this is the second man to successfully back flip a megatruck at the west georgia mud park. think about how much weight that is. do you think the driver is in there going behind the wheel like trying to get more. goes to the vertical wall, pulls him up and over, and the truck disease not do this without damage. you hear the truck rev. sounds like he broke the drive train, doesn't go anywhere after, but he's uninjured when he gets out. here's al, in a truck called adrenaline rush. >> oh, no, no, no! that's bad. >> yeah. a little of a mark there. when the wheels fall off, i don't think you did it right. >> cool too. watch what happens, hits a near vertical wall. those are the shocks smashing through the top of the truck, and when it smacks on the rear wheels, that's enough gravity to rip the front end off. >> that's not in good shape. >> not going to drive out of that. >> no. >>> dog's new toy. ♪ >> i imagine there's probably nothing more awkward than when you're out with your girlfriend, and some other dude shows up, and he's, like, that's my girl. >> oh, in. >> bad situation

he is the second man to successfully back flip a mega truck at the west georgia mud park. >> think aboutow much weight that is. >> do you think the drivers are employing to find a way like trying to get more. >> it's four-wheel drive that pulls them up and over. the truck, though, doesn't do this without some damage. you can hear the truck kind of rev towards the end. looks like he broke the drive train there a little bit. doesn't go anywhere after. swrimy is out, and he is unjufrd. >> he is not the only one to try it. >> here's al abercrombie. it's this truck called adrenaline rush. >> oh, no. >> that's bad. >> a little bit of a mark there. >> the wheels fall off. >> well, it's pretty cool too. watch what happens. adrenaline rush hits that, again, near vertical wall. this is the shocks just smashing off right at the top of the truck. then when the truck smacks down on its rear wheels, that just gives it enough gravity to rip the whole thing right off stwloosh that thing is not in good shape. >> she's not going to drive out of that. >> no. >>> you may remember her from the hills. now she

israel vows hamas will pay for the kills of three teenagers kidnapped in the west bank. georgia's new law allowing guns in churches and bars. >> and the u.s.a team is kicking off against belgium in a game that sends one team home. >> israeli prime minister netanyahu is saying that the hamas will pay for the killings of three teenagers. their bodies were found yesterday. this israeli army is saying rockets were launched today. nick is in gaza for us and walk us through this somber and emotional day in israel. >> yeah, absolutely, somber and emotional, at the same time, all of the things you mentioned the vows of revenge, the rockets are flying from gaza to israel and the strikes from israel to gaza and it is a precarious point and the last few hours and for israel especially this is about grief, on what they called a day of national mourning. >> in three separate funerals for three teenage boys in death ewe nated a nation. this is a small country that rallies throughout a crisis and murder of three israeli is bringing a nation of grief. 16-year-old grandparent's immigrated to new y

he's more popular in the west than the former soviet union republic. in georgia he was a controversial figure. in the west he's known as the ground breaking minister of the soviet union. the man that helped to bring down the berlin wall. >> in what way? >> he was a foreign minister after the man known as mr. know. this soviet face who run the soviet foreign policy for decades. he was this diplomat which was shocking news for the soviet system. of course for several years in this post of the foreign minister in the soviet union, he started to smile to western partners. he coined the phrase partner. before that soviet union considered west to be the open end. he was the first that started to trade western diplomats as partners. >> then he was elected president of georgia, the country's second president. started off with high approval rating, 70% of the vote. allegations of corruption soon started to dog him and then he was toppled by a bloodless revolution. >> well it was interesting. as a foreign minister of soviet union, he could enjoy peaceful life in the world.

the republic of georgia. not too long ago, it was just 2008, as georgia tilted towards the west in its policies. troops clashed in eastern georgia. a familiar scenario for anyone who has been following reports out of ukraine, mikheil saakashvili has written a column for what the west should do to rein in the conflict. he's spoke at the fletcher rule of law and diplomacy. mr. president, welcome. >> thank you, thank you for having me on your show. >> you, sir, know better than most, putin's rhetoric. you went to war with the man, not only just six years ago. tell me this, because you have these pro-russian rebels suddenly handing over the black boxes to investigators, releasing the morgue train into ukraine-controlled territory. what do you really think putin is up to behind the scenes? >> well, i think putin is very much on the scene, not behind the scenes. from the very beginning, this operation was set in motion by him and i cannot imagine -- you know, we had the same kind of ground to air -- surface-to-air missiles. in georgia army and as a commander of chief i had to have intimate knowledge a

