and 1-2 in the conference usa. >> that's right. coach graham seems dissatisfied in our talk with hem. he seems the offense is starting to click. he should see more pitches to hit. >> you mentioned anthony rendon the 2009 national freshman of the year. no sophomore slump for anthony in 2010. >> absolutely not. leading the nation in walks. definitely and the country. everybody knows what he did last year. he is picking up where he left off. >> 2-1 in conference usa. they are at the bottom or near the bottom in run, scores, hit or doubles. his third year starting. >> lake kelso is the ignition of this team. guys like this at the shortstop position tend to lead the guys on position. >> our two starting pitches tonight both are sophomores for the cougars. michael goodnight. the left hander for rice. all conference usa. he is 0-4 to start this season. it's the riow two game losing streak. game losing streak. first pitch is coming up next. fhe o. freci hit uy, at g [ nnou wir on ]tch tch fmalencerstar fth ws fu a boey-cn cr [ ] natie, in!

the rice owls with a 1-0 lead conference usa series. cougars at 2-1 in conference usa they are in a four way tie for first with two lane uab and memphis with taking two out of three from ucf. while the rice owls with 1-2 and a four way tie for fifth with southern miss, ucf and marshall after losing two out of three from memphis. a shocking series loss with the rice owls teams. rattily takes a strike. >> michael goodnight needs an oak economical inning. >> matt: first outs. >> steve: a way to get him out. line drive. get him out of there. nice at bat by michael ratterree. >> matt: goodnight was the national baseball pitcher of the week. back in early march. with a 1-0 houston win on march 6th. met in the houston baseball classic played at minutemaid park. first time they had ever done with rendon at the plate behind 0-1. fast ball outside to anthony rendon. >> steve: goodnight very impressive. starts commanding that fast ball a little bit better. you see him dominating guys. you can understand why he was conference play of the year. he p

fue la primera ganadora de un tÍtulo miss usa. >> gracias por estar aquÍ con nosotros.torriqueÑa. yo siempre digo que soy portorriqueÑo dominicana. mi cultura es algo muy especial, es algo queme ayudo a hacer miss y me hizo ser Única. >> tenÍas el pelo rizado no eras la tÍpica norteamericana. >> todos tenÍan el pelo erizado, aunque naturalmente lo tenÍan con rizos ellas se lo alisaban. y yo dijeme lo voy a dejar como lo tengo porque es parte de mi cultura. >> fue una infancia difÍcil con tu padre. >> se fue de mi casa cuando yo tenÍa seis aÑos, de madre con tres cifras muy pequeÑas. >> era violento? >> cuando llega pequeÑas y. no era algo ideal, creo que todas esas cosas que me pasaron, me hicieron mÁs fuerte,mÁs independiente, eso me ayudÓ a llegar adonde llegado hoy en dÍa. >> tu madre no hablaba inglÉs. >>no, muy poco. >> tÚ tenÍas que llamara al 911... >> y yo me acuerdo que vi que mi papÁ habÍa agarrado a mi mamÁ por el cuello, llorando. y yo tenÍa cinco aÑos y mi mamÁ no hablaba inglÉs, y estuve en el telÉfono tratado de explicarle a la policÍa que estaba pasando,

leads the conference usa. houston has a team with 31 stolen bases. >> steve: noble can't send these guys right now. the runners are at a premium. >> matt: thrown down. ricochets into shallow right field. will take advantage of that and reach first base. strikes out of ansley or makes it two outs in an inning. able to advance on a stolen base. there is an error. the error on the catcher. >> steve: hit kelso in the leg. flicked out into right center field. >> matt: the eighth stolen base for kelso and the third owl on the rice owls tonight. rice a pretty good fielding team. behind number one houston and .976. >> steve: cokinos is one of the guys that has a lot of raw power. is expecting a lot of home run production from him this year. hasn't been this year. they expect a lot of big things from him comes from a great baseball family. >> matt: five runs in the cougars 15-8 win against texas tech a few weeks ago. now wayne graham out of the dugout. >> steve: not in too big of a hurry right there. >> matt: they're t

i just -- i wanted to cry. >> reporter: usa swimming says it's the responsibility of local swim clubs around the country, not the national organization, to make sure coaches are checked out. but with growing criticism and lawsuits, usa swimming says it may soon institute tougher safeguards to prevent what it calls a few rotten apples among thousands of fine, dedicated swim coaches. brian ross, abc news, new york. >> and as somebody pointed out in that story it's not just swimming. we hear these stories involving other teens in other athletics, that sort of thing. but it's especially disgusting i think because if these allegations are true, these are persons in a position of trust. during formative years. it's really awful. >> i know, makes your stomach turn. >> it does. >>> coming up, remembering an actress who is unmistakably southern. >> how dixie carter looked for laughs while breaking new ground in television. you're watching "world news now." recently, i got a letter from a woman who told me she took all of her money out of the bank and put it into a shoe box. what was she thinki

