pass deania, bedford shut down -- pasadena, bedford road shut down at granada. delaware avenue shut down between howard and whitehall road, due to flooding. a lot of leftover problems from yesterday. a live view of traffic, howard county. 95 both north and southbound running smoothly in the area of 100. we're looking at a pretty nice ride on 97 so far just south of the beltway. that's the latest on traffic pulse 11. back to you. >> thank you. our big story, having a lead foot in baltimore county could soon cost you. >> the county council will hear legislation later tonight on whether to approve speed cameras. police say they are ready for the additions. 11 news reporter jennifer franciotti joins us live outside baltimore county police headquarters with more details. good morning, jen. >> good morning. it does look like approval of this legislation will be a little bit further down the road because tonight the county council will be hearing the legislation for the first time. under state law you can only put these speed cameras in school zones. in baltimore count

and bedford road between grenada and clover hill. geneva road is the alternate. remember wjz is always on, so for traffic information any time, you can log onto wjz.com. >>> thank you. here is what people are talking about this morning, the house of representatives has listen to the rescue of the cash for clunkers programlet senate saddle up and do the same, susan roberts reports after a week the new car program is already running on empty. >> reporter: the cash for clunkers program could be headed to the exit ramp. the obama administration says the program is out of money and it will be suspended unless congress approves another $2 billion this week. the program has already gone through a billion dollars leading to the sale of 250,000 new vehicles. owners of gas guzzlers can receive up to $4500 toward the purchase of a new fuel efficient car. ford says the program helped boost sales he forth first time in two years. the house has approved the money, now it's up to the senate, but some republicans may try to block it. >> they estimated 1 billion, now they want 2

also in pasadena, bedford road at clover hill road closed because of downed power lines. geneva is an alternate. in elkton, route 7 at cresswell avenue closed because of flooding. this is going to be the jfx at northern parkway. no problems to let you know about there. as we check also at the outer loop, this is 695 at liberty road, a little building volume but traffic is flowing freely at this time. >>> 6:01. backyard picnics. auto stores, parked cars and got to stop. >> you mentioned crime scenes where people have been stabbed and shot and today a rally will be held to try and stop it now. sherrie johnson tells us about this effort. >>> today people are joining together to take back their streets. community members will hold a rally in west baltimore, the site of one of the latest acts of violence. last sunday 18 people were shot in five different incidents. this weekend brought more violence. we start on saturday in the 2100 block of edmondson avenue. police say someone walked into an auto store, shot a man in the back of the head. he's in critical condition. also on s

that news out of new bedford, massachusetts.le have been exposed to an unknown gas at a city trash hauling company and ten have reportedly been taken to the hospital with respiratory issues. it's not known whether those conditions they were exposed to and the cause of the gas leak remains under investigation. we'll bring you more details as it becomes available. in fact, we'll hand it all right now over to dr. nancy snyderman, who's got more on this and a number of other things today. nancy, what are you following today? >> hi, carlos. obviously, we'll keep our eyes on that problem in new bedford, but we're also going to talk to howard dean this hour, about the health care battle on capitol hill. >>> and there's a big hearing going on in california about the custody of michael jackson's children and who will control the money. >>> plus, do we really need this? a doll that allows little girls to pretend to breast-feed? it comes complete with props and even suckling noises. it's approaching noon on the east coast and that means th

in the pasadena area, bedford road between grenada and clover hill closed. use geneva as an alternate. in elkton, cecil county, route 7 at crestwell avenue closed because of flooding there. looking at the cameras, jfx at west 41st street, you can see traffic light in both directions. at the bw parkway and the beltway, we'll have building volume as you make your way southbound but traffic appears to be flowing smoothly at this time. this traffic report brought to you by baltimore's country station 93.1 wpoc, best country for the work day with music from stars like taylor swift, kenny chesney and keith urban. back to you. >>> 5:31. the fate of that cash for clunkers program is going to be decided as the senate meets for a final week before the summer break. adding to $2 billion to the basically broke program got the green light from the white house this week. the administration says it will have to suspend the wildly popular rebate program unless the senate goes along but it's not a sure thing. we'll keep you posted. >>> you better run for the hills. there are