now, this case here on the west coast compelled police on the east coast in milton, georgia to re-examine another heroin overdose death allegedly involving alix tichelman. back in september of 2013, tichelman was with dean riopelle, a 53-year-old atlanta nightclub owner and one-time boyfriend. she told police she found him on the ground after she got out of the shower, after the two had been drinking and shooting up throughout the day. here's a portion of her call to 911. >> um, i don't know, i think my boyfriend overdosed or something, like he's -- he's -- he won't respond. he's just laying on the ground. i don't know. >> okay. are you with the patient now? >> tichelman is in custody here in santa cruz, held on $1.5 million bail. again, she's expected to enter a plea in court today. that will be later around 8:15. live here in santa cruz, bob redell, "today in the bay." >>> a pricey car caused quite a mess in san jose. take a look at these pictures. a drive of in a jaguar slammed into a hydrant last night, took crews 30 minutes to turn off the gush of water. no word on what caused that j

. >> it's like the wild west now in georgia. leave your guns at the door. anyway, in kansas, you can openly carry guns in more public places ar the state replaced various local restrictions with a single state law. in tennessee, it's legal to carry and sell switch blades because we need more of those. over in virginia, a major new voting law kicked in that says photo i.d. will be required to cast ballots from now on. attention november. in new jersey, penalties for texting and driving are going to be harsher and hand-held devices are banned completely even if you're stuck in traffic or stuck at a light. meanwhile a number of states are trying to put their stamp on the sale of e-cigarettes. florida and iowa say they have to be treated like regular cigarettes. that means no sales to minors under 18. minnesota, they have banned sales to minors too, and in most public places, you can't smoke them anymore. in maryland, they're going after drinking. the sale of grain alcohol, like ever clear, is now banned. a new law in new hampshire will hit folks in the wallet.

much appreciated, and over the next few days ns the south-west and eastern -- in the south-west and eastern parts. >>> caught breaking this law in georgia can as a result in a prison sentence, for almost as long as a conviction for murder. smoking marijuana is the crime. users are furious at police taking random samples to test for flood. they call for a change in the law. [ ♪ music ] >>reporter:. >> reporter: it's a party atmosphere, but a serious protest. one of the several rallies held in recent weeks. organizers say they are sick of being criminalized for wanting to get high. outside the prime minister's office urine samples pile up, protesting hundreds of tests that police carry out each week. >> this is our right to have our freedom the the government doesn't have the right to put their hands in our bodies taking our urine in without our consent. fines that the authorities estimate at $4 million, there's no distinction between soft and hard drugs. becca is waiting to be sentenced for marijuana possession and faces 14 years in prison. >> translation: marijuana users are treated as criminals. they are gaoled and forced to pay enormo

>> the open seats, one of them i guess is in georgia. >> i don't think georgia is open. south dakota, west virginia and montana. >> i think oklahoma but john, they're all very close. if you get a wave, a six-year wave that rolls over them, they'll all go under. if there's no wave, then i think you can get splits up and down. >> that means if the gop takes over the senate. >> i think they're going to win it. >> you do? >> but the wave hasn't materialized yet. >> how about al franken? or ron wyden? >> ron wyden is going to win. he's got an interesting competitor, monica weeby, a pediatric neurologist. she looked very powerful coming out of the gate. she's had some difficulties. >> how about franken? he works hard at his job. >> that gal in iowa said she used to castrate hogs and she's perfectly positioned to come to washington and deal with the pork barrels. she could win in iowa. she could win. >> it's a competitive race in iowa. it's a competitive race -- we have a lot of competitive races here. >> can we talk about the house for a minute? the house is dominantly republican, inconceivable

the republic of georgia, and he would know. he went toe to toe with vladimir putin in 2008. georgia felt putin's wrath as it became friend leer to the west, pro-russian rebels fought with russian troops. at one point, putin sent troops to eastern georgia. if it sounds familiar, it is because it is. it could be the play book for what's happening now in ukraine. we will dig deeper into that in a moment. >>> first, here's the news today, the u.s. is raising the alarm. the pentagon says russia is getting ready to transfer more powerful rocket launchers into the hands of pro-russian rebels in eastern ukraine, and according to the u.s. intel, could happen as early as today. europe's leaders are meeting again in belgium. the u.s. and others want them to impose tougher sanctions on russia, but western europe is in a tough spot. it relies heavily on russian gas to meet its energy needs. for now, the europeans are targeting russia for the amount of dealings with the west. how does the world get putin to listen? let's bring in the former president, mikheil, saakashvili, at the fletcher school of law and diplomacy. mr. president, welcome back. >> th

