unborn child, maul >>> the questions remain in the death of a pacifica woman and her unborn child mauled by the family's pit bull. that dog was not neutered and studies have shown that most serious attacks come from unneutered dogs. san mateo company does not require dogs to be fixed and animal control officers don't think an ordinance would work anyway. >> legislation is wonderful on paper, but it's hard to enforce just because something is made into law, doesn't mean people are going to get their animals fixed. >> peninsula humane society will perform -- and look at the female pit bull who was in the home when that attack occurred. >>> checking other bay area headlines. the man convicted of killing journalist chauncey bailey was sentenced 25 years in state prison. faced the possibility of life in jail, but prosecutors offered him a plea deal. broussard testified against the bakery leader. >>> san francisco public defender became the latest and last to file papers to ran for mayor. today was the deadline to enter the race. a crowded field already run by ed lee. so far, there are at leas

she said she saved unborn babies from disastrous outcomes. patrick healey has the details. >> reporter: from radio to books to the courtroom, attorney theresa ericsson has established herself as an authority on reproductive law. she opened a san diego office to assist with arrangements for surrogate child bearing. but now after a federal investigation, she's pled guilty in connection with charges she profited from surrogate sis outside the law. >> this team was designed to create a inventory of unborn children that were then able -- that were then being sold for $100,000 to $150,000. >> reporter: surrogates were paid up to $45,000 to travel to eastern europe, to the ukraine, to be implanted with embryos. jason forge -- >> if they carried the babies into a viable pregnancy, then the conspirators would sell them. >> reporter: she pleaded guilty tuesday to wire fraud and posted a comment on facebook promising another side of the case -- >> reporter: authorities said the prospective parents are not culpable and will keep the children. >> there's

her family is mourning the death of garlic and her unborn child.he raised that pitbull as a puppy. she was found with that dog standing over her. the dog was shot and killed. a necropsy could determine if the dog had rabies or any other cause for the erratic behavior. she had a great love of the outdoors and she was a marathon runner. a very emotional day in redwood city. >> we will be right back as the kron 4 morning news continues. here is a live look on the spot you wednesday morning. don dov optional denise months to diminish in the room hot russia headsets >> in the national news, we're getting these live pictures into the newsroom. in new york a sanitation truck has crafted through the wall the building. it has caused quite a mess. here is the aftermath. authorities are saying that the truck driver lost control of the raid and then smashed through the wall of the second floor. hong the driver has been taken out of the truck. he was injured. emergency responders are working at the moment stabilize the >> the first day of school for students an

coming up, the test letting you know your unborn baby's gender within weeks of kons yepgs. >> we have that and airline policy that nearly bumped a woman from a flight out of oakland when a overweight passenger took over her seat. >> and whole foods internal fem memo about celebration of ramadan created a backlash for muslim autos and summer pat yesh here to stay for a while. and i'll have the temperatures spread in a few minutes. news continues in one minute. 8tp >> closed captioning brought to you by mancini sleepworld. >>> the best way to handle a disaster is to prepare for it that. is what happened today. more than 100 volunteers and first responders learned how to set up and operate a shelter providing care for people displaced by a dafter. it included for the first time, practice setting up an emergency shelter for pests and they may have just lost everything. this is all they have. and. >> this shelter includes kennels and can handle pets from dogs and cats to snakes and birds. >> and they found a way to stop malaria infections by breeding mosquitoes that can't reproduce, able t

. >>> questions still remain in the death of a pacifica woman and her unborn child mauled by the family's pit bull. the dog was not neutered and studies show most serious attacks come from unneutered dogs. san mateo county does not require animals to be fixed. they don't think an ordinance would work anyway. >> legislation is wonderful on paper, but it's hard to enforce. just because something isn't made into law, doesn't mean they will get their animals fixed. >> perform on the dead pit bull who was shot after the attack. vets will look at the female pit bull who was in the home when the attack occurred. >>> well, astronomers will be listening to galexies far, far away thanks to funding bringing it to life. >> doedonations -- look for intelligent life in the universe. mark explains how it works. >> here you have a picture of the telescope and half a dozen of the antennas. >> the study project says the key to searching for extra terrestrial intelligence is this massive radio telescope array. >> they all work together as a team. the idea is that you can get a very large telescope by buildi

