glad to be home. >> i like it. >> home being new york. >> new york, new york, baby. we're going to be playing "new york, new york" every time you walk out. and my good friend, collier meryl, he had a baby, didn't get married until he was 48, i think, and had a baby at 49. >> oh, he's going to be so tired. >> i'm tired just thinking about it. we've got to go. >> harold, thank you. we are so over. pete is in big trouble in the control room. >> melissa, thank you very much. >> prayer meeting. >> we'll bring you around. >> i'm a big fan of prayer, actually. >> you'll evolve on this issue. >>> coming up, is senator barbara boxer showing signs of vulnerability? she has some new competition in california. politico is next. >>> also, the whistle-blower that went unheard. we'll talk to the man who cracked bernie madoff's ponzi scheme years before his arrest. he's my hero. you're watchingmonger "morning- >> i thought i was your hero? >> sure -- brewed by starbucks. hey! increase in 6 months. pete, back it up! ( marker squeaking ) when business travel leaves you drained, re-cha

meeks from new york and ms. waters from california for this very important legislation, h.r. 4573, debt relief for earthquake recovery in haiti and also i'd like to acknowledge mr. bachus for his very impassionate speech, but i'm not surprised because when mr. bachus, you may recall, we were fighting the brutal government of sudan, we tried to get capital market sanctions and you supported our legislation that brought mr. greenspan to the senate to say, defeat the payne-bachus legislation because it would disrupt the stock market. you may recall. so i commend you again for the great work that you've done. as we've mentioned, haiti has such a tremendous history and i might just, since we know what's in the bill, also mention that it was during the revolutionary war that haitian soldiers fought in one of the key battles, the battle of savannah, where just recently a statue was completed in savannah, and i spoke at the dedication a year or so ago. it turned the tide of the war and haitian soldiers fought in a numbe

we start in new york. new york politics suffered two body blows this week. one occurred in washington, where longtime congressman charles rangel was forced to temporarily step aside from his influential post as chairman of the house ways and means committee. >> in order to avoid my colleagues having to defend me during their elections, i have this morning sent a letter to speaker pelosi asking her to grant me a leave of absence until such time that the ethics committee completes its work. >> ifill: rangel's troubles began in 2008, with reports he misused rent-controlled apartments in new york city. a house ethics committee probe has also been investigating allegations that rangel failed to report more than $660,000 in assets and $75,000 in rental income from a villa he owns in the dominican republic. last friday, the ethics committee found rangel violated house standards by accepting caribbean trips financed by corporations. rangel said he had no knowledge of the corporate support, but the committee's admonishment unsettled house democrats. after house speak

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> now to news on the housing markets. still struggling badly, even though the government has made a huge effort to prop it up. prices are down 28% from the peak back in '06. 1/4 of american borrowers own more on their mortgage than their home is worth. that led to bank of america to announce today it's taking a step it hasn't taken before. our report from diana olick. >> reporter: in the spring housing market, the number of foreclosure signs is growing, driving prices down further across the nation's neighborhoods. one out of every five home loans in the u.sis held by bank of america, the nation's largest mortgage company which took on 12 million loans from failed countrywide financial in 2008. as part of that deal, b of a is launching a small test program that gives borrowers back their equity, about $3 billion worth. >> we are starting with this program and going to test it here and hope to expand it in the future. >> reporter: in fact, the program could be the model for a change in the treasury's modification plan. >>

i learned that as mayor of new york and they have a good year and big bonuses, new york city has big tax revenues and you can support good people, and they have a bad year and deficits, you have the cut the programs for the poor people. so the reality is that this is a very important part of the way our economy operates, and when you make war on them, and you make it more difficult for them to see profits, you are never going to see this economy recover the way it should. >> well, some people are saying we are seeing that with business overall, because they are facing higher taxes and higher health care. >> well, this is a preference for government, a all the answer for everything, and what it ignores is that government played a bigger role in the financial problems than business did. >> somebody said on the weekend show that there were 400 regulators on aig. 400. how did -- >> well, you know -- >> this whole idea of 400 agencies miss aig? >> because they don't know how the regulate. government doesn't do -- except for maybe defending us against foreign enemies and protecting us dome

york times" website. >>> the new york mint is looking to repeat the success it had with the quarters. the first coin featuring hot springs national park in arkansas goes into circulation next month. four more will be introduced this month. 56 in all over the next decade. >> this is going to be fun for people. when the 50 states first came out, they came out state-by-state, five at a time. people collected them. went to the bank now, there's something new. >> something like 150 million people went out to get them. you're right. >> big market for it. >>> ahead on this thursday, we'll check the travel forecast. >>> plus, a big city mayor's plan to demolish thousands of homes. >>> and the call of the wild. animals on the run i >>> now, for a look at morning road condions. wet highways across much of the eastern half of the nation. i-55 from mississippi to the midwest, and i-10 along the gulf coast. wet or snow-covered roads from northern california to seattle. >> if you're flying today, expect airport delays in seattle, salt lake city and las vegas. also in detroit, chicago, kansas city,

