commissioner crowley is a graduate of cal state long beach. appropriately, their nickname is -- commissioner crowley: the forty- niners. >> thank you. see if you are all away. we want to welcome you on behalf of the port staff. we are thrilled you are here today. commissioner crowley: thank you, peter. >> moving right along, i'm hoping monique will clock in at any moment. she's been at city hall -- walk in at any moment. she's been at city hall. as you know, the city and the port have been very involved in trying to garner the america's cup race in san francisco. i had these notes that are totally wrong now. i'm happy to say that the board of supervisors unanimously approved the port and the city's bid to have the race here in san francisco. that is unique. yes, applause. [applause] it was the neatest presentation i think i've ever seen. there was no acrimony. it was harmonious. it was unanimous in the vote. we think the mayor will sign it any moment. monique and our team are there. a number of people from the port staff have been involved. th

commissioner crowley is a graduate of cal state long beach. appropriately, their nickname is -- commissioner crowley: the forty- niners. >> thank you. see if you are all away. we want to welcome you on behalf of the port staff. we are thrilled you are here today. commissioner crowley: thank you, peter. >> moving right along, i'm hoping monique

the third set but the cardinals couldn't close it out. >>> college hoops, cal women hosting long beach staterendon with a great look, and then caldwell had 17. bears improve to 6-# with the win. university of florida has chosen will muschamp as the under head coach. >> mike: that concludes another broadcast of abc-7 news. thanks for watching. good night. búbúbúgtoaoaoaol

mary's improvess to 9-2 with a big win over long beach state. >> 35 bowl games in the next 24 games. big time for college football fans. we kick off with the new mexico bowl. byu and utep, their last bowl win was in 1967. i think that's when alan was born. nine-yard touchdown, 14-0 cougars inch the second heaps, 31-yard. byu up 31-10 he at the half. hoffman, three td grabs. byu blows out utep. >>> humanitarian whole on the smurf turf in boise. illinois out to a fast start. 11-yard. fresno state up seven. the huskies take control. hunter over the middle. the score. niu led 23-10 at the half. and the huskies cruise 40, 17. >> high school football, division 3 state title game. second quarter, cougars up 789-7. ing my get -- miguel to the corner. 16-7. seconds later, the ball comes back. shaw makes the church, -- makes the catch, and he is a mudder. 41 yards to pay dirt. division 2 title game, folsom meeting gardena. first quarter, bull dogs up 7-0. looking for more. 42-yard to the house. and right now in the fourth, folsom leads 41-20. >> a little nba action. the orlando momentum making

mary's wins over long beach state. >>> let the bowls begin. you couch potatoes hunker down. 35 bowls in 24 days. big fun for college football fans or possibly the end of any relationship you may be involved in. byu and utep, whose last bowl win was in 1967. first quarter, byu up seven and adding on. heaps to ashbrook. makes two men miss. 14-0 cougars. in the second, now 7-3. heaps the beautiful long ball to hoffman, byu led 31-10 at the half. heap had himself a day. threw for four touchdowns. hooks up with hoffman gain. byu blows out utep, 52-4. >> humanitarian bowl in boise. fresno state and northern illinois. bulldogs off to a fast start in the first. coalburn off his back foot. 11 yards. fresh know state up 7-0. but the huskies take control. over the middle to skob. niu led 23-10 at the half. they're up 43-so in the fourth quarter. >> their orlando magic is making a run at the title. a bare of blockbuster trades, acquiring gilbert arenas from washington in exchange for lewis. that followed a trait with phoenix, in which orlando picked up ja

cal hosting long beach state. the golden bears are undefeated at home this season. first half, the great look inside to stallworth. two of her 27. cal up. then caldwell, one of her 11 boards, also had 17 points. bears in charge. the bears improve to 6-2 with an 82-56 victory. >>> women's volleyball. co-pac-10 champion usc meeting dayton. the winner of this match goes to the ncaa final four. third set tied at one. dropping the hammer. pac-10 player of the year gets stanford the third set but the cardinals cooperate closed out. the chargers take the set to even the match. in the fifth and deciding set, on match point, trojans with the roof. they take game five, 16-14, and advance to the final four with the 3-2 victory. >>> second round play, greg norman's shark shootout, two-man team event. dustin johnson and ian poulter playing well. johnson sticks his wedge, leads to birdie. ian poulter, 17-under. kenny perry, they shoot 10-under, tied for the lead with steve stricker and jerry kelly, kelly, his tee shot on the par-3 8th. inches away from the aissments final -- inch

