u.s. department of commerce sanctions against japan and norway but every year instead of implementing the sanctions they send a so-called strongly worded letter of protest to japan and norway which are is promptly ignored so any time we try to do anything to stop these people they have massive lobbies p.r. firms and everything to defend what they're doing and say it's really a very difficult obstacle to get around but the fact is that they're breaking the law and they're destroying the oceans and we're doing the best we can with the resources available to us to to slow them down imagine that ninety percent of the big fish have disappeared tell us about the bluefin tuna in the mediterranean what's the law on fishing tuna who's breaking the law and how are they breaking the law captain paul watson the bluefin tuna should have been listed on the endangered species was the convention of the international trade endangered species this year but the only reason it wasn't was because of boat vote by by china and japan and every single marine species that was to be listed five species of sharks tw

u.s. department of congress -- department of commerce minority development agency who are here today. and of course the private sector, our most important and valued partner in delivering this project. i think bob is here today. those are the folks that are going to be building the town. there are contractors making a big impact here not just in building things but in incorporating a real commitment to small and local business participation, and doing an extraordinary job that i believe is going to become a paradigmatic example in the rest of the state, because these numbers are not to be ignored. and of course the small businesses themselves, [unintelligible] now let me take a second to a knowledge the chair of the san francisco transportation authority, my current boss, a man who i think it's well within the lineup of visionaries and people with the big picture. ross has been a member of the board of supervisors since 2004. he is on his first term as chair of the authority since january. during that time he has given me the opportunity to appreciate just how able he is to comprehend

u.s. department of commerce -- u.s. chamber of commerce. sorry. responsible for their initiatives and supply chains and trade. he worked in the department of homeland securities and oversaw the activities pertaining to the secure borders advisory council. he worked with capital management. he earned his mba from the university of massachusetts. >> thank you. thank you for the heritage foundation for putting on this event. i wanted to start off by talking about some of the things that the u.s. chamber of commerce is doing and the global supply chain. the wanted to go into some of the problems we see on the horizon. mike talked about some of the problems. i agree with you in working together now with the private sector. the chamber several years ago started a global supply working group, which is what i manage. this is a group of 110-member companies. this group is a much more manageable 110 members. these members are engaged in this issue of global supply chain. they are engaged on a day-to-day basis on issues in the regulatory environment. they try

department are doing to promote u.s. manufacturing. the department of commerce is committed to promoting this important sector. we do it daily by working to create the right environment to help manufacturers sustain and growth companies, and create jobs. in december 2009, the obama administration released a strategy entitled "a framework for revitalizing u.s. manufacturing to get the department addresses several components, including helping workers transition to a better future. we're working with other agencies such as those departments of transportation and secretary, and the sba. as assistant secretary, i believe it is critical to ensure the manufacturing sector is strong. manufacturing extension partnership i dudley works to ensure it the sector is competitive globally. our programs and partnerships are strategically developed to support the needs of the u.s. men crashing sector, and president's agenda. mass industry analysts and economists have extensive knowledge of the subject, and based on their analytics we provide decision-makers objective data to develop and implement policies to support u.s. manuf

u.s. department of commerce, dennis hightower, who will give opening remarks. president obama pointed secretary hightower on august 11, 2009. he is a seasoned business executive with extensive global general management experience. his distinguished career path spans the private and public sectors, including more than 30 years of experience in global marketing, strategic planning, operations and international general management. ladies and gentlemen, deputy secretary for the united states department of commerce, dennis hightower. [applause] >> thank you very much, david. and good morning and welcome to everyone. we are here today to really announce a very exciting new program to prepare minority-owned construction firms to compete in the global marketplace. the department of commerce is minority business development agency, the corporation and the school of policy planning and development at the university of southern california are partnering with -- to provide about 150 minority entrepreneurs with the tools to compete and to have more access to the global mark

u.s. manufacturing. couple of live events to tell you about this morning -- a senate banking subcommittee looked at u.s. manufacturing. witnesses include representatives of the department of commerce and the federal reserve at 10:30 eastern. on c-span 3 at 11:00 eastern, it is the treasury department news coverage on the latest report from the social security and medicare trustees. participants include secretary of the treasury tim geithner, kathleen civilians, and labor secretary bill the solis. -- secretaryhilda solis. >> this marks the 20th anniversary of the first gulf war and you can look at the players in what became desert storm. you can watch what you want when you want on the cspan video library. >> the osprey has become as close to a religious issue as much as an a. >> we look at the decades-long battle for marines and politicians to build or killed the v-22 aircraft. that is on c-span 2 and you can fire the entire weekend schedule on book-tv.org. >> cspan programming -- politics, books, history, is available anytime on cspan radio in the washington baltimore area at 90.1 we are also on sirius xm radio and as an application on your iphone. cspan radio is available anytim

