and, you know, we're texas. we do things differently here. >> but just to be clear, he is politically doubling down on the texas sovereignty secession stuff, while he couldn't even get his tenth amendment gimmick sovereignty thing through the texas state legislature. >> don't call it a gimmick. he was deadly serious about it and so were half a dozen legislators. and, rachel, there is also -- i mean, there is a states right argument here that goes back to f faubus and george wallace. you know, he's going to do whatever he needs to do to get elected. and he's in a tough race. i mean, as you pointed out, we lead the nation. we're mississippi with good roads. we lead the nation in uninsured adults and uninsured children. yet he fought to stop the expansion of the health -- of s-chip for texas children. it is texas. important thing to note is he's fighting for the texas base, that 600,000 voters and the state of 23 million who would turn out and vote in a texas primary. so that's -- when you think of the national rep

of course, texas is not unique in this experience. other states have reformed their laws as well to similar effect including california, colorado, florida, indiana, montana, and virginia. they see lower costs and great are access to health care. what -- greater access to health care. what works in state can work in washington, d.c., and around the whole country generally if we will simply have the encourage to embrace it. we must include medical liability reform in eliminating junk lawsuits and frivolous litigation as part of any comprehensive health care reform bill. specifically we should enact standards that caps noneconomic damages, establishes firmer statutes of limitations so that claims will be brought on a timely basis and not after memories failed and evidence is lost. we should implement several other reforms that have proved to be so successful in texas and around other states. these reforms will lower the costs of health care for all americans. but don't take my word for it, mr. president. ask the congressional budget offi

edwards of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 622, the gentleman from texas, mr. edwards, and a member opposed will each control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. edwards: i thank the chair. i want to salute mr. cohen of tennessee for his leadership in bringing this issue to the house. we're facing a tremendous challenge, the number of veterans who need mental health care services and ptsd services, facing a tremendous challenge finding enough psychiatrists, psychologists and mental health care professionals to provide the services that these great americans so very much need. and so mr. cohen has taken the lead in this amendment in providing an additional $1 million for educational debt forgiveness for mental health care professionals who agree to go into employment at the department of veterans' affairs and i've actually had a number of discussions with v.a. employees in my district and i think there's a sense that this kind of incentive might really encourage mental health care professionals who otherwise would not go into the v.a

: you might hit up billy bob's texas in fort worth. it is the world's biggest honky tank. >> we welcome people with open arms. >> reporter: texas even has a language all its own. >> howdy, how y'all doing? smile for the camera. >> reporter: if you seek a higher calling you might spend your sundays at the preston woods baptist mega church in dallas. it houses 28,000 congregants and is home to the biggest choir in texas. >> we like to say it's not a big church, it's a small town. >> reporter: in fact some texans think their state is so unique it could be its own country. in a recent poll 30% feel they have the right to secede. something governor rick perry himself said was an option. some believe it was nothing more than a political stunt. >> laugh at that if you wish, but it resonates. >> reporter: today, texas is more than its own big cliche. most of the 24 million texans have long since traded their ranches for suburbs and cities. and the state's most famous billionaire oil mn t. boone pickens has a plan for people to use wind, not oi

get back out there. ♪ answer that texas cooking something ♪ >> this morning in "today's kitchen," texas barbecue. now, i like to think i know my way around a grill a little bit, but kathie lee and hoda have the texas advantage. hey, guys. >> hey, how you doing? >> hey, everybody. >> there's actually a little secret added ingredient that a gentleman with us is going to tell us all about. jason beatty, you're the well-known owner -- >> co-owner. >> a strant called. >> two rose. >> if hoda married either one of you guys, she'd be hoda dave dady? >> that would be wonderful. >> are you available? >> stop it. >> beautiful wife and children are here. >> we're so happy to have them. >> all right. so your barbecue is unique because you add a little cherry to it, right? >> it's all about the rub. >> really, texas barbecue, and here in san antonio we like to spice it up a little bit. we're going to do our rub first. smoked paprika. >> of course you are. >> a little bit of garlic powder, cayenne. >> throw it in there. >> coriander, a secret ingredie ingredient. cumin. sugar, pepper, salt. you have

conaway of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas, mr. conaway, and a member opposed each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. conaway: mr. chairman, thank you for accepting the amendment. mr. murtha: we're very happy, we support this amendment and are happy to accept it. mr. conaway: on the surface, it looks like an in and out, with no real issue. bill quick.

