deliberate so and dr christopher swift fellow at the national security law center out of the university of virginia gentlemen thank you so much for joining me tonight good to be so it could be some good news on foreign policy about restoring limbs at least but are we looking for some good news tomorrow from a bottle announcing the withdrawal from afghanistan jake you have some kind of inside track on this what's your take only we would hope but it's not going to happen basically tomorrow president obama is going to get up in front everybody and proclaim those successes we made in afghanistan and give us the proclamation a profound number of somewhere between eight and twelve thousand troops that's very specific you're going to stand behind that is pretty eight to twelve thousand twelve thousand troops i can put every dollar i have behind it based upon my sources inside the pentagon all right so what would be the significant of that it depends on whether the eight to twelve thousand recommendation figure we're hearing from jake is accurate i've seen figures on c.n.n. and reported in other media twel

players at the university of georgia, university virginia, our economy become union college by playing football. football isn't a contact sport. it's a collision sport. this is especially true in its early years football prius size and strength and so on. this is true back then. from the rules compress the game's actions rather than spread it across the field. it looks more like rugby than what we know today, and it's almost a series of goal light stands over and over again as mrs. of bodies grappled without the benefit of protective gear. the era of letterheads lee in the future. nobody wore helmets, face masks, shoulder pads, that was all just coming into practice. during the frequent pileups hidden from the referees players would wrestle by throwing punches and jutting elbows, the most on unsporting participants were trying to gouge out all eyes. bruises, sprains and other injuries were taken for granted. more serious impairment such as practical cracked bones or causes for greater concern but generally accepted as unfortunate byproducts of an entertaining and demanding past time. t

seattle native for the university of virginia with the number 2 pick. no washington or virginia player has ever been taken higher than that. the graduate posted 11 wins this year and uva all time leader in wins and strikeouts >> nationals were hoping he would fall to their pick at number 6 but gladly took the nation's top third baseman inside. they pictured anthony rendon. he has power at the plate and is a future gold glove winner. they also took alex myer and brian goodwin with the 23rd and 34th picks respectively. congratulations to all them. help the nats win some games. >> see testimony in five or six years after the minors. >> that's right. 4:55. 69 degrees. royal visitor coming to virginia today. >>> also, who will become kate's wedding dress. >>> and sarah palin's paul >>> former vice presidential nominee sarah palin's version of paul revere's ride. palin claimed the famous ride was intended to warn both his fellow colonists and british soldiers. on monday the page featured a padlock which wick bead ya says provides a cooling off period when the

they gathered today at the pub in oakland to watch the bears take on the university of virginia. any of the fans were raising enough money tow keep baseball from being eliminated by cal as the university struggles to close the deficit. >> for us to be able to get together and enjoy this excitement this team has brought to us from where we were at the beginning is incredible. >> reporter: the university eliminated men's baseball and reenstated the team after -- reinstated the team after supporters funded it. the game is not over but virginia is leading 8-1. the bears still have 3 outs but cal is on the verge of being eliminated from the college world series. bay area researchers say they discovered highways in the pacific where some of the ocean's biggest creatures roam. some use tagged to track down 3500 great white sharks, tune a sea lions, whales and birds. it spanned 10 years. today they announced the discovery of two highways where sea creatures migrate. one is crossing to japan to the coast of washington. researchers say the goal is to threaten speechies and manage the ocean

they lost to the number one ranked university of virginia in the college world series last night. 8-1 loss ended their run where they won five games. uc berkeley began the season by cutting baseball but the team was reinstated after a $9 million fundraising effort. they achieved cal's highest national finish since 1980. >>> l.a. lakers star wants to change his name to meta world peace. if the change is approved artest will likely change the back of his jersey to read peace. meta means loving kindness. >>> the naacp accuses u.s. air ways of racial profiling. the plan used to protest a recent incident. >>> a group of students pulls an all nighter for an unusual protest. >>> why a group of young people in san jose chose the to spend

stephanie inenrolled in a clinical trial at the university of virginia where doctors are using sound waves instead of knives. the technology is called focused ultrasound. >> it ofs the treatment option that doesn't involve radiation or cutting. that is a huge break through. >> reporter: the patient is awake for the 4 hour procedure, lying in an mri machine. the doctors and technicians bombard the tumor with up to 200 sound waves which are harmilous going into the body. when sound beams are focused inside, they're powerful energy kills tissue, much like sunlight through a magnifying glass can burn a leaf. >> like a james bond movie, you zap the target. >> reporter: the results are startling. this is before the procedure, this is after. >> the part that is gray or darker is the part that has been destroyed. >> 7,000 fibroid patients have been treated with focused ultrasound. 90% of women in clinical trials reported symptom relief. that may be just the beginning. researchers around the world including here at the national institutes of health are studying focused ultrasound as a treatme

