the president's town hall was opposite of what senator ben cardin experienced during the health care reform meeting in one town. another crowd a demonstration is expected to take place tomorrow in hagerstown. our reporter spoke with the senator to get his take. >> baltimore county republican county chair used his network of context to organize this vocal opposition at the town hall meeting on monday. >> these were citizens there were upset with public policy. that rarely happens. not only in maryland, but it rarely happens nationwide when citizens are upset with a public policy. senator ben cardin got an earful from country up -- hundreds of angry constituents. >> i think this exceeds the largest numbers we have had in the past. we have had some help the town hall meetings in the past. this was an exception. >> both sides agree that the meaning may trump the

the town hall organized by senator ben cardin was an opportunity for discussion. >> i am willing to take as much time as we need to make sure we get it right but we need to move forward. the status quo is unacceptable. >> but not everyone shares that view. >> i order you to seize and exist from the united states constitution. >> my dad and my grandfather both come down with cancer. would my dad get priority care because he is younger and could contribute logger to society? >> his comment echoed by cheers, boos, and screams. >> i see this as pure government takeover. >> for many, cost was the biggest concern. >> i am not going to vote for any bill that adds to the national debt. >> senator ben cardin heard 45 minutes of questions before microphones were cut off. >> [unintelligible] is not fair. >> senator ben cardin says he does not take offense to the things he said today, but there were similar things in town hall meetings all across the country. >> it appears not every meeting has been acrimonious. this was hosted by a freshman senior congressmen. the fireworks were not nearly as spiri

senator ben cardin hosted the town hall meeting on health care reform. the senator faced some boos and jeers to the plan. cardin defended the health care bill. he says it will provide more choices and also says several committees in congress are still working on different versions of health care reform and how to pay for it. >> we want to be able to provide a system in which every person in this country has access to affordable quality care. >> reporter: senator cardin will hold another town hall meeting in hagerstown on wednesday. how do you you feel about the health care reform bill? log on to abc2news.com and click on "protesters rally against health care reform" and post your comments. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> we'll show you the rally outside. they were steaming mad yesterday. justin said there would be days like this. >> coming up, which bug sprays are best for you and your family? when we're talking about this kind of weather. >>> live look now, it's up to 71 degrees on this tuesday morning. >>> for a check of the trains and buses here's mark

s ninth, senator ben cardin took on that role. -- last night, senator ben cardin took on that role. >> some were voting for and against the reform. our reporter was live with his comments and their reactions. >> good morning. more people showed up for the senators meeting than expected. on both sides of the issue, constituents are passionate about their stance on the health care reform plan. outside of the university, protesters for and against the plan voiced their opinions on the issue. senator ben cardin listened to the questions and try to answer them. he was interrupted several times. there are many rules -- rumors about the proposal. >> we are not terminating -- terminating peebles care at the end of life. that is not in the bill. you want it to be more efficient and cheaper. you want the government to do it? come on. >> and other town hall meeting is planned for another area. so many people showed up last night, the senator is considering holding another meeting. wbal tv 11 news. >> thank you. president obama will hold its own president health care -- his own health care reform

. >> senator ben cardin becomes the latest victim of the health- care reform opposition. we will show you what happened last night during the town hall meeting. >> president obama goes to new hampshire today to talk health care. what will he have to say about the town hall meetings. >> a judge gives the green light to a movie chronicling the last days of michael jackson. will you be in the audience? >> and some relief from yesterday's temperatures is on the way. the forecast when we continue right now. [captioning made possible by constellation energy group] captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >> good morning. >> thanks for joining us for 11 news today. >> we will get to the big stories in just a minute. first, let's get to a check on the forecast. >> it was 94 degrees at the airport yesterday. 97 degrees downtown. 98 degrees in ocean city. we are still in the low 90's today. we expect some showers this afternoon. it will briefly closed down. the showers are ahead of a cold front which will change our weather pattern by the middle of the week