as one of three texas based airlines, continental in houston, texas, southwest in dallas, texas, and american airlines in fort worth texas, we are proud of the airline industry and our state. we are very proud continental is celebrating its 75th anniversary. it is the embodiment of the american dream. as congressman green pointed out it was established back in 1934 in west texas in el paso. over the last 75 years it has evolved into one of the largest commercial airlines in the world. serves 260 destinations with more than 2,700 flights on five continents. it's been named the best airline in north america. they employ over 43,000 men and women. some of whom work and live in my congressional district. i'd like to recognize them for their accomplishment. i look forward to them celebrating 100th and 125th and maybe even 150th anniversary in the years ahead. again i want to thank mr. green for bringing this resolution forward and would ask all of the republicans on this side of the aisle to join me in supporting the resolution. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman reserves the balance

texas being hot in july is not startling news, but austin and orr parts of texas are in the middle of a drought, being made woe rsbyhis sumer's relentless scorching temperatures. people across the country are going to feel the affects. ryan owens is in austin. >> reporter: these days in texas, cattle auctions are crowded. ranchers forced to sell. >> their body is breaking down. >> reporter: weeks of 100 degree heat have compounded two years of drought. pastures are scorched, cows are starving. >> a lot of cattle are gone in south texas. when they're gone, the price is going to go up, and the people in new york is going to be paying a lot more for beef. >> reporter: and it's not just cattle. texas produces more cotton than any other state. many of the fields have withered to nothing. state agricultural officials estimate $3.5 billion in crops and livestock have already been lost. cities like san antonio have deployed offduty officers to search for water wasters. neighbors are calling in to tattle on each other. >> that sprinkler has been on running l day for five days. my grass is dead

hensarling of texas. the chair: the gentleman from texas, mr. hensarling and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas. mr. hensarling: thank you, mr. chairman. this is an earmark designated for the philadelphia museum of art transportation improvement program for $750,000 requested by the gentleman from pennsylvania, who is on the floor. there is no doubt, mr. chairman, that the philadelphia museum of art is one of the great art museums in america. i have had the occasion to visit it actually on two occasions, i believe. many in america recognize the steps as the "rocky" steps. the earmark will be used for quote intermodal transportation improvement project to resolve pedestrian and vehicle lar issues at the convening earns of kelly drive, pennsylvania avenue and fair month avenue. sounds like a lot of avenues and streets coming together. let's take stock of where we are . $1 trillion deficit, the largest in america's history. it will increase ten-fold in just two years under this democratic

. >>> and one texas town, where folks are literally shaking in >>> and one texas town, where folks are literally shaking in their boots. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good evening. there was an old television game show called beat the clock. the president seems as if he's playing it these days, insistent that the congress not lose momentum on health care reform. insistent that a bill get passed by koj before members go on recess august 8th. some in congress don't want to be rushed. others say there's no consensus on how to pay for it. so the president has a news conference tonight, trying to put the heat on congress. jake tapper is at if white house again. jake, good evening. >> reporter: good evening, charlie. that's right. the president will thrown down the gaunt let and challenge congress this evening, saying, quote, the american people are counting on us, they're looking to us for leadership and we must not let them down. and he amedds, we will do it th year. the president will argue tonight that health care reform makes economic sense. if we do not control these costs, he'll

texas is doing something else to save the lives of teenagers and apparently it's working. don teague tells us the state gets high marks for getting teens to drive more safely by changing the way they're licensed. >> reporter: they are scenes repeated too often in america, memorials and tears for teen drivers killed in traffic accidents. each year, some 5,000 teens die on the nation's roadways, victims of inexperience and distraction. >> text texting, talking on the cell phone, talking to their friends in the next seat, turning their heads. >> reporter: still, for 15-year-old jessie good win, having her suburban driving lesson in dallas... >> one slipup and it's bad. >> reporter: ...the odds of surviving her teen driving years are better than ever. while fatal accidents involving teen drivers are falling nationwide, in texas they've dropped at twice the national rate, down 33% in just five years. here, after completing driver's training, goodwin will get what's called a graduated license at 16. for the first six months, the license restricts her from driving with more than

