his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: we can't conceal our contempt. we're turning to a topic that is so chuck full of good taste i don't know where to start. robin, a young man who grew up in the challenging light of his father's wealth on the mean streets of malibu. he overcame many hurdles to become a songwriter in his own right. comedian ben kissel, julie klausner and lee camp, the catchy hit "blurred lines." [♪ singing ♪] >> john: okay, i know you want it. i know you want it. if it was entitled no means yes it might have more controversy. >> i want to see that car in the toy story movie. >> shut up. >> john: do cars normally roll down women's backsides like this. >> i didn't see that v

which is 7:00 some place in the middle of the atlantic ocean so i'm calling that one a win for our sideined to sir paul that taping so early would mean we'd need him here by 11:00 a.m. for rehearsal and he agreed to get here when he got here. (laughter) and as with any musical guest, we have to secure the broadcast rights to their songs, clear the lyrics with legal and, of course nail down our lighting and camera angles so i told sir paul we absolutely had to know in advance what songs he'd be playing. he said "i understand completely. i'll decide when i get there." (laughter) he showed up, right? he's here? (cheers and applause) good. anyway you people are the luckiest studio audience of all time. (cheers and applause) dig it! dig it, daddy-o! this is going to be a 150-person paul mccartney concert! you hear that, republic? you, oprah, you and your free cars can suck it! (laughter) now, folks, of course, out there in the non-free paul mccartney private concert world they're still sifting through the blockbuster revelations about the n.s.a.'s cyber program prism. millions of americans w

over open waters over the atlantic ocean and the track is consistent.any computer mott ed eventually agreeing that the storm as we head into tuesday and wednesday could be imparting parts of the southeastern bahamas and eventually we could be potentially looking at impacts across florida or parts of the southeastern coastal united states as we head to late next week. several days out. again, our computer models well agreeing that the storm system is forecast to continue on that track from the west northwest. this is a system we need to continue to watch over the next few days. high temperatures today, rather chilly start to the day across parts of the northeast, but it will be a warmer day in places like new york city, 83. take a look at caribou, maine, 62 degrees for the high temperature. very unusual. texas hot as usual. 99 for your high in san antonio, and today we're looking at heavy downpours across the center of the country and we could be seeing, of course, severe storms along this frontal boundary, damaging winds, large hail being the main conce

scientists specially equipped boat say they plan to bag and tag up to 20 great whites in the atlantic oceanpredators have been popping up a lot lately in the waters around new england. experts say they want to learn more about them for science and the public safety. under the program, researchers will reportedly conduct a number of different studies on the captured sharks before releasing them back to sea. molly line with more at woods hole mass, molly. >> this is a great place for great shark research because the local scientists say. last summer. the expedition is being run by a nonprofit group called o search and they are aim by the end of august this very ambitious goal is to capture, tag and then release up to 20 great white sharks 126-foot vessel equipped with a 75,000-pound custom shark lift, o search expedition leader chris fisher. >> we will actually capture the white shark, bring it back to the ship and swing it over the lift and pick it up out of the water. keep it out of the water 15 minutes before we execute 12 different research projects before we have water flowing over the g

if it had not been to the atlantic ocean in over 10 years and suddenly it is appearing. it had been involved in other suspicious activities. we knew that it had gone from north korea, we knew it had docked in cuba. of course, you trapped it inside of the panama canal. not a lot of room to maneuver. lex a pretty narrow strait. what is your sense of what is going on? how serious of a violation might this have been of the arms embargo? >> militarily, not a very significant threat. this is not an offensive weapon. this is an old system. i know that the president said it was very sophisticated and that might the bit of an exaggeration. this is not militarily significant. it is like they were trying to do this at all and they were caught. cuba is not allowed to have this kind of trade with north korea. he caught them in the act. there should be some harsh words for more countries for violating the sanctions. asyou know that north korea well as anyone can. do you think that they will be shamefaced about this at all? >> no, they will not the shamefaced. there was fierce resistan