she wanted to watch this scary movie called "the unborn." it was awful. it was very scary. >> reporter: august '93, her husband, fresh out of jail, again. nancy garrido was out trolling the playgrounds. that's when this video was taken. >> show me your split, did you? let me see it now. >> want to see -- show you? >> yeah. >> reporter: the little girl spots the hidden camera. >> this is -- light is on. >> no. i don't know anything about that camera. >> reporter: nancy covers it up. >> within a few days after being released, that videotape is made by nancy. all the while, they have a 12-year-old girl locked in their backyard. >> reporter: parents tell their children all the time not to talk to strangers. this is why. i'm david wright for "nightline" in los angeles. >> monsters. thanks to david wright for that disturbing report. >>> up next, the government is monitoring this, celebrities are doing it, but is it safe for you? coming up, the debate on the gluten free diet. ♪ all righty. oh, oh. you are a little biscuit. i'm carol. uh, we should skedaddle 'cau

sin, researchers report a simple blood test has proven highly accurate in determining of sex of an unborn baby at just seven weeks. that's earlier than ever. some worry parents could use the information to terminate a pregnancy based on gender, but others say it could just be very useful for less controversial purposes like all the preparations necessary to welcome home a newborn baby. >>> up next here tonight a stunning rescue that's being called a miracle. >>> looks like it will soon be possible to send a text to 911 in an emergency. the fcc said it's working on a system to allow texting back and forth with first responders with plans to eventually be able to include photo and video messages which could help them assess the situation before they even arrive on the scene. >>> and a successful ending to an emergency situation tonight from the coast of washington state. it started last weekend when 12-year-old dale ostrander wading in the water during a church group outing was pulled into a trip tide. rescuers desperately searched for him for 20 minutes, but when they finally found him, it

. >>> a simple blood test is proving to be very effective in determining the sex of unborn babies.esearchers say the test is 95% accurate in detecting a male baby at just 7 weeks. it's based on cell-free fetal dna taken from the mother's blood and was designed to be an alternative to more invasive procedures like amniocentesis. the information is in this week's journal of the american medical association. >>> the nation's largest drugstore chain may start selling health insurance. sources say walgreens will offer up a variety of coverages through a private health insurance exchange. walgreens would not confirm or deny the plan. analysts say walgreens is part of a wave of new businesses that will offer health insurance in light of healthcare reform laws that take effect in 2014. >>> 4:56. lots of activities in overseas markets this morning. hour investors are reacting to the -- how investors are reacting to the surge on wall street yesterday. >>> a 3-year-old boy remembered, after being killed by gunfire. we are learning about two arrest made in the case. >>> i'm stephanie chuang in

in roe versus wade, they simply said when it comes to protecting the unborn, we didn't not only have to protect them but couldn't protect them and that was arrogance beyond words. every time across the history of humanity, even when they were in the german system, they said the german was subhupe and the tragedy that followed was the darkest stain. so yes, it is possible that the courts could try to distort it. but ultimately the balanced budget amendment squept is very simple. it would say that the federal government, apart -- would take them in the power of borrowing. there was a balanced budget amendment that came before this floor 15 years ago and received 2300 votes. -- 300 votes. but that particular balanced budget amendment said you could not overspend that dared with an emergency or an act of war on the table to where we were having to do things that we protected the national security of this count i try. but i will say and i will yeed. i would just say this, oftentimes my friends on the democrat side of the aisle say that a balanced budget amendment will require us to cut so

and the unborn child, once this is it noted. check this out human twitter.his was introduced as an exchange. and you've used this as they are able to spell out that week with 160 people holding letters. and strong front message. for over 60,000 california foster children, having necessary school supplies can mean the difference between success and failure. the day i start, i'm already behind. i never know what i'm gonna need. new school, new classes, new kids. it's hard starting over. to help, sleep train is collecting school supplies for local foster children. bring your gift to any sleep train and help a foster child start the school year right. not everyone can be a foster parent. but anyone can help a foster child. >>pam: and world news the united states is calling for an aand in syria. it was the second day in the city in hamma version for going to per with 74 people dead over the last couple of days. president obama is calling this an outrageous. the u.n. security council is discussing this situation. egyptian security forces are going to force the mas

tonight we have an awesome celebration from the hopes and dreams of unborn generations.to transform america and the world for the better. dr. king will be a force against injustice and willingness to maintain his dignity after the bombing of this house. those who lived in the aftermath of his life, thank you tonight. [unintelligible] as we celebrate this weekend, we want to remember to feed the hungry, to help the poor, and war no more. amen. >> amen. >> thank you, lord. you brought us from a mighty long way. god bless you. night.ni >> the official dedication of the martin luther king jr. memorial will take place this sunday, which is the 48th anniversary of the march o washington and dr. king's "i have a dream" speech. president obama and members of the king family are scheduled to speak. you can watch a live coverage at 11:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. this morning we will get an update on the war in afghanistan from the pentagon. the eastern afghanistan regional commander will brief reporters and a question. live coverage at 10:30 eastern on c-span3. and at 11:00 eastern