department are doing to promote u.s. manufacturing. the department of commerce is committed to promoting this important sector. we do it daily by working to create the right environment to help manufacturers sustain and growth companies, and create jobs. in december 2009, the obama administration released a strategy entitled "a framework for revitalizing u.s. manufacturing to get the department addresses several components, including helping workers transition to a better future. we're working with other agencies such as those departments of transportation and secretary, and the sba. as assistant secretary, i believe it is critical to ensure the manufacturing sector is strong. manufacturing extension partnership i dudley works to ensure it the sector is competitive globally. our programs and partnerships are strategically developed to support the needs of the u.s. men crashing sector, and president's agenda. mass industry analysts and economists have extensive knowledge of the subject, and based on their analytics we provide decision-makers objective data to develop and implement policies to support u.s. manuf

of the available jobs. and the commerce department were that the u.s. trade deficit jumped nearly 19% in june carried >> our economy has fallen in the habit from buying overseas and not selling the way it needs to. but it is vitally important that we reverse that trend. >> help american companies the president signed a bill today to reduce import on the materials that the need to make the product. in just a few minutes were gunna talk more about stocks with kron 4 to manage expert rob black is what helped us break out exactly what happened today. we have new details to tell you about as the search continues for a man suspected in at least three assaults including a rate. police are working on a third sketch of the suspect as the process dna evidence from the people pier those assaults of happen here this is showing you where the party regency parks are in walnut creek and all the attacks of happened since june. the most recent yesterday morning. there to sketches from the suspect in two previous attacks they are very similar to the description of the mo

of persecution. now just the other day the commerce department announced that new home sales fell in the u.s. to the lowest pace on record since nineteen sixty three another sign of the economy is not picking up for average americans the american dream one in which every family owns a home might be disappearing but the good news is that this doesn't really seem to affect one city in the u.s. in the slightest and you guessed it it's new york so what is it about the big apple that keeps it completely insulated from the troubles with the rest of the country is facing well joining me to discuss this are two correspondent lauren lyster from our studio in new york lauren let me get this straight home sales are falling across the rest of the country but have they actually gone up in manhattan. they have actually improved in manhattan sales of apartments here in manhattan have improved briskly sharply over last year well as you mentioned we've had numbers come out dismal numbers about both existing home sales and new home sales that are down to record lows really making people to doubt any kind of imp

and the commerce department reports on international trade for june. also, we'll hear about the u.s. unit of global conglomerate siemens. it powers over a third of u.s. electricity. we'll ask c.e.o. eric spiegel about how siemens plans to make clean energy a dominant power source. >> suzanne: despite high unemployment, consumers are still shopping online. new data out today show e- commerce is a bright spot for the retail sector. internet tracking firm comscore says online sales jumped to nearly $33 billion in the second quarter. that's 9% higher than a year ago. consumer electronics, computers and software remain the most popular items on the net. >> tom: florida's attorney general is suing some of the world's largest makers of l.c.d. screens. those are the flat screens used in high-tech t.v.'s, cell phones and laptops. bill mccollum alleges the defendants, like samsung, sharp, toshiba and hitachi, conspired to boost prices. last week, new york's attorney general filed a similar lawsuit. so far, the manufacturers have not commented on the allegations. >> suzanne: when it comes to boosting t

u.s. commerce department recently released a report that charts the national oceanic organization of misspending levying questionable funds. they've then implements better systems to list fines. >>> a huge airline declared bankruptcy today. we look at the impact it'll have on flights and passengers. >>> radio communication stopped, what scientists are saying tonight about a solar maximum and the possibility that it could hit earth in the next few years. >>> thousands of people all over the bay area coming together tonight with one purpose in mind. those stories and more coming up next at 6:00. >>> there's a new place to host your next big party in oakland, the kaiser rooftop garden is now available for events such as weddings. isn't it pretty. it's a 3.5 acres of manicures flower beds and ponds. the space had only been open to the public during business hour, but starting today, the building is allowing two companies to produce events in the space which also has indoor areas. >> what a little oasis up there. >>> we showed you that live picture a moment ago. that big fog bank off the coast there.

