>> you say in your book is your favorite quote is samuel beckett. if you fail, fail again, fail better. is part of your problem with president obama that he doesn't take enough dramatic action to risk potential failure? he's not doing things fast enough. i mean, interestingly, just when everyone was saying this, he went and killed bin laden. boom bang. took him out. audacious raid. he has it in him to do that kind of thing. then on the debt crisis, on the economyebyzv_bd{oÑ]ean dimp ten. >> i think it's about, priorities. >> how do we get people back to work? if you were in charge, what do we do? >> there's got to be a laser focus on jobs. number two, the president shouldn't be afraid to say the word poverty. you can't be afraid to address it. there's got to be a laser focus on job. let's talk about deficit reduction. that's the quickest way we'll reduce unemployment. then examples of moments in time that we talk about deficit reduction and try to advance on it around the world where it leads to job losses, not job creation. so this -- >> you'd be s

a new study shows beckett is smoking a the if support of text messages. one group but was sent motivational messages to quit smoking. the other was caught. e who receive their texts in were twice as likely to say those who did not received encouraging messages. d.c. driver's overwhelmingly of red lightse cameras. the institute of highway safety survey nearly 300 drivers. 70% of pc driver support read like cameras. is higher than any other cities surveyed. california showed the t support, with only a 48% of proving. a lot of people were outside tonight and join in a dinner. al fresco day to start of july. this is how we are looking from our weatherbug camera high above channel 7. our temperature outside as we on june, they last not be as high as year. not as hot as last june. almost two degrees cooler. it was the third hottest june we had in washington. two of the hottest june never have spent in the past two years. oklahoma city, utah about heat. also set asouri 88ord while we were up to degrees. the drought continues in the middle part of the country. we

boston's josh beckett could start the all-star game and after yesterday's outings give him the ball. 11 strikeouts over eight innings while mark milanson was out to lunch. loaded the bases and walked in the go ahead run in the ninth. red sox swept the astros with a 2-1 victory. across the pond to her ray old england. novak djokovic had ever won a tournament on grass until now. novak won the first and second sets, played a brilliant point to break 2345dal. do you think he's pumped? to match point we go, nadal's backhand return is long and that's it, novak djokovic wins his first wimbledon title. how does he celebrate? by throwing rackets into the crowd, of course. it's his third major championship, but none bigger than wimbledon. >>> and finally, he may be man's best friend but he's not necessarily a goalkeeper's best friend. the pooch in the plata. got onto the field during a game in argentina. headed to the net but i think he's a bit offsides. look at the tail. he bends it like beckham. bad dog. that's your early look at sports on early today, i'm bill steward. >> "early today" spor

boston's josh beckett could start the all-star game and after yesterday's outings give him the ball.1 strikeouts over eight innings he was lights out while mark milanson was out to lunch. loaded the bases and walked in the go ahead run in the ninth. red sox swept the astros with a 2-1 victory. across the pond to merry old england.xd novak djokovic had ever won a us tournament on grass until now. simply too much for 1/2 -- rafael nadal to handle.xdxdzy[ championship, but none bigger than wimbledon. >>> and finally, he may be man's necessarily a goalkeeper's best friend. the pooch in the plata. got on to the field during a game in argentina. headed+5fgthe net but i think he's a bit offsides. look at the tail. he bends it like beckham.au bad dog. that's your early look at sports on "early today," i'm bill steward. >> "early today" sports is brought to you by touch of gray. get rid of some gray, never all. >>> the anniversary of the passing of a rock legend is observed by his fellow band members. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, we'll bring you som