we have some downed wires and a downed tree along bedford and agree nada. all lanes are closed because of that. otherwise we're looking pretty good as far as our speed sensors go. we're checking the beltway. i-95 and 895 running smoothly at this hour. both the 83's looking good along with 795 and i-70. delaware avenue and elkton is shut down from howard to whitehall due to flooding. a lot of times when we get a lot of rain that road has to shut down. we'll let you know when things dry up in that area. traffic in howard county, north and southbound i-95 looking good at 100. we're looking at a pretty nice ride as we switch over to 97 just south of the beltway heading down toward glen burnie. that's latest on traffic pulse 11. now let's get the latest on the buses and the trains. for that go to kurt kronke of the m.t.a. >> good morning. we're also looking very good here. the 17 bus still diverting due to construction. but other than that looking good. light rail on time. metro subway on time. and marc no delays. the m.t.a. customer information line is availabl

this is new bedford, massachusetts. lieutenant with the police department there in new bedford is saying that this company has never been known to have any problems of this nature before. they are reporting this morning that employees, mostly employees getting very sick and passing out. jon: thank you. some answers finally in an 18- year mystery, giving family and friends some peace at last. the u.s. navy said that captain speicher's remains were found in the iraqi desert. his plane was shot down in in 1991. at first, the military said that he was killed in action. years later, they changed his status to missing in action. joining us now is retired navy commander who was flying with him on the night he was shot dead. c'commander, what happened? >> it is ironic that he was on that flight. he was originally listed as the spare, which meant that unless one of the other birds broke, he would not participate. he knew that the odds of him participating were pretty low. he says, i want to be won a -- i want to be on one of the

pasadena, bedford road at cloverhill road closed because of downed power lines.n pikesville, that intersection at hillside road and greenspring avenue closed because of downed trees and power lines. in dundalk, north point boulevard closed in both directions because of a fire at the diner, that is between north lane and trappe road there. this is -- mlk at fayette street. no problems there. 50 in both directions running smoothly. back to you. >>> after "good morning america" is "good morning maryland" at 9:00. here's what we're working on -- believe it or not there are just three or so weeks away until school starts. everybody needs to get the supplies. we're going to tell you about bargains you can find. also talk about how there's help for those of you that can't afford new notebooks, pencils, all of that. >>> looking to pie a new home or refinance? carl delmont will be here to explain why it's now easier to buy a gun than a home. how about that>>> and they are one of the hottest country acts and they are coming to abc2. we're going to chat live with jennifer a

and we're also dealing with downed wires at bedford and granada.ll lanes are closed as a result of that. that is the latest on traffic pulse 11. now we check in. >> taking a look at our top stories, 22 people were arrested when police conducted a drug raid at a concert held by a controversial pennsylvania church. during an undercover raid of a concert held by the church of universal love and music, police confiscated tables full of marijuana, l.s.d. and hallucinogenic mushrooms. police say they saw previous activity -- similar activity at previous concerts which the church describes as religious services. quite a scare in minneapolis yesterday. an airport spokesperson said the pilot reported his breaks were overheating. fortunately the fact that each of the plane's landing gear had duel wheels, allow the plane to land safely. the plane was a private chatter flight carrying northwest employees no civilian passengers no. one was injured. a poorly executed building demolition in turkey created some scary moments when the building tipped over on its si

remarks to the new bedford house center. -- new bedford help center. -- health center.ver the years, i have earmarked $8 billion in healthcare for this region. i do not like your marks, but in the absence of decent health care for the people i represent who would not otherwise have it, children, old people, people who work hard but don't have healthcare, i will continue to do them. if we get this bill passed in the right way, we will need healthcare -- we will be done because we will have healthcare. i mentioned the fishing industry. anybody who works in the fishing industry knows about the absence of health care for our fishermen. people are doing it terribly dangerous job and it's important for the health of us in this country. they don't have health care. the catholic health system has tried to help, but it's hard to do that. we have been trying to patch up healthcare for fisherman, but if this bill goes through in the right way, we'll have a major step in providing health care for fishermen. the bill says the rule be subsidies for the purchase of insurance for peopl