usa today and gallop so that's three major polling operations all showing that the majority is with palin and against matt lauer, et al. >> kelly: at the same time at a dnc fund raising, the tea party protesters how they were referred to, narrow minded nut jobs and vile-- >> look, it's all about policy, gretchen, if there's republican president in office and liberal democrats or people of that persuasion are demonstrating against that president, then, it's patriotic and it's the price we pay for healthy first amendment. the wall street journal on friday ran a picture of one of the demonstrators. the demonstrators had a sign that said dissent a patriotic. however, when it's flipped and conservatives are demonstrating against the democrat president, that's inciting, it's inciting violence and it's horrible and we're all wing nuts. double standard. >> i want to take a look at what bill mauer had to say, a well-known liberal and this to say to jay leno about his thoughts about the tea partiers. i have to say i thank the tea baggers. >> the tea baggers. >> any tea baggers. they're the on

. >>> in today's "usa today" tech report, a look at computer brain games. a study released this week finds they may not increase your brain power or i.q. and while the jury is still out, "usa today's" ed baig says they are enjoyable. >> they are fun and they are challenging. and i suppose, getting you engaged is half the battle on whether this stuff has a chance of working. overall, i had a good time using them. but we'll have to see over time, whether i'm smarter and sharper. >> you can read ed's full review on usatoday.com. >>> some of the most iconic gum brands are getting new packaging. wrigley's is switching the packaging from foil to paper. here's the reason. paper costst about 13% less than foil. wrigley's says the switch will not affect the freshness or the taste of the gum. >> it's good news for the environment. all-told, they're going to save about 850 tons of aluminum a year. >> oh, wow. >> a lot. >> that is quite a bit. >>> next on this friday morning, as the economy crumbled, the economic watchdogs were watching porn at work. >>> plus, the vice

front page of "usa today" -- usa fumes over politics. let me read you one line from this. we'll get into the polls a little more. the favorable ratings of the democratic party has fallen to its lowest level since gallup began asking the question in 1992 it's standing has dropped 14 percentage points since president obama's election. there's a lot of talk on both sides about exactly who is suffering from the health care reform battle. and some would argue the democrats are going to have a hard time in the next election as well. so, we'll look at those numbers. >>> also, clinton pollster coming out with his own ideas as to what would happen if the election were held today. he sees a repeat, perhaps, of 1994, if it were. >> do you need a poll to answer that question? what would happen today? >> i don't. i think people are very nervous about jobs. that's just the bottom line here. >> but the election isn't today. there is time. >> it isn't. that's what he says as well. >>> let's get to the news. there are new -- hi, willie. >> hi, mika. >> there are new polls that show america

>> "usa today" had a similar poll two weeks ago. they get a lot of attention, but they are far from mainstream. >> you know the biggest problem democrats is going to have in one of their secret weapons is retired, andy stern, successful labor leader in this country. he's stepping down. he was a guy who really brought out a lot of democratic field workers, a lot of activists and that's gone. >> here's the key in terms of your question as to where's the energy, fire and passion. obama won because young people came out in record numbers. african-americans came out in record numbers. hispanics came out in very high numbers. these three constituencies did not come out in 2009. the people that are are white, working class, tea party, republicans, energized. >> they're employed and making a lot more money than the rest. >> excuse me, please relinquish. remember that? please relinquish. exit question. which party has the political momentum headed into november, the democrats with their health care bill in hand or the republicans, who has th

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you look at the usa today polls, it has clemsen as high as 10. re timeh inral re bemthineral p awhicome - .. t cham c pl) ' sod b... i the're h me fiit ou ing o do somewitharet ma har do hout but an rn og ou my s it cies, then re-anyt withgare anno ree lif thourettee, ateane a y to out ng. >> jason: and to the orange green and white, the university of miami here, young and old at alex rodriguez park a. the bottom of the 7th inning. it will be harold martinez, three, four, and five in the lineup. just invan grouw out of the bullpen last inning for wake forest. replaces starter tim cooney. wearing the number 30 on his back. van grouw 6'7", 200-pound freshman out of indian hills high school in oakland, new jersey. this wake forest roster composed of players all over the eastern seaboa

also, a discussion on employing returning veterans with the hierarchy roche usa director. that is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. but yesterday, supreme court justice john paul stevens announced he will retire at the end of this year's term. today on american and the courts, and look at the life and career of justice stevens. he talked about his 35 years on the high court after being nominated by president ford in 1975. america and the courts airs at 7:05 eastern on c-span. tonight, first lady michelle obama meets with students at the white house to talk about preventing childhood obesity. she is joined by c-span student camp winter matthew shimura. the first lady talked about eating healthy and reading food labels as she answered stevens questions. see it tonight at 9 eastern on c-span. >> this week, a three judge panel from a federal appeals court unanimously decided that the federal communications commission does not have the authority to regulate high-speed internet. on this edition of "book t"the communicators" we will talk with several guests. we'll talk with th

