and sometimes less. >> warner: and now? >> and now maybe $200 a month. >> warner: the shop keeper took us on a tour to see the wider impact. >> last month and this month it went down. but before it was busy , locals have no money coming from outside the country. >> warner: all of this in a way you're saying is a little deceptive? there's not enough really happening here? >> that's right. too much stuff. few people to buy. >> warner: another risk? too few teachers or jobs for the legions of restless young men in yemen's overcrowded and underfunded schools. >> me myself i cannot memorandum misall the name s. >> warner: this high school english teacher mobbed by students during a break feels he's letting them down. >> you can get in some classes have more than 80 students. sometimes we are reaching 120. you can't believe that. believe me. >> warner: he fears yemen will let them down too when it comes to getting a college education or a decent job. >> you are teaching teenagers who are between 16 to 19 years old. this is the ag

margaret warner talking to us tonight from dubai. thanks again. we'll see you soon. >> warner: thanks, jeff. >> lehrer: again, the major developments of the day: the senate passed a bill reshaping parts of the new health care law and sent it to the house for final approval. and, on the "newshour" tonight, white house chief of staff rahm emanuel said elected leaders should work to calm down the threats against lawmakers who voted for health care reform. and republican congressman mike pence of indiana said those making the threats should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. the "newshour" is always online. hari sreenivasan, in our newsroom, previews what's there. hari? >> sreenivasan: on health care, find out about the law's provision requiring some restaurant chains to post calorie counts on menus. and on "newshour extra," there's a lesson plan for teachers to help students understand the basics of the u.s. health care system. plus, the story of new fossils found in siberia. maybe pointing to a new human ancestor. all that and more is o

warner: thank you, mr. president. first of all, i want to agree with my colleagues, the rank merger the senator from texas, and the senator from north dakota, the senator from arizona, on the fact that -- of the very good work that's been done on this f.a.a. reauthorization bill. and the importance of this bill and not only in terms of starting us down at least -- finally down the path on nextgen, starting to deal, recognizing some of the safety issues that are addressed. and as a member of the committee, i am i really compliment the bipartisan approach that's been taken on this bipartisan piece of legislation. and i, like my colleagues and i think most americans, want to see us move forward on this important piece of legislation. i also appreciate the rankin rag member's comments about the long and challenging journey this has been about the slots and perimeter rules between national and dulles. i appreciate her comments in terms of my role as a virginia nor to make sure that the -- senator to make sure that the uniq

. >> woodruff: margaret warner reports from yemen on a popular drug that is the country's leading cash crop. >> people in the politics found it easy to control the people who are doing other things and they cannot revolt, they cannot demonstrate, they can't do anything. >> lehrer: we get an update on charges of a vatican cover-up in decades-old child sex abuse cases. >> woodruff: john merrow explores why some teachers' unions are saying no to new federal funds called "race to the top" for their schools. >> race to the top would require that we talk about making changes to our contract. and that my members are opposed to that, vehemently opposed to it. >> lehrer: and mark shields and david brooks offer analysis of the big week for health care reform. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> woodruff: pr

margaret warner has our story. >> warner: in the seaside town of chalco this morning, a new aftershock gave a small hint of what saturday's huge quake looked like on land and sea. the waters of the pacific did not break the beaches today, but vast expanses of the chilean coast lie in near-total ruin, hammered not only by the violent shaking, but by the massive tsunami waves that followed. walls of water at least 18 feet high rolled 200 yards inland and inundated whole villages and small towns. the surge tossed boats from the shore, washed away homes, and left untold numbers of dead. in dichato, north of the epicenter, villagers today tried to salvage what they could. many died along this devastated stretch of coastline, and many remain missing. victoria hernandez is looking for her parents. >> ( translated ): i found my mom's shoes and i want to give them back to her if i find her. >> warner: associated press reporter mike warren saw the devastation in dichato. he spoke to us from concepcion, chile. >> reporter: what happened was the bay emptied of water. it's a very large bay, and the

