gonzalez is also a founding member of the national association of hispanic journalists, the national association of hispanic publications, the association of media alternatives, the national association of third-world journalists, bay area chapter, and also he is part of new america media. mr. gonzalez is also the director of the voices for justice project that will document the history of the latino presence in the u.s. by producing a film, a book, and a website. what's very interesting is that you still see mr. gonzalez in the mission talking to young people, speaking in english and in spanish, or sometimes he doesn't talk that much. he listens. and so he is absolutely a hero for the latino community. thank you very much. juan gonzalez. [applause] >> the next award goes to march sella medina. she is a former vice president and manager of some businesses. she has acquired more than 25 years of experience in the broadcasting and entertainment industries including work in the u.s. hispanic market and broadcasting industry. the u.s. english-speaking broadcasting industry and the cable i

we had a letter from the national bankers association. you had requests in person from the national bankers assoation. everybody who has been listed in this case said that. i stepped forward tuesday please meet with these people. when i called secretary paulson, i did not suggest what he should do. i did not say, meet with them and solve their prlems this way. i said, will you meet with them? he said, yes. i would probably do the same thing. >> the investigative reports found that of the 363 banks the received a bail out in the fourth quarter of 2008, one united had the lowest ratio. 1.8. they also found that on october 27, 2008, the fdic issued a cease and desist order to one united. they were in violation of law did you pour oversight and some weak loan regulation. is this the type of a bank that american taxpayers should be bailing out? >> if the fdic has information about banks, thatakes them ineligible for being a bank o if they have some information that they should be investigated about that >> in addition, if they have information

, the national newspaper publishers association, the national association of black-owned broadcasters, the national association of minority automobile dealers, the national association of securities professionals, and the national bar association, among others, discussing the plight of minority businesses, their lack of access to capital, and a lack of support from their government in banking, advertising, and consulting contracts. access is key to understanding the scope of this case. this case is not just about them. this case is about fairness. in fact, the investigative subcommittee ignored or disregarded key pieces of exculpatory evidence crucial to my case. that is extremely troubling. a truly robust investigatory process would have taken all of the available evidence into consideration. if this had been done, we would not be here today. fairness is >> airport of an ethics case and completely washed their hands of all. my constituents and supporters have seen accusatory trails and they know me better than that. they encouraged me to fight. i admit, there are some tha

, the national newspaper publishers association, the national association of black-owned broadcasters, the national association of minority automobile dealers, the national association of securities professionals, and the national bar association among others, discussing the plight of minority businesses, their lack of access to capital, and the lack of support from their government in banking, advertising, and consulting contracts. access is key to understanding the scope of this case. this case is not just about them. this case is about fairness. in fact, we investigated "ignored or disregarded key pieces of exculpatory evidence crucial to my case and that is extremely troubling. a truly robust investigatory process would have taken all the available evidence into consideration. i believe that if this had been done, we would not be here today. fairness is also key to understanding the scope of this case. the case is not just about that. the case is also about my constituents and the american people. i have truly been touched by the outpouring of support for my constituen

national newspapers publishers across association, the national association of black broadcasters, the national association of minority automobile workers, the national association of securities professionals, and the national association discussing the plight of minority businesses, their lack of access to capital, and the lack of support from their government in banking, advertising, consulting contracts. access is key to understanding the scope of this case. this case is not just about them. this case is about fairness. we investigated -- the investigative subcommittee ignored key pieces of exculpatory evidence crucial to my case and that is extremely troubling. a truly robust investigatory process would have taken all the available evidence into consideration. i believe that if this had been done, we would not be here today. their nests is also key to understanding the scope -- fairness is also key to understanding this case. the case is also about my constituents and the american people. i've actually been touched by the outpouring of support by my constituents in los angeles and

