[applause] >> i am mike smith. there is a leaflet that has been going around asking if you want to have your house demolished. my answer is yes. i will pull the plunger if need be. i am not a long-term resident here. i do not have all the wonderful benefits of rent-controlled, although i do believe in it. i pay $24 a month. i pay $2,400 a month. it looks nice from the outside but of hot water will not come on for five minutes. the pipes will rattle. other things are going on. it is too much for a plumber or anyone else to be able to fix it the way it exists now. tear it down. build a new one. i might as well be sending a christmas card to the plumber as many times as he is at my place. i am not the only one. rent-control is a great thing. i love it. it is wonderful for a lot of the people who have been here 56 years. i pay higher rent. i expect a little more with that kind of rent. there are a lot of people in here that are newbies, so to speak. they probably feel the same way i do. i wish i had been here 30 years.

mike smith, a come up for a minute and tell us about -- >> my name is monique madden. at miami dade college. >> what have you learned? >> it was interested to hear about the age of classic journalism, pleading for reporters to be accurate with their sources and with the actual true journalism that we should have. >> i am going to ask the rest of you standing, come up to the microphone, and tell me where you are from. i will ask you one quick question so you can all get involved. >> i'm a political science major at miami dade honors college. >> what have you learned? >> i have learned something about the city. what i found most interesting is you have so many beautiful things, beautiful monuments, and you looked just that way and you see how the streets are, how the people are living, and how the housing is, and that is what i found most interesting about the sea in general. >> are you surprised? >> yes, very surprised. >> what school do you go to? >> i go to miami dade college comedy honors college. what i have learned this week, i have learned the different perspectiv

mike smith, come up for just a minute. tell us about your -- inland >> i am from miami-dade honors college. >> what have you learned? >> i have learned a lot. it was quite refreshing to hear someone play for the essence of classic journalism to return, for reporters to be open with their knees and the resources and the actual true journalism that we should have. >> i'm: times if you standing to come up to the microphone. tell me where you are from and what school you go to. >> of political science major at miami-dade. i have learned something more about the city, which is what i want to talk about. most interesting about washington, if you have so many beautiful places and then you looked that way up here, and you see how the streets are, how the people are living, and how the housing is nothing. that is what an interesting. >> are you surprised? >> i was surprised. >> what school do you go to? >> i go to miami-states college. pretty much i have learned from different perspectives, from the speakers that we have had. it is

mike smith, come up for just a minute. tell us about your -- > i am from miami-dade honors college. >> what have you learned? >> i have learned a lot. it was quite refreshing to hear someone play for the essence of classic journalism to return, for reporters to be open with their knees and the resources and the actual true journalism that we should have. >> i'm: times if you standing to come up to the microphone. tell me where you are from and what school you go to. >> a political science major at miami-dade. i have learned something more about the city, which is what i want to talk about. most interesting about washington, if you have so many beautiful places and then you looked that way up here, and you see how the streets are, how the people are living, and how the housing is nothing. that is what an interesting. >> are you surprised? >> i was surprised. >> what school do you go to? >> i go to miami-states college. pretty much i have learned from different perspectives, from the speakers that we have had. it is great. [

. >> pilot mike smith followed by christa mcauliffe, teacher in space. >> reporter: 25 years later, those images of "challenger's" smiling eager crew also bring gut-wrenching foreboding. we know of the safety shortcuts the unheeded warnings and those five words that would stay with us forever. >> challenger, go with throttle up. >> challenger going with throttle up. >> i was a 17-year-old student. at that time thinking what did i just see? we weren't sure what we just saw. >> reporter: mikayla pond, now a teacher, was watching the launch at concord high school in new hampshire. the school where christa mcauliffe was teaching when she was selected to be the first teacher in space. instead for mikayla and thousands of kids across the country, "challenger" became a lesson in loss and grief. >> a shock of our teacher is no longer with us. >> reporter: today at the kennedy space center, a solemn tribute. >> we who remain on the ground and asked them to fly failed them that day as we would fail the crew of "columbia" 17 years later and as we failed the crew of "apollo 1" 19 years before. >> thi

. >> pilot mike smith followed by christa mcauliffe. >> reporter: nasa was about to send a seven-person crew into space, among them, a teacher, christa mcauliffe. >> i don't think any teacher has ever been more ready. >> i always wanted to be an astronaut. >> reporter: sheree kearns was working at an accountant's office. >> part of my spirit was with these teams when they went up and when i saw the vehicle lifting off, my heart was just rising up. "that is a teacher going. this is awesome." >> reporter: 73 seconds into flight, it was suddenly, horrifically, over. >> obviously a major malfunction... >> reporter: school kids across the country saw it. matt hagopian was in eighth grade. >> you could just tell that it didn't go as planned and it was just gone from, like, confusion to just, like, shock. >> if your heart could sink to your stomach, that's what i felt. >> reporter: nasa took the blame for putting an ambitious launch schedule ahead of safety. for two years, the shuttle program was grounded. but in that time, another mission quietly took off, with the "challenger" commander's wi

