they went betty white, the golden girl to appear at the convention.hite's agent said the chia's of production onto tv shows and probably will not be available >>justine: we are at the time warner are redone in charlotte as they are all set up for the democratic convention. on thursday, when the president accepts the nomination he will be holding this at the bank of america stadium. >>mark: you can catch all of the speeches commercial and free and uninterrupted on kron 4 comcast 193. >>darya: when the president left louisiana hooves was swinging by ohio to have breakfast. he visited general motors and chrysler and jeep factory. >> a vice president joe biden rallied on. he said that america is better off today then they were four years ago >> if you want to know if for better off. i have a bumper sticker. aside that lot is said and -- osama bin laden is dead and general motors is alive. >> the republican nominee is also focusing on whether america is better off than when obama took office. >>darya: the teams use craig celeste to find the homes that are

. >> let's talk about betty white. there was a push to get her there but unfortunately her schedule would not allow >> there was a groundswell after clint eastwood to have our own democratic candidate surprise guest and people seem to settle on betty white although there are grumblings that it was a republican idea because they wanted democrats have been equally embarrassing moment so they could match up to the republican moment. >> she certainly would have made it funny. right? >> she would have been marvelous. one of the disappointing things about the speaker list is that includes a lot of people but no celebrities. if george clooney or eva is going to speak, they have not appeared on the agenda yet so we won't know if that will happen. i think people are hoping for a big celebrity name and we all love betty white >> maybe they will have a secret weapon at the last minute. >> it is 622, the stanford alum who is creating quite a buzz at the u.s. open >> good news for drivers, the ,,,,,,,, ♪ [ ukulele strumming ] ♪ [ f

betty white. could betty white be the democrats clint eastwood, change.org has asked the "hot in cleveland" actress to be a speaker at the dnc. it said clint eastwood's speech game a bad name to older americans everywhere. if you want to see a real old hollywood icon get a political introduction right. the petition has 5,000 signatures and 20,000 likes on facebook. it wouldn't be the first time the two teemed up. the president wished the actress a happy 90th birthday and she told the a.p. she very much favors obama. a facebook campaign brought betty white to host "snl" in 2010. >>> president obama is calling on the harold and kumar movement by joining forces with actor cal penn. >> hey, this is barack. listen i need to know if you're on board. okay, good, because i'm counting on you, everybody is. we have to get this right. so there's a lot at stake here. just remember that i'm trusting you on this, and i'll see you there. >> who was that? it sounded intense. >> the president. >> sweet. >> the vid

>> betty white is adored by all.we will tell you about a petition that's begun to have he presence known. we'll be right back. >>> actor michael clark duncan died after two months of treatment following a heart attack. >> he never recovered from the heart attack he suffered in july. he appeared in dozens of films but best nope if his role in green mile which won him an academy award nomination. >>> democrats want betty white. they launched a petition to get the golden girl to appear at the dnc. white endorsed president obama in may. there are 5300 supporters. white's agent says she is in production of two tv shows and likely not able to make it to charlotte. >> betty is booked. she is so popular. >> i'm not surprised >> how can you not like her? >>> we are humid once again, it's miserable out there. the tropical feel and that's what we are getting the tropical remnants from isaac. see the rain pushing in york, pennsylvania this morning, if your travels are taking you this way, emmitsville, red lion, winter town, mode

but lots of fans say betty white is the woman for the job.re is a new push to send the golden girl star to the convention. we'll get into that as fox reports live from the dnc. these fellas used capital one venture miles for a golf getaway. double miles you can actually use... but mr. single miles can't join his friends because he's getting hit with blackouts. shame on you. now he's stuck in a miniature nightmare. oh, thank you. but, with e capital one venture card... you can fly any airline, any flight, any time. double miles you can actually use. what's in your wallet? alec jr? it was a gift. have given way to sleeping. where sleepless nights yield to restful sleep. and lunesta can help you get there, like it has for so many people before. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving, or engaging in other activities while asleep, without remembering it the next day, have been reported. abnormal behaviors may include aggressiveness, agitation, hallucinations or confusion. in depre

despite the looming presence of betty white, he got it done.le baby. >> how's that feel? >> it's great. i mean, it's really wonderful. as i said on the stage to be part of the team that puts the show together, you know how much i love working with all them. so this is truly the icing on the cake. >> i remember you saying to me, running into me in the parking lot in connecticut, saying i'm doing this little dance project for the summer. >> for the summer. i know. i know. who knew? >> and look what it's become. >> it's nice. it's a good gig. >> and you were up against some powerful names tonight. >> absolutely. >> betty white. >> did you see the evil eye she gave me? >> you need security because betty white will come to you. >> i know. >> and you're looking forward to tonight, right? >> i am. i mean, to get this on the eve of our all-star season is really special. >> we did that. >> thank you. >> are we surprised by who we think is coming out of the gate strong? >> i'll give you an honest answer in that. i haven't seen everybody rehearse. i saw s