you are 2-2 in conference usa.raham preached to the team enjoy yourself and embrace the pressure uncharacteristic start for rice. do you feel it might be a spring board type victory? >> the past two games we duoout and have fun. you're not having fun throwing the ball. go out there and have fun throwing the ball. that's what i was doing. it worked. >> matt: i'm guessing a one hit shutout is fun. thanks for being with us. enjoy tonight. >> i appreciate it. >> matt: a big victory for the rice owls. maybe this is a victory that gets them going. >> steve: offensively they looked pretty potent today. you get moussing go at the top of the order. protecting rendon. what a shot in the wall. >> matt: roger will be on the hill tomorrow. houston trying to even up the series tomorrow night. we will have game two of the series coming up tomorrow night for those on com cast sports southwest at 6:30 central time. that's going to do it for the rice owls win the opener of the series by a final score of 6-0. ten hits only one allowe

they look like they are six out of the way for evening up their conference usa record at 2-2. their 2005 team started out 0-3 and got swept by san jose state in their opening series. and rebounded to win the league that year. and wayne said when i did that season i told the guys to bring pressure enjoy yourself, relax. we'll see if that's the right button to push with this team. >> steve: he likes to apply pressure. most guys it does. some guys it doesn't. but that's what he is good at. is recognizing what players need what buttons to push. what is nice to have a good tradition at a school is not a lot of panic that sits in. game to game or even within a game. >> matt: ball is ripped into right field for a base hit. luna gets waved around. gets cut off. thrown to first. saved there. another run in. 6-0 rice. and first for abe gob salless. his fifth rbi of the season. >> steve: did a nice job of waiting on a pitch he he's been looking to pull that ball. got a pitch that can go into his will house. for some reason they kept the runner off the plate. >> matt: brings up mozingo. t

host: the front page of "usa today." the cost of military health care is greater than the american health care costs as they work to cover two different wars. there are the active-to the families, that may increase in 15 years. are you with us? caller: obama is trying to pull something with wall street. all that he is wanting to do is get some votes. they say that the administration is nothing but a con man, and the little guy is paying for this. good morning. caller: i wanted to talk about this. obama is trying to get out of there as soon as possible. fannie mae is part of this. he took money and i am against this. host: we have kenneth on the independent line. caller: good morning, c-span. anyone who hears me this morning, we can worry about wall street all that we want, with these regulatory agencies. what does this matter, what they do with the money that they do not have. these are the tariffs that we have to address. we are trying to get people back to work. we want to get these institutions back to work. host: dor

is it time for the usa to institute a vat tax? next call is from rhode island on the line for independents. caller: thank you. i would like to list a few things that i would like to see eliminated. i think it would take the burden of taxation of the rank-and-file american citizens. that would include getting rid of the income tax, which is communist. the federal reserve, that's another communist thing. foreign aid, and the united nations international monetary fund, world trade organization, and world bank. get rid of this is the called -- to rid of this idiocy called free trade. restore the tariffs on imports. we had a wonderful thing which capped a trade surplus in the united states -- which kept a very steady trade surplus in the united states. congress killed it in the middle of the 1970's. the trade surplus became a trade deficits. that trade deficit is now in the trillions of dollars. i think we need to get our priorities corrected and put an end to these things that really cost the united states -- now our sovereignty. chin

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here in the b he is allowed only 21 hits. 21 hits are the second fewest among qualifiers in conference usa. opponents hitting only .241 against him. >> steve: obviously one of rayner nobles go to guys here. the only thing that scares you is that walk total. obviously has good stuff. he has tall orders right here facing anthony rendon. >> matt: the bases loaded with the rice owls or the corners loaded. ratterree down another first. and the run in. the walks that's probably been the biggest problem this houston cougars pitching staff the entire season. came in with 143 worst in the conference. he had five here tonight. >> steve: it's one of the things that is driving rayner noble crazy. attack the strike zone. there is a good changeup to get ahead that. is a good pitch. >> matt: rendon is 1-2. rayner believes his pitching staff has the talent. it's the consistency that is killing him. he believes they might have some of the best arms in the entire state of texas. we're talking about a state that has great college baseball programs. not to mention the university of texas. not to mention texas