to the dallas cowboys, but in between detroit and dallas, i started graduate school at the university of virginia in material science engineering. >> but when leland got hurt on the field, it also hurt his chances for a future in pro football. >> so when i got injured again with the cowboys, i just went right back to grad school full time, and then i worked for nasa for ten years doing research, and then i applied to the astronaut corps. while there are many paths to becoming an astronaut, they all have some basic requirements. to apply for the astronaut program you need to have a college degree in engineering, science or math -- and then professional experience, or advanced college degrees. >> three, two, one, zero -- >> so, after you get selected, do you think you head right to space? not so fast -- what are the basic steps in astronaut training? >> the first thing you do is, you go through basic training, which is land survival training, water survival training, then we go through classroom training, systems training for the space station and then space shuttle, and then after that maybe two,

that he was president united states he felt his most important complement was creating the university of virginia which would be free for anybody who could attend a rino who had the intellectual capacity to attend. why do you hate thomas jefferson. well first and foremost i don't hate thomas jefferson but you hit the nail on the head when you said anyone with the ability to attend intellectual ability and therein is the problem see these corporately who run private schools as they were provide a very good alternative to the public schools where you have individuals who may be mainstreams you have individuals who can't even speak english. very fundamental learning disabilities and they are pulling the class down now a parent should have the choice to be able to send their children to this excellent alternative and as everywhere and in america has a choice right now. i assume they got a civil order but. right that's exactly why the voucher program is so good it evens the playing field so now so it's not just for the elite and it is a viable alternative particularly for parents who want their childr

. >> reporter: an hour ago cal learned its aponefront the world series will be the university of virginiah inning, 2 out come from behind win. the bears play sunday, 9:00 a.m. john fowler, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we have new information that is just coming in concerning the 2012 presidential election. michele bachmann from minnesota just announced she is running for president. she is a three term congresswoman who was popular with the tea party. she joins several others who have already entered the race, including former miss governor mitt romney. >> reporter: there has been a surge in deadly tour bus crashes. 28 people have died this year. safety groups and the bus industry say too many companies are ignoring safety rules. one of the companies was responsible for a crash that killed four passengers in virginia on may 31. >> when you think about the recent incidents, those are all companies operating illegally, beyond the margins of safety. >> congress is considering stricter safety laws, including one that requires buses be equipped with a seatbelt for every passenger. >>> the condition

they watched the bears lose to the university of virginia.ing baseball alive. supporters raised more than $9 million to fund the program. >>> the winds are gusting outside right now along the coast. the fog is trying to reform right now at ocean beach. awesome indy kaeugs along the beach we're going to see fog in the next hour or so. there's a strong -- awesome inty indication along 53. two nights ago we had temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. it's not going to be an aggressive huge bank. but there'll be patches off san francisco's ocean beach. it'll be there tomorrow morning. then it'll be gone probably by tomorrow mid-morning or afternoon. we have to stick around. this low pressure center is the mechanism that's going to keep us cooler than we have been. it's a best calculation. they're going to continue to dip down into the 60s and 70s as we roll into saturday and sunday. so it's not going to be cold it's just not going to be heat advisory weather, spare the air day weather and no triple digit heat. here's the computer model saying, a lit

they watched the bears lose to the university of virginia.any of these fans were keep for keeping baseball alive. supporters raised more than $9 million to fund the program. >>> the winds are gusting outside right now along the coast. the fog is trying to reform right now at ocean beach. awesome indy kaeugs along the beach we're going to see fog in the next hour or so. there's a strong -- awesome inty indication along 53. two nights ago we had temperatures in the 70s and low 80s. it's not going to be an aggressive huge bank. but there'll be patches off san francisco's ocean beach. it'll be there tomorrow morning. then it'll be gone probably by tomorrow mid-morning or afternoon. we have to stick around. this low pressure center is the mechanism that's going to keep us cooler than we have been. it's a best calculation. they're going to continue to dip down into the 60s and 70s as we roll into saturday and sunday. so it's not going to be cold it's just not going to be heat advisory weather, spare the air day weather and no triple digit heat. her

