she believes that the states or cities like chicago can ban guns and interfere with that right. if you're satisfied that she believes that, does she deserve to be on the supreme court? >> this is a huge issue. it is something that we will need to inquire into. her opinion seems to favor that, but it was based on an old 1890 case, so she will need to explain that, but you are right, judge. if the supreme court, after this washington d.c. heller case were to conclude that the second amendment did not apply to the states, as she has held in her opinion, and on some other occasions has held, then the second amendment would be eviscerated in any state or city or county and they can eliminate the right to bear arms even though the federal government couldn't. >> senator jeff sessions, thank you very much. >> thank you, judge. >> a new study finds that america is sitting on enough natural gas to last us 100 years! we are the saudi arabia of national gas, and yet for some reason, we're actually the number one importer of natural gas in the world. why? t. boone pickens is here and weighs

so at least for the government employers, there is a feeling that what a state or city could do in advance of initiating the process, they cannot do this when the process has taken hold. some people say the governments are struck by the fact that they may now be answerable to some kind of due process way, apart from the race, in cases where they have chosen a selection criteria and initiated a process and changed their minds, they have to carry a burden of proof to say that where they were intending to go was unlawful. this was quite striking. i think that we will have a lot more to say about this in response to the questions. i will begin to talk about this -- and some as a rebuff in a couple of minutes. a pair of cases that are quite interesting when considered it together involved a question of when the courts should take and knowledge problem, where something has gone wrong in a particular instance and respond to the problem by the recognition of the federal due process right. you take tw of cases. alaska, for reasons i cannot understand, will not let them pay to have the dna evidence

of the second amendment tohe district ocolumbia for exale, compared to a situation in which a state or a city imposed a regulation on the control of firearms, tt it uld be much more likely that t court would uphol the state's aility or the city's ility toegulate that that it would in the abstra i'm taking about, than a federal attempt to regulate it under the second amendment? >> that's the problem within the abstract. because what the urt would look atis whever ate legislativeindings there are an the fit between the findings and the gislation. >> a i apprecite that you are notoing to, without knong t facts of each case, you can't opine. as a again propotion if the amendment i incorporatedt will be much mor difficult for a government toimpose a andard than if it is not incorporate >> well, the staard of review, even under the incorporatn doctrine was actuay not deced in heller. d thatissue wasn'tresolved. what that aswer will be is actually an on question that i couldn't even discuss in a broad tm, other th to jst explain that -- >> all right, lete ask you again to inteupt we are less than tw

so at least for the government employers, there is a feeling that what a state or city could do in advance of initiating the process, they cannot do this when the process has taken hold. some people say the governments are struck by the fact that they may now be answerable to some kind of due process way, apart from the race, in cases where they have chosen a selection criteria and initiated a process and changed their minds, they have to carry a burden of proof to say that where they were intending to go was unlawful. this was quite striking. i think that we will have a lot more to say about this in response to the questions. i will begin to talk about this -- and some as a rebuff in a couple of minutes. a pair of cases that are quite interesting when considered it together involved a question of when the courts should take and knowledge problem, where something has gone wrong in a particular instance and respond to the problem by the recognition of the federal due process right. you take tw of cases. alaska, for reasons i cannot understand, will not let them pay to have the dna evidence

. >> reporter: but any city or state investment in the roads or any part of this can pay big dividendsof racing on the international stage can be a positive road trip of sorts for the city of baltimore. in baltimore, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >>> 5:50. how about just rolling down the window and going for a nice cruise? would be nice if it was the weekend. we have to get to work but a nice day to do so. getting outside, i say just pack a brown bag, go out there and enjoy it pause another beautiful day on tap. 63 degrees in baltimore to start. 50s back in into the mountains. a sign of cool air trying to work back in. we had the frontal boundary push through, still under the influence of low pressure in eastern canada. strong storms across the northern plains will dive to the south but could spread a few clouds our way. otherwise, great weather. computer model keeping us very dry as we head in through today. just a few clouds in the afternoon. watch the northeasterly push, could throw some showers off the coast of the delmarva tomorrow afternoon. maybe clipping portions of the metro

future perfectly and there is always uncertainty and risk we are no longer exposed and to just one state or city or country, we are exposing it to the economy and that is dangerous. >> a few questions -- number one with the debt overhang issue, isn't the only possible solution to create inflation in order to decrease the real value of the dead? >> that is the conclusion i came to and how disturbing to read in the paper today that ben bernanke went to congress and promised to them the one thing he would never do is delete the currency. he is reading of a plan but that is 30 years old. we know that inflation is very harmful and we found that out during the carter years but the onetime inflation might do some good is when everybody has to much debt. corporations, businesses, and governments, municipalities, individuals -- everybody is and so is almost swear to go ahead and inflate and not back those debts. you can argue the holders of those would be upset that they bought too much debt and never should have invested and that should probably be trading in 70 or $0.80 on the dollar. the other way to