senator ben cardin hosted that meeting. he faced a lot of opposition to the president's plan. cardin defended health care reform. he says the bill would provide more choices. he also says several committees in congress are still working on different versions and how to pay for it. >> we want to be able to provide a system in which every person in this country has access to affordable quality care. >> reporter: senator cardin will appear at another town hawg meeting on health care in hagerstown today. and president barack obama will answer questions at a town hall meeting later today. log on to abc2news.com and click on "protesters rally against health care reform" to tell us how you feel. it's in the slide show. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> outside the meeting things were just as heated. >> what do we want? health care! when do we want it? now! >> there was not enough room for everyone inside so huge crowds lined the streets outside the center for the arts. armed with signs and loud voices, making their concerns known. opponents clearly outnumbered those who supported health

a town hall meeting in hagerstown hosted by senator ben cardin. before the event, he told reporters that he hopes the crowd would honor the spirit of the town hall style form. it is not -- >> it is not for demonstration but to get information out. we hope those who are attending will gebe respectful. >> they tried to get more questions in from the crowd asked people to be respectful and get ben cardin on the defense. >> how is my child. you have a better future? [applause] >> i am not going to vote for any bill that adds to the national deficit. >> did the senator change any minds? this crowd left as divided as it went in. >> a lot of garbage. a lot of lies. >> i thought it was very well done. >> we had our minds made up before we got here. >> the numbers show that people in washington county have a certain mind. they had a 72% voter turnout. wbal-tv. >> there is continuing coverage of the health-care debate on our website at wbaltv.com. click on politics. in the "project economy" report, the fed left some policies unchanged today. a surge in the

to listen -- it was senator ben cardin's turned to listen. it >> this was the over float and the stqt)jp)ea. the demonstrators for and against. >> hundreds and hundreds of people on both sides of the issue turned out to question senator ben cardin about the plans. the debate is really over the premise of health care reform because there is no single proposal on the table yet, but the issue is very personnel and aid elicited very personal responses from everyone out here. -- and it elicited very personal responses from everyone out here. >> hundreds turned out to cheer or blast the president's universal health care ideas. many often interrupted the debate. the centre card in the attempted to debunk some common complaint about a proposal -- senator cardin attempted to debunk some common complaints about the proposal. >> we are not going to include those who are undocumented in the system. >> he wanted to be more efficient and cheaper, so you want the government to do it? c'mon kva katrina, medicare, medicaid anyone? >> i lose sleep every night

senator ben cardin hosted a town hall meeting at towson university. the senator faced loud vocal opposition to president barack obama's plan. he didn't talk about specifics. he says several committees in congress are still working and tweeking different versions of health care reform but the senator told the crowd doing nothing should not be an option. >> how are you going to keep my employer from stopping offering insurance and forcing me on to public options that are cheaper? [ applause ] >> you run a much greater risk if congress does nothing than if we figure out a way to bring down costs. >> we want to know how you feel about president obama's health care reform bill. log on to abc2news.com and click on "protesters rally against health care reform." that's in the slide show. senator cardin will be at another town hall meeting on wednesday in hagerstown. sherrie johnson, abc2 news. >>> while senator cardin tackled questions in the town hall meeting far more people were left outside because of limited seating. >> what do we want? health care. when

senator ben cardin. he says he wanted to make his fiancee's night perfect. his plan to propose to her on a boat august 7th. but that proposal apparently involved having a baltimore city police department helicopter hover overhead as city marine police pretended to search the boat. no one is saying how that was arranged, but police

. >>> senator ben cardin sits with us for a one on one interview follow thing rowdy town hall meeting on monday packed with people who oppose current health care reform. >> we have the best health care in world. >> rightfully so that we have the best health care in the world. >> do with e. >> we do, we need to make it available to more people and more affordable. >> how can you say e have the best health care when our life expan tan city,. >> university of maryland medical center, nih, best in the world, people come from all over the world to get health care and train doctors. >> what we don't have, what is broken in our system is where people want get access to that quality care, they have affordable care, get preventive, they stay healthy and do better. >> protests have been heated. one side depicted president obama as hitler another called democrats including cardin a liar r. >> does that get to you. >> didn't see that. glad i didn't. i don't think we should personalize this. we lose a lot and a lot of people personalize it to the president. it is not about president obama, democra

