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i think we all have heard what bob johnson continues to say even though bob has divested his holdings in black entertainment television. we've heard from reggie hud lum, from debra lee, whether you like it or not. my question to you is, as someone who is intimately involved in bet.com, and when you take a look at the interest of young black america based on where they go on your website, what does that tell you, frankly? >> you know what? i want to address something really quickly. i think it's very easy for us to say we want to find this person, get the ceo of this corporation, we want to hold people accountable. the first duty that i have as a woman and as a mother is to be accountable for myself and my children. and i think that is the most important thing that we need to look at here. i raise my children every day, and i'm involved in their lives as well as the lives of the community that they're growing up in. i make an effort to go out to schools, talk to schools, and not just talk and wave my hand and say hi, but to further that relationship by giving out my personal phone numb
i think we all have heard what bob johnson continues to say even though bob has divested his holdings in black entertainment television. we've heard from reggie hud lum, from debra lee, whether you like it or not. my question to you is, as someone who is intimately involved in bet.com, and when you take a look at the interest of young black america based on where they go on your website, what does that tell you, frankly? >> you know what? i want to address something really quickly. i...
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i made a lot of black people fairly rich, including bob johnson of b.e.t.i had not been in office bob johnson would not have gotten a contract. >> i'm sure you haven't worked with a more fascinating individual as this one. marion barry, dana ford, thank you both again. "the nine lives of marion barry" premieres next week. thank you very much. >>> a 26-year-old florida woman is behind bars. this is an hbo documentary, too, waiting to happen. >> this woman is accused of trying to hire a hit man to kill her husband. she's also accused of essentially putting on an oscar-winning performance when she was told her husband was dead. dahlia sobbed uncontrollably, but her husband was not dead. it turns out the hit man that she allegedly tried to hire was an undercover cop. police then set up a fake crime scene. >> here is a woman who is saying she's 5000% sure she wants to pay for her husband to be killed and then at the scene you have a woman who is sobbing uncontrollably because she's just learned her husband is dead. >> she insists she's still innocent. >> i didn'
i made a lot of black people fairly rich, including bob johnson of b.e.t.i had not been in office bob johnson would not have gotten a contract. >> i'm sure you haven't worked with a more fascinating individual as this one. marion barry, dana ford, thank you both again. "the nine lives of marion barry" premieres next week. thank you very much. >>> a 26-year-old florida woman is behind bars. this is an hbo documentary, too, waiting to happen. >> this woman is...
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base, wil nieves. >> rob: if he gets pulled by the pitcher, that's a run. >> bob: fastball in there for a strike. josh johnson>> rob: "major league," the movie where the guy bunted and he -- bunted and he just kept on running from second l the way. n -@@why don't we that one. manot. >> bob: morganwill score a run and that will runner thir onout. it is now a 4- as you and i talked about the other day, in many ways that is better than a sac fly because you advance both ba @member of the nationals. s a and now christian guzman coming in, fredi gonzalez. he had a caduet is one of many treatment options, in addition to diet and exercise... that you can discuss with your doctor. caduet is not for everyone. it's not for people with liver problems... and women who are nursing, pregnant or may become pregnant. to check for liver problems, you need simple blood tests. tell your doctor about any heart problems... and all other medications you are taking... or if you experience muscle pain or weakness, as they may be a sign of a rare but serious side effect. how close are you to where you want to be? ask your doctor
base, wil nieves. >> rob: if he gets pulled by the pitcher, that's a run. >> bob: fastball in there for a strike. josh johnson>> rob: "major league," the movie where the guy bunted and he -- bunted and he just kept on running from second l the way. n -@@why don't we that one. manot. >> bob: morganwill score a run and that will runner thir onout. it is now a 4- as you and i talked about the other day, in many ways that is better than a sac fly because you...
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>> bob: we will. nick johnson is o-2 stolen bases with the marlins. >> rob: i thought no way i had to look it up. he is. o-2. >> bob: come on. come on, nick. >> rob: what are you trying to do down there. >> bob: tonight run on josh bard, buddy. swing and foul by young. the count is 2-2. a beautiful monday evening in pittsburgh, small crowd on hand. bottom of the 3rd. washington trying to win and break even on this series. ending the road trip. dukes will take it right at the edge of the track for. >> rob: a jam shot. >> bob: mock has retired 3 of the last 4. nats and riggleman would be very happy for him to just pitch off the full wind up for a while. >> bob: he only pitched off the wind up tonight. the batter has the lead off homerun then all the guys on base in the 2nd and 3rd. >> rob: why are you mocking him. >> bob: pining out the facts. oh, mocking. [ laughter ] you can stay out there for 6 innings, that's a quality start. an tonight to win. that's all he has to do. i don't think morton will be around to end
>> bob: we will. nick johnson is o-2 stolen bases with the marlins. >> rob: i thought no way i had to look it up. he is. o-2. >> bob: come on. come on, nick. >> rob: what are you trying to do down there. >> bob: tonight run on josh bard, buddy. swing and foul by young. the count is 2-2. a beautiful monday evening in pittsburgh, small crowd on hand. bottom of the 3rd. washington trying to win and break even on this series. ending the road trip. dukes will take it...