you are looking at just some the ambulances at the scene in new bedford this morning. fire officials say the leak left 10 people unconscious. two said to be critical right now. the leak happened at a trash disposal company. investigators tell us the leak came from somewhere inside the business. but they can't tell us exactly what the chemical is. major decisions today involving michael jackson's children and his money. first, the kids. a judge in california today named jackson's mother, catherine, as the permanent guardian of the three children who range in age from 7 to 12. it was jackson's original wish for her -- his mother to be the guardian according to the will that was put together in 2002. the kids have been living with their grandmother since jackson's death in june. the judge also granted monthly allowances to michael jackson's kids as well as his mother. the amounts were not made public. there are reports that michael jackson's estate is worth me

." >>> toxic fumes sent 119 people to hospitals in new bedford, massachusetts, and two remain hospitalized in critical condition this morning. it happened yesterday at a trash disposal facility. the nature of the fumes is not yet clear, but investigators traced it to a load of trash at a construction site. >>> a los angeles judge has ruled on several issues regarding michael jackson's estate and his three children. at a hearing yesterday, he confirmed jackson's 79-year-old mother katherine as the children's permanent guardian. he rejected a motion from a doctor who claimed a "special relationship" with jackson's two older children, and he left the two men jackson himself chose to manage his financial estate in charge of it for now. >>> experts say clear air turbulence nearly impossible to detect may have caused yesterday near disaster for a continental airlines jet that made an emergency landing in miami. whatever caused it, the 179 people on the plane will certainly never forget it, as nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: continental flight 128 touched down in miami just before dawn, carryi

and drug bust, 200 illegal guns and 200 grams of cocaine and $50,000 in cash in raids around new bedford thursday, after a 6-month wiretap probe nicknamed operation lightning bolt. >> rick: the white house continues to push hard for health care reform. even as more and more town hall meetings are disrupted, or cancelled by americans, who say they are angry and they are scared, and joining us now, is a columnist for the "wall street journal," john fund, good to see you, john, thanks for being here and what do you make of all of the charges from the white house and leading democrats, these people showing up at these meetings are actually part of an orchestrated effort and they are not legitimately going down there to express their own views? >> well, that presumes these people have been tolled about the meeting by some outside group or going down there because they are robots. no, these are people with passionate feelings, who are very worried about the health care plan, and the 12 million americans on medicare advantage, their program will probably be terminated, in the next few years and

came to john hart's funeral at arlington national cemetery, and now, like the young private from bedford, massachusetts, he will be buried there, as well. as we just saw, senator kennedy made his life's work about helping people who were not the high and mighty, but the everyday people he met along the way. he wanted everyone to share in the american dream, and that included immigrants, the disabled, and women who want a seat at the table. his legislative efforts rereflected that. here's john blackstone. >> reporter: in dusty, weedpatch california, home to a few hundred farm worker family, 11-year-old daniela prado knows edward kennedy as the senator who made it possible for her family to become american. >> i really appreciate the work that mr. kennedy has done because he has really helped a lot of farm workers. >> reporter: her father dimoteo was one of three million immigrants given legal status when kennedy championed the immigration reform and control act of 1986. >> for the people... >> he cared about people that weren't powerful enough on their own to have a political voice, and t

fallen power lines that completely shuts down bedford road at clover. you can keep up with the conditions as they continue to change 24/7 with personal reports on your travels. log on fox ball fa w this morning a the national weather service will determine if a tornado ripped through our area strong rain and wind left damage in many areas leaving some foom leez with a big clean up job today. baltimore county is considering installing speed cameras in school disoafnltz the measure is expected to be introduced at council meeting to night. it will allow for 12 to 15 cameras in work or disool school zones. violate towards will be charged $50. and the annual open gets underway in the city. it is the wiggest fish tournament with $2.5 million in price money. more than 300 boats expected to compete. >>> flu, the 300 million do flars cuts from the state budget. another 400 million to go. maryland's govenor is trying to balance the budget. the money has to come from somewhere and it it seems no one is exsem frpt potential cuts. for nor govenor bob urlick joins us