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceanorder and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: connect with the "bill press show" on twitter. follow us at bpshow and tweet using the hashtag watching bp. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 26 minutes after the hour. talking about the stunning numbers of poverty just released in this country. by the way, the poverty rate for hispanics, 26.6% for blacks. 27.4% and for whites, but just because there are more whites than -- at least for now. there are 19 million whites below the poverty line here in this country. again, that line being $23,o 21 for a family of four. before we go to the phones, peter. >> join our conversation on twitter at bpshow. >> bill: what we should do about it is the quest

. >> florianopolis, on the atlantic ocean, is a city with 500,000 residents, almost all of whom travelby car. it's grown considerably in the past few years, and more than anything, it gets plenty of sunlight. that's why brazil's largest photovoltaic plant is being set up here. the one megawatt roof-top system will crown the building of the power generation company eletrosul. part of it's already been installed, and tours for schoolchildren are being conducted twice a week. >> here on the roof there are flat silicon panels. silicon is a material you find in stones. the sun shines on them and the light is converted into electrical power. in brazil, it's still a matter of informing people about solar energy. the school children here are experiencing it first hand. nine such demonstration plants are currently being built on the premises. starting in august, they'll be generating 550 kilowatts of solar power -- and the roof-top units will produce another 450 kilowatts on top -- a megawatt in all. >> something completely new is being created here. not just for us at eletrosul, but for all br

it's over open water in the atlantic ocean over the next several days.continue to move to the west, northwest and eventually by early tuesday morning it could be over just to the north of puerto rico and also dominican republic and gradual strengthening is forecast now. it does have maximum sustained winds of 60 miles per hour. it has been intensifying. that's been very apparent on the tropical is the light picture. you can see all the computer models in well agreement on that forecast track heading towards the west, northwest. otherwise, very quickly, severe storms possible across the center of the country and high temperatures still hot in texas. triple digits forecast for the city of san antonio as expected, it is texas. it is summertime. supposed to be hot. but on the positive side, pacific northwest looks pretty nice. 81 in seattle. not bad. >> maria, thank you. >>> tmz is reporting that child star amanda bynes may be exhibiting signs of schizophrenia. they want an extension on her 5150 psychiatric hold to properly diagnose her. sources say red flag

so, it's 3:00 in the morning, you're in the atlantic ocean, you're more than 40 miles offshore. >> yeah you've got a pair of boots. >> pair of boots. t-shirt and shorts. and my knife. fins swimming around me. i'm like, "oh, i can't even deal with that!" >> reporter: did you say "fins" as in shark fins? >> it must have been a shark or something, yeah. >> reporter: was there any point at which you thought "i am all done"? >> nah. i wouldn't let that thought come into my head. positive thinking the whole time. death was not an option. i just immediately set goals for myself. "okay, i'm floating on these boots, i'm above water, i'm breathing, the water's warm. that's one goal." next goal, "stay alive until sunrise." if i get to sunrise, they're going to -- i know they're going to call the coast guard and come looking for me, they'll be able to find me. >> reporter: turning over the boots and using them as floats, he made it to a fishing buoy. >> i waited there, waited there, waited there. the jet flew around, and i thought they might have seen me, and about a half hour later, the helicopter

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceander and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: heard around the country and seen on current tv this is the "bill press show." >> bill: wednesday july 10. 33 minutes after the hour. the "full court press." coming to you live on your local progressive talk radio station on sirius x.m. and on current tv on radio and tv. this wednesday morning. back to the big issues of the day. we're dealing with. but boy, this little warning about identity theft thieves. they're resorting using every means available to steal your vital information including technology. down in florida florida authorities found out about this scam. a company purporting to be from a major global courier a current major global courier d

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceanr and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ ♪ it's a beautiful day don't let it get away ♪ >> stephanie: a rousing -- >> could not find her makeup mirror. >> stephanie: yeah, dropped my makeup mirror. it could be a dire dire morning. >> travis couldn't find one. he can't find a makeup mirror for you. >> you're fired! >> stephanie: all right. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. i told you i was distracted by the news that the royal baby has been named george after george zimmerman who delivered the baby -- >> he delivered the baby and saved -- >> he saved the monarchy. >> stephanie: and then apparently the baby fell down a well, and he rescued the baby from the well with lassies help afte