stocks might be dealt home prices are up according to the national association the median sales price for previously occupied homes is up and 100 and of 100 of the five metropolitan areas. 14 cities in fact -- the price increase including cities in the bay area. " prices in the san jose area up 26%. in san francisco prices are up 25%. as kron 4 kate thompson reports rise in prices is inflated by the sales of the handful of very expensive homes. >> >> san jose has the highest median pulled price of $630,000 taking the lead from honolulu. it's important understand according to the national association of realtors san jose includes all of santa clara county. here's the middle price of a single-family home in san francisco and san jose. in the beginning of the year san francisco was $580,000 san jose was $560,000. the new medium price san francisco dropping a $591,000 and san jose rising to $630,000. j costello president of realty and san francisco discounts a report saying there's been little movement in the market which is been rumbling along the bottom. the report only proves that a fe

we had requests from the national bankers association. everybody who have been witnesses in this case said that. the request is from the national bankers association. i stepped forward to say, please meet with these people. i did not suggest what he should do. i did not say to meet with them and solve the problem this way. i would probably do the same thing. >> msnbc.com found that of the banks that received a bailout, when united have the [unintelligible] october 27, the fdic issued an order saying it was on sound and unsafe banking practices. was there except -- executive compensation? is this the type of paint -- bank that american taxpayers should be bailing out? >> if there is information about a bank that makes them ineligible for being a bank, or if they have some information that they should be investigated where they can close them down, they ought to do it. if the fdic had information about them that they should have given to me, they should have done it. members don't know how banks are operating. that is why we have regulatory

i would like to express the sincere appreciation of the national association of immigration judges to the national press club and the international federation of professional and technical engineers, our parents union who has helped us have this opportunity to make our concerns more broadly known. my name is a judge danilee marks. i am an immigration judge in california and the president of immigration judges. people are often surprised that judges have a union. as an employee of the departments of justice, i would not be allowed to speak publicly about policy or my concerns. that is an edict that the department of justice has that applies to all employees. however, as the president of a national labor union, i have the right to speak out. i want to make sure that everyone understands today that i am speaking here in my capacity as president of the national association of immigration judges and not as an immigration judge or a representative of the department of justice. many people do not understand what happens at immigration courts and yet we have some of the highest volume of any

and the representative from the national association of manufacturers about exports. later, we begin a week-long series about energy issues. we outlined ways of constructing energy-saving homes. "washington journal" is next. . . host: the tax plans would be skewed and there will be lower taxation. for an america of ordinary means, lower taxes would be outweighed by other changes. the plan replaces the tax exemption for employer-provided health plans. it is a good idea in principle but the projections are too optimistic. caller: i think we are going to have to pay more taxes to overcome our deficit. we should not prevent the tax cuts. i am concerned and someone will have to convince me that the tax revenue that would be generated from making those particular cut to expire would create jobs. host: could this trigger a double-dip recession? caller: i don't think that would be the case for the top 2% or 3%. america will be investigating investing in manufacturing overseas. host: let's go to elizabeth on the democratic line. will you pay higher taxes? i will put you on hold

both havethey both have a grads from the national rifle association. ve jim demint backing jerry imoran. he has had an 14-point lead. it looks like moran will be victorious. how is this race showing in missouri? guest: you have the congressman whose son was a one-term governor in the state against the leading democrat, secretary of state who has a long history. her brother is in congress. her father was a popular governor. both of them are expected to emerge unscathed. they have tapped into tea party angst on spending and support for tarp legislation and for earmarks. it will be interesting to see what percentage chop fergusuck ferguson pulls. roy has led throughout the year. it is not a large lead. it is basically five or six points, but it has been consistent. if the environment was terrible to democrats, carnahan would be in a better position. it has been a tough environment for democrats. in the mid 30's. he is very unpopular right now. that is going to be a toughercarnah for carnahan. she is not from washington. she will be tied to her rubber- stam