anybody go to college there it was what thomas jefferson had in mind and created with the university of virginia a free education system let's invest in the intellectual infrastructure of a country where reagan bill. that up when he was governor of california and then when he became president he put in charge of the education part of bill bennett the guy who when he had in his one attempt to run for the presidency had run on the campaign platform of abolishing the department of education of course he was the guy reagan but charges so we just basically stopped with reaganomics and we're almost out of time if you could sum it up what is the biggest or. some of the biggest takeaway lessons that we can and we can take away from from germany's operation and its economy and well i here in the last number one the demand is not supply is what drives an economy and the demand is money in people's pockets we have to figure out a way to get it there whether it's unemployment benefits or or whatever number two that we need to really reconsider our trade policies which is a conversation we haven't had but it

interpretation of the supremacy clause that arose in a law review article by caleb nelson of the university of virginia. it was left to justice sotomayor to reject the move toward a more original list understanding of the supremacy clause. i think it is an important sense in which the roberts court is a pro-preemption court. but the jury is still out. justice kennedy did not join this part of the agreement, but did join opinions in which a presumption against pre-emption makes no appearance. the last question i want to talk about briefly is why this matters. if this is a pro-preemption court, is there cause for concern from a federalist perspective? i think the answer is yes. i am relying on the scholarship of my colleagues at duke, ernie young. he says if you care about federalism you ought to care about preemption. we live in a world of very broad congressional power when it comes to the commerce clause under article 1, section 8. if you look at these cases together, there is significant congressional power. i do not see that changing soon. but pre-emption cases have been all the time. they are the w

. >> researchers at the university of virginia found that breast-feeding reduced the risk of sids by3%. they came out in support of exclusively breast-feeding your child for the first four to six months of life. it can be tough for some women to be able to do that. >> both of us know that very well. not everybody can breast-feed. then you hear the studies that make you feel even worse. if you can breast-feed it is a wonderful thing. >> my wife loves it now. she didn't in the beginning, that's for sure. tmi. >> hope she is not watching, daniel. >>> pregnancy and motherhood whether drinking is okay. hard to believe this is even a question. >> a new program in the uk is training midwives to help pregnant women reduce their alcohol intake. >> i thought we knew this. the controversy stems from the fact that an international booze manufacturer, diageo, is now funding the program. fiona trott of the bbc reports. >> reporter: just a few months to go. >> baby. >> sister. >> baby. >> reporter: lauren andrews is having her second child and says alcohol awareness is the last thing she needs. >>

justice thurgood marshall to sing was professor of law, professor of history at the university of virginia. or faster brown bag holds a ph.d in history from duke university and a law degree from yale university where she was an editor of the yale law journal. she received her ba summa cum laude from berman university. before joining the faculty, or faster brown bag and practice law in new york city and serve as a law clerk to the honorable jane ross of the states court of appeals for the third circuit them and to the honorable robert l. carter at the united states district court for the southern district of new york. at uva professor brown-nagin teaches constitutional law, constitutional and social history, and education law. she is considered one of the nations leading young legal historians and has written widely in areas of legal history, education law, and the supreme court people protection jurisprudence. her scholarship has appeared in some of the foremost law journals within the legal academy. in february of this year oxford university press published professor brown-nagin's first b

this afternoon the bears learned their opponents for the world series in omaha will be the university of virginia of this has been a great object lesson in keeping your eye on the ball. john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> a school project gone wrong. the movie shoot at this park that left one student under arrest and two educators in trouble. >>> temperatures on the increase tomorrow. we will see some 90s in some of the warmest locations. let you know which cities those will be. >>> more strong aftershocks rattle new zealand and take their toll. [ music ] . >>> firefighters are keeling with the massive wallow fire shifted their attention today to a small town in new mexico. the clears spent the day clearing brush and attempting to create a fire break. that fire has burned 550-acres since memorial day and now only 10% contained. 31 homes and four cabins have also been lost. >>> seven people onboard a world war ii bomber burst into flames following an emergency landing. the pilot reported a fire shortly after takeoff and attempted to return to the airport in aurora are. he couldn't make it so he

also there's something that's really interest wk a professor at university of virginia, thon than hia jonathan hiatt talks about having a hive. you want to make your you're finding that place of social connection. whether it's a sports league, professional association. making sure you're involve and connected so you feel a sense of a team or a part of something bigger than yourself is essential. >> absolutely. it's very easy to wallow in self-city or just to become lost if you have too much time on your hands. >> this is really about people not recognizing what the real impact will be. one of the greatest statistic i've heard is men who live until 95 on average work until they're 80 years old. that social connection is huge. that sense of passion for doing something every single day that's meaningful. >> all right. valorie burton, excellent advice as always. congratulations on your new book. >>> comedians sure have plenty to talk about these days. as representative anthony weiner remains in the news. we'll get you caught up on the late night laughs coming up ahead in the "newsroom." w