also about the trial in new york. i think they ought to have the trial in new york for khalid sheikh mohammed. the only reason why they are not trying it in new york is because they don't want the truth to come out about 9/11. it has nothing to do with safety. we put criminals away every day in federal prison. this is just a lie. they ought to have the trial in new york so we can find out what happened in 9/11. because we know the fear retail's that this government's bond is a lie. and anybody but the media knows that 9/11 was corc. host: senator lindsey graham was joined by outgoing indiana senator evan by who also joined him talking about closing of guantanamo. here are some of the comments he had to make yesterday. >> the president is realizing, wait a minute, if i want to get some of what i what i have to compromise. everybody has to check their ideology at the door and tried to find practical solutions. the president under lindsay's proposal will make major strides in the war of ideas. john mccain would be for th

gentlelady from new york. ms. slaughter: i ask unanimous consent to submit the following for the record. a one-page document explaining why the requirements in the bill are not unconstitutional. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. ms. slaughter: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentleman from rhode island who is not only a valued member of the house, but whose father dedicated his life to helping with this. mr. kennedy. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. kennedy: i urge us to go forward with the rule on what have of -- on behalf of the 22% of my constituents under the age of 65 who are uninsured because they're too young to qualify for medicare or too middle class to qualify for medicaid. quote, no memorial, oration, or eulogy could more eloquently honor his memory than the earliest possible passage of this bill. for which he fought so long, his herlt and his soul are in this bill. while the above quote could easily refer to my father, and the context c

york times" website. >>> the new york mint is looking to repeat the success it had with the quarters. the first coin featuring hot springs national park in arkansas goes into circulation next month. four more will be introduced this month. 56 in all over the next decade. >> this is going to be fun for people. when the 50 states first came out, they came out state-by-state, five at a time. people collected them. went to the bank. now, there's something new. >> something like 150 million people went out to get them. you're right. >> big market for it. >>> ahead on this thursday, we'll check the travel forecast. >>> plus, a big city mayor's plan to demolish thousands of homes. >>> and the call of the wild. animals on the run in two, major american cities. ♪ [ instrumental ] hey, max. [ announcer ] your dog's one of a kind. and now, you have the power to help significantly extend his healthy years. a groundbreaking 14-year study by purina, proves that puppy chow, then dog chow nutrition, fed properly over a lifetime, can help extend his lovable antics up to 1.8 healthy years. long live

he's the dean of the new york delegation. he has had much power in washington, assuming the chairman manship of what is really the most powerful committee in the house. so he is both powerful within the delegation in new york and certainly powerful in the house. >> ifill: he has said up until now, while all of these allegations have been brewing and growing, that it's basically a misunderstanding. so why step aside now? >> because it's more than a misunderstanding. there are really bases in fact for the charges. he didn't pay his taxes on his dominican republic properties. he did get an interest-free loan. he did have four rent-subsidized apartments provided by a manhattan real estate developer and he did solicit funds for the center. there are bases in fact and they may not be misunderstandings but in fact understandings of the facts. >> ifill: let's move on to governor david paterson. we have seen him backing away, backy away from his stance, saying last week he wouldn't run again and now he's under pressure to not even seb

the chair recognizes the gentleman from new york. mr. mix: madam speaker, i ask unanimous consent -- mr. meeks: madam speaker, i ask that all members have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on this legislation and insert extraneous material thereon. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. mr. meeks: i yield myself five minutes. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for five minutes. mr. meeks: -- the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman will suspend, please. if we could get some order. if -- will people please take their conversations off the floor. the gentleman will proceed. mr. meeks: today, madam speaker, we consider an issue close to all of our hearts. haiti suffered a devastating earthquake on january 12 of this year. the country, which was finally making strides to a more stable and economic political role after so many failed governments of the past was rocked by a natural disaster of historic proportions. the images of the disaster are pressure fresh in our minds and the desire of the globa

i did the same thing when i went to upstate new york. i got involved in learning the african-american history of upstate new york. which, by the way, is very vibrant. a lot of the underground railroads ended in upstate new york. so they have a very vibrant african-american community and history up there. but when i left albany, new york, to come to washington, d.c., i knew i was hitting the mother load. washington, d.c., i knew, had to have a strong african-american history component to it. i came to d.c. and immediately began working in the u.s. capitol. and like all tourists, the very first thing i did when i came to washington, d.c. was to take a tour of the national mall. but when i got there, i noticed something. if you just came to washington, d.c. and just went to the national mall, you would almost believe african-americans never lived in this city. i went from one end of the mall to the other from the capitol all the way down to the lincoln memorial looking for the african-american history of washington d.c. and i could barely f

