blagojevich has served 16 months of that sentence so far. he was convicted of corruption, filling president obama's senate seat. >>> and the government of panama has seized a north korean ship says it may be carrying components of a suspected missile. panama's president posted this picture on twitter that appears to show a large, green object in the cargo hold. suspicions were aroused after the ship's captain tried to kill himself during the search of the vessel coming from cuba. >>> it could take several more days to determine the cause of death of cory monteith. an autopsy on the actor was inconclusive. monteith was found dead in his vancouver hotel room over the weekend. despite his long history of substance abuse, police say there's nothing to indicate he died of an overdose. but officials are awaiting a toxicology test. >>> the royal baby watch. the bottom line, there is no new heir to the throne. a possible hint, though, about when kate middleton and prince william will become parents comes from the baby's soon-to-be step grandmother.

blagojevich was sentenced to 14 years behind bars. >> today the senate could go nuclear. democratic senate majority leader harry reid will hold a vote on the nuclear option. that would lower the number of votes needed to end a filibuster from 50 to 51. that would make it easier for president obama's nominee to be approved. law americas went late into the night to reach a deal. >> i think a majority of the united states wants to work something out. it would establish a precedent that could change the rules in the middle of the game with a simple majority vote. >> reed says republicans have constantly held up nominees. republicans point out over 1500 have been confirmed and just four were defeated. >> an extreme weather alert day two of a dangerous heat wave underway now. millions of people dealing with temperatures well into the 90s from the great lakes to maine. >> this could be one of the longest lasting heat waves we have seen in a long time. maria molina has more on that. >> you are right. we are talking about a longer heat wave than we have seen in a while across the

lawyers for former illinois governor rod blagojevich filed an appeal.sentenced to 14 years in federal prison. charges include trying to auction off barack obama's senate seat after he was elected president. rod blagojevich has served 15 months of his seen sense to far. >>> fort ap hill to virginia, a region in west virginia, the first year girls from the scouts venturing program are participating. but the boy scouts banned most who are morbidly obese from taking part. >>> the moon which has a diameter of just 12 miles is orbiting the planet neptune. thisth moon is so small it couldn't be verified with one photo. astronomers had to combine several images to check it out. it's currently called s/2004 n 1. the moon now awaits a real name. >> i like 1/2004. >>> a nonprofit fighting to end homelessness one meal at a time. we show you the work they're doing in today's hero central. >> the biggest thing i learned is build my self-esteem, my confidence, self-image. >> reporter: 55-year-old james took the first step to improving his life after dining at miriam's

. >> lawyers for imprisoned foam illinois governor rod blagojevich filed an appeal of the 14-year sentence. he was convicted in 2011 for corruption including the bid to profit from his power to appoint someone to the senate seat vacated by president obama. the appeal cite as juror who expressed bias and claimed a judge banned evidence that would help in his defense. >> the top leader of mexico's most feared and violent drug cartel is in police custody. mexican authorities say morales was captured yesterday near the border accused of laundering millions of drug procedures through united states businesses. the state department offered $5 million reward to him. experts say the arrest is unlikely to diminish violence in mexico's border states. >> new attitude at the ball pack, rules will change the way teens deal with discrimination. >> welcome back at 4:52. the east bay regional park district will vote on a master plan to expand the park system. the "contra costa times" reports the district is considering 16 new sites in alameda and contra costa counties, part of an expansion project includin

lawyers for former illinois governor rob blagojevich are appealing his sentence. >>> the campaign is over but president obama's re-election effort is still $3 million in the red. his primary committee obama for america is in be debt to vendors, consultants and other service provirsd. >>> texas state senator wendy davis pulled a nearly $1 million last month. the fort worth democrat has been mentioned as a possible 2014 gubernatorial candidate but has not announce ad run. >>> senator marco rubio a potential 2016 presidential candidates raked in $3 million in the second quarter. he's raised $5 million just since the beginning of the year. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> now for the latest on this heat wave. bill karins is here. this is my favorite time of the year. >> you love the heat. do you go out in the sun. >> in the sun. >> you bring a both. water with you? >> i sweat. i love it. this is my time. >> do you turn the ac on? >> in my house. >> just checking. >> i don't want the baby and dog to suffer. >> here's what we're dealing with as far as the forecast. alrea