thunderstorms with flooding from tennessee it east texas, while severe weather hits west texas and new mexico. showers and thunderstorms in the southeast and scattered afternoon thunderstorms from new england to d.c. >> another scorcher in the northwest, 99 in seattle, 9 for portland, just 69 in fargo and 70 in minneapolis but low 80s for chicago and detroit. a high of 83 in boston and 90 for baltimore. >> well, police in utah found themselves in hot pursuit of a very unusual littles is expect. >> little being the key word there. the driver blew through a few stop signs, hit 40 miles an hour at time. but for the most part he managed to stay in the right lane before finally coming to stop. check out the driver. 7-year-old boy. >> oh! >> and you could tell by the way

back now to texas where this has been a really tough summer. in austin, nearly every day this month has seen triple-digit temperatures and outside the city, a drought could mean near record losses for people who make their living off the land. don teague has their story. >> reporter: on a 15,000 acre cattle ranch in central texas, clint buckland has to sell 600 of his cows because he can't feed them. >> looks like we've got grass, but it's dead and dry. >> reporter: the problem: the most severe drought this part of texas has ever seen. grazing pastures have dried up. >> once it's gone, it's gone. if they don't get water, the grass will not come back. >> reporter: in fact, throughout central texas lake levels have fallen as much as 30 feet below normal. fields are cracking and, in some places, half the cotton, corn and sorghum crops have withered away. texas officials estimate losses are already at $3.6 billion, a billion for cattle ranchers alone. >> the affects of drought are long lasting. when we don't get pasture growth this year, it affects

the gentleman from texas is recognized. mr. sessions: madam speaker, i appreciate the gentleman coming down and talking about the muzzle that's been placed upon members of this body by speaker pelosi. and this muzzle affects not just republicans but democrats and millions of people's voices that might be heard on the floor of this house. madam speaker, at this time i'd like to yield three minutes to the gentleman from concord township, ohio, the gentleman, mr. latourette. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio is recognized for three minutes. mr. latourette: i thank you, madam speaker, and i thank my friend from texas for yielding. madam speaker, it's a bad rule. it's a bad rule because it continues to muzzle the voices of representatives in this house that represent millions of people, as our friend from michigan just indicated, we should have a debate on these issues. at the end of the debate, somebody wins, somebody loses. i can remember in happier times and i can remember happier times when we were in the majority

i might add that the gentleman's hometown state 6 texas -- of texas ranks 32nd in the nation of texas dollars returned from washington. my home state of new jersey ranks considerably lower than that. as a so-called donor state i don't apologize to my constituents for working to return their tax dollars. i really only regret that all municipal utilities in the country are not funded to convert to smart metering. this is certainly a good investment. and i reserve the balance of my time. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentleman from texas. 30 seconds. mr. hensarling: thank you, mr. chairman. i didn't even have to ask this time. i saw that the gentleman from new jersey was lamenting the high energy rates of his constituents, and although don't have the house record in front of of me, i'm under the impression he recently voted for the national energy tax which could cost his constituents anywhere from $1500, to $3,000. i believe in the valu of demonstration projects as well. my constituents would like a demonstration project, of fiscal sanity in the united s

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how texas is preventing deaths, leading the way in making teenage drivers safer drivers. and where the jobs are. help wanted. one witch. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. los angeles police and federal drug agents made a house call today on a doctor. michael jackson's personal physician. he reportedly has admitted injected the pop star with the powerful anesthetic the day he died. the authorities are investigating jackson's death as a possible manslaughter and they're looking for evidence. ben tracy has the latest. >> reporter: investigators moved in shortly after 9:00 this morning, search dr. conrad murray's las vegas clinic as well as his posh residence. he was home at the time. >> we showed up at his house this morning, we didn't call and tell him we were coming. >> reporter: according to murray's attorney, investigators seized cell phones and a computer hard drive looking for medical records linking jackson to the powerful anesthetic drug propofol, also known as diprivan. sources say propof

texas barbecue. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with katie couric. >> couric: good evening, everyone. a vaccine for the h1n1 flu virus won't be out not the fall but federal health expert decided today who should be first in line to get it-- expectant mothers. at least a million americans have been infected so far and 266 have died. the death toll includes a disproportionate number of pregnant women, 15 so far. more now from cbs news correspondent dr. jennifer ashton. >> reporter: a c.d.c. advisory committee made it clear today who should be at the starting line to receive the h1n1 vaccine. they include pregnant women, those in contact with babies, children and young people, health care workers and emergency personnel, and adults with underlying conditions. combines, that's potentially 140 million americans who will be covered against a virus some are estimated may hit 40% of the u.s. population. >> this is a situation that's supply-and-demand and making sure that we can hav

