house tomorrow. >>> new governors will be sworn in in five states, including wisconsin, minnesota, wyoming, nevada and california. >>> and the mars rover spirit marks its seventh year on the red planet. the probe has been stuck in a sand trap since 2009 and hasn't communicated with earth since last march. but nasa continues to listen for any signs that it may be still functioning. >>> 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. a live report on lindsay lohan's possible departure from rehab. and what the future holds for the troubled actress. >>> and, olympic figure skater and a bronze medalist takes to the ice for a special performance. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today." just your first stop of the day, today, on your nbc station. have a good one. -- caption

so don't give me just wyoming. mr. olivo, thank you for your testimony.my can tad worked for a great printing company for 30 years in minneapolis, johnson printing. a prints salesman. we got our health insurance through johnson printing. we got great health insurance for our family and your testimony about the 1099s both here and in your written testimony, this is why i've co-sponsored a bill to get -- actually get rid of that burden. and i think we will. so thank you and thank you for contributing to our understaing of that. wrou you wrote in your written testimony that your health care insurance premiu increased by an average of 20 parse year over the last 17 years snart. >> that's correct. and what i mean is renewing the same type of policy, it uld typically come in over the average around 20% over a ten year period. >> and that happened when there was no health care reformat take poin point. with a if i told that you monthly premiums for massachusetts businesses at take point. with a if i told that you monthly premiums for massachusetts businessestke

and wyoming. >> are there any members of the rnc will have not exercised their opportunity to vote? any members who have not voted? please proceed with the accounting of the ballots. i declare this session to begin formally at peace. the floor remains closed to non-members with the exception of the individuals holding proxies' and non-member candidates for rnc chairman. please do now leave the room. the counting process will not take long. when it is completed i will announce results, and we will proceed with business. the committee will stand at ease. >> i have received the official results from the chairman of the tellers. the results will be read in descending order of votes received as follows -- reince priebus, 45. michael steele, 44. maria cino, 32. saul anuzis, 24. ann wagner, 23. we will now recess -- one more time? ok. reince priebus, 45. michael steele, 44. maria cino, 32. saul anuzis, 24. ann wagner, 23. we will now recessed for 20 minutes. the floor remains closed to non- members, except for those members who are holding proxy's or our candidates on the ballot at that ti

what it was was a militarily dominant power from the wind river mountains of wyoming where they had been in significant power but they swept down and the reason for that 250,000 square mile and prior as i call it although it does look a bit like the european empire, the challenge for the richest buffalo plains in the country. that is what i was. if you were the strongest tribe what would you want? you would want the richest buffalo plains so amarillo. that is where it was. the southern plains. they called the comanches lords of the southern plains. that is what it wasn't so that fateful day in 18361 the parkers touch that empire but of course it didn't look like the roman empire. you couldn't -- these were nomadic people. you couldn't see them. you couldn't find them. you couldn't go to a village and burned down as he could with every east coast indian. >> they did it in such a way that they were miles and miles away from any support. they were out there literally on their own having no idea what was certainly going to the fall them. i want to talk about that because that aspect of the b

-- i am pleased to speak with you today from my hometown in wyoming.he tragedy in arizona. as we return to washington, our hearts go out to congresswoman the other victims and their families. earlier this week, the american house of representatives kept its promise to you, the american people. we voted to repeal the health care law. the president's party has wasted millions of your taxpayer dollars trying to persuade you to support this law. despite millions of dollars in misleading ads, they have failed. the majority of americans still want this law repealed, and the reasons are clear. ask yourself, are you better off or worse off now that the health care law has been on the books for nearly a year. has the cost of your health care gone down? remember, the president promised because the it to you would be reduced. are you confident that if you lose your job, you can keep your health insurance? we have already heard that the new law has forced many business owners to choose between hiring new workers or keeping coverage. as we know, coverage does not e

