but the nomination is the nomination. and that puts her on the ballot. and that makes it a possibility that she could be elected. so this assumption as i was talking about howard fineman about 15 minutes ago on "countdown," the assumption that everybody had was that she couldn't possibly knock off this veteran well-liked middle of the road republican congressman who was attempting to make himself senator mike castle. that was the assumption. now assumption is she can't possibly beat a democrat that is liber liberal. so is the vote in delaware in 49 days. in 49 days she could say anything or nothing and ride this momentum. conceivably if she doesn't screw it up, she could get herself elected senator. >> rachel, i have to say the power of women voters, you've got to look at it. step back from the ideology here, the cultural issues there are an awful lot of women that felt frustrated by hillary clinton's failure two years ago. i'm telling you, it's popping up. i hear it. anecdotally i admit. look at this picture. they may be conservative women, but women no

i think the nomination is a solid, as solid a nomination as we can have. the problem i have is with the structure that we currently have at the board of the m.t.a. i do believe that the current structure, notwithstanding some exceptions, i point to commissioner oka as one of those exceptions, the current structure does not, in my view, provide for the level of accountability and independence that is needed. i think that until that structure changes, that we are going to continue to have some of the same problems. we are going to continue to have a lack of representation in certain communities. we are going to continue to have a lack of transparency on some issues. i think that's the reason why those of us who submitted a charter amendment for the ballot felt very strongly that that charter amendment neated to go forward because we do need comprehensive muni reform and reform that only includes the communities that we talked about, but along the lines that were discussed by members of the public, youth, seniors, disabled, and so many diverse communities in

>> do you have to accept the nomination as well? >> do you accept the nomination? >> yes. >> this is the nomination for the president sf of commissioner newlin. [roll call] >> excellent. that motion is approved. >> i'd like to make a motion to nominate audrey joseph for vice president. >> i'll second that motion. >> any public comment on that motion? seeing none. [roll call] >> commissioner, you are relieved of your dueties. i believe the balance of this meeting is on commissioner newlin -- president newlin, as it were. congratulations. president newlin: i can just stay here. no need for a big shuffle. ok. before we call the next item, i just want to commend commissioner roja for a stellar job being past president of this commission during a very tue mull winehouse time, kept us above water. commissioner roja: thank you. president newlin: next item? >> regarding applications for permits under the jurisdiction of the entertainment commission. commissioners, we have one item, one permit tonight for casa hookah on geary. however, the police department, richmond statem

i'm speaking to support cheryl's -- cheryl's support nomination. i have been working with cheryl on the sunday streets and really have been inspired by her leadership on that project. and have seen such tremendous effect on the city from that leadership. with sunday streets, tom spoke to them, i think it's something that's changed the hearts and minds of san franciscos -- san francisco cans about how we can use our streets, what our streets are for. the potential that's there. and one of the challenges that i think san francisco faces as so many urban areas do is that our street system is limited as we continue to grow. as we economically grow. cars are options that there is not a lot of room for growth, which is one of the reasons that san francisco is a transit first city. and that we have to have a focus on the other systems and how they integrate to be able to with minimal investment move the city forward in terms of the growth that is coming in the coming here's. it really--speaking of cheryl as a multimodal person is the direction we are goin

ehrlich won the republican nomination winning nearly 80% of the votes. primaries were held in several other states with a huge post- election result coming out of delaware. ainsley earhart has more. >> reporter: a night of surprises after voters cast their primary vote. in delaware, christine o'donnell upset mike cassel in the senate primary. >> don't ever underestimate the power of we the people. >> reporter: the sarah palin- backed tea party candidate has no experience in elective office. she will face chris kunz in november. >> sadly all andrew offers us is status cuomo. >> reporter: new york's charlie rangel prevailed. >> if they take an example from us, country would be better off. that is make the judgment of the facts. >> reporter: 08-year-old rangel is all but guaranteed to keep his house seat. it would be his 21st term. >>> another senator is set to face off against feingold. >> folks, this is i fi economic future for our fundamental freedom and it is a fight that we absolutely must win. >> reporter: one state still has to vote before primary se