josh beckett handed the ball to a young fan, and he was overcome with emotion.oments like these make going to the ballpark a unique experience. we all know krs there craig in baseball, but we'll let this one fly. slide. that was truly a special scene in boston. that's your early look at sports on "early today." have a great weekend. i'm fred roggin. >>> can an all-star cast pull in all-star numbers at the box office? your entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, ever wonder how tv magic is made? we'll tell you one place where students are making their dreams a reality. you're watching "early today." . welcome back on this friday morning, an enjoyable weather pattern continue, it should be about 80 degrees in portland, still mid 70s in seattle. still hot in the intermountain west, boise up to 99 degrees. not a lot of rainfall, in arizona, the chance of more showers early this morning and later this afternoon, some thunderstorms. and tomorrow, we'll add more tropical moisture. phoenix to albuquerque and salt lake city, that's where the moisture flow c

josh beckett handed the ball to a young fan, and he was overcome with emotion.like these make going to the ballpark a unique experience. we all know there is no crying in baseball, but we'll let this one fly. i'm fred roggin. >>> now for another look at the weather, here's bill karins. >> yeah, we love the friday weekend forecast time. it's almost here and we have to get through a rather wet and soggy and hot day today. just depends where you are. you'll have one or the other. this morning we had some heavy rain move through new york city, still showers right now. that will be heading off the coast in about a half hour or so. so from 6:00 on, you'll be dry around new york. a lot of heavy rain around buffalo. if you're cloudy, you'll be on the cooler side, wet. but if you get in the sun like you should be in philadelphia, baltimore, also down around d.c., you'll be hot and it will be humid, too. that's why we have heat advisories in effect. so feel fortunate if you actually get the rain can take and that will be the case late today especially up in thupg. s about

boston's josh beckett could start the all-star. 11 strikeouts over eight innings. he was lights out. mark ma lancen was out to lunch. red sox swept the astros with a 2-1 victory. across the pond to merry old england. novak djokovic had never won a tournament on grass until now. novak won the first and second sets. played a brilliant point to break nadal. novak djokovic wins his first wimbledon title. how does he celebrate? by throwing rackets into the crowd, of course. it's his third major championship but none bigger than wimbledon. >>> finally, he may be man's best friend but he's not necessarily a goalkeeper's best friend. the pooch got on to the field during a game in argentina. headed to the net. i think he's a big offsides. look at the tail. he bends it like beckham. bad dog. that's your first look at sports. i'm bill seward. >>> the anniversary of the passing of a rock legend is observed by his fellow band members. >>> plus, that sound of gnashing metal, you may have heard this weekend at the theaters, was the sound of box office records being broken. your f

. >> this is margaret beckett. >> is the prime minister aware when yesterday bombardier had to announce the redundancy of skilled engineers and designers the public made public for the first time that they had offered to establish a new academy in this country for the design and manufacturer of cars for the next generation of high-speed trains for this country and across the world a global center of excellce, more jobs and jobs with even higher skills. he won't have had time to familiarize himself with the detail of that but will he undertake to look into it with care to give substance to the commitment he made in my constituency to british manufacturing? >> i will look very carefully at what the right honorable lady has said about this issue. let me just say this because, obviously, i want to see more british jobs in manufacturing. indeed, as we are seeing across our country, but in case of the bomb -- in the case of mbardier train contract the procurement process was designed and initiated by the government of which she was a part. i have to say we are bound by the criteria that they

because of the financial crisis, it has been frozen, but it ever beckett's unfrozen, hopefully, they will develop something -- if ever that its unfrozen. we do not know. we do not have any control over it, but that would be our hope. supervisor avalos: ok, very good, thank you. just a question about the sequoia contract which is now the dominion contract -- is that correct? when was the acquisition? did that happen? >> that happened, i believe, about a year to a year-and-a- half ago. according to the department of elections, they adopted dominion -- that is one of the footnotes of our report. the doe has indicated they intend to extend the contract through 2013. that was the option as part of the original process -- the original rfp process. supervisor avalos: has the department of elections noticed any difference from sequoia to dominion? is it exactly the same standards? >> not to my knowledge. >> the service has not changed? >> to my knowledge, there has been no change. supervisor avalos: thank you very much for your work on this issue. i am very interested in the subject, and i b