this afternoon the bears learned their opponents for the world series in omaha will be the university of virginiae coach says all of this has been a great object lesson in keeping your eye on the ball. john fowler, ktvu, channel 2 news. >> a school project gone wrong. the movie shoot at this park that left one student under arrest and two educators in trouble. >>> temperatures on the increase tomorrow. we will see some 90s in some of the warmest locations. let you know . >>> firefighters are keeling with the massive wallow fire shifted their attention today to a small town in new mexico. the clears spent the day clearing brush and attempting to create a fire break. that fire has burned 550-acres since memorial day and now only 10% contained. 31 homes and four cabins have also been lost. >>> seven people onboard a world war ii bomber burst into flames following an emergency landing. the pilot reported a fire shortly after takeoff and attempted to return to the airport in aurora are. he couldn't make it so he put the plain down in the corn field. officials say this same plane was grounded over the

cavaliers from the university of virginia beat the bears yesterday 8-1.al finished tied for fifth in the national rankings. nice catch right there though. the kings best in more than 30 years and it comes in a season that started with the cal baseball program being on the chopping block. they were done before fundraising raised $9 million to put it back in the saddle. yesterday more than 25,000 people turned out all the way to omaha, nebraska to root on the bears. the most ever to watch cal play. i think their field might hold 1,000 people on a good day. >> the team they played against was really good. >> virginia was the top seed. they are supposed to win it all, although they have lost a game, but yeah they have two pitchers that are going to be pitching at the major league level in a couple of years. so cal went up against the very best, lost 4-1 and then 8-1. they beat texas a & m and like i said a couple of their guys have already left. the coach spent a lot of time trying to find schools for these kids and a lot of them said no, we are going to stic

there are about 250 of them appeared >> george mason university here in virginia. it is a podcast? how did you find it? >> you can google it. you can go to itunes. >> i got into school and started off as a production assistant at mtv and then i worked for nickelodeon of which is where i met my wife. then i went to spike. when i left nickelodeon to go to his bike, he said to come aboard. for the first seven years, i was at spike. >> the first video was released when? >> the end of january 2010. >> that is the one that has a 2 million hits? the other one that we have been watching has about 700,000. >> let's watch a little bit. >> here we are. peace out. great recession thanks to me. we are not in a recession. do not you think it is time for a switch from hair of the dog? it is time to get sober. ♪ >> john papola, who is the chairman supposed to be in congress? anybody? >> that is rich murphy is a great singer. he is awesome. the composer had worked with him before. when we decided we wanted to bring a different element to the song to break up the wrapping with something melodic, ric

onof the foundations of what i learned is a guy named tim that-- timothy wilson from the university of virginia. he emphasizes that to change your mind you change your behaviour. alcoholics anonymous have the saying fake it until you make it. and so if you chae your behaviour, then slowly that will rewire the way you think. and so somebody recently asked me about who is the real me. i behave in a certain way but the real me is dierent. i'm not quite clear sure i believe that. the secretary thing is you really have the por to influence who you will be surrounded by, or surrounded by anone of another and powerful and across many spheres is the tremendous wer of our peers to influence us in ways we don't understand. so our obesity, our fitness, very powerfully influenced by who we happen to be with. >> one of the things we do as i mentioned and this is a controversial concept but the concept of which is that when i see you pick up a glass my brain acts as if it is picking up the glass. it is reenacting. and so like when we watch a porn movie it is acting as if we are having sex but hopefully not q

players at the university of georgia and virginia, they died playing football. football isn't the contact sport. it is a collision sport. this was true in its early years. football -- this was true back then. according to the rules compress the game's action to a small area rather than spread across the field. it looks more like rugby than what we know today. it is almost a series of goal line stand that the 50 yard line over and over again as bodies clashed and gravel without the benefit of protective gear. the era of leather heads lay in the future. nobody wore hats -- that was just coming in to practice. in the frequent pilots it in from referees players would wrestle for advantage by throwing punches and jabbing elbows. remorse and sporting participants would try to gouge eyes. bruises, sprains and other injuries were taken for granted. more serious impairment of like cracked bones and knocked heads caused greater concern but generally accepted as unfortunate byproducts of an entertaining and demanding past time. the deaths were the worst. they weren't just