for the democratic nomination.ille won that by less than three vow votes. >> winner for baatimore county eeecutive, with 000percent of the precincts reportingg kevin kamenetz has secured the nomination with 52 percent of the vote. 44 percent. john rydell reports on what kevin kamenetz is saying about the victory and his opponent. >> kevin kamenetzp did not get the bed until 5:30 a.m.. but his long wait paad off. with most of the precincts reporting, kevin kamenetz has declared victory over fellow democrat bartenfelder. >> it is time that we put our differences bbhind us, and i reach out tt everyone, in baltimoreecounty, to heal our ddvisions. >> kevin kamenetz got an early morning phone call bartenfelder that congratulaaeed him. >> joe is a good man, a hard worker, dedicated public servant. >> for both candidates it was a long and frustrating niggt. marred by slow returns. election officials blame the problem on human error. after the polls closed some -orkers shut down votingg3 forget to tally the votes inside. an

supervisor dufty: commissioner david chiu is nominated. are there any other nominations? seeing no one, nominations are closed. madam clerk? >> [roll calroll call] the item passes. supervisor chiu: please call item no. 2. >> item #2, approval of the minutes of the july 2010 meeting. supervisor chiu: without objection, those meeting minutes are approved. public comment? is there any public comment on this item of the approval of minutes? seeing no one, public comment is closed. we should rescind that vote, motion to rescind. without objection, the prior motion is rescinded. now, could we take a motion to approve the minutes without objection? the meeting minutes are approved. item number three, please. >> the chairs report, information item. supervisor chiu: our chair is not here today, he will deliver the report at the next meeting. item #4. >> item #4 is executive director's report. >> -- supervisor chiu: mr. executive director. >> thank you. several things that i would like to comment on. birds of all, a final roundup of sp83. there are seven counties that have voted to

it she now the frontrunner for the republican nomination?> we don't have a frontrunner and it is -- the fact that she deserves a huge amount of credit in addition to the things that bill and nina have said the fact that i think she has inspired republican women to throw their hat in the ring and given voice to the conservative values that a majority of americans share. she is powerful and will be a force to be reckoned with if she decides to run but 2012 is a long way from now and a lot will depend upon do the republicans take control in november and if we do take control what do we do with that control? do we produce and perform and keep our commitments to the voters. and it will depend on barack obama. >> chris: let me do a quick follow-up with you. do you think she has begun to answer the substance question of whether she is up to be president? >> i do. i think the fact that she is playing in the critical debaits that matter so much to the american people goes a long way towards doing that. the other point i was going to make, chris is it

that he accepts the nomination.fects all of this is perfectly legal. if adrian fenty loses in the democratic primary, but when the republican nomination, he will have three days to decide whether or not to accept the republican nomination. >> this is going to be an interesting race tonight. we will keep you posted. meanwhile, in and is recovering after a car hit him in montgomery county. it was a long metropolitan avenue along edgewood road in kensington. the pedestrian suffered just a minor leg injury. authorities have not said if the driver will face charges. and some prince george's county bus drivers said they will not return to work until their demands are met. passengers have had to wait as many as 40 minutes or longer than normal for a ride on the bus. the driver said they want better pay and job security. fares on the bus are suspended until the strike ends. >> having a tough day here on the geico camera. as you can see, a pretty tough day. just slow traffic. all your lanes are open, no problems ahead of you

despite a meeting to discuss pending nominations. correspondent shannon bream reports the roster won't be filled anytime soon. >> reporter: the senate judiciary committee took up another batch of president obama federal court nominees. but even if all six are ultimately approved by the senate, the confirmations will do it will to chip away at the growing list of vacancies on the bench. according to the latest figures from the administrative office of the u.s. courts, there are currently 103 federal court vacancies. and just 41 nominees pending. 38 of the openings are now classified as judicial emergencies. >> justice isn't being done. that's what the problem is. it's that americans are waiting too long for justice and for court hearings in this country. >> even supreme court justice anthony kennedy weighed in saying, "the excellence of the federal judiciary is at risk." so who is to blame for the backlog? some point to the white house where the president is running well behind the pace of former president bush and clinton. >> he has

