mcconnell. that is whether we are going to institute a new threshold which could be routinely applied to different court judges of a cloture vote. as my colleague indicated, this is an extraordinary departure in the history this have senate, going -- of this senate, going back decades. we have long adhered to the tradition that the local legal community, local vetters and the local civic community are the best judges for a potential nominee, subject to the, obviously, the president's action, and quite importantly, to the review by the american bar association, and quite importantly, the background checks of the f.b.i.; quite importantly and very, very importantly, to the deliberations of the judiciary committee here in the united states senate. this has been a process for both republicans and democrats. it has extended over six decades, and it is something that i hope we can respect today through our deliberations and the conclusion of deliberations. turning to mr. mcconnell, we are fortunate, i

mcconnell to the federal bench. based on his deeply troubling ethical record and the fact that he intentionally misled if not lied to the judiciary committee during his confirmation process, i believe we must fight this nomination with every tool at our disposal. mr. president, i yield the floor and note the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: the presiding officer: the senator from vermont. mr. leahy: i ask consent that the call of the quorum be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: mr. president, as senators know last night majority leader reid was forced to file another cloture petition on a federal judicial nominee. that's the fifth required to be filed during president obama's term in office. in this case it's on jack mcconnell who's nominated to a vacancy in the united states district court for the district of rhode island. i'm concerned that we have to file cloture on judgeships that should simply have and you or down vote. i wo

you've heard senator mcconnell. he says even after the election in the 26th, he's comfortable with the ryan budget. you see the "wall street journal" writing no retreat on medicare. newt gingrich gets attacked because he says the ryan plan is wrong. look, the only way we're going to come to an agreement on the budget and the debt ceiling is if senator mcconnell and his republican colleagues take the ryan plan off the table and take it off now. >> but it is off -- senator, it is off the table. it failed in the senate. look, you've got a reality here as democrats where your hometown newspaper, "the new york times" this morning talks about the high price of timidity of the democrats on medicare. and here was, as senator mcconnell referred to, former president clinton speaking about the deficit and medicare this week. he had a warning for democrats, and this is what he said. >> i'm afraid that the democrats will draw the conclusion that because congressman ryan's proposal i think is not the best one, that we shouldn't d

we voted for mcconnell. they want to stop liu. i would hope every senator would treat professor liu with the same fairness that the others have, that we treated them. so give the same weight to professor liu's assurances that we did to professor mcconnell's identical mcconnell's identical ahead. >> in a few moments a hearing on the future of nasa and human spaceflight. and a little less than two hours former director of national intelligence in his bladder on proposed changes for a more efficient intelligence community. >> history is, as you know, is much more than just politics and soldiers. social issues. it's also medicine and science and art and music and theater and poetry and ideas. and we shouldn't lump things into categories. it's all part of the same thing. >> sammy morris, jameson worker, harriet beecher stowe, thomas edison, henry adams, sunday night on qa day. part one of two weeks with david mccullough on the american to make the greater journey to 19th century paris, at 8 p.m. on c-span. >> with the nasa space shuttl

we voted for mcconnell. they want to stop liu. i would hope every senator would treat professor liu with the same fairness that the others have, that we treated them. so give the same weight to professor liu's assurances that we did to professor mcconnell's identical assurances, identical assurances. then vote up or down. mr. president, how much time does -- the presiding officer: 13 minutes and 30 second. circumstance i'm understanding that you have the time that you need. felled need the rest, you're going to have your -- if he would need the rest, you're going to have your time. mr. leahy: mr. president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. leahy: i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. leahy: i yield the floor. mr. mcconnell: mr. president? the presiding officer: the minority leader. mr. mcconnell: over the past two years our nation has been engaged in a debate about the kind of country we w