she won a full scholarship to a prestigious university in virginia, and in 2002 graduated with a degree in chemical engineering. it's been ten years since i first introduced the dream act in 2001 and almost ten years since she graduated from college. the dream act has yet to become law and tolu has yet to work one day as a chemical engineer because she is undocumented. instead, tolu has dedicated her life to passing the dream act. for her benefit and the benefit of others. for years, she has worked as a full-time volunteer. recently, she wrote me a letter and this is what she said." i don't have a powerful organization behind me, a fancy job title or even a paycheck, but i'm committed to standing with you and fighting for as long as you ask me to." tolu is not standing alone. her commitment and the commitment of many other dreamers is what inspires me to continue this effort for the dream act. there are so many others like tolu who are living a life of uncertainty. they have amazing accomplishments in their lives, and yet they can't use the degrees that they have earned to make this a b

guests are arriving, we understand, as we speak. >>> it's going to cost more to attend virginia tech. the university's board of visitors unanimously ratified across the board tuition and fee high hikes for the academic year that begins this fall. in-state undergrads who live on campus will pay nearly $1,500 more per semester. that's a 9.4% increase. students and other categories will also pay more. the increases are part of a $1.4 billion budget approved by the board. >>> the high school graduation rate in montgomery county is at the top of the class. this is the third straight year education week magazine has recognized montgomery county as number one in the nation among the nation's largest public school systems. chris gordon reports from the richard montgomery high school graduation today at constitution hall. >> reporter: montgomery county public schools have the highest graduation rate in the country. 85% of its students compared to 71% of all students across the country get to walk across the stage, shake hands, get photographed and throw off four years of tears and fears to reach this moment. >

from the university of virginia. before it entering public office, she served as a law clerk.an attorney general of arizona and served as a district attorney. she was in tears second term as governor when she was chosen to be the next secretary. she was already recognized as a national leader in home and security and immigration. she was the first woman to chair in the national governors' association. she was named one the top five by time magazine. it is thanks to her collaboration with international allies and her longtime focus on the state and federal level that the secretary has earned the trust of people across the country and world. on behalf of the law school, i am pleased to welcome janet napolitano for her talk entitled strength, security, and shared responsibility. preventing attacks the decade and the 9/11. welcome. >> it is a pleasure to be back here at n.y.u. to talk about where we stand and to talk about some of the issues confronting homeland's security almost 10 years after the attacks of 9/11. thank you, dean, for that introduction. thank you, michael, for al

university graduates of 2011. >> the news channel 36 edge in virginia where a high school custodian is accused of stealing from friends and teachers. they believe he stole from backpacks, cars, and teacher's classrooms and she's charged with five counts of grand larceny. now efforts for sporty events. the catholic diocese announced that it's suing arlington county. in march, the county bord of supervisors denied a proposal to add lights to the field of bishop o'connell high in arlington. the board members point out the football field is not as close to residential areas as some public schools, but the diocese claims the school is getting unfair treatment because it's a religious institution. >>> another down day on wall street s. it a sign the recovery is slowing or stopping? we're going to take a closer look at the state of the economy next. >>> a out out man in trouble for paying a medical bill with 2500 pennies. the man went to the clinic to dispute a $25 bill. he didn't get his way and asked the staff if he accepted cash. they said yes. he demanded the staff count and each and everyone. he was cited for disorderly

as university of virginia alums, neither jim with his bachelor's in economics or masters in education a living. >> what do you want to do when you grow up? i want to be a goat soap maker. >> reporter: what they dreamed of instead was some kind of life's work that afforded them the luxury of this kind of life with the children literally under foot to observe and absorb the lessons that come from personal responsibility, cooperative behavior, creative play, and of course, hard work. >> and just kids being kids, are they sometimes oh, i don't want to do this today? >> oh, no, not our kids -- never! yeah, we get a lot of that. but that's -- they're kids and that's part of the learning process, too, is that some things need to be done even when you don't want to do them. >> reporter: an exercise in character building, that some of us wish that we had learned when we were young. for "today," mike leonard, nbc news, charlestown, indiana. >> what was mike exactly doing there? >> i'm not sure if the goat enjoyed that so much. >> i was thinking the same thing, put the kids to work. my kids aren