abortion is perhaps abortion rights is a little more on the pro-life side than the pro-choice side, particularly west virginia, georgiayour candidates to talk more about contraception than on the issue of abortion rights itself? >> we always encourage our candidates to talk about the issues that really are the center of the interests of women voters. that is economic opportunity and access to health care. our democratic women candidates and democrats in general are standing on the side of women. you're seeing that in the growing gender gap. the republicans really have a problem on this, particularly with their opposition to access to birth control. they have gone so extreme that we can talk about issues that really, really matter to women. equal pay, minimum wage, access to health care. >> and i notice you don't say abortion rights in there. do you feel like -- do you feel like it's faded as an issue that you're talking about or that it's just politically too divisive and potentially gets in the way of talking about the other issues that you want to talk about? >> folks know that our candidates are going to back up wo

we'll take a live look there on the outer loop which slows down from about here at new hampshire avenue heading west toward georgiand silver spring before the pace picks up. a quick live look on the other side of town. northbound hien 95. this -- i-95. this is what it looks like in newington. don't let gas prices drive you crazy on the way to work this morning. let's check prices in hyattsville with the help of aaa's fuel finder. the green meadows exon on ridge road is selling regular unladied for $3.72 a gallon. if you go to the citgo on baltimore avenue, you can get a gallon of regular unladied for just $3.50. >>> 6:49. time to answer our question of the morning. the question was, 2012 was the first year that more women than men purchased these. is it a, pat trues, b, -- tattoos, b, guns or c, motorcycles? >> patrice says, i have no clue with this question so i'm just going to guess. b, guns. we like that guess but the answer is a, tattoos. it >>> we have an update on a story we brought you earlier this hour. hanna covington of alexandria was reported missing since july 16 but it's just been reported the 44-year

this case, here on the west coast, has compelled police on the east coast in milton, georgia, re-examine another heroin overdose death allegedly involving tichelman, with a 53-year-old atlanta nightclub owner and one-time boyfriend, she told police she found him on the ground after she got out of the shower, after two had been drinking and shooting up throughout the day. here's a portion of her call to 911. >> i don't know, i think my boyfriend overdosed or something, like he's -- he's -- he won't respond. and he's laying on the ground. i don't know. >> okay. >> the 911 operator ended up calling tichelman to get more information about the status of her friend. held in santa cruz county jail on $1.5 million bail. she's expected in court for her arraignment, possibly to enter a plea scheduled for later this morning, after 8:00. reporting live here in santa cruz, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> interesting to hear. >>> bay area sex therapist says it's not unusual for rich, successful people, especially men, to seek out risky behavior. dr. elaine brady a certified sex addiction therapist

the outer banks south to georgia. strong winds damaging wind and even hail. our west high pressure is built in here and that brought a lot of moisture up to the southwest. that is what you need for these thunderstorms to develop. not impossible but very uncommon. showers and storms developing here, one storm right over venice beach, california, that is the storm that caused all of the problems. >> dave warren, appreciates it. coming up on al jazeera america. a border crossing is closed and community under quarantine. a large scale effort to stop the spread of ebola. we'll talk about the world health organization next. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> the president of liberia is taking major steps now to stop the spread of ebola in that country. border crossings are now closed, communities heavily affected by the virus are under quarantine. liberia is one of three west african countries under ebola right now. at least 224 people have died in sierra leone. guinea 394 people are dead. jake ward joins us from san f

margaret's way west of georgia avenue and university boulevard is to the north of this area. those would be your two best alternate routes i believe and those are going to be heavier than normal. i think it will take a while with this investigation. we'll keep you posted. over to a map. first of all you have the slow traffic on the beltway as well from college park into silver spring. it's going to take you about 17 minutes through that stretch. again, that investigation i just told you about is right here north of the beltway in the wheaton area on pliers road at st. margaret's way. let's go to another map. this time we'll check out what it looks like on 95 northbound. it's going to be about 21 minutes from triangle into springfield. let's go to the live picture right now in springfield. look at this. this looks absolutely fantastic, especially for a mid- morning rush hour where things are looking good as you travel through this area on to 395 and up to the 14th street bridge. let's go to our next live picture and check out what it looks like if you're planning to head on th