. >> senator ben cardin landed an ear to protesters yesterday. our reporter is live with more on the story. >> good morning. when more people showed up than expected last night. constituents are passionate about their stance on the health care reform plan. >> [unintelligible] >> inside, people demanding to be heard. >> outside, there were many demonstrators. hundreds came out in support and against the president's health- care reform plan. back inside, the town hall meeting was frequently interrupted by frustrating constituents demanding answers. they were unhappy with what the democrats had to say about what the opposition has confirmed which is nothing short of socialized medicine. >> we are not putting in the bill terminating people's lives towards the end. we want to be more efficient and cheaper. >> those who have been nearly wiped out by health-care costs say there has to be a better way. >> i pray every night about health care. out were jobless lost and we were suddenly without. -- our job was lost, and we were suddenly without health care

>> senator ben cardin knew what he was walking into. he knew this was a hot-button issue but this is something even he's never seen before. abc2 news sherrie johnson with the health care talk that actually upsets your stomach. >> reporter: the health care debate that has been raging across the country made a stop in our area last night. senator ben cardin hosted a town hall meeting on health care reform at towson university. the center faced boos and jeers to president barack obama's plan. he didn't talk about many specifics and there are more than a thousand pages in the health care bill. cardin says several committees in congress are still working on different versions of health care reform but the senator told the crowd that doing nothing should not be an option. >> how are you going to keep my employer from stopping offering insurance and forcing me on to public options? that to are cheaper for them. [ applause ] >> you run a much greater risk if congress does nothing than if we figure out a way to bring down costs. >> reporter: sen

. >> senator ben cardin is holding a town hall meetings on the issue. his foreign drew a large crowd in towson last night. -- his forum drew a large crowd in towson last night. kate amara has more. >> although the two sides clearly clashed last night, we found them agreeing to a day of what happened here. baltimore county republican chair used his network of contacts to organize this vocal opposition at the town hall meeting. >> this was citizens who were upset with public policy and that rarely happens, especially not only in maryland but also nationwide, when citizens are upset with public policy. >> senator ben cardin got an earful from hundreds of angry constituents. >> i have done town hall meetings for a long time but i think this one is exceeded numbers we have seen it in the past. >> both sides seem to agree that the meaning behind this may trumped the motivation. >> it was an opportunity to exchange views. i had a chance to respond to the questions. >> anytime you can involve public opinion and debate, it is a wonderful thing. i would like to s

[screaming] >> reporter: just seconds into the presentation, maryland senator ben cardin is met with boos and cheers from demonstrators angry about the proposed health care reform now making its way through congress. >> 34 years, but he hasn't said anything different. >> reporter: shouting back in an attempt, the democratic senator tried to defend the bill saying it would provide more choices but not everyone agreed. >> how are you going keep my employeer from stopping offering insurance and force me to the public option if that's cheaper for their bottom line. >> reporter: 500 people made it inside to take part in the discussion, hundreds more flooded the surrounding area holding their own town hall. >> it is not but it is america and you should hear the debate, people debating through here,. >> america is not about government running things, and free enterprise matters. >> we have such a barberric system when somebody loses a job they lose their health care. >> reporter: this snot the last chance to sound off, cardin plans to hold one more meeting before heading back from his augus

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maryland senator ben cardin is met by anger at a town hall meeting. scene are playing out like this across the country. >> also ahead, secretary of state hillary clinton loses her cool. take a look at this. >> so you ask my opinion. i will tell you my opinion. i'm not going to be channeling my husband. >> we'll tell hua question set off that fiery exchange as fox 5 morning news continues right now. -- we'll tell you what question set off that fiery exchange as fox 5 morning news continues right now. >>> it is steamy outside. it is 76 degrees on this tuesday morning. thank you for being with us. i'm gurvir dhindsa. >> i'm steve chenevey. glad you are along on this tuesday morning. it is very warm out there this morning. there is trouble not just here weather-wise but other parts of the world. >> we are following a developing story from the coast of china. they are coping there with devastation in the wake of a typhoon. a helicopter crashed killing six people while on a rescue mission. the mud shied buried a remote mountain village in taiwan. hundreds o

