we're talking about mommy bloggers.followers that companies are sponsoring them, sending them free products and paying them in exchange for a plug. is it legal? is it ethical? we'll get into that. >>> and the perils of the first pitch. every president since william howard taft has thrown one out. some more successfully than others. barack obama gets his first shot at tuesday night's all-star game. we sent our own john berman to a minor league ballpark to see just how difficult this is. maybe pick up some tip for mr. obama. >> give us a heads-up on that. first, we turn to david wright in for ron claiborne. >>> good morning, guys. at the running of the bulls in pamplona, spain, four runners seriously gored when a lone bull and began to attack. seven others were injured. >>> officials in pakistan say five police officers and a forestry agent were killed. unknown gunmen targeted the patrol that was checking out the report of a bullet-ridden body. >>> in new delhi, india, three workers died under the collapse of a bridge und

that's what bloggers are excited about. they are going to pull him over toward the left end of the [ inaudible ] not popular with the country. >> i'm not sure we a lot of answers after the media after that news conference. we have to take a break. we have extras available on our website including some of the spirited discussions that appear during the break. we will be back in two minutes with this. >> announcer: he witnessed the news he reported the news. to some he was the pinnacle of television news reporting. was walter cronkite the last of his breed? >> racial tensions make headlines following the president's remarks. did the news media play a role? the results are in. beauty editors and research institutes are seeing results. [ male announcer ] best cleanser, essence magazine. hydrates better than the $350 cream. [ female announcer ] most importantly, women are seeing results. and still no drastic measures. olay regenerist. >>> thisa@ is my last broadcast as anchorman a moment i've long planned but comes with some sad

that's what bloggers are excited about. they are going to pull him over toward the left end of the [ inaudible ] not popular with the country. >> i'm not sure we a lot of answers after the media after that news conference. we have to take a break. we have extras available on our website including some of the spirited discussions that appear during the break. we will be back in two minutes with this. >> announcer: he witnessed the news he reported the news. to some he was the pinnacle of television news reporting. was walter cronkite the last of his breed? >> racial tensions make headlines following the president's remarks. did the news media play a role? details next on news watch. wwww you have questions. who can give you the financial advice you need? where will you find the stability and resources to keep you ahead of this rapidly evolving world? these are tough questions. that's why we brought together two of the most powerful names in the industry. introducing morgan stanley smith barney. here to rethink wealth managem

the president is also recruiting bloggers. spoke for about 25 palestinians on hand with a picked group of progressive bloggers on monday. now, he wants them to keep the heat on congress, and ask them to join the fight against the misinformation. >> one of things i know that blogs are best at is debunking myths that can slip through a lot of traditional media outlets and convention alwisdom. and that's why you play an important role in the weeks to come. >>> president obama has got his bloggers. joining me, one guy on that call, sam steen, political reporter. what is he doing? >> yeah, this was like you mention, another chance for the president to bring another arm to the fire u essentially. he called on the bloggers to keep the pressure on democratic senators and to service sort of fact checkers for the media, some of the best thing they can do. some of the best questions asked by the most prominent progressive bloggers in the country. the president was very clear he wants to get this done, but also clear he's going to need a

let the bigger bashing blogger sell their doom and fear. and in my recession for hope, jump on this bandwagon. let's take a closer look at this merrill report from irc, their research investment committee.e. the firm breaks it down in several ways, i'm quoting from it. growth forecast. where's my line? that's my line. growth forecasts are up. that's not a very good line there. we go. clear. now, let's try it. growth forecasts are up. cash should be reduced. that means you ought to get out there and buy some stocks. that's what they're saying. merrill lynch adds -- let me step over to here. we are bullish on global equities. meaning, yeah, you got to buy some stocks.s. you get what i'm saying? now, let's clear that baby. take a look at this. give recovery a chance. they're almost like, quoting john lennon. as they say, encouragingly, our global economists believe the global recession ended in q2 and a fragile recovery has begun. heck, i'll take any kind of hope i can get. thank you, guys. the merrill guys are appealing to emotion. as i said