worry that rather than control of the senate riding on races in louisiana, arizona, north carolina and west virginia, that control of the senate may ride on this race in georgia, and considering the politics of the state, that is remarkable. >> it is one to watch. thank you so much, john. >>> add that to the pile. montana, south dakota, louisiana, west virginia. that is where the story is in november. juohn kerry touching down on te aviv. and we will look at that. >> president obama is back on the road as the crisis smolder around the world. do the fundraising events hurt his image? >> the president is more concerned about fundraising events where he is applauded and it is all about him instead of sitting in the white house making tough decisions. making tough decisions. staying active can actually ease arthritis symptoms. but if you have arthritis, staying active can be difficult. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven to improve daily physical function so

the court retreats from that position. joining me now is sonya west, law professor at university of georgia. think throw away some of this court language, like accommodation, when what they're talking about is a form you fill out to get the exemption. here was wheaten college saying, if we fill out that form and send it to health and human services department, we are facilitating the provision of this kind of birth control because health and human services will then find a way to get the birth control to the people who have the insurance policies that we don't want to provide birth control for. and so that's where the court just said, okay, you can just write a letter saying you're not going to do it and don't bother with the form. and this is what sonia sotomayor found to be even though it sounds simpler, much more complicated. why in her view is this a much more complicated outcome? >> well, it's more complicated because it throws some administrative roadblocks into the government's ability to make good on its promise to provide contraception to all female employees via their employer heal

the country. more from our west coast newsroom on, what's her name again? what? >> alex tickleman. the second death she is being investigated for involves a boyfriend in georgia club owner and lead singer in a fetish band. he died of a heroin overdose back in september and in that case she told police she tried to revive him for about five minutes before finally calling 911. but police reports show the couple had a volatile relationship and now investigators are taking a much closer look at the circumstances surrounding his death and how it relates to the death of the google executive. listen. >> the second case shows a knowledge or predisposition or previous behavior that is consistent with this. she has done this before. she know what is the potential results are. >> before former google executive died he googled how to defend yourself after giving someone heroin. they had an on going call girl relationship. in november she visited him on his yacht in santa cruz. she was mixing and injecting him with heroin and instead of stepping tickleman steps over his body to clean up the scene, finishes a glass of wine and flees. police use the fingerprints on the wine

their veins, any prison having either negro, african, west indian, asiatic and veins shall be known in this state as persons of color. ok? for georgia, the term white person shall include only persons of the white or caucasian race who have no ascertainable trace of either negro, african, west indian, asiatic, indian, mongolian, japanese, or chinese blood in their veins. no person, any of whose ancestors have been duly registered with the state board of vital statistics as a person of color shall be deemed you be a white person. all right. louisiana. louisiana defines a colored person as all persons with any mixture of negro blood. good old mississippi. mississippi -- the word white under section 207 means a member of the caucasian race and the word colored includes not only negroes, but persons of mixed blood having any appreciable amount of negro blood. moving on. tennessee. the word negro includes mulattos, mestizos, and their descendents having any african blood in their veins. all negroes, mulattos, mestizos, and descendents having any african blood in their veins shall the known as persons of color. ok. and then virginia has an int

the ham handed version of it. image driven politician. that's not a good look these days for any politician let alone somebody like michelle nunn trying to run in georgia. >>> let's go to west virginia when it comes to democrat. natalie tennant is on the campaign. it has an unlikely target. president obama. >> what do they think the electric comes from? it's the hard working coal miners. i've fought to protect the coal jobs alongside joe manchin. i'll make sure that president obama gets the message >>well, i guess it's one way. that's the joe manchin style -- remember the rifle shot cap and trade. that's her version there. tan nant is trying to distance herself from the president. running the $120,000 ad that the campaign will reach two-thirds of the state. president obama lost the state twice. her opponent tried to link tenant to the president. >>> trivia time. four wyoming governors served in the u.s. senate. it's been awhile. tommy trompson tried but didn't make it. congratulations to today's winn winner. we'll be right back. the summer of this. the summer that summers from here on will be compared to. where memories will be forged into the sand. and then hung on a wall

