make it. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from texas is recognized. mr. cornyn: mr. president, i ask unanimous consent that a member of my staff romana mcgee and marisa mallick and john heath be granted floor privileges for the remainder of the session. the presiding officer: without t objection, so ordered without objection. mr. cornyn: i know a number of our colleagues came to the floor to talk about health care. it deserves our closest attention to something that will impact not just some of us, but literally all 300 million of us living here in the united states. but i want to focus my remarks in just the next few minutes on somewhat missing -- what is missing from the bills moving in the senate and the house of representatives. millions of americans are paying attention to what's in these business, and that's a good thing. everybody wants to see what congress is up to and everybody wants to understand what's in these bills and how it will impact their health care. as i talked to my constituents in texas, they tell me that congress

have put down their chardonnay glasses to head deep into the heart of texas. they're in san antonio heating up the city that's already hot, hot, hot today, wednesday, july up the city that's already hot, hot, hot today, wednesday, july 29th, 2009. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> you know what they say. you can take the girls out of texas. please. and good morning. welcome to "today" on a wednesday morning. i'm matt lauer. we have trouble brewing, no question about it. >> i'm meredith vieira. dr. murray is nervous about this michael jackson investigation. doesn't appear to show it? >> this is the first time since the pop star's death we've actually seen dr. murray on camera. he was seen casually walking outside his las vegas home shortly after police wrapped up a search of his properties that lasted for hours. all of this comes less than a week after a similar search on his clinic in houston. we're going to have much more on all this and what investigators walked away with coming up in just a couple of minutes. >> also ahead a senseless and tragic crime in los angel

union back in april, texas governor rick perry is threatening that texas will also secede from health care. i told you it was incoherent. speaking with a conservative talk show host yesterday, on wbap in arlington, texas, governor perry had this to say about what he wants to secede from next. >> it really is a state issue. and if there was ever an argument for the tenth amendment and for letting states find the solutions to their problems, this may be at the top of the class. >> you know who is at the top of the class? i guy who brags about how health care is really one of those issues where states ought to find their own solutions, when he's the governor of the state who has more uninsured people than any other state in the entire country. one in four texans doesn't have health insurance, governor rick. health coverage is ten points worse in texas than the rest of the country. governor rick, you've been governor for nine years there. how you doing finding a solution for texas' health care problem, governor? you got the most expensive health care markets in the country and the least n

democratic staff director refused to approve a mailing proposed by representative joe barton of texas which included the words democrat majority, but indicated she would approve the mailing of representative barton instead substituted the words, congressional majority. yet on august 3, 2006, the same democratic staff director signed a franking commission approval document for a mailing issued by then -- the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will spunt. -- suspend. will members, especially to the chair's right, please take their conversations to the cloakroom. the clerk will read. the clerk: issued by then minority leader nancy pelosi that included the following sentence. but too many here and across our nation are paying the price for the republican congressional majority's special interest agenda. whereas the democratic staff director has refused to grant permission to republican members wishing to provide their constituents with copies of a chart intended to illustrate in graphic form many of the provisions of the democrat's proposed health care legislation. whereas charts similar in f

doctor treating michael jackson the time of his death. >>> dry as dust. parts of texas have been devastated by the worst drought in more than half a century. and it's having affects all across the country. >>> that's a wrap. thousands of fixtures from famous films go on the auction block. > and michael femkchael phelps beaten, baldly? > and michael femkchael phelps beaten, baldly? it has happened. captions paid for by abc, inc. >>> good evening. the race is on to develop a vaccine to combat the h1n1 swine flu. and federal health officials are going to face a critical question. who should get it? and who should get it first? an advisory committee will meet tomorrow to start answering those questions. health care workers will get top priority. and pregnant women will likely be right behind them. 6% of the u.s. swine flu deaths have been pregnant women. but they account for only 1% of the population. lisa stark is in washington this evening. lisa? >> reporter: well, charlie, also on that high priority list are expected to be school age children and teenagers, and those with other me

swine flu. >>> 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 plinit 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,

tempore: the time of the gentleman has expired. the gentleman from texas, for what purpose do you rise? mr. sessions: mr. speaker, thank you very much. i'm delighted today to yield to the distinguish young gentleman from california, mr. dreier. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. dreier: i'll yield to him after i make a couple of points. first, the gentleman has ended his remarks by talking about the need for some kind of outside time limit. in fact, just yesterday i pulled out of my coat pocket the schedule that we have seen, and we all understand that getting the appropriations work done is important. it's a priority for democrats and republicans alike. the fact of the matter is the rules committee with a great deal of ease could in fact simply report out a special rule which would establish an outside time limit on the amendment process at all and we could proceed as has been the case for the last 220 years with an open amendment process. now, my friend also referred to the fact that -- and i know that my friend from marietta said -- he didn't say it was unprec