margaret warner reports. >> warner: there was a vice presidential hug for israeli president shimon peres; and laughter and a handshake for opposition party leader, tzipi livni. and with prime minister benjamin netanyahu, vice-president biden reaffirmed america's special relationship with israel. >> progress occurs in the middle east when everyone knows there is simply no space between the united states and israel. >> warner: the vice-president's trip to the middle east comes just a day after the u.s. special envoy to the region, george mitchell, announced israelis and palestinians have agreed to resume talking, but only indirectly, through an american mediator. >> we look forward to what we hope will be a credible, serious, constructive process that will accomplish the objective which we all share-- comprehensive peace in the middle east. >> ( translated ): i'm happy about the renewal of the peace process between us and the palestinians. it is almost a year that we called to start the talks again with no pre-conditions. i hope the proximity talks will quickly lead to direct talks that wo

time warner or time-warner cable? >> your competitor, time-warner cable? and you would have no problem with dish buying cbs? >> again, only comment i would make i don't think so but the only comment i would make is in the world of hypotheticals what are the facts at that time. i want to caveat that answer. but i think with the market the way i see it, it is more competitive than ever, there are new technologies and we compete and i think for the most part what you are positing i don't think that is where the market will go by the way because the trend has been the other way. >> but you are bucking that trend and you wouldn't be doing it if you didn't think there was a money-making opportunity there. >> the c.e.o.'s of the companies you referenced have publicly said they are not sure they like the trend we are on. >> they have a way of coming and going. >> they both have been there a long time but i understand your point. well made. >> i guess what i'm saying is we are going down a road with this and i want to make sure that you are perfectly fine with ever

it was that serious. >> warner: now what did the attorneys for the government argue? >> the government was represented by deputy solicitor general michael dreebin. and he said this trial judge, he had 15 years experience in selecting jurors, that he understood and did not ignore the impact of the collapse in houston. and that he devised a very thorough questionnaire. and then he made credibility determinations, eyeball to eyeball when potential jurors answered questions as to whether they could be fair. justice brier, for example, he said he was worried here because there were examples of potential jurors who voiced bias and the judge didn't seem to think they should be immediately challenged or excused. and there dreebin said look, people come to court with opinions. and it's up to the judge to first tell them about the presumption of innocence and then to take credibility determinations. that's the judge, that's the job of the judge. and the judge did it here. >> and then finally skill asking have another argument, didn't he, that the law under which he was convicte

and warner. wcrs. >> warner chilcutt. let me make some judgments here.cooper, i just sold this for my charitable trust. it had just run too much, frankly. diversified industrial very much like emerson, very well run. sometimes things move too much. directv. i believe this is a very well-owned company. i've been behind it for a long time. mosaic is the fertilizer company. i prefer potash, pot. prudential, own this for actionalertsplus.com. why? very inexpensive insurer that is incredibly well run. warner chill cott is one we like because they bought procter & gamble's prescription drug business. we have a consumer products, injured, insurer, entertainment play. well played. i've got to tell you something. i've got to hand it to all our people. they've really nailed down the game today. including our friend who did at&t and verizon and what's asking correctly which one to be able to sell. stay with cramer. >> announcer: coming up on the "lightning round," the market's top mind goes high octane to put your stocks to the test. and later, cramer checks his in

stay safe. >> warner: i will, ray. thanks a lot. >> lehrer: still to come on the newshour: the student loan debate; and paul solman on small things and big science. but first, this is pledge week on public television. we're taking a short break now so your public television station can ask for your support. >> lehrer: now, newshour economics correspondent paul solman explores the mega implications of nano science. it's part of his continuing reporting on "making sense of the economy." >> its an image of flight patterns. you are actually seeing the patterns of airplanes going from city to city. >> reporter: felice frankel is photographer for a new book, "no small matter." the point of her imagery-- to illustrate the eerie beauty of science at the smallest, normally non-visible, scale. but what struck us was that her subject, nano-technology, is also key to america's economic future. if airplanes connected us in ways we could plainly see... >> ... now, we are connecting in other ways as the image below it indicates, and