minority leader senator mitch mcconnell, thank you for being here. first question out of the box -- what would happen if the debt ceiling is not raised? >> well, i think we ought to look at this as an opportunity. an opportunity to bring a democratic president who's been leading a spending binge over the last couple of years and a new much more republican congress which believes the american people want us to reduce spending significantly. bring those two together and get something done born on a bipartisan basis. you know, it is interesting that some of our biggest accomplishments in the last quarter of a century have been when you have divided government. think of ronald reagan and tip o'neill working together to save social security for another generation in 1983. think of bill clinton and the republican congress balancing the budgets and passing welfare reform. this is actually a great opportunity to address this burgeoning problem. we have a $14 trillion debt. it is as big as our economy which makes us look a lot like greece. and over and above

i just don't know who that is. >> me neither, senator mitch mcconnell. thank you so much for your time today. >> thank you. >>> when we come back, influential republican congressman paul ryan and his plan to reform medicare. [ woman speaking chinese ] thank you. do you have an english menu? no english. [ speaking chinese ] [ gasps, speaks chinese ] do you guys like dumplings? i love dumplings. working with a partner you can trust is always a good decision. massmutual -- let our financial professionals help you reach your goals. ♪ ♪ when you're resonsible for this much of the team, you need a car you can count on. ♪ ♪ well, you know i love it too ♪ ♪ you love money ♪ well, you know i love it too ♪ ♪ i work so hard at my job ♪ and then i bring it home to you ♪ ♪ i love money in my pocket ooh, the price sure doesn't. i'm tired of shopping around. [ sigh ] too bad you're not buying car insurance. like that's easy. oh, it is. progressive direct showed me their rates and the rates of their competitors. i saved hundreds when switching. w

so chill mcconnell. neutral mcconnell divination marco results will result in the same. results michael beverly closer to tell mcconnell riviera to tell mcconnell cintra hotel mccown. breaking news this hour one of the world's most wanted criminals is arrested. a fugitive a bosnian serb general. faces charges of genocide. russia and the us agree upon the need for a missile defense system that meets both countries security demands president dmitri medvedev holds talks with barack obama at the g eight summit in france. i must go calls for an international investigation into georgia a crackdown on protesters demanding president saakashvili resign. this is r.t. live from moscow and we start with breaking news the serbian president has confirmed the arrest of. a fugitive a bosnian so well he's been on the run from the hague tribunal for about fifteen years after being accused of genocide and crimes against humanity for more details on this let's cross live now to our correspondent in eastern europe. so what do we know about the details on that also the charges he faces what c

mcconnell's nomination. so we'll see how many votes he gets, but we know if it's a party line vote, there's 53 democrats in this body and 47 republicans. if it's a party line vote, mr. mcconnell's going to be a federal judge. but i think it is important to make the record crystal clear as to the type of nominee that -- that senators are voting on. i think it's my responsibility to my constituents. it's my responsibility to the senate to express the strong objections i have to this nominee. surely -- i know there are better people for the president to nominate in rhode island. two of them serve in the -- in the u.s. senate here. i mean there are other people qualified -- qualified people who can be nominated. and i just believe that this ethically challenged nominee who has according to the words of stuart taylor perverted -- among a class of lawyers who have perverted the legal system for% and political gain at the against of everyone else is the wrong person for this job and so i will be voting against the

and had quite comparable mcconnell's writings were at view. i had one situation, and i'm a nominee for the 10th name of95:i southwick.ñlñú>@ democrats were not going to vote for him.ñ) i was implored not to vote for him. trent lott came to me on the down with him and listen to i did, for a long time, more than once. were, and i talked with him about them, and i decided i was going to vote for him. and i did vote for him, and he is now sitting on the 10th very polarized. tragedy. continues, nobody can break away approve another parties person. and that would be a real tragedy for those who would question it one of the conservatives who has written to the committee in by ken starr. as many here will know, kenneth starr is currently the president of baylor university, and has positions by republican presidents. akhil amar wrote about professor liu. and i quote, we recognize that that goodwin has expressed in his writings and speeches. in the end, however, a judge defend the constitution. does in our view, the traits that should weigh most hea

