nancy you are on the air with professor whalen.aller: i am hoping to see some indications from one party or the other or both that they will work hard to repair and rely on the fannie mae and freddie mac programs that have been so damaged. guest: unfortunately given this political cycle and the partisan dynamics, you are not going to see anyone address that issue. it is the third rail of american politics. it is like trying to pass another stimulus. it is not going to play to the audience at this point in time. that is probably unfortunate because that is an issue that needs to be addressed. it will fall by the wayside, unfortunately. host: gregory tweets in that conventions are just political theater. do you agree? guest: i do. i think of the late great arthur miller who wrote "the crucible." he said political reporters have devolved into theater critics. host: what economic benefits do conventions bring to the host cities? guest: they can bring a nice economic uptick. if you are in a battleground state and want to make some inroa

nancy you are on the air with professor whalen. caller: i am hoping to see some indications from one party or the other or both that they will work hard to repair and rely on the fannie mae and freddie mac programs that have been so damaged. guest: unfortunately given this political cycle and the partisan dynamics, you are not going to see anyone address that issue. it is the third rail of american politics. it is like trying to pass another stimulus. it is not going to play to the audience at this point in time. that is probably unfortunate because that is an issue that needs to be addressed. it will fall by the wayside, unfortunately. host: gregory tweets in that conventions are just political theater. do you agree? guest: i do. i think of the late great arthur miller who wrote "day chris schauble." he said political reporters have devolved into a theater critics. -- who wrote "the crucible." host: what economic benefits do conventions bring to the host cities? guest: they can bring a nice economic uptick. if you are in a battleg

happen on the pud and variances that went into effect june 6,2012, by the way the next day mr. 3 whalenn his development plans"but steve whalen, a lifelong catonsville resident who is backkng the project, says critics are off bbse. the legislation in queston simply brings coonty zoning laws up to date with what's known as a " master plan"... i embody what the master plan intended,. one of the things that drove 31-12 was a change says, no laws have beennbroken 12:51:09"i think we've conducted ourselves completely legally and ethhcally in the baltimore county process, of development10:33335"if they think that something is going on, then they have under state but law professor byron warnkin beleiies the subpeanos raise serious questions10:36:51 "it sounds like they are multiple agencies inside the same govvenment, if i had to speculate, heee ii some concern things go up to the top, there are only certaii people who would have a relationship with our influencc over 8 out x number of agencies"subpeona's which prompted lawyers for the coomunity to ask for the county to halt the appoval proces

whalen puy in his development plans"but steve whalen, a lifelong catonsville resident says critics arese. the legislation innqueston simply brings county zoning laws up to date with what's known as a " master plan"... 12:49:40"i think what is does i embody what the master plan intended,. one of the things that drove 31-12 was a change in the mmster pln."and he says, no laws have bben broken 12:51:099i think we've conducted ourselves completely legally and ethically in the thhnk that something is going on, then they have under state law the powwr to get documents" warnkin beleives the subpeanos raise serious questions10:36:51 "it sounds ike they are multiple agencies inside the same government, if i had to speculate, here is some concern things go up to the top, there are only certain people ho would have a relationship with our influenne over 8 out x number of agencies" subpeona's which prompted lawyers for the community to ask for the county to halt the appoval process...a request which was denied.09:39:59"we feel llke we're noo being heard"'s a battle both sides say is jjst begiining

and that's whalen with it and he gets rid of it and jeremy ross has it and -- back to harnish. mr.ant! sambrano has got it and that will finally do it. so a pretty good play by the colts tonds it. but it's pittsburgh, 26. indianapolis, 24. andrew luck and ben roethlisberger started it. and mike tomlin of the steelers win for the first time this preseason. next sunday night again, the jets host the panthers at 8:00 eastern time and wednesday, september 5th, regular season kicks off in new york. super bowl champion jooirnt giant, the cowboys. from our entire crew, cris collinsworth, dan hicks saying good night from pittsburgh. you've been watching nbc "sunday night football." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com we gotta sell the car. where would we even start? get the car. hi howard. get in. hi, good to see you. start with an actual written offer when selling your car, no strings attached. carmax. start here. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 new