why did time warner spin off time warner cable?etitive that i don't think that is really the motivation nor do i really think that is charlie buyable and there are very visible industries and program access opportunities that the fcc. what is our motivation is to try to make these channels better, more relevant, invest in them be more focused on them than their current situation and then we think they are good as this is as you describe, as the next generation wants the platforms. i don't know how more we can stated that that is really what our goal is. and i think if we do that we will have a successful deal here. >> can you speak to what is going to happen to employees of nbc and specifically as you may expect being a senator from florida i am concerned about nbc universal. the theme park operation i guess is headquartered there. i expect you are going to commit there is no plans to move that to philadelphia? [laughter] >> people would love to be in this know we have had in philadelphia all winter long here in washington. yes, we

warner: mr. president, as we approach the end of this long journey, or at least the end of the first step of this long journey, i and a number of my other freshmen colleagues are going to come down one more time to the floor to engage in a conversation for a few moments about what this health care bill will mean to our constituents and to the people of the united states. i'm going to talk about some of the causes of how we got here and some of the consequences of what would happen if we don't act and at the end i'm going to add some comments about how we make sure that we implement this bill in appropriate fashion. recognizing that the hour is late and colleagues have got other items, i'd like to, first of all, ask my good friend, the senator from illinois, senator burris, if he would like to give a brief recap of why he has been a firm supporter of this legislation and why he thinks this bill is so important not only to the people of illinois, but to the people of the united states. mr. burris?

. >>> blockbuster has renewed its deal with warner brothers to rent dvd releases earlier than netflix and other rivals. under the agreement, blockbuster can rent warner brothers dvds the same day they go on sale, four weeks earlier than any other rental companies. >>> and the same technology that helps you breeze through highway tolls may be coming to your supermarket. researchers at rice university are working on a kind of easy pass that would allow grocery store check outs to take just seconds with the cash register instantly detecting what's in your cart. the technology is about five years away from hitting stores. wow, that would be something. >> that would be such a great time saver. i'd love that. emily, thanks. >>> just ahead on the "morning news," talk show host oprah winfrey avoids a courtroom drama. >>> plus baby boom. the number of c-section births takes a dramatic leap. >>> first harry smith has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> how will the health care bill change medical care for older americans? we'll have a user's guide, including how hospitals will cope wi

>> host: time warner. >> guest: time warner, sorry.his was an odd coalition of myself, joe lieberman, delores tucker, the national congress for black women, we call ourselves the kind of modest what and we reached a point where we just said this is crazy. some of the lyrics and music, cop killer stuff, other stuff. all i am a fan of rock and roll. i was in a band and we so i want you need to i love you, elvis was one thing i'm going to slice you up and cut you or you're going to believe, that's crazy. we were not for federal regulation or legislation, but for self regulation. so we went to time warner. >> host: do you still worry about the culture of? >> guest: sure i do. one has to. but the amazing thing about america is itself corrective capacities and capacity for self rule. i'm also convinced after the two jobs of secretary of education and the drug czar that the key is to make the institutions that are supposed to be the positive ones positive, to be better families come better churches and schools i will give you that 90% of the

many have said, as we heard, time warner and time warner cable have separated.ar process these -- processes. i would begin by saying it is not a sure thing. what is your principal motivation? in my opinion, a principal motivation is an opportunity, a time when our economy has release suffered in last year or so, to make a bet that we will see a rebound. that this is a good time to bet on america, on advertising coming back, and on consumers wanting more content. one of my answers to mr. wells is that you do not purchase the fourth place network that was once the no. 1 network and want to do harm, but rather you want to invest, grow, and restore. one of the reasons general a electric has picked us to partner with his they think of the bill be more focused and more committed to wanting to see innovation and investment. we know, and as was discussed with the internet, consumers are looking for more ways to get more content on more devices. this is a very nascent market. i have repeatedly said that video over the internet is our friend and we are trying to find ways

