to do the work that the california government will not pay for. they will clean fire pits, restrooms and are getting rid of rattlesnakes. the state department of parks is in the wake of california s budget crisis. the daily news is talking about a japanese boat that is washing ashore that is causing debris from the japan tsunami. it is keeping people away to prevent the spread of the invasive species. they will be examining that today. the news tribune has a story on the father-in-law of susan cox powell sentenced to 30 months in prison for voyeurism. steven craig powell took video of two young girls ages 9 and 8 as they bathed and played. they did not know they were being filmed. before announcing the sentence, the judge called him the ultimate creep of a neighbor. susan powell vanished in 2009 and has never been found.
most of the ideas will create jobs in the economy. republicans in congress have not lifted a finger. they would rather wait until after the election in november. just this past week one of them said, why not wait for the reinforcements? that s a quote. you can bet plenty of his colleagues are thinking the same thing. and we are getting new reaction to the president s new immigration policy. it may help hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants stay in the country. the president outlined his plans in the white house rose gad garden friday. for the next few months, eligible individuals who do not present a risk to national security or public safety will be able to request temporary relief from deportation proceedings and apply for work @ authorization. pete williams is here with more. he says american who is are in every way but one, on paper. starting immediately the government will stop deporting people brought to the u.s. under the age of 16 and are age 30 or
have not committed a serious crime. those who meet these standards will still be here illegally. it doesn t change their legal status. and they will not get a leg-up for citizenship, but they can apply for relief from deportation for two years. something that can be renewed repeatedly and they are eligible to ask for work permits. the candidates say the president was wrong to bypass wrong congress, which has declined to give relief to those who want citizen ship. thank you for that, pete williams. joining me is staff writer for the washington post, manuel, and chief washington correspondent and writer for the new york times, john harwood. hello, guys. good to see you both. hey, alex. john, what do you make of the timing of the immigration announcement? did this come as a surprise to you? it did surprise me. but when you look at the schedules coming up next week, both romney and obama are going to speak to a group of hispanic-elected officials, it makes complete se
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launch. he finds himself out of work. today s saturday, march 31st, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to today on this saturday morning. i m amy robach, and as you can see, it s the morning after the mega millions lottery drawing and my partner lester holt s chair is notably empty. it s not what you think and not what i hoped. i m still going over the numbers. you know, i m living out the last moments of a fantasy, where you win the lottery and there d be an empty chair. never have to go to work again. never have to go to work again. i do have to go to work. 176 million were the odds. but look at it this way. i wasn t struck by lightning. how many people like me got a case of lotto fever. americans spent $1.5 billion on lotto tickets. i think i spent 35. but i won 10. we ll head to-month-o maryland e golden ticket was sold. a company that made transactions improperly exposed consumers information. that means your name, card numbers