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the gentleman from colorado. mr. polis: i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from california, the chairman of the committee on education and labor, mr. miller. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for three minutes. mr. miller: thank you, madam speaker. i thank the gentleman for yielding. i thank the rules committee for reporting this legislation to the floor with the amendments that have been made in order. i want to thank the gentleman from colorado for his strong support for this legislation not only in the rules committee but in our committee on the education and labor committee where he led a number of efforts to improve this legislation. this legislation will allow -- this rule will allow for the proper input and amendments from members on both sides of the aisle of the legislation that will be transformative for our students, families, and taxpayers. the student aid and fiscal responsibility act will allow us to invest $87 billion to make college more affordable, to build a world cla

the new york police department. he got on a plane and immediately flew back to colorado. so the ability to see the scope of this potential terrorist cell was cut off in midstream. and i think that's what you are seeing now. they weren't able to charge them with terrorist acts but making misstatements to the federal government. and i think it is an attempt to put people on the highest state of alert, even though they don't know what the facts are yet. it is just the next best way to have the united states keep its guard up for what is worried to be something that is very dangerous. >> as you said after 9/11 the criticism was they didn't connect the dots. they had information and didn't act on them or didn't act in the most responsible way. this young man we are talking about, 24-year-old najibullah zazi he and his father are in jail and are they saying at least a dozen more people have gone underground because this blew open? >> well, his father was put on bail on his own recognizance but being carefully watched. the son and the informant are in jail awaiting bail hearing.

the gentleman from colorado. mr. lamborn: i'd continue to reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time is reserved. mr. grijalva: if i may inquire of mr. lamborn, do you have any additional witnesses? mr. lamborn: in response, we don't have any speakers. so we're ready to close. mr. grijalva: i reserve the balance of my time. mr. lamborn: we yield back the balance of our time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from colorado yields back. mr. grijalva: i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the time has yielded back. the question is will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1043, as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 having responded in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed, and without objection a motion to reconsider is laid on the table. for what purpose does the gentleman from arizona rise? mr. grijalva: thank you, mr. speaker. i move to suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1287. the

bu at the same time, o families revenues were flat the health care cost premiums in colorado went up by 97%, almost double. mr. president, i can tell you this, i've now visited every one of the 64 counties in colorado. i have had a conversation in every place. and i can find people that disagree on everything. but mr. president, i can also tell thrgh is not a single person i a single one of those conducts who have said to me my health care insurance is7% better today than at the beginning of the decade or my health care coverage is 97% better than at the beginning of the decade, thank you, michael bennet for making sure my costs went up 97%. no one is saying that. the reverse is true, the quality is going down. in my state also, over the same period of time, the cost of higher education has gone up 50%. so we are saying to our working families: you are going to have to make do with less; your income is going to be lower at the end of the decade in real dollars than it was at the beginning of the decade and at the same time you are going to have to assume dramatically increased health

the least i can do is help you -- is thank you for pay my salary. colorado, you were the victim of the four horsemen of the apocalypse, you know those for millionaires to created the left-wing infrastructure in colorado, basically running candidates for the legislature, money in politics is only a bad thing if somebody else is spending less in their lives. this is a virtue when they are spending best. the colorado model, as we describe this in the weekly standard and the wall street journal. this is the success. liberals want over the governor's mansion and the legislature, watering down the amendment and so clearly they were on the march. michael malone, the premier political analyst in the country, do you think that i know this? he knows the boundaries of every congressional district. i will defer to him. he just wrote a very interesting piece in his syndicated column. the gold rush becomes a bust. but he says that as we are reminded frequently by ronald reagan and others, campaigning is poetry, governing is bros. the monday and business -- this is not --

misses representing the people of colorado. f him that says i can wear my cowboy hat now whenever i want to. [laughter] can is a true son of the american west. the salazar family settled in new mexico 400 years ago. for centuries ago. when they move to colorado in the middle of the 19th century, they claimed some of the first water rights. they grew up farming, the salazar boys in the same colorado land that ancestors had formed and wrenched for centuries. -- farmed and ranched for centuries. i did not have a television or telephone. salazar's did not even have electricity until 1982. i at least have electricity. we're so fortunate that have dedicated leaders at the helm as we work to get our country back on track. as you know, it was not always this way. you're surely at the vanguard of a new age. it was a time when the west had a little political pull. in the 1980's, but picked nevada to become the nation's new nuclear dumping ground. despites hazards to this terribly from a deadly product, it went forward. it went forward wit