the mcconnell legislation gets the ball rolling. supporters of the bill agree that long-term energy solutions involve removing the antienergy barriers to safely producing energy for americans by americans. on march 30, the president stated, "reducing more oil in america can help lower oil prices, create jobs and enhance our energy security." but, mr. president, what is happening is our regulatory agencies are going in the opposite direction. they are stopping the production of oil and gas in our country. let me read excerpts from a fox news article on its website. it's by dan springer in april of this year. shell oil company announced that it must scrub efforts to drill for oil this summer in the arctic ocean off the northern coast of alaska. the decision comes following a ruling by the e.p.a.'s environmental appeals board to withhold critical error permits. shell has spent five years and nearly $4 billion on plans to explore for oil in the beaufort and chukchi seas off alaska. the leases alone cost cost $2.2 billion. the closest vi

both speaker of the house john boehner and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell have warned that they won't bring republicans on board to raise the debt ceiling and lost trillions of dollars are cut out of entitlement programs like medicare and medicaid if disaster wasn't hanging in the balance this would be really really funny considering the both boehner and mcconnell had no problem whatsoever turning clinton's budget surplus into a massive budget deficit under george w. bush they did it by two wars without a single pay it anyways to pay for them a massive medicare part d. prescription drug program that forces the government to pay retail giving drug companies billions while throwing medicare into a crisis and hundreds of billions of dollars in tax giveaways for millionaires and billionaires courtesy of the bush tax cuts that have people over the doubt from these guys back then and not a peep about the debt when their hero ronald reagan ran up nearly three trillion dollars worth of debt in eight years more than any other president in history from george washington to jimmy jimmy car

we voted for mcconnell. they want to stop liu. i hope they treat professor liu with the same fairness that the others have how we treated him, so give the same weight to professor liu's assurances we did to professor mcconnell's identical assurances, and then vote up or down. >> the confirmation of goodwin liu later fell eight short votes of the 60 votes required to end debate and move ahead. in a few moments, a hearing on privacy issues regarding mobile technology devices like smart phones. in two and a half hours, a look at the so-called security markets bundling together financial products like mortgages and sells them as a single investment. after that, we'll reair the senate debate on the nomination of goodwin liu to the 9th circuit court of appeals. several live events tomorrow here on c-span2. >> next, a hearing on mobile technology and privacy with congressional testimony from representatives of apple, facebook, and google. they were at a hearing on privacy issues regarding devices like smart phones and tablets including h

so chill mcconnell groaned leader there till mcconnell are really sure marco results in the result of the so. we results mcconnell is really pulls it's only really a it's only centripetal mccown. two thirty pm in moscow the zero r.t. headlines the sudden unity of palestine's right of palestine's rival factions may damage israel's position in the region the reconciliation was brokered by a post mubarak egypt leaving tel aviv more isolated than ever. before a nazi death camp guard accused of murdering thousands of jews will soon hear his fate begin eighteen month long trial and decades of waiting for the relatives of his alleged victims. joint action against a common threat the president of pakistan is in moscow to work on a new way to work out new ways alongside the russian leader to stem terrorism and drug trafficking. up next laura and it discusses the current pressing issues in the world of politics with ian crane a political analyst who believes cut off his financial independence may have played a role in the foreign intervention in libya stay with us. you know you very much for ta

mcconnell. the president has nominated him three times. he has more than 25 years of experience as a lawyer in private practice. he has the strong support of both rhode island senators. individuals and organizations across the political spectrum of rhode island have called for his confirmation. the providence journal endorses his nomination by saying in his legal work and community leadership, he has shown he has a legal intelligence, character, compassion and independence to be a distinguished jurist. leading republican figures in rhode island support him. now, some oppose him because he successfully represented plaintiffs, including the state of rhode island itself, in lawsuits against lead paint manufacturers. some here in the senate may be wanting to support the lead paint industry. i support those who want to go after the people who poison children. that's what mr. mcconnell did. it seems he is to be punished because he wanted to stand up for children. well, i'll stand with the children aga