from new york university and his jd degree from the new york university school of law. turning to our next panelist, i am certain most of you know judith kaye. prior to her new career as litigation group. you are under understandably aware her career has been distinguished by many. the first female partner in the law firm she worked in prior to becoming a judge. indeed, she was the first woman to ever serve on new york's highest court and she was the first female chief judge of the court of appeals. she served as a chief judge of the new york court of appeals for 15 years until her retirement, so to speak-- yes, in 2008. she gained a national reputation for her groundbreaking decisions and her innovative reforms to the new york court system, including changing the jury system and establishing community and problem-solving courts. her reforms have been implemented by many other state courts in our and are internationally known. john whitman, the current chief judge, was quoted in the new york state bar association journal as saying quote, chief judge kaye's legacy demons

new york city, people packed fifth avenue in manhattan. as many as a quarter million people picked up kilts and packed their bagpipes to mark the holiday. this is the 249th annual extravaganza in new york city. a quarter million people in the parade. >> exactly. >>> still to come on wjz's eyewitness news. funeral. the day of 80s actor. >>> party drugs. teens have found a way to get high. it's shockingly easy to get. >>> bob turk. more spring-like weather. i'll have the exclusive first warning five-day forecast. >>> wjz is always on. here are the top stories on wjz.com right now. for instant updates on all the day's news, and the updated forecast, log onto wjz.com. ,,,, >>> arrest in connection with his death. the arrest is linked in prescription to a drug ring. meantime, los angeles police release the 911 call. it was a heartwrenching call from haim's mom. >> on the same day friends and family gathered for corey haim's funeral, police released the chilling 911 call haim's mother remade. >> he is not breathing! >> ma'am, are you with him ri

another round of snow for parts of update new york. imto half a foot in maine, plus wind gusts between 30 and 50 miles an hour. snow in the southern rockies through the gulf coast states. >> 46 in dallas. 60 in new orleans. 73 in miami. boston gets up to 39. baltimore, 38. atlanta, 54, 30s across much of the midwest today. and 60s from seattle to sacramento. >> well, it's all over in vancouver. last night's closing ceremonies had its stranger moments including some that involved inflatable beavers and moose. and canadian mounties. >> the athletes are looking forward to a black sea russian resort in 2014, that is if you're counting just 1,439 days from today. >>> and u.s. versus canada in men's hockey may have been the most exciting. the u.s. was down 2-0 before tying the score in regulation. canada claimed the goal with an overtime goal. we will have the final olympic count. >>> and some squabbling takes thousands of federal workers off the job. >> a presidential checkup with a nasty habit. >>> and more on the top story. day three of c

according to a "new york times" blog the first lady reportedly said to a waiter at new york's famous grimaldi's pizzeria that the pizza was better than chicago. that's what she said. having lived in new york and chicago, the best pizza is -- i don't have an answer because i haven't been to grimaldi's yet. when i go i'll answer. those are the things we thought you should know. grimaldi's sorry for mispronouncing the name of your famous store. >>> we know kids like to play cops and robbers. however, some parents in new york city are fuming after an interesting addition was made to the neighborhood playground. take a look. a play jail, complete with bars, a lock, and a sign that reads, jail is being called inappropriate. the jungle gym outside a housing development has been on the playground for six years but when a picture was posted on the website black brown news.com outraged complaints followed and it prompted city officials to remove the word "jail" and paint over the lock. listen to what one parent who has a 6-year-old daughter told our local affiliate wnbc. >> to send a message l

lee, new york city. caller: i have a medical billing service -- host: you deal with those 30,000 medicare cuts? calle -- codes? caller: exactly, and the real problem is with the standardization. each insurance -- we have to adhere to each insurance's specific rules, and they can change the rules any time. some of them will accept some of the codes, not all them, although we have these books we should adhere to. it is a big problem. host: united health and blue cross do not have the same coding system? caller: they may not. they may have the same system, but they do not pay for the same codes. each insurance does not have to accept all of the codes in those s.

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it's in albany, new york. it's very close to where i grew up. [ cheers ] my sister, gloria went to sienna. i myself applied to sienna, and i didn't get in. [ laughter ] that doesn't matter now. none of it matters. all that matters is that the 13th-seeded sienna saints have a very realistic chance of beating the fourth-seeded purdue boilermakers in the first round of the tourney on friday. yeah, they're going up against purdue, so it's going to be tough. but they're our official pick for this year's ncaa tournament. so that means they're going to go all the way. go saints! [ cheers and applause ] we got a fantastic show tonight. the talented young actress from the new film, "the runaways," dakota fanning is here, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] she's fantastic in this movie. fantastic in every movie. from the critically acclaimed show "flash forward" actor joseph fiennes is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] he's awesome, too. "flash forward" is like a "lost" type of thing. it's a cool show. and we got musi