i moved here in 1983 from casper, wyoming. i have learned a lot -- first of all, i want to thank the members of the commission for coming here tonight to hear these folks. there is a lot of emotion going around. i've heard a lot of very good arguments. i've also changed my position somewhat. i'm opposed to the project, although not as opposed as i was a little earlier. when did the man said we need to upgrade. from what i've heard here about another 9000 people, that is hardly an upgrade. that is something else -- the word escapes me, but it is not upgrading. my understanding is that san francisco is the most densely populated city in the state of california. over 1 million people in 49 square miles. parkmerced you might say is a historic unique development. the planning that went into it in the 1940's i think was unique. i would not like to see that concept of green that came from those times completely destroyed. when i came in, there was a presenter talking about making the neighborhood more walkable. i almost choked. i wou

at the other end of the scale, wyoming, mississippi and montana are listed as the least safe, becausef higher speed limits, fewer safety features on the roads like dividers, and less access to emergency care in case of an accident. >>> taco bell is under fire tonight from a class action lawsuit by a customer who says the company engages in false advertising by calling the main ingredient in its tacos and burritos seasoned beef. the suit claims the filling is less than 40% actual beef, with the rest of the ingredients being oats, yeast extract and modified corn starch. the company says there's no meat to the lawsuit, and the ingredients are listed on their website. >>> you have deficit hawks, hawks on defense. tonight we've been joined by an actual hawk. a coopers hawk has made its way into the main reading room of the library of congress. it's been flapping around up there despite efforts to trap it and get it out of there. library staff have called in the experts from the u.s. fish and wildlife service for help. in washington speak, that makes them actual hawk hawks. >>> up next an e

the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.90, ranging from $2.81 in wyoming to $3.70 in hawaii. but big-city prices can go much higher. try $4.30 a gallon at this d.c. station. increase is driven by the rising cost of crude oil, nearing $100 a barrel, an amount opec calls realistic. no wonder there's fear of $5 a gallon gas. commodities analyst phil flynn disagrees. he points out the u.s. is actually exporting more gas than it's using due to decreased demand. >> we're going to be using new kind of cars, electric cars, better technology, better mileage. we'll probably never consume as much gasoline as we did before the economic slowdown in 2007/2008. >> reporter: and if you think fuel prices are bad, just try taking a trip to the grocery store where just last month fruit prices jumped more than 15%. vegetable prices went up 23%. dairy products are up nearly 4%. meat, poultry, eggs and fish up 5.5%. two big factors that florida cold snap damaged tender produce and the floods in australia are slowing wheat exports. add to that the increased demand for food in the developing world.

no health insurance plans in wyoming are writing new child only policies. i asked my staff to look into this, they found that to be the case in at least 19 other states. because of the new law, kids are not able to get health insurance. another problem that millions of seniors on medicare will see their out-of-pocket costs go up and benefits go down because more than $500 billion was cut from medicare and used to pay for a new entitlement program. because of the new law employers across the country will be forced to lay off workers and reduce wages at as their health care costs continue to increase as a result of all the new taxes in the law that will increase their health care costs. the new law forces 16 million americans into the medicaid program, one of the worst health care programs in the country that provides some of the lowest quality care. while at the same time, forcing cash strapped states to pay an additional 20 billion over the next ten years to expand the program. this is the reality that we face as a result of the new health care law. nothing

(laughs) >> reporter: this is randy lewis, a biologist at the university of wyoming who who's stuck on spider silk. wow. >> this is a golden or weaver. just tuck your hand and get behind her. >> reporter: why is she making web right now? >> because she wants to make sure if she falls she's catching herself. >> reporter: so she's constantly sending out that drag line? >> wherever they move they leave that drag line behind. that's where it got its name. >> reporter: randy has been fascinated by the amazing properties of drag line silk for two two years. he knows all too well the difficulty of extracting silk from spieders so he thought of a way of mass producing the stuff in hopes of revolutionizing the world of strong materials. wyoming is ranch country, so when randy began to consider how to solve the problem, his thoughts turned to livestock. he figured maybe he could combine a little old-fashioned animal husbandry with the emerging science of genetic engineering. now, thanks to randy, these goats have just a little bit of spider in them. ... these goats have just a little bit of spid