interpretation of the supremacy clause that arose in a law review article by caleb nelson of the university of virginia. it was left to justice sotomayor to reject the move toward a more original list understanding of the supremacy clause. i think it is an important sense in which the roberts court is a pro-preemption court. but the jury is still out. justice kennedy did not join thisart of the agreeme, but did join opinions in which a presumption against pre-emption makes no appearance. the last question i want to talk about briefly is why this matters. if this is a pro-preemption court, is there cause for concern from a federalist perspective? i think the answer is yes. i am relying on the scholarship of my colleagues at duke, ernie young. he says if you care about federalism you ought to care about preemption. we live in a world of very broad congressional power when it comes to the commerc clause under article 1, section 8. if you look at these cases together, there is significant congressional power. i do not see that changing soon. but pre-emption cases have been all the time. they are the ways i

host: one of our viewers says -- our guest is david wasserman, a graduate of the university of virginia headed up the republican campaign committee last time. >> i think we will hold a majority or whether we will gain or lose is early in the cycle but no president has shifted since 1948. this is the largest republican majority since 1947. i expect this to be a closer presidential election on slim the ad in 2008. the president had everything going for him. republicans -- john mccain still got over 170 electoral votes and 50%. unexpected very competitive election. host: what about your assessment? the democrats and 24 seats to take back the house. you look at redistricting and in the base case and are democrats, they may take a handful of seats in the process. it might be too, 4. the effect of redistricting will be to shore up a lot of those vulnerable republican seats that are remaining and democrats will meet to pick up to get back to 218 which is the magic number. republicans have unprecedented control of the process because they picked up so many legislatures and governorships in 2010

university boulevard on the inner loop. i was seeing flashing lights but they are gone. virginia/95, it's good. looks good in maryland on 95 and across the wilson bridge. quiet is on 270 66, and on the greenway and the toll road. now to news. >>> breaking news unfold in. -- unfolding. >> an officer opened fire on a suspect. courtney robinson joins us with the latest. so some flashing lights there. >> we are a little ways away from where this happened around 1:25 this morning. the suspect was armed and dangerous when the officer opened fire on them. u.s. park police are with us. what happened when you were beginning to close the park? >> there were closing haynes. --haynes point. they found a person sitting in a car holding a handgun. she got out of the car and officers opened fire on the person. she has serious but non-life there any injuries -- he has. >> officers did ask him to drop the weapon several times. >> numerous requests for the person to adopt a firearm. >> the person was in a parked car. >> yes and the park was closed at 1:00 in the morning but this was after 1:00. >> thank you. thi

justice kennedy, scalia, and a legal -- justice alito did so under the origination of the the university of virginia law school, which left justice sotomayor to reaffirm the presumption against pre-emption, and reject the move. a more original understanding of the supremacy clause -- to a more original understanding of the supremacy clause. i think there is to extend that it is a pro-preemption court, but to some extent the jury is still out, just as justice thomas did not join the majority in all. the last question i want to talk about is why this matters. if this court as a pro- preemption court, is there cause for concern from a federal laws in perspective, and i think the answer is yes, as i am relying on the partnership with my colleague and friend ed do the, ernie young, who has argued that if you care about federalism, you should care about preemption. if you look at cases together, there is very significant congressional power. i do not see that changing any time soon, but pre-emption cases happen all the time, and they are the ways in which federal laws and is worked out day-to- day and our

listen to ireporter, chelsea hensley at fairmont state university in west virginia. >> a good economyound the time of the 2012 election, jobs are a very important issue. >> she shares the sentiments of a lot of americans about jobs, especially in places like nevada. a record rate of home foreclosures and sky-high unemployment and an evenly split electorate. >> casey reporting live from henderson nevada. jobs, jobs, jobs. it has been the big center of a housing bust too. so they are really getting hit. >> that's right. you can see over my shoulder, the las vegas strip. that's what everybody thinks about when they think about nevada. that's where the tourists go. henderson, nevada's second largest city. they are very concerned about the economy. 1 out of every 82 homes in southern nevada is in foreclosure. half of the home sales here are foreclosed homes. it is no surprise that the main thing on voter's minds here is the economy. >> travis ward and jamie miller work on a 30-passenger hummer limousine, a symbol of the las vegas fast life surrounded by a nevada economy that's hit the skid