new york city and possibly the world which only publishes "new york times" bestsellers. [laughter] >> i meant to say that in your intro. just to clarify, are you also doing the print version of books or is that not in the plan? >> it's very much in the plan but we are printing them by the warehouse what we will do is announce the book, start spending some serious money promoting get nearly all digitally. it's all for running ads by mailing lists, video is really an important part of what we're doing trying to put together a really great short videos about the books that can be passed around a fire early and we will try to build as many orders as we can before we release the book. we will print that number. you don't have to print -- people think print on demand a sprinting one copy at a time. that is not how we are doing it. if we can build 3,004,000, 5,000 orders will bring that number obviously. >> the first edition is going to be an ebook? >> no, we are announcing them simultaneously as e-book and be back or hardback and on this book "billing rouge" we announce both s

imagine seeing that float by in new york city. he was greeted by schoolchildren in egyptian headdresses and former new york mayor ed koch, who was in office in 1979 back when the first exhibit came to town. >> the king tut exhibit opens to the public in a month. >> not the strangest thing you've seen in new york city. >> might catch your eye. >> yeah, it would. we'll be right back. at participating stores brr! it's another cold one out there, so you'll want to cover up those hands before you hit the sink. um, i said "cover up." or your hands will be in for a long dry spell. [ male announcer ] when the forecast calls for winter hands, it goes beyond dishwashing to help your hands seal in moisture while you do the dishes. [ sponge ] so smooth. so soft. who could have predicted that? [ male announcer ] for a money-saving coupon... [ sponge ] visit dawnhandrenewal.com. >>> medicare reform is a big part of the health care reform overhaul signed into law by the president yesterday. >> and the government has already admitted $60 billion

and that's "the new york times" which is no radical paper. and obviously has a wide audience, a well written, researched piece. so, it is becoming increasingly well-known and this is nine years into that conflict. and there is quite a large body of literature. you know, alfred mccoy wrote the pioneering book in the early '70s and peter dale scott's been researching the cia involvement and i was surprised, myself, before i researched this i saw it as maybe of conspiracy theory but it is only when i went into the national archives and there was evidence in the book and found memos from government officials, for instance the ambassador to laos, would be communicating with the state department, saying, you know, these guys are corrupt up to their ears, but are fighting a war for us, so, you know, there is nothing we can do and that is candidly expressed in many memos and now those would only be accessible to researchers. yeah, my sense of the public is not aware of a lot of things. in part because it's not covered in the media and "the new york t

we have the statute of frauds in new york. he'll need to produce writings or some other documentary evidence indicating who the parties to the loan were and what the outstanding were regarding repayment. the fact in and of itself she may have started to give some of this money back, perhaps, because she wanted to walk away from this new life in new york and return to her enterprising ways in wyoming, that in and of itself wouldn't be enough. >> what if hypothetically this fella was paying this woman for sexual relations, what if he was paying her for sex? and now he wants to call it a loan. >> but she's not even saying that those are the facts of the case. she's not saying he was giving her the money as in pretty woman to be his disposal. even if it was a sugar daddy gone sour. >> he found her on a web site. >> you give a girl a ring to marry her, unless you gave it to her on a holiday which is deemed a gift, she has to give you the ring back. >> 15 seconds. >> let me just say, arthur's client isn't the only one with substanti

for ruining my reputation in new york city. [laughter] >> i knew that dao's story was true right then. and more than that i recognized his feelings. and not just in my daughter. i could imagine myself in his place fearing not the -- fearing the eyes of strangers. fearing not the darkness of the park or what might happen to me if i surrendered myself to sleep there, but the disdain or pity of stranger who would never be anything but strangers and i thought i could find a way into his story if he decided he would let me tell it. as he eventually did. the other day someone told me i was a purposive writer. i think that's a word. [laughter] >> by purposive, i think she meant writing that aims to expose and analyze important problems and offer persuasive solutions but somehow it seems important to say that i don't deserve that compliment. other writers do. writers who understand that the world's recurring catastrophes, the grossly inequitable distribution of help and civil war and genocide aren't accidents but the products of socioe

york since i had planned to set the book most of the book set in new york. i mean we dealt with the original medical records, so it was both fascinating and sat in that respect. the new york academy medicine and columbia health science library books contained just boxes of medical records and at that time the doctors kept a lot more extensive and personal information about patients which enabled me to develop these as real people and characters because there was so much information and most of the medical cases. but then again a lot of the files were destroyed. i would like to have seen more but when the decentralized a lot of the institutions in the 70's they destroyed a lot of the medical files. other questions? anyone else? okay. thank you. [applause] >> mary caldwell crosby is the author of the american plague di on told for story of a yellow fever the epidemic shaped history. her writing. several publications including usa today, "newsweek" and health magazine. davis-kidd booksellers in memphis tennessee hosted this half-hour evened. for more informatio