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacificcean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: get social with bill press. like us at facebook.com/billpressshow. this is the "bill press show". >> bill: bradley manning not guilty of aiding and abetting the enemy. the government lost its main case against bradley manning but he still faces charges -- prison time on 19 counts on which he was found guilty. could add up to 136 years in prison. the sentencing part of the trial begins today. by the way, i didn't realize this. i just thought the judge would announce how she was going to sentence him today but it's not that. there's actually now a second trial which will take up to three weeks they estimate. and all kinds of witnesses will come in to say he ought to get

conrad describes it as a twisting snake with its head in the atlantic ocean and its tail buried deepto europeans, it was a natural route to transport slaves, ivory, rubber, minerals. the commodities upon which modern-day brussels and antwerp are built. for the congolese, both before and after the belgians, it provided more basic things. water to wash, to clean your clothes in, to cook with, to drink. also fishing. since long before the expeditions of dr. livingston and henry morton stanley, the wageni tribe has been fishing the river in unique fashion. highly coordinated and acrobatic, the wageni dived into the treacherous rapids in what is still referred to as stanley falls. navigates downstream between baskets that need tending. perched on a precarious network of wooden poles, they hoist together. the catch these days -- not much. >> so it is the second biggest force in the congo river. >> og si a fisherman and was a guide bringing tourists to his village. since the last two wars, kisangani tourism has been pretty much nonexistent. chief of the wagenia, pierre musala is said to be

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceanand pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? (vo) current tv is the place for compelling true stories. (kaj) jack, how old are you? >> nine. (adam) this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. way inside. (christoff) we're patrolling the area looking for guns, drugs bodies ... (adam) we're going to places where few others are going. [lady] you have to get out now. >> lots of terrible things happen to people growing marijuana. >> this crop to me is my livelihood. >> i'm being violated by the health care system. (christoff) we go and spend a considerable amount of time getting to know the people and the characters that are actually living the

forty seven being drawn from a navy aircraft carrier in the atlantic ocean it was the first time a u.a.e. was launched overseas without using a ground base and it could pave the way for a new age of pilot free missions abroad well yet another mile marker was reached this week that experimental drone successfully landed on the u.s.s. george h.w. bush off the coast of virginia it's the first time that a tail as unmanned drone has landed on a modern aircraft carrier now it performed a maneuver known as the rest of the landing which involved catching a wire on board the ship what they deployed it tailhook bringing the aircraft to a very quick stop where admiral matt winter is calling this historic event worth mentioning in the history books. very interesting and that's going to do it for now for more on the stories we covered go to youtube dot com slash r c america and check out our website r t dot com slash usa and don't forget to follow me on twitter at meghan underscore lopez i always try to get back to you if i can then always send me your story suggestions and don't forget to tune in at

it's situated at the choke point between the atlantic ocean and the mediterranean sea.ich fishing ground and a lot of people make their living from the sea. onshore they use a method called sentul fishing, where weighted nets basically drag fish across the bottom of the sea. some of that fish, the good stuff, anyway, ends up here. the saveur de poisson, or restaurant populare or popeye's. the place has a lot of names, but locals and ex-pats alike who have been coming here for years say it has some of the best tagine in town. the owner and head chef is from the nearby head mountains. he sources a lot of his stuff and produce and the greens in the mountains and he's real proud of them. the back room is dedicated to sorting and drying various herbs which he blends into a secret mix that he claims has all sorts of healthful and boehner-inspiring benefits. if every dish i have been told over the years would make me strong worked, i would have a permanent pup tent going on down, there so i take all of that with a grain of salt. >> hi. >> hello. his son delivers the food. it a