this is an adult game now. >> smith: now to mike kelly. mike kelly, this will be one of the big votes. you risk having the government come to a standstill. >> you know, speaking as an adult who has always paid his own way, i do understand what happens and raising the debt ceiling to me is absolutely irresponsible. we've been spending money for so long that we don't have. "it's okay. we'll just raise taxes and find it somewhere." tax revenue comes from people who are working, people who are profitable. it does not come from raising tax rates. >> smith: michelle bachman? >> at this point, i am not in favor of raising the debt ceiling. as a matter of fact, i have a petition that i'm urging people to sign at michelle.com to urge their member of congress not to raise the debt ceiling because the congress has had a big party the last two years. they couldn't spend enough money. now, they're standing back folding their arms saying, "oh, taunting us how are you going to go ahead and solve this big spending crisis?" it's fine when they have the cre

coach mike krzyzewski and duke taking on florida state. nolan smith hits the three. top of the key. duke down by one. next possession, derwin kitchen driving to the hole. pulls up with the big line jumper. he had 42. florida state up by three. 30 seconds left to play. smith hits the three. duke down by two. 22 seconds left. smith, driving. the shot, no good. it's a major upset. florida state wins 66-61. >>> new michigan football head coach, brady hoke, sitting courtside as the wolverines host ohio state. and tim hardaway jr., with the three. tied at 31-31. second half, soldier in the lane. he had 20 points. buckeyes up by nine. under 20 seconds to play. michigan down by four. darius morris, with the drive. michigan down by just two. after two buckeyes free throws, hardaway jr., no good. the buckeyes win, 68-64. >>> that is your espnews update. i'm don bell. now, back to you in the studio. >> as a carolina grad, no problem with that duke loss. i have to put that out there. sorry. >>> coming up next, we'll update our top story. what some are calling a miracle from the hospital room of

but mike von fremd starts us off. mike? >> reporter: in life, anna nicole smith always stole the spotlight. and howard k. stern loved to live in her shadow, by her side. in good times, and bad. >> she was my best friend. my lover, and mother of my daughter. everything to me. literally everything, my whole world. >> reporter: they first met in 1995, when howard joined the 26-year-old bombshell's legal team. she was fighting for $800 million from her 93-year-old deceased husband's estate. >> i'm not a golddigger. i went out and i made something of myself. and people don't appreciate that. >> excuse me. >> reporter: but howard seemed to appreciate her, staying with her all the way to the supreme court, where they won a moral victory but no money. >> freaking genius. >> reporter: she went on to become america's most-watched train wreck, starring in her own reality show. >> get out of my face. >> come on. >> just get out of my face. >> reporter: howard's growing influence in her life made people wonder if he was a best friend or

cochair with congress man mike doyle of pennsylvania. author of legislative acts autism statistics, surveillance, research and epidemiology. honors, several including autism society of america congressional hero award. christopher smith. >> before we leave the subject on whether or not vaccines cause autism, which is a commonly held view, there is a division particularly on the drug the mare sol. and it should be noted that in the november december issue of of the columbia journalism review, a very lengthy article addresses the journalistic responsibilities are of how this is presented to the public and the conclusion is whether this ther setrue, right or wrong, there will be consequences for the public health apparatus and vaccine manufacturers. both parents and their children, and for journalists, but with science left to be done and scientists eager to do it, it seems too soon for the press to shut the door on the debate. because there have been articles that have dismissed the ther mersolor vaccine and there is congressman wells of c

cochair with congress man mike doyle of pennsylvania. author of legislative acts autism statistics, surveillance, research and epidemiology. honors, several including autism society of america congressional hero award. christopher smith. >> before we leave the subject on whether or not vaccines cause autism, which is a commonly held view, there is a division particularly on the drug the mare sol. and it should be noted that in the november december issue of of the columbia journalism review, a very lengthy article addresses the journalistic responsibilities are of how this is presented to the public and the conclusion is whether this ther setrue, right or wrong, there will be consequences for the public health apparatus and vaccine manufacturers. both parents and their children, and for journalists, but with science left to be done and scientists eager to do it, it seems too soon for the press to shut the door on the debate. because there have been articles that have dismissed the ther mersolor vaccine and there is congressman wells of c

mike singletary was fired last week, and the torture is finally over. he had some fun out there today. first quarter, perhaps the final game as a niner, alex smith drops back, perfect ball to gin. 37-yard score. 10rb 7 niners at the half. third quarter, niners open it up. davis cuts outside. gone. 59 yards. smith threw for 276-yard two scores. should have been doing this all year. brian westbrook, second score. ran for 79-yard. in the fourth, the -- 62-yard for the first nfl score. and the 49ers finish a disappointing 6-10 season with a 38-7 victory. as for the playoff races, packers could clinch a final wild card spot with a win over the bears. fourth quarter, chicago driving for the tie, jay cutler picked off. that ices it. green bay heading to the playoffs with the victory. in the afc. colts have clinched the south with a victory over the titans. fourth quarter, splits the uprights. colts clinch the third seed in the afc with a 23-20 victory. >>> well, an amazing 12-day stretch for the stanford women. the win against usf. beat xavier, and then snap u

