the u.s. thinks of itself as a young and growing nation and it very much is. the first national census was taken in 1790, and in 1790 the nation had 3.9 million people in it. by 1810 on the eve of the war, 20 years later it almost doubled to 17 million people. so this is a nation that's rising rapidly in terms of its population growth and it's a nation that is looking very explicitly to its rising population numbers as an index of its strength. it's telling individual people that they can really contribute to the nation by raising families, what one author called rising families of freemen and that's a very big part of patriotism in the nation in this period the formation of families and where this relates back directly to the caller's question about problems with commitment and problems with unity is that if you're telling the people to serve the nation by starting families, well, the requirements of a good family man, staying home and protecting home and hearth are different from the sacrifice that you have to engage in in order to serve in the military and s

and then continuing at the capital visitors center on friday. national marine sanctuary foundation is proud to host the ocean week. it's to connect people to the underwater places. one of the individuals who does it better than anybody else is mr. fred keeley. mr. keeley is one of the newest trustees of the foundation, but he's a longtime champion of the ocean. he hails from california where he currently serves as treasurer for the county of santa cruz. mr. keeley was three times elected to the california assembly where he pioneered the marine life management acts, which the associated press at the time called the most significant investment in ocean policy in 50 years. additionally, mr. keeley authored two of the largest park and environmental bonds in our nation's history, totaling $4.7 billion. even from his perch in california, mr. keeley commands a national perspective on ocean and environmental issues. the university of california at santa cruz hosts a lecture series in honor of fred keeley, which speaks volumes. because an honor like that is usual

and this will contribute to the strength of the nation. we will bring civilization and christianity and settled agriculture to these lands by moving on to them. and that's one of the fascinating things about the rhetoric of patriotism during the war. it becomes the most important obligation of a member of the nation, but also the most fundamental right enjoyed by people. >> how were veterans treated after the war of 1812? were there benefits, as in later years was there a veteran's administration that would have taken care of things? >> there was nothing of that sort. but they do get land grants. and so you're quite right, that does help to accelerate western settlement. now, these veterans don't always settle on the land themselves, but they have the right to these lands and they can sell them to other people who will then go and settle in places like michigan and indiana and illinois. >> i want to go back to your book for a second, professor eustace, the forthcoming book about war and the passion of patriotism. in reading about some of yo

and that is, not all of the national guard are considered veterans. so, they may not be able to participate in some of the va programs. that's why our relationship with samhsa and kathryn's group, the memorandum of understanding that we have between the national guard and samhsa is so important because it connects with the community. and the communities, through samhsa and our relationship, that's where the national guard is. it's the governor in the state and it's the militias, as kathryn mentioned, so a vast majority of folks that we're seeing in the psychological health program, they've never been deployed. so, it's very important for us to look at community resources, as kathryn mentioned. absolutely, and hector, you're in the thick of it in the community. take us through a cycle of some of the folks that you counsel and that you work with. the most important part, when we think about these veterans and when it comes to homelessness, for me, the key is how do we get the information to them? it's hard for them to get to a phone or seek, because the

park with the partnership of the national park service and park conservancy. [applause] leader pelosi is deeply committed to the beauty of the american dream. she is deeply committed to the beauty of the golden gate and our magnificent city. she is deeply committed to the beauty of america. to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the bridge and the 25th anniversary of congresswoman and democratic leader nancy pelosi, the national park service has probably made available its staff member martin stopped to sing one of her favorite songs. this song celebrates the beauty of america bridging us all, from sea to shining sea. [applause] ♪ 4 purple mountains majesty above the the rooted plain america america god grant his grace on thee and ccrown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea o, beautiful for patriot streams that sees beyond the years thine alabaster city sleeve undimmed by human america america god grant his grace on thee and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea ♪ [applause] >> martin, my goodness, that was ab

it becomes the most important obligation of a member of the nation. also the most fundamental right enjoyed by people. >> how were the veterans treated? were there benefits in later years? they do get land grants. you're quite right. that does help to accelerate western settlement. now the veterans don't always settle in the lands themselves, but they have the right to these lands and can settle them to other people who will go and settle in michigan and indiana and illinois. >> i want to go back to your book for a second, professor. the forthcoming book and reading about some of your work. you talk about the prominence of promotion in 18th century european religion and philosophy. explore that. what do you mean by that? the day after he signs the congressional declaration of war into law. and he says all the good people of the united states, as they love their country, should exert themselves. i want to know what does it really mean to love your country. what does that feel like? and it was the early part in my research that i came across the novel i