life. i yield back. the chair: the gentleman's time has expired. the gentleman from texas. mr. hensarling: thank you, mr. chairman. i concur with the gentleman from iowa. it was a fascinating history lesson that the gentleman from massachusetts provided us with, but here are the facts. according to the congressional budget office, which happens to be appointed by democrats, we have the largest deficit in the history of the nation at $1 trillion, $1.8 trillion estimated at the end of the year and it is c.b.o. says that the 10-year budget will triple the national debt. i would ask the gentleman from massachusetts if this funding is so important, why is it paid for by the state of california, the city of san francisco or how about those toll roads? and is it really worth borrowing the money from the chinese and sending the bill to our children and grandchildren at this time? i think not. i would urge adoption of the amendment. i yield back. the chair: the question is on the amendment offered by the gentleman from texas. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of

. was it a crime? today, police found from los angeles raided the texas office of one of his doctors. ben tracy now on what they were looking for. >> reporter: the rain began about 10:30 this morning. los angeles police detectives entered the houston clinic of dr. conrad murray, jackson's personal physician, who was with the singer the day he died. a law enforcement source tells cbs news that the search warrant was based on a preliminary autopsy report pointing to propofol, also known as diprivan as the possible cause of michael jackson's death. the drug is a powerful anesthetic meant only for use in surgery but was found inside jackson's rented mansion. >> this is a big development in this investigation because it says, look, we had some dangerous drugs involved and we don't necessarily take the doctor's word for how they were handled. we want to see the records ourselves. >> reporter: dr. murray's attorney said detectives were at the clinic to search for and seize items they believe constitutes evidence of manslaughter. the search lasted for about two hours. detectives removed 21 d

northern texas, oklahoma and arkansas. >> hot and dry out west. the 100 we mentioned in seattle. 106 in portland. and 109 in phoenix. chicago and detroit climb to 80. while fargo only gets up to 70. humid in the 80s from boston to atlanta. highs in the 90s from miami, new orleans and dallas. >>> and when we come back this morning, two tech titans finally joining forces today. microsoft and yahoo! have their sights trained on google. business news next. >>> and dry times in texas. the two-year drought being made worse by triple-digit temperatures. we'll all be feeling it soon. two medium cappuccinos, you're ready for the mid-morning rush thanks #to a good breakfast. one coffee with room, ne large mocha latte. medium macchiato, light hot chocolate .hold the whip, and two espressos. make one a double. she's fiber focused! i have two cappuccinos, one cofee with room, one large mocha latte, a medium macchiato, a light hot chocolate, hold the whip, and two espressos, one with a double shot. gonna take more thn coffee to stay ths focused., stay full and focused through the morning... with a br

order to consider amendments in part d. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? mr. hensarling: i have an amendment at the desk designated number 1. the chair: the clerk will designate the amendment. the clerk: part d, amendment number 1, printed in house report number 111-209, offered by mr. hensarling of texas. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 645, 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 amendment which would strike an earmark for a half a million dollars to the new york metropolitan museum of art. according to the sponsor's website, the money would be used, quote, for needed conversion of various hvac systems from obsolete and high-energy consuming systems to direct digital control systems which will vastly reduce energy costs while allowing for greater conservation and use of existing energy within the building, unquote. mr. chairman, i want to stimulate -- stipulate that i have no doubt this would be a

not the crowd at rockefeller plaza. that's what it looks like down in san antonio, texas, this morning. hoda and kathie lee are there for day three of "today takes a vacation." they've been having all kinds of fun. with members of the military and folks from san antonio. first of all, report out on the plaza i'm matt lauer along with natalie morales and al roker. remember earlier in the show, hoda and kathie lee were saying it was about 85 degrees there in the dark. >> right. >> so let's find out how it's cooking there now. ladies, what's the temperature like? >> we're so blessed today. >> we have an overcast sky. >> overcast. it's only in the high 80s. >> we've got the air force going by us. >> they say it could get up in the 100s later this afternoon when we're on the plane home. >> the air force is in a boat. i like that. >> yes. >> it's really nice. >> they're confused. >> what do you have there in front of you? >> oh, we're going to show you, like these really upscale boots. these are $12,000 a pair. >> what? >> luccheses. we didn't buy them, we're just showing them. >> an

