members of the west virginia board of public works, the west virginia state legislature, the west virginiame court, judges, various local and county officials, and everyone here today and watching, while we mourn the loss of our son of west virginia, we come together today to celebrate their standing life of a man the likes of whom we shall never see again. ive books that senator byrd authored he said, we must study the great figures of our history and carry them forward in our iginations as living, breathing presences. we can in effect consult on vital issues of the day. without question, senator robert c byrd is a pillar in our nation's history. his leadership, and influence have stretched well beyond the borders of our mountain state. my first memory of senator byrd was as a young boy working in the back of my grandfather's grocery store in the small coal mining town of farmington, west virginia, and hearing scripture of the bible being quoted from great or atores. my grandfather, papa joe, and robert c. byrd. both held the same great okaytation. -- occupation. they were both butchers i

ly not support any piece of legislation that threatens any west virginia job, any west virginia family or jep dices the long-term security of this -- jeopardizes the long-term security of this state. [applause] >> i'm going to go right down the side there. >> you must be refering to the first question, none of them. [laughter] >> why did i go to you and stop

but it's not just west virginia alone. it's all of us. i said to him, i said of him when i learned of his death, i was on an errand for president in cleveland, and i said, you know, paraphrase the poet, you shall not see his like again. had he been there he would have said, joe, that's shakespeare. hamlet act i, scene two. [laughter] >> and the actual quote is i shall not look upon his like again. mr. leader, we're not going to look upon your like again. i'm not even going to ask god to bless you because you're a has, and i know where you are. may god bless your family. may god bless this state in this country, and may god protect our troops. thank you. [applause] >> it is truly an honor for west virginia to host all these special dignitaries that came today, and i really, on behalf of these great people and this wonderful state, i want to thank each and every one of you. and it really just shows how many lives senator byrd has touched. over two months ago, the man i'm going to introduce to you honored us by coming in paying tribute to ou

and work hard for west virginia. i am very, very proud to appoint cart to the united states senate. the senate seat occupied for nearly 52 years by our be loved robert c. byrd. i am proud of mr. goodwin. i hoe the man. he's been part of some landmark legislation. the president will attest to that. i don't need to tell you all if you don't know cart, he's fiercely indpebbed enter. we have gone toe to toe many times when we made our decision, i had nobody that would carry out the tuties and wishes of the he can it's important to have someone who understands how important it's to bring all sides together. we appreciate and respect where everywhere is coming from. it's about respect. we don't have to come from the same background and go down the same highway, if you he's done that as well as anyone i have ever seen. when i knew there's two men we have missing. we had more than 60 rescuers trying to find two men all in jeopardy friday night, i got there thursday. i don't think it is going to be good. i want you to start t

by side, fighting for west virginia. governor, i am grateful to you. carte, i look forward to you. you start out on the right side of history. thank you. [applause] >> all night and rights for the charleston gazette in west virginia's state capital. who is carte godowin? >> he will be the youngest sitting member of the senate. in the past, he was general counsel for the governor of our state between 2005 and 2009. after that he went back and joined the firm -- of family owned firm right here in charleston. his wife is a state director for senator jay rockefeller. he is part of a very well-known family in west virginia. he is an interesting choice to replace senator byrd. >> given this season experience of the late senator byrd and senator jay rockefeller, he is a very young choice, too. what does this do for him politically by being appointed essentially as a temporary senator. >> i am sure he sees it as a great honor. it appears as if he will be senator only until shortly after the november 2 election if legislation is

by side, fighting for west virginia. governor, i am grateful to you. carte, i look forward to you. you start out on the right side of history. thank you. [applause] >> tonight, on "q&a," robert service. also, prime minister's questions with david cameron on the cost of reorganizing the national health service and abetting the minimum wage system. and the second and final arizona senate primary debate. later, the news conference announcing the replacement for late west virginia senator robert byrd. >> the senate judiciary committee will vote on tuesday on the nomination of a land taken as a supreme court justice. learn more about the nation's highest court in a c-span's latest book, "the supreme court." is available in hardcover and as an e-book. >> for a snapshot of washington >> for a snapshot of washington and