. >> no creo que sea necesario que el presidente otra vez usa a la guardia nacional, un gran nÚmero. el departamento de justicia restablezca mÁs de $ 30 millones a los sistemas locales. >> los senadores actuar en un momento de interÉs a crisis, pero si bien ellos dicen que hay un tiempo limitado para actuar y controlar la violencia, por otra parte activistas seÑalan que tambiÉn hay un tiempo limitado para actuar sobre el problema migratorio. >> un joven de 19 aÑos fue declarado culpable de homicidio involuntario, por la muerte del ecuatoriano. absuelto del cargo de asesinato de odio racial, podrÍa enfrentar entre 8:18 aÑos de cÁrcel. blanca rosa nos trae las las reacciones del fiscal y familiares. >> los familiares del acusado salieron de la corte sin pronunciar palabra. mientras la familia de la vÍctima dijo a que pese que el veredicto absolviÓ del cargo mÁs grave aceptaba la decisiÓn del jurado. >> la fiscalÍa hizo su mejor trabajo, presentÓ todo lo necesario para acusar de asesinato. el jurado tuvo la decisiÓn. >> el veredicto declarÓ al joven culpable de cometer homicidio simple

here is espn usa today based on this past week. the coaches' poll has miami at 16.high as 15. you see the acc represented with georgia tech second. florida state sixth. clemsen sixth in this poll. >> wicho: and you mentioned the acc team is very well represent inside that poll there. we are going to have a pitching game in the ballgame. >> jason: we'll tell you who is new out of the hurricane >> jason: we'll tell you who is new out of the hurricane bullpen. >> jason: credit wake forest for having at the very least a lot of persistence in this ballgame. it hasn't been sharply played really on either side. but here we are in a 6-6 ballgame. and miami will go with its fourth different pitcher tonight. left-hander number 13 sam robinson. you see his number this season. the hurricanes preserving their closer to this point. david gutierrez. and meanwhile, we'll see what coach walter and wake forest come up with. it appears mike lubanski, who is due to hit here, will be replaced with a pinch hitter. and it will be obeydy coming to bat for the demon deacons to face the left

from usa -- from "usa today" " the council of economic advisers tends to stay in with a law that willeliver $200 billion in tax relief and benefits to middle and lower-income families. $70 billion has been paid in the last three months." carol, why do you do your own taxes? caller: a couple of reasons. i thought it was hard to add up all of the interest. but he wanted me to add it up for him, so i figured i should do it myself. i found it more difficult last year. and it worked really easily this year. i had some concerns, but even if it was not on the penny i appreciated that having to spend that extra money. host: florida, clyde. caller: good morning. thank you for taking my call. i do not do like taxes because there are 80,000 pages of tax code. me and timothy geithner, he does not do is either. he publicly said he could not figure out terms of tax. we need to get a new tax system. a level tax or a fair tax. this tax is unconstitutional, definitely. the supreme court ruled that way. this is the same tax code that karl marx wrote about in his book, the communist manifesto. it gradua

. >> ohno will be among the team usa athletes meeting with president obama today at the white house. >>> it is 6:11. here's what is in the news now. the white house thinks congress will tackle climate change this year. it wants lawmakers to take on bills about the environment and energy. massachusetts senator john kerry could introduce the legislation next week. >>> the parents involved in the balloon boy hoax will pay $36,000 in restitution. more than $48,000 was spent on last year's incident. >>> virginia has one of the highest census return rates nationwide so far. 75% of the forms were sent back. maryland is at 73%. the district is at 67%. >>> here's howard. what's happening. >> turning wetter and wetter. we are seeing the moisture come in from virginia to the district and maryland right now as it moves to the north and east. we will start with live doppler hd, i have to tell you, grab the rain gear, not raining constantly, sometimes a little sprinkle here and there but rain will be out there at times today and we are seeing it right now. most of it to the south and west. zoom in

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usa won it 1-0. >>> finally twins and yankees, denard span lined a foul ball in the crowd and hit somebody. hoe headed for the stands and it hit someone. it turns out he hit his own mother. fortunately she was oklahoma and was able to walk up the aisle under her own power. that's your early look at sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> well, heidi and spencer add more names to the list of folks who are answer ggry at them. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, what could be better for a hometown home coming for a gold medal olympian. you're watching "early today." >>> a very good morning to you once against jacksonville, you finally broke the streak, 105 days without temperatures riding the 80-degree mark. beautiful through kansas city. notice the clouds increasing through much of the area will limit temperatures. back here in childress, texas, we had a record 97 degrees. back around '86. a little bit of snow possible in billings. late tonight early tomorrow morning we'll see thunderstorms spill out of the plains and we'll see it continue on frida