now the national products association has developed a set of standards for temperaturing if -- determiningf the products are safe. >> the national product association's criteria for the natural home care certification, the product has to be at least 95% natural. that means the ingredients come from renewable ingredients, such as plants or mineral-based ingredients. >> last year approximately 13,000 products were introduced with the word "natural" in their names, making things even more confusing for customers. >>> coming up -- passengers of a discount airline were surprised to learn about a new fee they will now have to pay. we'll explain. >>> spirit airlines says some people have been surprised now that passengers are charged a fee for carry-on luggage. they just started between $20 and $45 for any item too big to fit under a seat. spirit will have extra workers on duty to help passengers the first few days to feed up boarding. the spirit airline officials believe the new fee will eventually lead to faster boardings. >>> the united emirates plans to block some blackberry functions which c

secretary, i'm with the national middle school association. i was wondering if police are violated the law while we don't bring in law enforcement to handle this? it seems we are turning some educators into social workers and police officers. >> that is a complex question. where bullion rises to a criminal offense, that they be a program. -- where bullion rises to a criminal offense, that may be appropriate. -- where bullying rises to a criminal offense, that may be appropriate. my goal is not to lock up students. my goal is to help those students who may not have the support at home or in the community. some bullies or bullied and this is a learned behavior. we have to get to children early. we have to get them the strategy is to be paid in different ways. we have to give them the strategy to behavior in different ways. [applause] >> thank you for all you were doing on our collective behalf. i am with the national prevention for bullying prevention. people were talking about resources and lack of resources as it relates to nonprofit organizati

the nation's economic output by almost $400 billion. should focus on promoting economic growth instead of cutting down on the deficit. those are the findings of the majority of the respondents by the national associationness economics. it was a winning day for stocks on friday. that's when fed chairman ben bernanke vowed to safeguard the recovery. although gross domestic product rose less than expected. might have gotten something in the mail for a professional card to start a small bills or corporate credit card. you gotta watch out. "wall street journal" says even though these credit cards like capital one, world master card and others might look like typical credit cards, they're not. professional cards around covered under the credit card act of 2009 and law prohibits issuers from controversial billing practices such as hair trigger interest rate increases, shortened payment cycles and inactivity fees but doesn't apply to professional cards such as these. the bloomberg business report. >> in baghdad, u.s. troops and their equipment are on the move out of iraq. the u.s. military has been loaded up everything from helicopters to printer cartridges and shipping them out of the country. soldiers who b

the national association of mental illness. he san francisco police department psychiatric coordinator, the california psychiatric association, this is not something that has been taken lightly. people are not sitting back and saying, why do we not just give this a try? these are people that are very invested in this. we have a great need in san francisco for this. i think that supervisor dufty is on the roster. i would like to give him an opportunity to speak. supervisor dufty: there was an article in sunday's chronicled offered by three psychologists who were on the california psychiatric association reform task force. as physicians, they talk about the fact that given the tendency towards the examples of inappropriate psychiatric treatment, we should not give doctors the final say about involuntary psychiatric treatment. medication would be voluntarily administers. the person cannot be hospitalized for a severe mental illness. a legal hearing must be held while the person is hospitalized to determine if the criteria for laura

now, the numbers released this morning by the national association of realtors show the sale of existing homes plummeted last month. july's sales fell by more than 27% to the lowest level in 15 years. one reason the market is hurting, buyers and sellers appear to be in a standoff over home prices. some sellers have unrealistic expectationing and are listing properties on the high end but buyers are afraid home prices will start falling after being flat nationally for about a year. a new report on home sales is due out tomorrow. >>> coffee drinkers may soon be paying more at the stores for their favorite beverage. several years of heavy rains during the columbian coffee growing season has meant smaller harvests and that means companies are paying more. shoppers should see coffee prices go up 50 cents a pound in stores by thanksgiving. but they say coffee shops like petes -- like pete's and starbucks are likely to absorb the increase. >>> we're -- we'd like to update the brans in san francisco where an out of contl hit five pedestrians. it happened around 9:30 this morning near a bus stop