[applause] members of the west virginia board of public works, the west virginia state legislature, therginia supreme court, judges, various local and county officials, and everyone here today, and watching. while we mourn the loss of our son of west virginia, today we come together to celebrate the outstanding life of a man, theikes of whom we shall never seen again. in one of the five books that senator byrd authored he said, we must study the great figures of our history and carry them forward in our imaginations as living, breathing presences. we can in effect consult on vital issues of the day. without question, senator robert c byrd is a pillar in our nation's history. his leadership, and influence have stretched well beyond the borders of our mountain state. my first memory of senator byrd was as a young boy working in the back of my grandfather's grocery store in the small coal mining town of farmington, west virgiiia, and hearing scripture of the bible being quoted from great or atores. mygrandfather, papa joe, and robert c. byrd. both held the same great okaytation. -- occupat

of west virginia, jay rockefeller. [applause] >> thank you. first of all, i want to think the governor and say that he has shown extraordinary courage, awfulness and brisbane -- for this and wisdom in how he has made this appointment. it had to be done in a way that is right for west virginia. he did that. if it took a week, it did not make any difference. he did it right. the governor, i think there are lots of tests of leadership, and this one was not a grand one in the annals of rescuing someone or some company, but it was an extraordinary one. i want to thank for a way, one -- earl ray tomlin and the entire state legislature for their part in making this come about. obviously, which honor senator byrd. one thing that senator byrd would say very strongly is that there is no such thing as an interim senator. it may be that the months that you are appointed to were have a limitation -- to work have a limitation, but let me tell you what will happen. on tuesday, at 2:00 p.m., the democrats will conclude our caucus, whi

[applause] members of the west virginia board of public works, the west virginia state legislature, thet virginia supreme court, judges, various local and county officials, and everyone here today, and watching. while e mourn the loss of our son of west virginia, today we come together to celebrate the outstanding life of a man, the likes of whom we shall never seen again. in one of the five books that senator byrd authored he said, we must study the great figures of our history and carry them forward in our imaginations as living, breathing presences. we can in effect consult on vital issues of the day. without question, senator robert c byrd is a pillar in our nation's history. his leadership, and influence have stretched well beyond the borders of our mountain state. my first memory of senator byrd was as a young boy working in the back of my grandfather's grocery store in the small coal mining town of farmington, west virginia, and hearing scripture of the bible being quoted from great or atores. my grandfather, papa joe, and robert c. byrd. both held the same great okaytation. -- o

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the gentleman from virginia is recognized. mr. scott: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, i'd yield such time as he may consume to the lead sponsor of the house bill, former prosecutor from massachusetts, the gentleman from massachusetts, mr. delahunt. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized. mr. delahunt: thank you, mr. chairman. and bmp i begin let me -- and before i begin let me extend a note of gratitude to the ranking member from texas for his kind and generous words. i also want to indicate that i'm wearing a tie that has cape cod emblazoned on this tie, that was given to me by mr. smith on behalf of the republicans on the judiciary committee. at the time i didn't know whether it was a sign of respect or affection. later i learned it was because i continually wear cape cod ties, that they were concerned that i had no tie without a stain on it. so, lamar, thank you, thank you for those kind words. it's been truly an honor to serve with you and the republicans on the judiciary committee these p

the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: i ask unanimous consent that all members have five days to revise and extend their remarks an include extraneous remarks into the record. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott: i ask that my statement be included in the record at this point. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. scott: and i yield to the gentlelady, ms. hirono. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized. ms. hirono: i rise in support of house resolution 1470rk recognizing the life, a-- achievements and distinguished career of chief justice william richardson of the hawaiian supreme court. he was born in honolulu in 1919. he was a graduate of a public school, roosevelt high school, he worked in pineapple canneries to pay his way through the university of hawaii. he then earned a law degree if the uferte of -- the university of cincinnati he served as a platoon lead we are the first filipino infantry regiment in world war ii. in 1956, he was chairman of hawaii's democratic par

from west virginia seek rec -- if you were the gentleman from west virginia seek recognition -- for what purpose does the gentleman from west virginia seek recognition? the clerk: h.r. 5874, a bill making supplemental appropriations for the united states patent and trade mark office for the fiscal year ending september 30, 2010, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from west virginia, mr. monaghan, and the gentleman from virginia, mr. wolf, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from west virginia. mr. mollohan: i thank the speaker. mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on h.r. 5874. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. mollohan: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. mollohan: thank you, mr. speaker. mr. speaker, the united states patent and trade mark office on an annual basis practically has budgetary problems that arises from the system under wh