cal hosting long beach state. golden bears are undefeated at home. first half, clarendon with the great look inside to stallworth. layslays in for two of her 27. later in the first, caldwell, one of her 11 boards, also had 17 points, bears in charge. and then it's clarendon with the offensive board. 11 for clarendon. the bears improve to 6-2 with the victory. >>> move over to women's volleyball. stanford meeting us number the dayton renal fall -- regional finals. winner heads to ncaa final four. tied at one set apiece, third set. the cardinals couldn't close the match out in the fourth set. tied at 25. the big kill. trojans take this to even the match at 2. in the and if deciding set -- in the fifth and deciding set. trojans win, 3-2. >>> second round play at the greg norman shark shootout. a two-man team event. dustin johnson and ian poulter playing well. sticks his lead. ian poulter at 17-under. fred funk and kenny perry in the hunt. perry birdied six holes. tied for the lead was steve stricker and jerry kelly, the wind kid. kelly's tee shot, inche

at the john wooden classic in anaheim, the gails pull away from long beach state 82-74. the raiders host the bruins tomorrow. a much awaited starting debut is in store. denver fans clamoring for the dawn of the tebow age. kyle orton has been nursing some sore ribs. sec road games were hostile environments and he enjoyed it. college football has begun with 35 bowl games on tap this postseason. that's 70 teams in action. i multiply it by two. the national championship game is 20. today we kicked off the very first one. 70-48. byu against utep with the minor fending off cougars. even pulp fiction gone wild or today's bowl. four touchdown passes in the tradition of young detmer mcmahon and bosco. the utep band plays the marty robbins song el paso after minors touchdown. they didn't play it much today. destiny, it's the cougars with the 52-24 win. finally the humanitarian bowl on the smurf turf just wrapping up. it's not looking good. presidenter in state was put in a hole that they haven't emerged from. right now in the fourth quarter, running down late northern illinois lea

mary's after a win over long beach state. sophomore mitchell young scored career high 28 points. berkeley cal beat cal poly. >>> college football's bowl season has arrived. the first of 35 bowl games is in the books. new mexico bowl. cougars freshman throw three touchdowns. 500 yards of offense. may have to work on giving their coach a gatorade bath. 52-24. >>> placing travis on injured reserve after he suffered a knee injury in thursday night's loss to the charger. lavoy had five sacks in the first season with the niners. kicker was also placed on injured reverse. >>> broncos rookie quarterback tim tebow will start tomorrow against the raiders. >> fans want to see tim tebow. everybody in america loves tim tebow. so everybody wants to see him play. >> makes you feel very good when people want to see you play. so anytime i can get an opportunity to play, i love that because i'm a competitive player but also it is nice to have that support. >> over on the raiders side darren mcfadden needs just seven more yards rushing to reach 1000 for the first time in his career. quite an accomp

. >>> 82-74 win over long beach state. young scored a career high 28 points.al beat cal poly 51-41. career win 599 for montgomery. >>> college bowl season arrived. first in the books. the new mexico bowl. throwing four touchdowns, three to cody hoffman. racking up over 500 yards of offense. bebut they may need to work on getting their coach a gatorade bash. 52-24 the final. >>> linebacker on injured reserve after a knee injury on thursday. kicker joe nedney was also finally placed on injured reserve. >>> it is being reported that broncos rookie quarterback and former heisman quarterback tim tebow will make his first career start tomorrow against the raiders. >> fans want to see tim tebow. everybody in america loves tim tebow. so, i mean, everyone wants to see him play. it is a good thing. >> it is very nice to have that support and have people that are cheering for you and that want to see you play and that makes you feel very good and so, you know, anytime i can get an opportunity to play i love that because i'm a competitive player but also it is nice to hav