. >> reporter: but any city or state investment in the roads or any part of this can pay big dividends. four days of racing on the international stage can be a positive road trip of sorts for the city of baltimore. in baltimore, roosevelt leftwich, abc 2 news. >> if it happens, that would be pretty wild. >>> people in harford and northern baltimore counties flooded 911 can calls early yesterday morning after they heard a loud explosion and saw a bright light. police think it came from a meteor, burning up in the atmosphere. we reported on this yesterday. but now we have a picture of that meteor. mike henke sent us this picture. he was take long exposure shots of the andromeda galaxy and was inside his house when he heard the loud boom. when he checked the pictures, he found this light trail across the street. you can find more picture at mike's astro photos.com. >> you notice there were several white streaks in there that's because as the meter your comes in, it breaks apart. >> each piece has a streak. >> when you're taking astral photography, you open up the shutter and let it open f

quotation here, but it would be more difficult for gun owners to challenge the regulations of states or cities, but it was unclear how much more. could you describe the test that would be used in such a situation, and in your opinion, how much more difficult it would be for gun owners to sustain their rights as against states and localities? >> yes, senator kyl, i heard you questioning one of the panels earlier, you raised that issue yourself, she said the rational basis test would be sufficient to sustain any gun ban that the government wanted to impose, whether it was a city or a state, and the actual basis test is the lowest threshold that the government has to meet to sustain a ban. they can articulate any reason pretty much, and it will be sufficient to get past that view. now the supreme court in heller made it clear the rational basis test is not allowed when you're interpreting an enumerated right like the second amendment, but she ignored that in the maloney case and talked about rational basis anyway, so that is of great concern to me and i think to the almost 90 million american gun

programs or serve healthier foods in cafeterias. city councils and state legislators in transportation and city councils decide whether to build crosswalks, sidewalks and bike paths and zoning boards for local officials decide which kinds of businesses to welcome them into their communities and/or make it easier for supermarkets to sell fresh fruits and vegetables to move into poorer neighborhoods. .. the evaluation of effectiveness. these are tools applied often in the past with great effectiveness in infectious disease prevention. but to be successful in reversing this academic, public health must lead in a way that brought in new organizations and players to get leaders from these other places to join in on this issue. everyone from a to z has a role to play in the obesity academic reversal. on the federal side, where are no agencies that start with x, y, or z, the list goes from a to w. the white house. in states that might be the state house or a city, the mayor's office, but on the federal level, it is the white house. the white house can call togeth

future perfectly, if there is always uncertainty and risk we are no longer exposing it to one state or city or country. we are exposing it to thep>x gll economy and that's dangerous. >> a few questions. number one. if the debt overhang issue -- is in the only possible solution to the inflate brigade inflation in order to decrease the real value of the debt? >> yeah. that's the conclusion i came to and how disturbing to read in the paper today that ben bernanke went to congress and promised them the one thing he wouldl

so at least for governmental employers, there is a sense that what a state or city could do in advance of initiating a process, it can't do once a process takes hold. i know some people in state governments are quite struck by the fact that they may now be answerable in some kind of constitutional due process way, wholly apart from race, in cases in which they have initiated, chosen a selection criteria, initiated a process and for whatever set of reasons changed their mind, whether they'd have to carry some brp of showing that the way in which they were intending to go was unlawful before making that adjustment. i think that's quite striking. i think we'll have a lot more to say about ritchie in response to questions. let me just sum up in a couple of minutes. a pair of really -- a pair of cases that i think are quite interesting when considered together involve the question of when the court should take an acknowledged problem, an instance where something has gone wrong in a particular instance, and respond to that problem by the creation or recognition of a federal due process right

second amendment for the district of columbia, for example, as compared to a situation in which a state or a citympose a regulation on the control of firearms, that it would be much more likely that the court would uphold the state's ability or the city's ability to regulate than it would in the abstract, i'm talking about here, than it would a federal attempt to regulate it under the second amendment? >> that's a problem within the abstract because what the court would look at is whatever legislatuledg legislative findings there are in the fifth -- fit between those findings and the legislation. >> right. >> and i appreciate that you're not going to -- without knowing the facts of every case, you can't opine, but just as a general proposition, obviously if the amendment is incorporated trvgs will be much more difficult for a government to impose a standard than it. it is not incorporated. >> well, the standard of review, even under the incorporation doctrine was actually not decided in heller. and that issue wasn't resolved so what that answer will be is actually an open question that i couldn't

lawyer, said in her testimony, this is a very, very low threshold that can easily be met by a state or city that wishes to prohibit all gun ownership, even in the home. thus, if judge sotomayor's decision were allowed to stand as precedent, states will ironically be able to do what the federal district of columbia cannot: place a de facto prohibition on the ownership of guns and other arms. as we've seen, judge sotomayor's testimony about her previous speeches and some of her decisions, it is difficult if not impossible to reconcile with her record. similarly her testimony about the extent of her role with prldf is intentioned with the evidence that we have. "the new york times" has detailed her active involvement as recounted by former plrdef colleagues who have described judge sotomayor as a top policy-maker who played an active role as the defense fund staked out aggressive stances. what were the litigation positions advanced by the prisoner appeal defense fund -- by the puerto rican defense fund? it argued restrictions often abortions are annual skwrus to slavery -- analogous to slavery