the same bill a vote to increase the tax as well as the vote that would take protections from the unborn and i made a decision, i believe in the sanctity of human life, and i believe you can get money wrong, but you can't get life wrong. >> what's wrong in the answer is the answer. congresswoman bachmann didn't vote for that deal because of stripping away a prolife protection, she voted for it -- she's now creating that as the excuse but nonetheless she speaks of leading these efforts in washington and minnesota, leading and failing is not the objective, leading and getting results is the objective. i've got the best record of results of any candidate in this race. bill: there was a whole lot more of that exchange back and forth and we're going to get to the rest of the other hour and 59 minutes from last night, too a. lot to cover, good morning, i'm bill hemmer, welcome to friday, good morning to you. alisyn: good morning as -- good morning to you as well. i'm alisyn camarota in for martha maccallum -- mcoccasion up. it was a fivey night, not even the moderators were safe in this debate

but to say i want to work 20 hours a week and expense it, bill it to my unborn grandchild, that's wickedimmoral. our government class, leading in the campaign to burden our kids. >> sean: you talk about a mediocrity of spirit. you say this is tyranny. >> yeah. >> sean: america is now headed towards, -- mark levin and his book talks about soft tear in >> i think it is hard tyranny. i think when a kid has a lemonade stand -- i speak as an immigrant here. i chose this country. >> sean: you wrote about this. you said you left this behind. now it is coming here. >> yeah, because i've seen this stuff all over the world and it happens failed. i was on the radio guest hosting for rush last year. a polish guy calls in and said i came to america to escape this stuff. where do i escape to once america is gone? there's no good answer to that question. i think the -- i think he a girl running a lemonade stand is told she needs $300 worth of permits to sell lemonade in her own frontyard. mark is wrong that is not soft tyranny that is pretty damn hard tyranny. >> sean: it is tyranny. look, we don't hav

groups and put in the same bill a vote to increase sig rate tax and take away protection from the unborn. i made a decision, i believe in the sanctity of human life and i believe that you can get money wrong, but you can't get life wrong and that's why i came down on that decision. >> what is wrong in the answer is the answer. congresswoman bachmann didn't vote because was stripping away a pro life. she is creating that as an excuse. >> from minnesota nice and minnesota mean. coming off between congresswoman bachmann and governor pawlenty. will toughening up will help his campaign. pawlenty campaign manager nick airs. >> guest: it is incredible day in ames uma. >> you have quite the scene back there. tim pawlenty is pulling no punches against michelle bachmann is because in the debate he sees her as a threat. does he believe she is the biggest threat. >> she is a competitor and we are competing for the same votes in iowa . the debate showed differences. michelle can say the right things but never accomplished any of them. governor pawlenty is not so much a talker but a walker and governe

researchers report a simple blood test has been proven highly accurate in determining the sex of an unbornat just seven weeks. that's earlier than ever. an old fashioned ultrasound you can expect at maybe if you're lucky 15 or 16 weeks, 20 weeks normal. >>> man's best friend is lending a paw in the courtroom. it's something now that ten states are using. nbc's ann thompson shows us how it works. >> in the criminal justice system the people are helped by four paws. these are their stories. ely is an unlikely fix amateur in seattle's king county courthouse. today the lab bra dor retriever works with the special assault unit. not to sniff out trouble, but help those in it. >> good girl. >> just looking at these dogs allows people to feel more of a sense of calm. >> especially young victims. prosecutor o'neill stevens says the dogs help children abused by a parent or authority figure find the courage to tell their stories. >> the presence of a dog during the course of a stressful trial can sometimes make the difference between a conviction and an acquittal. >> in at least ten states dogs now a

a simple blood test effective in determining the sex of unborn babies. researchers say the test is 95% accurate in detecting a boy at six weeks. it was designed to be an alternative to the more invasive procedures like amniocentesis. the information is in this week's journal of the american medical association. >> now you don't have to worry about the baby being in the wrong position when you do your sonogram. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> i don't know. i think i'd want to be surprised. >> sometimes they are surprised when they tell them the wrong sex. >> repaint that room. >>> time now 5:22. fashion that truly pops. >> the designer dresses that can take your breath away. we'll show you. ,, ,, [ man ] i got this new citi thankyou card and started earning loads of points. you got a weather balloon with points? yes i did. [ man ] points i could use for just about anything. ♪ ♪ there it is. [ man ] so i used mine to get a whole new perspective. ♪ [ male announcer ] the new citi thankyou premier card gives you more ways to earn points. what's your story? citi can