walk of life here in virginia. thank you all for being here. from our business people to the largest and smallest business people in the chamber, and to our most wise of the people in west virginia, aarp'ers, thank you, and for those of you that represent the children and those that have no voice, thank you. to the legislature and all of you, thank you so much and i hope you are proud of the process we have gone through in the way that we have honored our late, great senator. with that we will move forward for all of west virginia. we will open a to questions from the media, if they would. we will do one-on-one afterwards. we are starting right down the line. >> [inaudible] >> welcome to the senate. [laughter] let me answer by saying this, there are a host of substantive issues facing our country right now and scores of intricate legislation pending. although i follow public affairs as much as everyone, i am anxious to roll up my sleeves and really delve into it. as a result i am reluctant to get into an extensive

wolf of virginia. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia is recognized for five minutes. mr. wolf: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. i rise in strong support of the bill. but let me just say, mr. issa said that the republicans wanted to be part of this, and i think we got to start doing things in this institution in a bipartisan way. quite frankly, i skimmed the motion to recommit and it looks pretty good. the more we can work together the better, the better it will be for all of us. and so i appreciate the gentleman giving me this time. . i have been involved in this issue for many years. i.b.m., both members say, we should be more like -- i.b.m. has 115,000 employees every day teleworking. you want the government to be like the private sector allow the federal employees to do the same. it saves them roughly $450 million a year. there's nothing magic about strapping yourself into a metal box and driving 25 and 35 miles a day to a place that's sitting before a laptop when you

back in the days when who's afraid of virginia woolf?was up for the pulitzer prize, the qualified jury of theater professionals voted the play that it should get the pulitzer prize that year. but there were a bunch of newspaper editors who sat on top of the jury, so to speak, and decided whether the jury's recommendations were tolerable or not-- editors and publishers, i think. and this group of 15, the new york times, bless them, told us all, decided eight to seven that who's afraid of virginia woolf? was too what? too controversial, too good-- something; i don't know-- to get the pulitzer prize that year. and the new york times went further and talked to some of the eight who had voted against it and found that half of them had neither seen it nor read it, which gave them a kind of objectivity. [laughter] clearly. so i don't know that whether that year, i got the pulitzer prize and they took it away from me, or i didn't get it. so since i got three later, i think i have 3 1/2. (paulson) a lot of people apparently believe art can be dan

the yealt from west virginia. mrs. capito: could i ask the chairwoman if she has additional speakers? ms. waters: i are have no additional speakers, i reserve the right to close. mrs. capito: then i would like to say, this is an effort moving forth as we say, we've had lapses in this program across the country that caused a lot of problems for folks trying to purchase new homes or refinance. i think we need a permanent extension of this for five years. again, i do have reservations about the additional spending, $500 million at this time of high debt of -- high debt and deficit and high unemployment is, i think, improperly placed but this bill does have another purpose to make sure that homeowners and home purchasers have the access they need for the flood insurance program. with that, i yield back the balance of my time. the chair: the gentlelady yields back. the gentlelady from california. ms. waters: i'd like to thank the ranking member from west virginia, mrs. capito, for her cooperation and the work that she has p

as far as he was concerned, there was no such thing as too much for west virginia.ut the one thing he would not do even for you is violate his sense of what was required to maintain the integrity of the constitution and the integrity of the united states senate. >> brown: and clinton said it's important to put in context a darker chapter in byrd's long career. >> they mention that he once had a fleeting association with the ku klux klan, and what does that mean. i'll tell you what it means-- he was a country boy from the hills and hollers of west virginia, and he was trying to get elected. and maybe he did something he shouldn't have done, and he spent the rest of his life making it up. and that's what a good person does. there are no perfect people. there are certainly no perfect politicians. ( applause ) >> brown: vice president biden served with byrd in the senate for 35 years. >> he traveled a hard path. he devoted his life, though, to making that path a little easier for those who followed. this is a guy who continued to taste and smell and feel the suffering o

the gentleman from virginia. the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i have an additional speaker on the way. and he'll be here presently. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from virginia. mr. scott: mr. speaker, i yield one minute to the majority leader of the house of representatives, the gentleman from maryland, the late mr. hoyer. the speaker pro tempore: the late mr. hoyer is recognized for one minute. mr. hoyer: the reports of my lateness are overstated, but i am certainly glad that i got here in a timely fashion. and because i did i rise in support of this legislation and thank mr. scott for yielding to me. i also want to thank the former attorney general from california, dan lungren, for working with me on this issue and others. jim sensenbrenner and others. two -- aids ago congress responded -- two decades ago congress responded to the adickiveness of crack cocaine, a terrible -- addictiveness of crack cocaine, a terrible drug, and the violence it brought. in supporting that policy, congress created a wide disparity, however, betw

