the state agency. we were able to get our franchise and bingo, we had 75% of the area of the state where we can then go ahead and build and it was much easier than a lot of are states where we have to go birthed by birth to get our franchise. i will also mention that on the other hand, we did have a municipality in delaware, where they put overly burdensome requirements on us, and they could really, they really did wind up stifling our ability to grow and now we are not investing as heavily in that particular municipality. it is not just things that are necessarily revenue-generating for the municipality in the areas. it has to do with things like service requirements, reporting requirements, all the kinds of compliance that they can put on it, which makes the investment much tougher to justify. some examples of customers and regulators were states can make a big difference in seeing how quick this important infrastructure is. >> i'm also going to ask you, since you are used to dealing with other kinds

. >> the notion that it leads to the states -- the states were already bailed out. they got money. it wasn't money they pay back to the government like bank bail-out. it's hand-outs. anybody who bought a municipal bond in the last year knows there will be a government bail-out of the state. you wouldn't buy a bond from california -- california can't print money, just like greece, and didn't get what they offer unless you thought there was a chance the federal government would step in. if we let greece crumble, our dollar will skyrocket. it already is, but if it goes bananas, what will happen -- people in california can't export to other countries -- >> cheryl: greece is not crumbling. they have gotten help and california is about to crumbable if they don't get help. it doesn't make sense. >> the california budget is about $125 billion a year. the first $5 billion of that, the bonds have the first call on that. so you got a long way to go before you stop paying off the bonds. >> let me correct myself, they have a currency. they wrote the ious things for a while, sort of like a curre

other states in the united states are in that vote. you just cannot provide all of these benefits without having revenue to pay for it. something has to flex. the u.s. is not facing the music yet. if you look at the statements from timothy geithner in the last few months, he says that we recognize these problems but we do not much to solve them now because we are trying to get out of a recession. putting off dealing with this only makes this worse as we see in greece. host: a follow-up to the previous tweet, do revenue increases require a two-thirds majority in the california legislature? here is a headline that says " states cut tax incentives for new businesses" as a way to collect more revenue. guest: to the first part, tax increases require a two-thirds majority in the legislature to pass in california. not all revenue increases necessarily amount to tax increases. there are a fair amount of discretion -- there is a fair amount of discretion to affect them in less direct ways. they do need than two-thirds vote to pass a budget and

the clerk: to the congress of the united states. section 202d of the national emergencies act provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the president publishes in the federal register and transmits to the congress the a notice stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the anniversary date. in accordance with this provision, i have sent the enclosed notice to the federal register for publication, continuing the national emergency with respect to the stabilization of iraq. this notice states that the national emergency with respect to the stabilization of iraq declared in executive order 13303 of may 22, 2003, as modified in scope and relied upon for additional steps, taken in executive order 13315 of august 28, 2003, executive order 13350 of july, 2004, executive order 13364 of november 29, 2004, and executive order 13438 of april 14, 2008 is to continue beyond april 22 of 2010, the restoration and maintenance of peace in the country and t

the state. but they together have gone throughout the state and held a number of hearings with members of the business community to really focus in on the things that they care most about and that's been very important. we've also got a very engaged business community in part led by the three individuals who are here today with the state chambers business round table and they've been engaged on the business issues that the legislature deals with but they've also been incredibly engaged in the kaeks issues. -- education issues. and i'm convinced that one of the reasons we won the race to the top competition is because we have a decades-long legacy of academic innovation that we built on and it's been led in part by governments. but we've also had at the table the state teachers union and the business community. when we went down for our interview with the review panel, we literally had sitting next to each other the president of the teachers union and one of the leaders of our business community.

that is what the state of mexico is. the state of mexico is where the federal powers are. meco city is located partly in at the territory. a bigger part of it is located in the state of mexico. that is what the state of mexico represents. in short, it is 1% of the territory in the country that contributes about 11% of national resources. we have about 11 million people living in the state of mexico prepared we contribute about 17% of -- in the state of mexico. we contribute about 17% of the industrial economy. we have a lot of manucturing. to give you a short example, all of the pt cruisers in the world are made in my city. we have chrysler. now that chrysler has been bought by fiat, many other cars will be made here. we hav nissan, we have a board, we have bmw. we have a huge automotive industry. we have a huge chemical industry. we have it processed foods industry. you probably know a little bit about that. in short, the state of mexico is a very influential state. many people are very proud to be from there. the chief of international affairs, which is like the secretar