. >> reporter: we're here now in the whalen family's backyard in ocean springs, mississippi, and we're here to give you a perspective of how much it's disappearing with the mississippi coast and the rising water and that is the backyard and garden and many of the streets are around as well. washington avenue, four feet of water and that is gone. with heavy rain expected to continue for another two days and this is going to keep on getting worse. we have seen emergency workers come down the road and national guard, they're usually in humvees. of course, there is only a limit to how far they can go. about 14,000 people in southern miss sippy without electric power and some tough times for people without power and have difficult times trying to get out of their houses and also very tough for rescue workers to get in. in southern miss sippy, steve hairy gan, fox news. >> stay with us, the news edge at 6 is coming up. a live report from new orleans as tropical storm isaac makes its mark. >>> the other big story, the republican national convention and in a few hours, paul ryan will accept th

fonder.a new york couple is getting married tomorrow... 48 years after they divorced.this morning ryan whalenhappy couple... and finds out how it came together after all these years. years. "this is something kind of unusual for both of us but i think we'll make out alright." it's not often residents at complex are preparing for their own wedding."run, run, run. that's what it's been, running mostly widow lena henderson will be married by her pastor in buffalo."we're the oldest couple that he's married in our church. he said he gets very excited."roland davis lost his own wife six months ago. with a push from his daughter davis called up henderson and proposed. (reporter: "we're you nervous when you did it?")"no i'm too old to be nervous."maybe it was easier the second time around for the 85-year-old from colorado springs."we've always been in love."he and henderson were married once as teens and had five children together. but they divorced 48 years ago."we were young when we married and i don't think he was really ready to be a married man."the couple stayed in touch, even as they both rema

lindsay whalen with the steal. pass back to tina charles. usa wins 88-61.ve won 37 straight games at the olympics. by the way that was ernie banks. >> i didn't want to step in. >> let's play two. >> i thought it >>> after almost a year in space, traveling more than 350 million miles, nasa's rover named curiosity is closing in on the red planet. in what some say the most difficult landing in the space agency, in seven minutes the rover will travel through the atmosphere to the surface of mars. if all goes as planned the curiosity rover lands just after 1:30 on monday morning. there you go. >> that will be fascinating. >> it will take soil and air and everything else. and it can get pictures back to us in 14 minutes. that's faster than your phone. >> searching for signs of life. should be interesting. that's our broadcast for now.

and that's whalen with it and he gets rid of it and jeremy ross has it and -- back to harnish. mr.ant! sambrano has got it and that will finally do it. so a pretty good play by the colts to ends it. but it's pittsburgh, 26. indianapolis, 24. andrew luck and ben roethlisberger started it. and mike tomlin of the steelers win for the first time this preseason. next sunday night again, the jets host the panthers at 8:00 eastern time and wednesday, september 5th, regular season kicks off in new york. super bowl champion jooirnt giant, the cowboys. from our entire crew, cris collinsworth, dan hicks saying good night from pittsburgh. you've been watching nbc "sunday night football." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> police searching for the suspects responsible for attacking a man as he walked home in eastern market. friend tell us more tonight. good evening, everyone. the victim of an attack in eastern market capitol hill remains in critical condition. 29-year-old thomas maslin was found unconscious after police say he was attacked. a family friend spoke to news 4 about the young

>> we're right here in the whalen family's back yard and our cameraman is up on their roof and try towhat the storm is doing to the coast l area of mississippi and how much it's appearing. and their house is okay, built it up high, but i'm standing in their back yard garden about six feet under, goes to about 20 feet further down and further out shall the real danger, when the roads are overcome with water, washington avenue is about four feet under, the coastal road disappeared. the pier disappeared so we're seeing national guard come as far as they can in their humvees to try and rescue anyone who might need help, but limits to what they can do. the number of boat rescue orangeses fewer boats to do that. a real concern now that people could be cut off from rescue. a lot of the smaller towns, we can't even get to because the roads are simply too deeply covered in water. and right now about 14,000 people in southern mississippi without electricity. so, it could be a dangerous situation for people without power and without a way to get out and very difficult for mnl aid to come in. bac