. >> well, yesterday we got some good news that the national association of realtors announced the u.s. city with the highest jump in home prices this spring was in ohio, in actron, a 36% jump over a year ago. and all of our cities, cleveland had an 11.5% jump, columbus had a 9.5% jump and cincinnati had a 1.2% jump. so home prices are actually increasing. but we still have a lingering problem. our unemployment rate is a point above the national average and ohio just received the third-largest allocation of the hardest-hit funds from the u.s. treasury to help unemployed homeowners to pay for their mortgages. that's hoping to help some 35,000 ohioians to stay in their home. so while home prices are moving up, we have a long way to go because we have been involved wh n this at the beginning. we didn't make the headlines some of the other states like california and florida and nevada did but we've been here for quite a while. >> brown: is there any sense to why home prices are edging up or at least stabilizing? >> well, i think when you start to feel like there's a bottom there, maybe the

the national association of realtors says sales of previously owned homes in ju fell more than 27% tohe lowes level in 15 years. the housing market has struggled since tax cdits expired on april 30th. >> the u.s. department o employee shirley sharod said she will not being taking the new position with the department. she resigned under pressure last month after a conservative blogger posted on the internet an edited version of a speech she gav she is not ready to acce his offer to return. >> i think i can be helpful to him and the department if i just take little break and look at how i can be more helpful in the future. >> she was offered a job in the office of advocacy and outreach for work in the civil rights area. she did agree to work with the agency as a consultant. >> we're going to check in with mike yet. any triple digits yet? >> not yet. but it will be probably around 1:00 and 2:00. show you waus going on. look athe beautiful bay water. the lor mirroring the sky. the pollution in the air. another spare the air day. how that probably ends tomorrow in most areas and how the he

fewer buyers signed contracts for new homes in june, the national association of realtors says its pending home sales index fell 2.6%. economists say buyers moved up purchases to the spring to take advantage of federal tax credits that have since expired. september, that's the latest estimate of when the senate will vote on legislation to eliminate caps on oil spill liability. senate majority leader harry reid blamed republicans for the delay, but he's confident a spill bill will pass before year's end. b.p. has begun what its calling a static kill to permanently seal its ruptured oil well in the gulf of mexico. heavy mud and concrete are being pumped into the well. the process could last as long as a couple of days. >> jeff: still ahead, the word on the street is "uncertainty." despite it, some top-rated funds are making money. thestreet.com's gregg greenberg joins us to explain. >> suzanne: before you buy a company's stock, you may research its sales or products. but how much do you know about its board of directors? they are the people who guide the company's overall strategy and direct

in june, the national association of home builders' monthly sentiment index fell to its lowest level in more than a year. the fed said banks began easing lending standards for small businesses during the second quarter, the first time that's happened in four years. but the data show easing of standards is happening mostly at the nation's biggest banks. and, general motors appears to be ready to start its much- anticipated initial public offering. reuters says g.m. has finished the paperwork and will file with the s.e.c. tomorrow. >> tom: still ahead, deepwater drilling. it faces a rocky future in the u.s., but brazil is counting on big profits from under the sea. >> susie: our guest tonight doesn't think the u.s. economy is headed for another recession, but he's also trimming back on stocks. joining us now, stuart schweitzer, global market strategist at j.p. morgan private bank. hi, stu. >> hey, susie, good to be here. >> so what exactly are you telling your clients to do right now? >> oh, i think number one, susie, not to panic in here. there's a lot of fear and loathing around conce

and one of the things the national association of realtors said, yeah, when those tax incentives ended the housing market just went off a cliff. so at the end of the day, were the tax incentives good for the housing industry or not? >> that's one of those six in one and half dozen of the other, right? because you can say it was good that it goosed those sales for the period that it did but the economic question is whether it robbed sales from the future. that is whether there would be people buying houses in september or october of this year who already did it because of the tax incentive. therefore, september and october are going to be bad. the upshot of the housing numbers we saw this week, according to most of the experts, is that we're going to look at a home price slide again, maybe fairly substantially. that doesn't bode well for folks who have equity in their houses and are hoping to use that nest egg for whatever purpose, retirement, college tuition, what have you. gwen: is it fair to say we're going to see -- that republicans have decided they unearthed the spokesman on the c

