i'm jim lehrer. vice-president biden visits the middle east in an effort to kick-start peace talks. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight-- israel announces plans for expanded settlements, drawing u.s. condemnation. margaret warner reports. >> lehrer: then, the commander of u.s. forces in iraq, general ray odierno, talks about the elections, the conflict, and americans' perceptions of what it's like for the troops. >> i don't think they understand what it takes for these young men and women to operate in this environment. they have done extremely well, balancing non-violence and violence, having to be able to determine who is bad and who is good. >> ifill: political and sectarian tensions collide in nigeria-- a look at the latest cycle of violence. >> lehrer: and one for the record books-- judy woodruff looks at the university of connecticut's women's basketball team. >> it's pretty remarkable. i am probably ... tonight at some point i'll sit back and think, wow, that's a lot of wins.

>> trace: chief washington correspondent jim angle live tonight. thank you. a new strategy in the nuclear showdown with iran. as the islamic republic continues to defy the international demands over its nuclear program, there is now talk the u.s. is softening its demands. fox reports live from the pentagon. and they called them flash moms. public gatherings that people organize online. they are supposed to be fun. but in some cases they have turned violent. and now one city is cracking down. that's coming up from the journalists of fox news. you're on "the fox report."

i'm jim lehrer. the nation's unemployment rate held steady last month at 9.7%. >> woodruff: and i'm judy woodruff. on the newshour tonight, the jobless rate for african americans and latinos is much higher. we'll look at why. >> lehrer: then, ray suarez looks back on a rocky week for democrats. >> while the president tried to get health-care reform back on track, ethical questions about fellow democrat its threaterned to derail the message >> woodruff: we get analysis from mark shields and michael gerson, filling in for david brooks. >> lehrer: and then fred de sam lazaro reports on troubles in the african nation of sudan, hit by drought, food shortages, and violence. >> access to basic health care is minimal. and if we look on the ground what we see is an union tarian crisis. >> woodruff: and is the 3-d hit "avatar" the way of the future for the film business? jeffrey brown takes us to the movies. >> lehrer: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour is provided by: >

jim flaherty: in three years' time, the deficit will be cut by two-thirds. shortly after that, the deficit will be eliminated. >> eporter: the tories cheered that, but the details show a lot more red ink. this year, the deficit will be almost $54 billion, and it will still be $49 billion next year, but then the stimulus taps will be turned off, cutting the deficit to $27 billion and then with growth and some luck, the minister says it will drop to just $1.8 billion by the year 2015. getting there means five years of spending restraints. the government says it will shave $17.6 billion off the cost of government over that period. 2.5 billion will come from a conservative favourite, the defense budget. another 4.4 billion will come from foreign aid. again, that's over five years. and 6.8 billion less will be spent running government departments. >> the hon. jim flaherty: we have to make some tough decisions including national defense and the international aid envelope and the cost of running the entire government of canada. >> reporter: still, the minister's de

jim made some very interesting points. he mentioned that he was disgusted at the pander scpght cod lig -- pandering and the ddling. he says they have to get out and do something. and then jim do you feel like you lost some authority when you advised the viewers that you stayed at home until 30? >> that's why i mentioned it. i wanted to prove i would have had a lot of things to say had i not been an unmotivated lump myself. >> look where it got you now. >> yes, me de yok crit tee. >> sc said she felt we were making a generation of george kastanzas. >> yeah. >> you mentioned in that rant that there were all velour track suit wearing. did george kastanza wear a velour track suit that you can remember? >> yes he did. there was an episode about it. he said he would drape himself in velvet if he could. he went out with a girl who thought the same. >> you are thinking velvet and velour are the same thing. >> whatever. >> no, this is an important point. >> i will get back to you. >> dob how many calls from the parson school of des

i'm jim lehrer. president obama demanded a final up or down vote on health care reform. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the "newshour" tonight, democrats are ready to force action without bipartisan support. we'll have excerpts of the president's speech, and analysis from ceci connolly of the washington post and congress watcher norm ornstein. >> lehrer: then, two political stories. the first in new york where two top democrats are embroiled in ethics problems-- governor david paterson and house ways and means chairman charles rangel. >> ifill: and political tale number two-- from texas, where governor rick perry beat longtime senator kay bailey hutchison in yesterday's republican gubernatorial primary. >> texas voters said no. they said no to washington bureaucrats making decisions that state leaders and citizens should be making for themselves. >> lehrer: then, tom bearden reports on special courts that give probation and treatment-- not jailtime-- to veterans who plead guilty to crimes. >> i don'

