offering something that some might see as frivolous or an indulgence for a very specific population. there s some of that, yes. some in other cities are sort of scratching their heads. greta: is it likely to be a unanimous vote or close, contentious within the city council? it doesn t seem to be contentious. it will probably be unanimous. most of the criticisms and complaints are from outside berkeley. aside from the potholes around town, most people in berkeley seem happy with this policy. greta: carolyn, thank you. hope you come back. next, rush limbaugh and governor palin both have been slammed by the media. why does rush limbaugh think go has it worse? he explains, next. i congressman james bond, okay not really, why did he end up in handcuffs?
president kennedy, his brother-in-law. he led the johnson administration s war on poverty and he was a vice-presidential candidate in 1972. president obama says that shriver embodied the idea of public service. a fatal gas main explosion caught on tape in philadelphiasm a member of a repair crew on the scene was killed. four other workers and one firefighter were injured. right now, four are in critical condition. at least one of the injured has been moved to a burn center. the explosion sparking a three-alarm fire. reports say that 40 people were evacuated from the area. the explosion could be felt miles away. for all of your business news, tune in to the fox business network. i m heather childers. greta: our next guest sounds more like james bond than a congressman. he spent years working as an fbi agent deep undercover. we went to his office on capitol hill. congressman, nice to he so you.
where they are barely keeping their doors open now is another mandate. they will go out of business that s not the answer. we need to create jobs and strengthen our economy, not take away interest seniors their medicare advantage. that s what this does. greta: you talk about the way they score these bills, that s washington, congress, welcome to congress. that s unacceptable. that s the reason i m here. the american people are fed up with the way washington works. that s why i m saying it is not a democratic issue or republican issue. washington is broken. both sides of the aisle recognize that. that s why the american people have spoken so loud. they are disappointed with the direction washington has gone. it is broken. washington as usual needs to stop. that s what i intend to do. greta: many members of congress come here and they are corrupted by the process. everybody comes with a good heart and mind and they see how things work and get
i think it is going to pass. there hasn t been much dissent on the city council or within the city of berkeley. most people seem in favor of it. what they will be voting is on is the city will be providing money, up front, cash up front for city employees who want to get sex change operations or actually, i think they are calling it gender reassignment surgeries. greta: what i understand is the city offers employees two health insurance policies neither of which provides for this change of sex operation. so the city wants to set aside $20,000, if someone elects to have that surgery and it costs about $50,000 and the controversy is, paving roads versus sex change operations. is that a fair description of it? yeah. i think some people too are wondering why this particular procedure is being singled out. there s other things that aren t covered that the city
i think it is going to pass. there hasn t been much dissent on the city council or within the city of berkeley. most people seem in favor of it. what they will be voting is on is the city will be providing money, up front, cash up front for city employees who want to get sex change operations or actually, i think they are calling it gender reassignment surgeries. greta: what i understand is the city offers employees two health insurance policies neither of which provides for this change of sex operation. so the city wants to set aside $20,000, if someone elects to have that surgery and it costs about $50,000 and the controversy is, paving roads versus sex change operations. is that a fair description of it? yeah. i think some people too are wondering why this particular procedure is being singled out. there s other things that aren t covered that the city is not paying for.