. >>> the nation's staggering economy took another hit today, a sharp drop in home sales was reported by the national association of realtors. it said sales of preexisting homes were down 27% last month from just a month before. if you're hell -- >> consumer editor tom bakar has our story. >> reporter: the cost tinos have a beautiful home, a slice of heaven in heavenly moran. but, says daughter dana, it's been for sale says the fall of last year -- >> we'll have to wait again through this winter until the springtime for it to be back on the market. >> reporter: the price for the home has already been cut twice. >> it's been really difficult, because they can't sell it for less, because then the money they have left over to live in the area, even up until santa rose is a won't be enough. >> reporter: there are homes for sale everywhere in marin, one of the most desirable places to live. >> inventory levels have skyrocketed to 12 and a half months' worth of inventory when 5 and a half to six months of inventory is more like what we would like to see. >> reporter: the highest level in more than a decade, though int

the national association of realtors reported the worst month to month drop in existing home sales since they started keeping track in the late '90s. compared to last year, closings keeping track in the late '90s. compared to last year, closings are down more than 25%. is there anything you can do beyond hoping and waiting? "nightline's" john donvan went looking for ideas in tonight's "realty check." >> reporter: these two words in the american front lawn. do they now have the ring of a prayer? a plea to the market gods? get me out of here. now that we're hearing taetd about a 27% drop in the number of homes sold last month compared to june. 27%. that is terrible news for anyone who has been counting on or driven to selling the family house. because with the exception of a few markets like, say, las vegas or phoenix, where prices fell fastest and hardest, we are not, says economist dean baker, anywhere near done with this yet. >> it's going to take a long, long time in some of these markets, in, say, florida, where you have really big bubbles, those prices are not going to come back. >>

it's important understand according to the national association of realtors san jose includes all of ara county. here's the median price of a single family home in san francisco and san jose. in the beginning of the year san francisco was $580,000 san jose rising to $560,000. the new median price san francisco dropping to $591,000 and san jose rising to $630,000. president of realty in san francisco discounts a report saying there's been little movement in the market which is been rumbling on the bottom of the report only proves a few super expensive homes were sold which jacks up the median price. for example in santa clara county during the second quarter 4600 homes were sold. 22 of them cost more than $3 million. kate thompson kron 4 news. look at our extended forecast much of the same for the next couple of days but as we head into the weekend warming going to occur especially inland. well details on the warm up coming up in just a bit stay with us will be right back. auks close sharply lower the dow sank 2 1/2% the nasdaq dropped 3% and the s&p fell nearly 3%. this is a big turna

the national association of business economics says three in five of its members believe we should keep those lower tax rates on capital gains and dividends. tonight's commentator helped create that tax plan. he's glenn hubbard, dean of columbia business school and former chief economic adviser to president george w. bush. >> treasury secretary geithner is directing the administration's discussion of the need to raise taxes sharply on households earning more than $250,000 per year, reversing the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts. now the increase in marginal tax rates discourages job creation by small business owners at a pivotal point in the nation's economic recovery, and the higher taxes on dividends and capital gains will reduce stock prices and investment. the administration argues two points-- the tax increases are necessary to finance the nation's budget deficit, and to promote fairness. while deficit reduction is a critical goal, will raising marginal tax rates enhance growth and revenues? reducing spending would be a more pro-growth candidate for deficit reduction. and fairness? if the ad