the nationals will start a three-game set with the yankees tonight.eekend of baseball. tiger woods will tee-off tonight after 4:00 this afternoon disclose time. have a great day. >> 63 degrees outside. the news continues at 5:30. >> a break in the murder of the owner of a dunkin' donuts in reston, virginia. who has been arrested. >> metro gets ready to launch rush plus what you need to know before heading out. >> i will >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> 5:30. we're days away from the start of the program is thatand the easing crowds during rush hour on metro. good morning, washington. it's friday, june 15. i am steve chenevey. >> i am cynne simpson. we begin with traffic and weather every ten minutes starting with lisa baden. it's an accident on the outer loop of the beltway near university, now on the shoulder. a change in the traffic patterns for both directions at university. 3 to the left and one to the right around construction. 70 westbound closed at 32 because of a fatal crash overnight. eastbound, only one

and he raised fees more than any other governor in the nation. this no tax governor. and yet he still added a mountain of debt. he added $2.6 billion to the state's debt, an increase of more than 16% and left for his successor a structural deficit of more than $1 billion. when he was done, after one term, scholars at northeastern university released a study on the romney years. what was their conclusion? that under romney's tenure as governor, massachusetts' economic performance was one of the worst in the country on all key labor market measures. and it wasn't happenstance that massachusetts stumbled under governor romney. his career has not been about generating jobs, it's been about generating short-term profit. not long-term growth or building for the future, but about taking what he can, when he can. so he cut education and fees rose 63% at state colleges, maybe for some of these young people here. he cut workforce training and a key program to assist manufacturing businesses. he privatized state functions and sat by as a state call center was outsourced to india.

the third group is the national guard. while all three groups are veterans, it helps to make the distinction when analyzing how the veterans are being employed, or why employers prefer one type of veteran over another. in going to the numbers you cited at the opening, madam chairman, the biggest part of the veteran unemployment problem is in the national guard. for the most part, those coming off active duty are getting jobs, not that there aren't problems, but there are. of the three groups, the national guard has unique problems and is the least preferred source of veterans. unlike active duty component members when active components return from war, they do not have a ready source of income unless they can find or have a civilian job. given the bias against hiring national guard members due to the call-up policy national guard members have problems maintaining a continuum of service with a civilian employer. additionally, since the national guard component member belongs to the state and reports to the governor of a stat

malcolm was denouncing colonialism in the nation. he had great admiration for the movement in kenya. like no other muslim minister malcolm started with people including people -- like the shadow cabinet. what i am saying is malcolm had that broad view. malcolm was denouncing the vietnam war five years before dr. king got there. he was still with the nation of islam. you have to appreciate the process of growth. the nation was going on while he was fair. there are ten years of speeches left with the nation, much of the work that he did. the admission -- >> i heard it too. >> so much could be said about that. just a remarkable human being. but malcolm laid the foundation for much of what we call -- today. give him credit for that like he had. the nation of islam itself is still misunderstood by most people who have never been there. most people don't like to talk about mohammed these days, does not get the credit he deserves. that man was out there during the 1930s calling the enemy out. he took a young man like malcolm and whatever hap

today, we are standing at the very center of a vast urban national park that is connected by the spectacular bridge. i might add, this national park is celebrating its 40th anniversary celebration this year. just as this national park resulted from a surprising vision, so, too, did the bridge. here we have the perfect blend of human achievement and natural splendor or. when the golden gate bridge was proposed, many people questioned whether it could live up to the beauty of the golden gate straight, the natural break that connected san francisco bay to the ocean. we can see today that the natural beauty was not only matched, but enhanced. as stewards of the national park lands that greed and support this bridge, we are honored to be partners in this celebration of its every fifth anniversary. congratulations and we look for too long partnership had. thank you, janet. [applause] >> thank you so much, frank, thank you so much for what you do for our parks every day. it is very much appreciated. as many of you know, the golden gate bridge district is a special district. in its time, it was an i