sue moss, new york. alan ripka, defense atrney, new york. jason oshins, defense attorney new york. first to you, oshins. you know darn well you that don't -- police don't just go out and make a probation violation arrest for no reason. they think he may be implicated. they have to. >> no, nancy, you're 100% correct. they targeted him from the very beginning. they looked at -- >> whoa, whoa, whoa. >> yes. >> they didn't target him. >> well, he was a target of the police based on his criminal history, the association between the child. he was their target from the very beginning. >> alan ripka, if they arrested everybody in a parole or probation violation because they had a joint, we wouldn't have enough room in the jails for the killers and the child molesters. okay? so that's not why this guy's behind bars. >> the reason he's behind bars, as far as i'm concerned, is because it gives them an opportunity to put pressure on him. when you're behind bars, that's how you get people to talk. >> what about it, sue moss? >> absolutely. but if this guy did it, then that mom is just as guilty

rehema ellis, nbc news, new york. >>> now to news on the housing markets. still struggling badly, even though the government has made a huge effort to prop it up. prices are down 28% from the peak back in '06. 1/4 of american borrowers own more on their mortgage than their home is worth. that led to bank of america to announce today it's taking a step it hasn't taken before. our report from diana olick. >> reporter: in the spring housing market, the number of foreclosure signs is growing, driving prices down further across the nation's neighborhoods. one out of every five home loans in the u.s. is held by bank of america, the nation's largest mortgage company which took on 12 million loans from failed countrywide financial in 2008. as part of that deal, b of a is launching a small test program that gives borrowers back their equity, about $3 billion worth. >> we are starting with this program and going to test it here and hope to expand it in the future. >> reporter: in fact, the program could be the model for a change in the treasury's modification plan. >

times, the "new york times" -- >> you have to keep the discussion all the time. ben smith, one of our popular bloggers, he says you can't coast, if you're going to be a successful blogger, you can't coast for a week, go on vacation for a week and let the blog go dead. he does go on vacation, when he does, we make sure he gets a great substitution writer in. >> you are in favor of people going on vacation. >> i am. but we are not -- everybody here is acutely conscious of we can't let the conversation die because even for a few minutes, you know that audience has expectations. and if those expectations are not being met in this competitive world, they'll go elsewhere. >> john harris, jim vandehei, thank you very much. >> our conversation with political, part of allbriton media. >> up next, erick erickson, we'll ask about some of his inflammatory comments after the break. national car rental knows i'm picky. so, at national, i go right past the counter... and you get to choose any car in the aisle. choose any car? you cannot be serious! okay. seriously, you choose.

the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new york seek recognition? >> mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to address the house for one minute. revise and extend my remarks. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman from new york is recognized for one minute to address the house. >> thank you, i rise today to commend the forerunner of today's women's military pilots, the women's air corps service pilots, they flew more than 16 million miles. from 1943 to 1944 they delivered aircraft for manufacturers in the united states to air bases throughout the country. two women from my district. virginia, and elizabeth, are being awarded the congressional gold medal today in recognition of their service to our country. their fearlessness led the way to future women military pilots. it is long overdue we recognize these incredible women. our country thrives because of the bravery of citizens like wasps. we learned last year the ceremony was going to happen, her family told me it meant the world to her but she passed away in september of 2009. but

it's in albany, new york. it's very close to where i grew up. [ cheers ] my sister, gloria went to sienna. i myself applied to sienna, and i didn't get in. [ laughter ] that doesn't matter now. none of it matters. all that matters is that the 13th-seeded sienna saints have a very realistic chance of beating the fourth-seeded purdue boilermakers in the first round of the tourney on friday. yeah, they're going up against purdue, so it's going to be tough. but they're our official pick for this year's ncaa tournament. so that means they're going to go all the way. go saints! [ cheers and applause ] we got a fantastic show tonight. the talented young actress from the new film, "the runaways," dakota fanning is here, everybody. [ cheers and applause ] she's fantastic in this movie. [ cheers and applause ] fantastic in every movie. from the critically acclaimed show "flash forward" actor joseph fiennes is joining us. [ cheers and applause ] he's awesome, too. "flash forward" is like a "lost" type of thing. it's a co

york, followed by eyewitness news at 11:00. and the first round of the ncaa tournament tips off in less than 24 hours. and wjz wants you to try your hand at the bracket challenge. the link is at the top of our home page. >>> finally this evening, the white house goes green for st. patrick district attorney -- st. patrick's day. first lady michelle obama came up with the festive idea last year. she was inspired by her home city of chicago, where they dye the water green. >> it doesn't quite get the green that is the st. patrick's day green. >> but they won't arrest if you get into the chicago river. >> true. absolutely. >>> we'll be back at 11:00. i'm mary bubala. >> thanks for watching wjz, maryland's news station. we don't want you to rush away because there's much more ahead on the cbs evening news with katie couric, including the battle over healthcare reform. it's really beginning to heat up in washington. and of course, we invite you to come back here and join us here for wjz's eyewitness news at 11:00. we now take you to