his successor rob blagojevich is still in the big house. that's going to do it for your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> nbc's dylan dryer joins us now with this july 4th weather. >> everybody wants to know if the fireworks are going off without a hitch this evening and most of the country they will. we're not looking at too much rain up and down the east coast. most of it is down in the southeast, especially interior southeast areas like western, north and south carolina, into the atlanta area and the panhandle of florida. couple pop-up showers and storms in the southwest which is an area that could really use some rain right now. heavy rain continuing to stream in off the gulf of mexico. you have that tropical nature to these rain showers, so that means they will produce heavier downpours. there's the possibility in atlanta, parts of tennessee and kentucky and especially the panhandle of florida. areas could pick up three to five inches of rain in the next 48 hours. excessive heat warnings still in effect in the southwest but tempe

blagojevich has served six months of that term so far. he was convicted of corruption, including a plan to profit from appointing someone to fill president obama's senate seat. >>> jurors in michael jackson's trial heard from his mother. aeg lawyers played a tape from her deposition. she said she didn't expect him to tour for long. earlier a witness for the plaintiff testified jackson could have made more than $1 billion from concert tour and las vegas show. >>> ed ward snowden is more than stuck in that the moscow airport. now russian president vladimir putin is turning up the pressure. yesterday he called snowden, quote, an unwelcome presence from the u.s., and putin said he expects snowden to leave russia as soon as he has a chance. >>> a would-be robber is behind bars after a dramatic standoff in a convenient store near pittsburgh. surveillance cameras capture the confrontation. he walks in the store, the clerk whips out his own gun. the two struggle until the clerk literally kicked him on it of the store. the question here is, why di

. >> lawyers for imprisoned former governor of illinois flag flag flag -- rod blagojevich have filed an appeal for corruption and trying to appoint someone to president obama's not seat. a judge is claimed to have banned evidence that would help in the defense according to a juror. >> the top leader of mexico's most feared drug cartel is in custody, captures early yesterday near the united states and mexican border and accused of laundering millions of drug proceeds through businesses. the state department offered $5 million reward if him but experts say the arrest is unlikely to diminish violence in mexican border states. >> imagine upgrading your smartphone each year rather than every two years. a cell phone giant is making it happen. we tell you about the catch. >> a new attitude at ballpark and the rules announced that will change the way teams deal with discrimination. >> this afternoon the east bay regional park district will vote on a master plan to expand the park system. the "contra costa times" reports the district is reporting 16 new park sites for an expansion project inc

. >>> the filing comes 16 months after blagojevich reported to to prison and less than an hour of thedline.. he was found guilty of trying to sell barack obama's senate seat. >>> a a woman who killed a prince george's officer. the crash killed officerce christopher young. margaret anne licky was sentenced in court on monday. md young was on his motorcycle responding to another call. when licky with her green lighth turned her minivan into young'ss path. she claims she did not see the lights, or hear the sigh lens, young's family is considering aa civil lawsuit. >>> time for the white edition of the morning line. >>> very smooth, you know, whatw i sometimes i feel like on this show, i don't give your due, so i want to open up support of you. you go ahead and tell us whathat you want to do on the morning line. >> you are a funny man. >> sarah liked that, she is laughing over there. we like what we saw of pryce bre harper competition.ion. the all-star festivities really began with the home run derby. for us locally to see brycee harper and crush davis are the two guys in the area that we

. >>> former illinois governor, rob blagojevich is asking an appeals court to look at a conviction saying a juror was biased against him. the judge excluded evidence that could have helped his case and his 14-year prison term was too harsh. the lawyers filed the appeal 30 minutes before a midnight deadline. >>> good news for 401(k)s and other investments. the dow and s&p 500 went to a new all time high boosted by strong earnings reports. it was up 20 points closing at 15,484. the s&p was two points higher to 1682. it's the third straight session where the indexes set highs. >>> this is a bizarre story. a chinese woman got stuck inside walls. these pictures right here, these are from eastern china. the woman was trying to take a shortcut when she got stuck. the owners of the house thought her cries were from a ghost. that's right, a ghost. they left her there for seven hours. they didn't look into it more until the next morning. when fire crews arrived, they were able to set her free in about 20 minutes. can you imagine if you are clauser phobic? don't get me started. >> a ghost? >> a ghos

blagojevich has served six months of that term so far.ncluding a plan to profit from appointing someone to fill president obama's senate seat. >>> jurors in michael jackson's wrongful death trial against concert giant aeg heard from the singer's mother. aeg lawyers played a tape from katherine jackson's deposition. she said she was surprised by his tour and didn't expect him to tour for long. earlier a witness for the plaintiff testified jackson could have made more than $1 billion from a lengthy concert tour and a las vegas show. >>> leaker edward snowden seems more than stuck at that airport in moscow. he said he would apply for asylum in russia, but the status of his application is unclear. now russian president vladimir putin is turning up the pressure. yesterday he called snowden, quote, an unwelcome presence from the u.s. -- present from the u.s., i should say, and putin said he expects snowden to leave russia as soon as he has a chance. >>> a would-be robber is behind bars after a dramatic standoff with a convenient store clerk nea