the nationals get on the board early. a run by zimmerman. s around and scores. 2-0, national's. steven strasburg was spectacular last night. 10 strikeouts with seven innings, scattered five hits. the nationals break out of their funk and win 3-2. game 5 of the nba championship with miami and everything on the line. what the game on abc 7 8:30 pre-game, tipping off at 9:00. pat a gray day. >> 76 degrees outside. the news continues at 5:30. >> a prince george's county councilwoman learning punishment for driving 100 miles an hour on the beltway. much she will have to pay it. >> it is my distinct honor to introduce the 47th president of the united states, joseph -- >> did vice-president joe biden >? receiver promotion we did not biden > -- received a promotion we did not know about? a little slip up. >> we were in the '90s yesterday, even >> live and in hd, this is "good morning washington," on your side. >> straight ahead hoping the second day of summer will bring some relief from the heat. forget that. not going to happen. we are in for more p

♪ ♪ >> the nationals have been in a slump. late in the ball game, we thought the nationals will lose to new york. let me show you what happened. in the top of the 12th, this game was tied at 5-5. come on, folks, turn on the lights. venous got in the way. they were trying -- venus was trying to -- venus got in the way. they were trying to rally. this would tie it up at 6-6. and the nationals were still alive. now with the bases loaded, bryce harper, two outs. he is just a rookie, folks, but he is a superstar. he battles and battles and battles. he takes it the other way for an rbi single. the national's win. look out, you have to be kidding me. he goes left field, a two-run shot. all of a sudden, this game was tied at 6-6. the rally here in the 10th. polino singles up the middle. the orioles scored another one and they beat the red sox. the final on that one was 8-6. in the nba the celtics and keep battling for the advantage in the conference final. the big story in miami was the return of chris posh. 65-60 celtics. but then in

this is how we move the nation forward. we will hear directly from people on the front line during the great work both in states and cities. we will have a bipartisan roundtable that highlights the perspective of four of our nation's governors. jackson -- jack markell of delaware, scott walker from wisconsin. denver mayor michael hancock and allegheny county's for its gerald. -- the journal. and last but not least, my boss, the chamber president and ceo tom donahue will talk a lot about innovation and his thoughts on that. but before that, we are going to die in to a study was commissioned, the third such work we have done at the national chamber foundation called enterprising states. you will find that publication add your spot. there are a lot of interesting and positive take a ways from the findings as well as areas that tell us where we need to continue to do work. it clearly illustrates the economic consequences when states cannot cultivate a business friendly environment, and also when they do. so, the driving mission

the national -- with marco rubio chiming in. >> everything that happens sets the national town. >> i think he will cheer up a lot of folks. he is that a person you want to associate with. >> medicare spending cuts and new energy tax. why did he do it? >> the answer is, to serve the president. >> get ready, virginia. political ads and campaign costs will add up to possibly $180 million. >> at the end of the day, he wants to nationalize the race, but most voters will make it between tim kaine and george alisyn has a comparison. -- george allen as a comparison. >> i expect to see plenty of that super pac money in the senate race. i'm not sure that virginians will love everything they see. gregg's -- >> the obama campaign will closely coordinate with the camp -- the mccain campaign. -- with the kaine campaign. they hope to make this state of virginia blue again. >> big money for some local schools. tens of thousands of dollars in grants for the d.c. school system. >> another beautiful day in the d.c. area. we will look at how long this will last after the break. >> and the redskins concl

the c.b.p. agents in our nation's airports. is amendment is intended to strengthen security and improve the american business advantage by putting more c.b.p. agents in our airports so that they can hand they will continuously growing number of travelers to this country. my own district in california is bookended by two great economic engines of the los angeles region, the port of los angeles at the southern end and the los angeles international airport at the north. one of the common complaints that i hear from l.a.x. airport is that there are smply not enough customs and border protection agents to effectively process the amount of visitors that enter this country every year. in fact, delays at our country's airports have resulted in losing nearly $100 billion in economic output over the last 10 years. if we want to continue being a top destination for immigrants, foreign visitors and business people, we need to establish a welcoming presence to people who wish to visit this country. this means ensuring we have an efficient c.