blockbuster has reached a deal with warner brothers. is it a leg up on netflix? the struggling rental chain has reached a distribution agreement. netflix reach to do with warner the perpent it from releasing the movies until 28 days after they are in stores. they are putting them as resources for developing and natural no calories eaten there. they hope the service will revise some sales. the company has used a version of one of these in some non carbonated drinks. that is your money report. >> the time is just about 6:21. 40 degrees. >> an amazing story about a real-life dream. in little kid who's trying to beat a brain tumor with basketball. >> nate takes home for a stay at the mother of three. we will see how he fares when it is 3 against one. >> we will limit today but the link between tanning bed and cancer. -- will learn today more about the link between tanning beds in cancer. cancer experts has say the risk of skin cancer jumps 75% from people start using the tanning beds before the age of 30. >> a basketball player from rock bill is plan for a cause. jus

time warner, sorry. but this was a coalition of myself, joe lieberman, delores tucker, koln was for black women, we saw the vehicle call ourselves a mod squad and we've reached the point we just said this is crazy. some of the music the killers. i am a favor to the cousin of rock-and-roll, i was abandoned we said i want to call i need you, elvis was one thing i'm going to slice you up, i'm going to cut you, you're going to believe. that's crazy. we were not for federal regulation or legislation, but for self regulation. so we went to time warner. >> host: do you still worry about the course of the culture? >> guest: sure i do. one has to but the amazing thing about america is the self corrective capacities and the capacity for self rule. i also convinced after the two jobs satori the chickens in and drug czar that the key is to make the institutions that are supposed to be the positive ones positive. better families, better churches, better schools, i will get you back 90% of the pathology of american li

warner: thank you, senator whitehouse. madam president, unanimous consent request unanimous consent that privileges of the floor be granted to the following member of senator cardin's staff: scott glick, during the pendency of morning business. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. warner: i appreciate senator whitehouse's comments and pointing out one more example of the qualified nominee that needs toc needs to be votea aproved up or down. i now call on my colleague from illinois, senator burris. mr. burris: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from illinois. mr. burris: it is a pleasure for me to join in this very, very important position in the united states senate. i'm proud to join my democratic colleagues on the floor this morning to discuss some of the obstructionism we're seeing from the other side on a number of presidential nominations. it is a duty of the senate to provide advise and consent for more than 2,000 government officials appointed by the president of the united states. these in

>> host: time warner. >> guest: sorry. but this was at myself, joe lieberman, delores tucker, the national congress for -- we call ourselves a mod squad, and we reached the point we just set this is crazy. some of the lyrics and music, cop killers, other stuff. i'm a fan of rock and roll. i was in a band and we said i want to, i need you, i love you. elvis is one thing, but i'm going to slice you, i'm going to cut you, you're going to bleed, that's crazy. we were not for federal regulation or legislation, but for self regulation so we went to time warner. crusco do you still worry about the course of the culture? >> guest: sure i do. one has to. but the amazing thing about america is its self corrective capacities, and the capacity for self review will. i'm also convinced after the two jobs, said the reva education and the drugs are that the key is to make the institutions that are supposed to be the positive ones positive can be better families, better churches, better schools, i will get you back 90 per cent of the patho

warner: mr. president, i rise today to talk about an amendment that i hope will eventually get considered in this very important bill -- the presiding officer: we are in a quorum call. mr. warner: i'm sorry. i ask unanimous consent to vitiate the quorum call. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. warner: mr. president -- mr. president, i'd like to rise today to talk about an amendment that i hope will ultimately be -- get a chance for consideration on this very important piece of legislation we're working on right now. i want to commend the chair of the finance committee for his good work on trying to focus this next round of job-creation activities that will be created, i believe, as we move forward on extending some of the tax provisions that expired last year. some of these tax provisions were part of our stimulus bill that just about a year ago we passed to help jump-start job activity, a stimulus bill that i sometimes think the american public -- and perhaps we -- never fully explain