why the delay in these nominations? democrats would say the president's point was made by the senate when it confirm ad federal judge for the sixth circuit court of appeal. the vote was 71 to 21. the nomination was languish manager the senate for ten months before they voted on it. the democrats say the republicans are slow rolling the nominations just as the president said. but republicans point sout with some justification that the president has been slow in sending nominations to the senate. he's been much less aggressive in doing this, for example, than president bush was, a previous president bush, who made it a significant process of his presidency. president obama has not shown the same zeal for that, something they're surprised about given the fact that he knows the law better than president bush did, was a constitutional scholar, had more interest in the courts. but the numbers tell the story for whatever the reason. we have 103 vacancies. it's about one out of every eight. it's the slowest nomination process a

there have been some tea party candidates that have been nominated and have sent a message and made atatement and can win and compete in the fall. in this case, she was going to have to run against the democratic party and much of the republican party as well. >> in addition to the buckley rule, ronald reagan also had an 11th commandment which is not talk badly of another republican in public. they have a lot to say about christine o'donnell. the republicans south carolina senator said he has been in races with republicans who have no principles. >> ronald reagan had a 80% rule which someone who is with us 80% of the time is our friend and ally. that seems to be the prevailing attitude. >> goodbye bipartisanship. the death of the modern republican is a very sad thing because it kisses goodbye a chance of meaningful compromise in congress. without that, nothing will happen. >> what was fascinating to watch is that on tuesday night most people agreed that this is somebody who won and does not have a chance and they are not going to spend a lot of money. as the week went on, all of a sud

if you have a nomination for the supreme court, that is what is at stake.t is why there was such anxiety this is another chance to stop the obama revolution. and jeopardize a because one candidate is not as conservative as another is simply a tactical mistake them up i do not want to get in the middle of the republican debate >> there is an ideological purity that the tea party brings to the debate. they will not tolerate anyone who was not one after% down the line with bam bam who wins the election? >> i don't know but there is a possible tidal wave election. despite the laughable problems, she is kind of perky and cute and people like that. she has that sarah palin thing going for are. i don't think it is impossible for her to win. >> some critics say the tea party decides to qualifies as a real republican. >> the tea party is the republican party now. this is not a fringe element. >> there is no room and all for that kind of moderation in the republican party. >> that is maryland democratic congressman chris van holland and james carville on the influenc

presidential nomination. and with a primary season all but in the books, we'll look at what a wild week it was on the trail. all right now, on fox news. >> and hello, again from fox news in washington. this is not the program we were planning to bring you. christine o'donnell, the surprise winner of the republican senate primary in delaware, agreed to come here live in washington today, to take our questions. however, late friday night, her campaign cancelled. saying o'donnell was exhausted and had to return to delaware. saturday morning she called me and said this: i got triple-booked. i have been invited to go to church and then a picnic, i have to keep my priorities to delaware voters. so, we begin today, with someone who has been critical of o'donnell, master republican strategist karl rove. you have come under a lot of fire from conservatives this week for criticizing christine o'donnell. let's watch. >> everything that he is saying is unfactual and a shame. because he's the same so-called political guru

for democrat, us house district 5. >>> and let's go to the republican nominations here in maryland house us district 6 -- excuse me, let me see what district this is. this is district 8, i believe, the winner here is philips, 33% of the vote at this point. well, we -- i think it's too close to call a winner at this point. the race is very close. philips with 33% of the vote to stern's 32%. >>> we have one more race, the democratic side of it, maryland house district race 8, with chris van hollen, the incumbent winning the nomination handily. >>> of course we're going to stay on top of the races around the area. again, the d.c.'s mayor race, the race people are watching. the numbers are slow to come in but keep it here.  >> welcome back to you decide 2010. these are the latest numbers we have, 6990 votes counted by the d.c. board of elections. right now, vincent gray in the lead, 59% to adrian fenty's 39%. >>> to the maryland governor's race on the republican side right now, you can see former republican governor robert ehrlich handily defeating his opponen

baker is claiming the nomination over current county sheriff michael jackson. gary was with baker and he has more. >> i am in prince georges county where three times was the charm for baker who succeeded in his attempt to secure the democratic nomination for prince georges county executive, leading by a comfortable margin. his closest opponent michael jackson. >> prince georges county is ready to be first in education, first in job creation, first in opportunity, first in invasion first in integrity and first in public safety. >> reporter: it was like a rock show when baker finished his remarks. they wouldn't let him off the stage. at times it seemed he would be crowd surfing. this group of supporters pleased he secured the nomination. >> in other prince georges county races -- the race for prince georges county sheriff is a close one. the candidates are neck and neck. in montgomery county, republican will face the democrat in november. he won the republican primary for montgomery county executive with 67% of the vote. we are running race results continuously a

