kerry, barbara mikulski, and others demanded that lew explain what the president was doing. the american people were with them on tax increases for the rich. the nogse negotiation of shared sacrifice. why give up now. for 35 minutes the cross-examination went on with few details offered. when lew walked, mikulski turned to her colleagues and said, "i haven't seen a meeting like this in my 35 years in congress." we'd like to hear where you stand on this topic right now. we begin with a call from louisiana. terry, you are on the air. go ahead, please. you are on the air. caller: what i can't understand, they want to cut out medicare and medicaid and disability. as it stands now, i have been disabled since 2001. if they cut my disability we're going to be on the street. i mean, we don't have no choice. host: terry, i don't think anyone is talking about cutting it out. if they reduced it, would you be in the same situation? caller: yes, ma'am. host: what's your message to washington? caller: to get off their keaster and do what's right for the elderly and disabled. we're the one

. >>> today barbara mikulski will head to the eastern shore to visit to easton as part of a jobs tours conducting. she is traveling around maryland talking to you about which parts of the federal government work and which parts don't. today, she expected to meet with representatives of the seafood and poultry industry. >>> and speak of the economy, the -- speaking of the economy, the obama administration is trying to make it easier for those out of work to keep their homes. starting next month, unemployed homeowners can miss as many as 12 payments before the foreclosure process begins but it only starts to federal housing administration backed loans. >>> off to a break. when we return, tragedy in texas a father dies at a texas rangers baseball game. >> what happened and does this have the league reconsidering safety at u.s. ball parks? >>> it was terrible. >> it was intense. very intense. it was the flames why unbelievable. >> an incredible store every survival. when you sea the -- see the video and heart story, you will be shocked by the outcome. you are watching "good morning maryla

. >>> barbara mikulski is announcing more than $1 million in federal grants to help vets in frederickurrounding counties to help them find jobs. it will enabled the way stationto help veterans find jobs. and senator mikulski will attend an event at weigh station of frederick to make the announcement. >>> now maryland's most powerful doppler radar and the forecast certified most accurate by weatherate. >> hi. i am meteorologist lynn jet charles. and on tuesday -- lynette charles. and on tuesday, the 5th of july, we should be 65 degrees for the low. the record low was set in 1979 at 55 degrees. so 10 degrees cooler. and our high for this time of the year should be around 87 and the record setback in 1999 was 102 and don't think we will flirt with that record going throughout the daych the highs yesterday came in around 89 -- day. the highs yesterday came in around 89. we had cloud cover across the area for most of the day which is what held the temperatures down. in easton, at 90. patuxent river around 89. more 80s in charlottesville and winchester and snuck out 73into oakland. the lows

. >>> today, maryland senator barbara mikulski will announce a $117 million grant to help veterans inrederick and surrounding communities. the grant will enable the weigh station of frederick to help veterans find jobs and provide them with services such as job training, mentoring and mental health services. >>> made in america, the slogan has historical meaning for many companies yet there is a growing belief that american manufacturing is dead. >> but despite that belief, the u.s. actually produces twice as many products here on american soil as it did 50 years ago. lesli foster has more. >> reporter: americans may feel everything is made in china but that's actually far from true. the u.s. remains the largest manufacturing country, outpacing even china. companies that keep production stateside have lower transportation costs, shorter supply chain and fewer problems launching new products. they have an advantage over firms that export their manufacturing. >> they look at new opportunities, they may say there are some advantages to being in the u.s., too. >> you may see more manufact

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. >>> and senator barbara mikulski will announce a grant to help veterans find jobs. is offering more than a million dollars in federal monies. she will make the announcement today at weigh station in frederick. >>> in today's economy, lawmakers down in washington are talking money and they did so even during the holiday. something they have not done since 1964. some worked on the 4th. >> we need the house and senate in washington together to negotiate with the white house so we can reach a credible plan to deal with the national deficit. it's a very serious problem. >> senators worked through the july 4th holiday trying to reach a compromise during the nation's debt or cover the nation's debt. the treasury department is now saying the real deadline to reach an agreement is july 22nd so there's time to pass legislation and make its way to the president's desk by the deadline again on august 2nd. now after that, the u.s. government will not be allowed to borrow anymore money. >>> 6:52. gas prices have stayed even for the past week. they are at 3.56 a gallon. the first