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including bob johnson. when bob johnson came to the city council asking for the franchise for d.c. cable, he was in contention. i sper swaypersuaded the counci had a quality product, to give the franchise to d.c. cable. he only had four hours of programming then and look what happened. hundreds of the bob johnsons we helped with economic -- up in the gold coast and other places where you have a strong african-american middle class because we gave people who could do these jobs top jobs. when i came into d.c. government in '79, the top -- the top was 18. you can see there was some departments lilly white, all at the top. we changed all that. gave everybody a chance to operate. so it's not all my life but it gives people a flavor of my courage and my personality, you know. i'm being sort of stereo typed, you know. some of the reporters say cocaine-smoking, womanizing, corrupter. that's all they see. >> well, you bring that up, and you use the word -- when you talked about effi barry about -- you used the phrase embarrassment. why do you think so many people focus on what some say are
including bob johnson. when bob johnson came to the city council asking for the franchise for d.c. cable, he was in contention. i sper swaypersuaded the counci had a quality product, to give the franchise to d.c. cable. he only had four hours of programming then and look what happened. hundreds of the bob johnsons we helped with economic -- up in the gold coast and other places where you have a strong african-american middle class because we gave people who could do these jobs top jobs. when i...
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>> bob: up and in according to adrian johnson.ked like an off speed pitch. 89, that's his fastball. >> rob: it is on the inner half and runs across the plate. it is not where the catcher catches it, it is where it crosses the plate. adrian, checking with howard johnson about adrian johnson. >> craig: zimmerman deflects it to left field. willingham will get it back in. that ball was hanging up. look at the location of the pitch and they are lucky it is not 2-0. >> rob: i conagree with you more. you hang a breaking ball. usually it leaves the ballpark. and ramirez hits down and shoots it right through the infield. >> bob: ryan zimmerman with a head long dive to his left. nearly made a spectacular play and marlins have runners at the corner. cantu the hitter. >> rob: you got to start pitching inside. knocking them or at least knocking them back on their heels. you don't have stuff that you can make mistake at 96, 95 miles an hour. you will pay for it. so, he has got to pitch inside. >> bob: runner goes on first. throw is well short.
>> bob: up and in according to adrian johnson.ked like an off speed pitch. 89, that's his fastball. >> rob: it is on the inner half and runs across the plate. it is not where the catcher catches it, it is where it crosses the plate. adrian, checking with howard johnson about adrian johnson. >> craig: zimmerman deflects it to left field. willingham will get it back in. that ball was hanging up. look at the location of the pitch and they are lucky it is not 2-0. >> rob: i...
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to be looked as a person who has done so much for this city and helped so many people including bob johnson. if he hadn't gotten me a franchise would you wouldn't be here. but $2.5 million in the pocket of american people. >> do you have any regrets. >> we all have room for improvement, is the biggest room in the house. i regret going to the hotel room even though it was entrapment and a number of other things but when you add the regrets up, the triumphs and helping the people out. i have helped thousands of people, my administration has and not just here but i was thinking of president obama. i was in the civil rights movement and worked for jesse jackson and nominated him at the convention. he is standing on our shoulders so that ought to be important in history. it will be that i have helped a lot of people. i have been selfless, not selfish. i have a bright mine and compassion. >> we'll end with you saying that. i'm going to work for the people of washington as long as i am able to. >> the nine lives of marion barry airs tonight on hbo at 9:00 p.m. >>> with today's near record temperat
to be looked as a person who has done so much for this city and helped so many people including bob johnson. if he hadn't gotten me a franchise would you wouldn't be here. but $2.5 million in the pocket of american people. >> do you have any regrets. >> we all have room for improvement, is the biggest room in the house. i regret going to the hotel room even though it was entrapment and a number of other things but when you add the regrets up, the triumphs and helping the people out....
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you remember bob johnson, the b.e.t.y clinton on the stage talked about obama in the hood and then denied it had anything to do that he was trying to inject either drugs or race into it. kennedy was just upset by the idea that race was being injected into the campaign. he blamed the clintons for allowing it to happen. the clintons were furious that they were being accused of injecting race. bill clinton is the kind of candidate, and with some justification, his whole political career he would say would be aimed at bringing the races together. the idea -- >> i think that's a value thing and you have to give him credit. let's talk about the other party, the republican party. everybody who has ever followed john mccain it seems respects the guy. he was the most media popular guy in the world. accused me of being for him. chris used to like me and then this other guy came along and then -- it was the al smith dinner. he said i can do maverick. i can't do messiah. why did he pick palin because it seemed to be a hail mary? >>
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bob: that's unfortunate. roilt. >> rob: you made the comment on josh johnson last night. the great tempo he had. didn't work out well for him. he's still one of the best pitchers in baseball. >> bob: jorge cantu hits a high drive center. nyjer morgan is there. nick johnson acting like he's going to tag. here is the throw to third and it's way short. both runners move up. morgan might have been better off throwing that ball into second. >> rob: absolutely. >> bob: he had no shot. because of that, marlins have two runners in scoring position. not one one -- not one. >> rob: this is stuff the nationals have been doing all season, but not of late. >> bob: cristian has his hands up. >> rob: cristian guzman is dawlg calling to hit head off. fundamental baseball stuff. you can't always make a super play. sometimes you take the smart play keep that guy at first as bob said. now you have two runners out there, base hit on a 5-4 game instead of 5-3. >> bob: and a big spot with dan uggla. he's homered and walked. sosa misses. he's got about 87-88 going on that hard slider. dan uggla is at the 20-home run ma
bob: that's unfortunate. roilt. >> rob: you made the comment on josh johnson last night. the great tempo he had. didn't work out well for him. he's still one of the best pitchers in baseball. >> bob: jorge cantu hits a high drive center. nyjer morgan is there. nick johnson acting like he's going to tag. here is the throw to third and it's way short. both runners move up. morgan might have been better off throwing that ball into second. >> rob: absolutely. >> bob: he had...