getting the recovery voice out there is an important goal of friends and neighbors in rock springs, wyominge celebrate recovery walk and rally in lansing, michigan, commemorated the successes of those recovering from addictions to alcohol and other drugs. participants joined together and marched to the state capital for a celebration featuring guest speaker and advocate, kitty dukakis. recovery friends and advocates in honolulu, hawaii, participated in a charity recovery walk and 5k run. following the run, attendees enjoyed music, food, popsicles, volleyball, and fellowship. members of the daytona beach, florida, community celebrated recovery with a motorcycle ride, entertainment, testimonies, and information on supportive services. the free celebration started with a bike ride to the beautiful halifax river for a dare extreme stunt rider show with a prevention message to young people. also included in the event was a talent contest, toys for kids, food, and fun! mohave county substance abuse treatment education and prevention partnership and the kingman area meth coalition hosted a parade

but what it was was a militarily dominant power from the wind river mountains of wyoming with had been insignificant power. they swept south. the reason for that 250,000 square mile empire, although it does not look a bit like the european empire, they challenged for the richest buffalo plains in the country. that is what it was. if you were the strongest tribe, what would you want? the richest buffalo plains. amarillo. that is where it was. the southern plains. the lords of the southern plains. well, that is what it was. that fateful day in 1836 they touch that empire. it did not look like the roman empire. these were nomadic peoples. you could not see them. he could not find them. he could not get to a village and burn it down. >> they tested in such a way so that they were miles and miles away from support. they were out there literally on their own having no idea what would certainly be fall them. >> exactly. >> i want to talk about that. that aspect of the book informs the way that you have done this structurally. the way that you have crafted the book from beginning to end. alter

the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.09 ranging from 2.81 in wyoming and 3.80 in hawaii. increases driven by the rising cost of crude oil nearing $100 a barrel an amount opec calls realistic. no wonder there is fear of $5 a gallon gas. >> we are almost at 30 cents. >> reporter: an commodity analyst disagrees pointing out the u.s. is exporting more gas than it is using due to decreased demand. >> we are going to be using new kinds of cars, electric cars, better technology, better mileage. we will probably never consume as much gasoline as we did before the economic slowdown in 2007, 2008. >> reporter: if you think fuel prices are bad just try taking a trip to the grocery store where just last month fruit prices jumped more than 15%. vegetable prices went up 23%. dairy products are up nearly 4%. meat, poultry, eggs and fish up 5.5%. two big factors that florida cold snap damaged tender produce and the floods in australia are slowing wheat exports. add to that the increased demand for food in the developing world. what remains to be seen is how these price hikes impact the

the national average for a gallon of regular is $3.09, ranging from $2.81 in wyoming to $3.70 in hawaiit big city prices can go much higher. try $4.30 a gallon at this d.c. station. >> it's pretty expensive. >> reporter: increases driven by the riding cost of crude oil, nearing $100 a barrel. an amount opec calls realistic. no wonder there's fear of $5 a gallon gas. >> we're almost at 30 cents. >> reporter: commodities analyst phil flynn disagrees. he points out the u.s. is actually exporting more gas than it's using. due to decreased demand. >> we're going to be using new kind of cars, electric cars, better technology, better mileage. we'll probably never consume as much gasoline as we did, you know, before the economic slowdown of 2007-2008. >> reporter: and if you think fuel prices are bad, just try taking a trip to the grocery store where just last month fruit prices jumped more than 15%. vegetable prices went up 23%. dairy products are up nearly 4%. meat, poultry, eggs and fish up 5.5%. two big factors that florida cold snap damaged tender produce, and the floods in australia are s

when stewart and the former wyoming governor and i were together.e was his old self. warm, wise, witty. full of questions. sharing old war stories. softened by the oil of friendship and enlivened with much laughter. great fun. tom and joe were there. simpsons go and the back quite a ways. my father was in the u.s. senate when stewart was secretary of interior. brother -- his brother mo and i shared many years in congress. they used to say that we needed a new word jokes. i said, no, we need new audiences. [laughter] we used an ancient and archaic term. his son mark and maggie shared much. the cousins have done well politically. tom and mark have over succeeded domestically. my time is limited. i have not seen anybody waving their arms. they monitor its, as stewart wished. over half of my state of wyoming is owned by the federal government. we are a tenants. sometimes we have had arrogant and imperious landlords. i see a chuckle somewhere out there. before and since the time of stewart udall. what made him one of our most popular land boards is that