jim, thanks much. we'll catch up with you in a couple hours. >>> coming up later, dick durbin and republican senator jim demint who has already introduced legislation to fully repeal the health care law. >>> when we come back, the nfl changes its overtime rules for the playoffs. >> really? >> yep. everybody's going to get a shot to win. sports is next. ♪ [ woman ] nine iron, it's almost tee-time. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze, my eyes water. but with new zyrtec® liquid gels, i get allergy relief at liquid speed. that's the fast, powerful relief of zyrtec®, now in a liquid gel. zyrtec® is the fastest 24-hour allergy medicine. it works on my worst symptoms so i'm ready by the time we get to the first hole. and that's good because the competition's steep today. new zyrtec® liquid gels work fast, so i can love the air.™ - ( coos ) - ...there's a winner... - mmm! - no. - ...and a loser. - ( grunts ) - a runner-up. - ( elevator dings ) second best. the one who fell - a bit short

look like gang markings for him and has been on the lookout since getting a memo from council member jim graham telling him gang activity is on the rise. >> i'm not sure and i heard there is increased gang activity in the area and we just left a drug summit where we were talking about how to extricate the young people. >> reporter: council member jim graham said most of the violence is happening closer to columbia heights and adams morgan. he points to a shooting along sham plain street on tuesday and graham said it may have been a retaliatory hit for another shooting two weeks ago -- two weeks ago. >> they're related in the sense that they're both members and who are angry with each other. >> reporter: he's not sure if the graffiti found at the church is connected to gang violence but the pastor is taking no chances and he tells us in the last 10 years that gang violence near his church dropped off and he's not about to allow it to come back. >> we had a bit of peace for awhile and we always have to stay vitamin last. >>> rallying against the health care law. 9,000 protestors showed up

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jim will start. he's going to be showing images on the stage and so john and i will vacate in a moment but first let me tell you that james is vice president of research and historical interpretation and o'neill director of the john d. rockefeller jr. library at the colonial williamsburg and nation. and a lecture at the college of william and mary. he's the author most recently before this book of the land as god made corned account of the jamestown colony. he lives in our sister city in intellectual attainment, williamsburg, virginia. [laughter] now briefly, "a kingdom strange" is about one of the enduring mysteries of american history. in 1587 john white and hundred 17 men, women and children landed off the coast of north carolina on roanoke island hoping to establish a small settlement. .. >> thank you, henry. henry pretty much summed up what i was going to say. [laughter] >> i'll keep my remarks fairly brief. it is nice to be back in charlottesville. i spent four very happy years of that monticel

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jim, address this. what are the changes people really care about that are going to affect them this year? >> democrats really like that question, poppy. in the next two to three months aspects thf this bill they think the public will really like. children with pre-existing conditions. insurance companies no longer able to deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions. a high-risk insurance pool set up for people who can't get insurance because of pre-existing conditions. another thing that will happen with the next two, three months, people who are young draults, maybe graduating from college, not yet 26 years old, may not be able to get health insurance, they will are able to stay on their parents' insurance policy until they turn 26. that's something that a lot of middle class families like and democrats want to get that message out with those changes coming. >> and, of course, down the road coming years later. let's address the issue, andrew, of pre-existing conditions. significant diseases, life th

jim bob: g'night grandpa. elizabeth: g'night ben. jim bob:'night. elizabeth: g'night jim bob. jim bob: g'night everybody, grandpa: g'night everybody. jim bob: g'night daddy. vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. she was my great role model, anymy grammy keaton.e. it was pretty much of a shock for us when she got colon cancer. we were -- none of us were prepared for that. here's the deal, and this is the bottom line here -- colorectal cancer is the second-leading cancer killer of men and women over the age of 50. and you know what -- this is one that you can prevent. just get screened, okay? i know how precious life is right now. we can all do this. you can do it, i can do it. if i can do it, you can do it, okay? how's that for a deal? i believe this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal before this decade of out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. >> neil: do you remember that speech, what is little known is what jfk said moments later that after returning to earth, nasa would check under foreign auto hoods. i kid you not