the local level to meet the demands of business and industry, that is the kind of stuff that makes a difference. west virginia, georgia, a democrat. caller: good morning. -- since thes delta region covers roughly eight states, eight different is, liked your money you say, $12 million a year -- it doesn't upset you when you read the paper or you see on tv that we are sending billions of dollars to mexico and all these other countries and we have no idea where that money is going or what it is being used for? you are trying to create something for people here in the u.s. -- are you receiving me? host: that is the next phone call, hold on. guest: no worries. it is a valid point. we are always ready to take more resources. we know that we have to have national strategies to meet our partners in the international community. sometimes, we obviously think about that. ournow and we trust that colleagues are making the right decisions to develop our relationships internationally. at the end of the day, we will take more resources so we can continue to create jobs and improve lives, i will do that all day long. our budget, what

to the south we're seeing storms pop up in georgia and alabama and hail and damaging winds will be the big threat there. the radar showing more storms tonight, actual aly few warnings to the west of boston. earlier we had a tornado warning with this cell right here, this thunderstorm but now it is a severe thunderstorm warning. hail and damaging winds the threat -- almost fell here. this watch in effect until 8:00 tonight. then we're watching in the south where we're also looking at severe storms and warnings in effect and charleston and savannah, this watch in effect until 9:00 tonight for hail and damaging winds. once this front goes by, we watch the jet stream dipping to the south. north of it you see the cooler air. we'll see temperatures 5 to 10 degrees below average for the northeast through mid week. and for the south the same idea, the front goes through lower humidity and much cooler next couple of days. back to you. >> at least it cools us off for a little bit. weather channel's kim cunningham, we appreciate it. >>> with four days to go before recess, could there be real problem in congress? the house and senate unveil a new bipartisan deal to reform the va, joining

the west is prior to the ukraine situation. maybe perhaps even prior to the russian invasion of georgia. those efforts are on hold right now, clearly. now there are -- there's been a lot of rhetoric spewed around about the new government in ukraine. you know, the russians say that they are nazi thugs. they deny it. you know, i think again it is an open question as to what this government's policies are going to be if and when this crisis ever ends. but i think you will see -- i don't think, i know that the u.s. administration and others in the west have looked to president poroshenko as a calming or a patient and calming voice. whether that turns out to be the case -- when i say that i refer to his calls for cease fire, his willingness to allow autonomy -- a great deal of autonomy to regions in the east of ukraine. but whether or not that holds true once if and when this crisis crisis comes to an end we'll have to see. >> you were talking about russia's economic influence to turn that around can russia with stand sanctions by the u.s. and the eu? >> it is clear to this point that preside

referring to is people trying to integrate russia into the west prior to the ukraine situation, maybe perhaps prior to the russian invasion of georgia. those efforts are on hold right now, clearly. there has been a lot of rhetoric spewed about the new government and ukraine. zie russians say they are nat thugs, they deny it. it is an open question as to what this government's policies are going to be, if and when the crisis ever ends. i think you will see -- i know the u.s. administration and lookedin the west have to the president as a patient and calming voice. i refer to his calls for cease-fire, his willingness to allow autonomy to a great deal in the regions east of ukraine. ,hether or not that holds true when this crisis comes to an end, we will have to see. host: you are talking about russia's economic influence. can they withstand sanctions? guest: it is clear that president clinton has a high threshold for pain -- if that is -- it is clear that president putin has a high threshold for pain -- if that is the right word. to have hadappear any significant impact on russian policy. that is why people are looking at this plane i

the west side of the storm. it's going to be a pretty dry day for georgia and much of south carolina unless you're on the immediateot of wet weather. the difference is in north carolina. the eye approaches your winds will increase and waves and rip currents and everything that comes with a hurricane. the weather go quickly downhill this afternoon and this evening. the path for the hurricane from the national hurricane center. atlantic beach and cartier county 85-mile-per-hour hurricane. the storm will accelerate quickly. sunrise tomorrow all of the effects from the storm may be over with. a 12-hour event for eastern and north carolina. if any damage, occur 4:00 p.m. this afternoon to 4:00 a.m. this morning. the storm looks to be harmlessly off the coast of new england up into nova scotia who is dealing with a bad storm but it's a miss for arthur but a cold front going through. you felt it yesterday with the thunderstorms. risk of severe storms in the area today. a flood watch for the areas got the downpours and lightning yesterday. this front is going to stall and pick up some of the moisture from arthur. not the