. >> father of 3 from virginia was killed in oakland last night. his killers got away with 17 dollars. he was here in the bay area for a job interview at google and his death one of is several violent incident in oakland this past wean. amy is reporting the story. amy police are frustrated. residents are worried. >>reporter: 1 high ranking officer told me he doesn't know what to say. police are exhausted and one incident a snooper was shooting at officers. resident tell me they feel nervous especially since the city just lid off 80 police officers. 45-year-old keng of virginia shot and killed last tonight after being robbed in downtown oakland at 19th and webster street. father of 3 gave the men 17 dollars. but they shot him any way. >> very, very very decent person. i'm shock. i'm terribly shocked. this is terrible news. >>reporter: friends family in virginia say the computer engineer was here for i don't know interview at google. to prepare for the meeting a friend of his who works at lake merit dental as hygienist clean his the teeth. they were

the gentleman from west virginia. mr. rahall: mr. speaker, i'm happy to yield now to another member of our natural resources committee, classmate of mine and a gentleman who co-chairs the native american caucus and certainly indian country has a true, true friend in this gentleman from michigan, representative dale kildee. i yield him two minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from michigan is recognized for two minutes. mr. kildee: i thank the gentleman for yielding. mr. speaker, today i rise in strong support of the tribal law and order act as an amendment to h.r. 725, the indian arts and crafts amendments act. i applaud the hard work and diligence of my friend and colleague, congresswoman herseth sandlin, for introducing this legislation, and i thank my good friend, tom cole, who has been working hard and well on this legislation. as co-chair of the congressional native american caucus, i know that this legislation is desperately needed. the federal government is obligated to various treaties with indian tribes, provide p

. >> going back to west virginia for a second. have you talked to congresswoman cap to, people like john racey who ran against last time? >> we reached out to both of those individuals that you mentioned and of course the law at least i don't think as we sit here has passed providing for the special election, but we anticipate it will. and i think it does present a great opportunity. even though the governor is a popular governor, i think the policies of this administration and democrats in washington is not. and the idea that governor mansion would have vote for the stimulus, he supported the health care bill, those are unpopular policies in a state like west virginia that has about a 35% approval rate forg the president. so i think it presents a great opportunity for our candidates whoever that person might be to run and win. >> could you devote the resources to west virginia? you have a lot of places in play. you are talking about how there's a lot of different groups out there that will spend money against you. are you willing

even in virginia when wouldn't allow that. so we are going to have to draw the line somewhere. >> what about a department store in new orles that has a significant decrease in sales because nobody is working? >> the question there is, should we say to that department store in new orleans, your business is down in part because of the spill, people tourists aren't coming and baying. maybe one answer to that is you are eligible, but whereever you prove as your loss we'll give you 20 or 40%. we've got to come up with a c creative way. to decide what mighting eligible but a partial payment. any ideas you have, i welcome your thoughts. >> i think your selection was as a result of the fact that you had been in unchartered waters. how timely ould people expect their compensation to get paid? >> that is key. i think that once they areeems eligible, they have proven their loss, if it is an emergency payment we should get that payment out in two days. once here is the claim, now i've proven my claim, i need money for my mortgage to put f

morning, tips from the public lead to the arrest of two suspects in the robbery and murder of a virginia man who was in the bay area for a job interview. >> here is a live look downtown san francisco, you can see the cloud cover, sea breeze is back and cooler than average temperatures. we may have to wait until next month to see significant warmth. >> here is live shot of the bay bridge toll plaza where there are no delays. major traffic problem in hayward. i'll have details on that, it could cause some delays for you. >> a man convicted in the death of a drunk driving accident where a novato girl died, suffered in an inmate attack. i'm kristen sze i'm kristen sze. >> i'm eric thomas. >> oakland residents are being asked to pay up if they want to see 80 officers back on the street. they are voted to put a parcel tax, based on a new offer from the police union. teresa garcia has more on the story. >> this deal struck between the oakland police union and city council has a lot of ifs involved. it requires voter approval whether the residents want to put the money in their pocket to put mor

