he believes ross was born with an abnormal sexual psyche. >> michael ross in growing up discovered heith a horrible aberration of sexual makeup that was a danger to others and that destroyed his life, as well. >> and as he testified in trial, borden says while growing up on his family's egg farm, ross was emotionally and physically abused. >> there were beatings by the father. the beatings were in the wood shed. if you cried, you showed any weakness, you were beaten further. so you learned to keep it in. but the worst abuse was the humiliation. this was on the part of the mother. one of the ways he was toilet trained was to wrap a dirty diaper around his head and have him go out and people would laugh at him. >> but young michael suppressed his emotions and any semblance of normal adolescence was not to be had. >> friends were discouraged. and his whole life was either school and working on the family farm. when michael was 5 to 6 years old, his job became the killing of the chicks. any weak or crippled chick had to be killed. so michael was the designated chicken killer. and how? >>

ç he was running after ross perot and george bush.his is a different dynamic and the gap between clinton and dole is really stunning at this point, but moving from 30 to 50 is possible. >> yeah, it's wicked weird for me to watch that too. it was a different world back then, and many of the familiar figures today were in different places then. pat buchanan was then the ron paul of the republican party, running hopeless campaigns for president that won him a lot more votes than ron paul could ever dream of. >> tim, did we factor buchanan into this at all? if republicans abandon dole, do they revive the buchanan candidacy? perhaps tim is taking a coffee break. that's okay. do you think buchanan can go to the convention now and say i'm still here? >> buchanan is doing that. he's in the paper today says ross perot can take my voters. what he means by that is republican party better pay attention to me or my voters are going to go to ross perot. that's a strong argument at this point, and the republican party has to desperately figure out w

i think that, you know, diana ross was not billie holiday, but then again, i don't think even diana ross claim. but the misrepresentation of the facts of strange fruit, i think, are really unforgivable. what happened in the movie-- and i'm sure that there are people out there who remember the scene in the movie-- she's on a bus, touring in the south sometime in the 1930s with her band, and she gets off the bus to relieve herself. and she walks over a hill, and there's this procession, this sort of procession of bedraggled-looking, poor african americans. i think there's a horse and cart or something, and it's clear that they're coming from a lynching. i think she goes over the hill, and she may even see the evidence of a lynching. and then you hear the strains of strange fruit sounding in the background, and she gets this kind of mesmerized look on her face as if lyrics are taking shape in her mind. and the clear implication is that she's thinking of strange fruit and composing it at that very moment, none of which was true. that's the first sin in the movie. the second sin is that they

in 1992 that was ross perot. now, the only one that fits that is the mayor of new york, michael bloomberg. >> because he's short? >> no. he's got billions and he's got the organizational gift. these are guys who know how to build empires and business and think, some of them, they can build a temporary empire, which is what a presidential campaign is. bloomberg says he's not doing it. >> an gus king, a great name in u.s. politics was on another show this morning, ""the daily rundown"." he brought up a candidate. listen to who he floats as a potential candidate for a third party ticket. listen. >> i think it would be somebody, a guy names chuck hagel, a republican senator from nebraska -- >> who endorsed obama, essentially. >> he's a terrific guy. i could see a guy like that and a democrat coming together to form a team that could change american politics. >> chris, this goes to the idea that because the business community isn't well thought of these days, you are not going to get a businessman. warren buffett is p

david ross, not our dave ross with the left and the grand- slam home run. the os fall to the braves, 5-4. >>> time for a quick tv time out. when we come back, the capitals make more news in day 2 of free agency. we'll be right back. what is that? oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ ding! ] and we give you a discount on both. sort of like two in one. how did you guys think of that? it just came to us. what? bundling and saving made easy. now, that's progressive. call or click today. college the owner promised, the capitals made a splash during the nhls free agency period and have dealt the goalie for future draft paychecks, signed hamrlik and halpern and others to deal and the 34-year-old completed his 13th nhl season, the past four with the panthers and recorded at least 20 wins over each of the last eight years and gives the capital experience to compliment the young guys. >> d.c. united hosting the first-place philadelphia union and dane derosario m