of low clouds and fog over there. looks warmer inland on the weekend though. >>> the commerce department reports the u.s. e deficit surged to its highest level in nearly two years. the deficit jumped 18.8% in june that's as imports of foreign consumer goods hit an all time high and u.s. exports dropped. the $49.9 billion deficit surprised economists who expected a smaller gap because of lower oil prices. >>> federal regulators has taken the first step to limiting the use of credit rankings for bank investments. the head says it won't be easy to come up with a replacement. the rating agencies were discredited for giving high ratings to risky mortgage securities that led to the housing meltdown. the move from credit ratings is required by the new financial reform laws. >>> check your refrigerator for bagged salad. fresh express is recalling almost 3,000 cases of its vegetable lover salad. one package tested positive for the bacteria. it can cause illness in pregnant women and people with weakened immune systems. they have a product code that starts with the letter i and continues with the numbers 208. it ha

nearly 15 million american's out of work that works out to be about five unemployed people for each available job. and the commerce department said that the u.s. trade deficit jumped nearly 19% in june. >>our economy has fallen in the habit from buying overseas and not selling the way it needs to. but it is vitally important that we reverse that trend. 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 jo

of the latest headlines on c-span radio. >> a couple live events to tell but this morning. here on c-span, a senate banking subcommittee looks at u.s. manufacturing. witnesses include representatives of the department of commerce and the federal reserve. that's at 10:30 eastern. on c-span3 at 11:00 eastern, it's a treasury department news conference on the latest report from the social security and medicare trustees. participants include treasury secretary tim geithner, health and human services committee kathleen sebelius and labor secretary hilda solis. >> "washington journal" continues. host: admiral thad allen, the commander on the ground here on the gulf coast here to talk about the latest in the oil spill. and we've seen reports that the plugging of the hole with cement is starting as we speak. what's happening? guest: well, yesterday as you know we filled the hole with mud. one final step now was to actually fill the hole with cement. we took a day to get the pressure readings from the mud kill just to understand what the condition of the well was before we started putting cement in. the technical issue is, where is the drill pipe? and nobody is really sure of that. we think there is a consensus between

commerce department incomes across the u.s. fell in all cities except for three there's a b d c virginia beach and san antonio texas. so what do you make of these contradictions what kind of messages do they send when joining me is robert curtis political representative and advocate for the ninety nine er's a group made up of the unemployed or underemployed for seventy three to ninety nine weeks robert thanks for coming back on the show now you originally sent us this this tragic story of this man that took his own life that hurt his girlfriend in their children we know there wasn't a whole lot of information about this story be you think that the fact that he was unemployed that is what forced him to be so desperate and what brought him to this . yes it's a tragic situation and sadly that's the second suicide in a matter of ten days with the one you know the community there was another suicide about a week you go rosello tempted to kill myself a bit and go on and end up on life support for a few days and he's gone so e.-s. this is the punctuating factor this is what the final step is when people lose their homes lose their job loser abil

nearly 15 million american's out of work that works out to be about five unemployed people for each available job. and the commerce department said that the u.sdeficit jumped nearly 19% in june. >>our economy has fallen in the habit from buying overseas and not selling the way it needs to. but it is vitally important that we reverse that trend. >> our current conditions of school out there this afternoon heading into the evening christine fog into the bay that's wide of the jurors are so cool there. we are in for warm up all the details on not in your extended forecast in just a few minutes. "meg whitman says she'll run california like her company..." seen this attack on meg whitman? who are these people? they're the unions and special interests behind jerry brown. they want jerry brown because, he won't "rock the boat," in sacramento. he'll be the same as he ever was. high taxes. lost jobs. big pensions for state employees. the special interests have chosen their governor. how about you? you can connect to the internet at blazing fast speeds. wow, look at that! so you can go online and check out the news, or you can just catch up with old fr

u.s. trade deficit grew sharply in june, with its highest monthly increase since october 2008. the u.s. commerce department said the deficit increased to 18.8% between may and june to a monthly total of almost $50 billion. the department says u.s. exports fell due to europe's fiscal crisis while imports of vehicles and auto parts rose. it added that the trade deficit for the first six months of the year totaled nearly $250 billion, a jump of 44.8% from a year ago. the nation's trade deficit has now risen for three straight months. despite president barack obama's pledge to expand exports. >>> tropical storm dianmu is moving eastward in the sea of western japan, bringing heavy rain to the northeast of the country. sumi zushi joins us now to give us the details. sumi. >> all right. well, let's start off with a satellite shot here. you can see tropical storm system making its way across the sea of japan. it's actually made its way across the southeastern tip of the korean peninsula yesterday, bringing torrential rains, damaging winds as well. over 100 millimeters recorded in many areas here. japan's also been getting a lot of rain across the country in the last 24 hours. as of right now