he's in new york. we're in los angeles. congressman, you've given three different reasons for your resignations. here's what white house press secretary robert gibbs had to say about that today. watch. >> on wednesday, he announced he would not seek re-election because of a health problem that he said was a recurrence of cancer. on thursday he said he wasn't running because -- not because of cancer but because of his use of salty language. on friday he seemed to take some responsibility for his actions at a different event, and we learned that the ethics committee was looking into his actions relating to sexual harassment. >> larry: congressman, thanks for being with us. let's set the record straight. why did you resign? health, ethics, democratic leadership, what? >> all the above, larry. it would be nice if mr. gibbs got it straight. listen, i've been incredibly outspoke outspokeen about my personal feelings and my professional conviction that if we pass this health care bill using reconciliation, which is the same proces

in new hampshire, also 15 points. in new york state, girls were 13 points ahead of boys. at the ronald mcnair high school in jersey city, new jersey, english teacher don dello says he sees the difference. >> in an english classroom, there's always been a tendency for the girls to be more interested in the literature than the boys. >> they just have a lot more focus. and i think they tend to spend a lot more time devoted to reading. i mean, guys are more into sports and being outside. >> reporter: even in math, a subject in which boys traditionally have done better than girls, girls are now roughly even with boys nationwide. why the difference between the sexes? in reading, one theory points to differences between the brains of boys and girls. girls' brains are more verbally oriented, which makes reading skills easier for them to acquire. boys' brains are more visually stimulated. another theory is that boys are more physically restless than girls. recess time has been cut in some schools in the push for better achievement test scores. >> they can read. but they need to be

tonight, thousands in new jersey, connecticut and new york are still in the dark. the governor of connecticut so frustrated she's now calling for an investigation to find out why it's taking so long to get the lights on. power crews from other parts of the country have come to help, down, so many wires snapped, piecing it all back together is a bigger job than emergency officials in some states predicted. there are some sounds and signs of progress. a giant blue band-aid stretches across this ridgewood, new jersey, home. saturday night, the debarnardis came home to find this. >> it was horrendous. it came down there and where was the bed? >> here. if it didn't kill us, we would have had a heart attack. >> reporter: still, other people aren't begin allowed into their homes at all. this is little fal, new jersey, before the storm. this is it today. the storm was bigger than anyone thought, and so is the damage. that's why governors are now asking for federal assistance to help destray all those cleanup costs. diane? >> what a scene it is still out there. thank you, s

i would like to thank my friend from new york, mr. steve israel, for bringing this resolution to the house floor. in an age where fear dictated the world stage, the armed forces of the united states of america bravely stood guard to ensure that communism, one of the democracy's greatest adversaries would not prevail. the cold war certificate program recognizes the service of veterans during the period of the cold war from september 2, 1945, to december 26, 1991, in promoting peace and stability for america. for nearly five decades, the united states stood the test of time and proved its powerful convictions in defending itself in the eyed yeels of freedom from the threat of communism. i ask my colleagues to help achieve the sacrifice of the forces bypassing a resolution that encourages the people of our nation to participate in local and national activities honoring our veterans. i am proud to stand here today to honor the men and the women who stood on the brink of devastating global war in order to bring peace and stability to the w

first up new york governor david paterson proposing to send hundreds of thousands of dollars of new york's taxpayers for the admirable social cause of improving the sex lives of a few lucky prison inmates. in his 2010/11 budget, he included funding for two double wide trailers in upstate new york at the correctional facility. the purpose of the trailers conjugal and family visits. price tag just short of 1 million bucks. facing a $9 billion deficit and one of the highest tax loads in our country especially when you add in new york city and the rest of this nonsense to try to dig his state out of the hole, paterson proposed cutting aid to schools and hospitals and closing state parks, ending restocking of nature conservatories and delaying income tax refunds for new york residents who work and pay taxes but we'll get double wides for the prisoners to have sex. apparently a new set of budget priorities has taken over our state here in new york. >>> republican congressman steve king who last night had trouble distinguishing between political friends and enemies after the health care vote king

new york back to d.c. you might see a shower or two clip on the back side of this, but all in all, things will be more tranquil today than they were yesterday. things are ramping up in denver, colorado. kusa. clouds are on the increase and not snowing yet and temperatures in the mid-30s and snow is in the forecast for tonight. how much snow? 6 to 16. winter storm warnings are posted for the i-25 corridor, and the classic spring up and slope conditions on the front range, and that will include a handful of ski resorts and there should be fresh powder come this time tomorrow morning. kyra? >> thanks, rob. >>> a few weeks removed from washington, d.c., snowmageddon, and it expects the cherry blossoms to bloom earlier this year. the trees will likely begin blooming this weekend just in time for the annual cherry blossom festival set to run from march 27th to april 11th and you will not want to miss it. >>> some towns are using stimulus money to fight back. t.j. holmes will be here to show us how. >>> he lost h