. >> rick: massachusetts police have broken up a drug and gun ring in new bedford, massachusetts. and seized 2 dozen illegal firearms and 200 grams of cocaine and $50,000 and authorities say a 6-month wiretap investigation led to the raids, at least a dozen people have been arrested in connection with the ring. investigators are searching for at least a dozen more. and coming up, sonia sotomayor will become the supreme court's first hispanic justice and will happen a little less than an hour from now and we'll bring you this ceremony live and talk with several with its at her confirmation hearings, about what kind of justice he's likely to be. >> jamie: a question everybody is curious about, also, president obama, promised to help make it easier for people who want to go to college. remember, everybody gets a first class education? but are you getting the tuition break you need? we'll tell you where that precious college money is. . >> jamie: what a sight it is, you are looking live at the supreme court, where sonia sotomayor will soon be sworn in as the next associate justice to

couric: here in this country, more than 100 people were sickened by dangerous fumes today in new bedfordned at a waste transfer station where trash is sorted. several workers passed out, then first responders-- including paramedics-- got sick. two people are in critical condition and authorities don't know what chemicals were in the trash. coming up next, healthy lungs taking over the debate over health care reform. stay healthy - and get on with my life. it comes from liberty medical. and now, it's not only where i get my diabetes testing supplies - but it's where i get my prescription drugs as well. see if you're on medicare, the cost of your diabetes testing supplies as well as your prescription drugs may be covered. liberty takes care of all the paperwork with medicare and sends the prescription forms directly to your doctor for approval. then, on your schedule, packs up this box and sends it right to your door with no charge for shipping. and liberty assures you have everything you need to manage your diabetes, including most brand name meters. call now and we'll send you a free met

adam lark, scholar at the american enterprise institute, and the chairman and managing partner of bedford oak advisers, harvey izen, good to see you as well. let me start out with you, professor, are we going to see a recovery this year? >> probably not. and when we do see it, it's going to be very, very slow. we'll see a recovery where the economic growth will be positive, maybe 1, maybe 1.5%. but unemployment's going to continue to rise. we're not going to see a really rapid recovery, and unemployment's going to keep rising for at least another year. >> and the markets, harvey? >> you mean he's right? >> i don't know, he's giving us answer. if you want to respond to the answer and rebut, that's your -- >> you know, it's an interesting approach. the markets, as you know, are on a tear. and the markets believe that everything's wonderful and great and we're never going to have a downtick. and i'm just totally staggered and amazed by it, lou. >> and sound a little skeptical about it all, for some reason. >> well, the point is is that there's this concept now that things are okay, but they'

this is a live picture from new bedford, massachusetts.uthorities are giving us the latest on a hazmat situation that's been in process for several hours. dozens of people became sick at a trash disposal facility today. they still have no idea what the substance was that caused the fumes and made everybody so sick. he said it's important for them to find out to ensure the sickened people get proper treatment. up to ten people lost consciousness after breathing the fumes in new bedford. >>> harvard professor henry lewis gates jr. made his first public appearance since having a beer at the whooite house with e president. he joked about his recent arrest. he said he was interested in meeting with sergeant james crowley again sometimes. >> you know what, i like crowley. i thought that we would like each other. i asked him if he would have lunch with me one on one. maybe we could have dinners with the families. why not i offered to get his kids into harvard. the he doesn't arrest me every day. >> on a more serious note the professor said he's r

and the largest provider of new bedford, given the healthcare system in america, and the fact of a lowe city, they don't have enough money. can we get some money to help them. we provided money through the earmarks through the new bedford community health center for morton hospital, for st. luke's hospital. here's a list of earmarks that i've got, and over the years -- over the years i've earmarked for $8 million for healthcare. i don't like earmarks but in the absence of healthcare for the people i represent for people who don't have it, children, old people who don't make enough money, i'm going to earmark. we get this bill passed in the right way, we won't have to earmark anymore. the chairman said it's much better to have enough people to have income to do this. that's one reason. another -- i mentioned the fishing industry. one of the problems we have had as anybody who works with the fishing industry knows is the absence of healthcare through our fishermen. people doing a terribly dangerous job that's very important for the health of the rest of us and the economy of this region