beds and ultraviolet light are as deadly as arsenic. 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, a

circus gets stranded deep in the heart of texas and finds out how big a heart it is. >> good 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

problem. because they think they're invulnerable, and there is a bill pending in texas that would require kids under the age of 18 to come in with a parent and to also have a note from their doctor before being allowed to use the tanning salon. so that will be very interesting to see what happens with that. >> couric: sounds like a good idea. jon lapook, jon, thanks very much. for more about the risk of melanoma indoors and out, go to our partner in health coverage, webmd.com and search "skin cancer." 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 g

news next. >>> 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 monday's numbers showing new home sales surged last month.

forum, you said you wanted to find out what works. in my home state of texas, i know what works. unfortunately when you recently told the a.m.a. you were opposed to capping noneconomic damages, even though a state like mine has proven that it does work. will you reaffirm your commitment to finding out what works and ask congress for its implementation? >> i want to make sure everybody understands the question here. a lot of doctors have argued, and in some cases they are justified, that their costs for medical malpractice insurance, the threat of a lawsuit if something goes wrong with a patient even if it is not their fault, is so high that not only is it increasing their out of pocket costs, but they are also engaging this what is called defensive medicine. that they have to order five tests when one is enough just tests when one is enough just to make sure they are covered so they can say i did everything that is possible even if it is not required. the argument is that if you cap the liability that is awarded as a consequence of you being hurt in the hospital or by a doctor t

church, cameron, texas. the chaplain: let us pray. god of grace, we give you thanks for this new day. you bless the whole human family with your sustaining love. open the hearts for the ones who gather here as they make decisions for our nation. stirring them wisdom, understand, compassion and discernment. bind them together in the common pursuit of justice and peace for your people. give them a courage to have a voice for those that have no voice and hope to those in need. renew the hearts of your people, o god, and move us to trust in you. bless, o lord, those who offer their service to others and grant us the grace to live in your never-failing love. amen. the speaker: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announcing to the chamber her approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1 the journal stands approved. the pledge of allegiance will be led by the gentleman from new jersey, congressman sires. mr. sires: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, w

. se reportan desde allÍ, al menos... el calor sigue consumiendo el estado de texas, los residentes luchan por sobrevivir las inclemencias de la temperatura que ha llevado el termÓmetro a alcanzar los tres dÍgitos. >> este es el noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana. >> fetal, bienvenidos a nuestra prima ediciÓn del noticiero univisiÓn fin de semana. >> gracias, un gusto estar contigo es con los amigos televidente para compartir este sÁbado. >> empezamos hablando que la merecen los Últimos dÍas ha nido esta madrugada hubo piso del estado mexicano de choacÁn. 50 sicarios atacaron a un puesto depolicÍas para tratar de reemplazar a su jefe,- rescatar a su jefe. la crÓnica de un violento comienzo del sÁbado. >> con rifles de asalto y granadas, sicarios del crimen organizado atacaron varias bases de la policÍa. tjbkkdszsk federales y soldados de michoacÁn, este sábado, atacaron por sorpresa de morelia, lÁzaro cárdenas,... al menos dos militares y tres policÍas murieron, los narcotraficantes trataban de rescatar a uno de los altos mandos de de la familia. en uno de los domic

texas are worried their tap water may dry up. the state's been hit hard by a heavy drought combined with 100-degree weather, and you can see the consequences here. these boats near lake travis are pretty much grounded. and these boathouse here are also high and dry. 230 public water systems are under mandatory restrictions. that includes dallas, houston, san antonio, and austin. one climatologist says the drought will linger for at least another month. >>> i'm reynolds wolf for hln with a look at your forecast across the nation. we've got two big weather stories we're following today. one is the chance of severe weather. the second is unusually warm temperatures in parts of the nation. first and foremost, let's tackle the chance of severe weather. we could see it really in two key spots. one would be in parts of the northeast, including new york, perhaps philadelphia, even maine before the day is out, and as well as new hampshire and vermont. we can also see a chance of severe storms in portions of the southeast, the mid-mississippi valley, the tennessee valley, and of course, we've

cleanup job. >>> in texas, the problem is a killer drought. take a look at this. the u.s. department of agriculture's map tracking drought conditions across the country. 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