the tragedy which killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child and how police stopped northbound attack. >>> an armed robbery at an armored car company. we'll tell you the stories employees here have from last night and what police have to go on this morning. >>> oakland police say they have their guy. the man they believe shot and killed a 3-year-old oakland boy monday is behind bars this morning. the latest in the investigation plus new cell phone video recorded seconds after that shooting coming up. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> your realtime captioner is linda marie macdonald. >>> optimism on wall street let's go live. stock futures are high they are morning on news that retail sales were better than expected last month. it's not just wishful thinking because of optimism. the dow has seen 400-point swings all week, two up, two down. what will happen today? kcbs moneywatch reporter jason brooks will break it down in a few minutes. >> i'm feeling pretty good about it. >>> good morning, i'm grace lee. it's august 12, it's friday. >> it's friday. i needed a little more exuberance. >> it's friday

and we're doing so by borrowing money from abroad and by taxing the unborn who not being born don't vote and their voices can't be annoying in our debate. >> charlie: things may not come to them and they had nothing to do with it. >> it was said to be the gre moment and the degradation of democracy when people discovered you could pax peter to pay paul. now we made a bigger discovery, you can tax paul's children to pay paul by just yeah loading trillians of dollars of debt year after year. but people are alarmed by this now. they understand it can't go on. standard & poor's and the tea party are saying exactly the same thing. this is unsustainable. >> charlie: but you don't treat standards and poors seriously as i understand what you said on "this week" yesterday becauseheir reputation because besummerred by what they do. their reputation is besummer muched for not taking them seriously. the second is eir statement was a kind of political screed on how they don't like the way our government is functioning right now. >> charlie: they had no confidence that politics could take care of the

vote to increase the cigarette tax as well as the vote that would take away protections from the unborn. i made a decision. i believe in the sanctity of human life. i believe you can get money wrong, but you can't get life wrong. that's why i came down on the decision i paid. [ applause ] >> governor pawlenty do you have a response to that? >> what is wrong in the answer is the answer. congresswoman bachmann didn't vote for that bill because of a stripping away of pro-life protection. she voted for it and now creating that as the execution. nonetheless, she speaks of leading these efforts in washington and minnesota. leading and failing is not the objective. leading and getting results the objective. i got the best record of results as any candidate in this race. >> this is exactly what i'm trying to illustrate. we need to have a president of the united states who stands firm on their conviction. this is what i have demonstrated for everyday that i have been in congress. i've a consistent record of standing on my convictions. i didn't cut deals with special interests where you put the p

been, who may open if if adhered dakhma of when an unborn civil been done danforth half fineman tough dot, then dick cotton i >> thousands of riders were stranded as bart stations were closed yesterday during yesterday's rush hour. about 50 activists gathered to protest a decision by bart to as they were trying to disrupt a planned protest sparked by the fatal shooting of 89 pulled in transient. police shut down powell street, montgomery street. here is video of those demonstrators. so phone service was not cut off and there were no arrests made. will tran is joining us live >> bart is catching a lot of heat with the the decision to cut off so phone service. however the protesters are catching heat this morning from writers. >> i do not think the best way to raise awareness for your cost is to interrupt people trying to get >> home> do you agree with bart cutting off so full- service yesterday? >> sometimes it has to be protected, but other people. >> a lot of people this morning were upset at the protestors. >> bart will not have to go to court. the fcc is looking into the matter, no

vote to increase the cigarette tax, as well as the vote that would take away protections from the unborn made a decision, i believe in the sanctity of human life. and i believe you can get money wrong, but you can't get life wrong. that's why i came down on that decision that i made. [ applause ] >> governor pawlenty, do you have a response? >> what is wrong in the answer is the answer. congresswoman bachmann didn't vote for nabil because of a stripping away of pro-life protection she voted for it and now ing that as an execution. she speaks of leading efforts in washington and pin minute. leading and failing is not the objective. leading and getting results is the objective. i've got the best record of results as any candidate in this race. >> this is exactly what i'm trying to illustrate. we need to have a president of the united states who stands firm on their conviction. this is what i have demonstrated for everyday that i have been in congress. i've a consistent record of standing on my convictions. i didn't cut deals with special interests where you put the pro-life issues together

vote to increase the cigarette tax, as well as the vote that would take away protections from the unborn i made a decision, i believe in the sanctity of human life. and i believe you can get money wrong, but you can't get life wrong. that's why i came down on that decision that i made. [ applause ] >> governor pawlenty, do you have a response? >> what is wrong in the answer is the answer. congresswoman bachmann didn't vote for nabil because of a stripping away of pro-life protection she voted for it and now ing that as an execution. she speaks of leading efforts in washington and pin minute. leading and failing is not the objective. leading and getting results is the objective. i've got the best record of results as any candidate in this race. >> this is exactly what i'm trying to illustrate. we need to have a president of the united states who stands firm on their conviction. this is what i have demonstrated for everyday that i have been in congress. i've a consistent record of standing on my convictions. i didn't cut deals with special interests where you put the pro-life issues togeth