my state of new york is among the highest. our city puts an additional tax. it is one of the prerogatives of the different states. some have chosen to tax more. some have chosen to tax less. but the fact is that there is an enormous economy around avoiding that tax to essentially violating the law. there are internet tobacco sites that exist with the sole purpose apparently to be to deliver tobacco to people outside the realm of taxation. that's a problem. it's a problem not just because it makes it impossible for states to collect taxes that they have levied, but it's also a problem because it encourages by sale of internet tobacco encourages underaged smoking. it also makes it very easy tore anyone who wants to commit illicit acts. when the government accounting office took a look at a smuggling ring that they discovered in the early part of this century, they found that hezbollah, the international terrorist organization, was using this difference in taxes to fund their illicit activity. here's how it would work. they would purchase tobacco at a low tax ra

new york, sunny at 68. miami, mostly cloudy at 66. chicago, 64. denver, partly cloudy, 65. los angeles, 84. >>> time now a check on the national forecast. the latest satellite picture shows that skies are still cloudy over the southeast after yesterday's rain, but it's clear from the ohio valley to the northeast coast. now, later today, showers will continue to be scattered across the southeast. it will be another gorgeous day throughout the northeast. and that great weather will extend across the ohio valley and midwest. the southwest stays sunny and pleasantly warm. >>> let's turn now to sports. a big night for houston point guard aaron brooks. visiting memphis led early, including a big one-handed slam by rudy gay in the second quarter. but brooks came on strong, including a long three-pointer in the third quarter. and he just kept sinking the outside shot scoring seven triples without a miss and a career-high 31 points in all. the rockets won it 107-94. >>> in orlando, san antonio's tim duncan had the worst game of his nba career. dominated on the boards by the magic's

york in particular saw this as a great opportunity to make new york the neurological center of the world. the had an enormous psychiatric institute the institute was put at the same time it was incredibly impressive and state-of-the-art part of what made that possible was not the case studies i fall in this book it was jpmorgan's wife who contracted sleeping sickness and diet of it and jack morgan was so distraught that he donated an entire floor of the middle to the institute for the study of the vaccine. there was so much hope involved in this disease there was hope for the doctors and their vaccine research if they could to the bobbit vaccine and its medical and mortality. there was a little this as a kid with new york that helped position myself custis near al-awja call center and so much hope among the patients these patients had a dark future ahead of them. this disease became the sort of to headed beast because when it started it was the acute cases like my grandmother people who became sick with a fever and infection they sell asleep the encephalitis did damage. they might awaken

new york avenue is blocked as well. there was an dent nuclear bomb on new york avenue after bladensburg road. that's cleared. because there's no access to or from brentwood avenue new york avenue is jammed. a lot of extra travel time this morning. you can try montana avenue as a potential alternate. everything is really jammed up. let's head on over and check out the trip south along interstate 270. things loading up on the spur but we haven't had any accidents to report, just volume all the way on down. >>> thanks. >> this morning a consumer alert. we have another major car recall. general motors is recalling more than 1 million cars because ever steering problems. kimberly suiters joins us now live from the newsroom with the latest. >> carmakers issue recalls all the time but the timing for a recall is more sensitive now because of toyota's recall affecting 8.5 million vehicles. american automakers have tried to capitalize on that. this morning it's gm's turn. they are recalling 1.3 cars because of a power steering is

but in new york, you won't get taught drunk driving. >> that's true. i've never driven while on pot. i've never done pot. my guess is you're against legalization. >> you would be wrong. it's a start. california, you talk about the poor judgment of people on marijuana. look at what they have done with their budget without being on drugs. the spent money they didn't have, and we have sin taxes on -- trying to put them on sugary drinks and cigarettes. why not for marijuana. people are smoking it already. it's harmless, and if you can justify gambling in lottos and casino, which are addictions which really hurt people's lives, why not make some money on this. >> i worry it might be a gateway tax. >> i would rather pay to any local weed dealer than the state of california. a more honest way to spend your money. >> the weed dealers are much more dependable. >> and they would ininvest it wisely, like on a fridays -- frisbee. >> if there is some nonreligious holies. >> legalization has never been an issue for your behavior. why is that? >> because i choose to

it was to land jfk, new york, that afternoon at 3:35. about five hours. but the winds were too strong to land. it circled jfk for a couple hours then diverted 90 miles away to stewart airport and sat on the tarmac for hours. the airlines say it took about four and a half hours and the passengers say close to seven hours, close to midnight they were put on a bus then a two and a half hour ride to jfk and arrived 3:00 a.m. eastern. that last hour went to daylight savings time, not much solace. in all their flight 11 hours late and they plane took off empty and the empty plane gets to jfk before they did, a little salt in the wound there. we'll take your calls on. this joining us david moartin, passenger who took the video we're about to see. david, describe what it was like in there. >> hectic at times and at times fun. a roller coaster for the hours we were stuck in the plane. >> you said fun? trying to make the best of it. >> yes. we had a couple of passengers a that were pretty in good spirits, we are socializing, updating our socnal net sial ne and want