. >>> new this morning, lawyers for former illinois governor rod blagojevich appealing his corruption convictions and 14-year prison sentence. the democrat was entered into a colorado prison 16 months ago. jurors convicted the 56-year-old for wide-ranging corruption including trying to profit from appointing someone to fill the vacant state senate seat left by president barack obama. >>> jodi arias will make another plea for her life today. she'll ask a judge to throw out a jury's finding that made her eligible for the death penalty. prosecutors are deciding whether to ask a new jury to decide her fate. the jury that convicted her of murder could not decide on her sentence. if it did determine that arias killed her ex-boyfriend in an especially cruel manner. >>> happening today, they'll swear in a new police chief. kevin davis will take the oath of office later this morning. if he looks familiar, he's the former assistant chief in prince george's county. former chief larry toliver resigned in may. >>> maryland's board of elections is looking closely at contributions baker received whe

. >>> new this morning, lawyers for former illinois governor rod blagojevich have appealed his corruption convictions and 14-year prison sentence. the democrat entered a colorado prison 16 months ago. jurors convicted the 56-year-old for wide-ranging corruption including trying to profit from appointing someone to fill the vacant state senate seat left by president barack obama. >>> 5:18 now. jodi arias will ask a judge to throw out a jury's finding that made her eligible for the death penalty. prosecutors are deciding whether to put together a new jury to decide if she gets the death penalty. that's because the jury that convicted her of murder couldn't decide on her sentence. that jury did determine that arias killed her ex-boyfriend in an especially cruel manner. that's what today's hearing is about. >>> the arrest of one of mexico's most notorious gangsters will likely not stop the violence along the u.s./mexico border. but experts say with miguel angel trevino morales in custody, it is a big blow to that group's command structure. mexican marines arrested him. they intercepted a pick

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hopefully the same will be true for the other convicted governor rob blagojevich completing his 14-years know? >> i would like to know what governor christie thinks of walker's decision to sign on a friday evening, a holiday weekend, a piece of legislation that severely restricts women's rights to have an abortion. >> dave. >> should know house republicans having town hall meetings, including head judiciary, one immigration soft point they have been finding, when asked if they think young children brought to this country by their parents, they are generally saying yes. they realize the politics there and are trying to find a way out on the issue. >> people ask me all the time if the democrats can take back the house in 2014. people should know strongest cater of midterm perform an is president's approval. when he gets above 55%, do well, below that poorly. right now barack obama is 46%. democrats have work to do before the house is in play. >> george bush off the sidelines after self-imposed silence, he's been talking about immigration reform and backing it at a speech at the presidenti

. >> first up in "the chicago tribune" rod blagojevich is back, he's appealing his conviction, he wasenate seat. >>> the risk of high blood pressure for american kids has shot up by 27% over the last 13 years. yale university researchers blame thickening waistlines and more salt in the diets for the increase. >>> and from "the wall street journal" new fossil evidence proofz proves t. rex was a hunter. the tooth buried in the spine of another dinosaur proves he was a hunter and not a scavenger. we go toalson kosik with today's business minutes. >> the dow and nasdaq closing at their highest level since the last decade. >>> mercer consulting says employers expect workers salaries to go up next year by an average of 2.9%. let me ask you this who works the hardest, those who live in mexico. mexicans work about 519 hours more than the typical american for an annual pay of $9,885. chile comes in second, korea comes in third. >>> now let's get to indra petersons outside with the weather. >> it's a hot one, many cities dealing with the heat wave, southern new england, d.c., new york, philadel

passing the senate without dissent and the state house with only two nays before then governor rod blagojevichere's also, you know, statistics out of florida, i believe, that show that minorities in some ways have been on the benefiting side of stand your ground. it's complicated. politically, especially. >> you know, i'd say this. a wise man changes a full never. and whether this legislation may have been placed on the books in well-meaning legislators may have voted for it sometime ago doesn't mean that in light of how it's been utilized, in light of its application, that it's not time to review it. if the goal is public safety and if the goal is to try to create communities across the nation where people are not at odds with each other, communities across the nation where one can be the aggressor in a fight and then turn around and claim stand your ground self-defense. it's helpful. it's important to have that reexamination. no law is fixed in stone till the end of time. >> tina brown, obviously, though, there are a lot of inconsistencies here. i'm sure many would love to hear the president