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in less than an hour maryland senator ben cardin will host his second town hall meeting this week on the irk of health care reform -- issue of health care reform. we sat down with him yesterday and asked him about why health care reform is necessary and about facing further crowds. >> there's been a lot of information that's been put out that's clearly false. >> reporter: senator ben cardin sits down with eyewitness news for a one on one interview following this. a rowdy town hall meeting at towson university monday. >> let me ask a question. >> reporter: packed with people who oppose current health care reform efforts. >> we have the best health care in the world. >> he says we have the best health care in the world. >> reporter: do we? >> we do. but we need to make it available to more people and make it more affordable. >> reporter: how you can say we have the best health care in the world, though, when our life expectancy is much lower than many industrialized nations. >> the medical center, n.i.h., they're the best facilities in the world. people come from all over the world to

. >>> in hagerstown, maryland senator ben cardin got another earful about healthcare reform.theater was packed with people. it only holds about 500 people and that meant as many were left outside. on several occasions, the senator was shouted at by demonstrators. but it was an 11-year-old that raised the best question about the controversy. >> say my dad and grandfather both came down with cancer, would my dad get prize or the care because he's younger and can contribute longer to society? [ applause ] >> in today's system, there are different durations of care as a result of what healthcare plan you might be in. there's different coverage levels. but by age there should be and will not be any discrimination as to access to care. there will not be. >> senator ben cardin says he'll continue to meet with marylanders over the next couple weeks to discuss the healthcare plan. >>> police are still looking for suspects in the shooting of a community activist who was just watching tv in her own living room and hit by a stray bullet. miss shirley is the backbone of the cherry hill ne

. >> ben yardin is holding a -- ben cardin is holding a rsvp town hall meeting. it will be at host inside as it is outside. >> reporter: the meeting is expected to start 7:00 on the campus of towson university. it's an rsvp meeting and it's expected to be a doozy. here's why -- president obama's plans to make big changes in the health care system has been meeting with the applause in some circles, even more so, anger toward what many are calling the biggest mistake ever is also mounting here. protesters have showed up outraged by what many have called the administration's attempts to socialize meeting. opponents say cardin is only allowing people on his mailing list to speak. >> let me start by disspelling the outlandish rumors that reform will promote euthanasia or cut medicaid or bring about a government takeover of health care. that's simply not true. >> reporter: once again that meeting will be held here at towson starting at 7:00. however, the doors are expected to be open at 6:00. you can expect lines. if you're going to try to get here you may want to get

tonight we get our chance to sound off when senator ben cardin holds a town hall meeting in towson. >>> and recovery efforts in new york pick up in just a few hours. divers will resume their search for the bodies of those killed in a mid-air collision above the hudson river over the weekend. still no word yet on what caused the crash between the plane and sight-seeing helicopterp. >>> and another scotcher in town today. a heat advisory already in effect for much of the area. baltimore city declared a code head heat alert that runs through tomorrow. >>> now,let first check out today's sizzling forecast with justin. it will be very hot today. >> disgusting is one of the words i was thinking of. welcome aboard. >> thank you. >> megan pringle and rob carlin pictures are coming your way in a bit. so stay tuned for the big wedding that happened friday night. check this out, it's all about a steambath. 76 degrees at rehoboth. jamie asked about the water temperature. i just checked the shoreline temperature. ocean city with 64 to 67 in the water. sounds beautiful, doesn't it? look at the air