you know, she's been on bloggers after she came back to the state after the election in november and one moment in particular hit home and i spoke to her. there was a picture that a blogger put up on the blog post with her son, she was holding her son and on her son's face, trig, it was not trig's face, but a bloggers face so it hit home that you know, this is a family issue for her and she wants to avoid that type of distraction. i think there are a lot of factors for why she's stepping down. that is certainly one of them, the fact had a she's got so much in legal bills and i think she thought she was being less effective than she thought she could be on national issues, something she wants to put forward whether in 2012 or somebody who wants to have a say on the national issues without the constraint of the alaska politics and bloggers that were facing her every step of the way here in the state. >> she's got a lot of support in the state of alaska. you talked about her being greeted as a rock star, she really is, a huge celebrity, she's now a citizen and not in the public eye, i h

>> i think a lot of the level of the bloggers and the critical bloggers about sarah palin, they're makingme mistake that's been made throughout history with sarah palin, to underestimate her. she's clearly accomplished a lot and a lot more tenacious or a fighter than anyone gives her credit for. we don't have to discuss whether or not she's a political mastermind, because she has done a lot of things other people have not been able to do. we need to respect her on those terms. people would rather dismiss her at caribou barbie, which is a funny line but it doesn't convey what she accomplished. >> jamie: we'll follow the sweets, the facebook postings, everything that she has to say about what is next right here on fox. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> eric: liz trotta will be here in 25 minutes to weigh in on the media and sarah palin. you won't want to miss what she has to say. meanwhile, president obama will head to moscow later tonight. the effort to strengthen u.s. relations with russia. a top former kgb spy has a warning for the president. you'll hear it next when he joins us live.

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yes, i have a blogger on my #ñ side. let's bring him right here in studio.do jerena, an executive chef. he has his own blog. "mad money fun." that's where he blogs about long-term stock fix. we have you on, because i noted on friday you wrote almost a live letter to me on your blog the other day, right? >> i wouldn't say love letter. >> you're basically saying, where's the love and why aren't people paying more attention to the show? how often do you write a blog? >> about a weekly. >> a weekly. >> i talk about long-term stock picks. >> do you read other blogs? >> sure, i do. >> maybe you can give me insight. why are these guys so ticked, mean, angry? >> jealousy. >> jealousy? >> jealousy. dennis, you do a great show. i feel you do a fantastic job. you're upfront, you're real, you do a fantastic job with all that. >> wow -- but, i have to tell you with all due respect, you suck. >> not at all. >> you're an executive chef at a big-brand hotel in the new jersey area. you have a nice little finger on the pulse of the economy. i'm saying the recession is over. w

mean cynical blogger would trash me. >> hey, dennis is on the warpath, taking on the world's bloggers. whose side are you on? the real deal with dennis kneale. "cnbc reports" week nights at 8:00 eastern. announcer: some people buy a car based on the deal they get. - others buy the car of their dreams. - ( beeps ) during the lexus golden opportunity sales event, you can do both. it's an opportunity today. it's a lexus forever. special lease offers now available on the 2009 es 350. a heart attack at 53. i had felt fine. but turns out... my cholesterol and other risk factors... increased my chance of a heart attack. i should've done something. now, i trust my heart to lipitor. when diet and exercise are not enough, adding lipitor may help. unlike some other cholesterol lowering medications, lipitor is fda approved to reduce the risk... of heart attack, stroke, and certain kinds of heart surgeries... in patients with several common risk factors... or heart disease. lipitor has been extensively studied... with over 16 years of research. lipitor is not for everyone, including people with li