. >> from dallas, texas the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time, some 38 minutes ago. vice president johnson has left the hospital in dallas but we do not know to where he has proceeded. presumably he will be taking the oath of office shortly and become the 36th president of the united states. >> don lemon was there. don hewitt, help us understand what the man meant, not to cbs news, but to the country. like telling many americans their president had been killed. >> we learned a lot from walter cronkite. i believe every historic moment during the time he and i worked together i learned from walter cronkite. he was a newsman's newsman. there was nothing fancy about him. he didn't even look the part. he looked like walter cronkite, which was a great thing to look like. it's difficult to say too much about walter cronkite because i don't think there will be another one. >> don, help me understand, he was the voice for so many americans of what was happening at a time when the country was being so fore

more details on that. >>> next dramatic stories, a former texas d.a. using moneys seized from crime suspects to pay his secretaries. did he go too far? we're keeping them honest. >>> shark attack survivors headed to capitol hill and the mission may surprise you. specifically, which side they're taking when it comes to humans and sharks. (announcer) introducing new tums dual action. this tums goes to work in seconds and lasts for hours. all day or night. new tums dual action. bring it on. >>> did a former attorney in texas use public funds as a private piggy bank? it is a story we broke and tonight new details and surprises. in texas, and several other states, it is legal for police to spend money seized from crime suspects. but in this case, did this d.a. go too far? he used the cash to pay the secretaries to the tune of hundreds of thousands of dollars. gary tuchman tonight is keeping them honest. >> reporter: joe frank garza was a district attorney in south texas who gave his secretaries shockingly large bonuses. he says he had good reason to write t

for the rest of the nation, still hot in parts of texas. the four corners, dallas 96, houston 96. 109 in phoenix. 103 in las vegas. 69 for san francisco. 80 in chicago. 87 degrees in washington, d.c. 90 in miami. that is a look at your forecast across the nation. i'm reynold wolf for hln. >>> for the third time this month, a former boxing champion has been found dead. this time it's in atlanta. what happened to vernon forrest on hln news and views. blb >>> police in atlanta say former boxing champion and u.s. olympian vernon forrest was killed during a possible robly last night. his girlfriend's young son was hitting in forrest's car at the time. local media say it may have been an attempted carjacking. investigators say the 38-year-old forrest was shot several times in the back. child was unharmed. forrest won 41 of 45 professional bouts and was supposed to fight again next saturday. >>> spanish cyclist alberto contador has won his second tour de france in three years. he collected the prize today following the last 100-mile stage of the m

. >>> and dry times in texas. the two-year drought being made worse by triple-digit temperatures. >>> it is a mixed picture for overseas stock markets this morning. tokyo's nikkei average rose nearly 0.3% today. hong kong's hang seng is tumbling. in london, the ftse opened higher. wall street starts the day with the dow at 9096, after slipping almost 12 points yesterday. the nasdaq added 7 points to close at 1975. >>> microsoft and yahoo! are teaming up to take on google. the two tech giants are finally expected to announce a search engine partnership today. microsoft has been courting yahoo! for several years, including a nearly $50 billion offer last year to buy the company. but even after joining forces, the companies will rank a distant second to google's search engine. >>> there is growing evidence the housing market is stabilizing. home prices rose in may for the first time in three years. but exrts warn it will still be several months before prices really start climbing nationwide. this report follows monda

we have caps and texas, so we have seen what works. well, the fact is is that there was just recently an article in texas where they have the highest health care costs and the country. down by the border. even though they have caps there in mcallen, texas, they spend about three times as much per person -- they spend about 30% more per person than they do in el paso, texas, which is also operating under caps. what that tells me is the problem of rising costs that does not simply have to do with whether or not liability is capped. what really has to do with it is incentives that are operating in various communities. e are some places like the mayo clinic that provides outstanding care, some of the best in the world. it turns out, they provide care much more cheaply than a lot of other health systems even though it is better care and part of the reason is they do some things that are common sense but unfortunately we do not do in the health-care system. instead of you going to your primary physician and that referring you to a specialist