galaxy on saturday something christiana ranallo is looking forward to along with galaxy's david beckett. is a good game for us because we re still going to pursue them so will be great it's really exciting because i always like to play and if you play against good teams it's better for a moment to vote so it will be very and i hope of course to win the game to be facing real madrid. actually since i left you know it's emotional because you you get attached to a club you get attached to the people at the club. and to be. seen with the talent that they've got in the team not just with the talented guys that they've got here but the young players and of course josie. another nice police say they have found no evidence of doping in the hotel room of russian cyclists alexander who failed a drug test at the tour de france last nov tested positive for a banned direct substance that can also be used as an agent to mask being use of other drugs he says he does not know how the substance got into his system but has withdrawn from the tour de france and now awaits the result of his the sample anal

in fact, he is third in all of baseball behind only jared weaver and josh beckett. the tour de france. he moved ahead of the brothers to take the yellow jersey and a one minute 34 second lead. meaning the champagne will likely be flowing in tomorrow's final stage in the 34-year-old evans closes in on his first ever tour de france win. >>> it was a frustrating night in salt lake for frank in the earthquakes. scoreless in the 60th minute when salt lake's alvaro flopped and gets the call. quakes to center, bobby gets a red card while sabariyo gets a penalty kick. first goal in four halves for salt lake. they win 4-0. the quakes are winless in their last eight. still to come, john daly is in the hunt at the canadian open and casey kaine goes for quite a ride. the latest on his condition is next. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, the canadian open... john daly is tied for fifth and only three >>> 65 1k3 has a one-shot lead after three rounds at the canadian open. john daly and his pants are tied for 5th and only three shots back. name was on top of the leader board through 36 holes a

galaxy on saturday something christiane or now that was looking forward to along with galaxy's david beckett. is a good game for us because we re still going to proceed and so will be great really exciting because i always like to play and if you play against good teams to go to far as we feel more motivated so it will be a great survey and i hope of course to win the game so we face in real madrid. actually since i left you know it's emotional because you you get attached to a club you get touch to the people at the club. and to be face in. a team with the talent that they've got and it's a not just with the talented guys that have got here but the young players and of course joe's a. not only be a pre-season friendly but it was a day to remember for the sun i say quite. a good thing in a friendly to the english premier league side west brom game and then the patient taking a massive balance over the head of his opposite number was my heel and leaping into the net and i was there when something with that one i now the doctor disgraced russian cyclist alexander if he failed a drug test at th

. >> reporter: charlie beckett of the london school of economics says murdoch's image as an all- conquering media tycoon has been undercut by questions. >> why didn't he know? why didn't he do something about it? who's in charge of news corporation? >> reporter: rupert murdoch built the news corporation from a single family-owned newspaper in south australia. in the 1960s he moved into britain, buying up the "news of the world" and later the "times" of london. in the '70s he took aim at new york where he'd add the "new york post" and the "wall street journal." his satellite t.v. empire includes the fox network in the u.s., sky in europe, star tv in asia. >> i love the free market. it's certainly been very good to me. >> reporter: but the same market is now punishing him, while stock in news corporation rebounded today, it's fallen 12% since the scandal began. >> my company has 52,000 employees. i have led it for 57 years and i have made my share of mistakes. >> reporter: those mistakes might sink another c.e.o., but murdoch still controls 38% of the voting stock of news corporation. he does

watch this josh beckett gives a little kid the baseball.he says thank you and he's so overcome he just starts weeping in his father's arms. that's a cute story nonetheless. blood, sweat and some tears all over the nfl as training camp is under way up in napa. the raiders in huge swing. and head coach hugh jackson who does not have the full complement of players to work with yet. he doesn't know who his number one quarterback is going to be. the incumbent jason campbell. >> i feel i have a lot of guys that miss him very well on the team. a lot of guys that compete at a high level. hopefully we can get some guys signed back here at free agency who belong here and move forward. but you know definitely excited about what i saw out on our first day of practice. >> a ton of other activity. especially related to the niners. they released nate clemons, michael crabtree is going to miss five to six weeks with a broken foot. david akers signed with the 49ers. the cards trade for qb káefp kolb. >> and the pats get clad ochocinco. >> the news begins to