transparency. >> when you have information like this, just that their concerns make a department or a city or a county or state look bad. hide behind legal department. it is wrong. >> redact the names or information that should not be out there in the public domain. and allow us to take a look at it. >> frustrated with the legal department's denial of our freedom of information request. councilman cole plans to ask for a hearing, at the city's judiciary and legislative investigations committee. he wants answers from george nielsen and a look into city crashes. >> i pay high property taxes, and i struggle to live in baltimore like everybody else does. and i want to know that my tax dollars are being spent prudently. >> a date for a city hearing on the issue has not been set. a earlier investigation revealed police paid out close to $400,000 on damaged rental cars. to read more about the story, go to foxbaltimore.com and click on investigative voice. >> workers evacuate a baltimore city courthouse earlier today. courthouse east on calvert street was evacuated around 9 a.m. for a few hours. some employees smelled

fund abortions, and gun control where dew recently noted the second amendment does not prevent a city or state from barring gun ownership. private property, where you ruled recently that the government could take property from one developer and give it to another. capital punishment, were you personally signed a statement opposing the reinstatement of the death penalty in new york because of the in human psychological burden it places on the offender and the family. so, help the american people will follow these hearings closely. they should learn about the issues and listen to both sides of the argument and at the end of the hearing, if i must one day go to court, what kind of judge do i wish to hear my case? do i want a judge that allows his or her social, political or religious views to change the outcome or do i want a judge that impartially applies the law to the facts and fairly rules on the merits without bias or prejudice? it is our job to determine which side of that fundamental divide the nominee's stance. thank you mr. chairman. >> this week on the communicators, a discussion on how

or not the second amendment applies to estates. that means that if it does not apply to states, that any city, county, or state government can prevenprohibit firearms. it would be a very bad thing. she has ruled that it does not apply to the states, based on prior precedent. i'm not sure that is correct. it raises questions. when this issue will come before the supreme court -- it will definitely be something she will need to talk about because she has ruled on this already. martha: i respect that you are looking at this very much through the prism of your chairmanship and your duty to make a judgment on this judge. as a republican, i'm curious of your thoughts of what some in your party, and jeb bush is one that comes to mind, who feels that the republican party has lost a lot of ground with hispanics. what do you think about the ramifications for republicans in general of giving this judge a tough time? >> this judge needs to be treated fairly. i am committed to that. she needs to be treated respectfully. she has a long record and she deserves that respect. this is the only chance the american people have to be able to look at her and se

. >> reporter: but any city or state investment in the roads or any part of this can pay big dividendsof racing on the international stage can be a positive road trip of sorts for the city of baltimore. in baltimore, roosevelt leftwich, abc2 news. >> one of the most popular races to visit baltimore may be making a return visit. according to the baltimore business journal city and state leaders are thinking about bidding to bring the volvo ocean race back to the region. baltimore would once again be the around the world sailing race, with the stop in maryland and annapolis, national harbor in prince george's county serving as co-host. the race is every three years and usually makes at least one stop in a u.s. port. it would be great if you were here. the last visit was in baltimore in 2006 and 250,000 people flocked to the inner harbor to see the spectacular boats. this year boston hosted the eight-month race. justin? >>> did you notice all the race footage was stormy? lightning, rain, big waves. we hope to have much better weather in safe harbor if that's the case when it comes back to

perfectly and if there is always uncertain and risk we are no longer exposing it just to one stated, city or country, we expose it to the global economy and that is very, very dangerous. ers. >> a few questions. number one, with the debt overhang issue, isn't the only possible solution to inflate, create inflation in order to decrease the real value of the debt? ers. >> that is the conclusion i came, to and how disturbing to read in the paper today that ben bernanke went to congress and promised them the one thing he'd never do is inflate the currency and is reading out of a play book that is 30 years old and we know inflation is harmful to an economy and found that out during the carter years but the one time inflation might do some good is when everybody has too much debt. corporations, businesses, governments, municipalities, individuals, everybody is too leveraged and it is almost fair to go ahead and inflate and not back those debts. you can argue the holders of those debts would be upset, but they bought too much debt. they never should have invested in that debt and that debt probably