additionally, since the national guard component member belongs to the state and reports to the governor of a state, or a territory, the national guard personnel are used for local emergencies such as flooding and hurricanes, security, whatever. for example, the national guard in georgia, which is where we're headquartered, has had six one-year plus call-ups in the last ten years. now that makes it really hard to keep a job, even if you're only on three of them. many studies have found that due to the constant call-ups, employers shy away from hiring active members of the national guard and reserves. business law review, all have done studies that show upwards of 70% of employers will not now hire as a new employee an active member of the national guard. fortunately, many of the government contractors are supporters of the national guard and reserve, and this is important since the national guard and reserve now represents over 50% of our total fighting force. it is important to understand why employers make hires. some department of labor officials like to out the how many unemployed pe

engineering at the mmsa national security laboratories. and i'd ask mr. chairman unanimous consent to submit this report into the record. the report highlights, and it's a long report, but basically it highlights the broken relationship between the national nuclear security agency and the scientists at our research labs. one senior scientist at los alamos was quoted in the report as saying this. when i started as a young postok and later in my career as a university professor and also here at the lab, there was a social contract which basically said, you'll never get rich in science, but we treat you as adults, respect you for your commitment, and in turn you can pursue science and have fun. today this contract is badly broken, an atmosphere of distrust, rigorous control and checks. the report went on to note the increasing operational formality of being dictated by the mmsa headquarters that had contributed to a bias against experimental work and the report said without a strong experimental program, the quality of scientific and engineeri

it upheld the nation's health care reform law. it was a split decision. chief justice john roberts offered the swing vote on that. in the opinion, he explained why he made his decision. steve handlesman is at the supreme court now. he's got the latest on this decision today. >> reporter: thanks, good evening. here at the u.s. supreme court today, this decision, this ruling on this enormous case came as a shocker to court watchers and washington insiders. you can sum up their surprise in seven words -- chief justice roberts sided with president obama. it was chaos at the court. as the decision of the year was rushed to tv cameras and to the nation. the affordable health care act upheld 5-4. chief justice john roberts breaking with fellow conservatives, joining liberal justices to delay tclare the so-called individual mandate constitutional. he ruled the penalty in the law for not buying insurance amounts to a tax. because the constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it, roberts wrote. >> what is with this court today? >> reporter: conse

park with the partnership of the national park service and park conservancy. [applause] leader pelosi is deeply committed to the beauty of the american dream. she is deeply committed to the beauty of the golden gate and our magnificent city. she is deeply committed to the beauty of america. to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the bridge and the 25th anniversary of congresswoman and democratic leader nancy pelosi, the national park service has probably made available its staff member martin stopped to sing one of her favorite songs. this song celebrates the beauty of america bridging us all, from sea to shining sea. [applause]

to those who would exploit the system for national -- for privatizing the game and nationalizing the risk. and our financial transactions, laisse fare. food safety, public safety, public education, public housing, public transportation, public health, medicare, medicaid, social security, this is what they believe eb, no government and bless their hearts, they act upon their beliefs and their beliefs are dangerous to a thrive middle class in our country. so we see this coming together. why would they oppose initiatives to create jobs? the president's american jobs act? some people call it obstruction. it is obstruction but obstruction is orthodoxy. they don't believe in a public role. so they don't -- it's not that they're obstructing this way to get it done. it's no way for them. that's why they take pride in being the do-nothing congress. everybody knows that our founders had in mind that there would be a public role, that with wee have a public-private partnership and that the education of our children, incentives for the creation of jobs and then later economic security for our se

in ohio the unemployment rate is lower than the national rate. the president's getting credit for that. there are people who really don't like the president and his leadership and there are people who kind of like him but i haven't been able to find one person who is madly ecstatic about mitt romney. >> i think we're in the defining stage right now, the defining of the candidates, and in some ways, mitt romney is now beginning to get the scrutiny that he hasn't so far, and certainly, the obama team is hoping that that becomes the case because very few people still know. i think the lack of specificity of mitt romney's policy proposals is something that was evidenced on the program last week. his failure still to talk about what exactly is his long-term solution on immigration will require scriet me and that will continue to be part of the story. and it b it will be after the conventions and the debates. but right now it's a lot about what romney's past record and obama's, too, in termses of his failure on the economy. >> eric fehrnstrom was right,