fumes started seeping from a trash disposal facility in new bedford, massachusetts. were so strong that some people fainted. two people are in critical condition. officials believe that trash brought to the site caused the leak. >>> okay. so a married man took one of his girlfriends to a motel. but get this. court documents allege that her sister, his other girlfriend, and his wife, were waiting for him. so he was tied up and his man region was glued to his stomach. then they left. he got freed by chewing through his bindings. the women were arrested and one of them says the story has gotten twisted and she's embarrassed. >> unsavory story. i can't believe a classy motel like that would have such shenanigans going on. >> then at just makes people ho in the newsroom. >>> a couple of areas of concern. one, a batch of thunderstorm directly overhead from cincinnati. another one around kansas city. this action is sliding to the east. the yellow box, severe thunderstorm watches about to expire, but the thunderstorms are approaching into areas getting in toward western illi

. >>> a murder arraignment in new bedford, massachusetts got wild of sunday.ew of the murder victim attempted to attack the man accused of killing his uncle. several officers had to work together to tremendous restrain the family from reaching that suspect. >>> a new t-shirt is honoring the washington mayor tom barrett. he is recovering after he was attacked trying to help a woman involved in a domestic dispute. the shirt reads our mayor ain't no cream puff goes on sale with proceeds going to the mayor's task force on family violence. >>> martha's vineyard in massachusetts is preparing for the first family's arrival. the obamas rented a 30-acre farm in the region that will serve as their vacation home in the summer months. they expect their arrival as some businesses expecting a late summer tourist boom. >>> preparations to handle the h1n1 virus this fall. that story is coming up. >>> the redskins say no to members of the media two tweet. we will tell you their reasoning. >>> outside on the weather terrace, a little breeze is comfortable in in spite of the hig

i mean, the other day, i lived in williamsburg, and on bedford avenue, there was, like, a hot dog eatingakeshift hot dog thing happening on the street. >> jimmy: it was probably a shared experience. >> yeah, people have fun here. >> jimmy: yeah, people, they do it up all the time. >> my shared experience, i was going to get hot dogs out. >> jimmy: i figure people already got done right now. we can do it next time. we have to do it next time. >> yeah, it's really good. >> jimmy: you find it different, much different than england? >> there's more rules here. everybody is quite strict. you have to give i.d. to every bar, even if you have gray hair falling out, you're nearly dying of a heart attack, they're like, "hang on, we need to see your i.d." [ laughter ] >> jimmy: "i can't let you in. yes." >> she's obviously 85. so that's weird. and i went to see beyonce at the madison square garden thing. i tried to buy my friends a knicks cup and they wouldn't let me get it without beer. it was all very strange. >> jimmy: what, it's like a souvenir cup? >> yeah. >> jimmy: and they wanted you to buy

today a national park service team will complete its assessment of the new national d-day memorial in bedford county, virginia. it will lead to a decision on whether the memorial should be incorporated to america's park system. the next step will be up to president obama or congress. >>> next month, dr. regina benjamin starts the confirmation process to see whether she will be the next surgeon general. she has gotten approval for a $2.2 million grant. the money will help her small alabama clinic move to an 8,000 square foot facility. >>> scientists say there's a new bully in the atlantic ocean, the lion fish, which is native to asia. it is a creature with bright stripes, big showy fins and spines loaded with a neuro toxin. it spread in the atlantic after hurricane andrew ten years ago when many fish were swept in to open waters. they are trying to gain an upper leg on the fish that can produce 30,000 new eggs a week. >>> one of the most storied military units is heading in to combat. that story is coming up. >>> plus, more on-line reaction to the news that senator ted kennedy did has died. >>

officials say something was brought to the new bedford facility making people sick.o people are listed in critical condition. >>> andrea, we are looking at a more humid start to the day and it will be hot this afternoon. a slight chance of a thunderstorm. temperatures will shoot in the lower 90s. better chance of storms tomorrow. code orange air quality. that is unhealthy for sensitive groups. angie is back with the traffic and i will have the forecast when 9 news now returns. kl when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't drive or operate machinery. sleepwalking, and eating or driving while not fully awake with memory loss for the event as well as abnormal behaviors such as being more outgoing or aggressive than normal, confusion, agitation and halluciations may occur. don't take it with alcohol as it