not since ross perot have we seen anything like it. on this independence day weekend we ask, could you see an independent run by a third-party candidate? >>> plus, did mitt romney put on the flip-flops. romney told nbc news quote, i didn't say that things are worse except he did days earlier quite a few times. we've got it on tape. in an independence day panel of experts to look ahead at the republican field and all the money reports and the president's chances of re-election. and we mentioned the nba lockout added to this nfl lockout. is it possible we could be looking at an autumn and a winter with no football and basketball because millionaires and billionaires can't agree on how to divide billions of dollars. >>> finally, what's wrong with this picture? nothing if you're mitt romney. what candidate's son is posing with him. it's the son of another presidential candidate. we're going to have it all in the side show. >>> we start with steve israel. he's the chairman of the dccc and a democrat from new york. there's a lot of he saids,

ross perot was popular in texas because frankly he was a great character. even though he was quite pint sized and had a funny voice, he carried himself as a tall, tough texan. another big part of his popularity was his business savvy that made him a billionaire for founding and selling computer services that employed thousands of people, but ross perot was popular in part because he had a habit of making grand gestures of topics close to people's heart. for example, in 1989, a man tried to murder a tree, the last of austin, texas' oak tree with a massive dose of herbicide, ross perot responded by handing over a blank check to pay for the cost of nursing the tree back to health. the costs ran into six figures. that tree these days i have to say is not in great shape, but it is still alive and produced its first acorns eight years after it almost got tree murdered and survived thanks in part of ross perot and his act of generosity. now america is dealing with another sentimental case ofr f murder. auburn university in alabama where somebody poisoned two oak t

ross hopes democrats and republicans can sew up a deal. >> all this goes away if i close up. what is everybody going to do? i -- so i have to keep going. and if it means taking money out of my pocket to do it, i'll do it. but there's only so much i'm going to have. >> reporter: ross says when times are tough, he's had to make difficult decisions, he says politicians should be ready to make hard decisions too. >> right now could be a major catastrophe because we have had some hard times at the banks the last few years and cash flow has been tough, so having another blow would really hurt. >> who would ross blame? everyone. >> i'm tired of all these games, it just doesn't make any sense. >> reporter: ross's business is just one example of how the debt ceiling debate could affect more than just one person. hampering an economy that has already had a bumpy road to recovery. susan candiotti, cnn, new york. >> and the summer swelter is about to hit its peak, what you need to know to be safe in this intense heat. transitions adapt to changing light so you see a whole day comfortably

brian ross joins us from the abc news studios in new york city. do you think the congresswoman's security was out of line. the guy that blocked my shot. we didn't show the whole tape because it goes on for two minutes. he was stalking my photographer and not letting us get pictures of the senator. the guy was really out of line. was it like that with you? >> the congresswoman's security were actually around here. i was never closer to 10 or 12 feet from her. i don't even think she knew what was going on. they recognized me and said they knew who i was. the blocking was all about me. other reporters were allowed to get close. >> why would they do that? >> she read a statement about the migraines. they are more than headaches, bill, they are migraines which can be very serious and put people out of action and my question was based on reporting that we had done in the other media had done was she may have missed some votes. headaches were migraines were so severe she may have had to miss votes. could she be entrusted with what they call the nuclear f

brian ross on the new warning sent out, potential terrorists on the inside. targeting america's power plants, gas lines, even nuclear facilities. >>> the shark attack. a little girl in a foot and a half of water, attacked, in critical condition tonight. >>> campaign headache. new questions tonight and a new answsw from republican star michele bachmann, about her migraines and medication. does it matter if you want to be president? >>> broken promise. a worst nightmare come true for retirees, stunned after being told those promised pensions? time to give them back. >>> and to borrow a phrase, what would you do? you'll want to hear what husbands across this country told us today when we asked, would your wife do this? >>> good evening. we begin this wednesday night with that breaking news. the dangerous heat wave has now turned deadly. there are reports tonight that at least 22 people have died in the heat. this is more than 200 million americans suffering, trapped under what meteorologists are calling a giant heat dome. three dozen states already, and and the

no more hot dog viewing for you. >> okay. >>> dave ross, thanks for. that gary, one last look at the forecast. >> and a chance of a shower and thunderstorm. hopefully that'll go off without a help. the temperatures in the lower 80s. >> no mother nature fireworks.

of ross yoon agency. before i do a good job introducing everyone i just wanted to start off with a few words. i have been studying the publishing industry for about seven years now, and it's actually a pretty long time if you think about everything that has happened and just the past three and a half, over the past seven years or so i have watched a lot of changes going on in terms of not just what is being said about the future of books, but actually also who is actually talking about it. because over the years a lot of newspapers have really scaled back their coverage of books. and i can't think of a single paper off the top of my head that has scaled back their coverage of the tech industry, or technology industry. a lot of what we are seeing in just day-to-day press if it comes from the view or the lens of a tech columnist, or it comes from the marketing department of a multibillion dollar organization that really has a big financial stake in the future of it's important to remember that books. if som