. >> mike, thank you. san pablo police say an officer shot and killed a man who ran from him during a traffic stop, today in the east bay's christie smith is live with the latest on the investigation. good morning, christie. >> reporter: good morning. i can tell you several agencies are investigating this officer-involved shooting. we spoke with police. they say this started with a routine traffic stop at that intersection that you see over there. three people in a car, one got out and ran for some reason and apparently according to police had a gun in his waistband. and refused to comply with police orders. police say an officer was alone in a patrol car, this is about 8:15 last night, near san pablo dam road and ventura near the casino. they say the officer tried several times to pull the car over. the car did stop at a gas station, but one man inside they say just refused to listen to police. he not only ran but they say there was a scuffle and police say that they actually shocked him with a stun gun a

your traffic now with mike inouye. >> we'll be checking in with mike in a minute. layoffs for some, raises for others, for oakland public school system. in the east bay's christie smith is live in oakland where there are questions over the raises that seem to come at an inopportune time. christie. >> reporter: good morning. this would be hard to explain in a math class. this is the way that oakland school budgets are laid out. tonight they are going to be talking about layoffs, program cuts and also raises across the board for all employees here in oakland. oakland school principals are asked to cut 7% from their school budgets. and the district is preparing to cut about $12 million in programs. at the same time the school board meeting these program cuts include a 2% raise for all district employees which would cost about $2 million. a district spokesperson explains saying it's not the most opportune time but our teachers have gone quite a while without raises. the superintendent wants to see this happen for them. it is true that oakland teachers are among the low

cochair with congress man mike doyle of pennsylvania. author of legislative acts autism statistics, surveillance, research and epidemiology. honors, several including autism society of america congressional hero award. christopher smith. >> before we leave the subject on whether or not vaccines cause autism, which is a commonly held view, there is a division particularly on the drug the mare sol. and it should be noted that in the november december issue of of the columbia journalism review, a very lengthy article addresses the journalistic responsibilities are of how this is presented to the public and the conclusion is whether this ther setrue, right or wrong, there will be consequences for the public health apparatus and vaccine manufacturers. both parents and their children, and for journalists, but with science left to be done and scientists eager to do it, it seems too soon for the press to shut the door on the debate. because there have been articles that have dismissed the ther mersolor vaccine and there is congressman wells of c

alex smith for the score, 7-0, san francisco after a quarter. 10-7 at the half and in the 3rd quarter did something that was missing most of the season. they got the ball to vernon davis in the open field. davis demonstrates the best tight end speed in the league. brian westbrook for a pair of touchdowns, 31-7 in the 3rd quarter. this time the 49ers had put it away. but just for a little emphasis, the defense added a score in the 4th quarter. picking off bart yell and it's returned. hard to say why we didn't see more of that. the 49ers complete the season with a sweep of the cardinals. hugs all around for tomsula, who goes into the record books with a 1,000 winning percentage as the head coach. tomsula may be retakenned as an assistant, but either way, he is the type to deflect praise away from himself. >> they just played their hearts out and they finished, you if any? it was just football. when you see those guys with smiles on their face, that is pure football. just playing football and having fun. you know, and one football game is like an entire life. the ups, the downs, the turn

christie smith is live in the east bay with more on what some of the people living there are facing. good morning to you. >> reporter: good morning to you. the timing couldn't be worse. some of these neighbors just had a water rate increase. now we are talking about a garbage rate increase of 14% for nearly 8,000 customers in eastern contra costa county. just last month 2,300 customers in bay point saw a 36% water increase approved by san francisco's bay regulators. neighbors there saying what you might expect, they can't afford to pay more with incomes flat. "the contra costa times" is reporting that 19% of bay point residents are below the poverty line. the increase would apply to customers in unincorporate rated brentwood, oakley, discovery bay and nightson. if approved the cost of a 96-gallon can would rise to to $35.85. a 32-gallon can would go to $32.85 a month. that could decrease in september if a new recycling system that the company wants is approved. the contra costa county supervisors are going to consider this increase on tuesday morning. reporting live in oakland, chris

