joining us lieutenant governor anthony brown. thanks for coming in. >> it is great to be here this morning. >> the obvious thing to talk about off the bat is the budget. the governor has talked about the recommend shun he's given of cutting -- recommendation he has of cutting $450 million for local governments. what does that mean? >> it means tough decisions for us. the governor has said over $400 million of cuts, he anournsed yesterday that $250 may come from local government. a lot of tough decisions. we're seeing cuts to community colleges, local health department, aid to law enforcement. these are tough times not unique to maryland. it is part of this national recession we're in, a global recession, and so we're going to work with the general assembly. we'll work with governments. >> and that's something definitely people do not want to hear, more about cuts. >> let's go to something from viewers. during a past conference to discuss budget cuts, governor o'malley said he was not going to cut funds for education. if this is t

the lieutenant governor anthony brown was a guest on our sunday morning questions and answers segment explain the possible cut in local government to and what it all means -- he explained it. >> it means a lot of tough decisions ahead of us. basically, the governor is going to the board of public works, certainly over $400 million north of quds yesterday, announcing that $250 million would come from local government. there are a lot of tough decisions -- $400 million worth of cuts yesterday. there are some tough times, not unique to marriage. this is part of this global recession. -- not unique to maryland. it will not be easy. >> and if you would like to see the full interview with lieutenant governor brown, we posted it on our website on our homepage. and next sunday morning, our first lady of theé@ state wille here on august 23. if you have a question, senator was at our website. that is sundayquestions@wba l.co9m. ç--ç .com. the president is looking like he may have to bend but may still not win republican support with his health-care plan. brian mooar has this from washington.

governor anthony brown, who is the guest for tomorrow's sunday morning "q&a". send them to a set wbaltv.com. tonight the president answered critics of his health care reform plan. he hosted another town hall in colorado. >> at a town hall meeting in colorado, president obama offered up a dose of reality in the health care reform debate. >> there is no perfect, payless silver bullet out there. >> he asked his critics to do the same. >> the only thing i want to make sure is that you make an honest argument. nobody is talking about a government takeover. >> it was another in a series of events that looked a lot like his election campaign, but opponents are running a pretty good campaign of their own. >> welcome to the rumble. >> democrats have been on the defensive all week. >> it is my opinion, what we are seeing right now is the intentional, systematic dismantling of the american republic. >> republicans say it is righteous indignation. >> there is nothing un-american of disagreement. >> while the president will continue his campaign, trying to convince america

lieutenant-general anthony brown discussed the plan on sunday morning. >> you may see cuts to community colleges, aid for law enforcement. these are not unique to maryland. part of the national recession we are in, a global recession. we are going to work with the general assembly and local governments, but they will not be easy. >> the latest proposed cuts are part of a plan to cut $750 million by the end of the summer. the governor is expected to bring $470 million in reductions to the board of public works by august 26. the board approved $280 million in cuts last month. all this and efforts to close the $700 million budget shortfall. >>> one man is dead and another hospitalized after an early- morning stabbing in college park. officers were called to check on two people who fell on the ground on the 8900 block of rhode island avenue around 4:00 this morning the man had suffered cuts and were taken to hospital, where one was pronounced dead. there is no word on the current condition of the other male in the stabbing. >>> 3 people are charged with animal abuse for allegedly torturing

yesterday lieutenant governor anthony brown addressed the plan while appearing on "q & a" of. >> a lot tough decisions where you may see cuts to colleges, local health departments, aid for law enforcement. these are tough times not unique to maryland. it's part of this national recession that we're in, a global recession. so we're going to work with the assembly, with local governments. but they're not going to be easy. >> these latest cuts are part of the plan to cut $750 million by the end of the summer. the governor is expected to bring $470 million in spending reductions to the board of public works august 26. the board already approve approved $280 million in cuts last month. all ever this an effort to close the state's $700 million budget shortfall. now to the debate over the health care reform as president obama wraps up a weekend of town hall meetings. health care remained a high priority on capitol hill. the president is pushing hard for government insurance options. many law makers are offering different solutions. brook hart has the story. >> as he took in old faithful and t