o's hitters will face sox right- hander josh beckett. he takes over first place for the yankees. it's masn on wjz on sunday. final game before the all-star break. o's and red sox coming your way hereux 1:30, sunday afternoon. >>> college football news. ohio state has decided to punish itself before it meets with the ncaa next month. the buckeyes say they will not count the 12 games they won last year. those victories disappear. the coach and the quarterback have already disappeared. terrell prior. the coach admits several players received illegal benefits. but he did not properly report those violations. by punishing itself, ohio state hopes the ncaa goes easy on them, in issuing sanctions. >>> something new for nascar this weekend. they're running a sprint cup race at the kentucky speedway for the first time. and the drivers expect an enthusiastic welcome. >> the fans there, they want to see sprint cup preparations so bad, it's going to be standing room only. the track has a lot of character. >> places we don't have history at. obviously, there's a lot of the drivers have run th

watch this josh beckett gives a little kid the baseball.s thank you and he's so overcome he just starts weeping in his father's arms. that's a cute story nonetheless. blood, sweat and some tears all over the nfl as training camp is under way up in napa. the raiders in huge swing. and head coach hugh jackson who does not have the full complement of players to work with yet. he doesn't know who his number one quarterback is going to be. the incumbent jason campbell. >> i feel i have a lot of guys that miss him very well on the team. a lot of guys that compete at a high level. hopefully we can get some guys signed back here at free agency who belong here and move forward. but you know definitely excited about what i saw out on our first day of practice. >> a ton of other activity. especially related to the niners. they released nate clemons, michael crabtree is going to miss five to six weeks with a broken foot. david it's really delicious, mom. it's not too well done? nope. but it is a job well done. what are you reading, sweetie? her diary.

we have our favorite bob beckettisms from the past two weeks. "the five" starts right now. ♪ ♪ interest oh, bob. so we're going to jump right into tonight with poll numbers that i can't figure out there have been new results out this week, in particular a quinnipiac poll. i pronounced it. that shows 38% of americans think obama is doing the worst job they have seen when it comes to handling the country's problems. i get that. what i don't get, in the same poll, obama's job approval rating is 47%. that is like a difference of a million percent. so what is it, america? you think obama is an okay guy though his performance stinks? no wonder i drink. juan, welcome to the program. [ laughter ] good to see you. you have big sweaty shoes to fill. >> juan: you know, i think when they say is i am light in the pants. trying to fill in for bob becket. >> greg: if you look below the table you find an ankle monitor. >> juan: okay. >> greg: i to ask you, what is with the contrast of the polls. they like him but not his job. how do you explain that? just they

a friend of mine in dublin says beckett said he took up french so he could write without style.y friend said maybe that's what he's doing and perhaps it is because black writes a very direct straightforward style and i don't thinanybody would say that about bville. >> charlie: is there something sexy about writing crime thrillers. >> it did amuse me to think what the viewers would say. >> charlie: yes, extly. >> on the day that the sea was the booker prize in september 2005, my agentas able to hand over to my publisher, he was having lunch with my pubsher. he was able to hind an envelope containing the new john banville book. i would like to have been there to see my publisher's face because nobody knew it was coming. it's been quite an adventure. the thing is that banville writes lonely indeed. >> charlie: banville does. >> it would take banville two to five years to write. >> charlie: how long does it take black. >> about three or four months. >> charlie: just exminute that. >> wel it's an entirely different way of working. >> charlie: your head is in a different place. >> yes