and the current drug policy in georgia as far as they're concerned is not working. >> al jazeera tblisi. >> okay, go a little bit westrope, you come to one country that is on tentative hooks, i wonder what it is. people of united germany prepare for the world cup final. america mobile app, available for your apple and android mobile device. download it now >> here for sport. >> i'm on trend, david. england's criti cricket team has made inpass towards india. the pair put on a total of 198 for the final with wicket as india fought back at the end of the match. blend all out 157 for the first inning lead of 59 runs. india has just started their second inning. >>> lebron james has announced he's heading back to the cleveland cavaliers a as a free agent. the 29-year-old spend four years with the miami heat winning two nba championships. >> lebron james is coming home. the nba's most valuable player is returning to the cavaliers after four years with the middle east heat. the 29-year-old posted this picture on instagram and told "sports illustrated," i always believed i would return to cleveland and finish my career there.

the state of georgia. for example, county officials will have one more hurdle to overcome when trying to control the mosquito population and the outbreak of the west nile disease. these counties are forced to address an additional bureaucratic hurdle before they're able to address a serious health threat to our citizens. a lurdle that provides no additional benefits. with this unprecedented expansion, all stake holds are affected, including state agencies, cities, counties, municipalities, and every american will pay for this. last congress we passed this same legislation, 292-130, and i ask congress to again do the same thing. with that i remain -- i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. the chair recognizes the gentlelady from maryland. ms. edwards: thank you very much, mr. speaker. just want to clear up a couple of points here. just for the record, 45 states actually managed their own pesticide programs. so it's not the responsibility of the federal government or the e.p.a. and in fact small applicators, contrary to what we've heard here tonight, mr. speaker, small applicators are already

the americans became infected while treating patients in west africa as they worked for a christian charity. >> at land to georgias working with us closely. doctors without border social security working with us closely and we're doing everything that we can to keep our staff safe but the reality is it is a dea deadly disease. and it is easily spread. >> doctors say in each case the disease was spotted early? providing them with a better chance of survival. this current outbreak of ebola is the largest health officials have ever seen. >>> you know, a lot of people believe honesty is key to a good relationship. because i always have. here's the question. is that always the case? >> new study suggests no. why some say maybe a little dishonesty could sometimes be good for your relationship. >> i don't know about that. >>> we'll have to see about that one of nation's most respected newspapers says the federal government should lift its ban on marijuana. why the paper says we haven't learned from our own history. >> fans at a keith urban concert in hospital rushed to hos ♪ >> here's a live look at center city tonight.

ford new details of the georgia man reported boyfriend from the man who said the death was no accident. >> : this truly store in cerros of attempted robbery pledges of the wild west shootout. and the 15 shots >> : fall to or only one for story last night >> : nasty reputation of san francisco landmark of the king and 98 year-old tenant. >> : for large was runtime is >> : now at a we are learning more about the alleged high price prostitute who was accused of giving a bay area google executive a fatal overdose of drugs. tonight police in georgia are investigating a very similar incidents involving same wind. 26 year-old alex. we are hearing her voice for the first-time to as one called. first in manslaughter case she faces and santa cruz we learned that i expect reportedly searched legal defense strategy, and four are arrested. police say may be an indication of guilt. the charges against alex as to court documents destroying and concealing evidence. take a to got or take a shows christ what did not surface as a closing blinds before she left the shop. half has please sit there now reckon on the klan and think that aum comments attributed to a person just a dark s

likely heading toward republicans in montana, west virginia and one other, and you see that because of that, if republicans aren't able to hold georgia, then thedscape becomes much more difficult for them. >> woodruff: democrats start out with a disadvantage and it's just tough. >> well, it is. but right now in alaska and arkansas, mark pryor and mark begch are doing well and probably better than most republicans thought, and they might be gum in the dam because if they can hold, democrats will likely hold a one or two seat majority, if they lose you could see a much broader way come the republicans way. >> woodruff: i like that metaphor, gum in the dam. this report came out yesterday from the respected organization saying the turnout in this year's primaries so far is not only down but, in most of the states where there have been primaries, a historic low. >> 25 of the 50 states are at an historic low. in the 1950s there was a primary of mid 30s of eligible population turning out from the study of the center of american electorate. and now only 13 to 14% is turned out. people are upset. pessimism reins. they are upset with president, congress