november 22nd, 1963, reported and reacted to the horror in texas. >> from dallas, texas, the flash apparently official. president kennedy died at 1:00 p.m. central standard time. 2:00 eastern standard time. some 38 minutes ago. >> reporter: in 1968, after returning from a trip to vietnam, his conclusions may have helped alter the course of history. >> seems now more certain than ever the bloody experience of vietnam is to end in a stalemate. >> reporter: the opinion reached president johnson, who reportedly said, if i've lost cronkite, i've lost middle america. >> his approach to news was, when news happens, get as close to the story as you possibly can and then tell people about it in language that they can understand. walter spoke like the average person. it wasn't all literary, flowery kind of language. people don't talk that way. walter didn't either. >> reporter: walter, it seemed, was always there. for the moon landing -- >> man on the moon. >> oh, boy. >> thank you. >> boy. >> we're going to be busy for a moment. >> reporter: for water gate. for the mideast peace break through. he was

and it's practically off the charts in south texas. that red zone of extreme to exceptional drought. texas has taken some extreme measures to respond to that crisis. nbc's janny shamlian is there. >> reporter: the texas drought has gone fm critical to one for the record books. >> there's probably more water missing from the lake right now at full than what is left in the lake. >> reporter: near austin, lak travis has dipped so low cars and motorcycles dumped long ago at the lake's bottom are now at its top and being towed out. >> the lower the lake levels get there's possibility we could get more major cases. you know. that's only for mother nature to reveal i think at this point. >> reporter: most launches are osed and dozens of docks are sitting on rocks. landlocked in the sweltering heat. for agriculture it's been devastating. parched andwithering, texas has lost at least half of its corn crop. >> all through this field, you see ears that don't have anything on them and they're dead and dying. >> reporter: the drought has ripped cat

texas. we have seen what works. well, the fact is, there is a recent article or they had the highest health care costs in a town in texas. that was down by the border. even though they have kept their, in mccallum, texas, they spent about three times as much per person -- they spent about 30% more per person than they do in el paso, texas, which is operating under caps. what that tells me is that the problem of rising costs does not simply have to do with whether or not liability is capped. what has to do with is the incentives that are operating various communities. there are some places, like the mayo clinic, that provides outstanding care. people fly in from everywhere to go to the mayo clinic to get treatment. it turns out, they provide care much more cheaply than many other health systems. part of the reason is they do some things that are common sense but we do not do them in the health-care system. for example, instead of you going to your primary-care physician who has to do but to test and refers to a speci

transmitiendo en vivo y en directo desde houston, texas. les mandamos un saludo a todos los amigos puertorriqueÑos. cÓmo estÁs? >> todos los aÑos se celebra en grande en puerto rico Éste dÍa, asÍ que estamos contento. >> nuevamente la bienvenida a raÚl brindi, y a roberto vazquez. cuentame, cÓmo se celebria el dÍa de la constituciÓn en puerto rico? en mÉxico usualmente si cae un viernes nos agarramos viernes, sÁbado, domingo, lunes, martes... tremenda celebraciÓn! >> puerto rico no etc necesita un dÍa específico para hacer fiesta pero generalmente van a la playa, hacen fiesta pasteles. >> van a a hacer una fiesta. >> aÑo con aÑo se va escogiendo diferente lugaga ciudad? >> claro, se va escogiendo un pueblo diferente para que la fiesta sea dedicada a esa gente, y ahora le toca a san germÁn. se va a llenar con gente, con bomba, una fiesta tÍpica muy interesante. >> en houston hauna comunidad puertorriqueÑa grandÍsima, cÓmo te recibieron ayer en el concierto? >> la estuvimos pasando muy bien, ahora vamos de camino a virg

back in texas very hot. pacific northwest doesn't get that warm but that's the case not only for today but next couple of days we have currently an excess jeff heat watch in effect all the way through parts of say down into portland back. temperatures from 951202 through wednesday. certainly a big mess there. in terms of your temperatures in texas, mainly 90, new york and boston mainly into 80s. that is the latest on your forecast. let's send it back to you. >>> we appreciate that. thanks. u.s. marines have been battling the taliban for control of southern afghanistan's rural area. one grouch marines holding an ancient castle being attacked with everything. >> we sent ivan watson there, his look at how a government is coming together behind the ancient mud walls. >> reporter: there is a timeless quality to afghanistan, sometimes you really feel like you're going back in time when you visit here and now more than ever, because we're walking on the ramparts of a century as old afghan fortress. and the remarkab