however, the left is targeting the state and they are trying to punish the state. there is no question about it how does the state of arizona fight that? >> well, let's put it in perspective. first of all, bill. understand you mentioned some cities with leftist city councils, some school districts but understand well over a dozen states are moving forward to pass legislation modeled on arizona's. i think that's a good thing and it's worth noting that arizona's new law is really modeled on the enforcement force act that i wrote during my days in congress. but more specifically, what does arizona do to battle it? a couple of things. number one, i think this summer you are going to see a buicott here. men's from across the country will decide to visit the grand canyon, come to our desert. actually support arizona. so i think you are going to see that the other thing i would suggest to austin texas and san francisco and l.a. if they are so slit solicitous residents should take up residence in san francisco and l.a. and austin. >> bill: l.a. would probably take them, to

in to the united states. mr. speaker, when 65% of the american people support arizona's new law regarding illegal immigration, his comments were disingenuous and disrespectful to our nation. i do commend, however, president calderon for his fighting the international drug cartels in his nation. but the president of mexico should deal with his own issues and solve mexico's economic problems, human rights problems, organized crime problems, violence problems, government corruption problems and illegal immigration problems before president calderon lectures anybody about anything. and that's just the way it is. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: mr. capture of ohio. -- ms. kaptur of ohio. without objection. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. grace grace mr. speaker, today i introduce -- mr. grayson: mr. speaker, today i introduce the war's making you poor act. it does three things. first it requires the administration to carry out the wars in iraq and afghanistan wonal, that's only, the $549 billi

who cared deeply about the future of the state. democratic constituents do not mind a message of making things balanced. they understand that. the administration is filled with folks who had to do the same kinds of things when they were in those positions. democratic constituencies have issues that are important to them, but they understand overall fiscal health of the nation needs to be done to sustain prosperity. those decisions are tough but they are not impossible. the president has shown he can make our decisions. >> given these constraints, did president obama overpromise when he said he could change the way business was done in washington? >> the president did promise that. he said not only would he do good things, but he would do things differently. i think the president is converting on that promise although he would be the first leg knowledge there is much, much more to be done. the example is that in his campaign he took an unusual position which was that he would not accept dollars from lobbyists. we have continued that

there is the path the first requires the state legislature of the state to give the go ahead, and once that happens, congress votes, and if those two things happen, you have a new state twice in our history has worked out exactly that way. host: you talk about something called transylvania. we will talk about what that would have been, somewhere in the area about -- the area of kentucky and tennessee. when did this come about? guest: this was a state proposed by daniel boone, and the people with unsettling that area. they were the first to cross the at -- people with him at settle in that area. they were the first to cross the appellations. they went back to congress and they said that they wanted to call the state transylvania. it sounds like a funny name, but it was not, because "vania" means a pleasant, but it area, like pennsylvania. -- pleasant, wooded area, like pennsylvania. we have kentucky in pretty much the same place that transylvania would have been bid it would have been at the transylvania derby last week instead of the kentucky derby. host: there were movements at some p

the united states. at the same time, the solicitor general is critical, and has critical responsibilities to congress. we must up -- we must defend the statutes of the constitution against attacks. the solicitor general has defended any federal statute -- in support of which any reasonable argument can be made. i plan to continue this strong presumption that the solicitor general's office will extend each and every statute enacted by this body. finally, the solicitor general's office has a unique obligation to the supreme court of the united states. it is frequently said that the solicitor general serves as the 10th justice. i suspect that the justices think of the solicitor general more as the 37th clerk. regardless, the solicitor general must honor the principle of starry decisive, must exercise care in invoking the court's decisions, and must be scrupulously candid in every representation made to the court. i completely agree with what senator specter just said, the most important responsibility is t

the time just ignored the state completely. didn't even accept the separate sovereign, beat those fishermen and plaintiffs into submission and i suspect the state and federal government, as well. i do not want to see that happen and therefore i have submitted to this committee several changes that i believe will allow the states to seek our damages in state court and protect our citizens. lastly, the parents patriot authority of an attorney is as one recognized by united states supreme court as a supreme duty of an attorney general. if means protecthose who cannot protect themselves. it is a latin term for that. what that -- i will not be able to plead parents patriii claims. the reaso for that because of that caldwell case, the 5th circuit will say you're just a massaction, you're bringing that on behalf your citizens and try to drag us into federal court. that's not where we want to be. we want it made in state court so we can quickly resolve our issues if there are any and we will not be subject to a lot of the othe problems