. >> let's bring in john king of john king usa. as i mentioned at the top here, not unexpected. >> not unexpected. a fascinating challenge for the president of the united states, the gift, if you will, if you view it from the view of the president of another legacy to pick so early, and he a point the first latino in justice sotomayor, to have the opinion in the detainee case, that proves he was a negotiator on the court and he was able to bring people together. you have a strong conservative case with justice alito and justice thomas and the new justice roberts. what will the president of the united states want now? when you know the court still in a democratic administration has a strong conservative base, who do you pick to get into that mix? who do you pick that you think might be a good negotiator, someone who can bring someone to the other, not just what happens in senate confirmation, but what kind of a person does he want on the court? do you pick a judge that's been on the bench for a long time or do you pick someone who h

he is a white house reporter for usa today. this week he filed a story with this headline, "frustrated voters cut ties with democrats and republicans." the nation's fastest-growing political party is none of the above, which could be bad news for democrats and republicans. you and i both in washington politics for a while. the unaffiliated voters has been on the rise for quite a while. what is different? >> guest: in a sense nothing is different except for the trend is continuing. we have had this trend, not for about 20 years or more, back to the end of the reagan administration. we chose to, "usa today", look at the latest statistics. we wanted to see to what degree it was continuing. we compared four years ago, although that was during the presidential -- to two years ago during the presidential campaign. we compared early enough 24 months ago to show the difference between that and now and found that in 14 of the 28 states plus the district of columbia that to this form a party registration independence and other affiliated

. >>> are more drivers ready to buy vehicles that are made in the usa? >> we will show you the sun maybe like have you never seen it before. >> coming up in sports, what are the redskins going to do in tomorrow's nfl draft. we can up close and personal with brendan morrison. a huge playoff battle tonight. canadiens and capitals up in montreal. we will have a preview as "news4 at 6:00" continues. >>> from safety lapses to a budget short fall the metro transit system has been facing host of challenges. the biggest concern is, in fact, safety. that story tops our broadcast for this half hour. >> 15 people lost their lives on the rail system over the last year. today law make others capitol hill wanted to know what metro is doing to improve the safety and service. elaine reyes has the story. >> reporter: during a question and answer session on the hill, about metro's safety and oversight, everyone on both sides agreed on two things. immediate action was needed to regain the public's trust and the transit agency required a safety culture change. >> we are res

there's no 7-eleven. >> my whole family is from harlan county, usa, harlan county, kentucky.visit. it's frozen in time. as you mention, coal gives and coal takes away. it's a coal town. the whole town revolves around it. it's the life blood. it's such a sad, sad story. we'll keep an eye on it. nor nor >>> the president is on his way back from a high-profile trip to the czech republic -- the capital of prague. earlier today the president attended a bilateral meeting with russian president medvedev on the heels of yesterday's historic signing of the strategic arms reduction treaty with russia. that new treaty reduces the number of strategic nuclear weapons in the u.s. and russian arsenals by one-third, a step toward obama's goal of a world without nuclear weapons. the president is expected to arrive in the united states later this afternoon. >>> israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu has canceled a trip to washington next week where he planned to take part in president obama's 47-country nuclear security summit. netanyahu made that decision after learning that some nations i

we'll discuss who will benefit and if there could be an economic backlash for the usa. >> i'm melissa francis, the controversy for carry-on luggage today. today southwest weighs in and game on. this is "the call" on cnbc. >>> all right forget about dow 11 noun stocks are falling as investors worry about the deepening financial crisis in greece. on the plus side, retail sales were strong in march helped by an early easter and right now take a look at the s&p 500. it is essentially fought on the session and down three points. that's 0.3%. take a look at the dow, as well. negative territory by about 25 points, 0.2% and 10,873. we're getting further and further away from that mark. verizon the biggest drag there. take a look at the nasdaq. trading on the downside by 8.5% and that's a third of a percentage point. oil falling for the second straight day as inventories remain at a ten-month high. still above 85 bucks, though. 8514 and down 74 cents and almost a full percentage point. trish, what's happening on the floor? >> hey, melissa. a lot of people out there might be wondering why this

this is the "usa today" -- here it says that the czechs are torn over the u.s. nuclear treaty with russia. as obama returns, czechs differ over whether his conciliatory dialogue with their former occupier is dangerously naive or appreciabla praiseworthy step td global security. the article goes on to say that the russian president tried unsuccessfully to get limits placed on the u.s. strategic missile defense in the treaty. the line for independents, not seville, tennessee. good morning. -- knoxville, tennessee. caller: yes, i believe obama has done a very good job. on the atomic weapons, according to that i don't know that if we would have dropped the bomb in world war ii --as horrific as it was, i think that we saved thousands of lives, not only americans, british and others. i think that it was the thing to do. host: in "the washington times" as we continue the discussion we will take a look at some other stories. the chief of staff resigns from the rnc. mckay has resigned and will be replaced by leavitt, a former campaign aide to the embattled chairman micha