we will be doing the same thing in colorado and in oregon. it's about 20, 19 closure times so we want to purchase some land. the myself thing here is there is property adjacent to the cemetery that we are in the process of negotiating with the owner now so we what may be purchased the property. that is what we will be using the fund is in the near future to purchase property. >> thank you for your efforts and in any way my office can assist you we would love to do so. thank you. >> thank you, mr. lamborn. ms. halvorson. >> thank you. thank you, mr. muro and all the other panels before do. thank you for doing such a good job with regards to a situation that came out in my district. i'm sure you are familiar with the private cemetery in the illinois where several of the veterans especially their headstones and entire empirical was desecrated and abraham lincoln national cemetery which is in my district we worked out where we could offer them free free burial so that is something that is very wonderful that we were able to do for the veterans.

federal investigators say the colorado man at the center of an alleged terror plot had video of new york'sd central terminal in his possession and also say afghan national najibullah zazi which you just saw in the picture admitted to having ties to al qaeda. he has not been arrested but is expected to speak to investigators later this morning. >>> italian prime minister silvio berlusconi says it will be best for their troops to leave afghanistan just as soon as possible, following the fourth single death toll for italy in the war. six italian troops were killed in a roadside bombing in kabul. ten afghan civilians died. 21 italian troops died since the war began. there's no timeline for troops towdraw. >>> we took in a press conference held 30 minutes ago in baltimore regarding the massive water main break. the break flooded suburban streets and homes with dirty, brown water, yuck. this morning officials say the water in the area is now safe to use, and they're working to restore gas to homes affected. the red cross is on the scene with clean supplies to people who need it. president six fo

a new majority taking control of the colorado state house and senate. the election of two new dynamic leaders, governor bill ritter of colorado, and senator john tester of montana, the west had paved the way for one of its favorite sons to become the new majority leader of the united states senate. harry reid of searchlight, nevada. and new mexico's senior senator jeff bingaman to chair the committee on natural resources and max bacchus of montana as chair of the powerful finance committee. then again in 2008, bold change rolled forward, unstoppable. with tom udall of new mexico and mark udall of colorado joining and a new president, barack obama. >> hello, las vegas. >> new leaders, a new challenge and a new way of doing business. preserving our western heritage, ensuring our government meets the new challenges of today and tomorrow. a new vision for the west. pragmatism. inclusion. conservation. energy independence. and protecting our quality of life. ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the new west. >> good morning. i'm governor bill ritter, i'm delighte

you were the victim of the four horsemen of the apocalypse in colorado. basically ran candidates for the legislature, swamped opponents with money. it is only a bad thing if somebody else is spending their money. when they are spending it, it seems just fine. the colorado model as fred barnes and i referred to it last year in articles that appeared the same day in the weekly standard and the "wall street journal," the colorado model was a spectacular success. liberals took over the legislature and is won the governorship and won the u.s. senate seat. they watered down the tabor amendment. so clearly, they were on the march. but michael barone, the premiere political model, he knows the boundary of every congressional district in the country. i refer to him and all other matters. michael barone wrote an interesting piece "democrats colorado gold rush turns into a bust." he points out that while as we are reminded frequently by reagan and others campaigning is poetry, governing is pros. it is harder and more mundane. and the mundane business, the mundane pro

a garrett atkins homer highlighted colorado's five run third inning. the 5, reds 1, leaving colorado just two games behind the dodgers in the nl west. >>> and in the american league, angels right hander john lackey threw a five-hit complete game and torii hunter contributed a two run homer as l.a. blanked seattle 3-037. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories and sorting out the rhetoric, a closer look at health insurance company profits. achoo! (announcer) what are you going to miss when you have an allergy attack? achoo! (announcer) benadryl is more effective than claritin at relieving your worst symptoms. and works when you need it most. benadryl. you can't pause life. >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. strong storms will be developing across the northern plains. much of the west remains hot and dry. the northeast and deep south will have showers and thunderstorms. >>> here's another look at this morning's top stories. it's the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. there will be memorial services re

