. >>> a new study finds many freshmen are unqualified to take college courses. standized test scores show almost half of last year's cisu freshmen were unqualified to take entry level english. almost40% didn't meet the requirement to enter college math. many students were diverted to remedial classes to brush up their math and science skills. >>> and today mrs. obama and children from the boys and girls club helped throw out the first pitch at camden yards stadium where the orioles are playing the tampa bay rays. the first lady has recruid players from major league baseball to help her fight childhood obesity by promoting exercise and healthy eating among america's young people. >>> well, they have been in limbo now for months. but millions of unemplmay have their pockets after a benefits extension. >>> there could be a nail's salon dangerous secret. we're looking into what a ground breaking proposal in one bay area city could mean for your next manicure. >>> how much of an impact was the iphone 4 problem on apple? hear what information the company released just

. >> unqualified success. >> in the 1950's, after the bridges were built, the port and the ferries stopped in the late 1950's. at the port was looking for new ways to build revenue. that is when they started to chop up the building on the second and third floor into small offices. that brought revenue, but also took away a lot of the historic elements. it was mostly restaurants beneath. then in 1972, the ferry started. in 1989, we had the earthquake that rendered the double decker freeway on safe. -- unsafe. >> in 1989, the ferry building was a symbol of the earthquake because the clock stopped and the flagpole on the top was tipped over at 10 degrees. this became a symbol of the earthquake. this is sort of the end product of finally taking care of all the damage that was brought by the earthquake. >> when the freeway was taken down, it provided this visual corridor and reconnected the city to the building and that opened up the dialogue. the original urban planning of san francisco, always wanted the ferry building to anchor bourbon st. it is amazing that the freeway up there has been cha

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and nearly half are unqualified for entry heflin glib.ocal educators say the problem -- entry level english. some educators say the curriculum is not looked at when standards are decided. >>> facebook is faced with unhappy neighbors in palo alto. neighbors asked for the relief from the noise. facebook started to use shuttle buses. one is on page mill road. now neighbors say that's made the situation worse. they say the noise of gear shifting begins at 7 k 30:00 a.m. and continues until midnight. they are suggesting that the buses run along page mill road and replace the larger buses with smaller ones. >>> let's go to sal and see what's happening around the bridges. >> most of the bridges have been doing very well. we'll start out with a look at all of them looking at the bay bridge. i think you will like what you see there. the traffic looks good, the fog in the overcast has really been a story. it's very busy -- i'm sorry. it's very foggy what i meant to say, the follow is actually slowing the accept abs rate at san francisco airport. le

he needs to be impeached right away for violating the articles of our constitution because he is unqualified to be president. he is an impostor. he is ineligible to be the commander-in-chief of our military. he was not even born in this country. host: have you seen a newspaper notification that appeared in honolulu, hawaii the day that the president was born? that does not convince you either? caller: you are jumping back for months or even a year. the guy is a joke. it is out there. host: let's move on to west africa, on the line for independents. caller: good morning. host: what are your thoughts about whether or not the president can rebound? caller: i think president obama is the hope for the entire world, and i believe americans should give him a chance to put america back on its feet. host: and how were you listening to us? through voice of america? caller: yes, right. host: when you speak your friends there in west africa, what is the thing that most want to see accomplished by this president? caller: i believe people want president obama to give americans jobs, and also of hope for t

rates for long-term capital gains by middle and upper, people would rise of 50 -- 15% to 20%, and unqualified dividends earned by middle and upper income people would rise from 15% to ordinary wage tax rates. guest: before the bush tax cut dividends were taxed as ordinary income like wages. bush tax cuts in 2003 made it on par, and qualified dividend's the same as long-term capital gains. long-term capital gains would go from 15% to 20% if the bush tax cuts expire for upper-income people. caller: i am calling because i feel like whether you are a republican, democrat, or independent, these situations will affect us all equally. i want to ask about your thoughts on whether or not the real estate tax will be affected by anything or will it be totally a local aspect or will it be probably countrywide to try to help counties and states balance their budgets? a lot of the things coming out of the government now are unfunded liabilities debt local counties and states would have to pay for. i also have a question on the mortgage deductions that we are now allowed to make -- beating those will be at

and we believe that miss kagan's agenda-driven philosophy makes her unqualified to serve on the court. we're asking this committee to investigate miss kagan's record related to her interaction with both the ama during her tenure as a policy advisor to president clinton. i'd like to focus attention tonight on her apparent efforts to distort the record on the medle is science related to partial birth aborshz. in a december 14th, 1996, memo -- partial birth abortion is never medically necessary. the release of such a statement she argued would be a disaster. in response, white house documents show that miskagan drafted an amendment to the statement altering the language which stated that partial birth abortion may be the best or most appropriate in a particular circumstance to save the life or preserve the health of a woman. the change was adopted into the final statement. miss kagan claimed before this committee that she was simply a scribe for changes, but her response raises more questions than it answers. and this was not an isolated case. we have further evidence that she pursued th

important addition to the federal reserve board, and i really commend her to you in a very strong and unqualified manner. >> senator, we thank you very much for your recommendation. all of us who have been here for a little while remember sarah very much as a part of the committee staff. welcome back to the other side of the table. we are delighted to have you with us. i want to take a few minutes for some opening comments. i will turn to senator shelby for any opening comments he may have, and then i will ask any of my colleagues if they want to make the opening statements and then if we want to swear in our witnesses and proceed with some questioning for them. senator sarbanes, thank you very much for coming by this morning. none of us could ever plan these things this way, but obviously the coincidence of having the three nominees here this morning and at some point later today, we will be voting on the financial regulatory reform bill. it is all coming together, ironically in some ways, of having the three of you here. it is a critical part of getting back on our feet again and how well the f

important addition to the federal reserve board, and i really commend her to you in a very strong and unqualified manner. >> senator, we thank you very much for your recommendation. all of us who have been here for a little while remember sarah very much as a part of the committee staff. welcome back to the other side of the table. we are delighted to have you with us. i want to take a few minutes for some opening comments. i will turn to senator shelby for any opening comments he may have, and then i will ask any of my colleagues if they want to make the opening statements and then if we want to swear in our witnesses and proceed with some questioning for them. senator sarbanes, thank you very much for coming by this morning. none of us could ever plan these things this way, but obviously the coincidence of having the three nominees here this morning and at some point later today, we will be voting on the financial regulatory reform bill. it is all coming together, ironically in some ways, of having the three of you here. it is a critical part of getting back on our feet again and how well the f

important addition to the federal reserve board and the really commend her to you in a very strong and unqualified manner. >> thank you very much. all of this year remember sarah very much as a part of the committee staff. welcome back to the other side of the table. we're delighted to have you with us this morning. i am going to take a few minutes for some open comments. then we will swear in our witnesses and proceed with some questioning for them. we thank you very much for coming by this morning. none of us can never plan these things these wit -- this way, but the coincidence of having the three nominees here this morning and sometime later today, we will be voting on the financial real tory bill -- financial regulatory bill. today, we are considering five very highly nominated nominees. we have three candidates to serve as federal reserve board governors. one of them has been nominated to a four-year term but will also consider a second panel. the first will serve as the export-import bank of the united states and the federal housing finance agency. these positions are extraordinarily import