"usa today" this morning -- host: birmingham, alabama and our line for republicans. go ahead. see, my name is tiny. i may republican. -- my name is connie. i am calling to say that mr. obama is a good president but you have to look at his policies. i am against his policy. i am against his health care policy. i am at that age where doctors can make decisions about my life style. host: what kind of decisions is your doctor making backs -- making? guest: my doctor told me to quit smoking. h., how long? caller: i quit ford two years. host: thank you for the call. from the washington insider -- host: we want to remind you that we will be covering the state of intelligence reform conference that is being held at the bipartisan policy senator today. if you want to see that, you can find out when we will run it by going to our web site, c- span.org. our last call comes from cincinnati, ohio. caller: thank you. i want to say that i think that a lot that is going on in the minds of people is this change. change is difficult. i think if we all sit back and listen and process information

. >>> a civil lawsuit filed against usa swimming names two local coaches accused of sexual misconduct with an underage girl. the lawsuit was filed in kansas city. it claims robert mirande had inappropriate sexual contact with a 17-year-old in 2007. he coaches for oqakwan swimming. neither man has been charged with a crime. both declined to comment on this lawsuit. >>> a new cloud of vol cannish ash is moving toward england and disrupting yet another batch of flights worldwide. some people stuck in the washington area thought they would be the first to get out tonight. craig melvin is at dulles airport where he got word about the midnight flight. >> reporter: vacationers, people on business, honeymooners can't seem to get out of america. 30 minutes ago word came their flight is a no go. john and his new wife live near london. they have been trying to get back since thursday. >> we have been on our honeymoon. >> they call it good luck. >> reporter: it was her first trip to america. she was supposed to return to the netherlands friday. >> my sister is getting married on thursday and i re

you would just sit home and -- electrolux gives a dollar to global green usa and then you could win a >> do you? >> jimmy: yeah, i'm awful at -- i -- >> i'll come do your laundry. i will. [ cheers ] >> jimmy: fantastic. fantastic. >> i will. >> jimmy: quest, where are you with the drums? [ laughter ] yes. it's too late now, too late now. >> the moment passed. >> jimmy: hey, if you don't mind, before you leave, the last time you did lick damon's tuba. >> yes. >> jimmy: i was just wondering if you could -- >> damon, get ready. >> jimmy: no, no, no, no, no. questlove, no. i was wondering if this time you wanted to play beer pong. is that cool? >> yes! yes, somebody said that we might play beer pong and i didn't go to college, so i didn't know what that was. >> jimmy: oh, yeah, you have to go to college to know what this is. [ laughter and applause ] only intelligent people play this game. [ laughter ] for more information, go to green idea swap for kelly's thing that she's doing right here, kelly-confidential.com. when we come back, kelly ripa and i are going to play some beer pong. [ ch

. >>> and time to go across the usa. we begin in orlando, florida. a hearing is under way in the case of casey anthony charged in the murder of her daughter caylee. defense attorneys are in court today arguing to obtain access to records about a volunteer group that helped search for caylee's body in the summer of 2008. the group says only 32 volunteers were involved in the search. anthony's attorneys say the records are incomplete and suspect more volunteers took part. >>> next to missouri where authorities in kansas city evacuated a federal courthouse after a suspicious package was found with a note warning of explosives inside. investigators blocked off that area. the bomb squad was called to the scene and used a robot to examine the package. it was later found to be harmless. >>> finally to new jersey where an engine cover fell off of a jet blue aircraft as the plane took off from north liberty international airport. 134 passengers, five crew members were onboard at the time. pilots returned to the airport 11 minutes into the flight. they landed

." -- "usa today." guest: i would say that most people agree with that comment. it is great when the stock market goes up. certainly better to have it go up and then go down. but if you try to come under the future of the markets based on past movement, -- it is an economic barometer, but it is also psychological. it tends to be moved by the emotions. you have large declines, substantial rebound. we had a bubble at the end of the 1990's. even in 2008, when the current financial crisis was beginning to unfold, the stock market was reasonably optimistic about the future. it was not until the collapse of lehman brothers that the market really plunged. the market, i would say, is not a great forecaster for the future. host: so what are some of the good predictors? guest: in is a cliche, but it is very hard to predict. back in the 1960's, when i started reporting, the economists had all these economic models and they felt like they could put in any statistic to run these databases to see what happened in the past and then match up to what was happening in the present

lentz, the president of toyota motor sales usa testified that he had no authority so recall toyota vehicles sold in the united states when those vehicles have safety problems. now i believe either mr. inaba or uchiyamada were going to probe that. is that an rack rate -- an accurate statement as of now? >> if you take a look at the process and the energy on the members. >> let me answer. it is true that north american member was not officially included in our recall decision-making process. : we realize as you pointed out our old system may have caused some concern for suspicion on the part of the united states or the north american marketplace and therefore in order to improve as we have decided to include someone who is very well familiar with the north american market situation to become a panel member, an important panel member that it be involved in the recall decision making process and this inclusion it is an official one. >> when will the system starts? >> [speaking japanese] >> translator: our north american entity has already selected candidates for this particular position so alth