. >> if mike castle had gotten the nomination, but he did. new york rick lassio, familiar face there. but the winner is upstate businessman who found himself in the middle of some controversy. paladino is a guy who at the state got 8% of the vote. >> in part the reason he got 8% of the vote because at the time it had come out that he forwarded e-mails to friends that contained racist jokes. he is a multi-millionaire and a tea party favorite. he is a political newcomer. this has rocked the republican establishment in new york, as well. this is just one of the first tea party candidates to win nomination for governor. this is condition candidate. usually republicans in new york nominate someone more moderate like a rockefeller type and they have gone far to the right. this is a man who said he is going to take a baseball bat to albany, yes, he's mad as hell and he represents the voters who are mad as hell. so, again, a sign that he was the choice of angry voters out there, managed to capture that. didn't hurt that he was a poure lot of his mone

phil davison, he wanted his party's nomination for the job of county treasurer.ted to be the treasurer. county treasurer. and i mean he really, really wanted it. check out this very passionate, very passionate, almost insane campaign speech. >> my name is phil davidson. and i am seeking our party's nomination for the position of stark county treasurer. [ laughter ] in the middle of opportunity! excuse me. in the middle of difficulty. [ laughter ] i'm going to repeat that, so i have clarity tonight. in the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity! this is the opportunity we've been waiting for! [ laughter ] the stark county treasurer's office is a mess! drastic times require what? drastic measures! yes! [ laughter ] who said that? thank you! drastic times require drastic measures! [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: drastic measures! yes! who said that? [ applause ] wow. and there was only three people in that crowd, too. he's just screaming. [ laughter ] i like that guy. this next clip was made by a video dating service back in the '80s. so the ladies, if you're watc

christine o'donnell won the nomination. >>> breaking nws right now. prince george's county police are in a standoff with a man in capital heights. this is a live picture from chopper 4. this has been going on apparently for eight hours in the 8600 blob of rich burrow road. police believe the man has a woman inside that house, a woman that he knows. the standoff has been going on for about eight years. prince george's county police surrounding this particular town house. live pictures from chopper 4. we will continue to follow this story thrghout the morning, of course. >>> also today,rea transportation leaders will talk about adding toll roads. the national capital region planning board will meet to talk aut a new plan. they want to create a 1650 network of toll ways. capital beltway, interstates 295, 395, 66 and the gorge washington parkways are the roadways under consideration. specific rates not part of the current proposal. they would dend on location and time of day. it includes a 500-mile rapid transit bus system that would use the toll network.

where it is felt is in the presidential nominating process.se every nominee, it happened with the democrats in the anti-war people, because of the cause people, women people, environmental people, the first thing they want to do is they would love to have their endorsement but they don't want to make them angry. so they basically give away a lot of positions. and that is going to be the case in 2012 and the republican presidential nomination. and it's going to be-- you're goinging to see some pandering that you have seen since the democrats in the '70s. >> lehrer: do you see the history the same way. >> i do agree with the parallel with the new left. i do think it could be a problem in 2012. could be a guy like mitch daniels will just transend all categories. but i don't see it as a problem this year. but so this year, you know, i look around. is there any evidence that the tea party is scaring off moderates are they scaringing off republicans without don't like the tea party. and i called up peter hard, the pollster, called up charlie cook, b

kendrick meek is the four term congressman who recently won the nomination for the senate seat. he joins us from miami. first of all, congratulations. it is an honor to have you on the program. >> thank you. i am honored to be here. tavis: usually it is the big election where you have to come out with the big guns blazing. it must feel like you have been through the main part of the campaign because this primary was not a joke. >> you have that right. we have a billionaire who said he is willing to spend what it takes to win in the primary, that is a lot. he spent over $26 million. i am glad that we qualified by petition here in florida. i started this process before the president's swearing-in. we were in 67 counties and we were on the ballot. this paid off in the final analysis. grass-roots campaigning gave us a 23. victory. -- 23 point victory. tavis: have is a candidate to defeat a billionaire? especially when we see people in california and new york essentially buying elections? >> well, there is hard work that produced the outcome that we have. a number of labor groups too