the colorado man, the 24 year old facing charges of lying to the fbi, faces a new count of conspireing to set off bombs. najibullah zazi will appear in a denver courtroom later today. court documents claim zazi plotted for more than a year to carry out a bomb attack and he stockpiled bomb making chemicals he bought from beauty supply stores. zazi was arrested last saturday. his father, mohammad, and a new york muslim cleric, also charged with lying to investigators. afzali has been released after posting $1.5 million bail. >>> two new jersey police officers are still recovering from gunshot wounds sustained during an early morning raid in lakewood in ocean county. one officer shot in the face. his condition is serious but stable. another shot in the foot. bulletproof vest protected the other two officers involved in executing a search warrant for firearms and narcotics. the suspect also received multiple gunshot wounds but is expected to survive. >>> to kentucky where the fbi is investigating the death of a u.s. census worker found hanging from a tree near a cemetery. the word fed was

one was hole on the wall, and brown's park, where utah and colorado and wyoming are. and that history was so amazing, i said, nobody knows about this. they used to travel at the pony express and it would rob bank and we get to their next tied out. anyway, i found it so fascinating, i went to national geographic in 1975 and said, look, if you guys ought to check this out. this is great history. it was like that of a " 60 minutes" deal, we will do it if you do it. and i said, wait a minute. i bet the national geographic does not like profanity, and i cannot imagine going out on the trails and that not being a big part of it. they said, it is as simple as this, if you will do it, we will do it. if not, we won. i said, let me think about it. and then i thought, what if i pull some people together that did not know which it did that well but were connected by a love all -- a love of the west, could ride a horse, and we rode the trail why the outlaws. and i would talk to make the stories. that happened -- and i would document the stories. that happened and we spent about ove

agents late today began searching the colorado apartment of this man, najibullah zazi. zazi is at the center of what law enforcement sources say may be one of the most important u.s. terrorism investigations since 9/11. the afghan national denies he's a terrorist. >> of course not. i have nothing to do with al qaeda and any link or anything with al qaeda. >> reporter: zazi, who once had a hot dog cart in new york, now drives an airport shuttle van in denver. but u.s. officials speaking on condition of anonymity say suzuki also recently traveled to pakistan, made contact with known al qaeda operatives, and sought information about building homemade hydrogen peroxide bombs. that background, coupled with zazi's visit to afghan friends in new york over the 9/11 weekend was enough to trigger monday's raids in queens. a senior law enforcement official says new york police and the f.b.i., lacking hard intelligence and fearing a possible attack, were forced to move early as a security precaution. now those disruptive raids have badly compromised f.b.i. surveillance in the case.

the game is over! colorado hangs on to its unbeaten record. the goal post is already down on the south end. >> it's very emotional simply because of the fact that our sal aunese wanted to live for this. it wasn't god's will for him to live but -- >> his dying wish was to win the orange bowl and with the national title on the line in miami the buffalos lost the notre dame. but when they want to share the national championship the following year a specially made number 8 aunese jersey went up on t.c.'s wall. >> i think it made him feel closer to his dad and why he always grew up wanting to be a quarterback and wanting to be like his dad. he wore number eight as soon as he could. >> his grandfather next door taught him to play quarterback like his dad and in high school he was bigger than his father at 6'3" and stronger arm and got a call from the same ambitious football coach les miles now head man at lsu. >> i think the tie is a wonderful one and in some ways makes him closer to his dad. i think he loves the game that his father loved. >> a chan

three games remaining for the colorado rockies. they have a three-game lead against the atlanta team. this game into extra innings. to see what remains. that is why he is a pinch hitter. he hits the ball very far. in tennis, calling the early departure of the top two seeds, the no. 3 has also been knocked out in tokyo. she was beaten in three sets b. that will be plenty of bankers reform maria, who is aiming for her first title of the year. she has been injured for most of the season. this is the last 16 after a straight set crashing from the australian athletes. the vilest of the recent u.s. open had to pull out of her second round match. -- the final list of the recent u.s. open had to pull out of her second round match. on tuesday, there were held to a draw in russia, held in barcelona take sole control. it certainly is an equalizer. the 19-year-old scored both of the goals against liverpool. in group three, four different scorers. only 13 and a half thousand showed up. and the man knew it scored eight equalizer. let's hear now f

