the first case is the case of former senator ted stevens when just over a year ago attorney generic holder threw out the conviction of senator based on gross misconduct in the case, even the judge of that case, judge sullivan, said after repeated orders from the court to the prosecutors, he had never seen a case that has seen more of use in his career. attorney general holder was right in terms of acting swiftly, in terms of throwing out that condition. he also stated that the department of justice's office of professional responsibility would investigate the actions of the two officers, yet a year after that, we still have heard nothing out of office regarding their conduct. the department of justice has publicly talked about how they increased training in terms of discovery obligations, and they have issued memos in terms of what they are supposed to be doing, yet they have yet to do anything regarding the behavior of those prosecutors. contrast that to the case that occurred a couple years ago, that boasts -- that of the prosecutor in north carolina, where six months after the charges w

safety board is expected to announce what caused the plane crash who killed former alaska senator ted stevens and four others died in august 2010 when the plane crashed here on a remote mountainside in alaska. the findings of the investigations will be shared at a public hearing in washington. so >> 20 6:00 a.m., a roadside bomb killed 10 people in afghanistan. the victims were laborers being driven to work to clean streams. separately, afghan intelligence deputy chief escaped a suicide bombing in the nation's capital, these attacks, as the plan to hand over controlled afghan soldiers remains on course for july. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. we will have the opening bell on wall street in 2 minutes. we will see if we can recover from yesterday's 131 point slide. a live look in san francisco and light traffic on the james length. california should be proud. we were the first to ban smoking on airplanes. the first to have smoke-free bars and restaurants. all while saving over $86 billion in health care costs... and over a million lives. we've done a good job. bu

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transportation safety board has found no definitive cause for the plane crash that killed former senator ted stevensnd four others last year. the report today said the pilot was "temporarily unresponsive" before the small plane went down near dillingham, alaska. it also said a warning system, which could have told him he was approaching a mountain, had been inhibited. there were no indications of mechanical problems, and toxicology reports ruled out drugs, though the pilot and his family had a history of strokes. it was impossible to know more because there was no flight data or cockpit voice recorder on board. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to an update on one of the "big three" auto makers as chrysler pays back billions. chrysler c.e.o. sergio marchionne made the announcement as he stood before a banner reading "paid" at a plant just outside detroit. >> we have received confirmation this morning at 10:13 a.m. from citigroup that chrysler group repaid, with interest, by wire transfer to the united states treasury and by bank transfer to the canad

[laughter] >> i would just point out that it was ted stevens who enacted the law saying that american supermarkets had to post where the fish came from. wasn't because the consumers, you know, were ought politically correct people and foods were going in and say where is this fish from? it had to be enacted into law, and i would be very skeptical that coming to know, all of the people in this room or even all of the good, you know, meaning the people that we know going into supermarkets and things saying did you catch it on a line or did you catch, you know, in a way that didn't damage to fish would really do the same, have the same effect of the government regulations. >> i disagree. i think that as matthew was saying it's about economic incentives. it becomes clear that this is what the consumer wants and this is the smart way to self . it will happen. >> okay. optimistic. that's very nice to hear. here's a follow-up. we will take a question on this side of the room. >> good afternoon. i've heard many claim we're hitting the tipping point of no return if you will with regard to our

of the national republican senate committee, i was confronted with some personal issues facing ted stevensand senator larry craig. following one it confession and a guilty verdict, i called on both of them to resign. i sincerely struggled with these decisions afterward. so much so that i went to each of them a few weeks afterwards and admitted what i did was wrong, and i after both of them for forgiveness. each of these men were gracious enough to forgive me, even though publicly, i did not show them the same grace. i am very grateful to both of these men. when i announced my personal failure two years ago, larry craig was one of the first to call in to express his support. i truly cannot tell you what that meant then and what it means to me today. the purpose of the speaking about this is to show that in life, a person understands more mercy a lot more when they need it and when it is shown to them. again, this is a hard lesson that i have had to learn, but i hope i can now show mercy to people who come into my life who truly need it. as i conclude, i have a few others that i want to than

senate committee, i was confronted with the personal issues facing senator larry craig and senator ted stevens. following larry's admission and ted's guilty verdict, i, too, believed in the power of my leadership position and i called on both of them to resign. i sincerely struggled with these decisions afterward, so much so that i went to each of them a few weeks afterward and admitted what i did was wrong and i asked both of them for forgiveness. each of these men were gracious enough to forgive me, even though publicly i did not show them the same grace. i'm very grateful to both of these men. when i announced my personal failure two years ago, larry craig was one of the first to call and to express his support. i truly cannot tell you what that meant then and what it means to me today. the purpose of me speaking about this is to humbly show that in life, a person understands mercy a lot more when they need it and when it is shown to them. again, this is a hard lesson that i have had to learn, but i hope that i can now show mercy to people who come into my life who truly need it. as i concl