a vote to increase the cigarette tax as well as a vote that would take away protections from the unborn. >> she speaks of leading these effos in washington and minnesota, leading and failing is not the objective. >> i didn't cut deals with special interests. where you put prot life issue together with tax increase issues. that is a fundamental, it's a nonnegotiate am. and when we come to a nonnegotiable, we must stand and i stand. >> obamacare was patterned after mitt's plan in massachusetts. and for mitt or anyone else to say that there aren't substantial similarities or they are not essentially the same plan, it just isn't credible. so that's why i called it o bom ney care and i think that's a fair label. and i am happy to call it that again tight. >> i think i liked tim's answer at the last debate better. (laughter) >> there's some similarities between what we did in massachusetts and what president obama did. but there's some big differences. and one is i believe in the tenth amendment of the constituti. and that says that powers not specifically granted to the feral government are

and to sign into law an unborn child protection act. so we are asking that a potential nominee sign our pledge. we've had signers. we've had michele bachmann, tim pawlenty. i'm going to be in a very hot state very soon on a bus before a very important vote again going with some of these presidential candidates. so we are very excited that these people have taken our pledge seriously. and you know, again, the pundits will say the social issues don't matter in this race. it's the economy. you've heard that, haven't you? we've had the only pro-life woman serving in the united states senate kelly iote. it was the life issue that made the difference in our race and propeled her to the united states senate. and you take the economy and again, you can count on these social conservatives to be good on the fiscal issues too but when you add the life issue in this race, it is a political winner. so when i look at this room, i think of incredible potential here. all of us can make a huge difference. it's a great nation that we live in, even with a

at the same time, we have stood strong on our conservative social values as well, defending the unborn with parental notification laws, of holding the traditional definition of marriage with an amendment to our state constitution. i said the other day that the 10th amendment frees new york state to define marriage as they please, but the traditional definition suits taxes and this governor just fine -- since taxes and this government just fine. another tradition we raise in taxes is job creation. we have added jobs while other states have lost them left and right. those jobs fleet other states because factors like excessive taxation and punitive regulation and frivolous litigation drive them away. across the nation last month, total payrolls decrease in 24 states. the national unemployment rate rose to 9.2%. in texas, our unemployment rate is a full point lower than that, and again, we added more jobs than any other states in the nation. this happens as our legislators were putting the finishing touches on a balanced state budget. not only did they balance the budget, they maintain ess

they sit instantly killed a pregnant employee, her unborn child and another customer. and investigation into this crash is under way. ticket to the school bus that caught fire near atlanta. no injuries were sustained, the students were eventually picked up and dropped off by another bus. no word on the cause of the fire. take a look at the general motors a new self driving caught car. it will be able to drive in use gps to find its way, avoiding a collision and they hope to release this to the public around the year 2020. they want to keep the cost of around $10,000. ticket to the public that was stuck under a car engine after hours the firefighters had to coax him out from under the car. people said they heard his cries and called 911 he is now with an animal rescue group. stay with us, more news after the break. @p@po' >> a person of interests in the michelle le homicide investigation was in court, gisselle esteban appearance was connected to a restraining order filed against her with a former love interest that she shared with michelle le, the missing nursing studen

of course, the word "light" includes the unborn.truth is that under this administration, america is losing its way. instead of honoring and instead of cherishing america's exceptionalism, washington has backed away from it while demonstrators in the arab world are trying to reach out and gain more freedom and a voice in their government. and to do away with the oppression and tyranny. it is time for our president and a president in the future who believes in america is ambition and in america as a vocation again. we need a president who has deep faith in liberty and individualism and freedom. we need a president who understands the power of example toreat the rest of the world. we need a president who knows that tomorrow can be better if we put america's first principles first. america cane what be if we once again had a strong president. today and in the months ahead, as home to the first in the nationa caucus system we have, let's make clear to the entire country for them to hear our message that comes out our caucus system, make

but prosecutors say it wasn't. >> this was a way of essentially creating inventory of unborn babies andlling them at a later date. >> i regret the fact that i got involved with criminals. >> reporter: heather who cooperate with the fbi and did not give the child to the surrogacy agency had the baby, a little girl, and arranged for a friend who had been unsuccessful at getting pregnant, to adopt the child. the friend, alyssa, says she and her husband are so lucky to have their new daughter. >> she is truly a blessing. she is outgoing and happy as she really ever has a frown on her place. >> reporter: 1400 couples a year in this country turn to surrogate mothers to bear their children. people who run surrogacy agencies say this case has blighted the whole field. >> there are so many people that are looking to do a good, honest professional job for people that need their help. and here's somebody that took their trust and abused it. all of us are really saddened and upset by this incident. >> reporter: convicted surrogacy attorney erickson and her lawyer have refused our request for interv