the two lawyers lead the naacp's legal office in challenging jim crow laws with a focus on school integration. hue-man bookstore in new york city posted the 40 minute talk. [inaudible] [inaudible]

hi, jim. >> hello, shep. well, the house bill made some changes in the senate bill in far because house democrats want to spend more money than the senate does. it embraces key elements of the senate bill including guarantees no one can be dropped from insurance when they get sick. no lifetime benefit caps. allowing children to stay on their parent's insurance until age 26 and beginning in 2014. no exclusion to pre-existing conditions for adults, children, even sooner. but the house bill also has changes that make an even more controversial. it raises taxes, 50 billion dollars more than the senate. and cuts medicare spending 66 billion dollars more. house democrats will use that money in part to increase insurance subsidies, going to families making up to $75,000 a year. >> and make sure that coverage is more affordable and that's why our members are now very comfortable voting for the senate bill as amended. >> but republicans argue that raising taxes and cutting medicare to cover more spending may make the

on cinsu jim you 15% or more. m bob: g'night daddy. what you guys have been through, the ups and downs, what has the friendship for just you two been like? >> well this has a friendship that developed during high school, pretty much. just playing against each other, how many years is that? four years, i'm coming out on top of a winning streak. >> winning together here, maybe that helps a little though right? >> yeah, it definitely wins. >> i win in practice now, we're on separate teams i win. so -- >> takes the sting away a little bit. >> yeah, it does a little bit. >> right with the offensive rebound. right back up in end. here they don't feel old, no, i feel young. >> i feel young, i mean yeah, in a sense we're older on the court. you know and guys kind of -- respect that because we have been through things. but no, i done feel old, 20 years old. no -- >> i'm still young, i'm still 20 just like him. >> when you look at the stretch going the next couple of weeks going into the east tournament play how important is it to grab momentum?

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here with us now, executive editor -- >> unlike jim vandehyke with politico. i'm sorry, i didn't know you were there. >> he's got "the morning playbook." >> can i weigh in on rahm? i don't agree with you, joe. jonk on this specific story i would bet a lot of money that rahm was not involved in it. mostly because it's clear it was put together in the last five or six days. and i think rahm is getting so much crap internally because of the milbank piece and because of other people chattering about this that i think he's going out of his way to be a team player now. >> so tell me, what are you hearing behind the scenes about rahm writing this piece for dana milbank last week? >> you know, i mean, milbank went and did his online chat and said rahm was not the source. we have no idea who the source of that column was. there's no doubt that rahm talks to everybody in the city and that there's a lot of people out there who are rahm advocates who are saying, listen. rahm was pushing him to do something different on health care. wanted to do something different on terr

jim haney shows us how it made a difference at belew high school. >> reporter: students are listening to the work of rapper ti. it is part of a program called help, hip-hop educational literacy program, a series of supplemental reading workbooks designed to help students of all reading levels. >> the gift my ancestors gave. i am the dream and hope of slave, i rise, i rise, i rise. >> we take the lyrics of popular hip-hop songs and use those for the basis of vocabulary, comprehension. >> reporter: founder gabriel bend says h.e.l.p. improves reatding comprehension. it provides a cultural relevance that engages them. >> we wanted something socially relevant to relate to their everyday life but at the same time be academically rigorous enough. >> reporter: rapper ti's lyrics led to a spirited discussion of struggles and comebacks. >> it is a song of redemption, look, i know i messed up. this is my offer to make the changes. >> he is talking about overcoming the things they go through. >> that is the point of a teacher, the point of education, to get the student to care about what they are

the 110th congress passed a resolution apologizing for slavery and jim crow. in that resolution passed by voice vote, by everybody up here, we said we are going to rectify the lingering effects of slavery and jim crow. and lingering effects include saying that life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness are truly part of the american dream. and you can't have life without health care. and many of the people without health care don't have it because they have been denied the opportunities to participate in the economic dream of america to have jobs that give them insurance and to afford that opportunity. that's part of what bloody sunday was about. to pass this resolution is so important, but to pass it and not to carry out what will happen someday in overcoming the obstacles that have been placed before so many because of the horrific institution of slavery and those laws that were subsequent to it, throughout this country of jim crow, that denied people's rights is wrong. we must commit ourselves to someday and that day is now, the fierce urgency of now that