saint mary's got a career high 28 and improved to 9-2 with the win over long beach state. >>> in one fell swoop the nba's magic dramaticly remade its roster. arenas goes to the magic from washington, the wizards get lewis. the magic made a deal with the sun. turkoglu returns to orlando, as richardson. in exchange for them the suns get vince carter and another former wary ear, they play tonight in portland. >>> college football's bowl season got started today in illinois. the quarterback got in the end zone twice against fresno state in boise. the huskies win 40-17. 11 games for the first time -- the bowl run down for you tonight at ten. the championships and the sharks who lead st. louis 3-1 in the second. we will see you tonight at ten. >> that is the report for tonight. >> for all of us, thank you for joining us. the next newscast is at ten. >> see you tonight.

states. thinking about the ports of long beach, oakland, and l.a., 60% of all container traffic of the unitedstates comes in through those fourth, and yet, they are run by local officials doing their best to really make things work, and this is another great example of that. the money that the epa secured to give to the port of san francisco came from the diesel reductions act, which would not have been possible without senators feinstein and boxer. we have representatives from those two offices, so i want to say a big thanks to them, and of course, to speaker pelosi for securing that money. this is where the money goes, and it is tangible and easy to work out what the money is doing. the mayor and board president worked tirelessly with some of the advocates here to close down the power plant, and then, they worked tirelessly to close down the next power plant, which is thatpotrt -- is at potrero. now, we can have more tourists and cleaner air, and that is really a remarkable success story. 9000 people a year die in the state of california from air pollution. 9000 people a year. it is really

mary's improved to 9-2 after an 82-74 win over long beach state and cal beat cal poly 51-41. it is career win number 599 for mike montgomery. >>> a penn team. once again the lions were too much. >> to carpenter. blair brown out of the back row. ends it. the dynasty lives on. >> beats cal in straight sets to win their record fourth straight national championship. >>> sharks and blues. you're looking at the front runner for the nhl's rookie of the year. redirects dan boyle's shot in the first period to give the sharks a 1-0 lead. second period. logan introduces himself to ian cole and gets back in front of the net just in time for the putback. he leads all rookies with 17 goals this season. the sharks beat the blues 4-1. >>> not even a little rain could slow down the coach and da lasalle in the title game. 240 yards and four touchdowns giving him 40 on the season and a new school record. 48-8. third straight title in five years for the team. maybe the bad weather was the difference. northern california won four of the five games this weekend. >>> college football's bowl season

mary's pulls away from long beach state 82-74. >> butler had a few extra seconds to make those two extra passes in the championship game. they would have been national champions. >> i'm sure -- it's just it erases all the bad play. >>> rainy week all the way through. get your umbrellas handy and keep them by the door, it's not going to stop raining the next several days. best chance for dry weather monday and thursday. >> thank you, nick and lawrence. >> i have a video stuff coming up in "tech now." >> let's watch next. coming up, we go 1-1 with the woz .. on what's next for tech .. it's time to shop .. and we've got the tech tips .. a new app wants to change

city of los angeles port is one of the busiest in the -- it is the busiest in the united states and with la long beach harbor one of the busiest in the world. the port is in the midst of a serious re-evaluation of its infrastructure needs based on the effects of global climate change which again we can anticipate and which are going to require major infrastructure improvements. there's a bridge between areas of the port that's only a few feet above sea level. obviously that bridge will not be functional for much longer into the future. so we are in a mode of looking at prevention but we are also looking at adaptation. because we have no choice. we have to be doing both at the same time. we also, i think, need to be looking not only at the quantity of supplies of things but also of quality when it comes to our water supply the aqua duct that supplies southern california, the state water project owned aqua duct is also vulnerable to small levels of -- small amounts of sea level rise which could breach the levies in the san francisco sacramento bay delta region. so we are intimately tied to and connected

city of los angeles port is one of the busiest in the -- it is the busiest in the united states and with la long beacharbor one of the busiest in the world. the port is in the midst of a serious re-evaluation of its infrastructure needs based on the effects of global climate change which again we can anticipate and which

city of los angeles port is one of the busiest in the -- it is the busiest in the united states and with la long beacharbor one of the busiest in the world. the port is in the midst of a serious re-evaluation of its infrastructure needs based on the effects of global climate change which again we can anticipate and which are going to require major infrastructure improvements. there's a bridge between areas of the port that's only a few feet above sea level. obviously that bridge will not be functional for much longer into the future. so we are in a mode of looking at prevention but we are also looking at adaptation. because we have no choice. we have to be doing both