and within that bellwether state, or bellwether cities we're going through tough times.amento has problems, how does it resonate in san diego. >> well, what happens with sacramento has problems, they refuse to address the tough issues, and make cut backs themselves they spread the name to cities and counties and san diego stands to lose well over 60 million dollars and to put it in perspective, we have already cut in the last year, 176 million dollars out of our budget to balance. now in the state, which is horribly mismanaged instead, we want more from you. in effect, our taxpayers are paying twice for the state of california. >> brian: and tell me about the budget negotiations and how they're going? >> they're going to take our gas tax money, we believe is constitutionally illegal, and they're going to take redevelopment money which they've already lost in cart and they're going to take property tax which they have a right to do once every ten years. >> brian: that doesn't sound too good. that eliminates a lot of the money you're he counting on. >> well, it does and th

are you in the process of looking at ways that we could try to settle, allow states or a city agency o settle with fema in a lump sum amount and then from there to allow the state and local governments the flexibility to have them initiate a recovery plan as they would see fit for their own communities? >> there's two options. one is to design a program that looks like block grants. we do an estimate, write a check and we are done. the problem is oftentimes disasters are so complex we don't know enough initially and oftentimes keep going back. i think a better option let's take a school system, the jefferson school system and instead of writing each building as a project what if we wrote the district as a project for the campus as a project and gave him more flexibility within those structures? i think the tendency to look at every item, every building has a separate project worksheet is not something that necessarily lends itself to the flexibility door asking for our staff has to go back and look at is do we have the tools, can we with the stafford act to things that allow us to wri

was there a guide to most major cities or primarily by state? >> primarily by state. so there was the guide to new orleans. there was only been a half a dozen or a dozen guides to cities. the guide to washington, dc, new york city, new orleans, lincoln, several other cities. san francisco and l.a. but, yeah, the new york, john cheever worked on that one. actually, in talking with michael, we found sort of evidence and a description of a day in coney island, the fingerprints of cheever and how his perspective kind of goes from morning to dusk and gets this whole sort oflyrical view of the board walk. >> i just won erred because so many of the writers at the time went on to write fiction, like jim thompson or this person in idaho that was a one-man editorial force. there is any question about the editorial accuracy of the guides? >> that's an interesting question. a number of the guide did set up -- the states had copy editing, fact checking. for example, where the editor in nebraska who had torn -- had been a hobo but had been an english major before he had to leave col

it means that any of the nonprofits in your states or cities or counties can apply for dollars that will put people to work. right now we have the ability to utilize some $700 million in what we call green jobs. of course you can't see it overnight. you couldn't see it in march. you couldn't see it possibly in february. maybe you didn't see it in april or may. because, yes, processing is important. documenting your dollars, where are your tax dollars going? making sure we have the right report is correct. but in houston i'm very proud to have worked on the stimulus dollar legislation providing language to ensure that minority and women-owned and small businesses will be recipients of those dollars in the appropriate manner so that we don't leave out small businesses who would have the ability to legitimately be receiving stimulus dollars through a government process and work that they would be doing. and construction dollars for all the construction workers out there. rehabilitation is a right way to work. i'm glad that the heights, houston heights tower received some 95,000, those are w

city and the state. >> reporter: because there's so much excitement, because there's so many people expected to pack into the stadium the city surging everyone to take public transportation. or if you must drive, please plan to leave early, park your car, then travel around on foot. >> however you get there, the game is sure to score major goals for soccer lovers and for charm city. and the soccer bug here in baltimore could continue to grow. the city is placing bids to bring world cup soccer here within a decade. reporting at m&t bank stadium, weijia jiang, wjz eyewitness news. >> both chelsea and ac milan will test out the turf during tomorrow's practice session. >>> well, there was much to do about the first lady's new appearance. her appearance at last night's celebration of country music generated comments all over the internet, so much so that the office of the first lady issued a statement saying it wasn't a new cut, but rather she had just pinned it up. >> you're kidding me. >> if only she knew what type of consternation she would do. >> bob, every time you change your hair style, it just throws me way off. >> for a few minute we forgot about the economy. >> yeah, ri

states. the elvis was too big for the city to handle or so it would seem. especially since it was out there plain as day for everyone to behold in its glory. >> it's impeding pedestrian flow. it was right here, just -- up against the wall. >> reporter: why after 15 years did elvis have to go? some hound dog obviously didn't like his blue eyes crying in the rain or at least his blue suede shoes. suspicious minds believe it's s presence is around the restaurant. a person caught in a trap and caught walk out or the least walk around this icon of canton. >> this points out the hypocrisy of government sometimes to focus and worry with one complaint, we have to take it in, yet we have thousands of signatures. a lot of people in the neighborhood really want it back. >> reporter: the city statute is specific, you can't have things in the way of pedestrian flow. someone could get hurt, they could trip, they could fall. you need to have the sidewalks clear so people can get around without having to run into anything. he's taking a petition with a thousand names to ci