. >> reporter: maryland senator ben cardin said he knew they would have a huge crowd and towson and there were. there were more than 500 people inside the meeting and even more outside. outside towson university's concert hall hundreds lined both sides of the streets. all the way to the front door of the building they had signs and bullhorns. they were passing out literature. some in support of universal health care. >> i just wanted to show my support in light of some of the angry protests that have been happening. some of the orchestrated protests that have been happening. >> let's make the country -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: others adamantly against it. >> i think it's the president's intention to ramrod something through congress and got give the people a chance to consider it or be heard. >> reporter: both sides passion natalie trying to get their point across. >> me coming out here is not american. saying you have to take this health care is un-american. >> i did not realize that we had as many people that would be against something that is in their own interest. >> reporter:

senator ben cardin understands the importance of innovative biomedical research, for patients, their families, and our economy in maryland. call senator cardin today. ask him to protect the 90,000 maryland jobs biomedical research provides and the hopes of patients everywhere. it's not just the future, it's life. >>> in 2 your health, life can be hectic. dr. sanjay gupta looks at how stress can lead to depression. >> reporter: until last year, stephanie had always been physically and socially active. but overwhelming stress led to a crisis. >> i moved to a new city. and then i took a new job. and then i found myself traveling a lot for work, and being alone, isolated. >> reporter: and depressed. >> it felt like there was this black cloud following me around. >> reporter: psychiatrist charles says the adversities and pressures of modern life are causing more and more people to suffer from depression. he is concerned that it's starting to reach epidemic proportions. >> what causes depression, it really boils down to the end of the day to stress, psycho social stress, all the things that

folks and some of his supporters to create this tension. >> which is why when you said you admired ben cardin doing this, i would give ben one piece of advi. cancel hagerstown. anybody who puts themselves in front of this is crazy. sean: we'll be back with more of our "great american panel." time to check in with greta van susteren with a sneak peek of what's coming up. greta: tonight, public outrage may have just saved the american taxpayers about $300 million. we're just getting the word right now. we have that explanation. finally some good news, at least in terms of trying to protect some money. and since you wouldn't show up "on the record," sean, we had to go to plan b. bill o'reilly is joining us tonight because you wouldn't show up. you're too busy out singing and you wouldn't slum it with us. and then some bad news. a cat might be arrested. sean: probably deserved it. i don't know what that story is. we'll be checking in. greta's 18 minutes from right now. le not your heart be troubled. more with our great, great, "great american panel" straight ahead. he ran off with his secretary!

a packed house for a health care town hall with senator ben cardin.nd as roosevelt leftwich tells us, the raging debate continues as vocal opponents and supporters square off. >> reporter: it's not the usual welcome sign to hagerstown. free market works. there is even a group called freedom works. it absolutely does work. >> reporter: opponents of the president's health care initiative wanted everyone to know where they stood. >> we have a welcome senator cardin sign, and we want to make it clear to him as he drives down the road and approaches the meeting that we are very much against the government takeover of health care. >> more than 800 people stood in line for hours as they tried to get one of 400 seats. but you didn't need to get in to get an earful. >> if you're going to restrict care and kill the elderly, you know you're being targeted by obama. they say if you're over 65 and have too many diseases, we're not going to cover you. >> where do you get your information from, the psychiatric ward? >> reporter: there is so much disagreement, that e

>>> and senator ben cardin will take his town hall act out 70 west to see how the hub city feels about care. that and more leading you up to 7:00 with "good morning america." >>> first, the forecast. it will be better today than the last couple days. i'm ready for relief. >> i think just about anything would be better. we're starting to pull back in the other direction on the thermostat but we have a lot of humidity around. it doesn't seem like it will be a better day but more clouds will hold off the temperatures. we're basically looking low 70s across the board, w

tonight they will be there for senator ben cardin's health care town hall meeting. roosevelt leftwich is live at towson university with what to expect. >> reporter: what you can expect pretty much is that it's going to be a doozy. here's why -- president obama's plan to change around the health care system is drawing fire from both sides of the issue, even moso there's an -- more so there's anger at what many are calling the biggest mistake in the country's history. protesters have been showing up at the meeting outraged by what many are calling the administration's attempts to "socialize medicine." many say that cardin is only allowing people on his mailing list to ask people and speak and not people critical of the measure. the president says he wants members of congress to hold these meetings directly to talk to the public, however, many saying their voice is not being heard. here's a meeting in another part of the country. >> my biggest fear is this is going to get rammed down our throats. >> i think we should be able to make our own medical decisions. i don't w