. >> college hoops, cal women hosting long beach state. denise stalworth led and maria with one of her 11 boards. she had 17 points. 82-56 victory. >> 49ers is hosting seattle. we'll have highlights tonight at 5:00. i'm mike shumann, have a great day. >> coming up, at least nine people have been shot in oakland. exclusive details on the apparent suicide >>> a look out at san francisco international airport. we're told there are delays, flights delayed up to 48 minutes. there are delays elsewhere in the country. we've got delays in new york and chicago. a mess in some parts of the nation. more from lisa in just a little bit about the weather out there and weather around here. >> 46-year-old son of bernie mad was found dead in new york city in an apparent suicide. mark madoff was found hanged in his living room apartment. >>> police say mark madoff's father-in-law found the body in the manhattan apartment. his two-year-old son was asleep in another room. >> he was found hanging from a pipe of the living room of the apartment. >> they said he

the cal women hosting long beach state first half. a great look. lays it up for two of her 27.p 4. later in the first, causewell one of the 11 boards. also 17 points. 82-56 victory. 49ers hosting seattle and raiders in jacksonville. those highlights at 5:00. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> everyone is a little nervous on the first day of a new job and santa claus is no exception. the santa fired by the union square macy's this week is back making the holidays bright. don sanchez has more on the story. >> merry christmas! >> a hero's welcome for john toomey, the fired santa in his new pre-christmas home at lefty's. all ages greeting him with cheers, smiles and thanks. taking a cue from an old classic holiday film, they're calling this the miracle on gearry street. >> it's just terrific. certainly unexpected on my part. which makes is even better. >> last week john was fired as santa after more than 20 years. an adult couple had objected to a joke he told. the future was uncertain and then owner of lefty's offered to bring his bag of goodies here. >> i want to help the fir

the cal women hosting long beach state first half. clarnton with a great look. two of her 27. cal up 4. later in the first causewell with one of her 11 scores. the bears 6-2 with an 82-56 victory. 49ers hosting seattle and of course raiders are in jacksonville. those highlights tonight at 5:00. i'm mike shumann. have a great day. >> 6:30 these nine people have been shot in oakland and two separate shootings. one incident delayed bart service and details on this weekend's apparent save $523! 16 minutes could save you 16%! come on... isn't it time an auto insurer gave it to you straight? that's why you should talk to state farm. but not yet. first, talk to any one of the 40 million drivers who already have state farm. 40 million. yeah, that's more than geico and progressive combined. by a lot. 40 million drivers. more savings. and discounts up to 40%. where else you gonna get discounts like that? call an agent at 1-800-state-farm or go online. >>> the 46-year-old son of bernie madoff was found dead in new york city yesterday an apparent suicide. mark madoff was found hanged in h

state. yesterday i read a -- was it yesterday i read about laura from long beach. and today i'm going to read some other stories. and i -- i'm not using last names. this is p.j. from palm springs. "my husband suffered a brain injury two years ago. he's on permanent disability. i lost my job as a para legal in january. my benefits end this month. i have no way to pay our medical insurance. i'm going to lose my house. i'm trying to find a way to keep from becoming homeless with a disabled husband who is in constant need of medical care and 24/7 personal care. please extend unemployment insurance." adam from santa rosa. "i'm a 25-year-old life long california resident, graduated from california state university. i found a good job in the science field. i was laid off two years later due to the poor climate and forced to get unemployment insurance. i have been desperately seeking work, but to no avail and my benefits have run out. i'm currently the sole survivor for my wife, two children and myself. and despite all of my efforts to find work no opportunities presented

