he joins us live from benton, illinois. ali, i love that chupg.n hall on the road over this program over the next few hours. what are you hearing from your listeners today and then we'll talk more about what you're hearing from folks on the road. >> well, we just got started a few minutes ago on the radio show and people can call us, part of us going into the middle of america and what you heard from paducah was quality. they were disagreeing, they were not on the same side of the issue, but there was more light than heat in that issue. they were not talking about things way off from health care. they were having a discussion on what they understand the health care system to be and what they understand the proposals to change it to be and why they feel so threatened by some of the changes and others were saying why it is so important. we talked to people, as you heard, with pre-existing conditions saying they can't get insurance. we talked to others who couldn't afford health insurance if they could get it. so much more a calmer and more civil con

. >> benton looking good here. >> but you decided -- now, i'm pregnant, so i have a reason for foregoing the jeans today. >> i have no excuse. >> you have no excuse. >> no, i'm definitely not pregnant. sorry about that. >> have a good weekend, bob. good to see you. uptown now to scott wapner for more. >> thanks, trish, so much. a good morning for technology stocks, the nasdaq the highs of the session 1 1/3%, and led by apple as thomas why zel raises estimates there, they talked with management, following a meeting, competence in the company's long-term outlook. look at what other large cap technology shares are doing today, because it's a similar story from a stock perspective, trading to the up side. google ahead by 1%, and many of the other big names, ebay, for example, to the up side, research in motion and microsoft and dell all in positive territory. into it, though, wow, down 7%, downgraded over at credit swiss. they gave a really tepid outlook for 2010, and the stock is getting punished as a result of that. starbucks shares ahead by 2%, they're raising coffee prices on some of the

brad maron began tracking beach hole collapses after witnessing the rescue of taylor benton on the martha'sach where he used to lifeguard. >> people are seriously injured or are killed in these events by either asphyxiation as the sand enters the oral cavity and prevents the movement of air or the weight of the sand prevents the chest movement to allow for air to move in or out. >> reporter: years later, that incident still haunts taylor. >> i remember just looking in the hole to see if there was any buckets or anything left, and then next thing i knew, i was on my side and curled up and it was pitch black and everything just felt real heavy on top of me. >> reporter: a feeling that james boyden can unfortunately relate to. rescue workers say he is lucky to be alive. lifeguards and other experts say if you do find someone stuck in this situation, the first thing you need to do is to create a pocket of air by clearing the sand away from the victim's nose and mouth, and if necessary, cup your hand above the nose and under the chin like this, like a suction cup to keep that air pocket free whi

host: first phone call from benton, arkansas.ler: i am troubled by what i perceive to be in double standard. when clarence thomas was nominated, you tried to fry him on the judiciary committee. he was not the type of black person you wanted. but in no way did the blacks ever say, shame on you, democrats, for trying to ruin democrats. but when republicans say something about sonia sotomayor's decision about that firefighter case, when it was clearly obvious that they passed the test and were not given the promotion because they were white -- oh, no, that is not something that white people should say anything about. when someone both against sonia sotomayor, you always talk about it like you just did, because she is hispanic. i think this is a double standard. guest: of course, i voted against him because i thought he did not tell the truth in the confirmation hearings. i said so at the time. you may have missed the beginning of the program but i said none of the republican senators have talked the way that you described. that was

host: first phone call from benton, arkansas.bled by what i perceive to be in double standard. when clarence thomas was nominated, you tried to fry him on the judiciary committee. he was not the type of black person you wanted. but in no way did the blacks ever say, shame on you, democrats, for trying to ruin democrats. but when republicans say something about sonia sotomayor's decision about that firefighter case, when it was clearly obvious that they passed the test and were not given the promotion because they were white -- oh, no, that is not something that white people should say anything about. when someone both against sonia sotomayor, you always talk about it like you just did, because she is hispanic. i think this is a double standard. guest: of course, i voted against him because i thought he did not tell the truth in the confirmation hearings. i said so at the time. you may have missed the beginning of the program but i said none of the republican senators have talked the way that you described. that was republican lea

as a lawyer you owe it to the benton tier clients to be as well prepared as you possibly can be.hen justice ginsburg was asked about this anonymous comments regarding the judge sotomayor to rhetorically asked has anybody watched justice scalia or justice breyer on the bench? surely we have come to time in this country mr. president when we can confirm as many to the crop coming to the point breath female judges as we have confirmed to the point brought up mail and judges. we have come a long way as it can see from my colleagues that came during the last hour. we know that when and sandra day o'connor graduated from law school the only offer she got was from a law firm position of a legal secretary. two justice ginsburg face some obstacles. we have come a long way. but i hope my colleagues in this case will also come a long way and look at the records look at the facts. as i have said before of people are entitled to their own opinion but they're not entitled to their own packs. in short mr. president apprentice support judge sotomayor nomination in them believe she will make an e