-- of the foreign affairs budget for the department of state. many wking-age military retirees, who are earning a full-time salaries on top of their full military pensions, are opting for tricare, even though they could get health coverage through their employer, with the taxpayer picking up the tab. the department has attempted modest increases in premiums and copays, to help bring costs under control. it has been that with a furious response from the congress and from veterans. the proposals routinely die an ignominious death. the resistance to dealing with it stems from an admirable sentiment -- to take good care of our troops, their familie, and veterans, especially those who sacrific and suffered on the battlefield. they must routinely add 0.5% pay raises. the all-volunteer force, which has been a brilliant success in terms of performance, is a group that is older, more likely to have spouses and children, and costlier to retain, recruit, house, and care for than the draft of young single m. those e the political and demographic realities t

the state of arizona and arizona actually having to be the state that absorbs the costs of dealing with this, what is the argument against the passage of this law? >> that's a great question. the incidence of drug running, gunrunning, and violent human smuggling is a real and growing problem in arizona. the problem is that this does not provide tools and resources to law-enforcement and prosecutors to effectively crack down on those crimes. in fact, this legislature under the leadership of governor general or and republicans in the house and senate has decreased by ending or our prime prosecuting agency and it has deprived local counties from doing -- of the resources they need to have effective law enforcement. there are opportunities to actually do state action to help give resources to law- enforcement and prosecutors to crack down on these issues. over the last several years, i have sponsored and passed bipartisan legislation that seeks to give prosecutors and law-enforcement the tools they need to crack down on violent drop houses, which is where these activities take place. this y

of the united states. president of the united states. i would like to thank the words and the hospitality of president barack obama. the united states and mexico have traded dialogue and complement each other economically and mutually. we are nations that have a political understanding of the highest level. we are also countries with they fruitful dynamic at ties between people, communities, public and private institutions. private institutions. as it has been stated by president obama, this morning, we had a fruitful and broad dialogue. we renewed our bilateral relationships and the many opportunities that we face. we analyzed the different proposals and visions for mexico and the united states to strengthen north america as a region. we talked about the relevance of solving our differences and trade problems in the fastest possible way. we covered the border topics, such as security, migration, and we also examined initiatives to consolidate our cooperation and global scenarios and global interests. i ca

the state to influence the political reality of the nicrest of the state. the federal government sends the money to the states and they don't give it down to the city. seattle never got any money from the stimulus. the monies that go to the states don't get to the population centers which are the future of this country. when the state cuts back the amount of money they cut back to us which they will do. it puts us in a very difficult situation of having to make some choices. it would require us to lay off 19,000 employees. will we do that? we won't have to but we will have to make some very painful choices. we have a situation where government employees are getting paid more on balance, they have pension benefits that the private sector no longer enjoys. this is an untenable situation but a very difficult situation to address because we are very dependent on our employees. in new york city, our uniformed services, the benefits are equal to 100 percent of their salaries. this is a situation where it has become very generous. every mayor is trying to address

is reserved to the people and the states. this is self evident in the debates and the constitution itself. it is as clear as it can be. james madison, john marshall, thomas jefferson all worked hard to ensure that this power was not given specifically to the federal but to the people and the states. the war between the states which resulted in an omnipotent congress, the radical reconstruction congress, the new deal, we have a long history of congressman that love to pass laws saying they are helping education or getting tougher on crime. even the democratic leadership a admitted that they pass laws all the time. most of what they pass a not authorized by the constitution. that is our concern. we want to avoid what is happening in greece. to preserve our independence, we must not let them load perpetual debt. we must make a choice between economy and liberty or profusion and servitude. we must follow the constitution and republican principles. no matter what the problem is, the knot will always under tie itself. no state can

the united states of america. if we just look at transportation 160,000 bridges on the federal system in the ether of replacement or substantial repair. 60 billion-dollar backlog in the legacy transit system for capital and investment. some 40% of the road surface in poor or fair condition causing accidents wasted fuel causing costs to motorists and truckers for repair to the vehicles. it is a disinvestment doesn't come without extraordinary cost. the lost time for those engaged in commercial movement of freight on the system, the detour, that hurts american business and our competitors and we must invest. so, we have to do more than an infrastructure bank. the infrastructure bank will work well with projects that will have a revenue stream. we will not told the entire interstate system in the united states of america and fall of the 160,000 bridges we need a separate and dedicated source of revenue to undertake the projects. there is no transisystem in the world that makes money. so if you don't have an externals