i think this is ben cardin's get of jail free card.rvations because of the deficit question. so if it comes down to that, i think they're going to see a lot of democrats have a real good excuse to not vote for this bill. >> i think the deficit is one thing and death threats are another. there are legitimate threat's. >> maybe a tiny fringe columnist out. there i think that's what they're seeing. the main in this country see this, they can't sustain the status quo. my worry is, though, in not calling down this lunatic fringe. the real responsible republicans, they're not calling this down. where are the republicans standing up and saying no. stop the threat. stop calling people out. rush limbaugh -- rush limbaugh -- >> compared them to the republican fringe vote. >> he's it's unchallenged self-proclaimed leader of the republican leader. >> he's a wonderful voice on the radio. he's not the republican party. they're marginalizing these folks at these events saying they're fringe, when there are literally house to and thousands of people w

. >> monday, democrat ben cardin had to shout over protesters as he tried to explain the hlt care bill. democrats argue republicans and special interest groups are orchestrating the discontent. >> i just wanted to show my support in light of some of the angry protests that have been happening. some of the orchestrated protests that have been happening. >> reporter: there's more than 1,000 pages in the health care bill. this week, the white house set up a website to answer critics and questions. >> let me start by dispelling the outlandish rumors that perform will promote euthanasia, or cut medicate, or promote a government takeover of health care. that's simply not true. >> 1,800 people will be inside the president's town hall meeting today. at least a dozen opposition groups promise to be outside. jeremy and vinita? >> emily schmidt in washington, thank you. >>> house democrats have backed down to force the government to buy planes it did not want. the government had been criticized for adding $340 million for the budget for the jets. the planes are used to transport top government of

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night it was ben cardin's turn at a town hall meeting in towson. she is at it again tomorrow.hristian schaffer asked the senator what he thought about the opponents, and he joins us with the story. >> reporter: senator cardin says the purpose of the town hall meetings is to take questions and to hear suggestions from his constituents. but he says that's not what motivated many of them to turn out last night or today in pennsylvania. >> one day god is going to stand before you and he is going to judge you. and the rest of your damn cronies up on the hill. [ applause ] >> reporter: anger in lebanon, pennsylvania, directed in the face of senator arlen specter over president obama's health care proposals. >> okay, okay. >> reporter: monday night in towson, the format was different. maryland senator ben cardin wasn't quite as close to the people who oppose health care reform, but the anger and skepticism was the same. >> are you trying to tell me that the government can deliver lower costs than the competitive marketplace, a monopoly? can you do that? >> reporter: senator cardin wa

and for ben cardin, it remains the best bet. tom forman, cnn, maryland. >> once again tonight, we're looking at all the players and keeping their claims, keeping them honest. up next, are there going to be death panels that can pull the plug on grand ma? >>> and where a serial killer could be at work. and what authorities are doing about it. y purse and chewed it. my doctor said the bayer aspirin saved my life. please talk to your doctor about aspirin and your heart. i'm going to be grandma for a long time. >>> each day the debate over health care reform seems to get louder with insults and anger drowning out reasoned debate. here we're committed to cut through the noise and sorting facts through fiction. we're keeping them honest with help from dr. sanjay gupta. one of the most inflammatory charges we've been hearing, a bill calls it an advanced planning consultation. critics calling it a death panel. you heard senator grassley appearing to endoris that deal. what is the real deal on this alleged death panel, what does it actua

senator specter again, montana, and nebraska, also hagerstown, maryland, and that's where senator ben cardin hosts a meeting this hour. we're keeping a close eye on this one. cardin actually got booed and jeered monday at his town hall in towson. and in new jersey, congressman steve rosman hosting that one. and there's a bunch of town halls in iowa. >>> republican senator chuck grassley is hosting four of them today. the second one is wrapping up this hour. the president praised grassley yesterday as a republican that is honestly coming up with a health care reform both parties can live with. he's one of the group of six senators from both parties heavily involved in the negotiations. this event earlier in winterset was pretty civil, but the crowd of 3000-plus wasn't giving the senators any softballs either, take a listen. >> like i said, i'm a dumb, southern iowa red neck, and i see nowhere in the constitution where health care is a right. >> we would have a bill through the united states senate. probably not one i would have voted for, but -- so if anybody is criticizing me for negotiating