rain in the colorado mountains. >> a chilly 52 in colorado springs. snow boarding weather soon. ake city, fargo to 65, st. louis 82 today, 70s from boston all the way down to atlanta. 90 today in miami and dallas and 89 in new orleans. >> of course it is the biggest night in television. this year it was marked by a number of repeats. >> nevertheless the 61st annual primetime emmy awards is being called one of the best in years thanks in part to doogie houser. mad men and 30 rock were at the head of the pack. >> lead actor in a comic series went to alec baldwin in "30 rock," while toni collett won for lead actress. >> again close was a repeat winner for her role in "damages." >> outstanding comedy series went to "30 rock." "mad men" picked up the best drama series. >> i have not seen mad men at all this year. >> this year seems different. the plot is different than some of the other seasons now. >> well, times are progressing. >> the daughter is now much more involved. >> we'll be right back with more "world news now." >> some extreme weather to tell you about. flood watches poste

little bit of snow still in the colorado rockies. ove 7000 feet. >> atlanta dry today and they will be dry tonight and a slight chance of a light shower tomorrow. here are the clouds with the front. this is to our south tonight. to keep a chance of the shower in. 84 for the plains. 85 in oakton. downtown mid to upper 80s. pretty good deal. slight chance of a shower. 83 for annapolis. better chance of a shower south and east tomorrow as the front treks away. 86 tomorrow. beautiful on friday. mid-70s. then some rain and showers late saturday. cut the grass on friday. upper 60s. then upper 70s on sunday. we should salvage the back half of the day. briefly warmer again. monday low 80s. maybe a shower. and then, my friends, coolest air of the season. 64 the high for wednesday. >> big change. coach zorn always seems to even keeled. he has got to be feeling this type of pressure. >> he likes to say he stays medium. he might be getting large at this point. at least i would be if i were him. coached 18 games in washington and already the hot s

the colorado rockies jumped to an early lead, but the visiting padres rallied late. san diego's nick hundredly singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth and the padres one 5-4, cutting the rockies wild card lead to 3 1/2 games. >>> in the american league, justin ver lander racked up 11 strikeouts as the tigers squeaked by the sinking indians 6-5. detroit now holds a three game lead over minnesota. >>> and in kansas city, the red sox rolled over the royals. david ortiz homered and drove in three runs as boston beat the royals 10-3. the sox are now within three games of clinching the al wild card. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. and home grown terror, an illinois man charged with trying to blow up a federal courthouse. [ male announcer ] ordinary toothbrushes are designed to clean your teeth. but the millions of bacteria that cause plaque and bad breath are all over your mouth. that's why you want the crossaction pro-health from oral-b. unlike an ordinary toothbrush, the oral-b crossaction pro-health combines crisscross bristles, gum sti

the -- my state rep from our district in denver buzz the leader in the colorado legislature on health care policy. she quit the job and took something else and a bunch of people came to me because i'm doing health policy and said, why don't you try for that? i tried for it, didn't get it, the guy they picked is great, better than i would have been. >> do they appoint legislators? >> they don't have special elections for legislators in mid term. lots of people in many state legislatures get the job that way. once you're incumbent you tend to win. >> will you run for office? >> i might do that. i think the goal for american health policy is universal coverage at reasonable cost. that's where we have to get. that's where all the other rich countries are. i'm not sure our national government is going to get there. i mean, this summer is not promising. i think it might happen on a state by state basis. you read my chapter about canada. what happened in canada is one province in canada, saskatchewan, which is a lot like colorado, half plain, half mountains, there are no rivers out there, th

it's just north of the part of colorado i represent and is beautifully kept and i appreciate your work. >> once again, thank all of you for your service to the country and our, the staff will send you a simple questions and in the interest of getting through the agenda before the next votes are called and we disappear for who knows how long we will thank you and excuse you and wish you a good day and ask arthur panel to join us consisting of steve muro acting for memorial affairs at the national cemetery at patrician at the u.s. to part one of veterans affairs accompanied by ron walters director of planning and budget and planning services of the national cemeterdm