host: ken in virginia. caller: i think the the board believes -- the tea party believes, i think a lot of the members are against spending cuts for the war. they follow closely what out its jones has said -- alex jones has said. this is the hope of our movement, that we are more educated and we realize that 9/11 was not caused by arabs with box cutters. it was caused by people inside washington controlling things. host: let's go to one of our e- mails from brandon in baltimore. new hampshire is up next, dan, democrats line. good morning. caller: good morning. i think everybody has given the tea party too much credit for being a new movement. this was the -- this is the base of the republican party and became an enduring clinton. it disappears frduring a republican running and reappears when republicans are not in power anymore. host: another e-mail, this one from paul who writes the -- you can e-mail us your comments. you can also find us on twitter. next up, a member of the tea party, jason in athens. call

elected in 1952, the west virginia democrat died on monday at the age of 92. he was the longest serving member of congress in u.s. history. we will have live coverage of this memorial service later this morning. here is a portion of yesterday's arrival ceremony. ♪ [amazing grace] ♪ >> the president and vice president will speak at the memorial service this morning. that is at 11:30 in charleston, west virginia. we will have live coverage on c- span 2. the casket is lying in repose at the west virginia state capital which will be open to the public until 9:00 a.m. eastern. a funeral service will take place next tuesday at arlington virginia. robert byrd was 92. available on television, radio,s and online and you can also connect with this on twitter, facebook, and youtube and sign up for our scheduled hiller e- mails @ c-span.org. >> "washington journal" is next. later in the day, we will get an update on mennal health issues facing war veterans. live coverage is said to o'clock eastern. -- is at 2:00 eastern. coming up this hour, a conversation on u.s. immigra

are you willing to put money into west virginia? >> as you know, not all states are the same in terms of the cost. some are more efficient and cheaper, let me use that word, to help those candidates win. we're going to use -- go anywhere and everywhere we sense an opportunity. yes, we will have to pay attention to the entire map. the thing about the united states senate is, a new senator from an inexpensive state, that vote counts just as much as a new senator from an expensive state. we will have to make a practical decision as we approach the election on where we can pick up additional seats. >> in arizona, john mccain seems to have a substantial lead over his primary challenger. you've been in the senate eight years. you know john mccain. you've seen different incarnations of john mccain. i know you need to do what you need to do to get reelected, but what do you make of the old john mccain and the new john mccain? >> i must say, since the 2008 presidential election, senator mccain has been a strong and loyal leader of the republ

among the victims a virginia man in town for a job interview shot dead as nbc bay area's cheryl hurd reports it couldn't have come at a worst time. >> they were struggling before they lost the officers. >> reporter: he says it's no surprise oakland police are struggling now. this is close to where 45-year-old jinghong kang was shot and killed by a robber. police say he was at a late night dental appointment with a friend. he was in the bay area from virginia for a job interview with google. >> i've been in downtown oakland since 1970. every mayor and everybody says we're going to revamp, and fix up and i haven't seen none of it. >> oakland police are feeling the pressure. police officers making a routine stop in the 1000 block of 8th street discovered drugs in the car only to be fired on by a sniper. >> any time you have somebody that's willing to shoot at the police, it's dangerous society, very dangerous to the public and to officers. >> police are feeling the officer of 80 officers gone due to budget problems. the entire homicide department worked this weekend, some 24 hours strai

what would then happen to virginia when the money runs out. >> reporter: what would happen? >> well, that's what we don't know. >> reporter: running out of money from the federal government is the main reason most states have given for opting out of the high-risk program. so under the new law, it's now up to the department of health and human services here in washington to develop coverage for people who live in those states and are hard to insure. even the non-partisan congressional budget office reported recently that the funding of... available for subsidies would not be sufficient to cover the costs of all olympicants through 2013. and a.c.b.o.predicted h.h.s.would have to use its authority under the law to limit enrollment in the program. popper says he thinks the $5 billion is adequate. >> we have ways of managing that money to make it less. we can adjust some of the cost sharing. we can shift money between the states because in some states you could have very dramatic enrollment growth. other states not so dramatic because of the nature of the marketplace. we can also

we cannot lead another northrop coleave for virginia beach. >> and if elected, she will create 2 million new jobs. and in gilroy, rob fladeboe, kron 4 news. for ♪ >> alive look of sight, from or what mount cam can gorgeous sunny skies for most of the bait. this afternoon. some lingering fog along the coast. for most of the--bay area. and for part of the north bay. and with the san mateo coast, it is much warmer this afternoon. the combination of the actress sunshine, less fog, warmer air. extra-sunshine. >> some of the degrees in santa rosa, the biggest warm-up is inland. with a 75 degrees in santa rosa, 86 to present their field. t fairfield, and overall2 degrees warmer. and yesterday, the same livermore, 40 degrees warmer, there. 10 degrees warmer in hebron, napa, with more of her. -wide. details on your extended forecast coming up in just a little bit. stay with us, we will be back after this short break. ♪ when i realized that along with all the gifts that i'd be getting a lot my husband's old stuff. fortunately, i got his mercury insurance too. mercury had better coverage, better se