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joining us now is democratic senator ben cardin from maryland. its on the foreign relations committee and is the chairman of the homeland security and terrorism subcommittee of the judiciary committee. senator cardin, thank you so much for being with us tonight. >> my pleasure. >> there are a lot of difficult aspects to this story. victims' rights, the release of a terrorist, money as a motive. what bothers you the most about the release of al megrahi? >> well, bottom line, this is a terrorist who showed no compassion for the hundreds of victims that were killed as a result of his terrorist activities. and now the scottish government released him for -- for humanitarian reasons. it makes no sense. it's outrageous. it should never have been done. we then watch him get a hero's welcome on his return to libya. this is outrageous, and now with the additional information coming out about economic oil deals between great britain and libya, it just raises questions and it certainly is very troublesome. >> do you think the decision to release al megrahi w

questions straight to senator ben cardin today. questions straight to senator ben cardin today.

senator ben cardin held a town hall meeting inside, demonstrators held their meeting outside. it was passionate but peaceful. over con.our coverages begins wd smith who is outside of the to towson university. >> reporter: good morning, patrice. this is where it happened. we had both streets lined of this issue and they were lined on both sides of these issue. the a lot of the focus went toward the idea whether the protests themselves are unamerican. many complained they could not get inside to the meeting inside. they were left outside to compete with each other instead of inside with the meeting. inside u.s. senator ben cardin presided over the meeting and defended the current health care bill saying it provided more choice. a lot disagreed and shouted at the senator during the meeting. it's actions like that they are now calling unamerican. pelosi went out with the description and last night elijah cummings agreed. >> they are drowning out people who want to talk about the discussions and issues and their problems. that is, that is unamerican. >> no, this is american. >> i'm

right now on "andrea mitchell reports" protesters are staking out senator ben cardin's health care town hall. it is about to kick off in maryland as democrats across the nation face vocal opposition while trying to clear up what the white house calls rampant misinformation on the health care overhaul. >>> the newest member of the supreme court, justice sonia sotomayor receives a standing ovation today from friends and supporters at the white house. >> it is this nation's fate, in a more perfect union, that allows a puerto rican girl from the bronx to stand here now. >>> and american troops launch a major offensive in southern afghanistan. they are infiltrating a a taliban stronghold ahead of next week's afghan election. we will speak with the president of the council on foreign relations, richard hough, coming up. >>> first, good day, i'm andrea mitchell, live in washington. democratic senator ben cardson about to kick off his second town hall meeting of the week, brave man, ben cardin this one in hagerstown, maryland, by no means obama country. nbc's mike vicara live in hagerstown. mik

just ask senator ben cardin. are hundreds there to talk health care reform. it seemed clear not everyone would get their opportunity to weigh in but those who did. >> i see this not as reform but pure government takeover. >> senat ben cardin said they are aimed at calming and clarifying but this was anything but. >> i order you to cease and desist under the ninth amendment in article one. addressing health care legislation. >> many complained how much reform will cost. >> it is a bill about government control. [applause] a financial ride. i am not going vote for any bill that adds to the national debt. >> you already have. >> at the center of the storm, a senator. i don't take this personally. >> even though he had a few supporters, the majority left unhappy and unwilling to stop the protest, perhaps ready to carry it to the ballot box. >> he'll lose his job. >> cardin gets another chance in salisbury today. he'll talk to government and nonprofit leaders about health care reform. there is no word on whether or not he will be taking questions there, though. >>