state of texas, we know what works for it our medical justice act as judge on that. we recently told the ama that you were opposed to capping damages, a state like mine has proven that it does work will you reaffirm your commitment to find out what works and ask congress to help? >> i want to make sure everybody understands the question. many doctors have argued, and in some cases they are justified, that their costs for medical malpractice insurance, the threat of a lawsuit, if something goes wrong with a patient, even if it is not their fault, it is so high that not only is it increasing their out- of-pocket costs but they're also engaging in defensive medicine. they have to order five tests when one is enough just to make sure that they are covered so of something goes wrong, it is not their fault later and they could say they did everything possible. the argument is, if you cap the pain and suffering or the liability that is awarded as a consequence of you being heard in the hospital or by a doctor, that that would drive down everybody's costs. what i have said is that i do not like

long ago once told me i was a baby boy on her lap when she watched this. >> 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

growers convenes for the annual second corn college. 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

texas, new york and colorado an i the past four years.n invest satsoray she would switch dirty syringes filled with saline for ones filled with a powerful painkiller. 9,000 patients may have been exposed to infection. in custody on federal charges. >>> something unusual happening off the coast of southern california. scientists stumped. divers spooked. thousands of giant squid have invated the waters near san diego. they started washing ashore after a small earthquake. in the water they have been roughing up divers. the squid generally live in deep tropical waters off mexico and central america. scientists are not sure why they migrated up to california. >>> here in washington, the famed watergate hotel on the auction block. monument real tee bought the hotel five years ago with the hope of restork ing it. the watergate fell behind on mortgage payments and now is in foreclosure. the auction will take place tuesday. historians are hoping the highest bidder will keep the hotel as-is and not tear it down. >>> 40 years ago today, apollo 11, blasting off from the kennedy space cente

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million for government secretaries in texas. their boss says they deserved it. was it legal? gary tuchman is keeping them legal. >> we begin with breaking news out of michigan. a highway in detroit is shut down after a fiery crash. a police official told cnn affiliate wdiv two tanker trucks crashed on interstate 75 in hazel park north of downtown sending flames and smoke shooting hundreds of feet into the air. authorities believe the smoke could be toxic. >>> on the third day of her confirmation hearings, supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor strongly asserted her had heerns to the law while dodging questions about her personal beliefs. sotomayor was questioned today by republican and democratic senators including al franken. she faces one more day of questioning tomorrow. >>> secretary of state hillary clinton says the united states is appalled by iran's crack down on protesters after its disputed political election but says direct talks with the republic on the table for now. secretary clinton's remarks came in a wide-ranging speech on the administration's international policy prioritie

serious across the lone star state of texas. this is lake travis which is the main water supply for much of the hill country of texas. you know it has been a long time if your sailboat is sitting on rocks and you are walking the great dane over the sandhills because there's no lake. in fact, looks like they have more water out of the lake than in the lake at this point in time. they had a drought going on for nearly two years across that part of texas. so long horn fans and aggie fans alike not appreciating the extreme drought in the great state of texas. right here in the great district of columbia, under a mostly blue sky, and it is a scorcher of a summer day. our first 95-degree day of the summer. the wind out of the west at 20 miles per hour is mixing the air out and drying it out a bit. our low this morning was 73. when weet up this morning the dew point was 68 degrees. because of the heating and westerly wind our dew point is back down to the mid 50s. check out the national drought monitor and exceptional drought conditions now across all of south central and extreme southern

foresight and more thought. >> thanks to the jps health network in dallas, texas. i'm jong kihn king. this is state of the union. >>> a key deadline on health care reform melts away because of democratic party infighting. but the president insists he will win in the end. >> let me tell you something, i'm from chicago. i don't break. >> health care isn't his only headache, the president steps into an emotional racial debate and then tries to step back. >> my choice of words, i think, i unfortunately gave an impression that i was maligning the cambridge police department or sergeant crowley specifically. >> top adviser david axelrod takes us inside the white house strategy on both issues. >>> plus, two state of the union exclusives, house speaker nancy pelosi, and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. >> the mayor of massachusetts gets the last word. >>> and we travel to texas for our american dispatch, the health care debate through the eyes of a 23-year-old facing a life and death challenge. this is our state of the union report for sunday, july 26th. >>> virginia and north carol