in west virginia, we have been truly blessed and fortunate. our economy is healthy, our reserves are strong, we are still putting reserves and surpluses into rainy day accounts, growing at to unprecedented levels. we are prepared to weather the toughest of storms without reducing taxes. we have done it responsibly and we basically have a 10% attrition rate every year in state government. but we're not cannibalizing anything, we're just being careful and selective with how we continue. it does not disrupt anybody's life. we're not making any decisions at the average person and west virginia is not making every day. for that, we just got an increase in our bond rating, which we are so proud of. we have gone from one aa with moody's, which helps tremendously with our financing. we know we will be held accountable every day. the citizens of our state will hold our feet to the fire, and have a right and responsibility to do that and we're up to the challenge. we need a good partner. that is what we have in washington. that partnership brings us thi

raised in west virginia, i am really an oddball. i am getting tired of this political back and for, and i think it is time for more people to stand up and be americans, rather than saying that i am a republican or a democrat. good for her, i hope that this goes through. host: new orleans, catherine. caller: i did not hear the initial question. if she has anything to do with getting rid of fraud or whenever, i am for her. i am a consultants in medicine and have traveled all over the country. i have never walked into one hospital that was not committing fraud intentionally. host: elizabeth warren would not be looking out for fraud, if she got this post it would be for consumer protection agency, which would be overseeing the rules that impact consumers on credit cards. host: i know that you are young -- caller: i know that you are young, but that is fraud. you need to get down off your globalittle deficit in educatio. that is fraud. i have been all over the country, there is fraud everywhere. host: all right, which should talk, kansas

the chair are recognizes the gentleman from virginia, mr. scott. mr. scott: i yield such time as she may consume, the gentlelady from wisconsin, ms. baldwin. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes ms. baldwin for such time as she may consume. ms. baldwin: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, chairman scott for yielding the time. i rise today in strong support of h.r. 30 40rk the senior financial empowerment act of 2009. my own experience as the primary caregiver for my grandmother opened my eyes to some troubling exploit tative tactics targeted to american seniors. growing up in wisconsin, i was raised by my maternal grandparents. though i went east for college, i returned to my hometown of madison after graduation to be there for my grandmother, who by then was widowed who had sacrificed so much of her own time and energy raising me. eventually i became my grandmother's primary caregiver. around the time that my grandmother turned 90 years old she asked me to help her sort through her mail and balance her checkbook. now, first i was struck by the

virginia has their own thing which is like northern virginia right maryland doesn't have one and i think merely made this up just so they can just times because the only thing merrill is known for is heroin and crabs so they're trying to see if they can get group. marilyn over here on the wire was a really good show. this is this it is really kind of it is true because it's like i.d.m. be what i'm going to die and either i go to murder sitting at the d.m.v. in california for hours waiting to get tried life driver's license or something so it's really that yes not a coma i don't like that we don't like that the district is good about thing breaking search or being a day before we go it is time for our friday tweet we told you about the pastor who got underwear packages pulled from walmart because he thought they were too sexy so we thought well for the underwear model tweet i have a feeling he'd say something like this why you hating. pastor god gave me these as in this hard ass and he would want me to flaunt it i'll have more tweets for you next week that's it for tonight's show thanks f

host: clarksburg, west virginia. democratic line. caller: i just want to point out to the people that the citizens of the united states, if you look back at the indian tribes there are always older people there and there's a reason why. history would repeat itself. our congress is supposed to represent all of the people. we have several elderly people in our country. as far as senator byrd, he was often credited with bringing money back to west virginia. if you look at the roads that opened up t, if something happed in washington you would have escape routes out. host: you do not have a problem with senator byrd's service? caller: no, he cares about west virginia. that is the most thing they want out of your senator. he cares about west virginia. it was not a game with him. like the fbi center that we got here, he took a lot of credit for bringing that here. but many terrorists have been caught because that thing had been moved there. it is the best facility you could ask for. host: thank you for calling in this morning. finally, a l