>> if you go overseas like the atlantic ocean the typical destination end is islander germany or spaindded that we were surprised about which was scandinavia with denmark with the cheapest prices remember you look for prices at around 800 and $900 range that is a lot cheaper than the summertime tickets that are closer at $1,100. gerri: what is the cheapest day to fly? >> sought to weaken oas fly and save money on tuesday when stare saturday those are the three slowest-- see may have the empty seat have the weekend rates if you fly monday to thursday and o v20 or $40 cheaper you will save half the savings but when you pay for the tickets that tuesday monday with the timeframe is the best time to do it. gerri: thank you for helping now. some of the most common travel mistakes and how to avoid them. number five, not leaving enough connection time between flights usually the least of our half member for booking a cheaper hotel away from everything getting a hotel in the middle of the action is cheaper in the long when ftc transportation fees. number three, trying to do too much if you visi

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceander and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: hey how about it. 33 minutes after the hour. here we go. on the "full court press." this thursday morning. july 11. we're coming to you live from our nation's capital and our studio on capitol hill. and brought to you today by the international association of machinists good men and women of the machinist's union under president tom buffenbarger sharpening the edge on the global economy. you bet. for more information about their good work, you can go to their web site at goaim.org. our next guest good friend for a long time from california, now a member of congress. from californi

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacificof the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ ♪ it's a beautiful day ♪ ♪ don't let it get away ♪ >> stephanie: happy friday, everybody. six minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. marcia clark prosecutor extrordanaire coming up next hour to talk about the zimmerman trial. >> marcia, marcia marcia. >> stephanie: and john fugelsang for fridays with fugelsang. lots going on -- well lots being nothing going on in the house. house approval of a scaled-back farm bill setting up even a bigger right over food stamps. steve isreal joining us now. good morning congressman. >> good morning, how are you doing? >> stephanie: good. thanks for joining us. >> happy to do it. >> stephanie: let's start with the farm bill. i'm not sure what the point is of going to work in the h

on the opposite side on the atlantic ocean, we had dorian, now we're seeing remnants.of sheer. currently, still about a 50% chance even though we're not seeing a circulation. 50% chance we could see it redeveloped. conditions not favorable. we're not concerned about dorian or the remnants. philadelphia, that is the news breaker. 8.02 inches of rain yesterday. it was unbelievable. this is the most rain they've seen any day of the year any one day. unbelievable for july. 13 inches of rain for the month. philly, a lot of flooding. all things to low. the lull is pushing off shore. they are going to get a break. the southeast getting a break. heavy heavy rain in north carolina on saturday. that, too, pushing off shore. we are watching this low back here entering towards the midwest and into the plains. we're looking for that heaviest rainfall today from wichita up through kansas city. two to four inches of rain possible there. flooding concerns will be high in that area. that was all the bad news. i want to end on a good note. let's have some good weather. 20 degrees below

or right to the atlantic ocean. it certainly could be a storm. the first one of the year that has the potential to get to the hurricane status. >> it makes me nervous when you say it's not impressive. you shouldn't taunt a storm. >> it's impressive. >> thanks, appreciate it. 13 minutes after the hour. this story from tennessee, it may make you jump a bit. the pictures are disturbing. a man was walking through a gas station when a car suddenly comes barrelling toward the pumps there. the explosion left the man burned over 40% of his body. he's in the burn unit. if he had not stopped, dropped and rolled, the injuries might have been worse. he's lucky. the driver of the other car said he simply blacked out. police do not think drugs or alcohol were involved. >> we are taught to stop, drop and roll. your instinct is to run but it's the worst thing to do. it's amazing he is alive. coming up, trayvon martin's father called to the stand by the defense. why george zimmerman's lawyers wanted the jury to hear from the father of the killed teenager. to eat.

coast guard crews searched 800 square miles off the atlantic ocean. the helicopter finally spotting him in shark infested waters 43 miles off the southern fork. he is now being treated for hypothermia and dehydration. he was found wearing t-shirt and flip-flops only. you can imagine the relief. >> imagine them looking for a guy floating in the water. so glad he was found safely. >> incredible video. coming up, holed up in a moscow airport for a month. now, has the man who exposed the secret service program finally found a home? >>> could the man accused of killing michael jackson blow up the wrongful death trial? what dr. conrad murray is now saying. could save you fifteen percent or more on car insurance. yep, everybody knows that. well, did you know some owls aren't that wise? don't forget i'm having brunch with meghan tomorrow. who? meghan, my coworker. who? seriously? you've met her like three times. who? (sighs) geico. fifteen minutes could save you...well, you know. imagine what it's doing to your pores. [ female announcer ] neutrogena® oil free