moved into mud they are dealing with a lot of problems not just in long beach but orange county that was one of the counties under a statey crude's strength clean things up. north of long beach new video of loss angeles. they received a third of its annual rainfall in less than a week. yesterday officials ordered evacuation's for more than 230 homes out of flint ridge it's the same area were mudslides in the data homes and backyards back of the lorry. some of the photos from the storm the first one here on a rock slide on pacific coast highway. families in rain gear at disneyland. but a great time to go to the happiest day on a plaid happiest place on earth. flooded streets in beverly hills. anybody who said it doesn't rain in southern california need to change that statement. it looks like this is not the strip of butter river of water racing through there. they are dealing with heavy rainfall. they are not used to a lot of quick sudden rain happening so they are trying to clear out from all of this rainfall. we're following a big story of the other much more in a few moments. let's go to our san mateo shot traffic is l

state of emergency in three more counties pounded by a week-long onslaught of rain. emergency declarations are already in places in six other counties. one resident shot this video in laguna beachhat shows the worst of the flooding there. walls of water created a mess and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage. officials estimate the storms did at least $70 million of damage in just orange, los angeles and san bernardino accounts and more rain is on the way. >> firefighters in petaluma are trying to determine the cause of an early morning fire that gutted a petaluma home. a fire broke out in a home on lombardi avenue this morning. the resident managed to get out safely with his two dogs but it appears the home is a total loss. investigators say it's possible a cigarette started that fire. >> in san jose firefighters credit three dogs with alerting neighbors after a fire started inside a garage. it broke out just before 3:45 this morning on purple cliff court. several people called 9-1-1 after being awakened by the dogs and smelling the smoke. >> so my neighbors on the right side, their dog had started barking, too. she and her husband came out and saw it right away, the f

states. it may seem like ancient history today, but it was not all that long ago. governors such as lamar alexander, bill clinton, and john engler were sending big reforms crashing onto the beachesf their own states. from the right, mostly from republicans, came a clamor to stop the world, we want to get off. the main symbol was for bush to abolish the department of education. it wanted to abolish washington's involvement in education and return the responsibility to the states. without other sweeping changes, abolishing the education department would recreate the old department of h.e.w. it would not restore state control of education. the more consequential development was resisted by republicans and led by democrats. it was the move to tighten the screws of the new legislation and create greater authority in washington. it was evident that many states were not doing a great job of setting academic standards. the government was not requiring them to do those kinds of things. when many states lag on these fronts, the fordham institute was reporting on the standards being used for these schools. eyes turned toward washington. this effort became a bipartisan. george w. bush, ted

state, but it won't be long-lasting. >> we live in paradise, and everybody wants a piece of our paradise and want to share it with us. >> reporter: in miami beach today, tourists traded bathing suits for sweaters and scarves. >> it's my bikini. >> reporter: forecasters say it will warm up here in florida, but not until friday. brian? >> kerry sanders down in orlando tonight. kerry, thanks. it's also strange in the pacific northwest, a very rare tornado slammed into the small town of ohmsville, oregon today near salem. a three-block area damaged, trees uprooted, a bridge church demolished. luckily, no one injured in the storm. >>> on capitol hill tonight in washington, a sudden storm over an old issue. earmarks. the pet projects that lawmakers hang on to must-pass bills, pieces of legislation, like ornaments on a christmas tree. our own kelly o'donnell is with us tonight from the capitol. kelly, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, brian. we're still waiting for a vote on the tax compromise to keep everybody's rates the same. and then this unfolded. a drama over government spending across all the agencies. as you said, many lawmakers have pu

state of emergency in three more counties pounded by a week-long onslaught of rain. emergency declarationsre already in places in six other counties. one resident shot this video in laguna beachhat shows the worst of the flooding there. walls of water created a mess and caused tens of millions of dollars in damage. officials estimate the stms did at least $70 million of damage in just orange, los angeles and san bernardino accountsnd more rain is on the way. >> firefighters in petaluma are trying to determe the cause of an early morning fire that gutted a petaluma home. a fire broke out in a home on lombardi avenue this morning. the residt managed to get out safely with his two dogs but it appear the home is a total loss. investigators say it's possible a cigarette started that fire. >> in san jose firefighters credit three dogs with alerting neighbors after a fire starte inside a garage. it broke out just before 3:45 this morning on purple cliff court. several people called 9-1-1 after being awakened by the dogs and smelling the smoke. >> so my neighbors on the right side, their dog had started barking, too. she and her husband came out and saw it right away, the fire, and t