in pasadena, a bedford road remains closed at cloverhill and grenada because of downed power lines.be your best bet there. powderrdundalk, north point boulevard closed between parkwood and oakwood roads because of the earlier fire at the north point diner. outer loop, 695 at liberty road, you can see traffic flowing freely. our morning news update next. >>> in the news -- police shot and wounded a man after they say he lunged at them with a screw driver. police say it happened saturday. officers walked in on a man as he was robbing a convenience store at northwest baltimore. the suspect was reportedly wearing a mask web he lunged at the police. the police officer fired one shot hitting the man in the head police have not released his name. >>> michael phelps and the u.s. 400 meter relay team closed the fastest meet in swimming history with a pretty sweet finish last night. the 43rd world record. michael earned his fifth gold medal of a world championship and showed he's still the man even after winning a record eight times at the beijing olympics. he still has it. >>> hard to believ

16 children that i got through theerm and i was actually very proud of that had a party for me in bedford, best teacher, home boy steve mariotti and you probably had this happening to me i'm getting an award and thinking, gee, do i deserve this. i lost 70 kids that i was supposed to keep in school. so i did something that i'm really proud of. and this was 27 years ago. it was like it happened yesterday. a total recall. i calledhe young people that i had these quarrels up and i brought them up and we had a party. and i said why did you humiliate me in class and why did you turn on the radio and punk me how the when i was teaing math were you disruptive. and one of the children said, mr. mariotti, i know this is going to be hard to believe. you were so boring we could barely stand it. [laughter] >> thank you. another child said, mario rodriguez, he said, steve, you would teach us three times three, four times four. how do you spell cat and you'd embarrass me in front of my girlfriend. it was humiliating being in the class and i -- i've always felt terrible about that. and then i said was th

fishermen in new bedford.and i am not comfortable saying to them tough, you don't have health care, and other people do. and i don't want to make room for your. in fact, in the short term, you could do that through -- well for instant the way of been doing this and it would've a terrible shortage of nurses a. that is a great mistake. we have dealt with it in part by improving -- bite importing nurses. that is a short-term approach that i think that is one of the areas we need to be spending more money. i was very pleased with it a day when the president announced great increase in funding for community colleges. i had a conversation with jack springer, the president of community college about nursing. and he said he wishes -- we have a need for nurses around her and we have young people who could be nurses to get people become nurses, by the way, we don't have to worry about outsourcing. you can't stick a needle in somebody from mumbai. if somebody becomes a nurse it will be working here and the jobless figure

we have in the '70s there was a big london office that was built in bedford square and still there todayand as i said we do about 400 books a year. mostly in the humanities and social sciences. >> you're the director of yale university press. thank you. >> thanks very much. ♪ >> this summer book tv is asking, what are you reading? >> hi i'm nick gillespie i'm i'm a editor and chief of reason tv. the monthly -- the nation's only monthly magazine of free minds and free markets. we've been around since 1968. we're a small libertarian magazine that's interested in things like free minds and free markets, open borders, drug legalization, economic deregulation, basically letting it rip. laissez-faire across-the-board. i read a lot. this summer my favorite book so far which is hitting books in august, everybody is stupid except for me and other astute observations. peter is reasons official cartoonist. he does long form reported comic essays for about the ten years and everybody is stupid -- everybody is stupid except for me has already gotten rave reviews from places like esquire. it's a great

we did pick up almost three inches of rain in new bedford. outer band rotated through cape cod. that's now over with. the weather will be improving in cape cod. biggest issue is what we thought would happen is the waves. we still have huge waves. notice by the center of the storm, some of those buoys reporting seven-foot wave heights. that's why all the advice was to stay away from the beach and away from the water. we still have a couple high waves. little bit off. 13-foot waves off of jersey shore. even though the storm is pretty much gone and leaving us, alex the danger is still there. here's the forecast. the storm races away and should brush nova scotia today and tonight. then we are done with bill, alex. i guess in general, alex, this could have been a lot worse. it was 200 mills off of cape cod. you know, we got lucky with this one for the most part. >> yeah, we absolutely did. we are done with hurricane bill. not with you, though, bill karins. thanks so much. >>> keep it here for complete coverage of hurricane bill. we will have a live report from cape cod for you in jus