we must defend the life of the unborn. we must be the defending this for the greatest country in the world. [applause] and i happen to believe we will be able to do that. because on our currency, on the money that you will have to pay for that pork chop on a stick, it says, in god we trust. and in the fourth verse of the national anthem, there is a phrase in the middle of it that says, in god is our trust. that is why i believe the united states of america is going to get back on track. my name is herman cain -- hermancain.com, and i am running for president. [applause] [inaudible] >> c-span's live coverage from the iowa state fair in the morning, the soap box, sponsored by "the des moines register." yesterday, we heard from mitt romney. herman cain kicking it off today. we will be hearing from rick santorum, ron paul, tim pawlenty, former speaker of the house newt gingrich, michelle bachmann, and representative debbie wasserman schultz. she is also the chair of the democratic national committee. joining us is jennifer jac

buying necessities and cheaper and easier and costs less if you know ahead of time the sex of your unbornld. jenna: economic angle to it. >> there is economic angle. he thinks it is okay as long as it doesn't lead to any abortions. >> well, good luck. jenna: you're sure about that? >> i'm sure it will lead to abortions. people say i will save a little money because i know it is seven weeks. i don't believe that? what are you going to do, get a extra discount? shop coupons coming in the mail? i think that is spurious argument. bottom line, there is big problem here, that people will use this test and decide, consciously or unconsciously, do i want this child or not? jenna: interesting, consciously or unconsciously. >> or unconsciously, right. jenna: we'll see what happens. sort of moving towards the united states. depends how accessible it is. right now the test is very expensive. not something everyone has available. >> should the government regulate it? the company shouldn't sell it. what about corporate responsibility? jenna: that is another side we have to think about. doctor, a lot to

committee, kevin is actively involved in the new conservative house majority's effort to protect the unborn, in bad luck regis let reject legislation and regulation, and cut federal spending. he has been named a hero of the taxpayers, a defender of liberty, a small business champion, and a super friend of the seniors. above all, kevin never moved to washington. he commutes to his job at the capitol and he and his wife kathy are able to raise their sons in montgomery county. ladies and gentlemen, i give you our friend and our u.s. congressman, kevin brady. [applause] >> carol, thank you very much for the introduction and for that chamber commerce leadership in the region. i want to thank dr. jones, an old friend, for leading us in prayer today picket i was a scout and my wife was a girl scout. my 12-year-old is in scouts, and my theory is, any meeting that is open by a boy scout troop is going to be a pretty good meeting. so join with me in thanking our scouts again for all that they do. [applause] thanks for being at this town hall meeting. during the health-care debate, we held 54, the mos

vote to increase the cigarette tax, as well as the vote that would take away protections from the unborn i made a decision, i believe in the sanctity of human life. and i believe you can get money wrong, but you can't get life wrong. that's why i came down on that decision that i made. [ applause ] >> governor pawlenty, do you have a response? >> what is wrong in the answer is the answer. congresswoman bachmann didn't vote for nabil because of a stripping away of pro-life protection she voted for it and now ing that as an execution. she speaks of leading efforts in washington and pin minute. leading and failing is not the objective. leading and getting results is the objective. i've got the best record of results as any candidate in this race. >> this is exactly what i'm trying to illustrate. we need to have a president of the united states who stands firm on their conviction. this is what i have demonstrated for everyday that i have been in congress. i've a consistent record of standing on my convictions. i didn't cut deals with special interests where you put the pro-life issues togeth

we must defend the life of the unborn. we must be the defending fathers for the greatest country in the world. [applause] i happen to believe that we will be able to do that because on our currency, on that money you have to pay for that porkchop on a stick, it says "in god we trust." in the fourth first of the national anthem, there is a phrase in the middle of it that says "in god is our trust." that is why i believe that the united states of america is going to get back on track. ncain.com and ian cain.co am running for president. [applause] >> hell are you doing? -- how are you doing? >> we have to define and shape the values. they are reflected in the constitution of the united states. >> thank you very much. >> you are welcome. thank you, sir. appreciate it. thank you. appreciate that. [unintelligible] >> i thought that name sounded familiar. i saw him the other night. he was great. >> we are thrilled you are running. >> thank you, barbara. it is good to see you. good to see you. let's keep looking a little bit. do y