the states had to do but there was a fair amount of flexibility that the states had because each developed their own standards. the problem was that there was wide variation among the different states with respect to the rigor of the assessments and focused on the required state tests and the results that students showed on those tests. and then sanctions can be taken in if those targets had not been reach. >> that doesn't necessarily to work to our benefit in a state like, alaska. we're very big on vo-tech curriculum and making sure that kids are geared up for the trades and resource development jobs, oil production and commercial fishing jobs and mining jobs. >> no child left behind, the standards got dummied down. we are in effect lying to children. >> the obama administration looked for other ways to achieve school reform. one is a national state competition called race to the top. $4.35 billion, money from last year's economic stimulus package is now up for grabs. >> we didn't just hand this money out to states that wanted it. could tonged them to dom pete compete for it. >> you must

kind of like a way that there is a logic to the state as a lot of the state of the proposals. a lot of good and funny and serious examples here in this book called "lost states." we are talking here about u.s. statehood and movements. our guest is michael he joins from milwaukee and we have phone number still call if you want to learn about the history since the examples we will talk about what the constitution says but here are the numbers, (202)737-0002 if you're a democrat and 737-0001 if you are a republican and 202-628-0205 for independent. so, michael, what is the competition say about all of this? >> the constitution gives a road map to creating a new state from an existing state. there is a path that first requires the state legislature of the affected states to give the go ahead and then once that happens congress votes and if those two things happened then you have a new state and twice in our history it's worked out that way. >> on the front page of the book you do talk about something calledransylvania. we will point to what that would have been somewhere in the ar

of the nuclear weapons states. reforming the structure of the council along with reviewing the achievement of the npt are interrelated and essential for the realization of the iaea's objectives. as the representative of our great and civilized nation, one which has contributed to human culture, and has always been the hurled of the need to worship god -- the herald of the need to worship god, justice and peace in the world, i would like to announce that the republic of iran is ready to partake in the materialization of those proposals as well as plans on disarmament and non- proliferation and peaceful use of clean nuclear energy. i pronounced loudly that a nation which has bred great nation which has bred great personality and independence and freedom- seeking intellectuals and why is personalities and bestowed them to humanity, a nation which has always called for love, compassion, and peace for mankind, a nation, the palm of who is great poet -- the poem of that says the human race has creation at the base. an as

the state. one of the astronauts was from mexico, the lady to signed the bill was hispanic, you see so many latinos making contribution to this country, they never show that. this would show the world how much we have luck to live in the united states, how much appreciation we have, i don't think it's obama's problem, it's a problem that happens for many presidents for years and years. we are asking people to please help with this immigration reform. >> you say it's not obama's problem. he's the president now. president bush tried to pass comprehensive reform. president obama is the president now. he promised he would push this issue in his first year in office. we are now four months in the second year of office. you did have the president down to your house in miami for a big democratic fund raiser. you will see him at the white house today on cinco de mayo. the one thing that people who detest the arizona law and those who support it agree on is it was born of a political climate in which the

the united states and the world. i want to thank my colleague from new jersey, mr. holt, for introducing this resolution and i urge my colleagues to join me in supporting h.res. 1231, marking the 50th anniversary of trius i. i reserve the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the entlelady from hoif reserves the balance of her time. the gentleman from texas. mr. hall: mr. speaker, i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for as time as he may consume. mr. hall: i rise in support of house resolution 1231, 50th ting the anniversary of united states tell vation infrared observation satellite, the first meteorlogical satellite launched by the national aeronautics and space on april 1, 1960. the launching of sputnik in 1957 signaled the soviet union's advance in the space race with the united states. this event caused the creation of nasa and preexcept tated the u.s. push to gain a technological advantage in space. it was during this time that nasa launched a t

from the state was western. as a result, particularly the immigrants and a lot of time citizens knowing who's who is very difficult, particularly immigrants where they come from other countries, where police aren't honest. our police department has had a long history of opposing these laws for almost 20, 25 years and believe in the motto of all police agencies are there to protect and serve, they're not immigration police. unfortunately, over the last few years, not unlike the political system, the police management side, the resisting the human side was hijacked and so you have the card and now over our police and other police agencies saying this is how we keep officers safe here at >> and can you just tell everybody who shares arpaio is. >> joe arpaio claims to be the toughest. he is known as somebody who has never missed the opportunity for a camera in for a publicity stunt. so many of you have probably seen the pink underwear,, but it resulted in a lot of tragedies destined in being arrested and delivering