and finally, time warner officials in north carolina have apologized for mistakenly airing previews forhe playboy channel on two children's networks. kids watching tv at the time were shocked to learn just how much exploring dora was in to. [ laughter ] ladies and gentlemen, we have a great show. give it up for the roots, everybody. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: we have a great show for you guys. real quick, later tonight we're debuting a new segment on the show we call "battle of the instant bands." now, before the show, we grabbed eight people from the audience who never performed together, but are musicians, and we put them and made them as two separate bands, instant bands. they've only known each other for about the last half hour, and so, in about 12 minutes, they'll be debuting with the name of their band and their hot new single. [ laughter ] here they are practicing right now. take a look at these guys, there they are. [ laughter ] so far, so good. looking pretty good. well, anyways, here we go. we have a fantastic finish to the week tonight. a talented actor and all-arou

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. >> ifill: then, margaret warner reports from yemen on the fight against al-qaeda. >> the lethal presence in this country, they've demonstrated that on a number of occasions. >> lehrer: judy woodruff talks to the federal pay czar kenneth feinberg about his decision to cap executive pay... again. >> ifill: and jeffrey brown has the story of the little-known players who saw the financial meltdown coming, a conversation with author michael lewis. >> they're complicated heroes, i mean, they're heroes in the sense that if everybody had seen the world as they saw the world, this crisis would never have happened. >> and they wouldn't have gotten rich. >> and they wouldn't have gotten rich. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> every business day, bank of america lends nearly $3 billion to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations and businesses in every corner of the economy. america-- growing stronger everyday. monsanto. producing more. conserving more. improving farmers' lives. that's sustainable agriculture. mo

we thank our time warner cable affiliate in milwaukee for getting this on camera for you girls. we want to see you. just a huge congratulations from us and a big win in beating out all the other winners to bec the toam prize -- to be the 2010 studentcam prize winners. congratulations. >> thank you. host: meredith, tell us more about those young ladies, who they are, and studentcam. guest: as you saw, we were calling the grand prize winner of our annual c-span documentary competition for students. in the clip that you saw, those are eighth graders from racine, wisconsin. this year we had over 1000 entries and only 75 winners. what we would like to do right now is give some context to our viewers to show us the grand prize video. >> we have identified a significant lack of knowledge in the general public with relation to nuclear energy. when we asked 100 adults and 100 students how many nuclear power plants are presently operational in the united states, responses were all over. >> i have no idea. >> two? >> many understood the concept of a nuclear fission reaction, where neutrons

chairman. >> thank you senator warner very much. senator klobuchar is on her way back and wants to ask a question. let me just ask a quick one. over a period of years i have been very frustrated by sort of the special treatment of general aviation. they don't carry their weight financially and paying for the air traffic control system and i'm talking about the one that we have, which isn't any good but also about the one which we want, nexgen which will be very good. so the legacy, the legacy airlines are the ones that have to pay the freight, but they are not actually even the majority of planes in the sky at any given moment. general aviation usually is, so my question to you is, so called the large aircraft security program, would you put it as a top priority to consider developing a national strategy for how gaa functions in an appropriate or proportionate way within our national air traffic situation? >> mr. chairman if confirmed, i totally agree with you, it would be to look at general aviation not just at the threat that from

margaret warner reports. >> secretary of state clinton is in latin america, and learning first hand that many of the countries there are ready to go their own way. >> lehrer: a before-the-oscars peak at "hurt locker," an iraq war movie nominated for nine awards, including best picture. >> brown: and fred de sam lazaro reports on the growing religious tensions in egpyt. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> every business day, bank of america lends nearly $3 billion to individuals, institutions, schools, organizations and businesses in every corner of the economy. america-- growing stronger everyday. >> this is the engine that connects abundant grain from the american heartland to haran's best selling whole wheat, while keeping 60 billion pounds of carbon out of the atmosphere every year. bnsf, the engine that connects us. monsanto. producing more. conserving more. improving farmers' lives. that's sustainable agriculture. more at producemoreconservemore.com. this is the power of human energy. chevron. the national