tonight is an awesome celebration, one who embodied hopes and dreams of unborn generations, transformed world for the better. we thank you for dr. king's will to be a confronting force, a battering ram for justice. willing to face the bombings of his home and maintain his dignity. to accept stabbings without retaliation, even that we might live. a family that sacrificed a father and a friend. those who live in the aftermath and glow of his life, we thank you. we thank them for their insights and will to serve extend the highest and best in each of us. as we celebrate this week, let us leave with a determination to feed the hungry, help the poor and study war no more. amen. >> thank you, lord. you brought us from a mighty long way. amen. >> apullen. >> goodnight, and god bless you. [applause] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> ladies and gentlemen please welcome triple platinum recording artists, i said ya harel. >> hello, good evening. just arrived from israel on a long flight. a great honor to be here. tot

pregnancy center because i believe that the roe v wade law that says is a ghost came -- it is ok to kill unbornaby is an unjust law that needs to be overturned. we offer money, a sum of $3,000, for abortion-minded women to choose life. women to choose life. host: the park service reports that the lincoln memorial, the washington mall morial, and others were closed after an earthquake struck yesterday. it is on the front page of several pages this morning. this is a picture from the "washington times." we're talking about the impact of martin luther king's legacy in light of his dedication -- the memorial dedications sunday. caller: my comment is along the lines of, we have carved up the stone into martin luther king. wouldn't he be happier if president obama would take the time to put an end to the stones being harvested against civil rights? i think that is a fair question. i think that is his ticket to the next round. there is no more racism in america. i think that we have become very -- let's go to the gray areas and put a stop to it. host: washington, d.c., david on the democrats' line. ca

what you start to think of is that children of today and their children as yet unborn simply on going to be able to get benefits as attractive as the one current beneficiaries are receiving. the only real question is when you start changing the formula of social security and medicare to right that balanced a little bit. host: peter coy, how worried, or do you worry about the u.s. bond rating going from aaa to potentially aa? guest: i would say it is likely to happen at this stage. if you look at the actual quality of u.s. credit, it probably should have happened already. aa is not a bad rating. it is higher than the vast majority of private countries in -- private companies in this country. there is no reason that should have a huge impact on interest rates, because, after all, the credit rating agencies -- standard and poor's, moody's, and fitch -- would simply be ratified with the investing public already understands, which is that the u.s. is no longer perfect credit. it is more ratification that any piece of news -- than a new piece of news. it might not have much impact in contra

pregnancy center because i believe that the roe v wade law that says is a ghost came -- it is ok to kill unborn baby is an unjust law that needs to be overturned. we offer money, a sum of $3,000, for abortion-minded women to choose life. women to choose life. host: the park service reports that the lincoln memorial, the washington mall morial, and others were closed after an earthquake struck yesterday. it is on the front page of several pages this morning. this is a picture from the "washington times." we're talking about the impact of martin luther king's legacy in light of his dedication -- the memorial dedications sunday. caller: my comment is along the lines of, we have carved up the stone into martin luther king. wouldn't he be happier if president obama would take the time to put an end to the stones being harvested against civil rights? i think that is a fair question. i think that is his ticket to the next round. there is no more racism in america. i think that we have become very -- let's go to the gray areas and put a stop to it. host: washington, d.c., david on the democrats' line.

he affected every single person in this room and generations yet unborn.acy that he worked so hard for i believe that he would say while we live and his sun has gone down, he will say to us, you must guard your progress. you must understand that democracy is constantly under attack and it is being attacked every single day. he would tell us, guard our democracy and watch out for things like voter suppression. he would say, watch out for those who are constantly demanding identity cards at the voting booth. he would say, watch out for supreme court cases like citizens vs. united. he would say, watch out. he would say, it is your -- you onguard now and we must preserve this democracy. finally, he would say that freedom is not free. he would say that we must stand up and make sure that our children inherit a democracy better than the one that we had when we came upon this earth. he would tell us that it's bigger than us. it's not about us. it's better than us. it's about your grandchild who isn't even born yet. it's about the little children that you see in y

of course, the word "light" includes the unborn.the truth is that under this administration, america is losing its way. instead of honoring and instead of cherishing america's exceptionalism, washington has backed away from it while demonstrators in the arab world are trying to reach out and gain more freedom and a voice in their government. and to do away with the oppression and tyranny. it is time for our president and a president in the future who believes in america is ambition and in america as a vocation again. we need a president who has deep faith in liberty and individualism and freedom. we need a president who understands the power of example toreat the rest of the world. we need a president who knows that tomorrow can be better if we put america's first principles first. america cane what be if we once again had a strong president. today and in the months ahead, as home to the first in the nationa caucus system we have, let's make clear to the entire country for them to hear our message that comes out our caucus system, m