the clerk: leaves of absence requested for mrs. capito of virginia for -- of west virginia for this afternoon and the balance of the week and mr. lewis of georgia for this afternoon. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the requests are granted. under the speaker's announced policy of january 3, 2013, the gentleman from wisconsin, mr. pocan is recognized for 60 minutes as the designee of the minority leader. mr. pocan: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i am very proud to be here today on behalf of the progressive caucus work other members of the progressive caucus today. we have long fought for the middle class and those aspiring to be in the middle class and today specifically we want to address congressman paul ryan's plan to help alleviate poverty in this nation. needless to say, we were excited to find out a republican wanted to talk about poverty, given the votes we have had this session in this body. whether it be the draconian cuts in the house republican budget, the slashing of food stamps and assistance for the most needy in this country, to see a republican finally stand up and talk about poverty, we were excited and we want to

west? ought toot think we accept that at all. the practical effect of what putin has been doing the last several months, and going back to the russian invasion of georgia in 2008 is first of all that bordersnotion to not get changed in europe except through mutual consent negotiation, that you don't try and fulfill your territorial or revisionist claims through the use of military force. and that countries have the wish to choose how they align themselves politically, economically, and in security terms. he is upending all of that. this is much broader in my view than turmoil in eastern europe -- in eastern ukraine. it is about the whole post-cold war order and how putin is seeking to reverse what has been pretty much established policy and pursuit of foreign policy in europe since the end of the cold war. >> do you have a view of what president obama's strategy is long-term? >> i do not have a clear sense of strategy on the part of the west at all. i think i certainly applaud the administration's application of sanctions, but what i was just describing in terms of the need for a broader, longer-term putin doeso counter require the involvement and the

georgia. jon: what are your predictions? how many seats do you think republicans might pick up? >> i think too early to say. i think republicans very likely to take the montana, south dakota, west virginia treo. they're likely in the four red state with democrat incumbents and take them or four. something else good will happen in iowa, colorado, michigan or new hampshire or multiple states. there could be a real surprise from last three. i think republicans likely are to end up with 51 or 52. but this is going to be a dog fight right to the end. democrats spent a lot of money. taken a page out of obama playbook and trying to irradiate republican candidates to disqualify them in voters mind by labor day. jon: a lot of it, much depend on the viability of the candidates. >> right. jon: you saw last time around that some republican candidates shot themselves in the foot and ended up not winning states that should have easily gone gop. is that going to happen this time around? >> i don't think so because the quality of republican candidates is really much better now. we have a couple of primaries left to go. alaska, kansas, tennessee. thus far republicans fielded superb candidates a

the day last year in west philadelphia. anna moved to west philadelphia at just 22 years old from down there in georgia. >> so that means asath here, born in 1900. >> 114. >> my goodness. >> what a great life. >> look at all of her family around her, her legacy. >> um-hmm. >> all right. >> i have a quiz, good day quiz. >> okay. >> most stressed out parents, who do you think they would be, they have fallen into two categories, we already know raising a teenager is stressful, right. >> right. >> but why? the reason you may not realize, it is not just because they are acting up. lets get back to another quiz, have you spotted, the difference here what is different about our eagles logo. it is only nfl team to have a logo that faces to the left, why? what is the purpose? what is the designer have in mind here. we will explain next. >> here's a picture of one of the youngest viewers, a hh. >> thanks momma for tweet ago this. >> good looking baby. >> cutie pie. >> brooklyn in the house. >>> you have traffic news, kacie. >> i do have traffic news heading out on septa we have issues, power problems, trenton and chestnut hill west

the west coast including stops in san francisco and los angeles. crews are making progress battling a massive wildfire in washington state that's burned nearly 400 miles so far. polls closed in georgiang a senate candidate in a run-off election between jack kingston and david perdue. back to "hardball." >>> today i'm using my executive authority as governor of texas and activating the national guard. it is code named operation strong safety all along the border region. >> welcome back. that was texas governor rick perry announcing yesterday he ordered a thousand national guard troops to the border with mexico in an operation which will cost $12 million a month. the deployment comes as an influx of unaccompanied children, more than 50,000 so far, continue to stream across the border from central america. while perry's decision may have the look and the feel of a bold stroke there is little evidence that the national guard troops can do anything to alleviate the problem. first they don't have the authority under the law to stop, detain or arrest anyone crossing into this country illegally. second the children in this case are willingly turning themselves in already. we don't need sold