. >> tonight brian ross investigates. >>> melting down. your job, your credit cards about to be walloped because politicians in washington still won't make a deal on the debt. >>> under attack. angry mobs storm the u.s. embassy in syria, including the ambassador's home. >>> "made in america" summer. a whole neighborhood looks to see what is american made in their homes and lines up behind our team with new ideas for creating jobs. >>> and jaycee dugard. your overwhelming message to the little girl who gave us all a lesson in life and hope. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with an abc news investigation. tea party powerhouse michele bachmann has rocketed to the top of the republican pack. tonight, a closer look at the business she and her husband own back home in minnesota. an outside group filmed undercover video inside the bachmann's christian counseling center. bachmann's husband has said he does not try to turn gay people straight. abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is here with those tapes and to tell us what they sho

i would also like to acknowledge supervisor ross mirkarimi to come up here just for a moment and say hello, and let me have christine close the program. >> good afternoon, everybody. it was a pleasure to listen to the last panel this afternoon. i am the chief of staff for mr. gascon, and i joined him when he moved over to the d.a.'s office. joining the office on his request, because i think we really have a unique perspective, having worked on the defense side and on policy issues, and i can attest that he is undertaking a wholehearted effort to really bring some reform to the criminal justice system on many fronts, this being one of them that we are evaluating. i hope that you as city and county residents will see in our work that we really take some efforts that will reform. anybody that has participated in the criminal justice system for any length of time knows that it does not work from whatever and will you are looking at it, so the question is how do we make it better? we hope to engage all of you in that. we are starting neighborhood courts, and a lot of efforts that we hope

brian ross investigates. >>> and staying together. the story of a special needs girl scout troop in texas and how they need your help. >>> good morning. president obama and top lawmakers will be back at it this afternoon trying to resolve the debt crisis. >> the president has challenged lawmakers to come up with a fresh approach to sololng this problem. karen travers is joining us with more. good morning, karen. >> reporter: good morning. president obama made it clear yesterday he wants a deal, he wants it quickly and lawmakers may have to make painful concessions but little indication that they progress was made. the stalemate over the deficit continues. today president obama sits down with deeply divided congressional leaders. he gave them a homework assignment, come back to the white house with a plan that increases the total deficit reduction from $1.7 trillion to $2.4 trillion. that figure could get republicans on board so long as tax increases aren't part of the deal. >> the house cannot pass a bill that raises taxes on job crea

not since ross perot have we seen anything like it. so on this independence day we ask, could we see a real run by a third party candidate. >>> plus, did mitt rommy put on the plip flip-flops again? romney said, i didn't say that things are worse, except that he did just days earlier. quite a few times. we have it all on tape. we put it together in an independence day panel of experts to look ahead at the republican field, all those money reports and everything else and the president's chances of reelection. and we mentioned, the nba lockout added to this nfl lockout. is it possible? we could be looking at autumn and winter with no football, no basketball, at least on the professional level, because the millionaires and billion airs didn't agree on lou to divide billions of dollars. >>> what's wrong with this picture? nothing if you're mitt romney. what candidate's son is posing with him? here's a hint. not romney's son but the son of another presidential candidate. we will have it all on the side show. we start on the state of the cou

not since ross perot have we seen anything like to. on this independence day weekend, we ask, could we find a real run for an independence day party candidate? and talking about president obama's handling of the economy, romney told nbc news, quote, i didn't say thing, worse, except that he did just days earlier. quite a few times. we've got it all on tape, put it together in an independence day weekend panel of experts to look ahead at the republican feel add all those money reports and everything else and the president's chances of re-election and the nba lockout added to in the l lockout. is it possible? a fall and winter with no football and basketball because these millionaires and billionaires really can't agree on thousand divide billions of dollars. finally, what's wrong with this picture? nothing, if you're mitt romney. one candidate's son is posing with him. here's a hint. it's not romney's son, but it's the son of another presidential candidate. we'll have it all on the "sideshow." steve israel, chairman of the dccc and a de