you point out tha in 1945 when he died and you misincorrectly said he died in warm springs, west virginia where it was warm >> that's correct. >> that'sn error in th book and it's a common erro because there are warm springs in west virginia. and i've seen that in any material. but just to ease the blo so you say that lucy merce was his mistress for life. from 1916 or thereabouts in warm springs from a >> yes. hemorrhage. >> and point of fact, she married ruth ford who was a bachelor in washington and quite well-to-do. believe that the mistress status was continue us because ruth ford died and she was a free agent fo about 3-4 years before roosevelt died am i correct? >> you are correct about that. >> what's to make you thin she was continuously serving as a mess tress to him? >> their relationshi several different phase that he did have polio and that was disabling in som sfloopts they kept in toh. >> absolutely. >> that's a strong -- >> that's a friendship. >> at least a friendship. bearing in mind this was an era when one could not easily have a relationshi especially in politics. ever

they are now looking into whether the two people suspected of robbing and killing a virginia man are responsible for some more crimes. those photos were taken just moments before the killing of 5- year-old james han kaine of fairfax, virginia. he had only $72 on him at the time he was killed. >>> one of the women charmed in connection with afatal bay area fire is set to appear in court. she was charged with four count of manslaughter and child endangerment. four children between the ages of 1 and 4 died in the fire the the children had been left alone and claim candles left burning after the electricity had been turned off. >>> time now, 6:35. this morning, 152 people arrested in a noisy downtown san francisco protest last night are free. they were part of the latest demonstration by hotel workers demanding a new contract from hotel owners. about 1500 people blocked stockton streets for about two hours right near the grandite hotel. this was the latest in ear size yf protests that angered drivers and neighboring businesses as well as customers. >>> police are investigating a string o

the father of three from virginia was in town for a job interview. he had gone down the street for a teeth cleaning and was on his way out to his car at 11:30 on sunday night when he was robbed, shot and killed. police have just shown us this surveillance tape that they say will be critical to solving the case. >> this is five minutes before the murder in the same block where the murder occurred. walking away with his hands in his pocket. i'm going to slow it down here. speaking to one of the victims, there and present at the homicide scene, she described the suspect that had a gun as a male suspect, wearing a hooded shirt. >> without this video, i don't think we would have anything, besides what the victim pro sided -- provided. the video is tremendous. i solved two other cases using this video. it's like a family member that sees you walking away, they will recognize you by the way you walk, carry yourself. i'm quite certain somebody will recognize these individuals. >> reporter: we have information about these descriptions that police have been ab

in the bay area from virginia for a job interview with google. >> he was getting his teeth cleaned at night. he was friends with the dental hygienist. they were friends and she was doing him a favor because he had an interview for a job today. >> police have no suspects. they are still rooelg from the officer involved shooting district on saturday. fred collins shot and killed by the police and he was wielding a knife. this afternoon, police witnessed a drive by shooting. the victim is expected to live. tough times for the department who just laid off 80 officers due to budget problems. >> right now we have to do with what we have. we're down 80 officers and we're still going out there to provide public safety but it's going to be a little bit more difficult. >> reporter: and difficult for the people that live here. >> this city is too big to cut any costs. to me, any cops or 79 or if it's just one, that's too many to be cut. >> reporter: as always, oakland police are asking for your help. if you have any information to help them, please contact the oakland police department. obama ne

. >>> while billboards are supposed to capture your attention, but one in virginia is doing it for all the wrong reasons. a group of goats has made the roadside sign their favorite place to hang out. the animals' owner says there's no need to worry about their safety since goats are adventurous and natural climbers. they look like they enjoy it. >>> and now for a look at your national and regional weather, here's nbc's meteorologist bill karins with your weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> lynn, were you a little hungry when you chose those stories, the ice cream and pancakes. let's chat about the hot weather. good morning, everyone. temperatures continue to be well above average, the entire southern half of the country, 90s in the red once again. widespread. we should be in the 90s in some areas. but it's relentless, day after day after day. humidity relatively high in the west where temperatures continue to soar. along the coast, not the case, especially in the northwest, it wasn't the case either. it's interior sections, all of nevada, utah and arizona is just baking in