states. it may seem like history today, but it wasn't all that long ago in geological terms at least that governors such as, of all people, lamar al alexander, bill clinton sent waves crashing on the beaches of their own state. after the 1994 election, two changes occurred on the front, neither turned out well. from the right, mostly republicans, new house members, came a clamber to stop the world. we want to get off. that was to abolish the department of education. the intent was to roll back washington's involvement in education and return to control to districts and parents. the impulse was understandable, but it was symbolic and 5 little hollow. as i noted at the time is what matters is not the name over the door of the federal agency, but what goes on inside it by way of spending and regulating and things like that without abolishing the education department would in effect create the department of hew which might not be a bad thing, but it doesn't return state control of the education. the other development after 1994 was the move led by democrats and resisted by republicans, but hold on a minute, and we'll come back to that, the move to tighten the screws of the new legislation and

states and in washington d.c. winning numbers will be drawn tomorrow night. >>> well, long time couple angelina jolie and brad pitt are married. in touch weekly claims the couple tied the knot on a beachn the indian ocean during their recent holiday vacation with their six kids in africa. the magazine claims to have inside knowledge including details on the couple's rings and their vows. they have been together since 2005. >>> coming up tonight at 5:00 we're learning more tonight about the missing snow boarder found dead near lake tahoe this morning. and we'll have a live report. >>> plus they're tracking this situation in pacifica along the cliffs there. the options the city and the property owners are considering. >>> our next newscast ktvu channel 2 news at 5:00. we'll see you then.

also a school psychologist who has lectured at both california state universities at los angeles and long beach. in 1975 she became the first african-american woman to be elected to the los angeles unified school district's board of education. and she led efforts to during some very tumultuous times to expand school integration and improve academic standards. for almost 20 years, congresswoman watson served in the california state senate where i served later but let me tell you, she was the first african-american woman to serve in that body. and she became a statewide and national advocate for health care long before the rest of the country was talking about health care reform. she was an advocate for consumer protection, women and children. during her tenure in sacramento, she served as chair of the senate health and human services committee and as a member of the judiciary committee. and let me tell you, and i always say this about congresswoman watson, there were 40 members of the california senate and i came to politics as a result of congresswoman chisholm running for president and she was

acting governor has declared a state of emergency in three more southern california counties pounded by a week-long onslaught of rain. one resident shot this video on laguna beachshoals the worst of the flooding there. mud, debris and puddles of water have created a mess and caused tens of millions of dollars in damages. heavy rains turned creeks into rivers that carried off luxury cars as if they were toys. capistrano, hundreds were evacuated from homes when this creek overflowed. >> it was scary. it was scary because you didn't know when it was gonna stop. >> now people are cleaning up as best they can in a race against the clock before the next round of storms hits. >> even though the heavy rain is out of there for them, the mudslides not diminishing at all. >> any rain at all is just making people really nervous. let's check with meteorologist mike nicco. >> it will be a quick hit this time. it won't last very long and it won't be very heavy but it will cause some flash flooding. it will be mainly saturday night into sunday. for us that same storm. for right now we have a little light rain showing up in the northern part of the state. you can see the increa

we talk about the work that they did and how they supported the united states, they deserve our honor and our respect. this long beach site includes an interactive display of women, air force service pilots, who were known as wasp at that time. these women transported the airplanes. they assembled them. they actually flew them to the places where they were needed the most. because of their efforts, they were able to produce -- imagine women 300,000 airplanes, 102,000 armored vehicles, 77,000 ships, 20 million small tarms -- arms, 40 billion bullets and six million tons of bombs. they were as much a part of our success and freedom for people all over the world, the women, the rosey deriff tores, as well as the veterans who also served. located we will have in this area not only a park and interactive center but also a history and the names and telling of the work that these fine women did. there will be a rose-colored walking path, circled around that park etched with the timeline of all the work that these ladies incredibly performed. along the pathway we will have stopping points where there will be etched stars and