austin, texas, set a record. 104 degrees. right now in the 90s. through texas. and you can see how that humidity now is all the way up in the new york city area. and boston has same humidity we have here in washington. and the heat index is into the 90s. in parts of the south. there is where the exceptional drought continues. austin, texas. last two years has a deficit now apoaching 30 inches of rainfall. so those are the areas. south texas could use rain. look at, not a cloud in sight. here is where the clouds are. where the storms are. there is a little weak weather front that has been coming through us. along that. there will be an area of low pressure. tomorrow afternoon. i think we have the risk of seeing some -- legitimate, severe thunderstorms. look at the line that moved through -- arkansas right now. heading through pine bluff, arkansas. in and around us. just nothing going on. down to our south earlier. there were a few scattered showers. but, around us, for the rest of the night. i don't think we will be seeing anything. el dorado, arkansas. wind earl

hood texas. now, troops don't have to suffer physical injuries to come home with physical mental traum mass. sometimes they are connected in the life and unlikely death of ray rivas. barbara starr has his story. >> reporter: heart broken family and friends gather for the funeral of lieutenant ray rivas, whose invisible wounds finally became too much for him to bear. he had dedicated his career to rebuilding war-torn countries. war tore his own life apart. earlier this year, he made a difficult journey to capitol hill. >> i didn't choose to get blown up. >> reporter: ray had served several tours of duty mainly in iraq and afghanistan and had been in repeated bomb attacks. the blast of each incident causing injury to his brain. yet, he kept getting sent back to war, over and over. doctors finally realized his brain was being slowly destroyed. the final blast, october, 2006. ray was med vacced to germany and convinced doctors he was okay. once again, back to the combat zone. a week later, ill and co

just how bad is the drought in texas. new pictures tell the story. and john talks about lessons learn from having a son come back to the farm. >> announcer: "u.s. farm report" brought to you by chevy, an american revolution. u-s farm report...i'm a >> good morning and welcome to "u.s. farm report." i'm al pell in for john phipps. in this first half hour of the program we're going to focus on crop conditions. now while many fields in the heart of the corn belt continue to play catch up following trade planting other areas are right on or ahead of schedule. the big question. where will yields end up once harvest time is here. we'll get expert analysis in a moment from our team of insiders but first, first-hand reports from in the field. >>> as mentioned the second annual corn college was held this week outside of bloomington, illinois. hundreds of consumers showed up for agrimommic training in the classroom and in the field. now the sessions covered everything from the basics of soil to knowing a good stand when you see it. the event also gave us an op

of texas. kenny marchott of texas. all elected members of congress who want to see the birth certificate of the next president because they believe this guy snuck under the wire. >> you'll note that none of the leaders are on this. roy blunt is a former leader and also is running for governor of missouri. >> he's a member of the congress. >> he is a member of the congress but he's not in leadership anymore. he's running for governor of missouri, he's out of leadership. >> senator shelby was asked about it. he'll probably answer the question. their flacks go out and say -- they don't want to break -- they want a big tent that's big enough for the nut jobs. we'll be back with michelle bernard and jane newton-small with more of "the politics fix." i said, "you're joking." amandai know sandra personally. and she was only able to afford a week's worth of medication at a time. sandrasome of my medication was $100 for one prescription. amandabut now, she's able to get a whole month's generic prescript

texas y oklahoma son los estados que se vieron afectados con abertura en los Últimos dÍas. el departamento de salud alerta a los residentes a tomar las medidas necesarias. >> recomienda mantenerse dentro de un lugar que tenga aire acondicionado, serÁ su hogar, los centros comerciales o lugares pÚblicos como bibliotecas, Árabes de evitar bebidas alcohÓlicas, tomar mucha agua o lÍquidos que lidera, deo contrario podrÍa sufrir severas consecuencias. >> pecadores peligroso porque puede conllevar a deshidrataciÓn severa,vómitos, nÁuseas, delirio y hasta Él como. >> las altas temperaturas prevalecÁn en los prÓximos dÍas, a los residente todo le queda protegerse y mantener la calma. -sÓlo les queda. >> bastante calor, h@estas noticia tambiÉn son tikdryckres amÉrica latina. en ecuador el presidente rafael correa dijo que notiene futuro el pedido de un grupo de abogados colombianos de la fiscalÍa ecuatoriana para que se procesa judicialmente por supuestos vÍnculos con guerrilleros que colombia. el presidente alan garcÍa tomÓ juramento nuevo jefe de gabinete en pe