single in the third, ian stewart was able to get colorado on the board. solo shot was his 21st of the season. >> told you the giants were a game back of the rockies entering play. tied at 2. given up just one earned run in his previous starts. prince fielder, an r.b.i. ground out. aaron an r.b.i. single, tied at two. top 8 in beer town. >> trying to inch closer to that wildcard spot. the braves taking on cincinnati. top of the sixth. brandon phillips to right field. joey vato would come in to score, reds go up 2-0. cincinnati, now they've won five straight. 10 of the last 12. nate mccloud's first home run since july 24th. >> the very function alomar lynns visiting the nats, florida entered the night four out in the wildcard chase, top three. john home run baker, 3 for 5. ties a career high with four ribbies. ramirez, by the way, was in the lineup. remember, he's got that hamstring issue. 2 for 3, two ribbies. >> so you look at the nl wildcard race. the rockies, one game up on the giants. >> he's been dominant in the second half of the season. looking to b

after overnight stay in miami, the passengers left for boston. colorado. woman who spent five days in the woods after her car crashed is now recovering. investigators say she apparently swerved to avoid a deer and ran off the road. the car flipped over several times and landed in a clump of trees. she broke several ribs and vertebrae and suffered a punctured lung. >> there is mountain lion and bear, all kinds of stuff rooms around rooms -- roams around. i don't know how she didn't get mauled. towr tourists her her called for help. a helicopter helping rescue a horse from the american river. the horse fell down the river bank and couldn't get out of the canyon. >> there was no way to go up, no way to go down, the only way out would have been this air lift that we did. >> the veterinary emergency response team from the university of california at davis watched over the rescue. both horse and rider reportedly ok. two restored tablets of the 10 commandments are back in a historic new york city synagogue just in time for the robber who he shanna holiday. the tab

. >>> nbc news has confirmed fbi agents have seized potential evidence at the colorado home of a man who has suspected ties with al qaeda. wednesday's search follows a similar raid on several new york city apartments this week after the man, a 25-year-old afghan, visited the area. he was taken in for questioning in denver where he provided a dna sample and information about his recent travels. despite earlier media reports, nbc news justice correspondent pete williams reports officials are waiving off claims they discovered a large quantity of potential bomb-making materials. >>> meanwhile, reports say connecticut police expect to make an arrest later this morning in the case of murdered yale graduate student annie le. according to police, 24-year-old raymond clark was detained and questioned until 3:00 in the morning, while authorities carried out a seven of his apartment tuesday night before releasing him into his attorney's custody. a second search of clark's apartment and car was conducted late wednesday, the same day a coroner's report said le was strangled to death. according to

you look at the colorado river that has been carving rock. 1.7 billionears old. half the age of the planet. if i'm lucky, if i'm fortunate, i getour score, 80ears. i'm nothing in comparin to that. yein tt hew hue military mething has opened up and'm ab to participate in a relationship that hn muir oke so passionely about. i think every one of the 50 pele that we introduceou do ha a moment like that. there were a couplof people or anssociation that got tether and devoted theirives to saving it. at the hrt of it was that persal transformation. everyone we interviewedor the series over the last 10 years had thr own experiences. each one of us, most of us who worked on the series, i know had that momen where you just feel like you opened up. whater you want to callt. you n call it religion, science, art. whatever it wa somethg was transformed. my molecules were rearrged. i feel. i pinch myself. i'm getting paid to stand up he. i got up at 3:00 a. and i carried this hvy equipment out to thi point and waitedor the suno come up at the nationa park where the first light

he is the colorado man accused of plotting to plant bombs in new york city. investigators say he planned to make bombs out of common chemicals like bleach, acid and nail polish remover. najibullah zazi was allegedly trained by al-qaeda in pakistan. so far, police do not believe any of these plots are connected. you can read the indictment handed down in the quantico case on our website at wusa9.com. the story is on the front page. >>> a public hearing on the status of fire hydrants and water supply for firefighting is about to get underway. alex trevino is live from northwest with more. good morning, alex. >> reporter: good morning, andrea. the topic, district fire hydrants. how fire and emergency medical services and the district water supply authority expect to maintain and repairs hydrants. the major problem facing district officials, not enough fish in the line to get water on the flames. the hearing is scheduled for 9:30 this morning. the hearing will focus on issues arising out of the mansion fire on chain bridge road and allegations this one was anothe