georgia, tennessee, ohio, virginia and west virginia. this facebook page is devoted to her following her trek around the country. >> using feline star powerark international tiger day. there are only 3,000 tigers left in the wild. 95% of the population has disdisappeared and three species have gone is stings. >> coming up in two minutes from doha, the latest on what is happening in gaza and whether that limited ceasefire will last. >> we'll see you back here tomorrow at 7:00 a.m. eastern. >> announcer: this is al jazeera. ♪ >>> welcome to the news hour, i'm sammy at al jazeera's headquarters in doha. israel says it will slow down attacks in if gaza for a few hours to allow for humanitarian aid. we'll look at what this means. more palestinian civilians killed and injured, the un says an israeli attack on one of its facilities is a serious

the way it goes. record cold temperatures this morning. 37. washington dulles 39. atlanta drops down to 60. macon, georgia, 62. jackson, mississippi, 61 degrees. head out west. way through oklahoma and texas. denver to oklahoma city and everywhere in between. we've got flash flood watches, flood watches, and warnings throughout the area. why? we're looking at 2 to 3 inches of rain. but locally there could be up to 6 inches of rain in parts of oklahoma and the flip part of that is with all that rain, it's depressing temperatures. memphis, 85. oklahoma city you're going to be at 74. that's 22 degrees below that's what's going on around >>> 9:11, we're going to take about 50% of that humidity away from yesterday, and that's what you can expect for today. but temperatures basically staying put. 70 degrees in pacifica. that's where you'll find the heat relief. it's going to be hot inland today, 95 degrees in places like pleasanton. elsewhere, i'm forecasting about 91. in the south bay, the peninsula is at 84 degrees and 72 in san francisco. north bay today, looking good, you're at 93 degrees o out there. and on the east shore, upper 70s coming your way. >> and tha

the west. seattle up to 86 portland 90 degrees and boise up to 98 this afternoon. >> eric thanks. >>> more than 120 people are stranded right now on a casino boat off savannah georgia. they have been stuck all night on the ship's maiden voyage. it ran aground on rocks. the coast guard is waiting for high tide before trying to rescue everyone. >>> this morning the toughest water use restrictions in california history are in place. the new rules come in response to the historic drought. homeowners can no longer wash driveways and sidewalks. sprinklers without a shutoff nozzle are also banned. violators can be fined up to $500 a day. >>> and more extreme weather across the pacific this morning. a deadly storm is forcing hundreds of thousands of people out of their homes. typhoon rammasun is pounding the philippines. it shut down the capital of manila this morning. 17 million people live in that region. seth doane is in beijing tracking the system that could hit china by the weekend. seth, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the strongest storm to hit the philippines so far this year and of course filipinos remember that damage caused by the typhoon that s

the carolinas and georgia, providing us with heavy rainfall. >> thank you so much. this is a fireworks unlike anything you have seen, certainly anything i have seen. this was captured by a drone nighing over west california, and got right into the middle of the celebrations. check out the view. it's been posted on youtube and viewed more than 4 million time. >>> that's it for us near in new york. the late is from israel and gaza ahead at the top of the hour. thanks so much, i'm morgan radford. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera. >>> hello. welcome to the newshour live from our headquarters in doha. i am jane dutton. in the next 60 minutes, 10 days under house arrest for the palestinian boys beaten by israeli police. what happened with my sons, political and tribal tonings rise in kenya. at least 22 dead in attacks along the coast. >> the report

west virginia, republican line, good morning. good morning,r: thank you for having me on. a good bill, in a way. i am sure it was passed to preserve the second amendment in georgiawhich is a good thing. time will tell how the bill turns out. i am sure a lot of the businesses down there have the right to say that you are not allowed to bring a gun into their establishment or not. i am not sure if that was put into the bill or not. like we say, we will just have to wait and see how things go with the law down there. we have got time for a few more comments this morning, "newsmakers this week," we were joined by the canadian ambassador to the u.s.. he gave the canadian perspective on the keystone pipeline debate. a little bit from that interview on the hold that they have in the debate over the pipeline. [video clip] industry ing washington. a lot of people raising money all the time. ory basically asserted claimed that if the pipeline was not approved, the oil would stay on the ground. well, three years later, has anyone asked them if they were wrong? they will not confirm the by the pipeline being delayed in canada, north the coda, and montana -- this is not just