when the united states and allies like the u.k. began pointing out, starting last fall, that the iranians were not responding to our offers of engagement, that the offer that was made to the iaea for the research reactor approach was not accepted, that there had been no meetings since the meeting in geneva in october, that the iranians did not release said that they would start in renting at 20% when the undisclosed facility at iqom was revealed. every step along the way they have demonstrated clearly to the world that iran is not participating in the international arena in the way that we have asked them to do, and that they continue to pursue their nuclear program. yes, we are aware of the fact that there will be a meeting in iran. i spoke at length of the brazilian foreign minister. and most significantly, the interchange between president lula and president mad that it and moscow today pointed out that the brazilians are trying to climb -- hopeful that because of the president's visit that the iranians will agree to meet with t

which state. -- which threatens the pakistan the state. it is important that all the neighbors work together. we have been encouraged by china willing to be a part of that effort. >> all right. just a minute. mr. secretary, gering mitchell from the mitchell report. earlier today, we had a panel talking about the clean energy environment. it was an interesting factoid at the tail end of the conversation between obama and he's chinese character part that reflected, i think it is fair to say, a significant difference within the chinese policy elites on questions related to clean energy and climate. that leads me to ask a question that has different components. are you seeing that kind of dissension on the other two components that you identified in secretary clinton's speech, security, global financial crisis, are you seeing that kind of division or dissension? if so, could you describe it? second, is a growing or static? to the extent it could be done, is there a way to characterize what the nature of political differences of opinion in chin

in the united states. shares were down to $50.19 per share. that is "the financial times." steve on the line for democrats in new york. or thoughts on the supreme court closing its doors. caller: i suppose if they have to for security, i really could not say. i could not say exactly why they did that. i was calling on the immigration thing. my whole opinion on that -- i know we found our country on that, and i think that is good. i think we all have to be honest and understand that they're coming in quicker than hot cakes on a sunday morning in a diner in alabama. host: we're talking about the supreme court closing its front doors. arthur on the line for republicans. caller: good morning. i do have a comment on the supreme court closing its doors. it's the best minds in the security aspect of protecting the building cannot come up with anything better than this, why don't we just surrender to the taliban? if this country is so weak and feeble mind it, let's just give it to them. it has gone past ridiculous

the states had to do but there was a fair amount of flexibility that the states had because each developed their own standards. the problem was that there was wide variation among the different states with respect to the rigor of the assessments and focused on the required state tests and the results that students showed on those tests. and then sanctions can be taken in if those targets had not been reach. >> that doesn't necessarily to work to our benefit in a state like, alaska. we're very big on vo-tech curriculum and making sure that kids are geared up for the trades and resource development jobs, oil production and commercial fishing jobs and mining jobs. >> no child left behind, the standards got dummied down. we are in effect lying to children. >> the obama administration looked for other ways to achieve school reform. one is a national state competition called race to the top. $4.35 billion, money from last year's economic stimulus package is now up for grabs. >> we didn't just hand this money out to states that wanted it. could tonged them to dom pete compete for it. >> you must

the five states with the highest unemployment, you do not hear him touting the three states with the lowest unemployment, which also have republican governors, north dakota, south dakota, and nebraska. the difference between the lowest unemployment, with republican governors, and the 45 that are the highest, those 45 are also -- and the four or five that are the highs, those four or five are rich -- are controlled by the legislative level by democrats. on the forbes list, where he is not saying is that if you look at the top 10, five of the top 10 are also republican governors. these are not born to be won by statistics. these races are going to be won by a state-by-state basis. host: another state with a gubernatorial race this year, an interesting one, chicago, illinois. go ahead. caller: i have a question. it seems to me that both the republican and democratic parties are pretty much the same these days. there is so much corruption in both of them. so many of the states make it difficult for third-party candidates to get on the ballot. i would like to know what your parties are --

the state will also begin a clean-up plan soon. meantime, exterior secretary ken salazar says he is not completely confident bp can stop that leak. >>> jamaica's government has declared a state of emergency because of violent clashes in the capital of kingston. the united states, canada and great britain have issued travel alerts because of the dangerous conditions. >>> we have more stories of survival from the tirey plane crash in india where one man said everything seemed okay as the plain approached landing on saturday and then within second, the plane shudder ped started swinging violently from side to side and then it crashed and burst into flames. 158 people died in the crash. only eight people survived, mainly by jumping out of the plane. >>> coming up income, smart phones are about to get even smarter. >> mobile digital television coming to d.c. we'll show you how to watch some of your favorite channels live with you are on the go. >>> coming up later, it is not just you. being forced to hear other people's cell phone conve