olson, the gentleman from texas. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from texas is recognized for three minutes. . mr. olson: mr. speaker, i'd like to thank my ranking member and friend from texas for yielding me time to express my support for h.res. 607, the 40th anniversary of the apollo 11 moon landing. like all members of my generation, i remember very well where i w when neil armstrong stepped out of the eagle and into history. but when today as we look back i offer this question, where will we be when those next steps are taken on the moon? for millions of americans those steps will be their first chance to witness history. it is right and fitting that we take this time to honor the men and women of apollo 11, and i say men and women because of the three brave men who were willing to strap themselves on top of a saturn v rocket, it took the support of thousands of men and women their success. the question is, why should we go back to the moon? we can't replace apollo but we should try. i d

worth, texas. we went to texas to take an up-close look at the health care debate, part of our conscious effort to see if the debate here in washington matches up with the concerns where you live. why did we choose texas? this is why. because in the big debate, one goal is to cover the uninsured. 50% of americans nationally lack health insurance. in texas, it's a whopg 25%. in the uninsured nationally, 70% of working families, nearly 80% of working families in texas. the poverty line is over 16% in texas and look at the median income. the median income on average, $5,000 less than the national average. so in this week's american dispatch, we meet an extraordinary young man who reminds us he's not only part of the statistic, he's facing a life-threatening challenge. >> gregory rhodes is seven months into his new life. the feeling of in vince iblt that comes with being 23 shattered when even a few simple steps became unbearable. >> he stepped from my back to the rolling socket in my hip was on fire.

in california, steve sim ones in texas. and james in massachusetts. tonight a special report, california in crisis. how the golden state will lift itself out of troubled times. among the push, leaders to get things back under control. sue herrera anchors and is joined by jane wells and julia boorsten. tune in right here on cnbc. health care is a consuming issue in washington today and it will be everybody day as they race to meet the august deadline for an overhaul of the health care system. that's why we are starting a special segment on street signs today. our own john harwood will give a daily update on everything you need to know about how much money they are going to tear out of us to pay for health care. john, thank you for being here. what's the latest? >> the latest is that this is hand to hand combat time and they are notuing handbags for this. in the tough bargaining between democrats and republicans. president obama offered the public face of the argument today when he came out again as he will every day talk on this issue and say he is com

this week, we visited texas. now why did we go texas. look at these statistics. nationally 15.3% of americans lack health insurance. in texas it's nearly 25%. of these 70% of the uninsured nationally are in working families. in texas nearly 83%. 1.5% of the country lives above the poverty line, above 16% in texas. the national family median income is $50,000, in texas $5,000 lower than that. because of that you have the challenge, more people uninsured. to explore the issue up close we met an extraordinary young man who at the age of 23 faces a life and death struggle. gregory rose is seven months into his new life. a feeling of invincibility comes with being 23, chatter and a few simple steps became unbearable. >> each step from my back to the ball and socket in the hip was like on fire. grinding. i know that kind of pain i've never felt that before. they tested my blood and my what blood cell count was over 62,000 which for a normal person is 50,000. >> leukemia. he wanted to pay down his student loans then worry about health care. >> being healthy i figured go

but being stuck in texas has some advantages. >> good texas barbecue. >> reporter: and those wild nights at a nearby karaoke. the u.s. and russia have a troubled history, but at least in texas they're all under one big tent. don teague, cbs news, texas. >> couric: and that's the "cbs evening news" for tonight, i'm katie couric, thank you for watching, see you tomorrow. good night. >>> this is "entertainment tonight" in high definition. >>> was michael jackson dead for hours before the call to 911? his personal chef who was there speaks out today. >> according to reports chef kai chase suspected something was wrong long before dr. murray screamed for help. >> a complete time line of michael's final hours and new photos of dr. murray during the ra raid. >>> michael's little boy, prince, in the lost home videos you haven't seen. >> prince, give me a hug. >> high five. >> what they reveal about their relationship. >>> then -- >> any regrets? >> tito jackson on michael's death and hearing the news from janet. >> when she said that, i knew he was gone. >>> jessica or tony, who's worth more? >>

