. >> if the goal here is to make the usps into ups or fedex, we need to take the u.s. off and make it the postal service. and just make it the postal service, privatize it, get done with it, change the constitution, make sure we don't have any obligation. if any of us around this table are sitting here because of the money we make, we're not sitting here for the right reason. the postal service is a public service. unless you want to take the u.s. off in front of the postal service. and to say that we can't find good people to run the postal service because of salary, maybe that's exactly the reason we need to pass this amendment. and it also has some indications on our ability too. by gosh, if we can't find a postal to get the postal service out of the woods, how the hell are we ever going to get our deficit under control? because we get paid that same salary. this is the most money i've ever been paid in my life. $174,000. it's a lot of dough. now it doesn't compare to 800 grand, which is what it could make. if you can't hire anybody, my point is you find anybody gad

he also says the bills that have been introduced in congress don't come close to what the usps needs financially. here are his remarks at the national press club. this is an hour. >>> good afternoon and welcome to the national press club. i'm mark hamrick, broadcast and online journalist with the "associated press" and i'm the 104th president of the national press club. good to have you here today. we are the lead's leading world professional organization for journalists committed to our profession's future for programming, events such as this, while working for a free press worldwide. you can visit www.press.org. and to donate to programs offered through the public through our national press club journalism institute, you can check the website there as well. on behalf of our members worldwide, i'd like to welcome our speaker today as well as those of you attending today's event. our head table includes guests of the speaker as well as working journalists who are all club members. and if you hear applause in our audence, and this is something i'm reminding people throughout this poli

usps gave us this answer.e of address may be filed online, over the phone, through the mail, or in person at your local post office. however, if you do choose to file over the internet or on the phone, the usps requires a dollar verification fee. this fee allows it to make sure you have the right to change the address and if you prefer not to pay the fee, you can print and mail your change of address form or go to the post office and complete the form in person. so it's a little safety maneuver for them. if you have a question you'd like us to consider for ask liz send it to ask liz at nbc washington.com and also connect with me on twitter. just search liz crenshaw. and on facebook by searching liz crenshaw's consumer watch. coming up on ask liz on news 4 at 5:00 tonight how do you keep the super bowl parties safe? why does michael's require you to show a photo i.d. when you're making a return? and can you use energy efficient light bulbs in your electric oven? >> wow. >> find out at 5:00. >> my goodness. >> i

usps officials say if congress does not step in to help, postal service may soon be drastically cut. maryland homeowners who lost their homes due to questionable methods will be able to take part in a settlement. the agreement will let homeowners restructure their mortgages in some cases or seek compensation that they lost their home due to improper bank practices. >> this is just a first step, a literal down payment for the havoc caused by the behavior of the banks. >> some consumer groups support the settlement, but only some of the estimated 11 million homeowners nationwide who are under water on their mortgages will get the hell. still to come, see sections have become one of the most commonly performed procedures performed campbellc-sections -- c-sections have become one of the most commonly performed procedures, but we have new information that may make your reconsider. >> cold front and pressure center both coming our way. rain and snow. how much? we will tell you in a minute. >> breaking news out of washington. president obama announced a change in policy that forced religiou

a british study says usps is the number one in the world when this comes to efficiency. the researchers looked at about 20 postal serviceses in different companies and gave it the thumb's up. >>> you're not sure how much that visit to the emergency room will cost you. tonight we crunch the numbers for you. >>> plus, wintry weather is blasting europe. we're going to show you some of the hardest hit areas coming up. >>> winter is hitting europe with a deadly chill. the ukraine temperatures have dropped 33 below zero. it has left 131 people dead, many including homeless folks. more than 2,000 have been treated for frost bite and hypothermia. in bosnia, people were rescued from their cars. they were trapped in six feet of snow. some were trapped for 20 hours. the conditions were so bad that helicopters had to being up the sick and the stranded. >>> the scene is not as dramatic but something we don't see every year. city's biggest snowstorm in almost 30 years. in venice, a rare picturesque moment. the canals are frozen so thick with a sheet of ice and in england there's froze

if the change were made, usps would have two days to process and deliver first class mail. this will allow a plant that processes mail only six hours a day to process mail for 20 hours a day. effectively doing the work of three plants at one plant. and increasing overall efficiency. this lengthened mail processing window will allow us to transport the mail a further distance to more centralized locations for processing. by simply making a small adjustment in service standards the the postal service could reduce the number of mail processing facilities for 500 to fewer than 200 and realize billions of dollars in annual savings. >> postal service is still very vital to the american economy and american society. we realize that. people realize that. we have to stay profitable in order to provide service to the american public. we'll move people from one place to the other. in some cases we move employees for one job to another. we want to work with the people that can retire in order for them to go we'll be here for a long, long time. we have to get our financial house in orde

they were the first to be verified by the usp. an independent organization that sets strict quality and purity standards. and that's why i trust nature made. nature made the number one pharmacist recommended letter vitamin brand. learn more at naturemade.com >> coming up, higher prices are flattening more than your wallet. and pepsi cutting thousands of jobs and blaming a rise in ♪ >> well, talking about losing some pop. and pepsi cutting jobs this week and higher costs of ingredients, is causing them to cut work force. some saying it's not a problem, but something is not jibing here. >> when i worked with mr. nixon and mr. ford when dinosaur roamed earth. i remember my father says, why are you saying inflation is low when we go to the grocery store and see how expensive a pot roast is and my father said that was anecdotal. with respect to my sainted father, waste wrong. the anecdotal put together makes this statistical and any american who shops, buys gasoline, buys almost anything sees prices are up, up, up, and it's extremely d