once they get that republican nomination. you saw sharron angle trying to literally run away from her previous positions when they were put in front of her by reporters. and so i would expect that with this candidacy, you're going to see a similar move in delaware to try to find something closer to the middle in delaware, to try to just pooh-pooh the negative talk about her. her previous campaign manager has come out and that she just used the campaign money to pay her own rent. which is not legal use of campaign money. i think she is going to try to just brush that story aside as the typical cross fire that any politician gets into and try to find her way to the middle on some of these policy questions. >> but in 49 days, how much nondamage can she do to herself when as rachel maddow showed these tapes from 1996, there are tape with the senate of the united states, which is what she is, is discussing openly how people shouldn't masturbate. that would seem to be a difficult sell even in delaware. >> she is going to say it was

thanks for your willingness to do that and not allow the nomination to go forward. i would also like to introduce our new deputy director for administration. elaine is a longtime member of the city and county of san francisco. the department of finance and administration is the second- largest division out of six at the port. it oversees the regular finance functions, which john and i cannot wait to pass back. tina olson left in november 2009, and in the interim nine months, we have a five-year financial forecasts, our first- ever two-year budget, our 10- year capital plan, etc., etc. thank you so much for coming back and joining us. elaine has worked for many different from a tiny city, including the san francisco airport finance division, the board of supervisors has a legislative and budget analyst, and most recently, she was the chief financial officer for the department of city planning, so we are extraordinarily lucky to have recruited her to the port, and i wish you a tremendous term, and there's plenty of work still to do, so i did not want to think we did a

some tea party candidates have come up and then nominated and have sent a message and made a statementnd can win and compete in the fall. in this case, she will have to run again not just the democratic party in delaware but much of the republican party as well them n. >> ronald reagan said that shall not speak ill of another republican in public. this is also what jim demand said about others he served with. he said he has been in the majority with republicans who don't have principles. >> what bigger shot can you take? >> ronald reagan had the 80% rule which is someone who is with the 80% of the the side and the is our friend and ally. he is not 20%. that seems to be the prevailing attitude. >> goodbye, bipartisanship. the death of the modern republican is a sad thing because it kisses goodbye chances to make meaningful compromise and congress. without that, nothing will happen. >> what was fascinating to watch is that tuesday night, most people agreed that this is somebody who won and does not have a chance and we will might spend a lot of money. as the week went on, all the sudden

meantime, 11 republicans duked it out for the nomination.t this point, there is still no declared winner but as you can see right there, queen ann's county commissioner eric wargoats in the lead with 35%, followed closely by jim rutlig with 32%. of course we'll stay on top of this one and we'll bring you updates all night long. >>> primary results around the country can be giving us a hint of results in november. coming up we'll give you how things are going nation wide coming up next. ♪ [car horn honks] our outback always gets us there... ... sometimes it just takes us a little longer to get back. ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] bursting with mouth-watering real fruit and refreshingly blended with creamy, low-fat yogurt. mcdonald's new strawberry banana and wildberry smoothies are 100% pure sipping fun. the simple joy of real fruit smoothies. ♪ >> along with the district in maryland, six other states are holding primaries today and it is turning into a big night for the tea party. one of the most heated battles is in della wear. o'donle has beaten

she is expected to be a heavy favorite against eric, who won the gop nomination. he took nearly 39% in a crowded 10-candidate race. stay with us throughout the morning for more election results. you can see all the results on nbcwashington.com. >>> 4:38. details about a new plan that could haveou paying to drive on the beltway. >>> an american hiker who spent months in prison in iran is finally fre what she's saying this morning. >> tom has your forecast straight ahead. strai[ male announcer ] antiques can be nice. but you wouldn't want an antique computer. or an antique tv. ♪ or an antique remote control. so why are you still using an antique cable network created in 1948 for your 2010 tv? it's time to hook your tv up to a 100% fiber optic network. it's time for fios. visit verizon.com/getfios. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800-974-6006 tty/v. >>> good morning. there's the capital under a clear sky this morning. just above that shot we can see jupiter off to the west. it's gleaming like the hope diamond and a clear sky. temperatures a