this came up to roy bloggers who has a talk show in anchorage.he fbi has actually taken the unusual step of coming out to say that we are not investigating her. they admitted that it was unusual for them to comment on whether or not there is an investigation. but they said they could not go without commenting. she and her family have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars defending her against ethics allegations. megyn: now she is coming out on quitter and using facebook to update folks on where she stands. my understanding is that on a facebook page, she went off on the media for once again misunderstanding her. >> she did at have any media availability. there was estranged press conference on friday afternoon. she was out there and saying what she wanted to. trying to keep up with facebook and twitter, we found out what was going on. she has been getting her side of the story out. another twitter that came from her yesterday, "trying to get the truth to you, no fbi scandal." she is keeping up regularly, her best way to communicate. she says tha

kneale would rather focus on blogger anonymity. think the markets will fall back down that fall. sudden decline like 30% from already low levels and yet this economy is beginning to rebuild. there's a chance a second quarter could come in a positive gdp growth because better deficits came out last friday but wood man says i have no interest in discussing details, saying, quote, this is all a game. anyone who thinks kneale was wants an insightful conversation is truly an idiot. wood shedder says i am disgusted of what i have become, that i have sold out and now, as he says, cnbc's clown, complete with a big red nose and goofy shoes. hey now, that's where i draw the line. i wear really nice shoes. despite this, do i regret coming here, wish i could be a pulitzer prize again? it goes to print journalist, babe. i'm on tv now, at cnbc and proud of it. anuncer: what's your cialis ment? whwhen at last we're alone. when we both decide. announcer: today, guys with erectileysfuncon can be ready with another ding option from cialis. cias for

. >> reporter: the stalkers are actually fans and bloggers. >> it is the first time real world has had to deal with twitter. >> reporter: the real world production crew doesn't want the attention. after the cast went in the house and commotion was over i began interviewing some of the people standing on the sidewalk. what did the real world photographers do? >> everyone is trying to have fun. it is showing the dawn of the new era with twitter. d.c . has the most bloggers so it will give a play by play no matter what happens. >> reporter: if you can't make them leave why don't you just make them part of the show. these fans were asked to sign release forms so they might have are came owe and it made them happy. it won't make them go away with blogs and twitter. this city is watching every move. welcome to the real world real world. >> that was lindsay. >>> we'll leave you now with some of the sites and sounds from the memorial service of michael jackson's. have a great weekend. >> we remember this man by celebrating his life and all of the love he brought to our own lives. [ music ] >>

he thinks i have picked this fight with bloggers to build some buzz.ot to tell you, i'll take any buzz i can get. i want more people to watch this show. i am not making this up, i am not manufacturing outrage. when i say bloggers and their followers hide behind the cow d cowardly cloak of anonymity when i call them how vicious and h o homophobic and negative they are i mean every word of it. in high school i wrote a mean review of the chorus and it caused a small riot in the newspaper office but the principal refused to suspend me. he said it would violate the first amendment. when i joined the "wall street journal" early in my career i was told we never publish a mean, bashing comment about someone if it comes from an off-the-record anonymous source. it's unfair and wrong. when i was managing editor at "forbes," the last edited was on the malicious masked mob on the internet and damaging anonymity is and cnbc got a lot more personal. isn't it time they tore off their sissy mask and stood up for what i believe in? i do it every day, every night. thanks

most bloggers, the good ones, suffer from blogger burnout. they get too obsessed like anything and there's people who run too much and some people who ski too much and read too many books and don't socialize too much. everything in balance. you know, you might have, you know, some terrible disease that you can't relate to anybody because nobody has this particular disease but you go online and you meet 20 people instantly who have that and you can immediately start talking to them, you know, that's an incredible advantage to the online world you can go meet people and socialize with them and that's very powerful. but you are correct. that there's no substitute for real world communication. i think we're evolving as a species to include this new layer of communication, this new layer of, you know, interacting. but if people told you 100 years ago we would be watching 50 hours of tv a week or whatever it is that the average american watches, you would think that's incredibly, you know, science fiction and not possible. >> i think we will learn