states. the port of los angeles and the port of long beach. on average 35,000 trucks commute to and from the ports daily and by the year 2030, this number is expected to triple. those living along freight corridors in my district are already suffering from asthma and cancer rates far above the national average. air quality improvement and reductions in emissions are vital to the quality of life and health for those who live along the goods movement corridors. the immediate and long-term benefits of passing dera 2010 act are substantial both in my district and in the nation. additionally, the diesel emissions reduction act of 2010 provides economic incentives that all of our state and local governments need right now with their private fleets that contract with state and local governments to decrease emissions, still while maintaining and expanding their levels of service. since dera was funded back in 2007, more than 3,000 projects nationwide have been fit interested this very -- benefit interested this very program. the e.p.a. has estimated t

states. it may seem like ancient history today, but it was not that long ago that governors such as lamar alexander, bill clinton, tommy thompson rescinding education reform waves crashing onto the beachesn states. two changes occurred on this front. neither of them turned out well. from the right, mostly from republicans, there was a clamor to stop the world. that was the push to abolish the department of education. the intent was to roll back washington's involvement in education. it was understandable, but the specific proposal was symbolic and a little hollow. what matters is what goes on inside the federal agency. abolishing the education department then or now would in effect restart an old apartment. it would not give local control to education. the other more consequential development was the move by democrats and resisted by republicans to tighten the screws of the new regulation. it was evident that many states were not doing a good job of setting academic standards, developing good test, are holding their schools accountable -- were holding their schools accountable. that set the stage for the federal government to monitor and evaluate. if any states flag on these fronts -- i

that long ago, at least in geological terms that governors such as of all people lamar smith, comemy thompson and bill clinton and others were sending education reform onto the beaches of their own statestwo things occurred on this front, from the right, mostly from republicans, especially new house members came a clamor to stop the world, we want to get off, the push to abolish the department of education. the intent was to return control to the states, districts and parents. the impullings was understandable but the proposal was symbolic and hollow. what matters is not the name over the door of the federal agency but what goes on inside it by way of spending and regulating. without other sweeping changes would in effect recreate the old department of h.e.w., which wouldn't -- might not be a bad thing to do but wouldn't promote local control of education. the other big thing was a move led by democrats and resisted by republicans the move to tighten the screws of education and give greater authority to washington. it was evident that many states were not doing a good job of setting academic standards, developing good tests or holding their schools accountable. the 1994 legislation did

long beach island. in alabama, terry school will become the first african- american woman to represent the state.n. she attended princeton university, harvard and oxford. she is an attorney and the only incoming freshman democrat who has never been elected to public office. >> now, president obama announces a deal on tax cuts and the unemployment insurance. >> hello, everybody. sorry to keep you waiting. for the past few weeks, there has been a lot of talk around washington about taxes and there has been a lot of political positioning between the two party around kitchen tables, americans are asking just one question, are we going to allow their taxes to go on to refer or will we meet our responsibilities to resolve our differences and do what is necessary to speed up recovery and get people back to work. there is no doubt that the differences between the parties are real and profound. ever since i started running for this office, i have said that we should only extend the tax cuts for the middle class. these are the americans have taken the biggest hit, not only from this recession, but for near

state exchanges working. that will be the folks who handle all of this. >> just a couple of comments. i appreciate the dialogue you had. i want to point out that a long beach &, there is a high percentage of -- want to point out that in that 10%, there is a high percentage of cancer patients. we have had a lot of discussion today about transparency. that is critical. the insurance system we have had until now is dysfunctional. one of the main reasons is the lack of transparency. consumers do not have information. they do not know what they are buying. they are only buying from price. we have seen stories of cancer patients who get into treatment only then to discover what the limits of their plans are. that is one of the reasons we are supportive of the affordable care act. we need to move away from that system. we need more transparency and accountability. we need and accessibility package because we need to provide equitable health care. we need to provide services to treat a serious medical condition like cancer. we also have to recognize the economic competitive pressure on services today that result in employers and ensures using mini-meds. it begins