-coordinated model of the legislation that late-senator ted stevens passed establishing the federal gas pipeline coordinator. my bill addresses the problem too many projects are caught in shall -- the presiding officer: the the senator has used seven minutes. mr. begich: i would ask for an additional three minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. begich: my bill addresses the regulatory whack a mole. you think you have a regulatory one hurdle, another one pops up. this bill gives authority t. second, let's align the clean air standard for offshore drilling permits among the affected federal agencies. we must have a level playing field whether you are in alaska or the gulf of mexico or the eastern united states. as my colleague from louisiana knows, who is here joining me on the floor, louisiana has one rule, alaska has another rule for the same issue. third, let's invest in american transportation and safety infrastructure to develop soil and gas resources in frontier areas. the fact is we need a far greater coast guard presence in the arcti

senate committee, i was confronted with the personal issues facing senator larry craig and senator ted stevensrry's admission and ted's guilty verdict, i, too, believed in the power of my leadership position and i called on both of them to resign. i sincerely struggled with these decisions afterward, so much so that i went to each of them a few weeks afterward and admitted what i did was wrong and i asked both of them for forgiveness. each of these men were gracious enough to forgive me, even though publicly i did not show them the same grace. i'm very grateful to both of these men. when i announced my personal failure two years ago, larry craig was one of the first to call and to express his support. i truly cannot tell you what that meant then and what it means to me today. the purpose of me speaking about this is to humbly show that in life, a person understands mercy a lot more when they need it and when it is shown to them. again, this is a hard lesson that i have had to learn, but i hope that i can now show mercy to people who come into my life who truly need it. as i conclude, i have a

-coordinated model of the legislation that late-senator ted stevens passed establishing the federal gas pipeline coordinator. my bill addresses the problem too many projects are caught in shall -- the presiding officer: the the senator has used seven minutes. mr. begich: i would ask for an additional three minutes. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection, so ordered. mr. begich: my bill addresses the regulatory whack a mole. you think you have a regulatory one hurdle, another one pops up. this bill gives authority t. second, let's align the clean air standard for offshore drilling permits among the affected federal agencies. we must have a level playing field whether you are in alaska or the gulf of mexico or the eastern united states. as my colleague from louisiana knows, who is here joining me on the floor, louisiana has one rule, alaska has another rule for the same issue. third, let's invest in american transportation and safety infrastructure to develop soil and gas resources in frontier areas. the fact is we need a far greater coast guard presence in the arcti

national republican senate committee, i was confronted with the personal issues facing larry craig and ted stevens. following larry's admission and ted's guilty verdict, i called on both of them to resign. i struggled with these decisions afterwards. so much so that i went to each of them a few weeks afterwards and admitted whatdy was was -- t i did was wrong. i asked them for forgiveness. each of these men were gracious to forgive me, although i did not though them the same grace in public. i'm grateful to both of these men. when i announced my failure two years ago, larry craig was the first to call and express his support. i truly county -- truly cannot tell you what it meant then and means today. the purpose of speaking is a person understands mercy a lot more when they need it and when it was shown. this is a hard lesson to learn, but i hope that i can now show mercy to people that come into my life that truly need it. as i conclude, i have few others that i want to thank. my colleague from the state of nevada, senator reid, i ran against senator reid in 1998. he beat me by just a little over

senate committee, i was confronted with the personal issues facing senator larry craig and senator ted stevensfollowing larry's admission and ted's guilty verdict, i, too, believed in the power of my leadership position and i called on both of them to resign. i sincerely struggled with these decisions afterward, so much so that i went to each of them a few weeks afterward and admitted what i did was wrong and i asked both of them for forgiveness. each of these men were gracious enough to forgive me, even though publicly i did not show them the same grace. i'm very grateful to both of these men. when i announced my personal failure two years ago, larry craig was one of the first to call and to express his support. i truly cannot tell you what that meant then and what it means to me today. the purpose of me speaking about this is to humbly show that in life, a person understands mercy a lot more when they need it and when it is shown to them. again, this is a hard lesson that i he had to learn, but i hope that i can now show mercy to people who come into my life who truly need it. as i conclude,