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brian johnson, uncle bob diamond, the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> john as a final look at the weather. >> no big changes. we could see a thunderstorm this afternoon. probably a slow mover. if you get under one, there will be a lot of rain. it will begin to taper off on saturday. by sunday and monday, we will chase away the high humidity. >> sunday it looks really good. thank you, john. we should watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall. oh, hi! welcome back to progressive.com! how's that car insurance? great! just bought a house... and you just heard progressive offers homeowner's insurance. yeah! i also heard i could save a bundle -- because progressive already insures your car. yeah, and i like -- one-stop shopping! right. i know! anything else i should know? yes -- make sure you stay away from shag carpeting. getting your auto and home insurance all in one place -- now that's progressive. call or click today.
brian johnson, uncle bob diamond, the maryland lottery, let yourself play. >> john as a final look at the weather. >> no big changes. we could see a thunderstorm this afternoon. probably a slow mover. if you get under one, there will be a lot of rain. it will begin to taper off on saturday. by sunday and monday, we will chase away the high humidity. >> sunday it looks really good. thank you, john. we should watch tonight at 5:00 with donna hamilton and stan stovall. oh, hi!...
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somewhere in this audience is the next magic johnson, bob johnson, or jerry yang.hey are simply the best of what they do. ultimately you will succeed or fail on the strength of your own ideas and your own persistence. the private sector has always been and always will be a source of american prosperity. but the commerce department and president obama want to help make your businesses a little bit more efficient, a little bit more innovative, and to help you access newmarket's. we want to help you succeed because again, america is not successful unless minority businesses are successful. america has always been a land of freedom, hope, and opportunity, and we need to make sure that minority businesses are part of the american dream. we're so proud of what you do day in and day out. we're so proud of what you do for your community. we're so proud of what you do to provide good paying jobs for people in your communities. we in the department of commerce stand ready to help you. we're proud of you and want to work together to help you succeed. thank you very much. [cap
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johnson was 6'7". >> bob: he still is. >> rob: yep. >> bob: ronnie belliard, 4-8 as a pinch-hitter withwo walks in his 10 pinch-hitting appearances. so, a guy does well for you. he deserves a start here and there. ronnie gets one tonight. good eye. 2-2. >> rob: leroux is 6'6". pinto, 6'4". then johnson and miller are both 6'7" and then volstad and sean west are both 6'8". >> bob: ronnie belliard, left field line hooking. not missing a home run by very much. tim wood and brian sanches must feel like -- around these guys. >> rob: probably going, yeah, two 6'8" guys, two 6'7" guys. that's what is pirates are talkb those are guys they want to draft. >> bob: rob and i talked about that sunday in piferg. pirates have a philosophy in their organization now drafting tall pitchers. increase that go downward angle towards home plate. belliard can't get it. strikeout number two for vandenhurk. >> rob: the thing about neil huntington i do like is part of his baseball resume is work with the cleveland indians. they've had a great -- or a great history of great evaluations and drafting very talented
johnson was 6'7". >> bob: he still is. >> rob: yep. >> bob: ronnie belliard, 4-8 as a pinch-hitter withwo walks in his 10 pinch-hitting appearances. so, a guy does well for you. he deserves a start here and there. ronnie gets one tonight. good eye. 2-2. >> rob: leroux is 6'6". pinto, 6'4". then johnson and miller are both 6'7" and then volstad and sean west are both 6'8". >> bob: ronnie belliard, left field line hooking. not missing a home...