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betty white is beloved. if i was producing i would not do it. >> too much going on, too many issues to discuss, too many people we want to discuss them. as much as i want to see betty white, i don't want to see her at the dnc. >> i would not counter something that didn't go well. i wouldn't enter that space. >> i think that's why there's only 12,000 figures on it. >> prince harry. >> bless his heart. >> what does that mean? >> it's in the south when somebody says bless his heart. >> i know what it means. it's a backhanded compliment. you messed up but we still like you. >> i'm going to reference alec baldwin, he did the ridiculous thing at the airport in the stewardess, he turned it around. >> they call them flight attendants now. >> someone got too much estrogen. >> makes him human, the fact he can make fun of it. this the road map to how to come back electric something. reference it and say oops and have fun with it. >> comes back at a charity event. the little boy said he was going to bring it up and said

weatherman or the hot werewolf. >>> finally in "pop news," there's no end to the phenom known as betty white history. she was nominated for outstanding reality host for her show. she did not win. not to worry, betty's got plenty of her own awards. she's won a total of seven emmys. and her first one, josh, dated back to 1971. >> seriously. we were talking with tom bergeron on the red carpet, he was in mortal fear of betty white. >> hey, everybody, in new york, that's the edition of "pop news." and now sam champion with the weather. >> lara, josh, okay, that's enough, that's enough, you two. the emmys are over. come home to new york. i miss you guys. it's not the same. get home. get on that flight, get home. good morning, everybody. how are you? >> hi. ladies, where are you from? >> i'm from florida. long island, new york. >> biloxi, mississippi. >> orlando, florida. >> it looked like i stumped you. >> i was going to say claremont, actually claremont, right outside of orlando. let's get to the boards. >> that's your mom right there? >> just connecting everybody together here. let's get to the

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. >>> republicans had clint eastwood, now democrats want betty white. ange dog launched the petition to get the gold en girl to appear in charlotte. the speech made headlines last week, after he interviewed an invisible president obama. white has endorsed the president and did that back in may. as of last night, the petition had 4600 supporters. those packers maybe out of luck, betty white's agent said she is in production on her 2 tv shows and likely will not be available to appear in charlotte. [ female announcer ] over the last ten years, your mouth has sipped, snacked, ...yellowed... giggled, snuggled, ...yellowed... chatted, chewed, ...yellowed. and over all those years, your teeth...have yellowed. you're yellowing. crest 3d white whitestrips ins by going below the enamel surface. and, they whiten 25 times better than a leading whitening toothpaste. crest whitestrips. life opens up when you do. it sparks a movement. look ! no ugly spots ! and see that shine ! you've got to try finish. because once they try finish, they can't keep it to themselves. i

betty white. >> betty white, tom bergeron. >> jimmy: who do you think wins this category?hink it's going to go to ryan or betty. but i'm really excited. you're hosting it? >> jimmy: i am hosting it. you know, i'll give it to you one way or another. betty white has had enough. it will be yours. congratulations to you. >> thank you. >> jimmy: i hope you get the whole thing finished up. again, get the reality conte contestants out of your house. that's not befitting of an emmy winner. >> and i need an earthquake kit. >> here you go little man. [ humming ] [ babbling ] the cheerios bandit got you again? [ both laugh ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ...and now... you! [ giggles ] ♪ the one and only, cheerios ♪ >> jimmy: this is their debut album called "night visions." here with the song "it's time," imagine dragons. ♪ ♪ so this is what you meant when you said that you were spent and now it's time ♪ ♪ to build from the bottom of the pit right to the top ♪ ♪ don't hold back packing my bags and giving the academy a rain check ♪ ♪ i don't ever wanna let you down i don't ever wanna l