around a very populated area. we're not talking west texas. where only three people can see them and they're all storm spotters. you get hail and big storms across 15 million people, you're going to see some damage. kyra? >> okay, we'll keep tracking it with you. thanks chad. >> you're welcome. >>> texting while driving, you know you do it. and do you know just how dangerous it really is? well, we've got oneye-opening demonstration that might convince you're playing with fire. >>> but, first, grabbing a bottle and picking up a pencil could be tough if not impossible for some amputees. but a new type of prosthetic arm could change all that. gary tuchman looks at a new technology that you'll have to see to believe in today's "edge of discovery." >> reporter: chuck hildreth lost his arms 28 years ago in an electrical accident. he hadn't used a drill since. now, he can. and unlatch a door chain. and even play jenga. he can do all these amazing things thanks to his new arm, a sophisticated prosthesis invented by the segway inventor. it all started when the pentagon's defense research proj

nancy pelosi, and senate republican leader mitch mcconnell. >>> and we travel to texas for our american dispatch, the health care debate through the eyes of a 23-year-old facing a life and death challenge. this is our state of the union report for sunday, july 26th. >>> virginia and north carolina on president obama's schedule in the coming week. health care reform, again, his focus. both states have a conservative history when it comes to presidential politics. yet both backed barack obama in his historical election. now it is places like north carolina and virginia obama faces his toughest sell. concerns over the price tag and the role of government already mean the senate won't meet the president's initial august deadline. and some say those worries could undermine the entire efforts and the top domestic priority. but the president also set up a fire storm this past week in saying he didn't know all of the facts but that police acted stupidly in arresting a leading african-american scholar, harvard professor gates. challenges for the president and his adviser david axelrod.

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 humble and honest and straig

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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 wins coming out of the northwest. that is a picture right here on the future ca

2010. there was a couple of banks closed in texas and six in illinois. do you have any response to that? >> i am not involved directly in the regulation of individual banks. i refer you to the statements of sheila bair at the fdic on the prospects of bank failures. i am sure we have not seen the last bank failure. during this cycle. the kind of systemic risks in the banking system that were a matter of widespread concern just six months ago have receded significantly. yes? >> there is a bipartisan legislation moving through the house currently that would require the general accounting office to audit the fed pause balance sheet. -- fed's balance sheet. i am wondering if the white house supports that legislation? >> i don't know the details of the particular legislation you are referring to so i cannot comment. the president has long been a supporter of the independence of the federal reserve system and the need for a corporate transparency regarding the activities of the federal reserve system. measures which are directed at opprobrious transparency are measures that we would suppo

news, severe storms wreck the east. >>> plus a fire at a chemical plant in texas forces thousands to evacuate. >>> first, katie cure i can has a preview of tonight's "cbs evening news." >> the most detailed view of where the economy stands. the gross domestic product numbers are set to be released today. we'll have a report card, including a reality check on whether the worst is actually over. tonight only on the "cbs evening news." >>> an evacuation order has been lifted for thousands of people who live near a texas chemical plant that caught fire. 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

out shortly before the crash. he was one of those seriously hurt. >>> police in houston, texas, suspect two rival suburban gangs were involved in a drive-by shooting that wounded six people at a community rally. it happened last night in the parking lot of texas southern university. the event included a performance by a popular houston rapper. witnesses say gunmen opened fire from a car and the crowd panic. >> there were kids falling and hurting ourselves. all grown people falling over bikes and falling over kids and everything. >> one texas southern student was among the six victims. none suffered life-threatening injuries. >>> there's a new development in the investigation of the massacre two years ago at virginia tech. the psychiatric records of gunman seung-hui cho have been missing until now. they were found at the campus' mental health clinic np in 2007, ten people were killed on the virginia tech university campus by cho. then he killed himself. his records could provide vital clues to his mindset. >>> jackson's death could result in a criminal investigation focused on t

mysterious burglary in texas is a primeat. surveillance video at a plant nursery captured what appears to be a monkey stealing what appears to be hundreds of flowers. police are still investigating this bizarre burglary. >>> a pilot was injured when she made an emergency landing beside a busy new jersey highway. mechanical problems forced the pilot to bring down the aircraft. a local hospital is treating the woman for lacerations to her face and leg. no one on the grounds was hurt. >>> a montana resident holds the title of world's oldest man. born in 1896, he remembers his grandfather talking about fighting in the civil war. he cast his first presidential vote for woodrow wilson and now, 112 years old, he said his key to his health, staying active in both his mind and his body. pretty good too. >>> now for a look at the national and the regional weather, here's nbc meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning. >> if you're smart enough to train a monkey to steal something, are you going to have it steal plants? >> if you were going to do that, start off sma