virginia apartment. christopher cummings was a student at old dominion university.his off campus home friday morning. one of his room mates was critically wounded. police have not released details or a possible motive. >>> the power is out, phone lines down after a series of earthquakes rocked the new zealand city of christchurch. you'll remember that was the same city that was hit by another quake almost four months ago. 180 people were killed in that quake. police telling cnn that there is some damage caused by the shocks which struck within two hours of each other. there are also a few injuries, but officials say they are not serious. >>> to arizona where 7,000 people are being allowed to return home but at their own risk. the second largest wildfire in the state's history is still only 10% contained. evacuation orders were lifted over the weekend in two towns, springerville and eagar. authorities still warning the elderly, people who have health problems and very young children to stay away because of the lingering smoke. the fire has burned an area twice the si

also checking for a crash at 29 at university boulevard in four corners. in virginia 395 leaving duke street toward seminary road. traffic slowing again at boundary channel drive over the 14th street bridge. that's a check of your fox 5 on- time traffic. >>> well two scandals rocking the district right now. former mayoral candidate sulaiman brown is making some serious allegations against mayor vince gray and his administration. and now councilman harry thomas, jr., under investigation, accused of misusing d.c. funds. and mary cheh is here, thank you for coming in today. and let's talk about sulaiman brown first. you are the chair of the committee looking into the hiring practices. and when we watched it was hard not to just shake your head and say what is going on. so let me ask you, what is going on? >> well as the chairperson of the committee for government allegations there were allegations beyond sulaiman brown that there were improper and irregular hiring practices in the early day of the gray administration. that people were put into so- called accepted service

university of chicago. >>> today don't be surprised to see extra police out on the roads in virginia for the next three days state police will be making unannounced safety checks of trucks and buses as part of the annual road check program. this year's safety checks come a week after four people were killed in a bus crash on i-95 in caroline county. state police say driver fatigue caused that accident. the transportation department shut down the bus company sky express from because of the accident and a number of other safety violations. >>> a traffic alert. if you take the 14th street bridge, you'll soon see more construction phases. crews will begin setting up for the new configuration tonight. you will see the changes tomorrow morning. the construction zone will shift to the right center lane of the bridge. three will be routed to the left. this is the final phase. it's expected to last four weeks. >>> 6:08 the time. 68 degrees right now. looks like a scene out of a movie about the end of the world. the rare sight caught on camera. >>> the changes the redskins are making to fedex field. why fewer seats w

universe. a special satellite recently located a super sized black hole and a galaxy 425 million light-years away. >>> on this day in 1864 arlington national cemetery was established in virginia on confiscated land belonging to confederate general robert e. lee. all day long you can stay on top of the latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." the very latest on the anthony weine scandal as his wife returns from an overseas trip, and he faces new calls to step down. >>> details on arnold schwarzenegger's mistress who is finally speaking out about their affair and love child. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day today on your nbc stations. the day today on your nbc stations. have a good one. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

he serves as adjunct faculty and virginia, where he teaches public policy process, and i think you are about to add another university to that history this fall, johns hopkins. without further ado, i will turn you over to my very learned colleague, dr. jason fichtner. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone, thank you for coming to the mercatus event. i'm senior fellow, i recently had the privilege to serve in a variety of commissions. while at social security, one of my responsibilities was to serve as the secretary to the social security bored of trustees. the trustees consistent of six members. the secretaries of treasuries, labor, hhs and the commissioners of social security. along with those four are two public trustees nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate. unfortunately, over the three years in which i worked in the trustees report, we didn't have the benefit of public trustees. those positions were vacant. unfortunately circumstances where i'm now very glad has been rectified with the combination of charles blahous and robert rice -- reischauer. before i introduce them, i'd like to say 47 mill

michigan in ann arbor in a public policy degree from georgetown university and his phd in public administration and public policy from virginia tech. he served as adjunct faculty at georgetown public policy institute at virginia tech center for public administration policy about where he teaches courses on public policy process of public management and budgeting processes and i think you're about to add another university to johns hopkins. without further ado, i will turn you over to my very learned colleague,.or jason fichtner. [applause] >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for coming to the event. my name is jason fichtner, research fellow. i was recently at the administration we had the privilege of serving in every positions including deputy commissioner and chief economist. while social security, one of my responsibilities is to say the secretary to the social security board of trustees. the trustees consists of six members. the secretary of the treasury, labor, hhs and commissioner social security along with those for our two public trustees nominated by the president and confirmed by the senate. unfortunately over t