no health insurance plans in wyoming are writing new child only policies. i asked my staff to look into this, they found that to be the case in at least 19 other states. because of the new law, kids are not able to get health insurance. another problem that millions of seniors on medicare will see their out-of-pocket costs go up and benefits go down because more than $500 billion was cut from medicare and used to pay for a new entitlement program. cause of the new law employers across the country will be forced to lay off workers and reduce wes at as their health care costs continue to increase as a result of all the new taxes in the law that will increase their health care costs. the new law forces 16 million americans into the medicaid program, one of the worst health care programs in the country that provides some of the lowest quality care. while at the same time, forcing cash strapped states to pay an additional 20 billion over the next ten years to expand the program. this is the reality that we face as a result of the new health care law. nothing in

heading for fort larmy which was 90 miles away, and eventually he was going to go out to western wyoming where he was scheduled to command a expedition against the necessary persian indians. so he was off post. he was no longer the senior officer, crook, whose plan it was. but bradley was the senior officer, and he basically said, no. no, we're not going to kill this guy in his bed. he actually said his life is as sweet to him as mine is to me. quite a remarkable moment. and so so they did place him under arrest. they were under orders from general sheraton in chicago who was the commander of the army in the west. they had no choice but to do that. and from their point of view it seemed like a rational thing to do, get him away from this dangerous, easily-inflamed situation. but he wasn't really, at that point thing just went wrong, and it wasn't really an assassination anymore. yeah. >> in your treatise on magic horse, did you interpret him as being all indian in his ways? remember the strange man of diogalal, he didn't do any indian things. he didn't do any sun dance, he didn't fire hi

we go back to representative cynthia lummis, republican, wyoming, appropriations committee member.nk you for coming on "washington journal." where do you think there are areas of compromise from last night? guest: i was pleased that the president chose to talk about the importance of rationalizing our tax code. there seems to be some agreement there. host: what do you hear on earmarks? as a member of the appropriations committee, the president says he will veto a bill that has earmarked in it. guest: well, we will not send a bill with your marks, because the republicans and democrats have agreed to bills with no earmarks. host: at want to talk about your plan for cutting spending, because you were mentioned in a recent "wall street journal" piece written by dick armey, and they said scaling back the number of government employees the fiscal year 2008 will save about $35 billion. a fight that according to calculations made by your office. i want to get your reaction to stephen pearlstein's argument this morning in "the washington post come out where he says instead of invest and gro

for fort laramie and eventually he was going to get on a train in cheyenne and go out to western wyoming where he was scheduled to command an expedition. so he was off the post. he was no longer the senior officer crooke his planet was that he basically said no, no we are not going to kill this guy and then he actually said his life is as sweet to him as mine is to me. quite a remarkable moment. so they did place him under arrest. they were under orders from general sheridan and chicago who was the commander of the army of the west. they had no choice but to do that and from their point of view it seemed like a rational thing to do, get him away from this dangerous, easily inflamed situation but he wasn't, that point things just went wrong and it wasn't really an assassination any more. yeah. >> with magic course, did you interpret him as being all indian? remember the strange man of a oglala? he didn't do indian things. he didn't do any sundance. he didn't fire his rifle like a white man. his mother and father were both indian. did you ever hear any talk of that? in other words did he h

california and nine other states were above normal only washington idaho and wyoming did not show a significant difference. jonathan blum kron4 news. >> 2010 had one bright spot concerning the weather, no hurricanes made landfall on u.s. shores. floods on the other hand it seems to be gobbling up land all over the globe. looking at entire countries under water. >> dry weather in the forecast for the next several days, we do have to worry about fog will be here again tomorrow morning i will have your forecast coming up. [ male announcer ] rockin out to the big hot pastrami. big. hot. pastrami. don't dare call it a cover band -- unless you're talking about covering freshly baked bread with layer upon layer of flavor-packed pastrami. this sub lays down power cords of tasteocity with pickles, mean licks of mustard and riffs of melty, bubbly cheese. catch 'em before the fresh toasted tour leaves town. subway big hot pastrami. crank up the flavor at subway. the president says that he plans the ease travel restrictions to cuba. jonathan toxic and families in the u.s., who are hopeful of a more positiv