highest per capita in the nation. so we have a lot of need and, as you can imagine, a lot of issues that come up. you know, when i was mayor, just to follow up on the guard issue, the esgr, we always signed up on it because we wanted to make sure people were taken care of no matter where they were. is there an -- let me just throw an idea, and i have a couple questions more specific. i'll start with you, ramsey, if that's okay. to create an incentive for the businesses to -- they know they're going to be gone for a period of time. the question is how long can you keep those kind of jobs open? is there a -- through tax policy is there an opportunity to create incentives to incentivize them not only to hire them but to keep that space open and creating flex schedules? i don't know who wants to answer. >> i'll answer that, sir. i've testified about this several times in the past. tax incentives, while niece and a feel-good from a political standpoint, isn't a driver to get people hired. and what i hear from employers is t

in the late 1830s he advertised his jail was near the national hotel. it was located between 7th and 9th streets near independence avenue approximately where the federal aviation building is today. rather than a jail, however, john gadsby used his hotel as a facade and as a conduit for his dealings. carla jones argues slave traders own houses in the district or in this case national hotel functioned as urban plantations. she cites historian herman bernard who states these places were intended not as places of agricultural production but as a method of social organization. there are spaces demar kated for enslaved people who are still in close proximity to their owners or confined to their owners' property. charles dickens during his tour of america in 1842 described the yard or area demarcated for enslaved people at a hotel many historians believe is the national. the hotel in which we live is a long row of houses fronting on the street, opening at the back upon a common yard in which hangs a gray triangle. whenever a servant is wanted, someone beats on

title 14, this is the national map. and what the republicans do here today is they take a 100-mile area all along the northern border of the united states and the southern border of the united states and they trade -- create a new area. and this new area is really a drone zone. and the reason it's a drone zone is that it allows for 36 health and safety and environmental laws to be overridden, and it would expand the area where the department of homeland security could use droughns for surveillance and allows the department of homeland security to shut down national parks at a moment's notice. so all of a sudden the department of homeland security can start using droughns in this area. now, when you add up all of the space that is now included, it is equal to the total area of california, massachusetts, new hampshire, and connecticut combined. which will now be in this new special area that has the department of homeland security determining where droughns can be used. -- where drones can be used. as we know that won't be

that's still important, in the national guard. i think our younger generation is doing a better job of sharing their stories, but clearly, we have put our directors of psychological health outside of the medical community, because we didn't want or believe that someone would seek assistance from someone who is going to determine whether they were fit for duty. and we wanted to take that component away. otherwise, we'd be forcing them underground, so to speak. and, it's important, and i think because we put our directors of psychological health in places where yellow ribbon, transition assistance, is available, they become part of a larger team in the national guard, to support both our airmen and soldiers. the wonderful thing the department of defense has done, i just want to acknowledge, is develop the battlemind program. and i would encourage individuals to check out this wonderful resource. the battlemind program is accessible through the internet, and it's individuals who served in military, talking about their experiences, tal

the planet. it's home to three dozen nations. over 3.6 billion people. the world's largest economies. a significant part of our national economy. world's largest militaries. as well as some of the most important sea and air lines of communication. as the united states military executes our rebalance to the pacific, the convention is essential to locking in a stable, legal framework for the maritime domain that is favorable to our national interests and preserves our access to this critical region. and as a pacific power, united states must continue to lead the effort, maintain security in the region, which has defended freedom, enabled prosperity, protected peace there in that area for more than six decades. joining the convention will reinforce the united states' international leadership in the maritime domain. the convention specifically codifies the rights of freedoms and the uses of the sea that are critical for our forces to transit through and operate in the waters of the asia pacific region. as the populations and the economies of the asia pacific region continue to grow, compet

for example, we operate the national suicide prevention lifeline number. a national network of crisis call centers for those experiencing a suicidal crisis or in serious emotional distress. last fall, the lifeline received its 3 millionth call. and knowing we had this large and effective network already in place, the va reached out to us several years ago, and we formed a partnership. today, service members, veterans and their families who call the lifeline can press number 1 to be connected to a va call center that provides specialized rcriss services. the veterans crisis line, or military crisis line, as it's known within the services, is also available in a number of european countries. and in just the first five months of this year, over 85,000 lifeline calls were answered by the veterans crisis line. more than 550 calls a day. our department is alhas also organized a series of policy academies that bring together community leaders, guard and reserve members and veterans officials from several different states to team up and share best practices. one gr