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we can't be doing that. >> now they want to be bloggers. congressman campbell, we have to wrap, sir. so great oftu be with us. thank you so much and letting the real dealers get a shot at you. you guys are not finished. we have a doctor that it has the president's plan he will explain why and you guys gate chance to jump on him, too. later tonight. and we're talking about the pharma stocks that could get a jump or drop because of the plan and this could impact broader averages the next topic. tomorrow squawk on the streets 9:00 eastern and talking about quarterly numbers and obama-care. we are back in two minutes. crest pro-health provides... ...unbeatable protection against plaque and gingivitis vs. the leading mouthwash. it kills 99% of germs, helps prevent plaque and gingivitis, keeps teeth cleaner longer, and freshens breath... ...without the burn of alcohol. crest pro-health to being able to manage your diabetes properly. it's very important for me to uh check my blood sugar before i go on stage. sings, irksz lgtsds duhe lexus gn oppor

blogger carl denninger last night.ore that an exclusive with google's eric schmidt, google ceo, smart blogger you've never heard of, what to do. we cut carl's time in half. i got a dennis kneale page on twitter and accusations a-plenty that led to this, a ploger on a site called ibankcoin.com, get it, i make a lot of money. he writes "naturally cnbc is for [ expletive ] hats. is that the best you can do? he writes "this dennis character is beshmirching those who blog." he goes to the secrecy of the vote, protection for informants and whistle-blowers and says look here, ex-pleive, some people have important things to say and require anone nimit to do so. let's read through some of the comments posted to the fly's rant. one arodite observer says, "dennis kneale fondles cats." here's some shrewd competitive intelligence from another poster, "is that a dead squirrel on his head? someone should hit it with a broom." there's this one, the bottom will come l when kramer and company are dragged off the cnbc studios and hung fr

maybe some barber blogger will set me up and monday you will hear i got poked. then it occurred to me someone out there makes me feel a bit like sally field. they like me, they really like me. that's one down. and umpteen thousand anonymous pot-shot happy bloggers to go. bring it on, guys. and let's see. what i got here, dennis showed his star about two months ago and up hear nothing about it. no advertiser or commercials. okay, yeah. so good i want to repeat it twice. i love this blogger. thank you, ma'am or guy. especially ma'am. i'm dennis kneale. that's all for us tonight. "cnbc reports" is back on monday. have a great weekend and good night.  oh, hi! welcome to progressive.com. are you all right? a ferocious white whale wrecked my boat. well, i'm sure we can help you, captain... ahab. well, it looks like you haven't had a claim in over four years, so you don't have to pay a deductible. that means you saved $500! $500? i could get an electronic fish-finder.

and then blogger chuck says the beer summit was a good idea. it shows that real men should be able to sit down and hash out their differences. wouldn't it be nice if world leaders could do this as opposed to wars? cnn.com/robin. we share your thoughts with you today. >> richard, thank you. and very good to our viewers. >>> what happens to the cars turned in for the cash for clunkers program? that about wraps it up. the engine gets a lethal injection that makes it stop permanently and the cars are crushed. they go into a shredder that turns them into mulch much. it's to make sure they are never back on the road. >>> the military had to scramble fighter jets when a plane veered way off its flight plan. this happened last night and nor rad says it send two f-16s to tail a single engine plane when it blew past its destination. it crashed near henderson, west virginia. killing the pilot. fighter pilots never had any luck contracting the pilot. affiliate wsaz reports the pilot had apparently passed out. >>> michael vick could be close to signing with

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williams is actually appeared on rosenberg's site as a guest blogger. now if everyone else could get along so well. >> well, the two sides have a little more time to work out their differences. the "real world" is expected to continue taping through september or october. >>> the watergate hotel made famous by presidential scandal failed to attract new buyers at a recent auction. the neighbors are hoping that complex rich with history will reopen. tom sherwood has the story. >> reporter: at the watergate flower shop, joe has been the manager for 25 years selling to visitors, residents, and before it closed two years ago, the watergate hotel. >> we used to get a lot of business from the hotel. i mean not only the hotel itself but also the guests staying and the events they had there. >> reporter: inside the walls of the watergate complex, a unique washington community of high end apartments and a multilevel shopping plaza, residents and business owners look past the political history that made watergate famous. >> it is self-contained. we have 55% garden