white side a missile from ross and can't hold on to it. another run in.wers built a lead in the third. a little help from crawford. swirl swirl expires and former a to the z.not any more. aaron high and deep and goodbye. 4-2 now but the real fun is in the crowd. guy in the jacket he's ecstatic. lack. home run. oh, knocks over the food. sorry dude. now the crowd really got into this game yelling at center fielder morgan who runs down this ball and then tl the hook them horn gesture there. that young man needs to calm down a little bit but the brewers win the game 4-2. l a's in new york where still a lot of love format sue i. a's with support for trevor early. base hit. jackson and a ps up in the sec. then things go terribly wrong. the bo-5 rbi in the game. yankees implode. 5 times in the secon second. 9 more runs in the third. this is grand slam for mark p.10 earned run allowed in two runs and yankees hot and beat them for the seventh straight time. more trouble in donor land today. judge rejected the team proposed 150 million dollar bankruptcy financing p

and abc's chief investigative correspondent brian ross is back here tonight. >> reporter: diane, the leading health experts we taked to said the report showed a bad practice at the bachmann clinic, that discredited therapy designed to convert gays to straights through prayer and religion. no one at the bachmann clinic was talking. and the clinic's website, which had described it christian counseling, was no longer available online. >> the truth is god has designed our eyes to be attracted to the woman's body. >> reporter: and the undercover video shot by a gay rights group inside the clinic prompted mental health professionals to question whether the bachmann clinic receives medicaid payments for a therapy they say is not only ineffective but could seriously harm patients. >> this is mostly faith healing. there's a lot of technical language that sounds like mainstream psychology or mainstream psychiatry, but it's not. >> reporter: this is far outside the mainstream of practice? >> this is so far outside the mainstream it's practically on mars. >> reporter: on capitol hill, michele ba

so with no further ado, i would like you to welcome supervisor ross mirkarimi. supervisor mirkarimi: how cool is this where the people meet city hall government with unfettered access to celebrate diversity? we have been doing this here in city hall for six years now, and i cannot tell you how proud i am of our community, of mayor lee for helping co-host this event, or the many people working with her, a staff of the mayor's office who really helped us put this on. my colleagues who are here today from the board of supervisors. i see the director from dpw here. there are commissioners, elected officials, real advocates for a wonderful san francisco and bay area. that is why we have been able to put this on, and i thank everybody for their support and confidence in introducing to the rest of the world what nowruz means to all of us. let's hear it for those people. [applause] i do not think it is my imagination, but i have to say, in the last few years, of the many nowruz events that i have been dissipated in and witness, i see a wonderful outpouring of people fro

we're now joined by michael ross he's an economic analyst and author he's in berlin thanks so much forjoining us interesting developments there in germany we understand that germany has actually begun to review the legality of these bailouts but they've already been handed out these massive amounts of money so what would an illegal ruling achieve. first and foremost we will have to say that not every money has been handed out so far some brilliant this is enough but now the constitutional court here has to decide if this is legal or not legal you don't be you don't have to be the chairman of very constitutional court to find out it is completely legal because it's obstructing treaty it's also against the listen on treaty it's against everything we have a nor be allowed clause in europe everybody is great and furthermore it is interesting how the outcome of this court will be and already the chairman of the constitutional court has said that he is not going to deal with economical issues it's to it is in his words. the task of the politicians to solve this debt crisis and this of course

we're on the s sne in norway and brian ross is with us totoght. >>> breaking point. the fans, the air conditioners, breakiki a record at one of the country's largest utilities. will the power grids hold this weekend? we get answers. >>> the summer s srm. the unseen but soon to be felt side effect of this searing heat. fierce new breeds of mosquitoes. and why authorities are so concerned. >>> kate's tour. a royal invite like we've never seen. kate and the queen and her dress close up. our correspondent inside buckingham palace. >>> and our "person of the week." the boy, the ball that was caught and what he did next. we couldn't believe it. >> are you kidding me, this kid is going to do this? >>> good evening on this friday. and we'll get to the sweltering heat across this country in a moment. but first, that horrific story still unfolding out of norway. oslo, the city where they hand out the nonol peace prize, under siege today in t t deadly attacks, playing out one after the other. here's what we know tonight. more than a dozen dead and that number could very well go

i'm ross mirkarimi. i represent the fifth district, and i'm delighted to be standing up here with my colleague who will speak in a moment. i want to thank mike farrah for his leadership and mayor newsom for helping facilitate this gathering. i'm iranian american, persians, and throughout my -- [applause] throughout my life, my family had always had very close relationships with the arab and arab-american community. i spent a fair amount of time working in the middle east in jordan and iraq and traveling through loud the milk -- throughout the middle eastern areas, so i feel very much at home, and it is important that feeling is well represented in city hall. i look at the flags that are well illustrated year. it amplifies the need that much more that san franciscans, californians should understand and become more acquainted with the arab-american culture. if the census proves me right, when the numbers come out next year officially, we will see a significant growth of the arab- american population in the