jim miklaszewski is at the pentagon. a lot of people pointing out, why would the u.s. reduce its arsenal when places like iran and north korea are working to increase their ability to have nuclear arms? >> reporter: well, quite frankly, the revision of the u.s. nuclear weapons policy is not by any stretch of the imagination lead to a nuclear-free world in terms of weaponry. in fact, the president is willing to give both sides of this argument, the nuke argument, a little bit of what they want. for example, while they are talking about slashing the u.s. nuclear arsenal from about 9600 weapons, reducing that by a couple of thousand perhaps, u.s. military officials say they really don't have a problem with that for a couple of reasons. one, that the president has agreed to modernize the current nuclear arsenal. that is to improve the reliability and effectiveness of the weapons they already have. so that would permit the reduction of some weapons or the reduction of the arsenal. the president is also not going to -- not going to eliminate the possibility that the u.s. wou

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jim bob: g'night everybody, grandpa: g'night everybody. @y jim bob: g'night daddy. vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. dddddddddddddddd >>> you collect insects? >> no. to collect them you have to kill them. i just look at them. >> oh. >> where the hell are you from krip on the? >> phoenix, actually. lucky me we moved here. >> girls are always missed off guys don't want to commit. i want to commit. she won't let me. >> we are, in fact, going home. thanks for letting me crash. >> no problem. good night. >> good night. >> larry: joins us now from seattle is the late corey haim's agent, mark heislip. mark, how did you find out about this? larry, i was actually in bed this morning and the phone kept ringing at my house. i told my wife let it go to voicemail. it kept ringing and ringing and we looked at the caller i.d. and it was all the different news stations. finally, my wife woke up and said why is the news calling us. i looked at my cell phone and saw i had a lot of missed calls from julia, corey's mom. so i immediately called her and i

i'm jim vance. >> i'm wendy rieger. doreen gentzler is off tonight. several months after that dispute, arenas now knows what his

turning now to jim. i know that data.gov has been an interest to you and norm mengin how it's grown. how was the government doing it in public access to the data that it can use? how useful are those 118,000 data sets that are out there? >> having examined the mall first let me tell you thanks for having me here and the center for american progress for hosting this. i am glad to participate in the defense where we see ideological interests and transparency and i do that on privacy and identity issues and things like that so it is a delight to be here with this group. it's a delight to learn i am norm's to durham libertarian because i'm the only in laboratory and he knows. [laughter] and a lot of people's favorite libertarian because i will explain why stoplights are an intrusion on liberty when i go to the properly at properties. i do tend to stammer and choke up a little bit when asked to say something complimentary about any government agency, but i think the obama administration deserves credit after

it is called something else. >> guest: in a book has been written called the new jim crow. it is a very powerful book talking about how it is now with incarceration as opposed to segregation. >> host: it is in a different form but it is still there. >> guest: we have a lot of work to do do a john. >> host: we must continue to work are really want to thank the two of you for your great work and your great leadership and your vision and your inspiration and i have enjoyed being here with you and continue to tell the story. continue to build want america. for we are one family in america t when you keep working on capitol hill to make that a reality. >> host: thank you so much.

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jim bob: g'night everybody, grandpa: g'night everybody. @y jim bob: g'night daddy. vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. >>> a glaring example of broken government is the effort to overhaul health care. costs are spiraling out of control. what you see on your hospital bill's not the whole story. dr. sanjay gupta takes us inside the operating room to break down system of the hidden costs of health care. >> reporter: one of the questions that comes up all the time, what about hospital bills? how do they break down? it's no question, it leaves a lot of people scratching their heads. i want to give you an example by taking you inside this operating room. this is the hospital where i'm a neurosurgeon. having an operate performed in a room like this costs about $3,000 an hour. that's for starters. give you a couple of quick examples. if you look at a hospital bill, you might see an i.v. bag charge. $280 for the i.v. bag. that might strike people as very high. stapler, often used to surgery. something like this costs $1,200. this is a chests tube. if someone ha

