat from iran the rhetoric though has resulted in widespread support for harsh actions against the country we support of sanctions program that's the design to stop the punishment is. aimed at stopping. us from doing something we know we know that i think sanctions called for repeatedly by the obama administration so let me be clear iran's n

cuba because she's a basically cuban from south florida so she's against any initiatives with the castro government and it looks like her policy views of the china is going back to the old debate between nixon and kennedy in one hundred sixty whether the u.s. will protect queen morion might sue these people like cornyn and. robert menendez who's a democrat from new jersey i should add he's a member of that same cuba coalition ileana ros lightnin is a member of these are cold warriors but then again they're also got hold of the military industrial complex they want the french the arms when it is a new jersey court in texas and where as a roslyn and she and she is the chairman the house foreign relations committee but she if you want to republican administration after obama you're find people like ross lightnin in that administration these are people who are playing brinkmanship . i know they like to do with russia cold war years in the twenty first century you mention when how relations between china and taiwan relatively speaking are decent these days despite some pretty. you know things

diaz-balart: i rise to honor one of our former colleagues, a woman who is an institution in south florida and the nation that is congresswoman carrie meek. she was the first african-american elected to the florida senate. first african-american woman elected to the florida senate in 1982. then along with two other colleagues became the first african-american to be elected from florida to the u.s. congress since reconstruction. but here's what i know about remember about her. she is the consummate stateswoman. she is a person who loves her country, loves this institution and it doesn't matter what party you're from, whenever you have a need, whenever you have an issue, when you want counsel, she's the person that to this day we continue to go to. so again, i'm here to honor a great woman a great stateswoman, a person who in the constituent of florida is revered by republicans and democrats alike. her son followed her into congress, kendrick meek, he did a wonderful job and also comes from that great tree that is carrie meek. i'm here to honor carrie meek, carrie, we love you, we miss you,

kill off those things to the well one big problem long as the geologists at the university of south florida noticed. there's no known evidence that there's actually a significant hydrogen carbon deposited in the everglades and other words there's no oil there but screw it let's drill anyway right michel. and the very very ugly pima county republican party yes the republicans in the same county the congresswoman gabriel giffords was shot in are planning to raise money by selling raffle tickets to often auction off a forty caliber glock and gun the same type of gun that was used to shoot congresswoman giffords in there and killed six others earlier this year republican party is selling one hundred twenty five tickets a ten bucks a ticket and goes to the gun comes with three thirteen round magazines and just will grips and a case at least they didn't include the same exact high capacity magazine that was used in the tucson massacre and uses a pile and give away the pima county republican party is going to net about twelve hour blocks which it will likely use to contribute to more right wing an

i am proud to say that south florida is doing a heck of a job. we are working to address medicare fraud issues. when they say there are cutbacks and not a lot of money, if we report it -- if you see somebody in the parking lot and they ask you do you need some equipment? how can i help you? be on guard. thank you very much. we will all work together on it. [applause] >> thank you so much to all three of you. i try and my town hall meetings to provide people like these three organizations to you. can be incredibly helpful i am here to give you and me -- a legislative update on what is going on in washington. it is been a challenging for seven months of the one of the 12th congress. that may be the understatement of the year. republicans took control of the house of representatives and left democrats in the minority. i have been in the majority and minority. i like the majority a whole lot better, i will be honest. to me, the important thing is to work together, to sit down and figure out how we can find common ground. it is not always wanted be my

for south florida arrested on pornography charges.tice department says that anthony mangione was charged with possessing and receiving child porn. if convicted, co-face up to 20 years in prison. he will have to undergo a psychological evaluation. he is on leave from his job. >>> a christian school in thailand apologizing after some of its students marched in a nazi-themed parade. students from the sacred heart school in nazi uniforms, carrying a nazi flag. jewish said that it glorifies the na sdplchlt is and they say it was a sports-day event and it was based on colors and the red group is the one of that used the nazi symbols. >>> public trust in the federal government is now at an all-time low. only 15% trust the government to do what is right. just about always or most of the time. 77% trust the federal government only some of the time. and there's a little number of 8 that say they never trust the government to do what is right. the previous low score for government trust was 17% in the summer of 1994. >>> all right. so you want t

notre dame ended up losing the game to south florida. >> hard to complain about overcast weather arounde with stuff like that. >> we finally have warmer temperatures to talk about over the next few days, temperatures have been cooling off but will soon head the other direction. i can show you this, still that fog, its been a constant over the past few days, seems like the past few months, hugging the coastline. surging back into monterey bay, closer to half moon bay. we will crews up to this area as well. closer to half moon bay. shifting to the authority. the clouds still hugging ocean beach, around the golden gate and over parts of san francisco as well. a look outside. we can show you this, gloomy bay as you can pick out and the clouds on the increase and we will continue with that trend for the overnight. as far as current numbers here we go with san francisco in the upper 50s, 80s to report for fairfield, concord or livermore. san jose around 72, most areas a few degrees cooler than yesterday at this time. we have been cooling off. here is the forecast sore for tonight. we have tha

south florida is ground zero for medicare fraud, waste, and abuse.ne of the things -- there are medicare senior patrols. people that are talking to each other about how we go out and share the things we're seeing. i had an opportunity to talk to a group of individuals that does the lab testing. they talked about the means that we can streamline this program. so there are means by which we can improve the system. we have to do that or medicare will not be there for anyone. 73% -- when your debt to gdp ratio is 80% to 85%, you are about to destroy your economy. 47% of the debt is held by foreign nations. 27% of that debt is held by china. while i was in israel, there was a peculiar visitors to israel while i was there. the chief of the chinese people's liberation army. very weird. 47% of wage desk earning households pay no federal income tax. that is a dangerous statistic when you understand that we have 53% that is pulling the wagon in this country. let's talk about that top one% of wage earners. they pay about 37% of taxes. the top 5% pay about 54% o

south florida's retirement land, middle florida's youth land and economic development, and you've got dairy down there and everything. and the question is, what is turning that vote? is it the retirees' fear about the market going down? today's news? >> that's got to be part of it, the market, the real estate, the 401(k)s. there's the social security debate, which we could talk about. but it's interesting, chris, you remember back in 2008, obama's team discovered a pocket of potential votes down by naples. and they discovered that while they were fighting it out with hillary clinton during the primaries. they approached that area and they turned it. it had gone for bush four years ago, and it went for obama -- >> and that's pretty well off. >> pretty well off, and heavy with retirees. around naples. >> i know that area. there's no breeze down there. very waspy. >> i know it too. my 80-year-old uncle lives down there, not a wasp, but definitely a retiree. >> i was generalizing it for us. >> but he's surrounded by people down there who's turned against obama now. >> i think a lot of peo

. >> joining us from south florida, congressman alan west, a republican and a member of the congressional black caucus. i understand you wrote a letter to the leader of the cdc, what did it say? >> well, basically it made reference to the comments of my colleague, congressman carson, as well as the comments of congresswoman maxine waters, where she was telling the tea party to go to hell. and i don't think that we need that type of incendiary talk coming out there and i think that it's a reflection that when you look at the almost 17% unemployment rate in the black community, 40% unemployment among black teens, the high incarceration rates, that we are not seeing them go at the failure of the policies of the obama administration. rather they're trying to demonize and attack the tea party movement as a scapegoat for these failures. >> did congressman cleaver respond to your letter? >> well, what we have gotten so far is that he will wait to respond later. he feels that he is right now too engaged with this job fair. so i will look forward to speaking with congressman cleaver when we return