the national register status is mainly an honor. it honors the significance of the building as far as the social history goes. it also honors the architecture. the first phase is to repair the roof because obviously if the roof falls in, the building will be totally lost. second phase, which we kind of already started, would be to repair the structure of the building including these important windows. we removed 14 windows from this building. took them to a warehouse setting where we could lay them out on work tables. we stripped the paint. we took out the caulking. we re-glazed the glass and reinstalled the windows. we also painted them. so they are all now in working order. they are boarded up because we want to protect them from vandalism and weather until we can get the whole building back in working order. in the end, the significance of this building is the fact that it's a physical reminder of a time when wichitans all over the community, not only the wealthy, but those who could afford any kind of contribution, all came toget

in 1915, he wrote an article in "the nation" that was entitled "democracy versus the melting pot," and notice both terms in the title, what does melting pot mean? where have we seen melting pot before? it's one of the models that you can imagine immigrants joining in with american life. in with american life. does anyone remember where the phrase melting pot comes from in this period? it's in the reading for today. which is why i should have given a quiz, perhaps. it's a play, a jewish writer writes a play in 1906 called "the melting pot" which is about the experience of jews coming to the united states. it's a runaway success, an enormous hit, and in the play they tell the story of immigrants coming in and adapting to american life and being accepted into american society, and the idea is that this will create a new kind of america, one that is a blend, a fusing of the native and the immigra immigrant. all these different groups and cultures come in, and they create something new, but it's a single group that's fused together. there's a single new american identity. that's the model o

the nation needs an agenda for reform. as going for him is most people are still convinced the country is headed in the wrong direction. there's no reasonable basis -- >> not in the swing states. >> if you want to change direction, you're going to get a change of direction with the same president. >> we say it's a national election but it comes down to swing states, we know that. right now, the country being headed in the wrong direction doesn't mean anything in ohio. because those people are with obama right now. and if romney can't do something, maybe start giving some direct answers on the economy, on how he's going to fund education, on what his health care plan is, maybe he'll tell us tomorrow on the heels of the supreme court decision, and immigration. the guy just is not definite on anything. >> i agree with you, and by the way, one of things that you hear from the romney campaign and i think is interesting is that they may get the vice presidential pick out there early so that the convention can be focused on preci

three trillion contributed to the national economy by the gulf coast every year. 17% of the national g.d.p. comes from the gulf coast every year. 50% of all the oil and gas that fuels this nation comes from the gulf coast, and 80% comes from offshore. and every year, despite how much we do, we get zero back from offshore oil and gas drilling off of our shore, while the interior states have received 50% since 1923. but not texas, not louisiana, not mississippi and not alabama. we just drill, drill, drill, send oil everywhere, keep lights on everywhere, and the planes just run through -- pipelines just run through our state. we're happy to have the industry we'd like to share our revenues with the federal government. but we send to the federal government about $6 billion a year and have for decades. so when people say aren't you -- don't you ever get embarrassed by asking for so much money? no. i could not possibly ask for as much money from washington as we've already sent here. so i'm going to continue to ask for funding for our state because we send off of our coast -- and we're happ

several senators say the leaks put the national security at risk. ration calls the suggestions grossly irresponsible. >>> five men and seven women will decide the state of former penn state coach jerry sandusky. the jury is now seated. our jason carroll was in the courtroom and spoke to anderson cooper about sandusky's demeanor. >> he likes to joke around. at one point during the jury proceeding he basically said what did you guys do to deserve me. he said that to two of the jury pool reporters there. and said to the two reporters how did you guys get stuck with is. a little bit of joking there. as he left the courthouse today people were shouting out questions to him he said absolutely nothing and drove away. >> sandusky has pleaded not guilty to charges he sexually abused boys. >>> a window seat is going to cost you extra. some airlines are charging $29 each way on domestic flights and 59 bucks on international ones. the charge for what is being called preferred seating follows recent fees from everything from checked bags to blankets. >>> in sport

