minnesota that killed 13 people and injured 45. that was back in august of 2007. and at the time this country did a survey on bridges in america. we found out that 12% of the bridges in this country were structurally deficient and by the way a report came out just a couple of weeks ago that said the same thing. and it also said that 69,000 bridges in this country need major repairs. and it also said in that report that bridges in this country on an average are 42 years old and they re structurally supposed to have a life span of 50 years. but i guess we ll wait. we ll wait. you know, your highway funds are kind of big. it always helps in economic development. and it s always good to know that you can be crossing a bridge in america that s going to be safe. we got more cuts. community health centers are going to lose $600 million. i know about these folks. i went to these health care clinics. but that was a different
afghanistan and maturity years and you re probably 35. i can only imagine. we should mention that if they passed it in alaska, it would cost them 50 million in highway funds. that they ll have to think about. coming up on the show, a fun afternoon turns into a nightmare, and a bouncy house filled can kids literally flies into the air and blows across a busy road and this is not the first time something like this happened. also, the campaign talk for 2012 all heated up. what role will leadership play? we re talking about ricky scaggs, country music legend, and there we go. we re talking about that next. [ male announcer ] it s simple physics. a body at rest tends to stay at rest. while a body in motion tends to stay in motion. staying active can actually ease arthritis sympms.
texting while driving. at the moment we ve got state bans. let s start out where we look in teams of states banning the use of handheld cell phones. eight states plus the district of columbia right now ban handheld cell phones. that is essentially while driving. you can still use a bluetooth, but you this is a ban on cell phones. look at the 30 states, 30 plus d.c. to ban testing while driving. this is really gained a lot of national traction here. and the talk is that in congress they may tie states highway funds to their decision to ban texting while driving. if they do that, that may be an incentive for state legislators nationwide to decide to also ban texting while driving. if they don t, they could lose like a kwaet of their highway funding, clearly not a good idea in this day and age. meanwhile, in washington today, they continue to address all of the issues here surrounding texting while driving and distracted driving. you may think you ve heard it all, but did you know that s
eight states that won t participate in them today. bill: cut off their highway funds. cut off their funds. easy to say. hard to do,. bill: bill complicated problems are hard. it s not easy. it has got to stop. we are at a juncture in our history. it s got to stop. mr. rove always good to sigh. buy karl s book. it s a big best seller. we appreciate it. laura ingraham will thanks to the new venture card from capital one, we get double miles with every purchase. so we earned a tropical vacation in half the time. we earn double miles every time we use our card. ( shouts ) double miles add up fast so we can bring the whole gang. ( grunting ) awesome! it s hard to beat double miles. everyone knows two is better than one. introducing the venture card from capital one. with double miles on every purchase every day.
reminiscent from the characters of the oscar nominated blockbuster. rough stuff. what a week this has been. as we look back, here is a taste of some of the more memorable moments. we cannot keep adding to the debt and passing the buck. this week a dramatic standoff on capitol hill came to an end. a bill extending job benefits finally got a vote and passed. the ayes are 78, the nays are 19. the measure had been held up for days by republican jim bunning. his protest froze highway funds, forced thousands of transportation workers to be furloughed and threatened to leave 400,000 people without unemployment insurance. it all led to an elevator scuffle with reporters. excuse me, this is a senator-only elevator. jon stewart ridiculed bunning s actions. nine times throughout the evening bunning objected to unanimous consent. how draining was bunning s