. >> ifill: and margaret warner gets the latest from chile, where the military has begun handing out food aid to earthquake victims in outlying areas. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's "newshour." major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: >> what the world needs now is energy. the energy to get the economy humming again. the energy to tackle challenges like climate change. what if that energy came from an energy company? everyday, chevron invests $62 million in people, in ideas-- seeking, teaching, building. fueling growth around the world to move us all ahead. this is the power of human energy. chevron. bank of america-- committed to helping the nation's economic recovery. and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and... this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. >> lehrer: the president stepped up the pressure today for votes on health care reform in the next few weeks. and, he challenged republicans not to block action. jeffrey

to accomplish what they want to accomplish, shutting down fossil fuels, you had mccain, lieberman, warner, boxer, sanders, all of those bills. now you have got this thing with john kerry? they're all the same. look at the evaluation that was put on by the wharton school, mit, the cia. what would it cost america? somewhere between $3,000,000,000.-294966343 dollars every year. constituting the largest tax increase in the history of america. what do you get for it? the people understand. even lee said jackson says that if you pass it, it will not reduce co2. obviously. that is only the united states. china, india, mexico, they have no restrictions, so it would increase co2. honestly, when i look at what little i have seen specifically from lindsay gramm and john kerry, there's nothing specific they're, but what they are trying to do is pick. they tried this before. start out with natural gas. the idea of cap and trade, if you stop to think about it, if your desire was to reduce co2 emissions, just put a tax on the emissions, right? that is what james hansen said, the only thing i've ever rea

. >> reporter: the twice convicted killer is paul warner powell. >> it's -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: state's attorney paul ebert says powell killed stacie reed after the phone rang while he was trying to rape her. >> she tried to fight him off and he stabbed her. >> reporter: powell then attacked stacie's 14-year-old sister christie. >> she came home several hours later. he took her in, showed navdimar herrera sister's body and took her to the basement and raped her and cut her throat many times and stabbed her. she's lucky to be alive today. >> reporter: she's now 25, living in texas working asa dental assistant. >>it's a blessing. i know god had his hand on her that day and said no, you're not taking her. she walked away with no disabilities. she doesn't hide her scars. >> reporter: powell's original death sentence was overturn by the virginia supreme cou. he wrote this letter aunting prosecutor ebert. >> he thought double jeopardy would prevent a further trial but he was -- it turned out to be wrong. >> reporter: in the letter powell for the first time admitted to killing stacie

chairman. >> senator warner. >> thank you, mr. chairman.e it is a good idea that we are leaving for the hearing in the same group. i will be brief recognizing time constraints, let me first of all ago with my colleagues have said and it's good to see you again and i think the president has chosen well someone with your unique background and qualifications and i think that you'll be a great tsa administrator and i look forward to working with you. i want to also add a kind of dido agreement with my colleague, senator lemieux, as a former business got a i'm focused on biometrics and so want to reinforce what my colleague had said and i also will be looking for those kind of metrics performance metrics and milestones within the tsa. i want to very quickly raised two questions that are perhaps a little bit parochial in nature but i think they actually have applications beyond the specific circumstances of each of the issues i'm going to raise. first is a circumstance and i think this happened beyond just at an airport beyond just the airport i'