the federal agents say zazi bought a large amount of household chemicals at the beauty supply warehouse in colorado. the chemicals, they say, mixed together could make homemade bombs. the feds believe this surveillance video captures zazi in the store. >> one of the guys on the floor said what do you need this stuff for and he said, a bizarre comment, i have lots of girlfriends. >> reporter: in dallas, another suspected girlfriend. the 19-year-old made his first appearance in federal court. the jordanian national, here in the country illegally, is accused of trying to blow up the office tower. honestly, you know, i'm thankful. thankful we have the agencies we do out there doing the job they're doing and protecting us. it's still frightening, you know. >> reporter: and this man, michael fenton faces charges of trying to ploy up a federal courthouse in springfield, illinois. the federal agents say none of the cases are connected but the one thing they have in common if convicted, all of the defendants face life in prison n. new york, david lee miller, fox 5 news. >> coming up next at 6. a rising crim

the colorado man at the center of the terror investigation in new york city said he is innocent. he has been under surveillance in connection with a suspected plot to make homemade bombs. police raided several apartments in queens but they did not find any. local police departments are be asked to be on the lookout for bomb-making materials. >>> tributes are pouring in for patrick swayze. >> his most famous movie was filmed in southwestern virginia. the chef who cooked for the taft spend some time with the actor. >> he did not talk about hollywood or making movies. him as a talked about what a beautiful area this was. he had noticed a lot of horses around. i think he was a bit coarse person. he liked the area. -- he was a big horse person. he would come back and chat with people in the kitchen. even the dishwasher. >> "dirty dancing" was filmed here. the guy had problems in life. he was not fall of the hollywood baloney. >> his father was a rancher and loved courses. >>> 5:37. >> still ahead, local police are missing your neighborswith radar guns. >> i am carrying one around in m

the colorado river as just half of its flow. that is sending something very loud and clear. water is going to be an issue, based on the clash between development and preservation. and in order to not have that stage a clash, if you have to come up with an alternative. i personally like to see the return of more agriculture. i may be sound like a lot i but i do not care. i think that agriculture as a respectful and held the use of the land. >> absolutely. >> with subdivisions of luxury homes, and dams, no. i think pam should go away. >> we are taking them down in the west. >> the faster, the better. >> i do think that time and resources are running out in the west. i have seen it. i have experienced it and it makes me nervous. you want whenever changes are going to happen. climate changes affecting water. -- climate change is affecting water. people need to focus on that and wild land right now. it is going to be who is in office that understands, who is in office that is going to replace those people whom we have had a live with for the past eight years, that's all manifest d

rain in the rockies turning to snow in the colorado mountains. a chilly 52 in colorado springs and 75 in boise. phoenix will hit 105. sacramento, 96. it's 82 in st. louis. 77 in chicago and 75 in the twin cities. highs in the 70s for most of the east coast and 90 in both miami and dallas. >>> well, hundreds of thousands turned out this weekend for a concert by some of latin music's biggest stars in of all places cuba. ♪ [ speaking spanish] >> but the megaconcert hit a sour note with cuban-americans who claimed the performers were having a good time while ignoring the political situation in cuba. not so, says the concert's organizer. >> well, let's go to cuba. let's go there and just try to open one little window, grow a little door with music. >> in fact, that man juanes' family received death threats because of the concert. all the equipment on stage was shipped from miami with permission from the state department, by the way. >>> coming up on "america this morning," money news with an important fed meeting this week, many are waiting to see wha

early early this morning, the colorado man at the super of the probe, najibullah zazi was indicted insor to the late senator edward kennedy will take over his seat in it washington temporarily. massachusetts governor deval patrick is appointing paul kirk. patrick just signed legislation giving him the authority to name the replacement. kirk served as kennedy's chief of staff and as chairman of the democratic party before heading up the kennedy library foundation. now, he will not be a candidate in the january special election to choose kennedy's permanent successor. he made that clear a short time ago. >>> president barack obama presided over historic session of the u.n. security council today. heads of state from all member nations voted unanimously for a resolution to eliminate every nuclear weapon in the world. the council is calling for all countries to work toward limiting the spread of nuclear arms, reducing nuclear arsenals, and preventing nuclear terrorism, as well. it is only the fifth time all heads of state have attended a security council meeting. and president obama is th