what you start to think of is that children of today and their children as yet unborn simply on going to be able to get benefits as attractive as the one current beneficiaries are receiving. the only real question is when you start changing the formula of social security and medicare to right that balanced a little bit. host: peter coy, how worried, or do you worry about the u.s. bond rating going from aaa to potentially aa? guest: i would say it is likely to happen at this stage. if you look at the actual quality of u.s. credit, it probably should have happened already. aa is not a bad rating. it is higher than the vast majority of private countries in -- private companies in this country. there is no reason that should have a huge impact on interest rates, because, after all, the credit rating agencies -- standard and poor's, moody's, and fitch -- would simply be ratified with the investing public already understands, which is that the u.s. is no longer perfect credit. it is more ratification that any piece of news -- than a new piece of news. it might not have much impact in contra

create the mission confusing that disserves the interest of millions and millions of children yet unborn. >> okay. i'm going to -- maybe mr. wolfson, we can get your answer in writing. i had a quick question here at end before my time runs out of mr. solmonese. that is whether the respect for marriage act has the impact on churches and respondent's exhibit organizations to freely expressed their views? >> thank you, senator, what i mentioned before what we are here to discuss and at the heart of the legislation how the federal government treats lawfully married people in the states where marriage equality is the stand. it does not require individuals or religious organizations to do anything. as you know, the first amendment protects the rights of churches and religious organization to determine who they will or will not marry. >> i think that's an important point for some people. because freedom of religion is so important to many people in any state and across the country. i know senator feinstine made that point. you appreciate you making that. this bill doesn't in any way require chu

vote to increase the cigarette tax as well as the vote that would take away protections from the unborn i believe in the sanctity of human life and i believe you can get money wrong but you can't get life wrong. >> and the answer is the answer. congresswoman bachmann didn't vote for that bill because of it stripping away a pro life protection, she voted for it as creating that as the excuse but nonetheless, she speaks of leading these efforts in washington and minnesota, leading and failing is not the objective. >> now, if you're wondering why it is that these two from minnesota who were allies for, you know, on so many issues for so many years, it basically comes down to this. we've got a straw poll coming up here on saturday. and both of these folks are competing and essentially the competition is -- is there an alternative to the national front rrunner who is mitt romne and who might that alternative be? these two are fighting it out to figure out who that's going to be. if you're wondering why it's so tight, that's why and that was evidenced last night. they are very -- very sharp c

let's not forget those constituents who are yet unborn and very important. >> back there. >> i am nervous. excuse me. my name is judy lear. just like the king. i'm the national chair of gray panthers. we, too, are celebrating a birthday and i have a press release of social security, 76 years. we are doing it with a media watch campaign to know the facts about social security. to fight truth decay, to make sure some of the things you are saying, people understand it is not true. such as the fact that the trust fund is going to go broke. it will not go broke. i want to advocate for raising taxes. >> your question to all the panelists? >> i want to know why, right now it is that approximately $108,000. even if they raised it to $250,000, think about how much more money. you are economists and you would be able to tell us how much more. how much more could be and if you raise it all the way to 4.2%, it just dropped down to, how much more would go into the system? >> thank you. >> and jared is looking at the number you want. it's an older number. it is important to distinguish two different th

wade argument going in the other direction with the same kind of reasoning, except that the unborn child, a fetus from the moment o conception, is unique in its dna, therefore it is a person protected under the constitution and any laws that allow for abortion would be a violation of that person's constitutional rights. you can easily spin out an argument that is no more credit in the constitution's text than the actual holding of roe was, and what that means is that you have two different arguments about hire a political authority. we have had the site throughout our constitutional history. in the 17 nineties, in a famous case, the court fight over whether if we recognize that there is a natural law or natural rights not grounded in the text of the constitution, should we enforce it, what gives the courts the right to enforce its? the disagreement between the justices parallels the one right now. justices scalia -- right now between justices scalia and thomas on the question. it is interesting to line up there, that one of the ways we understand the nine men met is that it is codifying

let's not forget those constituents who are yet unborn and very important. >> i am nervous. excuse me. my name is judy lear and i am the national chair of gray panthers. we, too, are celebrating the birthday with -- and i have a press release here of social security, 76 years, and we are doing it with eight media watch campaign to know the facts about social security. and to fight truth decay, to make sure that some of the things you are saying, people understand that that is not true, such as the fact that the trust fund is going to go broke. it will not go broke. i want to advocate for raising the taxes, and right now -- >> address your question to one of the panelists, please. >> i want to know why right now at approximately $108,000 -- that is what the tax is. even if they raised it to $250,000, think of how much more money -- now you are economists, and you would be able to tell us how much more. how much more could that be? and if you raised it all the way, have the 4.2% that it just dropped down to, how much more would go in to the system -- >> thank you. >> jared who