dc has the most bloggers anywhere.s definitely going to make it a point to give a play by play no matter what happens. >> reporter: they even targeted two women sitting in a parked convertible. >> that stopped me. >> reporter: real world, if you can't make them leave why not make them part of the show. these fans were asked to sign release forms so they might have a cameo and that made them happy. >> i will be at home. >> but it won't make them go away especially with flogs, twitter and flickr, this city is watching every move. so welcome to the real world, real world. i'm lindsey mastis, 9 news now and wusa9.com. >>> now, lindsey talked to dc councilman jack evans about her confrontation with the real world production crew. he says they can ask people to move if they need to film on the street or sidewalk but shouldn't have blocked lindsey's filming. somebody in the crowd reported the confrontation between lindsey than crew. it is on youtube and you can get a link at our website, wusa9.com. click on district news to f

yet again, this goes into the argument of the so-called citizen journalists and bloggers doing the work the main stream media used to even though they complain there is a place for them at the table. i actually have not found the majority of sarah palin's coverage sexist as a woman and i'm someone who actually does not dislike her more of my liberal friends do. i don't think you can have it both ways when it comes to coverage. a lot of the coverage sarah palin received, she's very attractive. she's an attractive-looking woman and that has helped in some of her coverage. i don't think you can turn around and play both sides of the fence. >> let me jump in here because i have someone i want to move on to, another story that was overshadow oed this week, nevada senator john ensign and his former aide doug hampton whose wife had an affair with the senator gave an interview which he talked about, among other things, how ensign's family, ensign's parents paid $96,000 to cindy to make her go away. let's roll some of that interview. >> you need to be made financially hole because john ensign de

. >> what, the only three positive bloggers in the entire universe? they are trashing the heck out of me. and you have the nice comments. >> i had a good day. usually i'm on the attack and defensive. i had a pretty good day. and a couple still up for tomorrow. heck when they say nice things, we have to encourage that, incentivize it. >> i would give almost anything for a couple nice things. >>> cnbc reports" starts right now. >> tonight on "cnbc reports" it's contagious. optimism abounds. >> second quarter earnings i think will be good in general. >> now more than ever, it's important to remember dennis' call two weeks ago. >> this horrible, frightening recession, is ending now. >> the dow and s & p showing new signs of life after the big pre-fourth of july sell-off. still problems to fight. the federal minimum wage is about to jump and dennis is taking aim at that. explaining why it spells danger for his recovery. speaking of danger, vice president joe biden is talking economy as well. dennis gives his take tonight. >>> and with california on the edg

this blogger starts out by saying, quote, as for dennis' breathless provision that the recession is nowr, that picture on the score is about as clear as mud. he did mix his seven different metaphors, champagne, connect the dots, deep seeded suspicion, and he offers nine hurdles to the economic hout outlook. they are very well researched. he runs through the wealth effect, heavy change of debt, unemployment, mortgage results, blah, blah, blah. what he leaves out is sentiment. what this guy misses is that why the numbers are still way down, they are bottomed and are beginning to turn up. look at the litany of hope here, guys. the latest fed report came out yesterday shows the recession is easing. jobless claims are falling. housing prices they have just hit bottom. sales of cars and cell phones and laptops and computer chips are set for a rebound. corporate earnings are benefiting from early in deep cost cutting. businesses are spending more on factories and equipment. and you know what? their inventories are low. they've got to restock soon. and who knows. we could get a surprise in the

a blogger snapped the photos tuesday. metro recently adopted a zero tolerance policy on the use of electronics by train and bus operators. >>> president obama is playing host at the white house tonight. he's having beers with harvard professor henry gates and cambridge police sergeant james crowley. it follows the uproar over gates' arrest adds the president's criticism of the cambridge police department. >>> a guilty plea today from a hit-and-run driver who killed this ten-year-old little girl. the driver michael eton left the scene and led police on a 14-hour manhunt before he finally turned himself in. police say he was drunk and driving nearly 100 miles per hour when his landover slammed into the back of this family's suv. roz plater is live in the courthouse with new details. >> reporter: there were tears on both sides in this courtroom today, both from the family of the ten year-old little girl who dieand for the mother of the man who took responsibility for that child's life today in this courtroom in a plea deal.