josh beckett, he's walking from the bull pen, barnacle to the mound.reaction from the young man. completely overwhelmed. >> that is great. >> great moment for the kid. >> look at the royals beating the red sox. yankees didn't play. sox up 2 1/2. >> they have trouble beating teams like the royals. in inner league play, they played some of the weakest teams and lost. they can beat the yankees, they can own the yankees and great teams of the american league but stumble on the royals. wow. >> what's next, willie? >> coming up next, the founder of politico wire, teagan goddard. we are pleased to recognize a champion for education. "morning joe" and starbucks are proud to celebrate travis parker as an innovator in and out of the classroom. he's the leader in his community known for his workmen toring young men. in 2005, he began an academy. known as uncle parker, he travels ten to 12 hours a week coaching and mentoring young men. he's the every day hero award winner. we applaud travis parker and all campons for education. (telephone ring. pick up) usa prime

josh neiman versus josh beckett. eight innings each, giving up three hits.innings. in the tenth, a game-saving catch by the red sox catcher, josh redeck. stealing it, looks like it might clear the wall, redeck with that extension. we move ahead six innings. yeah, i said six. that's why she's snoozing. fans asleep top of the 15th. a little help, some mow joe from david ortiz. justin pedroia, the game-winning run with two outs. in the 16th, the red sox finally score. this one lasted five hours and 44 minutes. nearly two "morning joe" broadcasts. the sox ahead of the yankees in the al east. watch this play in yesterday's brewers/rockies game. colorado's dexter fowler laying down a beautiful bunt. brewers' pitcher sean markham races to the ball and turns it around to get fowler at first. bare handing it on his knees, throws off. the brewers would go on to with win 4-3. unbelievable. look at that. >>> up next, what, if anything, did we learn today? we'll tell you. erently. roc® multi-correxion 4 zone moisturizer with roc®retinol and antioxidants. lines, wrinkles,

. >> nancy beckett from science engineers for america.i wanted to, raise one point and ask a question. one of the problems in the mine north districts where the california group, many of the urban areas you have dissimilar minority groups. for example, koreatown in los angeles is very, is part of the two african-american congressional districts. and they are, you had asked a question about asian groups. they are very dissatisfied about that. that's, that is a rising group that will be very difficult. the other thing is, you are all assuming contra the practice of texas, that these districts boundaries last for ten years. what makes you think, notwithstanding various indictments, that anybody is going to let these congressional districts go for five years if they begin to experience what you were suggesting in terms of movement, substantial population movements? >> well, there are a number of states that actually have prohibitions on re-redistricting. texas is not one of them. in the supreme court said there is no federal requirement for o

beckett outsourced part of the plant. if people want to organize in the machine shop, we are going to do that work overseas. it is a license to outsource work while retaliating against workers who did nothing more than exercise their right under the law. it is a very draconian measure. we have to put our thumb on the scale of justice. this comes at the end of the action statement by this committee and the committee on oversight to try and deliver a document of the judicial officers and the national labor relations board in this action. it is really wrong. >> yousuf less enthusiastic about the bill itself. >> do not make light of my remarks. >> mr. andrews. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i apologize for my tardiness. i share mr. miller's strong opposition to this bill for two reasons. first is that i a lot of people live in towns that are littered by bordered and shuttered businesses and factories. not only do these boarded up factories more their committees, they mark their lives. these people went to work safely, did what w

. >> nancy beckett from science engineers for america.i wanted to, raise one point and ask a question. one of the problems in the mine north districts where the california group, many of the urban areas you have dissimilar minority groups. for example, koreatown in los angeles is very, is part of the two african-american congressional districts. and they are, you had asked a question about asian groups. they are very dissatisfied about that. that's, that is a rising group that will be very difficult. the other thing is, you are all assuming contra the practice of texas, that these districts boundaries last for ten years. what makes you think, notwithstanding various indictments, that anybody is going to let these congressional districts go for five years if they begin to experience what you were suggesting in terms of movement, substantial population movements? >> well, there are a number of states that actually have prohibitions on re-redistricting. texas is not one of them. in the supreme court said there is no federal requirement for o