. >> senator susan collins has called the usps financial situation "dire." what legislative solution is that committee working on? >> that committee has a bipartisan bill. it came out of committee in november. it is expected on the senate floor in the next few weeks. before presidents day or after presidents day. what that bill would do is allow the postal service to recoup a refund from the retirement account to use about $10 billion and take that money and do 100,000 buyouts. basically they would use that money for about $25,000 buyouts. mostly through attrition. there will be a lot of folks retiring. they will phase out door-to-door delivery. allowing the post office to ship beer and wine and allowing you to buy fishing licenses at the post office. >> is the post master general in agreement with the senate bill? >> the post master general has said he agrees with parts of the senate bill. ideally, he just wants as much flexibility as he can get. since the postal service is partially a governmental agency, it needs permission from congress to do a lot of th

it's part of a plan by the usps to close and consolidate branches to save money. the agency says it doesn't need the 20,000 square foot facility on hamilton avenue but hopes to open a smaller location in that same area. tonight's meeting is set for 6:00 at city hall. >> 4:38. we've got to admit tuesdays are tough sometimes but meteorologist christina loren is here to help out with beautiful weather. >> we're going to see a gorgeous day, not only today but as we head through your wednesday and thursday, even friday temperatures in the 70s. unseasonably warm for this time of year. and this morning it's not even all that cold with the mostly clear start. we are watching a little fog in the north bay, and expecting a little bit for the east bay valley. overall looking comfortable. 46 degrees in sunnyvale, 50 in san jose, 42 degrees in santa cruz. good morning to you down. there throughout the day temperatures are going to jump, 63 in san jose by noon. 65 degrees in napa so overall looking towards a warm day. not even the warmest of the week. take a look at your highs,

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the building is expected to be sold as part of the plan by the usps to close.maller post office will be put in to replace it. the old branch will be put up for sale in may. the public is invited to tonight's meeting to discuss the sale of the building. >> a san francisco neighborhood known for music is bringing a bit of the big easy to town all for fat tuesday. the district will host block parties to celebrate. there will be free concerts, processional and all of the food you can eat before lent. some events including a ball are charging an entrance fee. the party takes place between eddy street and gary boulevard starting at 5:00 tonight. >> sound likes a nonstop party. >> hopefully the weather will hold up. >> christina loren can tell us. what's it going to be like? >> it's going to be nice. i'll get to that forecast in a minute let's talk about what's happening throughout right now. it's kind of cold, 43 in concord, 46 in oakland. but not too bad. 50 in san jose is really kind of a mild way to start out a tuesday morning. throughout the afternoon we're start

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it is swimming in red ink because the internet is killing the usps.g centers beginning in the spring, and that could mean up to 35,000 jobs could be in jeopardy. now, almost every state would lose at least one processing center with california, and new york each losing more than ten. there are still other changes under consideration, brooke, like doing away with saturday delivery and raising the cost of a first class stamp. if this doesn't happen, it could lose $18 billion by 2015. i'm talking about these changes aren't put into place. >> those are disheartening numbers, but let's talk about a big, nice number. $1 billion. i feel like austin powers. this is money the government wants to give americans. >> yes, so you have to wonder if there's something else behind this, but yet the irs is putting it out there that if you haven't filed your 2008 return -- yes, that long ago -- you could have some serious cash coming your way. 1 million people, 1 million. they haven't yet filed a federal income tax return for 2008, and the irs says half of those refunds

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they were the first to be verified by the usp.on that sets strict quality and purity standards. and that's why i trust nature made. nature made the number one pharmacist recommended letter vitamin brand. learn more at naturemade.com >>dave: a school district is refusing to give zeros to student whose fail and they can retake tests when they do poorly. so what happened to accountability? talk radio host joins us from tallahassee. so, again, this new guideline allows students to continue to retake the test until they can pass? what do you think? >>guest: garbage, everyone gets a trophy and a diploma. >>dave: they say the new grading system, no zeros 3rd through 8th, and students can retest until they pass, and the highest grade is records and there is not an average of all the scores. does this almost punish the kids who succeed the first time out? >>guest: the kids that even try, sure, it does. and it punishes the teachers. it punishes the business community, it punishes anybody who ands for accountability and work ethic. this is h

they were the first to be verified by the usp.why i trust nature made. nature made the number one pharmacist recommended letter vitamin brand. learn more at naturemade.com >> time for news by the numbers. 25 cents, how much gas prices have gone up since january 1st. and gas prices higher than they've ever been at this time of year and averaging 3.53. next, $25,000, how much play money you could win if kim kardashian and reggie bush rekindle their romance, i thought they already have. and the simpson hitting episodes of fox tonight, 500th. >> clayton: we do that in two years. >> dave: thanks, they never age. and meanwhile, president obama is applauding congress for passing the payroll tax cut extension and at the same time, he bashes the box tax cuts. and quote, bush tax cutsing going to expire, and whoever the president is will share what the policy is and how we reduce our deficits and how we maintain stability the next 20 to 30 years, i have not even in my lifetime as dark a choice as we have in 2012. >> can president obama have