but senate minority leader mitch mcconnell did draw a line, after meeting with mr. obama today. >> there will be no tax increases in connection with raising the debt ceiling. we're talking about spending reductions. we know what the options are. the questions-- the only question remaining is what will we pick up and agree to on a bipartisan basis? >> reporter: the federal government is expected to hit the debt ceiling no later than may 16. it caps what the government may borrow, right now the limit is $14.3 trillion. treasury secretary timothy geithner says he can prevent a default until august second, but the pressure is on to get an agreement soon. monday, house speaker john boehner said republicans would demand $2 trillion in spending cuts, as the price for raising the debt ceiling. and today, like senator mcconnell, he insisted that tax increases not be part of any deal. >> this is the moment, and this is the opportunity for america to get its fiscal house in order. i believe that raising taxes on the very people that we expect to reinvest in our economy and to

you concede one of your guest earlier, mcconnell -- you could see the earlier guest, mitch mcconnell, distancing himself. he's going to personal support ryan budget. there is not of there, there. they are good people. this is referendum on job, gasoline price and deficit. it's the president's to lose at this point. the republicans are going to have a messy primary situation. >> chris: liz, should we just call off the election? >> sounds like it, don't you think? no. i think it's early. i think that if you look at the electoral map, it will be interesting to watch. because last time around president obama could run on hope. now he has to run on a record. there are states like indiana, which i think will be difficult for him to carry. virginia, north carolina. i think you will be facing a very different situation. no president since f.d.r. has been re-elected with an 8% unemployment rate, which is the best that obama can hope for some next year. i think that it's, you know, this is what happens every year before we get into an election with the party out of power. i think it's healthy.

the debt ceiling by republicans playing games with the debt ceiling i mean here you have been around mcconnell the two republicans and the president and the two had democrats palosi and read all the green we've got to raise the debt ceiling i think just do that on a clean bill. i mean i'd like to see that i mean i said before that i think that playing games that that feeling is not only dangerous but it's also completely irresponsible and that leadership has that power sponsibility debt ceiling is not politically and something that particularly popular because people don't understand really what the consequences are we've never defaulted on our debt never defaulted on a washington exactly i mean our whole financial system is based on this idea that you know our word is our bond and that we won't default here and i think that kind of playing these games to talk about the trillions of dollars here will trillions that mean anything to you and it with tax cuts than trillions i mean anything to you or billions when we're talking about you know cuts for taxpayer subsidies going towards companies the

not the problem congress have most often voted to raise the debt ceiling or john boehner and mitch mcconnell and forget no one is a republican in the senate it's going to go in and it's what will be done president obama ignited a debate on immigration this week here's what he had said tuesday in texas. so one way to strengthen the middle class in america is to reform the immigration system so that there is no longer a massive underground economy that exploits a cheap source of labor while the pressing wages preferably else i want incomes for middle class families to rise again i want prosperity in this country to be widely shared. i want everybody to be able. to reach that american dream and that's why immigration reform is an economic imperative. so will republicans actually jump on board for reform this time or will they cling to their everyone most be deported now montra and keep their favorite wedge issue alive for the two thousand and twelve election and why doesn't anybody mention reagan you know he actually did an amnesty for three million people. by wedge issue you mean that you know

there's only one doug mcconnell. we are so honored and so excited to have you here now. >> i'll thrilled to be here with you guys. i'm big fans. >> no, that's our line. that's our line about you. >> i'm thrilled to be here. >> you're going to be joining us doing environmental stories which is really what you loved about the bay area. >> we live in one of the most beautiful places in the world and we have a spectacular natural environment with all kinds of stories to tell within it and so it's my joy, my pleasure to get out there, find those stories and bring them back. >> and tonight you're starting with one of jewels of san francisco. >> absolutely, jessica. as you remember this is a story about a big community zubs. as you remember ten years ago crissy field in san francisco kind of rose out of the debris of an old military dump site, the presidio and became a sparkling national park jewel. all kinds of people gave their time, they gave their money, they got involved to make this happen, and so i would say really a