laura trevelyan, bbc news, virginia. >> still ahead, the ugly side of the beautiful game. tempers flared on the pitch in brazil. floods in northwest pakistan have killed at least 100 people. the torrance have washed away roads, and part of a newly built dam has collapsed. monsoon rains have been heavier than normal this year. >> for people living across large parts of northwest pakistan it is a desperate situation. heavy rains have caused rivers to flood their banks. there has been the destruction of whole villages of mud brick houses. the water is tearing down everything in its path. dozens of people have drowned. others have been electrocuted or crushed by collapsing buildings. the calls and livestock have been swept away. transport and communication lines have been severed. the army says all its available troops have been deployed. >> the rains and floods have wreaked havoc here. the entire region has been submerged and water has entered houses. >> there are monsoon rains every year but it is the strength and volume of these downpours that has caught people by surprise

democrats could get a crucial vote on a stalled jobless bill with the swearing in of west virginia's new senator carte goodwin. he replaces the late robert byrd. >>> also in washington, the senate judiciary committee is expected to approve the nomination of elena kagan to the supreme court, sending it to the full senate for a final vote. >>> and today's the anniversary of man's first walk on the moon. in 1969 neil armstrong stepped on the lunar surface and delivered the famous line, "that's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. who's to blame for the bad economy? newt gingrich weighs in on unemployment, decision 2012, and much more. >>> plus, the very latest from beverly hills as lindsay lohan begins her three-month sentence. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weat

for many families, the housing unit being unveiled tomorrow in roanoke, virginia, just may be the answer. whit johnson gives us an early look. >> reporter: when you think of a room in a nursing home, this may not be what comes to mind, but that's what this cottage is designed to be, right in your backyard. >> it feels like this could be your home, and this is very intentional. >> reporter: the idea came from reverend ken dupic, pastor in virginia. on mission trips overseas, he saw caring for the aged was family affair. >> families should participate in care giving. they should be an intricate of that entire process. >> so he created the med cottage, 288 square feet. it's designed to help families monitor aging relatives. >> place the blood cup on your right arm. >>>> reporter: the cottages have camera that lets a caregiver check remotely whether the patient has fallen while still providing privacy, a system available on any computer monitors vital signs. can be pulled up on your >> all of that, for instance, can be pulled up on your blackberry as a caregiver, and you can interact with th

joe was urged do do this by both the west virginia chamber of commerce and west virginia afl-cio. and joe said no thank you . let's have a real election and the zfkd november is when he apparently wants it, which would be the regular date, which puts shelly moore-- republican stalwart in a difficult position because he has to decide does she run for re-election to the house or for the senate. he is in the middle of his term so he doesn't have to give up the governorship to run. >> it makes it hard for the republicans. if you were thinking how does it affect the balances of the senate t makes it better for the republicans. >> lehrer: where do you come down on the lebron james decision. >> i think he betrayed the people 6 cleveland by not going the new york knicks. >> lehrer: mark? >> i really, i thought lebron james had done an exceptional public figure, almost everything he had done. i thought this was a total deviation, not the whole way it was handled. and i feel badly for cleveland. remember this, cleveland had the two picture, sabathia who started in the world series for the p

cathy lewis is a host at whrv in hampton roads, virginia. and john myers is the statehouse bureau chief for kqed. john myers, i want to start with you because the numbers that jim and david chaian were talking about a few minutes ago are quite interesting. they're just as interesting in california where 53% say the nation is headed in the wrong direction but 54% have a positive view of president obama. how does that work out? >> i think it's an interesting split decision there, gwen. i agree with you. the president certainly still popular, as you said, here in california. we are a blue state, a plurality of democrats here in california. you know, it's hard to know exactly what is driving that pessimism on the wrong track figure. i have a feeling that a lot of it has to do with the economy here in california. we still have one of the highest unemployment rates in the country. 12.4%. we have a state budget crisis yet again. we've had about $60 billion of deficits over the last three years. we have a $19 billion problem now which i think draggi

democrats won with support from senator carte goodwin, the newest west virginia democrat. the extension failed three times since june. republicans had argued that the $33 billion measure should be paid for by offsetting cuts in other spending. now, nearly 270,000 californians will benefit from the extension, according to the employment development department. but another 147,000 workers in the state have exhausted their unemployment maximum, so they're really not going to be helped by this extension. >>> it's 6:14 right now. there's a new twist in that argument over who owns facebook. there maybe, actually, a written contract between founder mark zuckerberg and a man who says he owns 80% of the site. >> this is just a weird story. who would have ever expected this? and it just debts weird. you'll recall, there's this guy from new york state who says he invested in the site that eventually became facebook. well, in the courtroom yesterday, we found out there actually is a contract between zuckerberg and this fea, paul ceglia, that appears to give ceglia majority ownership i