. >> yeah, and i'm going to you down in texas, by the way. most of these members seem to be from texas, the state that wants to leave the union according to rick perry, the governor, is the one that doesn't think he's from the union. this is fraught with irony. a guy named ted poe, a member named kenny marchant, a member named lewis gumert, a member named john carter. it doesn't surprise me dan burton is on this list. the guy that likes to shoot up cantaloupes. randy neueberger. why do you have so many texans who think the president is not from our country? >> well, i don't know. i'm in austin. i guarantee you none of them are here in austin. >> well, austin is a pretty smart town, i know. >> i think that this whole issue is ridiculous, frankly. i think the people who are pushing this issue are not a bit nuts, but a lot nuts, and i have to tell you, chris, you talk about republicans playing games with this issue as if there's some strategy behind it. every single republican consultant i know rolls their eyes at this issue and wants it actually to go away because i think we are ma

texas, congressman sam johnson. mr. johnson: will you join me in the pledge? i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from connecticut, congressman himes, is recognized for one minute. mr. himes: thank you, mr. speaker. it's an honor for me to introduce today to the congress of the united states pastor anthony bennett of the mount aery baptist church in bridgeport, connecticut. ess he' accompanied by his -- he's accompanied by his wife and young and energetic son. the mount aery baptist church draws its name from the biblical name where noah's arc is believed to have been brought to rest. mount aery is a beacon, a refuge, a house of good works in a very troubled city. one of the poorest in connecticut. in fact, one of the poorest in the nation. but under pastor bennett's leadership, the mount aery church has sponsored ministries for teenagers, for children, for those at risk of dependency or rec

the gentleman from texas rise? mr. smith: permission to address the house for one minute and revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, so ordered. mr. smith: poll after poll shows that americans reject the administration's health care plan, but the national media continue to downplay the results of their own polls. for example, in its port on the new nbc/"wall street journal" poll they failed to mention that more people disapprove than approve the way the president is handling health care. president obama said his health care plan is deficit neutral but the congressional budget office says the legislation will substantially increase the deficit. president obama says americans' health care plans will cost less, but the c.b.o. director says the legislation will cost more, much more. president obama says if you like your current health care plan, you can keep it, but an independent study found that most americans will lose their current health care plan. mr. speaker, americans need the facts on health care, not the bias news from the democrat media allia

, 2009, the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. carter, for half the remaining time until midnight. mr. carter: thank you, thank you, mr. speaker. and i thank my friend, virginia foxx, for getting up here and kind of giving us some indication what have we mean by pay gd. that's a very confusing word. been hearing a a lot and i haven't seen anything pay or go since they've been talking about it. but we seem to be pretty good at spending money around here and we don't seem to be very good at paying for it. just a thought here, we had a stimulus package that was over $1 trillion and i believe that was borrowed money. we have a budget that was increased our taxes by $1.4 trillion over the next 10 years, so that's money they're coming after to pay for it but i don't think that pays for that $1 trillion. their appropriations request increase all the nondefense spending by 12% this year. and the number of months that jobs have grown under the democrats since we've got started this year is a whopping zero. so they were talking about why were we asking today on the floor of the hou

hidratarse y a los niÑos tambiÉn que nos dice jackie guerrido >>> calor intenso desde texas, oklahoma, kansas hasta louisiana patrÓn del tiempo y temperaturas peligrosas que van a persistir hasta el fin de semana, no estamos el contraste hacia el norte del paÍs chicago bien 77 temperaturas agdables para nosotros aquÍ en la gran manzana con 77, nada en comparaciÓn a seattle el noreste de la costa oeste estÁ disfrutando de temperaturas como si estuvieran en primavera, fuera de esto en phoenix arizona en porciones de nueva mÉxico colorado estala de calor que se desplaza desde el oeste el centro y hacia el sur del paÍs, seÑores hay que estar tendientes porque temperatura que van a continuar asÍ hasta el domingo, tenemos este sistema frontal que stva a generar granizos, las precipitaciones que estuvieron afectando desde texas, a los estados adyacentes al golfo de mÉxico se han ido moviendo una vez que este sistema frontal se sigue desplazando lentamente hacia el sur pero no hay buenas noticia que tienen planes o que estÁn en los parques de di verse ciÓn en la florida porque la