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacificorder. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: okay, "rolling stone," you may have heard about this. an in-depth feature by boston bombing suspect tsarnaev. now, the april 15th attack as you know killed three people and injured more than 260. stop and shot, cv s and walgreen's have chosen not to sell this issue of "rolling stone" despite the acclaim for the article. it is a gratuitous grab of readers or a misunderstood article. here rick unger, karen hunter, and mr. sam seder. this picture appeared on the "new york times" back in may. the exact cover. why is "rolling stone" getting flack for something that we already seen? >> i don't know. to be honest with you probably because it's slow news day on some level and maybe becau

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> some fresh-faced 45-year-old bimbo. ♪ >> stephanie: it is the "stephanie miller show." welcome it to. thirty-four minutes after the hour 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. now look what at the [ censor bleep ] storm you are riled up. >> what did i do now? >> stephanie: look, i'm just making the same point that my future husband michael tomasky is making in "the daily beast." >> if michael tomasky told you to jump off of a bridge you could do it. >> stephanie: yes, i would do it. i would stand by your man. no that was not my point. my point is also political. i'm not saying it is right. >> i'm not arguing with you about that! >> stephanie: i'm not arguing with you about th

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: connect with the "bill press show" on twitter. follow us at bpshow and tweet using the hashtag watching bp. this is the "bill press show." >> bill: here we go. on a wednesday morning. july 24. we're talking about anthony weiner appearing at a news conference yesterday a very uncomfortable news conference anthony weiner said i told you there would be more stuff coming up. guess what, it has come out and it happened since i resigned. in fact, it's happened in the last year that he's been sexting again and going beyond that, even overing to get a young woman a job and find an apartment where they could meet up in chicago. peter on the social media. >> you can join our conversation.

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceanthe best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? [ ♪ music ♪ ] er. >> announcer: shark-nato. >> i never said that. >> stephanie miller. >> that kidnapped a swedish au pair to use as a hair farm? >> stephanie: what now? boy, when we get off track we stay off track because we're obsessed with the shark-nato. it's a tornado of sharks. >> a shark inside of a tornado. >> i have one simple request that i have some sharks inside of a tornado! >> stephanie: all right, 34 minutes after the hour. talking about the zimmerman trial, now the defense rested yesterday, and it looks like the prosecution will rest today? okay, i know this is the one guy that was testifying saying that martin was likely on top but they ask could he have been backing away at the time of the fatal gunshot yes. >> that poor dummy. >>

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ >> i don't know what -- >> announcer: stephanie miller. . >> -- is, but i have to assume it's a [ inaudible ] that wears too much makeup to ward off the 47-year-old fish dog. [ laughter ] >> stephanie: close enough. 1-800-steph-1-2 the phone number toll free from anywhere. jan in ohio, you are on the "stephanie miller show." hi, jan. >> caller: hi. >> stephanie: hello. >> caller: hi. >> stephanie: hi. okay. go ahead. >> caller: well, you are very negative with your opinion of church people and southerners and republicans, and it's not true. >> stephanie: okay. based on what that i said? >> caller: well, you think all three of those groups are crazy, and don't know what they are talk about. >> stephanie: really? have i ever said that? >> caller: the indication is definitely there. >> stephanie: hum

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceanompiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? (vo) current tv is the place for compelling true stories. (kaj) jack, how old are you? >> nine. (adam) this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines. way inside. (christoff) we're patrolling the area looking for guns, drugs bodies ... (adam) we're going to places where few others are going. [lady] you have to get out now. >> lots of terrible things happen to people growing marijuana. >> this crop to me is my livelihood. >> i'm being violated by the health care system. (christoff) we go and spend a considerable amount of time getting to know the people and the characters that are actually living these stories. (vo) from the underworld to the world of privilege. >> every