and who doesn't want betty white involved in whatever they're doing, right? g question is, can she be the democrats' clint eastwood? there is a growing online drive to get the beloved betty, who is a supporter of the president, to speak at the dnc this week. fans want the 90-year-old actress to introduce president obama on thursday. and in an online petition, it reads, governor romney can have clint eastwood and his improvisational skills because president obama has the one and only betty white. it's been signed by more than 6,000 supporters on change.org and on facebook, more than 26,000 have liked the page titled bring betty white to the dnc. and you know, zoraida, it's not that far-fetched, because you might remember, betty white responded about two years ago, in 2010, hosted "saturday night live" after a facebook campaign encouraging the appearance went viral. so who knows. but her -- we should say, her reps are telling cnn entertainment, she has no plans to be at the convention. but that's not stopping her fans. so, you know, you never know what a little

i liked that. >> you would like to see betty white?go. >> see, there's a poll online for that. >> but i think it will open a whole new thing, you know? >> it could happen. so nice to have you talk to us about this project. >> great to be here, soledad. >> child hunger. it's heartbreaking. >> and one of the things folks can do to get more involved is to text hungry 877877 or go to www.nokidhungry.org and take the no kid hungry pledge. and let me give it to you real quick. it is, i believe that no child in america should go hungry. and by taking this pledge, i'm adding my voice to the national movement of people who are committed to end childhood hunger in america. and we can do it, but we need you guys. >> it's a great passion. thank you for talking with us. we appreciate it. >>> coming up, first lady michelle obama will be in the spotlight tonight. will she show the president's softer side in her speech this evening? >>> plus, former ohio governor ted strickland is also getting ready for his speech on the convention floor. and sources

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some democrats want betty white.hat clint eastwood name to entertainers talking to an empty chair . but she has a television appearance, betty white, and likely will not be able to appear. we will have reports from charlotte all week during our atscasts and online wjla.com. 5:38 on this tuesday morning. >> still ahead, an ongoing debate over a security crackdown in georgetown. over a security crackdown in georg[ malennouncer ] with ultra-filtered water from the first hands-free system, and micro-climate controls powered by twinchill technology, the new ge french door refrigerator puts fresh in a whole new light. come seehe new ge french door refrigerator for yourself at bray & scarff. buy now and save up to $500. but hurry this incredible offer ends october 10th. come in today or visit online at brayandscarff.com. i am franklin kelly. the national gallery of art has greatest collection of life degas,res by edgar littleng his famous, age 14. come down and see her, washington. back on this tuesday morning. back to work

i see you clint eastwood and raise you one betty white. betty white to speak at the democratic national convention. close to 5,500 people have signed it on change.org. the mystery guest gave a bad name to older americans everywhere with his, quote, absurd and awkward to watch skit. 90 years old, betty white is eight years older than eastwood and endorsed president obama back in may. >> i say betty white, always a good idea. >>> so master and commander. have you seen this? >> it's crazy. >> yeah. actor russell crew who played a sea captain was less impressive while at the helm of a kayak, john. crowe and a friend had to be rescued during a kayaking trip in long island sound when it got dark and apparently they got lost. here's a photo. do you recognize him? >> not at all. >> 10 miles from where they set off, he tweeted his thanks for guiding the way. then joked saying we knew where exactly we were. we ran it of day. grand adventure. that doesn't look like him. i kept thinking no way is that him. but it is if you take a close look. >> i thin

people don't say betty white, they say betty. >> i call her betty white. >> jimmy: yet you find these, you find out one is rumble stitskin. >> jimmy: one problem i have is the dwarfs are not actually drau dwarfs. >> i like that. though. >> jimmy: i'm pro dwarf. >> they're not tall fellows. >> jimmy: i imagine the dwarf community is upset with this. you took seven jobs away from them. >> i guess they did. is there a union for short actors? >> no, there's not a special union for sport actors there's an nba union that's opposite of that. it's something to think about in the future. >> i will pass along your concerns. >> jimmy: you're a huge disney fan. >> i'm like a disneyphile, if that's a word. >> jimmy: you go there a lot. >> i think i've been there six times in the past four months. >> jimmy: it's not like you're bringing your 3-year-old to the park, you're going to the park. >> you ai am the 3 yearly. >> jimmy: so snow white has to be the best for you. >> i always wanted to be a disney princess. going to the park, i think people think i'm there in my professional capacity. >> jimmy:

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. >> dana: i think betty white, i don't think for her it would be a good move.is the most popular and well-liked woman in america. she is the most sought after guest on the late night shows. everyone loves her. i think it would be huge for them if the democrats got that one. >> greg: i am amazed how hollywood will find an issue, say it's fracking. every celebrity will have that information on fracking with them. like they all use the same drug dealer who supplies them with 8-ball and talking points at the same time. every single person, i guarantee you, every celebrity will bring up fracking. >> andrea: another issue they keep trying to drill holes, right? >> greg: get out of my hole. get the frac out of my hole. >> bob: that is too close to what i normally say. celebrities don't matter much except to raise money. i don't -- >> dana: do you think oprah matters? >> bob: yes. that mattered in her being the first time she campaigned. that mattered, yes. in 2008, obama enjoyed, you know, a wide scope of people. including somebody like oprah who came out for the firs

one star not on the list, but getting the social media campaign to be there is betty white, a facebooks close to 20,000 likes, but the buzz winner so far, that is the obama campaign's this seat is taken post. it was retweeted over 50,000 time, and the president's second-most retweeted post ever. romney's top tweet is this one, repeated 4900 times. romney's followers also just hit a major milestone. over 1 million. by contrast, thomas, the president's twitter account has over 19 million. >>> wasn't it facebook that got betty white to snl? >> that's right. >>> richard thank you so much with the digital deets. and he'll be with us to break down what we're watching. seek us out at hashtag msnbc. >>> a new e-book claims the former navy s.e.a.l. who wrote a tell-all book when the raid broke the unit's code of silence because of, quote, bad blood with his former unit. tonight msnbc will air a documentary on president obama, and talks about how that hist y historic event played. >> it would require invading pakistan's sovereign territory. intelligence put the odds at 50/50 that bin laden was e

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. >> betty white. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: betty white was next to you on the couch. >> she was next tond saw that. >> but the weird thing -- the hard thing for me to get used to was that johnny carson smoked during the show. i did not know that. so he would sit there he would talk to you and you were having a nice conversation and during the break, he would just take a quick -- "one second." and then he would keep talking. and so -- while during your segment, you would see this little -- little dangling cigarette butt smoldering all during your whole -- your whole thing. >> jimmy: how distracting. >> it was very distracting. but also you could see that johnny actually had better things to do than be on his show. [ laughter ] so the smoldering was really just his -- it was a metaphor for his anger. [ laughter ] he's like, "i can't believe i'm talking to pia zadora again." >> jimmy: he's like -- [ imitating johnny carson] "now, explain to me ducky." [ laughter ] but you also got to present at the academy awards. >> that same year, yes. >> jimmy: honor, 1986. >> again, 1986. did i wear a

former president clinton will say in his speech but in terms of celebrities, i just heard the name betty white whispered. i don't know if israel but i guess we'll find out soon enough. >> you can get real-time updates throughout the convention from the convention twitter wall that we built on cbssf.com. we will be streaming the proceedings throughout the week. >> trading trees for the stars. the path that l.a. is making for the space shuttle endeavor on its final journey >>,,,, >> this week and will mark two years since the pg&e pipeline exploded killing eight people in zambrano. more than 50 people were hurt and 38 homes were destroyed. today the mayor and state assemblyman jerry hill talked about bills to prevent a similar disaster >> the reality is it is too late for us and our neighborhood, it is too late for neighbors, but putting legislation like this in place is just in time perhaps keep another neighborhood from having this type of disaster >> the city will hold a remembrance at san bruno city park to mark the two-year anniversary >> the dumbarton bridge is back up and running. it reop

craig: betty white. justin beesh. someone dropped it. paul mccartney. paul mccartney. some other stuff. >> that is the future king of england. craig: he'll never be the king. >> the queen is never going to die? craig: no, i don't think so. i believe they developed some kind of special thing. she jumped out of a helicopter at the olympics. >> i love her. she is so bad ass. craig: she is like come on. let's do it for britain. >> you know she is reading "50 shades." i guarantee you. craig: there was a photograph of her last week. she was wearing a hoody driving a four-wheel drive car. >> she is gangsta. craig: she's like i'm the queen, bitches. >> are you saying she is going to have a dance mix? why not? we all do. can i ask you something? are you going to hit me? you look like you're going to hit me. it is your show, you can. but it probably would hurt. ok. so you and i actually are doing a similar gig. you did it last year. i have to ask you about this. i tour all the time prk large venues, small venn use. wherever they will pay me for my inpropet jokes. i'm doing somet