in the cause of abolitionist in the united states. this question as he watched the progress of the of progress in the united states in his lifetime was what is the nature of his legacy. and for that, i turned to cosmos, the last book, that he published, which had reaching success in the united states. so by 1845 thomas passed forward in our generation, humboldt was known in the united states mostly of the explorer in the recorder exotic american tropics, the author of, for example, this particular diagram showing donation of planned on chimborazo, founding documents and plant geography. it had been nearly 20 years since a major new work by humboldt had appeared in english. then he began to publish cosmos and everything changed here to put this in to show the kind of spread. this is one of the major privative of illustrations of humboldt, with the charter to create a kind of the language for thinking about global patterns in nature, really the foundation of ecology and this kind of thinking. a raptor book reviews flooded the market com

against the united states. that was largely the result of the bush administration's support despite the fact that he was so deeply unpopular. i think it has lesto do with oil. the u.s. will always look for its >> tomorrow, discussion of u.s. immigration policy. we will look at the future of the republican party and its relationship with the tea party. the author and editor of a handbook of airline economics will give the airlines. "washington journal" is live at 7:00 a.m. eastern on c-span. >> the midterm elections are just six months away. they could change the balance of power in washington. watch the debates that already taken place in key house, senate, and governors races across the country online at the new c-span video library. it is all free. it is cables latest gift to america. >> the president on the phone and said to me, "judge, i would like to announce you as my selection to be the next associate justice of the united states supreme court." i sent to him, -- i caught my breath and started to cry and

non-nuclear weapon states or states outside the mpt. there should be a firm and complete cprohibition in this context. in a manner consistent with decisions and principles and objectives for nuclear non- proliferation and discernment adopted by consensus at the 1995 review and extension conference. and the final document of that conference. the non-state party's view with concern annie nuclear cooperation agreement allowing in particular that nuclear materials can be transferred to facilities that are not safeguarded. we stipulate that corp. of each state party to the mpt for peaceful purposes is not possible. "unless the source of material shall be subject to the safeguard required by the mpt." the final document of the 2000 conference and others also confirm strongly the iaea cigars as a condition for any form of cooperation with non-treaty parties. with regard to article 10 of the treaty, the treaty is very clear. the non-state parties believe the right of parties from treaties and conventions is governed by international [unintellig

before society and the state. was edmund burke closer to the essence of conservativism when he said that society is a transgenerational spiritual contract that unites the living, the dead, and those not yet born? was burke's vision of this transcendent social connection the essence of conservativism? or was margaret thatcher close are to the truth when she said, there's no such thing as society. which is it? we go down the line. again and again there seems to be a fundamental dilemma in conservative thoughts. in some respects it's a divide between the classical liberal version of conservativism and the orlando conservativism of aristotle and the natural law order. it's a real powerful dilemma that conservativism faced. and ultimately what is a dilemma for the conservative really is this. is conservativism about conserving a basic social order? such that tradition in some sense as burke thought, preserves that connection with nature? this is really central to burke's idea, the idea that by committing tradition to s

the state. we ask people to serve every day. i like to think i represent those who volunteer and those people who have their year to the ground. there is a big difference between opportunist and a leader. an opportunist will tell you what you want to hear, a leader will tell you what you need to hear. if we have had too many opportunists. it makes you wonder whether it was about us and our sacred trust or was it about themselves and their own self enhancement and quest for something else. i am running because i believe that we have to empower other people to try and do what we are to win and that is to run for public office, to make a difference, and say no to career politicians. >> we are in three wars right now. to in the middle east and the one on drugs. i have counter-terrorism and counter narcotics experience. this is not a state position. this is a federal government position. as a national security whistleblower and a federal agent, i have worked with every agency within the federal gover

-- of the congress of the united states. we look forward to the message we hill bring. the one of friendship, one of common interests in our hemisphere and i'm not going to tell him what his speech should be. but i look forward to hearing from him. >> what would you like to hear? what do you want to hear from him? >> i want to hear what hesas to -- what he has to say. that is why he's coming. if i knew -- in other words if we agreed on what it was, then maybe he wouldn't have to come, he could send us a letter. but we don't want that because his coming here is not -- it's about the message that he will deliver, that's for sure. that an overriding message is the friendship between our two couldn't rirs, the respect we have for the courage he's demonstrated to address the critical issues that relate to border security, migration issues, which are important to both of our countries, economic development, fighting terrorism, and it isn't -- i know that he's very creative and we look forward to how he will frame those questions r