first to philly's state house or independence hall, then to city hall.1800 the federal government moved permanently to wawgdz. but -- washington, d.c. but no one thought to give the supreme court its own home. so for many years the justices met in various parts of the capitol building. finally in 1929, chief justice and former president william taft persuaded congress to finance construction of a building for the court. a home that was completed in 1935, at a cost of a little under $10 million. including $3 million of marble from around the country and the world. it may have taken 146 years, but finally the supreme court had a home of its own. a home befitting its importance in the american system. or as chief justice charles evans hiewfs said in laying the building's corner stone, republic endures and this is the symbol of its faith. jonathan hunt, fox news. shepard: well, brand new information tonight concerning the future of the alaska governor sarah palin. since her stunning resignation announcement 10 days ago now, governor palin has yet to talk abo

state police investigated the accident. melissa carlson is live in our newsroom with that story. good morning. >> good morning. and baltimore city fire officials or maryland state police started getting calls about 10:30 last night. people say they were reporting that they might have seen a car on fire. what they saw burning was a passenger corporate helicopter. maryland state police say the civilian helicopter took off from hagerstown regional airport. about 10 miles east of hagerstown, all four passengers died in the crash. their identities are still not known this morning. f.a.a. records show that the helicopter with the tail number matching that was registered to marsan aviation, inc out of wilmington, delaware. it's not clear what caused the crash, but americaal issues and -- mechanical issues and inclement weather are possible factors. state police say the road has been re-opened. we hope to know more this morning. about 10:30 ntsb will be holding a press conference. we'll get those details for you tonight at 5:00 and 6:00. for now, live in the newsroom, melissa carlson, wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. baltimore city fire officials are inves

. >> shannon: could your city or state take away your right to gun? yes according to a recent court ruling. we have a fair and balanced gun debate up next. 4l%%%%%% helps me concentrate. [ male announcer ] for all the things that you can't wash, wash it with febreze. >>> topping the news, police are investigating an earth morning shooting in charlotte, north carolina, as some wonder whether the killing can be linked to a string of murders over the border in south carolina. police say the latest shooting happened in north charlotte at 2 nert this morning. two monorail trains collided at disney world in orlando. one driver is dead, the other taken to the hospital. five guest guests and two emplos were riding on the train at time. no word yet on what caused the collision. a person is dead after lightning struck in florida. polk county fib officials say 8 people were gathered outside a church when lightning hit a barn. in addition to the person killed 18 others were taken to the local hospital. could gun owners in america have to give them up? in som

come up, and i'm not familiar enough with the regulations in all 50 states to know whether there's an absolute prohibition in any one city orstate against the possession of firearms. all i can speak about is that as in the case the panel looked at, the question for the court would not be whether the government action in isolation is constitutional or not. the question -- in isolation. it would be what's the nature of the government interest in the statute it's passing and depending -- >> that's the rational basis test? >> exactly. >> well, but the rational basis test could very well be fairly interpreted to say that since guns kill people, it's rational for a city to vote to eliminate all guns. i would just say to you, isn't it true that if a city could pass that very low test, they could ban firearms if your decision is not reversed by the supreme court. >> because that question of incorporation before the court will arise, i don't feel that i can comment on the merits of the hypothetical. all i can say is regardless of what standard of review the court uses, it has struck down regulations under every standard of review us

way of major showers or storms but a 10% chance of near the state line we could see an isolated thunderstorm or two. 66 at the airport. 70 on the eastern shore and 66 at ocean city. partly cloudy, p.m. thunderstorm possible, 84 to 88 the forecast high but lower humidity. tonight 58 in the outlying areas. we were 58 at the airport yesterday morning. looks like 66 downtown. i have more on a cooler extendeded forecast coming up. right now good morning, sarah. >> not a lot to complain about on the roads. clear ride around the area. top side near belair about 60 miles an hour. on the west side looking at 54 miles an hour in the area of windsor mill. 62 toward 40. not bad at all. live view of 95 near white marsh good aheading away from us southbound traffic, delay-free there. nice ride on the north side at harford road. that is the latest on "traffic pulse 11." back to you both. >> our big story this morning, new details in the investigation of two teens found on light rail tracks in luther bill. >> a woman has come forward saying she may have information about what happened on that sunday afternoon. jennifer franciotti live at the lutherville rail station with more.

brings a lot of tax dollars to the city and the state. >> reporter: because there is so mump excitement, the city is urging everyone to take public transportation. or if you must drive, please plan to leave early. park your car and then travel around on foot. >> reporter: however you get there, the game is sure to score major goals for soccer lovers and for charm city. >> and it will be busy this weekend. >> reporter: and the soccer buzz in baltimore could continue to grow. the city is placing bids to bring world cup soccer here within a decade, and wjz, eyewitness news. >> thank you. i'm excited. i'm going to that game. >> that is very nice a lot of people are excited in this building. >> but one of them. >> yes. >> and bernadette will be there, 70,000 other people will be there as well. >> it will be a lot of fun. >> but it is the soccer game. we should really call it football because that's what they really call it. >> it is football. the real football a sport with a foot. it will be really, really great for our city. [ and the weather should hold up. it is going to be warm. >> that's okay. as long as it is not raining, jim. and from 8 to 88, it