it is important for the people in new bedford and elsewhere.ion here as a potential great beneficiary. now, i should add that people are concerned about things better not concerning here in massachusetts because legislation passed their own things that do not do some of these things. let me just touch on this. there are differences with the bill. i do not like the idea of linking employment to health care. i do think that is i a depressig of jobs. i do want to expand health care. one of the things that the president proposed was to cut back on hospital compensation. i am against that. for one thing, people think about hospital compensation and they may think about medical specialists. we want them to be well paid. do you know quku gets paid by hospitals? hardworking people who are ending bedpans. some of the hardest working people in this country are doing very difficult jobs and hospitals. i am not for cutting back on their salaries. i am looking for other ways to finance this. now, i am struck by those who say you did not care about the defic

was a democrat and he told me a story i had forgotten -- bedford county.i had been there for a republican meeting and he had come. he told me how cordial i was. i hired ed rendell, did not know he was a democrat and didn't care. when i hired lynne abraham, she was a democrat and i didn't care. i always talked to the other party. it has changed, but the other party. >> i do want to look at that with some data. in the blogosphere you can begin -- have you heard of neat silver and the specterometer? ? no. he is a statistician, he built in endicott inspectorometer. he basically did a voting analysis of what he calls a contentious votes, the big floor votes with the parties have significant disagreements. andy found that basically what you were a republican going into april, you would vote with the democrats up to about 44% of the time. after the party switch, that spike up to 69% of the time. and then since may when it became clear that there would be a challenge from congressman sestak, 97% of the time. [laughter] that is one person analysis of the votes. but

and a chemical reaction in new bedford, mass. causes 26 people to be sent to the hospital.n the bottom box, mahmoud ahmadinejad getting support for his second term from the country's supreme leader today. martha, this is robert give us in the press briefing room. he has been fielding quite a few questions about the possibility of the administration changed its mind and increasing taxes. in the campaign, president obama said this. >> if you make less than a quarter million dollars a year, then you will not to your income tax, capital tax go off, not one dime. martha: here is what two of his top economic advisers are saying now. first, tim geithner when asked about taxing americans as a way to bring down the deficit and pay for health care. >> revenues are on the table? >> we are not at the point where we will make a judgment. >> but you cannot rule it out? >> the country needs to understand we will do what it takes. martha: we are going to try to figure out what that means. this came in from lawrence summers. >> what the president has been clear on is that he is not going to

was a democrat and he told me a story i had forgotten -- bedford county. i had been there for a republican meeting and he had come. he told me how cordial i was. i hired ed rendell, did not know he was a democrat and didn't care. when i hired lynne abraham, she was a democrat and i didn't care. i always talked to the other party. it has changed, but the other party. >> i do want to look at that with some data. in the blogosphere you can begin -- have you heard of neat silver and the specterometer? ? no. he is a statistician, he built in endicott inspectorometer. he basically did a voting analysis of what he calls a contentious votes, the big floor votes with the parties have significant disagreements. andy found that basically what you were a republican going into april, you would vote with the democrats up to about 44% of the time. after the party switch, that spike up to 69% of the time. and then since may when it became clear that there would be a challenge from congressman sestak, 97% of the time. [laughter] that is one person analysis of the votes. bu

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and meeting with a union carpenter on fair wage legislation or a new bedford fisherman on fisheries policy i once told him that he had accidentally left some money -- i remember this when i was a little kid -- on the sink in our hotel room. and he replied, teddy, let me tell you something. making all -- making beds all day is backbreaking work. the woman who has to clean up after us today has a family to feed. and just that -- that's just the kind of guy he was. he answered, uncle joe's call to patriotism, uncle jk's call to o public service, and bobby's determination to seek a better world. unlike them, he lived to be a grandfather, and knowing what my cousins have been through, i feel grateful that i have had my father as long as i did. he even taught me some of life's harder lessons, such as how to like republicans. [laughter] he once told me, he said, teddy, republicans love this country just as much as i do. i think that he felt like he had something in common with his republican counterparts. the vagaries of public opinion, the constant scrutiny of the press, the endless campaigning