. >> reporter: with that, the whole world heard of the execution of convicted murderer paul warner powell 11 years after he broke no a home and murdered 16-year-old stacy reid and brutally raped and slashed her then 14-year-old sister. commonwealth's attorney paul leiber was with the family when powell stopped breathing. >> my sense is that that they have some closure and some sol i also as a result of his death, they don't have to worry about being taunted in the future. >> reporter: the family did not speak following the execution, but earlier in the afternoon the mother said she hoped powell's death would close this chapter in their lives. >> we've been praying for him and he knows that i've reached the point of forgiveness, i was able to express that in a letter to him. >> reporter: and she also revealed to the richmond times dispatch in an hour long phone conversation with powell on wednesday he said he was sorry and called the crime senseless and pointless. finally, the only reason the execution happened at all, a letter written by powell himself bragging of the awful crime after th

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kurt warner dancing. flag football game has some fun. you never know. football players tend to do good on "dancing with the stars." >> gretchen: yeah, they have chad ochocinco. you're not going to believe this story, i have a feeling. in minnesota, i have no allegiance to this story, but there is a charter school called the south side family charter school and apparently six 7th and eighth graders were going to go on a field trip to visit the governor and what the parents may or may not have known is when the kids got there, they were doing what you're seeing on the screen here. they were going to protest. they were going to be involved in political activism and bring signs that they no doubt made at school before to protest the welfare system. >> steve: right. here is the thing, if you look at them, keep in mind they are just outside of tim potenty's office. i saw a we had holding one that said scrooge polenty. there is a political component. he is a republican, so does this line the kids up on the oppos

i want to thank spmark warner of virginia. . .this and the systemic risk, which i'll mention in a minute, and they have worked i don't know how many hours sitting down, trying to fashion this resolution mechanism. but the idea that we'd watch the american taxpayer write out a check for $700 billion, knowing the reaction of the american public. and by the way, in the absence of what we're trying to do here, i think we did the right thing. had we not done it, i think the financial problem would have been a lot worse. but we never again ought to be put in that position where that's the only alternative we have. this bill will address that issue, mr. president. this bill will address that issue, mr. president. se warning system in the economy so that somebody is looking out for the next big problem. the bill would create what we call a systemic risk counsel -- that's our goal -- that will have the job of looking across the economy to identify unsafe products, activities, institutions that could threaten the economy as a whole in the f

warner initially, escaped the death penalty and when he thought he couldn't be tried he rote a letter to the prosecutors. >> he thought that double jeopardy would prevent a further trial, but it turned out to be wrong. >> that was state's attorney, polybert. he may attend another with the reeds. pleading and help at the men chased her, someone let her inside and called police. >>> this is an up close look at the couple accused of being bonnie is clyde. police are saying that they caught the couple optuesday, trying to rob the apple credit union in fairfax county. >>> an air force veteran is facing charges after being caught in an undercover internet operation. author henderson innocent messaged who he thought was a 14-year-old girl and arranged a sexual encounter. instead, it was an undercover police officer. henderson showed up and was arrested. >>> maryland governor's o'malley is defending his state attorney general. last month, state agencies were preformed to recognize marriages from other states. >> with unions -- being entered into in the district of columbia, there will no doub

working with senator corker and senator warner, we have included his and senator warner's ideas with respect to the powers of the council to act as an early warning signal in the establishment of a new office of financial research at the treasury department to standardize, collect, and analyze financial data to inform the work of the council. it's a very worthwhile suggestion. we've also taken senator corker and senator warner's ideas on ending, as i said, too big to tail. we have a process in place for placing financial -- failing financial companies into receivership and liquidating them unless they can go into bankruptcy. under senator shelby's request we have this available for any failing financial firm, not just those previously subject to heightened regulation. the fed's emergency lending authority has also been changed. at senator shelby's request we have significantly cut back on the fed's use of its emergency lending authority. the so-called 13-3 section under the fed rules. no longer can the federal reserve bang bail out a company -- bank bail out a company like a.i.g., wh