commenting on this situation, a reporter in "usa today" writes that obama ignores black joblessness at his own peril. it says that the rate is trending up while the break for whites is trending down. it says the harsh reality will not change as long as the obama administration thinks its rising tide lifts all boats approach is all that is needed to solve the problem. back to the phones and our discussion on the obama administration nuclear arms policy. next up is melissa on the line for republicans in new york. caller: good morning. first of all, thank you for taking my call. secondly, i cannot believe that at 29 i need to be the voice of reason for the republican party. i completely disagree with what someone said earlier to the previous caller before them that they should be annihilated. that is not the language we should be having. we should be able to have debate on issues. the one issue i find interesting is that in 2001 in june george bush laid out a framework for nuclear. he did reduce the nuclear arsenal during his presidency. it was not the republicans who were criticizing him

the usa today ran a poll but said the 39% of americans agreed with the idea that the federal government was no imminent threat to their civil liberties. that whole was three-run. the number had risen to 51%. there is enormous anger. i am suggesting that a great deal of it is real. it is related to real things. demographic change, globalization, the loss of jobs, of anger, certainly over things like a multi-billion dollar bonuses to bankers that ultimately exploited the economy -- all of that israel, but it is being pumped up -- is real, but it is being pumped up. there are ideas that a minute on up radical right. it is not merely the government is too big, or the patriot act is too intrusive, it is that the government is building concentration camps. it is the idea that the president does want to have our grandparents murdered. it is not merely a disagreement with a general policy, but the president is secretly setting up political re-education camps. host: the report was released last month. "raged on up right." the documented groups that included armed militias. host: this comes from

. >>> time to go across the usa. we begin in detroit, michigan. a federal judge has ordered eight of nine michigan based militia members who were rounded up in a weekend raid to be held without bail. all are accused of plotting to kill police officers in an attempt to start an anti-government revolution. a ninth suspect is now held in indiana. >>> three people are dead, four others critically injured in an explosion at an oil refinery north of seattle. the explosion and fire at the plant shook homes and shot flames into the sky. the cause is unknown. federal officials say the plant was fined for safety violations last year. >>> and the national weather service says a wicked hailstorm destroyed homes and caused all kinds of damage near oklahoma city. look at those pictures. quarter-sized hail hit the region early this morning. wind gusts were as high as 70 miles an hour. >>> some breaking news we're getting in from new jersey, a house exploded into flames and seriously hurt two people. you're seeing there the overhead shot from wnbc's chopper. it d

and in this revolution, countries are teams and team usa, the red white and blue team has no plan. we have all said what is going on here. you can say it is unconscionable, it is unsustainable, team usa needs an economic win and that is what we are here to do to win the global economic competition by making the plan together. my second point, we had a assumption here when you listen to people that we are going to automatically return to the kind of job and wage growth we had prior to the economic collapse and if that is true we have a problem. we had a jobless decade in america the senses to recipe for the collapse people didn't get a raise in four years, the august sec nation in history and the goldman sachs profits were record high and wages were a record low so we need to be very thoughtful that we cannot simply cut away, tax our way, spend our way out of this. we need to have job growth and wage growth in the short run if we are going to be able to do anything we wanted and that is quite to the thoughtful about changing anything. that might interrupt us getting back to the kind

but james had bad news for team usa saying that he will probably be too busy to play in the world championships. >>> and in spring training baseball, a scary moment for denard span and his mom. the twins center fielder smacked a sharp foul ball in to the stands in tampa and was shocked when it hit his mother in the chest. things looked bad for a moment, but she left only briefly and then returned saying that she was just fine. >>> when we return, another look at the morning's top stories. and high marks and high style. first lady michelle obama rides a wave of popularity. ,, [ male announcer ] how do the editors of consumers digest determine if a car is a best buy? first they drive it in the real world. and put it through its paces. they rate its fit and finish. and the amenities inside. they factor in purchase price and operating costs, fuel economy and resale value. in short, they do what you do to test its quality. the consumers digest best buys from chevy. put them to your own test. and may the best car win. >>> on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. scattered rain and

i think that my comment is what do you think about the usa working with international community's because if you work with the local communities who are in those countries like afghanistan and kenya and africa i think that can work because it also working with women because the terms of our young people who are recruited like the one who almost bombed the airline. he was not in nigeria, it was in britain, so they go around and africa as nigeria became a victim of one person who was not in nigeria. so we want you to work with local and international comandantes who understand the their communities the especially women and young people so you can work with the organizations in ten negative and other african countries and training and working with the young people and women and i think this can work. tried to remove some -- least some of the problems to the country's so they can solve -- they know themselves so this is my comment and i think i can work with you and i thank the secretary of state very much for working hard on this matter many times there for good work. >> you use the term mic