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and the president and ceo of the special olympics, bob johnson, says eunice kennedy shriver is a hero to all those children just as she is to me. reporting live in downtown washington, i'm kimberly suiters, news 4. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, kimberly. >>> clinical tests are now under way for the swine flu vaccine. volunteers in baltimore yesterday were among the first in the country to test it out. the study is designed to test the safety, effectiveness and dosage of the vaccine. the study involves far more than a single shot. volunteers will be back in a few weeks for another shot. >> chilling new details surrounding that deadly shooting inside a pennsylvania gymnasium. it turns out that the alleged gunman was questioned by police just days earlier. investigators talked with george sodini on july 30th after a man fitting his description was seen holding what appeared to be a hand grenade on a city bus. when police could not positively determine that it was him with the grenade, they let him go. police say so din i then walked in. ln. fitness center near pittsburgh last tuesd
and the president and ceo of the special olympics, bob johnson, says eunice kennedy shriver is a hero to all those children just as she is to me. reporting live in downtown washington, i'm kimberly suiters, news 4. barbara, back to you. >> thank you, kimberly. >>> clinical tests are now under way for the swine flu vaccine. volunteers in baltimore yesterday were among the first in the country to test it out. the study is designed to test the safety, effectiveness and dosage of the...
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. >> bob: former teammates and old friends for now, competitors in a few moments. we welcome nick johnsonals park. it is sort of ironic that four days after the trade nick is back as a visiting player. bob carpenter and rob dibble. rob, especially on the heels of what we would call a good road trip, 4-4. and a come of really nice comeback wins. >> rob: yes. and a lot of this was set up because of good defense and pitching performances from the bullpen. let's set it up with wil nieves behind whole plame with -- plate with a big throw-out. we come right back, josh willingham hit as go-ahead home run. so it came off of the great defense. you get great offense. last night bases loaded, no outs, 3-0. you get the comebacker. josh bard. you make sure you get one, two, and a big three-run home run puts us up for good against the pittsburgh pirates. so two of those wins were comeback wins but set up because of the defense and the pitching. and the nats have won six of their last 10. they're doing great as far as runs per game these days. elijah dukes is in here now and this offense is cooking. >>
. >> bob: former teammates and old friends for now, competitors in a few moments. we welcome nick johnsonals park. it is sort of ironic that four days after the trade nick is back as a visiting player. bob carpenter and rob dibble. rob, especially on the heels of what we would call a good road trip, 4-4. and a come of really nice comeback wins. >> rob: yes. and a lot of this was set up because of good defense and pitching performances from the bullpen. let's set it up with wil...
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alberto gonzalez. >> bob: an dry yan johnson with the emphatic strike call.zales, stammen and morgan, the top of the second. alberto pops it up. he has been a fly ball machine, and that's why he is in this ballpark, and freddy sanchez have gone on oh to the west coast. >> alberto gonzalez really popped the ball up as he is so slow getting the bat through the zone. he's got that big, slow swing back. they have been working on with him. you have to get th together quickly. >> bob: stammen has a quick swing. he is 5-21 this year paa pretty hitting young nationals'staf all of sudden that is a big breing ball. he foul tipped it, and thquite >> rob: doumit, i think it was the transfer that he dropped see what happens. >> bob: he doesn't argue much, does he? >> rob: i don't think he was lying. >> bob: get your red on. watch the nats and the d-backs a week from tonight on 7:075. the first 15,000 fans, you'll want to be there early. it is adam dunn bobble head night presented by pnc bank. 888-632-nats, nationals.com or stop by the nats park box office. jer morga
alberto gonzalez. >> bob: an dry yan johnson with the emphatic strike call.zales, stammen and morgan, the top of the second. alberto pops it up. he has been a fly ball machine, and that's why he is in this ballpark, and freddy sanchez have gone on oh to the west coast. >> alberto gonzalez really popped the ball up as he is so slow getting the bat through the zone. he's got that big, slow swing back. they have been working on with him. you have to get th together quickly. >>...
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. >> let's listen to this tape of bobby kennedy and lyndon johnson about 3 1/2 minutes. >> bob about five six days ago had a talk with me and asked me to come over and i went through what i thought - i think there's a lot of and i had this same feeling that you know with president kennedy, i think there's a lot of people around such as douglas dylan and others that whether they are involved in making decisions or not, they presently based on experience and judgement have good ideas in some matters and think that's advantage of dealing with you know the problem with the missile crisis and other difficulties over the period of the last three years and i think like make the suggestion to utilize some of those brains and talent to the maximum is helpful and again, having watched it a little bit apart over the last three years, i think that to have those people involved and make sure that there are a full discussion about some of these things. i again being quite frank about it, i based on my two meetings at the national security council meeting, i thought there was too much emphasis real
. >> let's listen to this tape of bobby kennedy and lyndon johnson about 3 1/2 minutes. >> bob about five six days ago had a talk with me and asked me to come over and i went through what i thought - i think there's a lot of and i had this same feeling that you know with president kennedy, i think there's a lot of people around such as douglas dylan and others that whether they are involved in making decisions or not, they presently based on experience and judgement have good ideas...