researchers say the super volcano underneath the wyoming park has risen by a record rate. however a devastating blast is not imminent. >>> public works crews plan to close the highway. the highway between lincoln way will be closed starting at 9:00 this morning. as we told you yesterday morning that work was supposed to start yesterday but heavy equipment needed for the project didn't arrive in time. workers do plan to close the highway from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every day until friday. be aware. >>> at 6:46 sal is telling us about emergency road work in san francisco. where is it at? >> dave, it's coming in off the upper deck of the bay bridge. westbound 80 at ninth street. they have one of the lanes closed at ninth street and one of the off ramp closed as well. this is leading up to the central freeway. this is going to start backing up traffic on to the bridge as people coming in off the bay bridge will start to slow down. the bay bridge itself we have a bigger backup at the toll plaza. if there is a backup on the bridge, with they do is switch the metering lights on s

today the attorneys general in iowa, kansas, maine, wisconsin and wyoming announced they have joined a lawsuit in florida questioning the constitutionality of that law. >>> state officials say they need to make a 10% cut in med- cal to help the state's budget crisis. lower courts agreed with opponents who say the state can't make those cuts and stay in compliance with the federal medicate law. now the supreme court has decided to hear the case later on this year. >>> coming up next here, more on the breaking news from pacheco, the discovery of what's believed to be several pipe bombs. we do have a crew on the way and we will bring you updated information momentarily. >>> it's the reason so many people were killed or injured in that tucson shooting before the gunman had to reload. what some lawmakers now say they want to ban. >>> and keeping customers happy, up next, the new tactics grocery stores are using to keep your bills from rising. >>> two apparent pipe bombs detonated. reopened now in both directions, this is where a short time ago, state narcotics agents say they discovered w

also a big storm system heading through the rockies, montana, wyoming.ebraska in the next 24 to 48 hours. a big snowstorm in nebraska. but the big story will be the snow and ice alone the gulf coast. we could see significant snowfall totals in areas that don't typically get it. we're talking louisiana, mississippi, alabama, and possibly even atlanta, georgia. that would be a travel nightmare about monday. >>> another chilly start to the morning around the bay area. 30s and 40s. coldest temperatures in around the east bay valley. pretty thick fog being pumped in due to offshore winds. we have high clouds coming in from the north. interesting weather off to the north out toward seattle. game one of the nfc wild card game. the sea hawks and saints will see showers and maybe some sleet in some spots around seattle. 40s and 50s for the bay area. dry weekend. showers come back by midweek. >>> good morning. i'm kris sanchez. next on 7:00, oakland mayor will wrap on doors today. what she wants from some of the folks that live in some of her city's most violent n

flake: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from wyoming, mrs. lummis.the gentlelady from wyoming is recognized. mrs. lummis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of this resolution. i rise to add the voice of the people of wyoming to the chorus of united americans reaching out in prayer to the victims in arizona. and to the families of those whose lives were stolen from them. on january 6, representative gabrielle giffords took to the floor of this house and eloquently read to us the first amendment of our constitution, she gave her own strong emphasis to the praise that grants americans the right to peaceably assemble. two days later she and her constituents had their god given rights violently taken from them. in the midst of our national grief, the desire to make sense of the senseless is profound. we err if we attempt to rationalize what is wholly irrational and to understand what cannot be understood. the apostle paul writes, now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror. instead, let us all stand with the gentlelady from arizona in her time

flake: i yield two minutes to the gentlelady from wyoming, mrs. lummis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from wyoming is recognized. mrs. lummis: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise in support of this resolution. i rise to add the voice of the people of wyoming to the chorus of united americans reaching out in prayer to the victims in arizona. and to the families of those whose lives were stolen from them. on january 6, representative gabrielle giffords took to the floor of this house and eloquently read to us the first amendment of our constitution, she gave her own strong emphasis to the praise that grants americans the right to peaceably assemble. two days later she and her constituents had their god given rights violently taken from them. in the midst of our national grief, the desire to make sense of the senseless is profound. we err if we attempt to rationalize what is wholly irrational and to understand what cannot be understood. the apostle paul writes, now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror. instead, let us all stand with the gentlelad