here's jim sciutto. >> reporter: what does it take for good people to do bad things? the french documentary recreated a series of experiments conducted in the 1960s by yale psychologists. he told his subjects they were part of a learning and memory study. >> we want to find out what effect punishment wi have on learning. >> reporter: in reality, he wanted to know how much pain an ordinary person would inflict on a stranger. volunteers were ordered to administer what they believed were powerful electric shocks on students who delivered wrong answers. more than 6 in 10 complied. fast forward 50 years to france, and a game show called extreme zone, exploring the power of television. before a cheering crowd, participants were told to ask questions and like in the experiments at yale, punish all wrong answers with increasingly powerful electric shocks. still, urged on by the host, more than 4 in 5 contestants administer what they thought was the maximum jolt of 420 volts, with the actor appearing to collapse. authority figures can push people to inflict pain this new study

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jim, wendy? >> all right. >> thanks. >>> still ahead, we have new images of that volcano in iceland. this is not it. >> nope. doesn't look anything like that. >>> coming up in sports, wiz trying to put the distractions behind them. i cook twice a week at the fire station. i'd pick up a lot of the work around the house, the chores, the kids, the shopping, the cooking. i have two teenagers, and i'll be putting them through college someday soon. i'm very aware of what things cost, and, you know, i have to use all the money-saving tricks that i can come up with. with compare & save at giant, we search local competitors' prices and showou the difference right on the shelf. using the compare & save, i know that i'm getting a good price, and that works for me. more savings, every time you shop, only at giant. >>> so after tonight we won't be talking about gilbert arenas? >> could be. he not going to jail. he avoids actual jail time. he'll spend 30 days in a halfway house and two years on probation. the

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jim, where is the break even point on a discounted profits model. if you get 4.5% ten year at what point does that cut in and reduce future cash flows from stocks? >> it will when we get to around 5% on the ten-year. >> that's great, thank you very much. >> thanks for joining us. >>> still ahead, we'll debate whether the white house plan is a good idea for the housing market or just government gone wild with more meddling. >> nothing from the peanut gallery. i thought i would hear a little chirping in the background on that one. we'll save it for later. >>> first, our special coverage of the state of manufacturing and how those jobs are doing. we're going to debate whether or not there are jobs in the sector that really matter in the long run. >>> we continue cnbc special day-long coverage on which states are seeing job creation. after years of off shoring to cheaper countries like china. companies are coming back home. dane wells joins us with more on this. >> we just got information about unemployment rate in california in february stay unchanged

murphy is live in our chicago bureau with more and, jim, there was concern this event was going to be a slam against the president. was it? >> well, it was at sim times, a bit of a two-way street, sometimes the black community called out itself to do more to help the blab community. but, yes, the president received a good deal of criticism, but, it was by no means a bash obama fest. as a matter of fact, just about every time the criticism was laid against the president, it was also pointed out that external factors, like corporate america make it difficult for the president to get a lot of things done. one of the harshest critics in that movement, that voice was lose farrakhan -- lewis farrakhan and here's what he said. >> between the money being spent down, and coming to those who need it most and if he does not use his bully pulpit to address that, we can fault him for that. >> jim, you mentioned -- listened to lewis farrakhan there and you mentioned responsibility within the black community as well and what was said to motivate the black community to action? >> well, there were a n

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good evening, i'm jim vance. >> i'm wendy rieger. doreen has the night off. >>> bricks have been hurled through windows, a gasoline cut and vulgar phone threats. there were acts of vandali that appear to be politically motivated all across the country, from virginia to arizona. craig melvin joins us live on capitol hill with more on this. >> reporter: you probably remember those health care town hall meetings that frequently deinvolved into screaming matches. this past weekend several law makers say protestors spat on them and shouted racial epithets. they say they have been getting their cues from law makers who long ago abandoned civility. a tea party activist posted what they thought was virginia congressman tom perrillo's house, but it turned out to be his brother and they wt and kutd a propane tank line. someone destroyed this congressional ofls door in arizona. michigan representative bart stupak released some of the vulgar voice mails he's received. >> congressman stupak, you baby-killing [ bleep ]. >> reporter: wednesday hous