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i think nick johnson will have a definite affect on that marlins luf lineup. >> bob: something about southern california. the dodgers are hitting about .280 and the angels right about .290. that's a real good lineup. they have speed. mike scioscia likes to play a national league-style of ball. one ball, two strikes to cantu hitting .285. john lannan coming off an outing in pittsburgh where he gave up five runs, nine hits going deep in the game seven innings. breaking ball got him. cantu gave up on it. fieldin culbreth took a good, long look and then punched out the batter. lannan gives up an infield hit and good start to his evening. to ride in the bottom of the plane in the dark. no peanuts or nothin'. and then if your bag wants to bring one of its little bag friends for company, they charge another $25. that's just plain mean. why do they hate your bags? at southwest airlines, bags fly free. grab your bag. it's on! ( ding ) yeah. ( thud ) are you insured? do you know when your beer is perfectly cold? or do you risk drinking a warm one? if you have the coors light cold-activated bot
i think nick johnson will have a definite affect on that marlins luf lineup. >> bob: something about southern california. the dodgers are hitting about .280 and the angels right about .290. that's a real good lineup. they have speed. mike scioscia likes to play a national league-style of ball. one ball, two strikes to cantu hitting .285. john lannan coming off an outing in pittsburgh where he gave up five runs, nine hits going deep in the game seven innings. breaking ball got him. cantu...
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. >> bob: they're coming in tomorrow with josh johnson. a day off today. >> rob: i give you a bad one. 13-43. >> bob: the problem is that it is usually not a 1 that's 2, 3, 4 spot. and that makes it 2, 3, 4 times tougher. 7:00 tomorrow night. masn 2. nats extra. jd martin. josh johnson, rather 7 starts against the nats. dunn strikes out. for the 7th time in this series. willingham was great yesterday. that was a huge homerun in the 7th. >> rob: you saw how quickly he dropped ahead on the pitch. >> bob: then the double. and in the series 4 for 9. a homer 3 r.b.i.s. two walks. hit by a pitch. he is has done everything but give a guy a ride back to the hotel. he has been all over the place this weekend. >> rob: i hurt my ankle he carried me all the way back to the hotel. [ laughter ] >> bob: that's a load. >> rob: i don't know if he can do that. i don't know what it is about the nats. harris won the player of the week award outright. he did that july 21st of 2008. josh goes with guzman. zimmerman with brandon web and nick johnson with albert p
. >> bob: they're coming in tomorrow with josh johnson. a day off today. >> rob: i give you a bad one. 13-43. >> bob: the problem is that it is usually not a 1 that's 2, 3, 4 spot. and that makes it 2, 3, 4 times tougher. 7:00 tomorrow night. masn 2. nats extra. jd martin. josh johnson, rather 7 starts against the nats. dunn strikes out. for the 7th time in this series. willingham was great yesterday. that was a huge homerun in the 7th. >> rob: you saw how quickly he...
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political analysts say it is important to win the support of the black caucus because sheila johnson endorsed republican bob income donald last night. meanwhile, mcdonald just won the backing of the association of realtors. this is virginia's largest trade association. >>> well, the washington nationals were flying pretty high after signing the number one overall draft pick yesterday, but that boost of confidence didn't seem to help them when they hit the playing field last night. >> lindsay czarniak has more in your sports minute. >> good morning, everyone. your sports minute begins with the nationals fresh off the excitement of signing steven strasburg, the gnats try to top the rockies. the rockies hit two solo homers late in the game. the nationals' ninth-inning rally came up short to them falling, 4-3. >>> yesterday brett favre signed a deal with the minnesota vikings for $12 million. favre says he wants to play at least a series in minnesota's pre-season came friday night. >>> to the redskins, even though the rookie may start this season, he still gets treated like a rookie. yesterday he was tied up al
political analysts say it is important to win the support of the black caucus because sheila johnson endorsed republican bob income donald last night. meanwhile, mcdonald just won the backing of the association of realtors. this is virginia's largest trade association. >>> well, the washington nationals were flying pretty high after signing the number one overall draft pick yesterday, but that boost of confidence didn't seem to help them when they hit the playing field last night....
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home after this one face the marlins and johnson. 2-2 pitch to milledge. >> rob: and doing a good job, a big lead. challenging him. >> boby tomorrow night game wednesday. nationals.com. in position come home with a 4- 4 road trip. work to do. change up milledge. gone before it got there. streakout number 2 for tyler. >> rob: great change up there. with the change up to right but if he throws like that, that's not a bad pitch. >> rob: he had been throwing heater after heater. don't want to back up a couple. >> bob: jones. and clippard has taken over the game. ground ball. that's zimmerman. it gets away. it went into the camera well. you would have seen the throw. didn't have much on that at all. really go. and for zimmerman. 14 of the year. 3rd of the night. they're going to give the air your to ronny belliard. >> rob: get his glove in the air. he should have had it. >> bob: shut it here. i think he misses this. >> bob: you're right. it was a low throw. it did not skip. it skipped under his glove. he played all over the place. third error of the year. line drive. doable play. bad base running within are you down by 5 runs
home after this one face the marlins and johnson. 2-2 pitch to milledge. >> rob: and doing a good job, a big lead. challenging him. >> boby tomorrow night game wednesday. nationals.com. in position come home with a 4- 4 road trip. work to do. change up milledge. gone before it got there. streakout number 2 for tyler. >> rob: great change up there. with the change up to right but if he throws like that, that's not a bad pitch. >> rob: he had been throwing heater after...