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. >>> the colorado man at the center of a terror investigation in new york city said he is innocent.has been under surveillance with a suspected plot to make homemade bombs. police did not find any bombs in queens when they raided his apartment. police departments are tbe on the lookout for bomb making materials. >>> a top military adviser is endorsing sending more troops to afghanistan. he said the war is growing more complicated and that winning will require more resources. president obama approve sending an additional 21,000 troops to the region. >>> a sea change. a new prime minister has been elected. he takes over for the man who stepped down earlier this morning. >>> we turn to linda bell for business headlines. >> even if you have good health insurance, it may be about to change. employers are planning to cut back on health care benefits next year. a survey shows 40% of employers plan to hike employee co- payments for doctor visits. they also plan to raise annual deductibles. it was a year-ago today the federal reserve made an exception and provided $85 billion to keep aig fai

and on the scene in denver, colorado and courtney is following the action in new york. and live outside the federal courthouse. right now as i understand it he and his dad are only charged with lying to federal agents, but hasn't he also admitted to several things, allegedly? >> yes over three days of questioning by the f.b.i. and looking at the complaint affidavit, it looks as though he told an f.b.i. agent that he admitted in interviews during his 2008 trip to pakistan he attended courses and received instruction on weapons and explosives at an al-qaeda training facility. this agent goes on to explain this particular region of pakistan is where al-qaeda has safe houses and does a lot of training. keep in mind earlier this week, his attorney came out and told me personally that his client had no ties to al-qaeda. the only reason he went to pakistan was to visit his wife. >> it was kind of an accident that he ran into terrorists. are more charges expected? >> that is big question. we've been wondering because it appears, from looking at the affidavit and all the other r

after the arrest of a terror suspect in colorado. but this kind of random inspection is now the norm. >> we have no specific information from our intelligence sources that say our system or any other is under threat of attack. our system is safe and as safe as an open system can be. >> reporter: targeted train inspections like this one at farragut north station have been going on since 2005 after the train bombings in london and madrid. in fact, transit police have had an increased visibility since the ptember 11th attacks in washington. they are meant to give metro riders reassurance. >> it's to ensure the public somebody cares about safety. >> it raises my anxiety because i don't know what's going on. >> reporter: this morning the alert was expanded with security bulletins about terrorists' interests in attacking crowded places like hotels, entertainment venues. and sports stadiums where thousands of people gather for games and concerts. >> they have lots of staff here. they check each and every bag before you enter the stadium. >>

the risk eventually to all u.s. forces there. >> all right, jim miklaszewski. thanks. >> reporter: you bet, wendy. >>> a coloradoan allegly trained by al qaeda will stay in custody after a federal court appearance today. zajibullah zazi and his father mohammed zazi were arrested in denver over the weekend. investigators say the younger zazi played a direct role in an alleged terror plot believed to have targeted new york city. ringconnect 1200 >> reporter: all alone coming off of a commercial flight at dulles, national guard major t.j. law was smothered with hugs from his wife and two small kids. he's just back from a seven-month deployment to iraq. >> the hardest part was not being able to see anybody and be with them but it's great to be back. >> reporter: how much dumiss them. >> so much. >> reporter: law's wife monica is a national guard reservist who wants to bring attention to soldiers like her husband who deploy by themselves. t.j. law was sent on a special mission and had to link up with units not knowing a soul. there's no big deployment ceremony or homecoming se celebration. >> he didn't get the fanfar

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the sculpture. it also shows colorado wildlife. efore it was installed. >>> this will be a labor day weekend full of this -- hugs and kisses for 128 soldiers who got a hero's home coming in alabama. members of the 46th engineering battalion spent the last 15 months in baghdad rebuilding schools and bridges. >> being able to spend time with h him. the first time she said mama and maybe she'll say dada soon. >> great. it's been so long. >> by the way, every soldier who went to iraq in june of last year made it back home. if you're not a big opera fan you probably assume the art form is just for uptight, stodgy folks. not anymore. opera is so hot it has the twitter birds buzzing. )$)$)$)$)$ >>> the frantic search for a missing pennsylvania boy has come to a tragic end. the homicide investigation is now under way. what police found near the child's home outside of pittsburgh. >>> and a georgia family gets a second piece of devastating news in one week after first seeing eight relatives brutally murdered. find out who police believe is r

