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Convicted of murder of my wife in 1985. when i first went to death row, i was somewhat shocked. you cant really know in a prison cell until you get there. and you get to the point where you dont really think about it. every day when we get up, a lot of us, we work on our cases. its like getting in a car every day out there. every day we get up and get in that car and we hope we dont get run over. were all going to die sometime. so thousands of people get killed in automobile wrecks in many other...

>> ♪ looking to the limelight jew i >> i prefer to look into the lime line. california schools are cracking down on two high schools that issued color-coded id cards. based on standardized test scores. the incentive program allowed the highest scoring students campus privileges and discounts. the lowest scoring kids got nothing and had to stand in line, a separate cafeteria line as they were beat with broken bottles. not true. critics say it discriminated against students with test anxiety a...

>> ♪ looking to the limelight jew i >> i prefer to look into the lime line. california schools are cracking down on two high schools that issued color-coded id cards. based on standardized test scores. the incentive program allowed the highest scoring students campus privileges and discounts. the lowest scoring kids got nothing and had to stand in line, a separate cafeteria line as they were beat with broken bottles. not true. critics say it discriminated against students with test anxiety a...

Philadelphia mayor michael nutter. lets talk about what the presidents proposing, because he can talk about jobs and he can talk about green energy, but at this point with the republican house and with no budget yet proposed, no budget from last year, even, where are these investment gois going to from? wheres the money going to come from? >> well, andrea, thanks for the opportunity to be here with you. i think the congress and the president clearly have to stay focused on the number one issue, ...

With the government of kentucky, the state helping to subsidize it. >> mr. hamm, are you trying to convert people here? >> you know, first of all, its not answers in genesis that owns the ark encounter. its a profit organization, answers in genesis is just a member, you need to understand that. secondly, the government of kentucky is not subsidizing the ark encounter. they have an economic incentive program available for anyone. in fact, they cant have viewpoint discrimination as barry lynn woul...

Ark encounter. they have an economic incentive program. and the state is not going to have viewpoint discrimination just because its centered around biblical history. >> that is wrong. the truth of the matter, this park, whether its partially private or partially for profit, it is promoting the one thing other groups, and thats a religious viewpoint. answers in genesis believes the earth is 6,000 years old. believes that dinosaurs and humans existed at the same time. only true in the flintstones...

Because of the economic incentive program, we, like anyone else, if we fulfill the criteria of that, and there are five criteria, it doesnt involve the state endorsing any particular religion or anything like that. in fact, the ark encounter is not a religion. it is a theme park centered around biblical history and the state is not going to have viewpoint discrimination. just because its a theme park centered around biblical history. >> no, no, but see, that is fundamentally wrong. the truth of ...

Includes the literal truth of the story of a worldwide flood and noahs ark. so i would be hard pressed to find anyone who looks at this project and doesnt see this as a ministry. thats precisely whats wrong with the government of kentucky, the state helping to subsidize it. >> mr. ham, are you trying to convert people here? >> you know, first of all, its not answers in genesis that owns the ark encounter. the ark encounter is a profit organization. answers in genesis is just a member, you need t...

To charity during their lifetime or after they die. its a challenge started by warren buffett and bill gates called the giving pledge. director george lucas. t. boone pickens and cnn founder ted turner. >> now. in an effort to apiece consumers following the spill, bp is lowers gas prices. the company is offering a series of incentives to its distributors that could shave two cents off at the pump. most are independent businesses, but they buy their gas from distributors and theyre also indepen...

Expectations, and well see how the number comes out and while talking about the economy, staying on the road to recovery, is what we hope to do and today well get numbers from the car sales in march between the government takeover and the recalls and very bumpy ride, for the automakers this year, of course but it seems the latest sales projections are remarkably positive and heres gerri willis, why is that. >> good morning, these numbers are blowout and look at the toyota number, forecast for th...