pro-social mcconnell groaned he's a virtual mcconnell diminish among the results which will result in the sole g.o.p. new mccoll the location of the results michael beverly closer to home with her review of the job with her since her child the current. example of this is the hot seat you call them with tons of those of the blog. on it seems to be doing security council critics saying the union has a knock on this is all about caring about getting more involved and it's actually. a crackdown on anti-government protests in syria intensifies and so does international pressure on the country to stop the bloodshed but many saying sanctions are going to do more for regime change is that keynesian spencer mimicking. the president my bet it says al qaida is continuing to send a steady stream of agents are watching the focus is that often long medicine and i'm sure offering support from washington don't seem to trust that terrorism is a shed. beneficials are not censored here some. of next cross talk examines how u.s. policy in afghanistan will be transformed following the death. still. to. lo

especially sergeant mcconnell. >> pretty nervous. didn't want to mess up in front of everybody. >> reporter: he will be throwing out the first pitch. us honored the third battalion marines. staying in a province the most dangerous in afghanistan. >> we lost some marines that were really close to me. some people got hurt pretty bad. one of my buddies, one of my friends won't ever be the same. [ applause ] >> what looked like war and include the hardware like f-18s which flew over the pre-game activities. but unknown to many of us are the little hardships soldiers face on a day-to-day basis. >> in our section we didn't have a chance to shower for almost three and a half months. so a bunch of grown guys smelling it up. >> reporter: no showers and no toothpaste or body wash. no snacks in between the meals they do get. which is where troops direct comes in. >> our job at troops direct, mike, is just to make it happen for our frontline service members. we don't question why something is not available. if they need it, we do our best to sup

mcconnell: and, madam president, i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: mr. mcconnell: i request that the quorum call be suspended. the presiding officer: without objection. the presiding officer: under the previous order, the leadership is reserved. under the previous order the senate will proceed to executive session to consider the following nomination, which the clerk will report. the clerk: nomination, susan l. carney of connecticut to be united states circuit judge. the presiding officer: under the previous order there will be two hours of debate equally divided and controlled between the senator from vermont, mr. leahy or the senato senator grassley. mr. mcconnell: i suggest the absence of a quorum and i ask that the time be charged to both sides. the presiding officer: without objection. the clerk will call the roll. a senator: madam president? the presiding officer: the senator from connecticut. a senator: thank you. madam president, i rise today -- the presiding officer: the senat

it didn't understand senator mcconnell's statement he made. he said he didn't agree with the paul ryan and john boehner's approach to medicare. but he wants us to cut medicare benefits and address eligibility. i want to hear more. i don't want to privatize medicare more than i want to privatize social security. there are ways to reform the systems responsibly. i'm in favor of that. >> chris: senator kyl, you know, i think a lot of people are looking to see is there going to be give from both sides, which i think most outside observers would think there is going to have to be to get a deal. we do have a divided government. question: is there a single tax of any significance you would be willing to raise as part of a deal? >> no. in terms of tax rates, republicans agree with the president that we need tax reform in order to eliminate loopholes loopholes so that we can reduce rates. you don't want to raise tax rates to try to raise revenues. that simply relieves the burden from congress to affect the spending, savings, that we need to do. puts th

we took professor mcconnell at his word. professor liu deserves the same treatment. and what's interesting to me, how much things have changed on this committee, and we have a new presiding officer who is also on the committee. since before you, mr. president, came on when we would really look at a person's personal record, what they have said, what they think the kind of judge they will be and make a decision. so i don't understand, if we can confirm professor mcconnell by unanimous consent, why can't we grant cloture to a man that is -- that has distinguished himself as one of the great legal scholars of our country? let me address one particular criticism that has been made of professor liu's writings, and that's the writing on constitutional interpretation and fidelity to the constitution. some in the senate have harshly criticized his book "keeping faith with the constitution" because he says at one point that the supreme court has taken social practices -- this is a quote -- "social practices, evolving norms and practical consequences into account when interpre