the new york tims ." caller: thank you so much for taking my call. i appreciate c-span very much. my comment is on the long term, i think it is a terrific strategy to reduce the nuclear capability because we've got so much of anç arsenalçççç ale çable to deal with threats arod the world. ç;ççççxdçççand i thinkt of the world and then following our lead is the ideal way. this was mentioned in a great book called "blood on their hands. " i do not know if you read it or not. it is an alstom to read about -- çof some book to read about. host: who is the author? çççcaller: forest redd. çhost: ocean city, maryland. their role on the republican line. -- darrell on the republican line. i want to fight daveç wisconsin and his son for their service. i want to talk about obama's nuclear-weapons strategy. it can be good if they take the money allocated, instead of new ones, make defensive weapons to stop the threats that we have pared -- that we have. and also, if they can take

andrew, you have a new york daily news column coming out today? >> i do in one hour and i am taking a break from politics and examining how men maybe should up the ante and buck up. if they got more confnfence, then they could have jobs because this is a man session we are in. then they could approach all these successful women, and women could stop apologizing for success and we wouldn't have the single gal syndrome. >> fine, will go out with you. i can take a hint. >> you just wept through a break up, didn't you? >> no. >> i never heard the word man session. it sound i had like something -- it sounded like something -- >> it is private. >> bill, you got some stupid future car proto prototype you wanted to talk about. >> thank you so much. as always i appreciate your support. can we look at this bad boy? i have been working on this for the better part of a decade. it doesn't run on horsepower, but it does run on sarah jessica parker power. and aren't they one in the same? >> long way to go for that joke. >> i don't like it. >> are you going to be

is louis armstrong's home in new york a library at this point or is it open to the public? >> i'm glad you asked me that. not only is it a museum, but i'm speaking there on saturday. they're throwing a back party for me and i'm going -- book party for me and i'm going to give a shorter version of this talk in harm strong's own home. it was restored it its original condition a few years ago and opened as a museum and i must tell you, if you have the slightest interest in louis armstrong, you must go to this place, because the walls breathe his essence. it is one of the most amazing house museums in the world. thank god that it was preserved, and is the way it is. so i'll be thinking of you all on saturday afternoon, when i go there and speak there. oh, the tapes. ok. there are 650 reel to real tapes. armstrong -- i'll tell you the whole story. armstrong bought one the first commercial tape recorders ever told in the united states in 1947. and binge crosby bought one of the others, by the way, and at first, he bought it to record his shows, so that he could listen to them, an

this morning swarming new york city's mass-transit hubs all over. it is part of the bimonthly multiagency super surge exercises or mass for short. but coming on the heels of the deadly homicide attacks in russia and with 5 million people rideing the rails each day it is taking on new ur jen simt -- urgency. rick leventhal live what's the important point of these surges? >> show of force and chance for these agencies to practice emergency response with each other. it can help present terrorist attacks in large part because terrorists don't want to get caught require surveillance and practice and if there's a reasonable chance of bumming into law enforcement experts say the plotters may move on in search of a softer target and what better deterrent could there be than hundreds of heavily-armed police officers in subway stations and trains. >> we haven't had an attack on our system so i assume those a pretty good indicator we're doing a good job tau other thing about these surges megyn they are random different places and different times and that can a

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new york city, laguardia and new jersey. watch for an hour or more delay because of the gusty winds. denver, mostly snow. scattered snow showers later this afternoon and either way poor visibility d boston you're looking at the heavy rain showers away from you, dallas, kansas city, showers and storms. more on that in a bit. >> thanks, bob. >>> a college play is causing so much controversy to campuses stepping up security and it's all because of the way one particular character is portrayed. imagine this, you take a pill -- >>> hey, good morning, i'm natasha curry in for robin meade today. new legal moves against michael jackson's doctor and he may end up fighting jackson's family in court. >>> some of the gift cards you get come with strings attached. not for much longer. >>> new details in the case of a star quarterback accused of sexual assault. investigators may be backing off the case. >>> first, president obama will sign an executive order today ensuring the new health care lot has not changed fight restrictions on fede

all i want to know is how is my parade is going to go if i'm flying to new york. >> new york looks good. temperatures today mid-60s and really nice up there. tell you, trying to get in or out of atlanta, not so good. live with the tower cam low clouds in place and there's atlanta, tower cam shows basically just cloudy skies and that's the way it is going to be for the day with occasional showers. here's what we're calling for, so far nothing. zero delays. good day, good start and half hour is a possibility and atlanta as that rain slides through northern florida and central florida, watch for half hour delays around orlando and tampa, too. light showers moving in towards miami. that's it. everybody else ought to be fine. more on that, robin, coming up in about a half an hour. >> thank you. >>> the top 12 contestants on "american idol" took on the rolling stones for gave the judges satisfaction. >>> and the search continues for a woman and her son who some people say just vanished. >>> in about three weeks tiger woods is going to return to golf at one of the biggest tourneys of the year,