. >> listen to this, some liberal bloggers in her state have suggested that she was leaving because of investigation or ethical snafu. well, her lawyer came out swinging yesterday and said that these are secure lus attacks, to the extent that liberal blogger, shannon moore, now claiming as fact that governor palin resigned because she's under investigation for embezzlement or wrongdoing, we will be exploring legal option this is week to address such defamation, he went on to say that between blogger, media outlites, he named the new york times, if anybody says anything about these, that she will sue them for defamation. >> and that's exactly what i was just talking about, nixon analogy going after the media. she weaks police sit saying the attacks and "the washington post" saying she may have resigned from office because she want today shield her family from all of the attacks which have been unfair. >> she may have and the fbi in alaska confirming there is no investigation into this supposed embezzlement scandal, there's no indictment coming down the road and that's what this liberal

this blogger calls himself blinders.rites about how it's silly to celebrate a minor increase in home sales from one month to the next when sales and prices remain down 20% from this time a year ago. call it dennis kneale accounting. we get a couple of normal seasonal housing starts, housing sold and every idiot on tv claims the recession is over and we have a housing bottom and blinders says, "sorry, but it doesn't work that way." actually, sir, oh, yes, it does. it's all about the anticipation, baby! that's why stocks start rising six to nine months before the economy reaches a turnaround. less work is the new up guy and it will lift our spirits and make us feel better and that will help this recovery fare better than most folks expect. i'm dennis kneale. that's all for us tonight. "cnbc reports" and i are back at 8:00 tomorrow. thanks for being with us. crest pro-health provides... ...unbeatable protection against plaque and gingivitis vs. the leading mouthwash. it kills 99% of germs, helps prevent plaque

two bloggers spoke about the viability of newspapers.this is just under an hour. >> to my right is nick denton, my longtime friend who founded crocker media. to my left is jason, who founded it weblogs.inc. inches nnchings c. i do. when you see me think that way just think of the music. janes founded weblog's inc. then went on the found the hollow. i happened to moderate a session with them in 2005 when they were at each other's throats competing at the start of weblogs. i think it improved weblogs as a result. the whole thing. small w. as a business. yes. but improved gawker. unfortunately for you, they're very friendly now and not as contention and angry but we'll see what comes out of them. why don't we start with yesterday? there was a session -- we were all a part of the media crack-up. so yesterday afternoon and last night there was a session with varies luminaries trying to talk about trying to grasp for a future business model for media. what did you think of the thinking so far? >> this is my first time at the ideas festival and

some bloggers speculated she might be under investigation for criminal wrongdoings. her spokesman says there is no such investigation. she will be exploring possible defamation lawsuits. sean parnell will take her place. >>> one woman is dead and several people hurt after a tour bus plowed in a rock ledge in a adirondack mountains. the bus rolled on to its side and one women was killed. the bus crashed around 3:00 this morning in lake georgia new york. no word where the bus was headed. >>> we have an update on deadly fireworks explosion on okracoke island. a third person has died from injuries when a truck carrying a load of fireworks blew apart. the truck suddenly exploded. two other people were critically injured in the blast. they were part of the crew setting up for the show. federal investigators are looking into what caused the explosion. >>> a lightning strike killed one man and injured a dozen others in lakeland, florida. a sheriff said the lightning came out of nowhere. >> we know there was no rain at the time. there were a few clouds moving in the area, acc