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caer: i don't see any signta the is any desire from the government or from the united states military to have the american return to the city in anyiven way. that could carly change. but so far we have seeno evidence that anybody is pushing for that. >> more on today's violencen what it means, we are joined on again byichael wahid nna who follows iraqclosely. is a fellow wi the fouation herin new york. we were just reporting that this is he least deadly mnth for civilis and for military peonnel, the month july. and i'm wondering just the significancef today's attacks. how bad are theyn that contrast >> wel, we'rlike 3 see some bombings and some leve of violence in ir for years to come. and i'm pleasantly prized athe transition, i terms of iraqi supremacy in tes of securing urban centers. ando i don't think this is going to have an apprecble impact on u.s. andiraqi planning that the point. because, agn, they ven't had strategic impact. they haven't had dermined or threatened the iraqi gornment at this point >> "the neyork times" is also reporting day that there was a senior american mility adviser in baghdad who essentially

in gun-control, you argued that the second amendment does not prevent a city or state from barring gun ownership. private property, you recently ruled that a government can take property from one developer and give it to another. capital punishment, where you oppose the reinstatement of the death penalty in new york because of the human psychological burden that places on the offender. i hope that the american people will follow these hearings closely, that they should learn about the issues and listen to both sides of the argument. at the end of the hearing, if i must one day go to court, what kind of judges do i wish to hear? do i want a judge that allows his or her social and political religious views to change the outcome? or do i want a judge that harsel applies the law to the facts ruled on merits without prejudice? it is our job to determine which side of that divide the nominee's stance on. thank you. >> thank you. another housekeeping things, we will try to keep these opening statements to 10 minutes -- and other housekeeping thing, we will try to keep these opening statements

. >> it is unfair when you take a perception and you blacklist a city or a state based on that perceptionames president obama for suggesting in february that las vegas is linked to corporate excesses, which has hurt the state's struggling tourist industry. >> $100 million of the economy has disappeared. those are jobs. those are people's lives that his words of testeaffected. >> the white house insist that such decisions are based on a cost-benefit analysis, rather than the locations reputation. some members of congress are calling for laws to prohibit what the governor is calling destination discrimination. megyn: thank you. bill: i still like a halo. i am the funny one. it depends on the day. in a moment, a secret group of americans apparently plotting terrorism on targets overseas. who they are and where they were planning to strike. nomegyn: in today's kelly's cou, if you are elected to public office, should there be a dress code? >> this template is inappropriate. what are we having this discussion? in an adult. and will do what i please. -- i am an adult. presenting the key to the c

i don't see any signta there is any desire from the government or from the united states military to have the americans return to the city in any given way. that could clearly change. but so far we have seen no evidence that anybody is pushing for that. >> if more on today's violencen what it means, we are joined once again by michael wahid hanna who follows iraq closely. is a fellow with the foundation here in new york. we were just reporting that this is the least deadly month for civilians and for military personnel, the month july. and i'm wondering just the significance of today's attacks. how bad are they in that contrast? >> well, we're like 3 see some bombings and some level of violence in iraq for years to come. and i'm pleasantly prized at the transition, in terms of iraqi supremacy in terms of securing urban centers. and so i don't think this is going to have an appreciable impact on u.s. and iraqi planning that the point. because, again, they haven't had strategic impact. they haven't had undermined or threatened the iraqi government at this point. >> "the new york times" is also reporting today that there wa

of the stimulus money for capital projects like roads be spent on the development of city parks and tourism or state parks and tourism divisions that will directly empower poor neighborhoods and poor groups to access exercise facilities to help combat this? why shouldn't this be part of the calculus as we go forward with capital investments and every state in the country? i know it may be hard to believe now because we only get bad news about state budgets, but the truth is that the federal stimulus gave money that at least cuts the crisis that states like my state, new york, face by about 50% and made it go away in some states that weren't in such bad shape. so if you got this money and it helped you, why shouldn't some of that money have to be invested in creating recreational opportunities for low-income people and urban areas who otherwise would not have it? what about ural areas -- when there are poor rural areas where there is a lot of obesity do we really know whether it is possible to organize any kind of affirmative health opportunities? do they have access to the same level of health infor

gun control where you recently noted it is settle law that the second amement does not prevt a city or stateuled recently that the government could take property from one pharmacy developer and give it to anher. capital puniment where you personally signea statement opposing the reinstatementf the death penal in new york because of the inhuman psychological burden it places on the offender d e family. so hope the american peop will follow these hearings closely. ey should learn about the issues and listeto both sides of argument. and at the end othe hearing, i ask if i must, one day, gto court, what kind of judgeo i wish to hear my case? do i want jge that allows his orer social politica or religious vis to cnge the outcome or do i want a judge that impartially aps the laws othe facts and rules on the meriwithout bias or prejudice? it is our job to determine which side ofhat fundamental di thnominee stas. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. another housekeeping thg. were going to try to keep these opening atements to ten mites. will recognize senators on thedemocratic sidebased on s owner