. >> lieutenant government anthony brown was our guest on our morning session. he explained the governor's possible $250 million cut to local government and what it all means. >> it means a lot of tough decisions ahead of us. basically the governor is going to send to the board of public works a total 6 over $400 million worth of cuts. yesterday he announced in ocean city that $250 million my come from local government. a lot of tough decisions. we may see cuts to communicate colleges, to local health departments, aid for law enforcement. it is tough times not unique to maryland. it is part of the national recession we are in, the global recession. we will work with local governments, but they are not going to be easy. >> if you would like to see the full interview, we have posted it on our website. go to wbaltv.com, than it is on the home page. next sunday morning, maryland first lady katie o'malley will be our guest. if you have a question for judge o'making, you can send it to sundayquestions gnat gnat wbaltv.com. the president argued in favor of his plan in

who it is, is less relevant than anthony brown and myself, and the party, becoming ready, and organized and being prepared. >> do you see the 2010 election as being referendum on governor o'malley? >> whenever there is a incumbent on the ballot it is generally about the incumbent. >> democrats and republicans are now awaiting word from this former governor, whether he will take on the incumbent governor in 2010. john rydell, fox 45 news "late edition". >> one candidate has officially filed to run already. ralph jaffy of baltimore county, a democrat. >> powerful storms rolled through baltimore city earlier tonight. there was a lot of lightning out there. storms were powerful enough to knock this tree, on top of a shed. along harford road and glen arm. no one was hurt. >> lightning strikes continue tonight. we saw some a few minutes ago. vytas reid joins us with a look at what's going on outside it at this particular point in time. will we see it for a few hours. >> most of the activity is cross the bay. few shots south of us. and continue to see off-and-on scattered showers, and especial

soon we'll have lieutenant governor anthony brown as our guest in our 9:00 a.m. "q & a" segment.d us your questions at sundayquestions wbaltv.com. that's sundayquestions@wbaltv.com. >> president obama is out west answering questions of people who believe his health care plan is too expensive or too ambitious. >> at a town hall meeting president obama offered up a dose of reality in the health care reform debate. >> there is no perfect, painless silver bullet out there. >> and he asked his critics to do the same. >> the only thing i want to make sure of, though, you make an honest argument, because nob nobody is talking about government take-over of health care. >> it was a another in the series of edgets that looked a lot like his election campaign, but reform opponents are running a pretty good campaign of their own. >> welcome to the rumble! >> democrats have been on the defensive all week. >> it is my opinion what we're seeing right now is the intentional, systematic dismantling of the american public, and it scares me to death. >> republicans say it is righteous indignation.

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>> lieutenant governor anthony brown issued a challenge for graduates to take what they have learnednd make a difference in their communities. a maryland lawmaker who helped save the program from budget cuts had a separate message. >> if your mind is busy, you don't have time to get yourself in trouble. >> it taught us a little discipline, though. you can do something if you put your mind to it. >> there is already evidence that the civic justice corps is becoming popular. it grew by 32% over the last year. tim tooten, wbal-tv 11 news. >> the corps refurbished more than 600 buildings, planted freeze, and removed trash from rivers, treems streams, and picnic areas. >> cal ripken's association is investing in local neighborhoods. they plan to build five youth fields. the plan here is to turn that field into a multipurpose artificial sports complex. the cal ripken senior foundation is working with partners to raise the money for that $1.5 million complex as well as a $1 million multipurpose field near pimlico race course. >> if you live in baltimore county, we're just a few days away on

lieutenant governor ant my any -- anthony brown is live in our studios to answer your questions. >> we'rell have the latest, plus the latest on

anthony brown addressed the plan. >> a lot of tough decisions, where you may see cuts to community collegesments aid for law enforcement. not unique to maryland. it is part of the national recession, a global recession we are in. we are going to work with the general assembly and local governments, but it will not be easy. >> it is part of the state's plan to cut $750 million by the end of the summer. the governor is expected to bring $470 million in spending reductions to the board of public works. the board already approved $280 million in cuts last month. all this in an effort to close the $700 billion budget shortfall. back in a minute with a check on >> now let's take a look at the forecast with sandra shaw. >> today we will see a high of about 92 degrees. noble of the state is about 85. -- normal for this day is about 85. light, southwesterly winds. maybe upper eighties around the shores of ocean city. as far as to that goes, we will remain mild. 65 to 73 degrees. no chance of precipitation until maybe wednesday. a 30% chance of keeping showers and storms, more clouds wrapped up the w