abc's brian ross has investigated.rian. >> reporter: michele bachmann was well known to the religious right. now we're learning a lot more about her and her husband and the business that has been the family's principal source of income. on the campaign trail, michele bachmann telel supporters her husband has been the key to their 33 years of happy marriage. >> i have a very big advantage, because marcus has his ph.d. in counseling and he's a marriage counselor. >> repepter: but dr. bachmann's brand of counseling is highly controversial and could become a campaign issue. >> here's my husband dr. marcus bachmann. >> reporter: operating out of suburban minneapolis, dr. bachmann runs a christian counseling firm, co-owned with his wife michele, that at times, according to former patients, has tried to convert gay men into heterosexuals through christian prayerer >> you know, i could be straight and god would forgive me if i was straight. >> reporter: andrew ramirez of minneapolis was 17 when his family sent him to bachmann

i'm dave ross. today, there was a little bit of everything at nat's park, baseball, hot dogs. i'm sure you could find some apple pie, and fireworks after another wild ending in front of the home fans. cubs were in town today. top of the fourth, nats were up 2-1. 2 on, 2 out, no problem. here comes jason worth, roger bernadinna. communication, people. here comes another run, and he is safe at the plate. 3-2 kubz. at that point, davy johnson. what in the world of wild, wild sports is going on. cubs make it 4-2 and jason worth comes up throwing, and pudge rodriguez and he meet at the dish. they tie it up at the 4th. watch the quick hands of danny espinosa. jason worth, still a tie game, going to steal third in the bottom of the 10th. so you say that's a good move because there's only one out. carlos getting wild in the wild pitch but worth comes in with the winning run. nats win again at home 5-4. about that come-back. >> the thing i like the most is we gave it two runs back to back and that should never happen. it should have gone to nine, and guys bounced back and we won the ba

here is that guy, cody ross, keep right center field. two runs will score.d a couple hits, two rbis right here, 5-0 and get this the tenth time this year that dodgers have been shut out. they are out of it. no a week from today the giants will be with the president of the united states. obama hassin vited them to the white house in honor of their 2010 world championship. we asked the manager in the secret service had talked to them about protocols. >> no. will, i think we will have a pretty good idea. they are well behaved. they may not look it but they are and guys spend some time there and just get a chance to met the president which is always an honor. i know the guys have been to the white house but we haven't been there when the president has been there. >> not every day anybody gets to go the white house and i'm just -- i wasn't here last year but i will pretend i was shake the president's hand. >> got a feeling they will watch that guy, brian wilson. >>> fans of all sports -- can't talk about labor problems, it looks like only a few more days with reg

here is that guy, cody ross, keep right center field. two runs will score.oss had a couple hits, two rbis right here, 5-0 and get this the tenth time this year that dodgers have been shut out. they are out of it. no a week from today the giants will be with the president of the united states. obama hassin vited them to the white house in honor of their 2010 world championship. we asked the manager in the secret service had talked to them about protocols. >> no. will, i think we will have a pretty good idea. they are well behaved. they may not look it but they are and guys spend some time there and just get a chance to met the president which is always an honor. i know the guys have been to the white house but we haven't been there when the president has been there. >> not every day anybody gets to go the white house and i'm just -- i wasn't here last year but i will pretend i was shake the president's hand. >> got a feeling they will watch that guy, brian wilson. >>> fans of all sports -- can't talk about labor problems, it looks like only a few more days wi

independents we think of ross perot and a person who's turned off politics to some extent. >> i think there's a cross. the specific things they can do across the specific groups but to me the core difference between 2008 and 2012 is going to be politics of hope we saw in 2008 versus politics of fear in 2012. they won't call it that but so much of this campaign in terms of driving turnout, amongst all of these group lbs about making the republican alternative totally aun acceptable and they will have a billion dollars. you will see a negative, onslaught of negative advertising. we have never seen -- chris: you just split the story. if the story is hope for obama, how does he build up that -- >> it's fear this time. 2012 it's fear of the alternative. and it's $500 million of negative ads run against mitt romney or jon huntsman or michele bachmann. chris: and trashing his opponent? >> the public may not want to see it but they will get it. in the past even though they say they don't want to see it, it worked in the past. >> the very same democratic campaign running against republican ext