, because if the decision by judge sotomayor becomes law, any city, maybe not vermont, but any city or state in america could virtually, i believe, fully ban all firearms. and that's just where we are, and you may -- we can discuss how much precedent bounds you to reach this conclusion. it's not a little bitty issue. it's very important. >> but states mate laws that they've gone along. vermont has decided not to have the restrictive laws that you have in alabama, and -- but states have made up their mind. senator franken? >> thank you, mr. chairman. i have a letter here from several former u.s. attorneys from the southern district of new york. some of them republican appointed and supporting the judge's confirmation, and i'll read a little bit from it. it says that each had personal experience, including appearing before judge sotomayor. she came to our cases without any apparent bias, probed counsel actively with inciteful and tough questions, and demonstrated time and again that she not only listens but is often persuaded by counsel. in our matters, judge sotomayor's opinions are clear and

abortion and gun control where you recently noted that the second amendment does not prevent a city or statem barring gun ownership. private property where you've ruled recently that the government can take property from one pharmacy developer and give it to another. capital punishment where you personally signed a statement opposing the statement of a death penalty in new york because of the inhuman psychological burden it places on the offender and the family. so i hope the american people will follow these hearings closely. they should learn about the irons and listen to both sides of the argument. and at the end of the hearing ask, if i must one day go to court, what kind of judge do i wish to hear my case? do i want a judge that allows his or her social political or religious views to change the outcome or do i want a judge that impartially applies the law to the facts and fairly rules on the merits without bias or prejudice? it's our job to determine which side of that fundamental divide the nominee stands. thank you, mr. chairman. >> thank you. another housekeeping -- >> judge session

from massachusetts if this funding is so important, why is it paid for by the state of california, the city of san francisco or how about those toll roads? and is it really worth borrowing the money from the chinese and sending the bill to our children and grandchildren at this time? i think not. i would urge adoption of the amendment. i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, the nos have it. the amendment is not agreed to. mr. hensarling: on that i request a recorded vote. the chair: pursuant to clause 6, rule 18, further proceedings on the amendment offered the gentleman from texas will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise. mr. hensarling: i have an amendment number 4. the chair: clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: amendment number 4 printed in house report 111-219 offered by mr. hensarling of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from t

either federal at the national level, statewide or at the state level or it's municipal, community or whatever else it may be when you talk bt community and city level. so we have an infrastructure that very well supports that kind of approach. that's why we have been osucc s osuccessful in reauthorizinged voting rights act and passing legislation issues like hate crimes and need to move beyond that. our ability to be able to make sure that people can vote with election reform issue concerns. we're advancing issues around opportunity and access to health care, education. and we were the first ones, quite frankly, to come out and begin talking about the housing crisis, the mortgage crisis that we understand to it be today. when we met with ben bernanke two years ago and sat down and told him we needed a moratorium on foreclosures before wall street started screaming. we talked to him about addressing the issues because like so many times in the past the african-american community is proven to be the canary in the mine shaft. we saw this breakdown coming and we moved to address it. >> brief point. while we talk about all the social issues that y

which is local control, where conditions in new york city may be different than conditions in miami or in wyoming or wherever. and, therefore, states, cities can have some degree of ability to control things for themselves. a central republican idea anyway of having more state and local discretion and control. and at least it's there. >> your position during the campaign i think for years as far as guns is concerned, what's good maybe in wyoming is not necessarily good in new york. >> that's right. very different conditions in a very crowded city where you've got availability of guns can be very different than in a rural area where you may want them for protecting yourself in the home because you're all alone or for hunting or whatever. >> you're happy it failed. >> i think it's the best situation. i think we're left -- by it's not passing we're left with cities and states within their own constitutional making decisions and that's better. >> let's talk about a critical issue for the country. republican senator jim demint made news this week when he said this -- if we're able to stop obama on this it will be his waterloo. lit break

city and state. >> reporter: because there is so much excitement, so many people expected to pack into the stadium, the city urges everyone to take public transportation. or if you must drive, please plan to leave early. park your car, and then travel around on foot. however you get there, the game is sure to score major goals for soccer lovers and for charm city. the soccer buzz could be growing more in baltimore. the city is placing bids to bring world cup soccer here within a decade. live at the stadium, wjz news. >> ticket prices began at $35 if you don't have one, you're too late. they are sold out. >>> if you are waiting for someone to get home from work, let's check with traffic control. >> good news, cleared up all the accidents on the major roadways. still have plenty on the sub roads. new one in bel air, south another at -- triplebell road. southwestern boulevard at sulphur springs. another one involving a bus. as far as jams go, 95 northbound slow between 195 and the beltway. 8 minutes, average speed of 31 miles per hour. northbound lanes are slow again between 895, the merge, and top side of the beltway. there it is, jammed. ten minutes betwee