mcconnell: mr. president, i'm going to proand my leader time. the presiding officer: the senator is recognized. mr. mcconnell: as we all know, the war on terror did not end last month when american forces shot and killed osama bin laden in abbottabad. general clapper, the director of national intelligence, twroat me yesterday to explain that this is a moment of elevated threat to our country and that the intelligence community is working to analyze the information gained at the bin laden compound. al qaeda and its associate groups remain a threat to the united states. and our intelligence community, military and law enforcement professionals still need the tools that enable them to gather and share intelligence in this fight. that's why all americans should be reassured today in knowing that these dedicated men and women will continue to have these tools. i have no doubt that the four-year patriot act extension that members of both parties have agreed to will safeguard us from future attacks. and that everything we agreed to in this extension is

i would ask the clerk to report it at this time dealing with john mcconnell. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the motion. the clerk: cloture motion. we, the undersigned senators, in accordance with the provisions of rule 22 of the standing rules of the senate, hereby move to bring to a close the debate on the nomination of john j. mcconnell jr. of rhode island to be united states district judge for the district of rhode island. signed by 17 senators as follows. mr. reid: mr. president, i would ask consent that the names -- the reading of the names be waived. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i've asked consent, previously asked, ask that be confirmed, that this time rule 22 with -- with respect to rule 22, the mandatory quorums, would not be required. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: i ask consent the senate now resume legislative session, mr. president. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. reid: ps, reid: mr. presidd say that i would hope that, as i mentioned this morning, i hope that we're not in a si

mcconnell: madam president? the presiding officer: the republican leader. mr. mcconnell: madam president, last night, senate democrats put forth a plan to raise taxes on american energy that in their words would have done nothing to lower the price of gas at the pump. as the chairman of the finance committee put it, that's not the issue. well, i think for most americans, high gas prices actually is the issue. according to a gallup poll that came out this week, nearly seven out of ten americans say the high cost of gas at the pump is causing financial hardship for their families. more than half of americans say they have made major changes to compensate for it, and more than one in five say high gas prices are jeopardizing their standard of living, americans are struggling, my constituents in kentucky are hurting, and they want relief. and all they're getting from democrats in washington is a dog and pony show. their own members admit their legislative proposals are gimmicks. they spent a week vilifying the energy industry and another week trying to punish them.

.. >> senate republican leader, mitch mcconnell talk to reporters about negotiations to raise the debt ceiling. much time as he may wish to consume. the presiding officer: without objection. mrs. boxer: mr. president, yesterday the senate ethics committee voted unanimously to committee voted unanimously to >> mr. president, yesterday the senate ethics committee voted unanimously to release the special counsel's root port regarding the'seg actions of for senator, john ensign. to the committee also voted unanimously to refer several thd findings to the department of justice into the federal election committee.eve that for election commission becauses he had reason to believe that senator ensign violated laws within their jurisdictions. i want to say from the bottom os my heart, the senators wholoor participate in this investigation, many whom are in the floor today.y. my vice chairman, the extraordinary theater, senator isakson. and when i say later, i need a a leader on the committee and i consider him to really be a cochair with me. and senator robert who has been on this committee a l

i can recall director mcconnell spending eight -- 18 months on legislation you are familiar with. that couldn't have been done by any sitting director. only the dni could have brought the gravitas of the community to that discussion. this sounds a bit personal but it's a very real. every day i was there i think god that there was a dni. i had no idea how anybody could be there and be the head of the american intelligence community. we talked about the recent success and you used the term quarterback. i think i'm a little bit more comfortable with the term coach to describe the dni and i think it's clear why wasn't on the inside but from all of the accounting i think it's clear that the director panetta was a quarterback for this effort. there is an echo of that if you recall the cerium nuclear reactor the was ultimately destroyed when that came up director mcconnell and i worked very closely but in fact she is empowered me to act on behalf of him because this was at the operational level, and i don't know the we want the dni routinely played at that level. there's other things the