phil's coming and the best -- the best part after all that, he wasn't nominated.e did manage to give himself a stroke though. i hope he runs -- i hope he runs for every office in america at once. i am with you, phil. imagine driving cross country with him. have to hang your head out the window like a dog. meanwhile, the world is waiting nervously tonight as florida pastor terry jones decides whether or not to burn copies of the koran. he originally planned to burn them tomorrow on september 11th. then yesterday he called it off because he believed he made a deal with an imam which is a muslim leader to stop the plan to build a mosque near ground zero. the imam said that wasn't true. he ra greed to no such thing then pastor jones said he was lied to then the burning was back on. he's like the brett favre of burning books. he's back and forth. but -- [ applause ] >> jimmy: he's headed to morning for some reason. right now the plan is to hold off on burning the koran. actually they're thinking of lightly toasting it with a george foreman guerrilla grill and even thou

many people were clambering for the nomination of elizabeth warren, especially on those on the left. it may be noted not incidentally they looked at the math in the senate, they realized you could probably not be confirmed, and yet we are in an election year where the democratic party faces an enthusiasm gap. this woman was championed by the left. she was a darling of the left. the president did not want to disappoint the left, so they more or less split the baby. she's appointed. she will require no senate confirmation. the white house and the president pointing out she'll be there after the creation of what is after all her brain child. reporting directly to the president and to the secretary of the treasury to get this agency up and running. a cop on the beat as she put it today in a blog post. she wants to get tough with the banks, the financial institutions, the credit card companies for hidden fees and abuses that she sees being perpetrated on the middle class. you heard the president talk about that today. >> let's talk about the difference with the confirmation that is not go

they can either nominate someone that leads by 11 or nominate someone that trails by 9. i know which side i'm on. but i don't get to vote. >> paul, people in the tea party that i talked to say it's more important to stand up for what you believe in and vote for who you believe is saying right things than for the person you think can win. >> well, god bless them. that's a valid tradition in our politics. what's curious to me about christine o'donnell as a tea party candidate, unlike rand paul, the libertarian candidate and republican. but libertarian, or sharron angle, the conservative libertarian candidate in nevada, christine o'donnell to the extent she had a name for herself, it hadn't been on these tea party issues, these fiscal issues. she has been far more concerned with more prosaic matters of human sexuality. she goes on mtv to talk about her views on self-gratification and other icky things. i'm catholic. we're taught that sex is a dirty, disgusting act that you save for the one you love. but i'm uncomfortable hearing anybody talk about it. i have no idea why tea

in the primary for the republican senate nomination. before it was over he had left the party as you went up in the polls. he's now running as an independent. let me just ask you first, do you think of yourself as a tea party candidate? >> first, good morning and thank you for having me on your program. i don't think anybody can make that claim about themselves because to do that you'd have a fundamental misunderstanding of what the tea party movement is. i think the biggest mistake being made by those who follow politics is they're trying to understand what's happening across our country through a traditional political lens, how you would view the republican party or the democrat party. the tea party movement is an expression of what i think is a mainstream widespread sentiment in america that washington is broken, that both parties are to blame, and that people want to elect folks that are going to go to washington d.c., number one and do what they say they're going to do primarily stand up for the agenda and offer clear alternatives

he'll get nominated again this year.directed by ben affleck is called "the town." please say hello to jeremy renner. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you, sir. >> jimmy: you look very -- you look very stylish in that suit. >> yeah. >> jimmy: shiny but not too much. >> it's the lights, man, it's the lights. >> jimmy: i predicted you would get nominated for an academy award. that did come true. >> it did. >> jimmy: and i predicted you would win. that did not come true so i'm not going to make that -- >> 500, batting 500 this year. >> jimmy: that's pretty solid. >> not bad. >> jimmy: but now, i don't know, i think you're going to get -- i think you're -- >> don't say anything! >> jimmy: the nominated i was right with. i don't want to jinx it, but boy will i be surprised if you don't get nominated, because you're so great in this movie. and the movie is great, too. your performance was unbelievable. i assume people saw it. the number one mule vie in tovi country. [ applause ] so -- so you -- you brought your mom to the oscar