governor anthony brown did the same.are doing the same and encouraging other lawmakers to do the same. members of the general assembly cannot be furloughed, by law. is it still wet out there, john? >> this is a tropical air mass in the region. the first batch of rain is pulling out, but more is on the way. there's cloud cover around the region. drier air to the west. with the front in the neighborhood all afternoon and evening, chances are high. mostly cloudy skies. temperatures will be down. 78 degrees up to 83 this afternoon with a good chance of thunderstorms and showers. rain chances diminished on sunday. on monday through thursday, a lot less humidity and a lot of sunshine. from the 70's to near 80 on monday. >> another update come on in. you're invited to the chevy open house. where getting a new vehicle is easy. because the price on the tag is the price you pay on remaining '08 and '09 models. you'll find low, straightforward pricing. it's simple. now get an 2009 chevy silverado half-ton for under $18,000 after al

those-- some of thamoney goes off to ay off depositor and the anthony evett tick has less left in its vaults to hp the xt bank failure. brown: i gathere it has signaled the bankso get more to replenh? >> it's constantly collecting fees from the banks every quarte. earlier it collected special assessme, an additional amnt money from the banksnd it snaled it plans to do that again before the endf the year. >> brown: andaren petro, is it someing to worry about it goesown? not something for deposito to worry abou it is something as we think about the banking stem. because the f.d.c. simply cannot chrge big premiums right now because the banki system is weak. the banking recovery will be elayed as we at the same ti tryo recapitalize the deposit inrance fund. one the reasons bank profits are beginning to show some signs of recovery isecause the f.d.i.c. also now has for the fit time a backstop not just for deposi butfor the debt that banks issue. hureds of billions of dolrs of banknd ba-related company bt also now has this f.d.i.c. blessing. d part of our exit sttegy is to figureout how we can pull that back. it'going to be a ver

some of that money goes off to pay off depositors and the anthony everett tick has less left in its vaults to help the next bank failure. >> brown: i gathered it has signaled the banks to get more to replenish? >> it's constantly collecting fees from the banks every quarter. earlier it collected a special assessment, an additional amount of money from the banks and it signaled it plans to do that again before the end of the year. >> brown: and karen petrou, is it something to worry about as it goes down? >> not something for depositors to worry about. it is something as we think about the banking system. because the f.d.i.c. simply cannot charge big premiums right now because the banking system is weak. so the banking recovery will be delayed as we at the same time try to recapitalize the deposit insurance fund. one of the reasons bank profits are beginning to show some signs of recovery is because the f.d.i.c. also now has for the first time a backstop not just for deposits but for the debt that banks issue. hundreds of billions of dollars of bank and bank-related company debt also now has this f.d.i.c. blessing. and part of ou

brown. thank you so much. good to have you and see you again. >> coming up new jersey governor jon corzine, he's facing tough competition for releaks. plus congressman anthony new concerns about getting a health care bill passed. we'll go live to the white house with savannah guthrie. when we come back, nbc's richard engel back from the scene of the suicide attack in afghanistan. we'll talk with him. you're watching "morning joe" brewed by starbucks. >>> not enough to kill extremist and terrorists, we they'd to protect the afghan people and secure daily lives. this week they are securing polling places for this week's election so afghans can choose the future they want. >> president obama yesterday in phoenix. meantime early this morning a suicide attack in kabul killed at least seven people and wounded 50 others. presidential elections in afghanistan are now just two days away. with us now from kabul, just back from the scene, nbc news chief foreign affairs correspondent richard engel. richard, what's the latest and what did you see there? >> reporter: we just got back from the scene. there were actually two attacks this morning, the rocket attack on presi