so we're very excited to have doug mcconnell here with us. now let's go to jeff ranieri. hey, jeff. >> reporter: hey, you guys. we're out here in san mateo where the wheels keep turning. this fair happening this weekend, saturday and sunday is the maker fair. it's all about design, innovation and doing it yourself. and tonight there's a lot of buzz because all the inventers and designers are out here. joining us is dale doherty with the maker fair. i've been scratching my head all night. i keep seeing these crazy and unusual things whizzing on by me here. this is not your average fair. >> no, it's actually an alternate universe created by makers. this is something that exists in our community. it's in people's garages and basements and backyards and they bring it here to maker fair. we see something very different. we've kind of reinvented the fair. we brought in the rockets and robots. it's the way people use this technology. they're creating fun things to interact with other people. >> reporter: there's tons of pavilions for adults, for children. there's things to do, t

mcconnel has been back in california for a month. >> you have baseball experience? >> i played when i was younger. hopefully i am good enough to throw out the ball. >> are you nervous? >> a little bit. after afghanistan you are a marine you can't be nervous. >> it is a different nervous. >>> and his pitch was high and outside. >> thank you sergeant for your service to our country. >> and fans could help support the troops by donating to a san ramon base troop which every month sends two tons was supplies to troops over seas. >> there is a need over there and sometimes we can get it there faster than a branch of service can for the front line guys. no red tape and no change much command. >> the 10 year old wrote a note to go alongg with the shipment. >> what is memorial day for you? >> that, too, and also in remembrance of the troop that is served our country. >> memorial day was not forgotten at this game. heather ishimaru, abc 7 news. >> and if you would like to join that danville group on the mission go to abc 7news.com. you will find a link to help find out how t

i can recall director mcconnell spending eight -- 18 months on legislation you are familiar with. that couldn't have been done by any sitting director. only the dni could have brought the gravitas of the community to that discussion. this sounds a bit personal but it's a very real. every day i was there i think god that there was a dni. i had no idea how anybody could be there and be the head of the american intelligence community. we talked about the recent success and you used the term quarterback. i think i'm a little bit more comfortable with the term coach to describe the dni and i think it's clear why wasn't on the inside but from all of the accounting i think it's clear that the director panetta was a quarterback for this effort. there is an echo of that if you recall the cerium nuclear reacr the was ultimately destroyed when that came up director mcconnell and i worked very closely but in fact she is empowered me to act on behalf of him because this was at the operational level, and i don't know the we want the dni routinely played at that level. there's other things they

mitch mcconnell is not going to push it. that shows that there's a predisposition to finesse this thing, even though the advantages with the republicans and the house republicans and forced the issue to determine it to debate goh cuts for the first time at. >> speaking of bankers, the indictment of the recently resigned head of the international monetary fund. >> there is nothing that took place in that hotel route which in any way could be construed as consensual. >> that is the attorney representing the alleged victim, a 32-year-old hotel maid, widowed mother of a 15-year-old daughter, saw asylum from many 37 years ago. former imf head dominique strauss-kahn indicted this week for assaults on that woman. he is on that million dollar bail right now, being monitored electronically 24/7. can he be his rap, nina? >> anying is possie, anybody who lived through the duke scandal, to be careful here. i reported this story, and it is an amazing story of police work, and on other things, because by the time they arrive at a hotel, t

[unintelligible] may 14 they are having won at john mcconnell high school. >> other announcements? just a reminder. when we do in anniversary of one of our two quakes here, the personally prepared. it is an opportunity for you to go home, see whether you've of water stored, flashlights and batteries, really simple. just look on 72hours.org. i'm sure that everyone is more prepared than they think they are. just look through. it will make you feel better. is there any public comment? ok. hearing none, say this is adjourned, unless, mr. mayor -- ok. thank you for coming. newlin: welcome. this is the tuesday, may 10, 2011 meeting of the entertainment commission of san francisco. would our executive director please call the roll? >commissioner benetti: here. vice chair joseph: yere. commissioner meko: yere. commissioner perez: here. president newlin: here. >> we have a quorum. commissioner roja as an excuse absence and we are unsure about commissioner cavellini at this point. president newlin: thank you. a wonderful roll call. [laughter] i was reminded by crystal that it will help the f