texas instruments numbers out afterhours. stronger than respond. we're focusing on coca-cola and apple. cit confirming it secured $3 billion in bailout. it doesn't mean it can avoid bankruptcy altogether though. an index of leading economic indicators rose by a stronger than expected 0.7 falling january. this is the third straight month of gains. the average price of gasoline fell to $2.46 a gallon. the lowest level in eight weeks. regular unleaded dropping by 6.5 cents over the past week and down by 1.60 from a year ago. >>> halliburton saw profits falling for the second straight quarter. primarily from a drop in natural gas production in north america. the group offering little hope of an uptick in drilling before the end of the year. transformers are not just titans at the box office, they're flying off toy shelves. hasbro said sales of these helped second quarter profits rise above expectations. >>> an unusual warm-up for a new york minor league baseball time. they offered a la maz class in center field before sunday night's game. there was a t

the plant is in bryan, texas, 100 miles northwest of houston. the fire began yesterday and was brought under control last night. the plant makes ammonium night rate, a potentially explosive chemical. more than 90 people were treated for minor injuries. some people were evacuated to the reed arena at texas university. the cause of the fire has not been determined. >>> the massachusetts woman accuseded of cutting the baby from the womb of a friend is being held on $2 million bail. julie corey was arraigned in new hampshire yesterday through video from a jail. corey is accused of kidnapping an infant carried by darlene haynes, who was 8 months pregnant. haynes was found dead monday in her worcester apartment. corey was found with the baby in a homeless shelter on thursday. the baby is said to be in good condition. >>> more rough weather is forecast up and down the atlantic coast. the rough weather is a repeat of the last few days that's racked the region with flooding rain, powerful thunderstorms, and ge daing tornadoes. a massive storm pounded mem

. >> the company was the sat/act test center in texas. she bought a cd for $119 including a subscrippings to a scholarship website. >> as soon as i got off the phone, i realized i had made a mistake. returns are difficult. they tell me you have to open it and get a label out. if you open it, you can't return it. if you don't open it, you can't get the label. they can't stop it. no one can get ahold of the company. it's ringing. there's no answer. we never got through. our investigation reveals, there's other problems. the texas come roller office said the company was not paying sales tax. the prep center appears to be reselling software for kaplan. you will find links there to the better business bureau and texas attorney general office. the morning a little cooler. to start the day at the airport. looks like we are going to trend at or below normal. pushing off the coast. can you see the last of the showers. pushing in acrs the mid-atlantic. still upper 70 $on the coast. 78 in downtown baltimore right now. clearing exercise and light win

physicist at the university of texas, to power austin texas for a period of time and what would that period of time be? he said, a property size panel in a nonair conditioned time, and you know in texas it's hot, so air conditioning is our biggest problem, not heelt, in a nonair conditioned time, a properly sized panel could power austin, texas, for about an 18-hour period of time before the sun went down. and the power went away. and then you'd have to have alternative power to power it during the night. or storage capacity, which our friends were talking about. so i said, well, that doesn't sound too bad. how big would that panel be? he said, approximately the size of the panhandle of texas. which is about 280, maybe 300 miles long and about 150 miles wide. i'm not saying solar's not a solution, but are you going to replace the coal-produced power in pennsylvania with a solar panel in today's world and do it economically? no. but it will help. and we can help on an individual basis and we can power businesses with it. let's be realistic about energy and let's go after every form of

it happened monday night in west texas. a horse fell about ten feet after walking on to a metal grate covering the well. the local vet had to sedate the horse, crews, though, were able to hoist him out with fire hoses and oil field truck. this horse was expected to make a full recovery. >>> coming up, see how two washingtonians turned second jobs into profitable businesses. >>> it would be an incredible achievement by any sailor. even more amazing because of the sailor inv tveinstd s hiy.or >>> let's take a look at the stories making news on the web today. >> a fire so fierce drivers say it looked like armageddon. it was sparked by the collision of two gas tanker trucks on i-75 in detroit. no one was hurt. smoldering overpass, though is still shut down this afternoon. >> 17-year-old southern california sailor coasted into the history books today. the youngest skipper to sail solo around the world. he docked in delray, california, this afternoon. during the trip the teenager had encounters with pirates and storms. sutherland