as that moisture gets into the mountains it's idaho, montana, also into wyoming, that is a little bitll so it'll change, it'll be a new layer or crusty layer of snow in that snowpack in the mountains, it makes it much easier to have anything on top of it slide or add some weight to another layer and have it slide so avalanche a real issue there into the northwest today. redding, reno, salt lake all in the 50s to 60s. here's where the cold air is, buffalo, 21 degrees. new york at about 25. those are the high temperatures so you barely crawl to the 20s today after a very cold morning. you got snowpack that's keeping the cold air in >>> all that weather was brought to you by the united states postal service. george? >> thanks very much. >>> when we come back, robin has a different look at the racial divide. what blacks and whites have to say about these star athletes. online and we wt really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it

the argument goes that they were sent to camps in wyoming,.with the wartime censorship however no one could have known their fate for certain. we didn't know what happened. if we want to indulge in blaming all the people of germany for the holocaust, we must be very clear about just what their crime was. they send back when they reprinted their neighbors to be rounded up and shipped away and their offense is little different from the actions of the californians and by extension all americans. get our treatment of the japanese ended less horrifically than the treatment of the. but that is a blessing, not an excuse. as you may recall the congress got around to apologizing to the japanese and 1988 and it offered a minimal monetary restitution for their losses. but then congress refused for several years to make a similar apologies to the cherokees and the other indian tribes that had been victimized, swindled, mistreated by our government. republican senator sam brownback of kansas, he first introduced an apology is legislation in 2004 but it kep

we expected nothing from the finance committee, he was a wonderful gentleman from wyoming who never voted for anything we wanted to do. he lived on the right side of the republican party and was a pleasure to have on the committee at all times. all of our strains were for what we were trying to do and have differences about how to do it, strategic policy differences. that is why democrats always have intentions with each other because democrats are activists actively trying to do things, actively willing to take risks in government, to run government experiments that might or might not work and there's a tremendous amount of worry and anticipation about what might or might not work in governing choices. that is where those tensions come from. i mention that point of that memo, a constant frustration for someone like senator moynihan who stayed at this for decades. people would come in, new members of every administration would come and and think of themselves as experts because they read the briefing book last night and he had to struggle with that over time. it wasn't anything for him to

that one state is wyoming where nobody bothers to go after reporters so it has never been an issue or whatever. >> the fact that it is chaney's homestake -- [talking over each other] >> after the bush administration came in, one thing that happens with secrecy is eventually excessive secrecy leads to more government officials and employees leaking information because they see themselves as whistle-blowers. the only way they can get the information out political and legal the can't release it but given to the media and need confidentiality. a very logical result of the incredible secrecy we saw after 9/11 was the increase in reporters on the federal level. we have been able to demonstrate this. we went to congress. we are caught in this very mind-boggling -- for me mindboggling but those of you who worked in the united states senate are not surprised. you really can't get anything through the united states senate theseor than 60 votes. the need to vote on whether or not to have a vote. that is the situation we are in. we have 70 votes to the bill. if it comes to a vote. we got the late

malcolm, this wonderful gem from wyoming town he lived out there on the right side of the republican party and was a pleasure to have on the committee at all times. all of our strength, always, with people who were trying to do what we're trying to do and have differences about how to do it strategic, policy differences. that's why democrats are always having tensions with each other because democrats are activists about government, actively trying to do things, actively by the way, willing to take risks in the government to run governmental experiment that might or might not work. there's a tremendous amount of worry and anticipation about what might or might not work in government choices. and that's what those kinds of tensions come from. and so i mentioned that point of that memo, a constant frustration for someone like senator who did say that people coming, but new senators, new members a very administration, democrat and republican, would come in and save your experts because they read the briefing book last night. and he had to struggle without overtime. and it wasn't an easy