there has been shouting and shoving, one man accused senator ben cardin of a crime. look at this. >> i charge you with usurping authority not granted to you as a united states senator. shepard: he charged him. arlen specter has seen his share of angry constituents after a town hall of an. he said that the rowdy protesters are not representative of the american people. arlen specter said that they deserved to have their views heard. carl cameron's has been scrambling today, he is in iowa. now we are seeing republicans get some heat in the town hall meetings. what is happening? >> arlen specter, former republican turned democrat. that is all political. chuck grassley is the ranking republican here in iowa. he and two other republicans are still trying to come up with a plan to negotiate. today there was a meeting in the better -- in the middle of the day. he got ia couple of tough questions. here is an example. >> where do my children go to get insurance if they do not want government health care? >> the government will not take over the health care system. >> the crow

onstage with me this afternoon is senator ben cardin. [applause] and a woman.e also have some elected officials, and i want to recognize them at this time. bicaanni, delegate adrian jones, delegate steve lafferty, delegate joseph bodner. bodner, delegate john cluster, delegate bill frank, rick empowerellaria, and a representative from senator barbara mikulski's office. "bro [booing] >> i see we have our favorites. diana turner, and delegates representing mayor sheila dixon. [booing] >> the topic of tonight's discussion, as you all know, is health care reform, a topic that has energized the public on both sides of the issue. as you can see from the turnout this evening. let me just say this, this is a town hall meeting. it is a chance to hear the surrounding health care reform and to ask and answer questions. all of us here tonight -- those of us on stage and in the audience -- all have our thoughts and concerns about health care and how it will affect us. that's why we're all here. so i hope and i know that throughout this evening, we will all demonstrate respe

hundreds of protesters showed up at a town hall meeting hosted by senator ben cardin. what should we make of it all? kate amara has more. >> we have to clear up an important misconception. according to the senator's office, no tickets were required to the event last night. people were let in on a first- come, first-served basis, which makes sense if you think about it. most people in the crowd were opposed to his opinions on health care. the national health care reform debate popped up loudly and prominently at a town hall meeting on monday. at times, the senator had to fight to be heard from a crowd largely opposed to health care legislation. the junior senator called this forum is success. >> i think it added to the process. i had a chance to answer questions. i think we got some facts out. >> baltimore county republican party chair takes credit for assembling such a large opposition. his initial goal was 300 people, but his final count was 3000. >> anytime you can involve public opinion, public debate, it is a wonderful thing. i want to see more of it. >> he calls t

ben cardin told us tonight. >> heat and humidity. what the next front could bring us in the sky watch forecast. >> and plans for indy cars to actually speed through downtown baltimore. the twist and turns of the baltimore grand prix. >> live in high definition, from wbff tv in baltimore, this is fox 45 news at 10:00. >> hello, i am jeff barnd. >> and i am jennifer gilbert. paying more to park downtown. how much more it could cost you to feed the meter. >> a plan on the table now could double the cost. it has some drivers seeing red are tonight. keith daniels live downtown with the story you are seeing first on fox on. keith? >> jeff, take a look at this. if the plan is approved it would include meter boxes like this one, and, of course, those standing meter boxes, with the twisting knobs. it is just before rush hour in downtown baltimore. anthony wheeler has stopped to park on park avenue. he fed the meter. >> i think two quarters. >> 50 cents at a parking meter. new concept for willard. >> i actually moved here from montana and we a

been told that there has been a cutoff on the number of people who are allowed inside for what ben cardin has said he hopes will be a respectful discussion. >> usa! usa! healthcare reform, we need it today! >> reporter: members of healthcare reform now try to encounter the numbers of people opposed to reforms considered by congress. >> it's the standard thing going on now with obama plan. i don't think the government or the administration is looking out after the interest of their constit wenlts. >> reporter: health -- constituents. >> reporter: democrats claim the shouting matches are a conservative campaign to set the legs out under the administration's race to put americans under equal programs. >> the program that i'm in helps the mothers. >> reporter: this program, healthy start got a visit from the president and senator elijah cummings. >> i just ask people to be respectful. >> are you ready to deal with possible disruptions? are you prepared for that? >> we're looking forward to a town hall meeting where people will express their views and give me a chance to give them the informat