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceanthe bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? ♪ >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." >> bill: all right. twenty-five minutes after the hour here on the "full court press." senator byron gorgan joining us next hour. >> real quick story. a woman has a dog that ran away 13 months ago. the congress woman and her daughters put up flyers all around town in albuquerque, new mexico, and the dog has come back 13 months later. so it's a feel-good story. the dog came back. >> bill: took him a long time to get over that hot air balloon. >> yeah. >> bill: tamara we got a notice this morning from the center for american progress announcing that harry reid is appearing at the center this morning, going to be introduced by the head of the center fo

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacifican border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> cenk: welcome back to the "the young turks" we've got a great panel for you. tommy christopher, ben mankiewicz, jayar jackson. and an old friend of ours who we interviewed back in the radio days when he had done that story about how he had bin-laden cornered in bora bora. >> that was james risen. >> he came on "the young turks" back when we were on sirius light radio. ben and i interviewed him. he said for the first time that "the new york times" held the story until after after after the '04 election because they didn't want to politicize it. but james risen has done great stories and now he's about to get in trouble. >> james riser reporter for the n times. worked for the l.a. times. and now he's in trouble wi

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceaneople that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? [ ♪ music ♪ ] >> fantastic. >> announcer: stephanie miller. >> you're the kind of person the network cannot get enough of. >> right. it's "the stephanie miller show." welcome to it. 34 minutes after the hour. 1-800-steph-12 the phone number toll-free from anywhere. you know, how many times has ""will & grace"" been cited with all this stuff hooping happening with gay rights and then who pops up eric mccormack. eric mccormack of ""will & grace"" with his new series "perception." >> imagine our surprise to find out you're straight. >> it's crazy in the last year or two from biden to santorum people keep bringing this show up that was so long ago, it's kind of amazing. >> it must make you feel proud. it really is--it is

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacifican border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? (vo) later tonight current tv is the place for compelling true stories. >> jack, how old are you? >> nine. >> this is what 27 tons of marijuana looks like. (vo) with award winning documentaries that take you inside the headlines, way inside. (vo) from the underworld, to the world of privilege. >> everyone in michael jackson's life was out to use him. (vo) no one brings you more documentaries that are real, gripping, current. ♪ >> john: tonight on wtf, north carolina, we are going to visit the state capitol, where emperor palpatine loiists i mean the republican legislate have passed massive tax reductions on the rich. here is what happened. under the new law, those with an average inco

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacificorder. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: welcome back. we heard for years the need for a dialogue on race. what would that mean? what would that conversation look like? let's bring back our esteem panel, the bill press show's own bill press. karen pointed out you look at the pictures and protests around our country were overwhelmingly mixed racially. is the media portrayal of this hurting real progress? >> i think so. across the board. i feel like the pessimist on this, but i've been in washington too long. i think this case proves we have serious problems about racial profiling, but after newtown we said we needed a national dialogue on guns. it's gone. after nsa two weeks ago the president said we need a national conv

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacifican border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> cenk: all right, we're back on "the young turks" with a mega mega panel. next on the plate unfortunately, is abortion. yes, it's back. we're actually having conversations about eliminating abortion in this country with laws that are clearly unconstitutional. their aim is to be unconstitutional. it's goal is to be unconstitutional, it's goal is to go up to the supreme court with the aim to change you laws. we have tricia rose john idaro la melissa fitzgerald from west wing, from so many things i'll stop listing them all and mark thompson from the edge, take it away john. >> we were introduced to senator wendy davis who staged a successful filibuster to end debate and stop the passin

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceanbloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? cenk off air>>> alright in 15 minutes we're going to do the young turks! i think the number 1 thing than viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. they know that i'm not bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm going to be the first one to call them out. cenk on air>> what's unacceptable is how washington continues to screw the middle class over. cenk off air>>> i don't want the middle class taking the brunt of the spending cuts and all the different programs that wind up hurting the middle class. cenk on air>>> you got to go to the local level, the state level and sure they can't buy our politics anymore