. >> senator barbara mikulski will announce more than $1 million in federal grants to help maryland veterans get jobs. the democrat will make the announcement this morning at the weigh station in frederick. >>> talks resume today on the debt ceiling limit. republicans want to make major spending cuts before the ceiling is raised. democrats say tax hikes are needed. the deadline to get a deal done is august 2nd. >>> well, it was a wild night for one montgomery county family. >> they woke up to an find an suv barreling straight into their home. >> it happened after midnight at the intersection of aspen hill road and parkland drive in aspen hill. surae chinn is there live to show us the damage left behind. an unbelievable story, surae. >> reporter: this is an unbelievable story. especially when you hear how close the suf came to this woman. let me walk you through what happened. the driver was coming down aspen hill road, hit the two parked cars and there's glass everywhere. then she hit that one way sign. came across the aspen hill library, came quite a distance here, came across also through

>> barbara mikulski, a liberal democrat from maryland.they're very worried if there aren't any tax increases on the wealthy, the millionaires, the billionaires, the corporate jet owners, the burden is going to fall on the middle class, the elderly. she's really worried about that. we also have a conservative republican, jim jordan of ohio who's broken ranks with the speaker john boehner over the latest plan. he says it's not a good plan and he also doesn't think they have the 217 votes necessary to pass it in the house of representatives. the bottom line right now, i hope it changes brooke, and you read my blog. this is a mess right now, but it's not just a mess. it's a mess with extraordinarily significant consequences for all of us. all of us right now. so we've got to watch this really closely. >> we are. we are. wolf, thank you so much. we'll see you in five minutes' time. but coming up next here, glenn beck's strange fascination and the controversial comments that has lots of you out there talking. joe johns has been digging on this

there was a fourth category that came about because senator barbara mikulski from maryland got an amendment added that the secretary would have discretion to add and these would be preventative services for women because over the years preventative services for women have thought to have been left out by the preventative health services task force and those were left to the secretary's discretion. the secretary last year decided she wanted some expert advice so she turned to institute of medicine. >> brown: an independent group. >> an independent group, an independent non-governmental group. this report is the result of what they came up with. >> brown: so they made the recommendations and, as we said, the most controversial here is on birth control. tell us what they're suggesting should be covered at no cost. >> at no cost they're suggesting basically all of the f.d.a.-approved forms of contraception. that includes birth control pills, implants, the i.u.d. and also, most controversyly, of this somewhat controversial though it shouldn't be too controversial because 99% of women of child be

i was struck by a comment by democrat barbara mikulski. we heard reports of a trillion dollar cut with no revelations. sounds like mt. vesuvius. i mean, not going over well. and of course, speaker boehner has -- what is it? many reluctant and recalcitrant freshmen to work with. >> reporter: no guarantee even if they get a deal that it passes. >> stay tuned, as they say. all right, jon. i'm sure you'll be working this story there the weekend. josh? >>> now, to rahm emanuel, who walked abruptly out of an interview when a reporter asked him where he plans to send his kids to school. he said it's a private issue. but one that many voters feel they have a right to ask and linsey davis has more. >> i have so many more questions to ask. >> reporter: it was a simple question that triggered this abrupt reaction. >> i'm done. especially after that, i'm done. >> reporter: chicago mayor rahm emanuel stormed off right in the middle of this interview with wmaq-tv chicago. his temper flared after being asked where his children will go to school. >> oh, m

from liberals, let's talk to barbara mikulski of maryland. thanks for coming in. >> hi, wolf.ht now. >> let's get to some of the specifics. are you with harry reid's latest proposal with no tax revenue and no tax increases on billionaires and billionaires and no increases on corporate jet owners or anything? all of the cuts come from discretionary spending that could affect middle class and elderly and young people? are you with him on that? >> i am with harry reid to move towards a solution. i am with harry reid to work on a solution with speaker boehner. the reason i'm with harry reid is that we cannot fall and we cannot falter in allowing america to default on debt and also to have the downgrading of our debt. everything i believe in, the protection of social security and veteran's benefits and health care and medicare. we would lose if we default. it would be the biggest tax on the american people when interest rates go sky high. their mortgage will go sky high and students loans and car loans. we cannot allow this to happen. >> i assume you are also not only with harry re