let's watch the video of one liberal blogger. this is mike stark trying to get a straight answer out of some members of congress on this birther question. >> i would like to tau to you but -- >> quick question. >> no, no. >> do you believe barack obama was born in the united states? >> you know, i have to go right now. i wish i could talk to you right now. >> people are going to think i'm tugging you. >> what i don't know is why the president can't produce a birth certificate. i don't know anybody else that can't produce one. i think that's a legitimate question. no health records, no birth certificate -- >> he's produced a certificate of live birth, right? >> i don't believe so. >> no, he has. chris matthews held it up on "hardball" the other night. >> talk to chris matthews. >> you can talk to me mr. blount. i think he's playing games here, guys, because he knows you can't get a passport unless you show your birth certificate. you can't do a lot of things without showing it. this guy has produced his birth certificate. this hea

sofia nelson is a washington-based blogger. her editorial about the gates' arrest actually appears in today's "the root" an online magazine who, by the way, editor in chief happens to be professor gates. sofia is joining us right now. good to see you. >> hey, fred, good to see you. >> okay. you write in your blog today that the words from the president were politically necessary. you make reference to his conversation about race back in 2008. as being measured, but not this time. yesterday when he spoke out, he was a lot more direct. so, does this -- is that the moment that helps to precipitate these lessons that should be pulled from what we witnessed this week? making this a teaching moment. >> well, i do think it's a teachable moment. i think the president was correct. and what i argued in the piece today was that i didn't feel that the president should have apologized, and i was glad that he did not offer a direct apology, but instead he walked back his comments a little bit and put them in context. but i do think he was mo

those moranic bloggers have come out swinging.harlie, are we inflating these guys and girls to be on their relevance by mentioning them? >> it's kind of like child abuse on our part. >> how? >> because they are like -- not -- listen, i think we are inflating them a little bit in terms of their importance. that's why i mean it's like child abuse. beating up on the semi defenseless. here's the thing. what i find interesting about this, you know, people get a lot of their information off the web, and you know, here are a group of people constantly opining. take us out of it. but here are a group of people constantly opining with aliases. there was one blogger that attacked me for making fun of the one guy's name that is an ailey asiehing george elliott was an alias for a woman, too. the point is they're pining and critiquing and explaining things and in a semi factual way or allegedly factual way with aliases, i think we are doing a service by pointing out that these are people with huge ax toes grind. list these guys all invest. you

hangs out there during the month-çlong august 3, people pt it out there on the internet, and the bloggerspick it up -- if it hangs that there during the month-long august break. his promises are not true. i am just trying to use whatever language i need to get his attention and the attention of the american people. the fact is he is not for reform be and he voted against everything we put up for health- care reform when he was in the senate -- the fact is he is not for reform. he voted against everything we put up. greta: that is not an appealing to do it, but what i do not understand is how do i know it the option is appealing when we do not get to see it, and the people who vote on it do not get to read it, and people are jamming all sorts of things into it? the american people, sitting back and listening to this, i am imagining they are saying, "why are we sending people to washington, if this is what they do?" >> they do not want us to read it, greta, and i am afraid we have been doing it that way all year. greta: that has got to stop. that has got to stop. and you guys have got to st

blogger tammy says this of yesterday's event.ood taste. possibly all will find closure and a sense of peace for michael. thank you for sharing your thoughts. >>> they will seek the death penalty for some riots there. they saw a lot of violatience o the weekend. china flooded the area with security forces and say things are now under control. over the weekend, 156 people died in fighting between two ethnic groups. >>> we keep seeing those headlines about americans getting sick from salmonella and other outbreaks associated with food. jennifer westhoven is looking out for you, though. jen, it sounds like something is being done now to help keep us safe. >> if you are sick and tired of seeing those kind of headlines, not knowing if your food is safe. they're planning to have a sweeping overhaul of the nation's food that has failed so many people. 76 million people -- 76 million people get sick every year from their food according to cbc and 5,000 of those people die from those illnesses, so they're looking at several fronts here. fi

this from a blogger. shattered 1,000 times when i heard of michael's death, and i am mourning him as if he was a beloved brother. so you can see celebratory as well as emotional, too. and we want to hear from you. what do you think about michael jackson and remembering his passing today? what are your thoughts about the memorial service? cnn.com/robin, and we'll be sharing your thoughts throughout the morning. >> richard, thank you for sharing that. >>> a high-speed chase that ended on a roof in houston. a police car, pointed a gun at the windshield, but it all led to a parking garage. he jumped off the side about six stories up. and at one point he was hanging off the ledge. local media say that he went to the hospital, but we haven't heard how he's doing. >>> golfer phil mickelson and his family have learned they have another battle on their hands, a second one. larry smith now here with the latest on that. >> how are you? we've talked about phil's wife, amy, undergoing breast cancer surgery last week.