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weinstein, if you'll push the button on the mike, we can't quite hear you. there, thank you. >> thank you, chairman smith and ranking member conyers for holding this important hearing to consider fixing our country's broken medical liability system. i'm stuart weinstein, the ponseti chair and professor of orthopedic surgery and professor of pediatrics at the university of iowa. i've been practicing for more than 35 year and the past president of the american academy of surgeons. i would like to begin today by asking each of you to put yourself in someone else's shoes. imagine your young pregnant mother living in rur america with no practitioner or your local hospital is closed its door to obstetrics or imagine your young doctor saddled with debt trying to pick a specialty. despite the great need for obgyns and general surgeons, you choose a safer specialty because of risk of lawsuits. and imagine being an orthopedic surgeon but you're facing high costs for liability insurance and the threat of potential litigation. to reduce your liability, you decide to avo

weinstein, if you'll push the button on the mike, we can't quite hear you. there, thank you. >> thank you, chairman smith and ranking member conyers for holding this important hearing to consider fixing our country's broken medical liability system. i'm stuart weinstein, the ponseti chair and professor of orthopedic surgery and professor of pediatrics at the university of iowa. i've been practicing for more than 35 year and the past present of the american academy of surgeons. i would like to begin today by asking each of you to put yourself in someone el's shoes. imagine your young pregnant mother living in rural america with no practitioner or your local hospital is closed its door to obstetrics or imagine your young doctor saddled with debt trying to pick a specialty. despite the great need for obgyns and general surgeons, you choose a safer specialty because of risk of lawsuits. and imagine being an orthopedic surgeon but you're facing high costs for liability insurance and the threat of potential litigation. to reduce your liability, you decide to avoid

weinstein, if you'll push the button on the mike, we can't quite hear you. there, thank y. >> thank you, chairman smith and ranking member conyers for holding this important hearing to consider fixing our country's broken medical liability system. i'm stuart weinstein, the ponseti chair and professor of orthopedic surgery and professor of pediatrics at the univerty of iowa. i've been practicing for more than 35 year and the past president of the american academy of surgeons. i would like to begin today by asking each of you to put yourself in someone else's shoes. imagine your young pregnant mother living in rural america with no practitioner or your local hospital is closed its door to obstetrics or imagine your young doctor saddled with debt trying to pick a specialty. despite the great need for obgyns and general surgeons, you choose a safer specialty because of risk of lawsuits. and imagine being an orthopedic surgeon but you're facing high costs for liability insurance and the threat of potential litigation. to reduce your liability, you decide to avoid

weinstein, if you'll push the button on the mike, we can't quite hear you. there, thank you. >> thank you, chairman smith and ranking member conyers for holding this important hearing to consider fixing our country's broken medical liability system. i'm stuart weinstein, the ponseti chair and professor of orthopedic surgery and professor of pediatrics at the university of iowa. i've been practicing for more than 35 year and the past president of the american academy of surgeons. i would like to begin today by asking each of you to put yourself in someone else's shoes. imagine your young pregnant mother living in rural america with no practitioner or your local hospital is closed its door to obstetrics or imagine your young doctor saddled with debt trying to pick a specialty. despite the great need for obgyns and general surgeons, you choose a safer specialty because of risk of lawsuits. and imagine being an orthopedic surgeon but you're facing high costs for liability insurance and the threat of potential litigation. to reduce your liability, you decide to a

she was married to mike last summer. over the weekend we received a call from her family and doctors. apparently her health has taken a bad turn. we just want to reach out and say that, ali, we are thinking of you and your family. we send you our prayers and our best wishes. >> strong, beautiful, brave girl. we hope she can pull through. >> she had those cowboy boots. remember those? >> yeah. >> anyway -- >> we're pulling for you, ali. let's check on the weather from the weather channel's maria larosa in for al. >> good morning, guys. it is cold. much of the eastern half of the country in the arctic air mass's grip. it will continue today. look at what we can expect. high temperatures into the teens in much of the northeast waking up to temperatures below zero. the southern system beginning to take shape with showers and thunderstorms, potentially heavy rain on the central gulf coast. nice in the southwest. tomorrow things get interesting. we have heavy rain moving across the southeast. it's going to interact with the co

lamborn: i appreciate the leadership of my colleague of representative chris smith and he is a leader in this area of life. all of us look up to him. mr. speaker, my heart breaks when i think about the children who are now a part of a missing generation, a generation whose contribution to society we will never fully know, a generation whose lives could be inspired their families, nation and world had they been allowed to live. our society discriminates against these human beings who should receive the same protections as other persons. not only does abortion strip the world of human lives but affects the lives of mothers, leaving them to deal with the emotional aftermath. i commend the work of pregnancy care centers that provide needed services. i mourn the 50 million american lives cut short and pray that god continues to heal those touched by this tragic practice. i will remain steadfast in the fight of the unborn. e deserves to live and protect the unborn. like the majority, i made good on a campaign promise and voted to repeal obamacare. there were many reasons for my vote to repe