some of us think the work that the united states did in the cold war on nuclear arms control probably saved the world, probably stopped or made more difficult, reduce the likelihood of a nuclear war. so we think it's about time we start thinking about arms control in cyberspace because we know it's difficult. we know there are purification problems. we note you can't trust people. but we know that the military of 20 or 30 nations is moving into cyberspace. so it's about time that arms-control people do, too. and begin to take baby steps that may be will get us one day not to cyberwar, but to cyberpeas. thank you very much and i'll be glad to take your questions. our [applause] guests are in the blue shirt. >> wait for the microphone so everyone can hear the question. >> thank you. for nearly half a century, we lived in a world where assured mutual destruction was the key word to keeping the cold war a cold war. my question to you would be if there was an hour class right now with the sand running through it, what kind of a timeframe do you put on this current cold war before it become

the great state coach will bring the queen and. before then, keep your eye on this, because this will give you the first sense of the ceremonial beginning. the detachment of the house is cabaret, on their way by the sound of it. let's wait to see. this is the scene outside the house of commons, and if you look into the victoria tower, you can see the dismount of the cavalry. and they are moving into what we call the norman staircase, sometimes known as the sovereign staircase. that will line the staircase and readiness for the queen's arrival. but certainly there, they're one of the first groups to take their places before the state opening of parliament. them make their way slowly up that norman staircase to the norman porch. is called the norman porch because it was meant to be an area where there were lots of statues of norman kings, but that did not quite work out. lots of statues of former prime ministers, and a great picture of queen victoria dominating the porch. it is called the norman porch and norman staircase for traditi

greatness to the state. they'll help the oysters develop resistance to diseases and they'll place more oyster bars off limit to fishing and increasing the ink wares -- sanctuaries to 25%. they've been on a decline since the 80s and there are only # processing companies across the state compared to 58 in 1974. >>> all right, alex, thank you. they hope it will enjoy the same success after the blue crab regulations. they've rebounded also. >>> and it's a warm and summary friday afternoon. let's look outside and we're off to a mild start for the weekend and the question is, will it last? we have weather and traffic together. tim williams is here with the updated numbers from the first warning weather and there's sharon, hi, sharon, we see you. we're wondering what the weekend will be like. >> well, not bad. we'll have improvement on the way. we have warm temperatures on the way. we're showing no problems anywhere around us. we have blue sky and 86 degrees and 33% humid and a low dew point. what you're seeing aro

now the state is teaming up with other states in ranging war. the emerald ashbore beetle. it was rediscovered two years ago. one recent strike thaty to eliminate it's ash tree food source before the beetle spreads. and quarantine any fire work leaving the area that could transport bugs. this bug is native to china but got transferred to maryland through wood crates in transport. the latest tactic, purple sticky traps in your neighborhood. >> 4,000 of these traps are going to be placed in maryland this season. and with hopes of collecting any ash, any emerald ash bores that have spread out of our quarantine area. >> reporter: about 10% of baltimore street trees are ash. the wood is also used for baseball bats. the damage could reach more than $300 million in this area alone if experts can't stop this army of beetles from traveling on its stomachs. tim williams, wjz eyewitness news. >>> and wjz is always on, for more information on the emerald ash, go to our website www.wjz.com. >> it was pretty warm temperature wise and very muggy. 72degrees, that humidity is way up. the de

the united states. the new world of the patients that makes information essentially available instantaneously will convey this confidence very quickly terrorists will learn that their approach cannot be successful. to the extent that we could ever said that we have truly defeated terrorism, it will occur when we understand that terrorism cannot defeat us. thank you. [applause] jerry was very good that the cue cards. that means i have lots of time for questions. i would be happy to take questions. >> you did not mention the professor from the university of chicago. he says that the number one cause of terrorism is injecting your troops into another country. thus putting troops into saudi arabia might have had something to do with 9/11. is he right? is that the prime cause of terrorism? >> i know his work very well. he has been a participant in our discussions from the very beginning. he published a paper for several years ago. in fairness to other key to work, we have focused on this concern to win back

opportunities that they want or deserve. >> reporter: with the opportunity to travel to the united states and play the american pass time language didn't seem to be that much of a barrier. >> we need to get our hands out in front. everything in baseball is out in front of you. you'll never see anybody catch a ball like this. >> reporter: as feeling drills are run and the language of baseball take over high fives become the norm and smiles break out. none take the opportunity for granted. > >> translator: we don't have channels that show baseball games in bagdad at this point. >> translator: i love baseball. >> reporter: that's the best message anyone can hope for. paul jafey abc 2 news. >>> excitement today in sent rale high school in michigan today. class of 2010 landed ultimate graduation speaker president of the united states. the prize came based on am deem i can achievement and a three-minute video submitted to the white house. they had a secret weapon, an 18- year-old olds poetry and what it means to be a giant. >> we are where giants thrive. >> okay. runners' up get cabinet secreta