we have the blogger report. >> good morning, everybody -- we have the bloomberg report. >> good morningeverybody. second according -- second quarter earnings are being released today. analysts expect the numbers to be big. one person recommended buying shares of the bank. that is an impressive move from the iconic analyst. here's how the markets reacted yesterday. u.s. stocks rallied. almost nine stocks gaining. the stock index futures are indicating a quiet open for us at the start of trading. just as trading was winding down yesterday, goldman sachs executives sold about seven other million dollars of stock after the collapse of lehman brothers last september. -- $700 million of stock after the collapse of lehman brothers last september. the partners of goldman sachs may have been attempting to diversify their holdings. we will be following this story as it rolls out today. that is business at the new york stock exchange. i am reporting for wbal tv 11 news. >> that is good news. anke. we will see you back here at 6:15. >>> 61 degrees on tv hill. we will have another check on your traf

then i went back and i said give me the context it turns out of the blogger is from maine.says i kept running into an investors business daily article that claimed section 102 of the house bill legislation would outlaw private insurance. he asked is this true? i don't care if you know what 102 is. please have an answer for that and make it no. steve: let me go ahead and expand on what 102 is. the president said he didn't know specifically about that. the president said you will be able to keep your health care. keep your doctor and all that stuff. section 102 is just this. it's called the limitation of new enrollment. and it's the provision that, as brian says, would outlaw private coverage. it says, quote: except in provided in this paragraph, the individual health insurance insurer offering such coverage -- it's legalese. let me break it down to this. alisyn: i'm trying to follow along. steve: for those who currently have private individual coverage, they won't be able to change it. so if you have got health care, you can't change it in the future. nor will those who leav

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that's when the blogger snapped the photo from the back of the moving bus of the driver talking on herphone while the bus is in trafager john catoe s he's embarrassed by the incident and will fire the driver. >> yes, we have been able to identify the individual who's involved and we will take the appropriate action. and the action for speaking on the phone or texting on the phone while operating a vehicle is termination. >> reporter: bus commuter dyrone johnson thinks the one strike and you're out policy is a little too harsh. >> they should give the lady a chance. people make mistakes. nobody is perfect disblsh but when we showed the photo to other metro bus drivers, all of them supported the transit agency's new zero tolerance policy. >> you have that many people on the bus and you're using a cell phone or texting? fire them on the spot. >>reporter: under the union cotrnt, the metro bus driver can appeal her firing. john henrehan, fox 5 news. >>> it may look like a couple of guys out for a beer but tonight so-called beer summit was anything but. president obama played host to harvard

that is when the blogger snapped the photo from the back of the moving bus of the driver talking on herne while the bus is in traffic. general manager john catoe says he is embarrassed by the incident and will fire the driver. >> yes, we have been able to identify the individual who was involved and we will take the appropriate action and the action for speaking on at phone or texting on the phone while operating a vehicle is termation. >> reporter: one bus commuter thinks the one strike and you're out policy is too harsh. >> you should give the laid you a chance. everybody makes mistakes. >> i think this guy or this woman should be fired. >> reporter: really, one strike and you're out? >> absolutely. >> i don't think there should be a second chance. you have that many people on the bus and they're using a cell phone or texting being fire them on the spot. >> reporter: under the union contract, the metrobus driver can appeal her firing. >>> day two of redskins camp gets under way in a fall hours. there is good news from ashburn. the top pick is ready to roll. >>tay with us. you're watch

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