. >> tonight on our great, great, great american panel former assistant secretary of state usa columnist. i get more comments on him bob beckel is here. she is the former chairwoman for the denver county republicans republican strategist mary smith joins us. actor director bet best known f his role on cheerson wrath lis berger is with us. we have another bowing picture of the president. the white house signs are don't expect america to be number one forever bob. american exceptionalism doesn't exist with this radical president. >> didn't start off that way did you. >> no. >> if you go back and look at the president pictures with the chinese prime minister with george bush with bill clinton and gw bush go all of the way back everybody boys. >> nobody goes around apologizing -- >> did he apologize for something? >> america is an arrogant country. his wife said america is a down right mean country in 2008. >> when the republicans are in power it's true. >> everybody know why they took the bust of winston churchill out of office? >> the first week. >> i have heard that happen but i don't kno

here is that from "usa today." we will show you what some of the other photographs, what the ash cloud is going as airlines are trying to deal with it. riverside, california. bobby is a democrat. caller: good morning. keep putting attention on israel on nukes. they have every right to defend themselves when from the beginning of a start off with defending their country. and they have such a minute. over there, and iran and the other countries seem to being so jealous. you know, solomon's temple of old that was there, the muslims have a mosque over that and no other religion over there and this is jesus is not the son of god. as far as israel goes, they have a minute piece of land there that god granted them and they are not a threat -- except those who have threatened to take them off of the face of the earth. host: georgia, independent. caller: how are you doing? i just wanted to mention two points. number one, this is a great country but for some reason the only thing we are really great at is destroying other pl

according to a "usa today"- gallup poll, americans worried about joblessness and the economy are starting to blame president obama for the hard times rather than his predecessor. half of those polled say he does not deserve to be reelected. the president is trying to sell health care again. >> the farther you get away from his inauguration, the more people are going to say that it is his problem, this issue. and it is this issue and in terms of what he can do about it. we see some improvement in the economy. the auto industry has stabilized, something that we had written off for dead over a year-and-a-half ago. we have seen some improvement in manufacturing, not nearly enough. consumer confidence is up. but it is going to be a very slow recovery, and that is where it is going to fall to the obama administration -- >> in the poll i mentioned, over 60% of the people said they are more in these siesta than ever over the november elections. -- more enthusiastic than ever over the november elections. >> obama might get lucky and the economy improves and he survives. but if he wants to be a lea

arrancamos con la mls, el gagaly se enfrentó a chivas usa, y aquí puso números definitivos cuando anotóen los octavos. y andy roddick pasó a la final del master 1000 donde derrotó a nadal. y golf femenino, ochoa marca en segundo logar, y un golpe de la líder. y cerramos con boxeo, ya se hizo el pesaje de ruiz, y buscará frustar la primera defensa del britanico. >>> cuando faltan solamente 69 días para el comienzo del mundial, le recordamos que tendremos la visita de gerardo torrado, sí, el famoso jugador, antes de su viaje a sudáfrica, y nuestro guru de la pelota caliente también da su pronostico. y todo esto más a las 11 de la mañana. hoy sí que parezco esiden. >>> sí. >>> adiós. hasta el domingo. >>> y ahí está todo lo que puede ganar en la república. vamos a pasar a otros temas, y este es impactante, un récord de impacto rompió un cantante ciego en turquia, y otro corredor lo guiaba por radio, y dijo que la experiencia fue similar a un baile con la muerte. respetamos su testimonio. >>> regresamos con más de "prir impacto." ya volvemo ♪(música) >>> una mujer cree haber recibido una im

armstrong, jim lovell write, "without the skill and experience actual spacecraft operation provides, the usa is far too likely to be on a long downhill slide to mediocrity. and on this anniversary of the space disaster, it is the choice a president and nation must face. that's where we begin with tom costello at the kennedy space center in florida. tom, good evening. >> reporter: brian, good evening. the shuttle program is retiring this year. another program, constellation was supposed to replace the program. that program was literally running behind schedule and had been underfunded. so the president's plan kills constellation, at least in the short term, wnd a it potentially a lot of jobs. so nasa can focus on going to mars. from the mercury missions to gemini, apollo and the space shuttle, nasa has been launching astronauts into space for nearly 50 years. leaving a legacy beyond moon and space walks, huge advancements in computer technology, communications, and medicine. now, some of nasa's icons are blasting president obama's plans to abandon the next generation constellation rocket prog