. >> this is margaret beckett. >> is the prime minister aware when yesterday bombardier had to announcehe redundancy of skilled engineers and designers the public made public for the first time that they had offered to establish a new academy in this country for the design and manufacturer of cars for the next generation of high-speed trains for this country and across the world a global center of excellence, more jobs and jobs with even higher skills. he won't have had time to familiarize himself with the detail of that but will he undertake to look into it with care to give substance to the commitment he made in my constituency to british manufacturing? >> i will look very carefully at what the right honorable lady has said about this issue. let me just say this because, obviously, i want to see more british jobs in manufacturing. indeed, as we are seeing across our country, but in case of the bomb -- in the case of bombardier train contract the procurement process was designed and initiated by the government of which she was a part. i have to say we are bound by the criteria that the

check out josh beckett, taking time out to give a young fan in the first row a baseball.t little guy was so overjoyed, he couldn't stop crying! a ball game with dad and a souvenir ball from a baseball pitcher. what a great day! >> how cute. friends of him do not make fun of him, okay? no shame in crying! >> nothing wrong with crying, right, kiran? >> absolutely. i'm not going to cry. i want to tell you guys today is my last day here at cnn. it's going to be my last day on "american morning." before i leave, i wanted to thank everyone, all of out there for letting me into your living rooms the past near nearly five years. i have to say you have to truly love what you do to leap our bed before 3:00 a.m. every morning and that has been the case for me. i feel lucky to have been able to work with kind, dedicated people here at cnn. i always marvel at our ability to work really hard. arguing and working hard. look at my buddies! can we take that shot again, please? these people come in before midnight day after day after day. we work hard to get it right. through it all we hav

. >> nancy beckett from science engineers for america.i wanted to, raise one point and ask a question. one of the problems in the mine north districts where the california group, many of the urban areas you have dissimilar minority groups. for example, koreatown in los angeles is very, is part of the two african-american congressional districts. and they are, you had asked a question about asian groups. they are very dissatisfied about that. that's, that is a rising group that will be very difficult. the other thing is, you are all assuming contra the practice of texas, that these districts boundaries last for ten years. what makes you think, notwithstanding various indictments, that anybody is going to let these congressional districts go for five years if they begin to experience what you were suggesting in terms of movement, substantial population movements? >> well, there are a number of states that actually have prohibitions on re-redistricting. texas is not one of them. in the supreme court said there is no federal requirement for o

. >> nancy beckett from science engineers for america.i wanted to, raise one point and ask a question. one of the problems in the mine north districts where the california group, many of the urban areas you have dissimilar minority groups. for example, koreatown in los angeles is very, is part of the two african-american congressional districts. and they are, you had asked a question about asian groups. they are very dissatisfied about that. that's, that is a rising group that will be very difficult. the other thing is, you are all assuming contra the practice of texas, that these districts boundaries last for ten years. what makes you think, notwithstanding various indictments, that anybody is going to let these congressional districts go for five years if they begin to experience what you were suggesting in terms of movement, substantial population movements? >> well, there are a number of states that actually have prohibitions on re-redistricting. texas is not one of them. in the supreme court said there is no federal requirement for o

there are bills and a trade agreement before congress right now beckett did all these ideas moving. all of them have bipartisan support. all of them could pass immediately, and i urge congress not to wait. the american people need us to do everything we can to help strengthen the economy and make sure that we are producing more jobs. also to put on our economy on a starter and a sounder footing for the future, we have got to rein in our deficits and debt the government to live within its means, while still making the investments that helped put people to work right now and make us more competitive in the future. as i mentioned, we have had some good meetings. we had a good meeting yesterday with leaders of both parties from congress. while real differences remain, we agree to work through the weekend at a meet back here on sunday. the sooner we get this done, the sooner that the markets know that the debt limit ceiling will have been raised and that we have a serious plan to deal with our debt and deficit, the sooner that we give our businesses the certainty that they will need in o