colorado. here it is. summer not officially over, ends with the autumnal equinox at 5:38 tomorrow. is getting plenty of face time on facebook. her public appearances are very few and far between but she has been using the social networking site to get out her message. politico points out it was her facebook post about so-called death panels that reportedly shaped the folk cuss of the health care debate in august. and the website, common sense 2020, reports palin has gained nearly 61,000 facebook followers over the past four weeks. well, so sarah palin might be winning face back friends but is she influencing voters? not according to a straw poll conducted at this weekend's values voters summit. former arkansas governor, mike huckabee was the preferred candidate by a rather large margin, he took 28.5% of the vote, beating out palin and former governor mitt romney of massachusetts who both tied for second with minnesota governor tim pawlenty and indiana congressman, mike pence. andy barr is a reporter with politico. andy, what do you read into those rules from that particular straw p

investigators believe the colorado man may have plotted to detonate backpack bombs aboard new york city trains. a dozen people may have been involved in that plot. >>> on "today" clinton said the afghans need to do their part, to fight corruption and violence in their own country. >> i think the president is prudent in wanting to take time to see how the political situation levels out. can you help somebody fight a battle, but you can't fight the battle for them. they have to fight with you. that's what i think the president is saying. >> the top commander, mcchrystal, wants more troops to be sent to afghanistan. the pentagon reportedly told mcchrystal to hold off in making the question. >>> and then president obama is expected to speak about climate change. and it's the first u.n. speech for the president. >>> president obama visited the late show with david letterman. and he asked obama about jimmy carter's comments on racism. >> first of all, i think it's important to realize that i was actually black before the election. so the american people, i think, gave me this extraordinary ho

the colorado rockies, could he homer in four straight games? highlights from the rockies and diamondbacks are on the way. what about brad penny on the mound against the dodgers? san fran getting close in the n.l. wild card. pedro on the mound for the fightin' phils. saturday night, so much. "baseball tonight" back in only 60 seconds. >>> we're back on "baseball tonight." the n.l. wild card lead for carlos gonzalez and the rockies, down to 2 1/2 games as they head into arizona on saturday. and how about gonzalez off matt scherzer? >> many things that jim tracy has done well is he's moved the outfielders around an put them in good positions and gonzalez has been great. speaking of great, how great is tulowitzki? >> his 29th fourth straight game with a home run. bottom three. his 25th, a three-run jack off of jason hammel and arizona has come back to take a 3-2 lead. >> red hot in arizona. >> top four, loaded. huge spot here. to left, tulowitzki scores. and it's -- well, out of play. they're going to get brad hoff home on this. >> where's the pitch

let's begin with the colorado man al zazi. he is at the zernd of the case. investigators say they found him with notes on bomb making. notes he reportedly claims to have downloaded accidentally. investigators seem to believe zazi and his fellow suspects were plotting some sort of a backpack bombing. and now there is new evidence of a possible target. various sources are now reporting zazi had cell phone video of grand central terminal. that is the busiest train terminal in the country. and the largest on the planet. aseizure i can't acuna with the news. she is live tonight in denver. zazi and his attorney were in court today in den denver. what exactly happened. >> zazi and his father mohammed were both red their rights today in court. the government made it clear they have no plans to release the younger zazi from custody. however, his father, mohammed, will likefully a couple of days be allowed to go home under electronic monitoring. we also understand that mohammed will be under $50,000 unsecured bond and both men will be back here at the federal courthou

a woman badly injured in a car accident, spends five days and nights crawling in the colorado wilderness to safety. her amazing survival story. >>> and soda wars. another city wants to tax sugary drinks to curb obesity. now, the industry is striking back. who is to blame for america's bad health? who is to blame for america's bad health? people or the pops? captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good morning, america. >> good morning. it is saturday, september 19th. we're going to see a lot of president obama this weekend, as he tries to sell the divided nation on his health care reform plan, with that bitter debate raging. we're going to look today at a rare point of agreement. what that common ground could mean for you. >> even the insurance companies want this to happen, which makes some people suspicious. >>> it's been several months since the twitter revolution was snuffed out in iran. but frustrations have flared out again. and tens of thousands are filling the streets, chanting death to the dictator. we'll take you there. >>> also, we're going to show you great gadgets this morning. c