. >>> california's jobless rate is higher than the national rate. many bay area job seekers are trying to look passed the numbers. >> reporter: for each job seeker here at the concord one- stop center one job is all they seek regardless of the ups and downs of national figures. >> i can not do anything about what is happening in the big picture. i need to focus what i am doing. so i don't get overwhelmed by what is actually happening. >> reporter: folks we met today say that are optimistic and committed. >> i am willing to go to another state if i need to. >> they are making it hard for people of all jobs. but, the people who don't have jobs have to overcome situations and keep praying and keep looking. >> i am interviewing either foreign screening or here and looking good. hopefully i will make it through soon, you know. >> reporter: contra costa reflects the nation. >> we are not seeing a lot different. we are seeing a slow jobs picture here. >> reporter: how many new jobs is 69,000 jobs, really? on average it is under 1400 new jobs per state. for

the usgrc for example has 13 agencies engaged. similarly, national na nanotechnology initiative all have large numbers of agencies and they're stepping up. even in tight budget times they understand that we cannot afford to ignore these crucial interagency collaborations. with respect to the private sector and the academic sector, the other part of your question, it is really remarkable and inspiring to me the extent to which private companies and universities are stepping up. folks from coalitions of private companies and universities are in my office almost every day, asking how they can help, how they can do more. and we have engaged them across the range of these partnerships that i've already mentioned a number of. i think the private sector is particularly interested in being sure, number one, that we maintain the found decision of basic research on which the private sector needs to draw for the research and development of a more applied nature that they primarily undertake. they're also very interested in helping with and helping us maintain o

delaware also ranked first in the nation for beach water quality. 3,000 beaches were surveyed. >>> if you're packing some food for that trip to the beach, listen to this. summertime heat combined with your favorite treats can be a dangerous combination. liz crenshaw helps clear up some of the common food-safety myths. >> reporter: summertimes spent outside can be a dangerous place for for a, but some summertime food fears are simply unfounded. diane vann with the u.s. depend of agriculture helped us bust some food safety myths. the most common myth -- mayonnaise-based salads left unrefrigerated can make you sick. >> man nailed is not the problem. it's the food you put them on that support bacterial growth. >> so treat them like any food. refrigerate after two hours, one hour if it's hot weather. if time, put your picnic foods on ice. -foot safety myth number two -- you should never cook directly on a public grill. >> well, that's not true. as long as you clean it before you use it, there's no reason why you can't use a public grill our your home grill if it's dirty. the best way is to

the nation's high school dropout rate is alarming. so much so that the group nonfor administering tests like the s.a.t. is getting involved. >> they got plenty of people's attention. beth parker shows us. >> i'm wondering what is happening here. >> school chairs. >> a bunch of desk chairs. >> what does it looks like? >> a school. >> an assembly. >> reporter: this is 857 desks. one for every kid in the u.s. who drops out of school every hour of every school day j oh, my gosh. >> every hour of every -- wow. >> this many people not -- per hour? that is just crazy. i didn't have any idea. >> nationwide? >> yes. >> ridiculous. >> in the united states? >> reporter: yep. >> you are on the national mall. you are within sight of the national monument and you see this sea of desks here and you think about this. retch desk represents a student that every hour is going to drop out of school. it really drives home the point and drives home the crisis situation in american education today. >> reporter: the secretary of education, even you are shocke

the original act was specific only to the nation. placement land could only be purchased in one of three arizona counties. in fact, the land in question is the exact same account, maricopa, where the flooded land gila bend reservation was located. so i think it is time to stop this. this land is purchased legally by the nation, all in accordance with the gila bend reservation and replacement act, to replace reservation land the u.s. government flooded and destroyed. to be used by the nation at their discretion for economic development. the innuendo of reservation shopping or the idea that its defeat will cause rampant reservation shopping is absurd and it needs to stop. i also want to address the idea that the compact guaranteed no new casinos in the area. the only casino that would exist in the phoenix areas are the ones that were in existence in 2003. but lo and behold the very tribes supporting this legislation have built two additional casinos since then. in fact, one of these tribes is about to break ground on a $135 million las