. >>> politico reports on an internet petition to have actress betty white speak at the convention beforeresident obama's speech thursday night. the 90-year-old star would essentially serve as hollywood's answer to clint eastwood appearance at the gop convention. >>> mitt romney will be spending some quality time with ohio senator rob portman, who is playing the role of president obama as the republican candidate's team travels to vermont to prepare for the debates. the "washington post" reports romney will spend the three days of the democratic convention doing his debate homework. >>> yesterday mitt romney was at his vacation home in new hampshire. taking his boat for a labor day swim and his wife got in some jet skiing. is nicki minaj really a republican voting for mitt romney as she raps on the latist mix tape trap from lil wayne? new york "daily news" reports the lyrics complain about the economy, but many think she will actually cast a ballot for president obama in november. >>> and a larger-than-life sand sculpture of president obama is big hit with democratic convention delegates

i'm going to put it up here next to betty white, tom, justin bieber, paul mccartney, paul mccartney.t do you think? should we give this little fella a name? geoff: sure. craig: what is a good name for him? geoff: pepino. craig: no, i was thinking -- george. geoff: george? craig: yeah, george peterson. geoff: george peterson? [laughter] craig: is that a real guy? well, i guess we'll find out. i'll put it up there. what happens when it goes bad? do they go bad? well, i guess we'll find out. [laughter] good night, everybody. good night. [ female announcer ] this is the story of joycelin... [ joycelin ] it was a typical morning. i was getting ready for work, and then i got this horrible headache, and then i blacked out. [ female announcer ] ...who thought she had reached the end of her story. [ joycelin ] the doctor told me i had two brain aneurysms and that one of them had ruptured. [ female announcer ] fortunately, she was treated at sutter health's california pacific medical center. [ joycelin ] the nurses and doctors were amazing, and they were like a second family to me. and now i'm

perhaps it was the year bea arthur beat out betty white. she got her emmy, too.here was "cheers." >> look who is here. >> reporter: but blimpy won. but rhea perlman, who played carla, won four other times. tomorrow morning, how will the "modern family" cast react? they faced those awkward moments before. >> so, that was so fun last night. >> so fun. >> yeah. >> great. >> a rough problem to have. our coverage begin just minutes from now on the red carpet and the emmys, right here on abc. diane here tomorrow night. good night.

perhaps it was the year bea arthur beat out betty white. she got her emmy, too.here was "cheers." >> look who is here. >> reporter: but blimpy won. but rhea perlman, who played carla, won four other times. tomorrow morning, how will the "modern family" cast react? they faced those awkward moments before. >> so, that was so fun last night. >> so fun. >> yeah. >> great. >> a rough problem to have. our coverage begins just minutes from now on the red carpet and the emmys, right here on abc. diane here tomorrow night. good night. [ romney ] my plan is to help the middle class. trade has to work for america. that means crack down on cheaters like china, it means open up new markets. next, we've got to balance the budget. you've got to cut the deficit. you've got to stop spending more money than we take in. and finally, champion small business. have tax policies, regulations, and healthcare policies that help small business. we put those in place;

there is a grass-roots movements to get betty white in here. an online petition has 5500 supporters. people are calling on her to give a speech in charlotte. a hollywood icon get a political introduction right. white came out and endorsed president obama if you months ago. her agent said she is working on two tv shows and she is not going to make it. >> she is a busy lady. hallie jackson, thank you. 75 degrees on tv hill. a tribute free local navy seal killed in afghanistan. >> the streets are getting back to normal in downtown baltimore. to normal in downtown baltimore. >> you're watching wbal-tv 11. live, local, late-breaking. this is 11 news today at 5:00 a.m. >> good morning. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. how the rose looking -- how on the roads looking? >> the grand prix closures are mostly gone. most of the major roadways are open. monument street is closed near patterson park. the sinkhole is shutting down that road. the report of some debris at franklin

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for best host. >> this is particularly satisfying since betty white always kicks my ass in our mixed martial arts class. >> reporter: anything can happen in hollywood. the only place where the director of the emmys can win an emmy for directing the tonys. the night's only standing ovation went to michael j. fox who proved to be an inspiration just by walking on stage to present. for cbs this morning, los angeles. >> i knew "homeland" had a lot of funs. this is a huge surprise they win so big and "mad men" would do so badly. >> big win for showtime and damien lewis and claire danes. i'm a fan of that show. watch it regularly. >>> newspapers now. >> this moshing's headlines from around the globe. "wall street journal" looks at the rising price of free checking accounts to avoid a monthly fee. customers must keep an average of $723 in checking accounts that pay no interest. that's 23% more than last year according to a survey by bank rate. banks are also raising atm and overdraft fees. >>> "the new york times" reports apple could be the first company to be valued at $1 trillion. a