the chief washington correspondent jim angle has more on that. jim? >> hello, trace. well, because of the recession, there are fewer people working and paying into social security, which was already facing long-term financial problems. so, fewer revenues coming in and some people in their 60's who couldn't find work no doubt just retired. so the system will pay out more than it takes in for a couple of years. then it goes back into the black for a couple of years, but in 2016, it goes into the red permanently. of course, there is the social security trust fund, but it is still with trillions of dollars of iou's from the federal government. that's because social security has been taking in more than it pays out for decades. and the federal government has been taking the money and spending it then when social security needs the money, this year about 2 billion dollars, it turns to the federal government and says we need cash, pay up. the problem is, the federal government doesn't have any money, so it will have to borrow more money to keep social security whole. now, so

jim handily has the story. >> reporter: michael knows a thing or two about patience and perseverance. he received head wounds and lost an arm in afghanistan. now he is passing on his wisdom to abused and abandoned dogs. these dogs are an important part of his road to recovery. >> it helps give you the peace of mind. you get to play with the animals. it helps them become more social. >> reporter: they come three blocks to train these dogs and get them ready for adoption. the soldiers get certified in dog training. >> vocational skills come from the program. this is a serious training program. they learn about animal behave, how animals learn. they can come out of this program with a great foundation to go into a profession with animals. >> some things are tricky. other things it is like any other. >> reporter: lawrence went through rehabilitation at walter reed for injuries sustained in iraq. >> i had to learn everything from scratch. >> reporter: during that time he completed the six month dog tags program, learned obedience training and how to read body language and deal with aggress

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i'm jim lehrer. president obama announced plans to lift a ban on offshore drilling for oil and gas. >> brown: and i'm jeffrey brown. on the "newshour" tonight: the proposal opens large sections of the gulf of mexico and the atlantic and alaskan coasts for new exploration. >> lehrer: we'll get the opposing views of interior secretary ken salazar and maryland senator ben cardin. >> brown: then, as international donors pledge more than $5 billion to help rebuild haiti. judy woodruff talks to susan rice, u.s. ambassador to the united nations. >> lehrer: next, number two in our peru series. ray suarez reports on efforts to tackle one of the world's biggest health problems. >> peru had a very high death rate for women in childbirth, especially here in the rural areas, but new strategies for the end of pregnancy are pushing those rates dramatically lower. >> brown: and, with the census deadline looming, we'll talk to director robert groves about the challenges of the once-a-decade count. >> lehrer: that's a

already we see michele bachmann and jim demint saying repeal, repeal, repeal. and some republicans are starting to say today, wait a second, let's think this over. >> back to the ugliness, you saw the portrait of those people, the guy in the white shirt and tie last week before i left for the wedding this weekend, that guy yelling, making fun of the guy who was suffering from parkinson's, victim was sitting on the ground. obviously a guy in desperate shape. you may not agree with him, but that kind of ugliness -- what do you think of that, pat? it fits with this. i understand why middle class people are worried. they may have health insurance. they may pay taxes that are too high for their ability to pay. people may figure there's freeloaders out there, they may have all kinds of regular republican attitudes, but this goes beyond that. >> the behavior toward that guy sitting there. i don't know who put that guy there. >> i think he crawled there. >> he crawled all the way out there? >> it looks like it. >> who made the sign? >> it doesn't matter how he got ther

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>> all right, jim, thank you. he said no kumbaya on capitol hill. if you're still sitting there scratching your head, what is reconciliation, we'll be taking a closer look at what this means with our very own senior congressional correspondent dana bash. what does it mean for republicans, democrats, backlash, stigma wp we've got you covered. our fact check desk will discuss just how often reconciliation has been used in the past. >>> a potent storm has brought misery to western europe. dozens are dead. parts of france are simply under water. >>> jacqui jeras checking weather here at home with folks digging out from another winter blast. the question is as we roll on into march, is another winter storm on the way for us? >>> before we go to break, let's take a quick look at some of the latest numbers on wall street. the dow up 75 points at 10,400. remember, you always get the latest numbers, cnnmoney.com. "cnn newsroom" rolls on right after this. time to face the pollen that used to make me sneeze, my eyes water. but with new zyrtec® liquid gels, i