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lyndon johnson certainly did that with the civil rights legislation. would that be a good idea? >> i think it's very unlikely, bob, for that to work. you know, when you look at the legislative agenda, it's very hard to see how you put two packages through and coordinate them well. look, we've got enough of a problem with the country heading for the cliff, and we're headed for a cliff because costs in health care are spiraling out of control. it's the biggest unfunded liability of the united states. we've got medicare, according to the trustees, going to be broke in eight years. we're spending twice as much as any other country in the world. we've got to take measures to contain costs, and we've got to do in -- do it in a way that makes affordability better for our constituents. >> schieffer: senator grassley, talking about paring this bill down, how much could you pare it down? you say it's got to be a smaller bill. give me a number. what would be a realistic number on how much this is going to cost? they'ruc talking about a trillion dollars now. you -- they're talking about a trillion dollars now. you say that's
lyndon johnson certainly did that with the civil rights legislation. would that be a good idea? >> i think it's very unlikely, bob, for that to work. you know, when you look at the legislative agenda, it's very hard to see how you put two packages through and coordinate them well. look, we've got enough of a problem with the country heading for the cliff, and we're headed for a cliff because costs in health care are spiraling out of control. it's the biggest unfunded liability of the...
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bob mcdonald. it's going to be at 11:00 this morning at the george mason university's johnson center.hat is in dewberry hall. >> a town home in silver spring is badly damaged after it caught fire this morning. it happened on featherwood street just off of old columbia pike. firefighters say it started on the deck and then spread to the second floor and then to the attic. luckily, nobody was hurt. >> police in dumb fries are investigating the death of a couple found dead inside their home. police found the bodies of a 52-year-old man and a 57-year-old woman around 9:00 last night. it was in a town home. neighbors say the couple had fall onhard times and were being evicted. >> cash for clunkers is now running on empty. >> the government program was so popular, it's almost over. matt brock'sive in vled this morning with what it all means for drivers and dealers. matt? >> well, good morning. yeah, let's take a look at the chrysler dealership here in alexandria, and you can see the lot a little thin, thinner than it might normally be. cash for clunkers, well, it's been pretty much a succes
bob mcdonald. it's going to be at 11:00 this morning at the george mason university's johnson center.hat is in dewberry hall. >> a town home in silver spring is badly damaged after it caught fire this morning. it happened on featherwood street just off of old columbia pike. firefighters say it started on the deck and then spread to the second floor and then to the attic. luckily, nobody was hurt. >> police in dumb fries are investigating the death of a couple found dead inside their...
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engel was here, congressman stenholm was here and congressman bob clement was here and steve cohen was here a little while ago. we have barb johnsono's the wife of senator tim johnson one of our great leaders of the united states senate. [applause] >> and a wonderful friend. and former congressman dennis ratell from michigan was here. >> dick durbin. >> i haven't got to him. >> it was going to be a surprise. [laughter] >> we are all here, you know, because we admire and revere abraham lincoln. [laughter] >> and, you know, abraham lincoln -- when you read george mcgovern's book which is an incredible book and i already read it was not only a great leader but a great human being. a man of incredible decency. and when i think of those things i think of george mcgovern. you know, abraham lincoln appealed to the better angels of our nature. so does george mcgovern. and i'll tell you, this country and this world would have been a hell of a lot better had he become president in 1972. [applause] >> but having said that, he has been dedicating his life these last several years to ending hunger here in the united states and around the world
engel was here, congressman stenholm was here and congressman bob clement was here and steve cohen was here a little while ago. we have barb johnsono's the wife of senator tim johnson one of our great leaders of the united states senate. [applause] >> and a wonderful friend. and former congressman dennis ratell from michigan was here. >> dick durbin. >> i haven't got to him. >> it was going to be a surprise. [laughter] >> we are all here, you know, because we...
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. >> bob: on this day in 1907, a kid made his major league deb for the as far as by the name water johnson. the tigers beat him and first hit he gave up was a bunt singl by ty cob. and 20 years later, the tigers beat him on walter johnson , in washington, d.c. i think ty cob was long gone then. one pitch, one catch, one thr one out. macdougal gets doumit. doumit is 0-12 for the series, no reports on whether ty co proceeded to spike the second baseman on a steal attempt. >> we had the videotape, but -- sorry,. [ indiscernible ] >> bob: inside to delwyn youn 1-3 with a home run, 5th of the year. it's not often mike macdougal gets an inning started off li that. and that's a high strike that whistles right by the letters o that pirates' jersey. he's throwing strikes. another ground ball. guzman. two outs. final hope for 9 pirates is andy laroche. laroche, 1-3 today. and the 1-0 pitch. macdougal throws the strike. the count is even 1-1. target away from wil nieves. fastball, up and in
. >> bob: on this day in 1907, a kid made his major league deb for the as far as by the name water johnson. the tigers beat him and first hit he gave up was a bunt singl by ty cob. and 20 years later, the tigers beat him on walter johnson , in washington, d.c. i think ty cob was long gone then. one pitch, one catch, one thr one out. macdougal gets doumit. doumit is 0-12 for the series, no reports on whether ty co proceeded to spike the...