university of chicago. >>> tom president obama will discuss jobs and the economic recovery when he visits a local college. the president will visit the alexandria campus of northern virginia community college. the white house says strengthening and manufacturing will help the weak economy and reduce unemployment. >>> 5:36 our time. right now is problem police are running into trying to warn the public about a criminal. >>> why a local church is converting. >>> the start of a new heat today is not about finding the time to do your homework. it's not about logging on to this week's class. today is a celebration, a triumph of dedication, a victory for that little voice that urges us on. today is a day to recognize that ordinary people can do extraordinary things, and to prove that not all heroes wear a cape. some wear a cap and gown. congratulations to the strayer university graduates of 2011. >>> it is now 5:39. 69 degrees out there. hazy skies. and it's going to reflect the kind of weather we're going to have later today. it feels nice outside right now. but wait. >> tom kierein is here to answer the question we've all been asking. why is there not an old man summer? >> be

university boulevard. quickly, travel times, 66 heading eastbound slowing down around 234. the inner loop is doing just fine. no complaints on 267 the dulles toll road. more virginia up at 6:00. back to you. >>> making news now at 5:49, a major sandbagging effort is underway in hamburg, iowa. residents there are racing against the clock to prevent flooding from the swollen missouri river. a levee protecting the town is already leaking if it fails, part of hamburg could end up under eight feet of water. >> arizona's governor has declared a state of emergency. an out-of-control wildfire has charred more than 350 square miles and forced the evacuation of at least three towns. about 2500 firefighters are working to contain the flames. >>> authorities are warning people south of denver about dangerous haze from that arizona wildfire. and another one burning in southwest colorado. they were advising old and young along with those who have respiratory conditions to avoid prolonged exertion outdoors. >>> we have a follow-up to a story we brought to you last september. it appears a mistake by a heating oil contractor will soon cost three people their homes in alexandria. >

universities. the average was 3.5. >> i waz so thrilled to see the accept ngs to the state college. that was one of my top choices. >> mason received a full ride at potomac state college in west virginia with a strong biology program. high school wasn't easy for him. in his junior here, his best friend was killed in a drive-by shooting, but his teachers kept prodding him. >> sometimes things change for the worse, not for the better. >> dorante is sagood inspiration for me, for every educator, and people who want it inside, but don't maybe show it outside, who want change in their lives. he said, i want this. i'm going to go out and get it and do it. >> mason graduated from college last week. >>> the first one in his family to graduate from college, and he hopes to become a pediatrician. and the school is run by the arch diese of washington. it's 1 of 24 schools like it around the country. >>> and you know, lisa, it's fascinating. you really wonder will love, will fate play a role in this were here is a kid whose future is completely different. who runs the school, who pays for it? >> there are some schools around it across the country warb it's g got it's first graduating class, but t

university in the foreground. off in the distance on the horizon, we couldn't it this morning, it was hazy. but now it's dried out, we can see into virginia and fairfax in the distance as we look over there. we can see way off on the horizon is tysons corner and our temperatures around the reege aren't climbing to around 80. reagan national at 81. and the dew point a comfortable 60. whenever the dew point gets up to 70, it's sweltering humidity. it looks like it's doing that wednesday into thursday. right now it's near 80 degrees. throughout much of virginia and around the blue ridge, shenandoah valley, cooler there, upper elevations, too. and the blue ridge only in the 60s. lower elevations in the upper 70s to near 80. month dpomry, arlington, fairfax, prince georges county in the upper 70s. around the chesapeake bay, the temperatures are cooler. bay water temperatures are around 70 degrees now. on the eastern shore, temperatures climbed into the mid-70s. a beautiful day there. just a few clouds around around the lower eastern shore and southeastern virginia. and it's near 80 and most of those locations the water temperatures at the atla

university of cal baseball this year has already been well- documented. with that in mind it's hard too imagine anything coming easy for the bears. cal in omaha taking on virginia of the college world series. hultzen is retired. still scoreless in the 8th when the cavaliers break through. hicks scored werman and virginia ended up getting two runs in the inning and the cavalier's padded the lead in the 8th. jared king with the drive. budding can't control up with the baxt it's an rbi triple and cavaliers with two in the 8th. bears scored once in the 9, but go down 4-1 and meet the loser. for the arizona-texas game. >>> still to come on sportswrap, a guy who knows about sump things on the nascar circuit. and gold cup soccer when we come back. i want to crush more cars. i want to sell more tea cups. ♪ i need help selling bread. ♪ i want to sell more crabs. [ male announcer ] you know where you want to take your business. i want to design more buildings. [ male announcer ] in here, small business solutions from at&t can get you there. like the at&t all for less package, starting at just $70 per month, voice plus broadband. it's the at&t network. helping you do what