well, senator jim bunning says the point is not adding to the $1.5 trillion deficit, so he blocked the bill. workers on the hump back bridge in northern virginia were told to pack up and head home monday. the bridge is among 41 infrastructure projects around the country that ground to a halt due to the wishes of one senator. >> and i'm going to object every time because you won't pay for this. >> reporter: republican jim bunning of kentucky stunned both parties by single handedly blocking a routine piece of legislation meant to extend certain benefits and subsidies. because the bill didn't pass by monday, 2,000 federal transportation workers had to be furloughed without pay. 400,000 americans risk losing their unemployment benefits over the next 7 to 10 days. and medicare fees for doctors were suddenly slashed by 21%. bunning held up the bill because democrats hadn't come up with a way to pay the $10 billion price tag. >> we cannot keep adding to the debt. >> but where was my friend from kentucky when we had two wars that were unpaid for during the bushed a men vags? >> reporter: under

at the end of the table is jim donovan, the founder and president of jim donovan literary, literary agency in dallas, texas. he as a graduate of the university of texas. we take that kind of art in new mexico were iphone, but that's all right. he has worn many hats in his life in the publishing business beginning his career in publishing and and awesome bookstore back in 1981, moving to douse any for to become a buyer for a retail bookstore chain. he's been an editor and he is an agent and even more important for our purposes, of course, is a best selling author with his recent book a terrible glory, published by little brown on custer and the big one which los angeles times said was the last word on the last stand, somehow donovan and i both know that's not true. it will never be the last word on the last stand. and now since he is absolutely evidently infatuated with people invading other peoples countries and getting wiped out, he is doing the alamo. [laughter] >> i always like to come you go to someone's backyard and they shoot you and then you are a hero. it's very good. >> jeff guinn

i would like to quote jim turner that followed charlie in congress. jim said, he described him as a dedicated public servant who fought hard for the people of his district. and i would just like to also pay tribute -- i know that barbara his widow, is still mourning his loss and will for a long time to come. barbara wilson made a difference in charlie's life. barbara sustained and prolonged charlie's life. he loved her, he loved her family. they loved him. and she made a difference in his life just as he made a difference in this country, just as charlie showed what one man can do, when he puts his mind to it, this body ought to always be inspired by the muslimry of the great late -- by the memory of the great late charlie wilson. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. ms. kaptur from ohio. for what purpose does the gentleman from texas rise? >> i would like to be heard out of order and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. >> i did not know charlie wilson, but

jim bob: g'night everybody, grandpa: g'night everybody. @y jim bob: g'night daddy. vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. >>> a routine five-hour flight from l.a. to new york turned into a 16-hour flight from hell, and the whole thing was captured in realtime online by passengers who used the plane's wifi to tweet and to send video of what was happening on board. joining me right now is one of those passengers, david martin who is the ceo of the social networking service contain. david, it's good to have you here. i know you believe social networking is the story what happened on this plane. >> right. >> back me up a little bit. i guess first you filmed all of this, right? >> right. me and some of the people that were with me that work in the same company. >> so at what point did you think hey, it's time to pull out the camera here? >> definitely i already had the camera from minute one when we came out the gate. when we took off from l.a.x., and showing everyone look at the l.a.x. grid down there, even coming in over chicago, was as i went on contain.com

jim bob: g'night everybody, grandpa: g'night everybody. @y jim bob: g'night daddy. vo: geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more. but my allergies put me in a fog. so now, i'm claritin clear! claritin works great on all my allergies like dust, mold, pollen, or pets without making me drowsy, cause i want to be alert around this big guy. live claritin clear. indoors and out. >>> sometimes i wonder if rush doesn't just spin a giant wheel of hate every morning to come up with whatever he's going to get the faithful all worked up about. mexicans, rrrrr. socialism, rrrr! van jones. i don't know who he is, but rrrrr! >> larry: that's, of course, from a previous "realtime with bill maher." live show debuts friday night, february 19 and they repeat it 1,132 times. if you missed it, you see it 6:00 a.m. thursday morning, 4:00 tuesday afternoon. it's a great show. i had a wonderful time guesting on it. >> people are still talking about it. >> larry: it was a great moment. what do you make of haiti? you got to be sad about that. >> of course. who isn't sad about haiti? yes,