. >> i was yesterday in bedford, >> i was yesterday in bedford, counted, and i was visiting he introducede and told me a story that i have forgotten. he had come. i didn't know who is a democrat or republican ker. he said how or july was to his son. -- how cordial i was to his son. it has changed. >> i do want to look at that with some data. we have people that really dig in. have you heard of nate silver or the specter-ramoteer? >> no. >> nate is a data get rid oguy. did an analysis of what he calls contentious of boats, the big four toes were the party has disagreements. why you were a republican going into april you would vote with the democrats up to about 44% of the time. after the parties which, that spiked up to 69% of the time. since may when it became clear there rid the challenge 97% of the time went to democrats bri. of the votes. but what he and a lot of people have said, including conversations we had online prior to your parents -- many people in this community like that you are up to 97%, but, many are concerned that this of a product of this challenge, that the data sugges

. >> last month a judge sentenced walker to prison for the murder of marlin bedford.ted murder charges were dismissed. >>> michael jackson's father is speaking out for the first time. dr. conrad murray who is believed to have injected jackson with a powerful an these tick is. he says he has been honest with police. >> because of all that is going on, i'm afraid to return phone calls or answer my e-mails. i recorded this video to let all of you know that i have been receiving your messages. i have done all i could do. i told the truth and i have faith that the truth will prevail. god bless you and thank you. >>> dr. murray whose home has been raided by federal investigators has not been made as a suspect. meanwhile attorneys say there's a possibility that the jackson family could seek damages in a wrongful death lawsuit. >>> still to come, a marriage proposal gone wrong. why one local lawmaker is in the hot seat for the way he popped the question. >>> a main line in howard county is in the spotlight right now. an accident is causing a pretty hectic ride on 70 this morn

fishermen in new bedford. i have a problem saying "tough." in the short term, -- for instance, the way we have been doing nursing. [unintelligible] that is a great mistake. it is dealt with by a improving importing nurses, a short-term approach. i was very pleased when the president announced a greater increase in funding for community colleges. [unintelligible] we have a need for nurses around here. if people become nurses, by the way, we don't have to worry about outsourcing. [audio cutting out] increased funding for this is important. in the short term, it may be for immigration. in the immediate term, i believe we can increase the supply for medical practitioners. some people have left the medical profession because i believe the right kind of approach can draw them back in. i am not comfortable saying that some of us have it and one-fifth of you don't. i think in the short term, there may be some immigration issues there was people coming here. i think we can increase the supply. yes? >> [inaudible] thank you very much for coming in to g

the facility is in bedford, massachusetts. >> we have obligation as public safety officials to try to of evidence that we can to provide the medical community with that to help them in their recovery. >> investigators believe the fumes came from a truck dumping construction debris. peter: feeling the pinch as the federal tax revenue continues to fall badly. an a.p. report shows that uncle sam will take in 18% less from taxpayers this year. while the federal deficit soars to a record of almost $2 trillion. the report comes as president obama and congress push for expensive health care overhaul and several new costly programs. economists say if the recession doesn't turn around, there will knob way to pay for the big tab. steve: mean meanwhile actor douglas's son cameras -- cameron has been busted for having huge amounts of meth. upscale hotel here in new york city. sings the arrest, it is not clear if cameron is still in custody. he is also an actor who has been in trouble with drugs before this mugshot is from his arrest for cocaine possession back in 2007. he looks a lot like his dad

speaker, i want to assure my colleague from new bedford that i will keep trying until i find something likes to do." host: louisiana, on our independent line. caller: i am happy that you mentioned barney frank's commitment to law enforcement and getting criminals in jail. my question would be does this extent to himself and to the other people and the government that we currently have? i would refer to the recent allegations by biggest gagmen who was a translation for the fbi if he received drug money from the turkish lobbyist or chairman dodd who was selling nuclear secrets from the open market. i could go on and on, including let's talk about barney's me -- not being held for having a prostitution ring out of his own house. who is going -- who is getting thrown into jail? it seemed like members of the government are not. also, we should not be talking about nazis but the recent bill that was passed in massachusetts that the pandemic response bill 2089 which will force inoculations. it has home inspections, incarcerations if your recent -- if you refuse to have the mandatory inoculati