. >> your boy's mechanics is pop warner. he was a good quarterback at auburn.some quarterback. >> three down. i want them to get two big husky guys from the corn fed schools. then i take a third round or fourth round draft pick for a running back. then i find somebody in the 5th or 6th round. we had a quarterback in three systems that has not had any blocking for the last three years. >> and he is the worst quarterback ever. >> you heard what the guys had to say in the shop. they are talking about the man they call money to the potential bout and the upcoming match. that is all when washington that is all when washington post liviviviviviviviviviviviviv ♪(whi tun n't be h♪ >> when you love to hate him or hate him, there is something special about floyd mayweather. leave it to mayweather to pull no punches. hear what he has to say about the pacman and the preview of the bout with sugar ray mosley. >> why pay the $54? >> you have two of the best welterweights of the era. he is a very tough guy. he has never been knocked out before. i want to break him down and do

warner initially escaped the death penalty, when he thought he could t be tried again, he wrote a letterosecutors admitting to the crimes. >> he thought that double jeopardy would prevent a further trial, but he turned out to be wrong. >> prince william county state's attorney mail attend the excuse with read's mother and her sister, again, christy, did survive the attack. >>> six men are behind bars accused of raping a woman in maryland. one of them offered her a ride home from a club. instead took her help and the men raped her. she was able to get away and she bangle on doors asking for someone to help her. >> i want and open the door. the young woman was upset. she said, please let me in, someone is trying to kill me. she lost her shoes and she was crying and very, very upset. >> police arrested six men, they range in age from 16 to 28. they have been charged. investigators say that one here more may be in the country illegally. e >>> making headlines at 6:41 this morning. they gave their children up after the massive earthquake in haiti. >> the heartbreaking decision landed ten miss

i spoke to mark warner a few moments ago. we were obviously both disappointed. even the language we working on, it will not quite get completed in the way we had hoped. we have made a lot of progress on capital issues. one of the things that we need to deal with in a bill like this -- by the way, i am so proud, being honest, about many of our republicans. they were on the fence and they came down the middle of the road to meet half way. what i hope will happen, and i think that americans certainly know about the people in this country that were taken advantage of. i think that a lot of people in america realize that a lot of people borrowed money that had no business borrowing money in the first place. i hope that we will look at underwriting standards in this bill. maybe the fact that there were loans made that should never have been made, people borrowing money that never should have, that we will deal with that also, as it is very important as it relates to the bill. with that, i look forward to working with chairman chris dodd. all of the guys on our side, a

i want to thank spmark warner of virginia. . . tennessee who dealt with this issue, this and the systemic risk, which i'll mention in a minute, and they have worked i don't know how many hours sitting down, trying to fashion this resolution mechanism. but the idea that we'd watch the american taxpayer write out a check for $700 billion, knowing the reaction of the american public. and by the way, in the absence of what we're trying to do here, i think we did the right thing. had we not done it, i think the financial problem would have been a lot worse. but we never again ought to be put in that position where that's the only alternative we have. this bill will address that issue, mr. president. this bill will address that issue, mr. president. se warning system in the economy so that somebody is looking out for the next big problem. the bill would create what we call a systemic risk counsel -- that's our goal -- that will have the job of looking across the economy to identify unsafe products, activities, institutions that could th

time warner has reportedly put in the highest second round bit for mgm studios. however, the offers were far less than mgm had expected. the studio has been saladsed with nearly $4 billion in debt from a 2005 buyout. and gm's creditors are expected to meet today to assess the company's situations. ross, one of your favorites. >> yes. nicole, three former british cabinet members have been suspended after being secretly filmed claiming they could use their positions. they were approached by documentarymakers posing as staff of an american lobby firm. just what we need, christine. >> not something you need right now, ross. >> no. >> well, china could run a state deficit of more than $8 billion in march. the first search deficit since april 2004. this is according to state media. analysts told cnbc it's not surprising that china could rake up a deficit as chinese trade has been volatile for quite a while and that it has been stocking up on resource related items. now, the trade deficit, if truth, would weaken the argument for china to revalue its currency. >>> speaki