insurance, who are fortunate to have employer-based insurance, whether a federal employee, state employee, city employee or work for some of the large industries. we have insurance. but 43 million to 50 million people don't. our country's employers and employees spend more per captaina than anywhere in the world for some of the worst results for the average illnesses. we will debate a bill in a few minutes, the increase in diabetes eates in the hispanic community. it can be dealt with early on. our health care system decides to deal with people after they are so ill and more expensive. we need health care reform in our country for cost containment and also to make sure that every american doesn't have to get their health care through the emergency room. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from florida rise? >> address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> americans are asking where are the jobs. we have been promised jobs over and over again by the obama administration and the majority in thi

reid: madam president, i don't know much about the state of new york or the city of new york. but i do know there is a high school there called james madison that has some pretty prominent graduates. as united states senator, bernie sanders from vermont went to also there, chuck schumer, went to high school there and norm coleman, a senator of minnesota, was also a graduate of that school, and i also understand that ruth bader ginsburg also graduated from that high school. i'm sure there are others. my message to norm coleman is that i've been involved in close elections. i lost an election for the united states senate many, many years ago by 524 votes. i won one, not too many years ago by 428 votes. so i have some appreciation for what norm coleman and his opponent, al franken, went through. and my thoughts during these past eight months have been directed toward the difficulty they've had in their lives as a result of that close election. one of my elections, the one that i won by 428 votes, took six weeks. i can't imagine one taking eight months. it was a hard-fought campaig

legislation that would allow prisons to use or at least test phone jamming technology to interrupt those calls. the panel also got a letter from city state's attorneys in support of the amount. a law passed in 1934 prohibits interfering with radio signals. >> the jamming technology is something that we haven't had an opportunity to demonstrate because it's against the law to use it. so part of what we're doing is asking for a demonstration to see if the technology might work. >> corrections currently uses dogs to sniff out cell phones. other tools include a chair that can sense metal hidden in body cavities and metal detectors. but the methods are costly and use too much manpower. critics contend phone jamming is not an exact science either. there is concern it could interfere with legitimate uses. according to internal documents, in the past 14 months, authorities have found as many as 729 illegal cell phones inside prison walls. inmates caught face a misdemeanor charge. state legislators will be asked to make it a felony. >> baltimore county police need your help finding a witness who may have information on two boys who were hit and kil

but city leaders say that city is not nearly as bad off as neighboring states or crisis states like california. >> our finances have been managed much better than our surrounding jurisdictions. california is a mess. they are issuing uios to pay expenses. >> at the start of thioca psihy year last september, the city slashed $130 million from the et.gbu and now faces newutbus of $435 million before september 30th because of receive new lost over the last eight months. projection force the nextcais fs year already are down $150 million since the 20 is on aasrove ad few months ago. aat's aalot tfot $733 million in lost rueenevn i just overhe last year. with new deadlines loom. >> we want to, again, express that the hard work has just begun. >> repter: the mayor and council leaders who will meet in new york friday with wall street to review city finances say they will cut about 250 more government jobs. on top of 1600 already cut. and new reservn funds to balance a budget as the law requires. community advocates say they welcome cuts across the border rather than those that just affect social or ot

state. and there may be something in it for you to help. >>> would you stay put or move back to baltimore city if you had lower property taxes? we have live report on the possibility. that and more coming up. you know why megan is off today? ulysses s. grant. this is the anniversary of his death, back in 1885. >> she's mourning. >> she's in mourning. >> oh. >> she loves president grant. >> that's her her number two on the list. that would put the wedding off if he came back. >> absolutely. >> megan, our hearts with you and with the grant family. this morning, 72 degrees. a very muggy start. 94% humidity and the winds are out of the east at 7 miles per hour. that's a moist flow. this is all spelling almost a guarantee that we're going to get wet. this is maryland's most powerful doppler radar. we're dry for the time being but look at the rain in through southern maryland. we'll take you on down and pull you in a little closer and show you that if you're watching us in cambridge and easton, heavy rain and thunderstorms starting to come up from the south. we're also watching this particular band

cities, counties, states. those are on the spending binge. if your homeowner in any one of these states your property taxes have probably gone up triple or doublein the end when all the stimulus money is gone the wages of the unions at the state, county, city will still be had. they have no concept of cutting back. i do not see the need these counties or states cutting back. furthermore, the bill will ruin the auto industry in the cap and trade will ruin it more. it is like putting your 1 foot on the throttle and 1 foot on the break. it is a complete disaster. i think that obama is kind of dumb because i called bush down when he was in, so i will call obama down, too. host: all right, the democratic line from michigan. caller: thanks, suzanne. -- cspan. the money is going now to illegal aliens to. i am not prejudiced. which is still have the money to support them. a few months ago a window to get a postage stamps. -- i went to get them. the bottom line is these people -- " sitting there, there was one brother who was mexican and could not speak english. this guy was helping her with her forms and calling her his homegirl. here we seen to subsid