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceander and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> bill: 26 minutes after the hour. president obama starting the conversation very powerfully about race at the white house on friday afternoon. surprise appearance in the briefing room is all anybody is talking about this morning. peter? >> really quick comment on phil mickelson winning by the way. we got a comment on twitter. phil mickelson had negative things to say about the president. he said taxes are going to go up on people like him. he would have to quit playing golf because wealthy athletes would have to -- >> bill: did he really? >> yes indeed. >> bill: it was wrong. just pointing that out. on trayvon martin, jean says trayvon martin would be old enough to vote by now. let's occupy the

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacificorder. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: 4th of july weekend is over. time to get back down to the news of the day which we do every day right here on the "full court press." great to see you this morning. on this monday, monday july 8th. here we go. with the news of the day. wherever it's happening around the country around the globe here in washington, d.c. we'll bring you up to date on the latest. of course, get ready to hear your comments, your take on the news of the day. you can do that by joining us by phone at 1-866-55-press. give us a call at 1-866-55-press. that's our toll free number. on twitter, join

his arena is the war room. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic oceanr and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinctly satirical point of view. >> but you mentioned great leadership so i want to talk about donald rumsfeld. >> (laughter) >> cutting throught the clutter of today's top stories. >> this is the savior of the republican party? i mean really? >> ... with a unique perspective. >> teddy rosevelt was a weak asmatic kid who never played sports until he was a grown up. >> (

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: welcome back to "viewpoint." the house of representatives voted against a bill that would have blocked the national security agency from collecting vast amounts of phone records including yours. the vote was 217-205. much closer than anyone expected and it was not even close to being down party lines. interestingly enough. imagine a congress voting on principle. so, what's ahead for our government spying operations? let's bring back our most esteemed panel comedian paul merckureio and paul mccarty's new bff. i still can't believe you got him to do a podcast. >> he was in the hallway standing there all alone and i went up to him and i said maybe i shouldn't talk to him and

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? >> john: my favorite part of the interview is when hannity gave him -- offered to make him breakfast. welcome back to "viewpoint" located in new york city but the real question is where in the world is edward snowden? requests for asylum have been filed on snowden's behalf with 21 states. maybe that's 20 considering he just withdrew his request to go to mother russia. i'm going to assume that's a reflection of the airport food and not vladimir putin's comments that mr. snowden would be welcome only if he stopped his work bringing harm to the u.s. because we know that -- what a big fan vlad is of team u.s.a. i call him vlad the enabler. the latest report that the plane carrying mor

. >> these republicans in congress that think the world ends at the atlantic ocean border and pacific ocean border. the bloggers and the people that are sort of compiling the best of the day. i do a lot of looking at those people as well. not only does senator rubio just care about rich people, but somehow he thinks raising the minimum wage is a bad idea for the middle class. but we do care about them right? jon the war on women's reproductive rights are gearing. from texas where the house approved the anti-abortion rights bill that wendy davis filibustered to defeat to ohio where kasich signed the anti-abortion measures which many think would close most abortion clinics in the state to new york where they tried to sneak it into a motorcycle safety law. the legislators are busy but are they doing the people's work or are they trolling for conservative votes and donations? to discuss what the american people want, what they're actually getting from their representatives, i'm pleased to be joined by a really brilliant panel. karen hunter, dee dee benkie and scottie nell hughes. last dec

would have to go all the way around the southern horn of africa via vessels to move towards the atlantic ocean, and estimates say that about 7.5% of the cargo carried by ship goes through the canal, so it is a major sort of economic choke point in that part of the world with many of the natural gas, sue, and oil supplies that move into the atlantic moving through that body of water. >> absolutely. we're going to talk more about that and the situation in cairo right now with ambassador ed walker, former ax to egypt. he joins us live from washington today. mr.a welcome to "power lunch." it's a pleasure to have you here. >> my pleasure to be here. >> give me your thoughts of what's going on in cairo and whether or not this deadline that's been imposed by the armed forces is a real deadline, in your view. >> no, in my view it is a real deadline because the army can't back down now. it's already made it a condition of getting out of this very difficult situation, and the army still has a great deal of support among the egyptian people. it can use its support and its power to help break the logjam t