the research was done by the national association of child care resource referral agencies. >>> next, bad boyfriend moves 101. this one happened at the baseball game.n and this one we and this one we cannot dy.ca >>> well, that frustrated flight attendant has become a squaquas freedom fighter. steven slater posted bail tonight and then ran off much like he did on monday. slater says he lost his cool. you think? when a passenger's luggage hit him in the head. he took over the plane's pa system and cursed that passenger out. next he grabbed a few beers. his suitcase, pulled the emergency chute and slid down. tonight, slater seems to have no regrets. >> it seems like something here has resonated with a few people. >> yeah, well not so supportive, local police slater faces charges of criminal mischief, trespassi trespassing, reckless endangerment. if convicted, he could face seven years in prison. he'll have a lot of the visitors apparently. >> and serving it in edible food. >> exactly right. a taste of his own medicine. >> yeah. time for sports. lawrence. >> you know, giants fans expect

the national association of realtors pending home sales index is also expected. that could give investors a better picture of how the slow economy is impacting the real estate market. new numbers on june factory order and july vehicle sales will lead insight on how the economy is recovering. the market closed slightly down on friday, rebounding for a second day in a row after concerns about economic growth triggered deeper losses. the dow closed down by about a point, the nasdaq was up by three. >>> bp says it will establish a $100 million fund to help rig workers left unemployed. with deep water drilling halted for six months, dozens of rigs are sitting idle in the gulf. bp says they'll pay millions to those forced out of work. those funds are different from bp's $20 million oil compensation fund. >>> if you planned on picking up a kindle any time soon, amazon.com says, sorry, have you to wait. they have placed a temporarily out of stock notice on it's $189 kindle, which means some americans will have to resort to reading those ancient paperback books on the beac

we will get an update on the housing market this morning the national association of the homebuildersl release its monthly index they are looking for a rise of one. from the previous month. housing sector struggling since tax credits expired. japan has lost its place to china as no. 2 economy in the second quarter. it underskirt scores. it's already the biggest export porter and steel producer and global influence is expanding. who lou might go public this fall. in my value the company's $2 billion. del off says they are buying ed davis or storage company 411 1 billion in cash at a fremont. dell is offering $18 a share the deal has been murdered approved by both boards and is expected close later this year. >> some shrimp season has opened in louisiana as. they will be hunting for a minute traces of oil louisiana shore a more than the usual worries prices are down and public acceptance is uncertain despite the extensive taste testing procedures. it remains forbidden in federal waters most of the catches has come off of texas and florida. >> the time now is 615 a shot of the golden gat

numbers came out this morning from the national association of realtors. they show the sales of existing homes just plummeted last month. july sales fell by more than 27%. that's the lowest level in 15 years. one reason the market's hurting, buyers and sellers are -- have got a standoff over home prices. some sellers having unrealistic expect stations are listing -- expectations are listing houses on the high end. a report on new home sales is coming out tomorrow. >>> a federal judge approved a settlement in a class-action lawsuit against countrywide mortgage. the judge says countrywide, which is now owned by bank of america, will provide free credit monitoring for up to $ $17 million people who are at high risk because of a security bridge. that includes anyone who obtained a mortgage or used countrywide before july of 2008. >>> today voters in five states go to the polls for elections. one closely-watched election is in arizona where john mccain is facing a tea party supporter. >>> proposition b on the november ballot could directly impact deputies by req

the numbers are from the national business travelers association. ey looked at 50 top cities to see what kind of taxes you will pay per day when you travel in that city. the national average just over $29. san francisco actually a little bit less than that, $26. and that's right in the middle of the highest and the lowest. portland, $21 a day. chicago almost $41 a day in tack taxes. the hotel taxes, like with most cities, are most expensive. then car rental, restaurant tacks, othtack taxes. this would have an impact on local chambers of commerce, convention bureaus when they try to get people to travel to that city. if they can make the case, hey, we have lower taxes here, that brings business in. >> do you have a sense if that effects somebody? if somebody wants to go to a certain city, will they go, yeah, but they have high taxes? do you think this kind of report impacts travel? >> it probably won't impact the individual traveler, brent. if you have a meeting in san francisco, you can't go to portland, obviously because it's cheaper. but what it co