the united states. as one who have prepared the instructions for the u.s. in these negotiations, but was then outside of the government, i sent a letter to president reagan saying that i think there are a series of changes that need to be made before the united states should go forward. i am delighted to say that ronald reagan did a thorough review and came out of that review of agreeing exactly as i did, that there were six changes that needed to be made in the deep sea bed mining area, but only in that area, and the rest of the treaty was in the interest of the united states of america. president reagan put out a press statement indicating that there were six changes that needed to be made. happily, over a period of some years, although it only took until 1994, there was a successful negotiation that resulted in achieving all of the ronald reagan additions and some other excellent things we have not thought about at that time. the result, this convention, as it was renegotiated in 1994, became an extr

good for the people in the state of arizona. (applause) >> ifill: whitman has hesitated to embrace arizona's approach. >> i have tremendous empathy for the people of arizona. i understand that they rose up in many ways to, because of the abject failure of the federal government to secure the border. but i have a better plan for california. we have to secure the border. then we have got to hold employers accountable for hiring only documented workers. >> ifill: yet even in the heat of a bitter campaign there is some agreement. both republicans say they would deploy the california fat guard to patrol the state's board we are mexico. earlier this week president obama dispatched 1200 troops to the border to boost security. watching all this expensive republican wrangling from the sidelines is the democrat, one of them is likely to face. 72-year-old state attorney general jerry brown. he was once mayor of oakland and he was once governor. in fact, in 1974 when he was elected, he was the state's youngest governor ever. if he were to w

in the united states. actually doze new castle. -- coals to new castle. those kinds of things are critical but they also face their own set of road blocks as trevor was saying. these subs dispose problems in the wto. perhaps the biggest one that's out on the horizon is in the context of getting domestic legislation passed in the united states. of it seems likely actually that there will be something called border tariff permits which many people consider to be taxes or tariffs against companies that have not adopted comprehensive climate and energy legislation. so if the united states -- in order for the united states to pass such legislation, they might say if a country like china doesn't do the same, those countries would be -- imports from those countries would be forced to purchase emissions permits at the border in the united states. some people consider these to be wto illegal. some consider them to be legal. for me the biggest question is when these kinds of things gets faced in. if they get phased

the roads in the united states. if interest rates rise, we could be a net debt crisis. >> do you disagree about that? >> we agree on a balanced budget amendment. we agree the bailouts were a bad idea. we have a disagreement on national security. he thinks nuclear iran is not a threat to our national security. in the economic area he alluded to my comments about a balanced budget. my comment is going from 1.4 trillion dollar budget deficit to zero in one year is in practical, and i want to be part of the solution. now i think it is a more practical approach. it will result in a more balanced budget. i do nothing starting from the beginning saying i am never going to vote like that -- it will get us closer together. i think that is the type of guy who will have a press conference, and i want to get things done. i want to be part of solutions, and i think we can balance the budget in other areas. >> are received an e-mail last week with the two-part question. are you philosophically opposed to your marketing, and regar

to shift the conversation back to the united states. we are seeing an increasing willingness to be held accountable and to hold others accountable. it ratified new start treaty would continue our progress toward broader u.s.-russia cooperation. we believe this is critical to other foreign policy priorities including dealing with iran's nuclear program, cooperated on afghanistan, and pursuing trade and investment. already, negotiations over this treaty advanced our efforts to reset the u.s.-russia relationship. there is renewed vigor in our discussions on every level including those between a president, our military leaders, and between me and my counterpart. our approach to this relationship is pragmatic and clear eyed. our efforts including this treaty are producing tangible benefits for u.s. national security. at the same time, we are deepening and broadening our partnerships with allies. in my recent meetings in holland with other nato allies, they expressed an overwhelmingly positive and supportive of view of the new start treaty. t

united states, within the united states. according to his study, at the time they committed their crime, 16 were in the united states on temporary visas, 17 were lawful permanent resident, 12 were illegal aliens ,-com,-com ma and three had application for asylum pending. though they're still much information to be gathered on this matter, it appears that he too may have gained a system and/or to become a naturalized citizen. as michael cutler former special agent with ins with 30 years said, oh, immigration benefit fraud. is serving one of the major that was not connected prior to the attacks of september 11 and remains a dot that is really not being addressed the way it needs to in order to secure our nation against criminals and terrorists. so we like to inquire about that. you know, will not be able to stay to the whole hearing but will be submitting some written questions on those issues. i'm also interested in hearing how it is that it seems that your agency has exceeded e-verify and integrity to the civil rights divisi