one thing to watch as this debate plays out, mitch mcconnell noted today they're in negotiations with vice president biden trying to strike a long-term deal to bring down deficits and debt. mcconnell saying medicare would not be as big an issue in the 2012 campaigns if there is a bipartisan agreement struck between republicans, democrat, and the obama white house that included some significant reductions in medicare. that is way the republicans hope to alleviate some of the political price they're paying at the very moment. >>> still ahead for us tonight, some devastating images from our time this week in joplin, missouri. ♪ [ male announcer ] in 2011, at&t is at work, building up our wireless network all across america. we're adding new cell sites... increasing network capacity, and investing billions of dollars to improve your wireless network experience. from a single phone call to the most advanced data download, we're covering more people in more places than ever before in an effort to give you the best network possible. at&t. rethink possible. [ melissa ] i hit the water and e

. >> senator mitch mcconnell, the republican leader in the senate, paul ryan who runs the budget committee on the house side and has put out a very controversial -- at least as far as the democrats are concerned -- budget plan. look, we're running up against that debt ceiling after which the u.s. will no longer be able to borrow money to pay off its bills. we shall hit it around august. there's not a lot of common ground at this point. we want to see where -- how far the republicans will go in compromise and ask both of them about that. there's obviously some syria continues to heat up and want to talk a little bit about that with mitch mcconnell. >> how far are they willing to go? we still have a little time once we hit that limit this summer. the treasury secretary says he can play with numbers a little bit, can last us maybe to the end of the summer. but is it going to get that far? >> well -- yes, probably. >> really in. >> because congress tends to expend the amount of time it's given. so there's that. but what we have heard from the speaker on the house side is $2 trillion in cuts an

[unintelligible] may 14 they are having won at john mcconnell high school. >> other announcements? just a reminder. when we do in anniversary of one of our two quakes here, the personally prepared. it is an opportunity for you to go home, see whether you've of water stored, flashlights and batteries, really simple. just look on 72hours.org. i'm sure that everyone is more prepared than they think they are. just look through. it will make you feel better. is there any public comment? ok. hearing none, say this is adjourned, unless, mr. mayor -- ok. thank you for coming. >> welcome to "culture wire." on this episode, we explore what it means to the aged, in today's society -- what it means to be chicana in today's society. chica chic features an array of artwork by five leading chicana artists that addresses a range of issues such as integration, sustainability, and integration. using a distinct visual approach, each of the artist's response to the shifting needs of their communities in ways that offer unique perspectives and multiple points of entry. >> the exhibition is to bring tog

>> you have somebody like mitch mcconnell, who i think does not support the ryan approach. but there are other republican candidates, when the budget came out, they were generally supportive. but they want to leave themselves -- >> that's why they're not all getting in. none of them can bear the direct question -- would you vote for paul ryan's plan on medicare? they can't bear it, because if the answer is no, they're all but out of the party. >> and that's what they're doing. >> that's why they're avoiding the hard questions. >> would anybody beside me be surprised that newt gingrich, of all people, would not realize what he was doing? >> stunning, yes. >> virtually emulating his own presidential campaign within hours after it started. i'm really started. >> on "meet the press," they know how tough it is and they go on with a message. that was the message he wanted to deliver, that the whole republican plan on medicare was no good. it was social engineering. he went on to do that. >> afterwards he said it was a gotcha question and he wasn't prepared. chris: that's when --

. >> tonight our doug mcconnell shows us why taking in the wonder of mother nature can really have long lasting health benefits, too. >> i really want us to start thinking of our public lands and our trails and our wilderness and our green spaces as part of our healthcare system. >> reporter: dr. daphne miller from berkeley prescribes outdoor exercise to all her patients. >> getting outside is good for your health. and what we're actually discovering in looking at some of this research is that exercising outside and moving outdoors might have health benefits above and beyond just simply exercising indoors. >> reporter: dr. miller is a national leader in promoting the physical and mental health benefits of the outdoors for everyone. she says we'll benefit from the sun's vitamin d and what's proving to be the anti-depressant effects of simply being outdoors. that's why the east bay regional park district just launched an innovative and comprehensive commitment to a concept called healthy parks, healthy people. >> so what we're trying to do is work with national parks, work with the first