likewise, the national association of manufacturers, the nation's largest industrial trade association, representing small and large manufacturers in every industrial sector in all 50 state they also oppose this legislation. they represent 22 million workers in the united states, more than 19% of the private sector work force. and 50% of -- and 53% of all manufacturing employees are employed by companies that have operations overseas and they oppose the tax increases because it will jeopardize the jobs of american manufacturing employees and stifle this very fragile economy. likewise the business round table, which again is an association that represents more than 12 million employees, has also sent a letter opposing this legislation because they say that this legislation will again only make matters worse, make it more difficult for u.s. companies to compete in the world economy and then actually puts u.s. jobs at stake because of that. and again, pace, which represents more than 63 million american jobs that depend on the competitiveness of american employers worldwide says that at a

in the inaugural season of the basketball championship of america, what would become the national basketball association. in 1962, the team was relocated to san francisco and became known as the san francisco warriors until 1971, when the name was changed to the current golden state warriors. the team has played all of their home games in the oracle a korea from 1966 with the exception of a one-year hiatus -- oracle arena. they have won two others, tying for sixth in the nba and the number of championships. in 2004, they started their campaign which was infectious, spreading hope to their fans and gating thousands more as each game continue to inspire hope for the so-called underdogs. -- gaining thousands more. here in the city and county of san francisco. i am introducing a resolution today along with supervisors dufty and elsbernd to let people know that we welcome the opportunity to work with the franchise and explore the opportunity to build an arena to house a much beloved bay area basketball team and bring them back home to san francisco. along with supervisors mirkarimi and maxwell. and we do wan

the national association for free clinics a non-government organization came to washington to provide free health care services to the fifty seven thousand unsure people in the district and the tens of thousands of others in the region. here you won't find health insurance cards piles of paperwork or grueling waiting lines just volunteers concerned doctors and frustrated patients a mysterious please tell us about why you're here why should i be here is my question to you why should i be after forty six years of support in this country. in my name to kill but in my name my twenty five cents doesn't go to support people like myself who have no insurance because the choose not to because they can't afford while knowing. what you're looking at is a national project built by communities from all over the country where the work force of volunteers this is what president obama's health care bill does not provide in fact the show here is run solely on donations not government spending. the doctors like ronnie whitfield are not here for money he came from baton rouge louisiana to lend a hand t

korea to try to gain the freedom of an american imprisoned for illegally entering the communist nation. the associated press reports north korea has agreed to release the boston man who was sentenced to eight years in prison after his january arrest. a u.s. official says carter is not representing the u.s. government. >>> sea world has been fined $75,000 for safety violations after last year's death of an animal trainer attacked by a killer whale. the occupational safety and health administration's investigation found despite a history of dangerous incidents, sea world, quote, failed to make meaningful safety improvements. sea world plans to appeal the findings. >>> the next time you are in a traffic jam, just think of these drivers in china. they were stuck in traffic for, get this, nine days. the congestion involved 10,000 vehicles. chinese state media says today things are back to normal. >>> now here is an early look at how wall street will kick off the day. the dow opens at 10,174 after losing 39 points yesterday. the s&p fell four points. and the nasdaq dropped 20. >>> taking a look at overseas

randall frye, president of the association of administrative law judges and who we have the president of the national association of immigration judges and other judgewill participate in this important event. congressman van hollen, thanks very much. we are adjourned. >> thank you very much. h[captioning performeby national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2010] >> the prospects of it coming up in the congress are very small. when it comes to these issues, we are looking at making sure we do not blow a $680 million hole. at the same time, we want to extend the bush tax cuts. what is unfortunate is the republicans have taken the position that unless you have a permanent extension of that portion of the bush tax cuts, the top 2%, where if you know an overwhelming number of people in that category -- that is what is currently holding up. >> on the issue, it is not just the republicans that think it is a bad idea to roll back, but a lot of democrats who want to extend it for one year. could they sustain the president's position? >> they are calling for a permanent