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bob mcdonald. he's expected to address the economy,&highlight his record. that speech set for 11:00 a.m. at george mason university's johnson center in fairfax in newbere i hall. his campaign hopes that the speech will click with northern virginians who might be skeptical. deeds is running behind mcdonald in a recent "washington post" poll, in part because he has yet to win over northern virginia voters who say they know very little about the state senator. >> the fairfax county board of supervisors has some advice for virginia's gubernatorial candidates. sharon bull over awants them to tell voters how they would solve northern virginia's transportation problems. she says things are so bad, fairfax county now gets only 1/10 of the amount of state aid it used to receive for secondary road construction. >> within 2004, our allocation for secondary road construction projects was -- i think it was $24 million. this year, it's $240,000, not even enough to put up a traffic signal. that's just not ok. it's not feasible. it's just not responsible. >> bulova says any candidate who does not ad very create a new source of funding is n
bob mcdonald. he's expected to address the economy,&highlight his record. that speech set for 11:00 a.m. at george mason university's johnson center in fairfax in newbere i hall. his campaign hopes that the speech will click with northern virginians who might be skeptical. deeds is running behind mcdonald in a recent "washington post" poll, in part because he has yet to win over northern virginia voters who say they know very little about the state senator. >> the fairfax...
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president johnson said we needed to do political things and non- military things. his heart was not in that because he never did. but from bob mcnamara is perspective, what was it bobbies relationship with him? we learned that he thought we could not win the war but we thought it anyway. >> kennedy and senator -- secretary mcnamara talk a lot. it may be his position was changing and so was mcnamara's. he stayed with him a long time. as mcnamara said, in a documentary, he clearly regretted staying with the war as long as he did. i think that kennedy came to agree with that. >> what is your reaction to the president saying that people do not tell him to his face what he should hear. >> i thought that was a remarkable insight. i think every president maybe feels that, but does not do much about it. i know that some people, george reedy, particularly, said that the obama administration is that there is no one in the white house that will tell him that is the dumbest idea he ever heard of. the president's are really in a bubble inside the white house when no one will dare say he is wrong. i think he should appoint a different per
president johnson said we needed to do political things and non- military things. his heart was not in that because he never did. but from bob mcnamara is perspective, what was it bobbies relationship with him? we learned that he thought we could not win the war but we thought it anyway. >> kennedy and senator -- secretary mcnamara talk a lot. it may be his position was changing and so was mcnamara's. he stayed with him a long time. as mcnamara said, in a documentary, he clearly regretted...
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johnson's car out of gas. at number 83 vicar takes the lead and the checkered flag. >>> 72 degrees here in northwest washington. is bob erlick planning another run for governor? in three minutes find out who says yes, he is. ny even during times like these, there is a light beginning to shine again. it comes from a restaurant downtown. a shop on main street. a factory around the corner. entrepreneurs like these are the most powerful force in the economy. the reinvention of business begins with them. and while we'reureb@ fa we don't know all the answers, we do know one thing for certain: we want to help. come see what the beat openforum.comkefab@b@ thing's busted. downloads okay but the uploads take forever. uh, actually that's not your computer. that's cable. with fios uploading is as easy as downloading. it's fast both ways. (sighing) you can just leave that. really? yeah i'll take care of it. (announcer) is your internet two-way fast? only verizon fios has the fastest uploads period. call the verizon center for customers with disabilities at 800.974.6006 tty/v but there's one little friend you don't want him to meet
johnson's car out of gas. at number 83 vicar takes the lead and the checkered flag. >>> 72 degrees here in northwest washington. is bob erlick planning another run for governor? in three minutes find out who says yes, he is. ny even during times like these, there is a light beginning to shine again. it comes from a restaurant downtown. a shop on main street. a factory around the corner. entrepreneurs like these are the most powerful force in the economy. the reinvention of business...
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johnson, with her new information? >> five minutes of fame. >> reporter: pope benedict has asked for davis' sentence to be commuted. jimmy carter and bob barr have asked for the case to be reopened. he was hours from execution three times. i spoke to troy davis and asked him if he thought he would be executed he said no. he has faith in the justice system, ironically a view shared by the wife of the murdered police officer. >> we have to believe in this justice system. >> reporter: she is waiting for a much different outcome. >> jeffrey toobin is going to be here to talk more about this case. you can log on to ac360.com for behind the scenes photos. >>> michael vick, shame, the new interview. vick said he cried in prison. do you believe his apology? you can decide for yourself. we play it for you. >>> late word from randy kay on how much money michael jackson memorabilia could bring and the court battle is far from over. when consistency is added, that's when it becomes real. ♪ at northwestern mutual, we've been able to deliver real strength... for over 150 years. northwestern mutual. consistency counts. put our strength to work for yo
johnson, with her new information? >> five minutes of fame. >> reporter: pope benedict has asked for davis' sentence to be commuted. jimmy carter and bob barr have asked for the case to be reopened. he was hours from execution three times. i spoke to troy davis and asked him if he thought he would be executed he said no. he has faith in the justice system, ironically a view shared by the wife of the murdered police officer. >> we have to believe in this justice system....
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johnson, with her new information? >> five minutes of fame. >> reporter: pope benedict has asked for davis' sentence to be commuted. jimmy carter and death penalty supporter, bobbarr, asked for the case to be re-opened. troy davis has been hours away from execution three times to have the case reviewed. i spoke to troy davis and asked him if he thought he would be executed he said no. he has faith in the justice system, ironically a view shared by the widow of the murdered police officer. >> we have to believe in this justice system. we have to believe in this justice system. >> reporter: she is waiting for a much different outcome. gary tuchman, cnn, savannah, georgia. >>> in a moment, legal analyst jeffrey toobin here to talk more about this case. you can log on to ac360.com for behind the scenes photos. of gary's report on troy davis. >>> ahead, michael vick shame. the emotional new interview with a star convicted of operating a dogfighting ring. he said he cried in prison. do you believe his apology? you can decide for yourself. we play it for you. >>> late word from randi kaye on how much money michael jackson memorabilia could brng and why the court batt
johnson, with her new information? >> five minutes of fame. >> reporter: pope benedict has asked for davis' sentence to be commuted. jimmy carter and death penalty supporter, bobbarr, asked for the case to be re-opened. troy davis has been hours away from execution three times to have the case reviewed. i spoke to troy davis and asked him if he thought he would be executed he said no. he has faith in the justice system, ironically a view shared by the widow of the murdered police...
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though johnson would be important, but i think it would be ted kennedy as someone who served, third longest serving senator in american history and a lion of the senate as he was described. >> bobhrum, i know the senator said that perhaps his most important vote was the vote against the war in iraq but if you look at domestic policy what stands out for you? what was the big achievement? >> saving the voting rights act. people forget when he was very young in 1965 he passed a wholesale reform of immigration law in this country which up until then diskrim tornado nated against people from southern europe, from greece, and italy, and basically denied immigration status at all to people from asia. it was one of the first battles he waged. the americans with disabilities act, the minimum wage, children's health care. you can name this list and it could go on and on. if any other senator had one or two of them i think robert would say he would be significant in the history of the senate. ted kennedy had so many of them that he's a giant and i think his stature will only grow with time. someone said today there are other great baseball players there but there's no other ted williams a
though johnson would be important, but i think it would be ted kennedy as someone who served, third longest serving senator in american history and a lion of the senate as he was described. >> bobhrum, i know the senator said that perhaps his most important vote was the vote against the war in iraq but if you look at domestic policy what stands out for you? what was the big achievement? >> saving the voting rights act. people forget when he was very young in 1965 he passed a...
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bob: a two-hopper to off lil. belliard doesn't present the biggest target at first. jim riggleman says with nick johnsonirst baseman. the original lineup had willingham at first, ran belliard at second, but when kearns had >> i feel like some players wer relieved they weren't traded, and some players aren't plag well enough to be treated. i wonder what team will come today and play? >> bob: nats have given up 16 runs on 23 hits first two gams of the series. >> rob: it's like some of t young guys are falling into the i'm happy to be in the major leagues attitude. that's no why you're here. you're here to be if you can shul, you're here to execute - to be successful, you're here execute. >> bob: 2-2 to jones. big shift, balester works him u and in. pirates have 45 wins. weeks ago. -- until a couple of weeks ag. >> rob: they are sort of the race until they traded most of their lineups. >> bob: pirates, there's the magic number, 3, they are good when they score 3 or more. balester gets two
bob: a two-hopper to off lil. belliard doesn't present the biggest target at first. jim riggleman says with nick johnsonirst baseman. the original lineup had willingham at first, ran belliard at second, but when kearns had >> i feel like some players wer relieved they weren't traded, and some players aren't plag well enough to be treated. i wonder what team will come today and play? >> bob: nats have given up...
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johnson, who have both been through this. they had long conversations about what he did and what they went through. colin powell, any number of people, bobdole, others have done this. i did not expect any delays. it does not mean if you are off in isolation. i will be home, and a light schedule is recommended. a week or so, they wanted to take it easy, but i anticipate and about a month i will be up about. >> my question? >> not you go ahead. tom, you go ahead. by seniority. >> you had other options. how did you evaluate those? >> there are three, four different options you can go through. one is in active surveillance, which at a certain age and conditions is recommended. nobody recommended that, even when i talk to radiologists and surgeons and urologists around the country, everyone rejected that. the other is there is a beam technology that can be used, the radiation, and it is a little bit new. people are not as confident about it. the other alternatives are to radiation pellets, which many have used and been through with great success, or the surgery. it was back and forth. i listen to all the various ideas about it. i do not want
johnson, who have both been through this. they had long conversations about what he did and what they went through. colin powell, any number of people, bobdole, others have done this. i did not expect any delays. it does not mean if you are off in isolation. i will be home, and a light schedule is recommended. a week or so, they wanted to take it easy, but i anticipate and about a month i will be up about. >> my question? >> not you go ahead. tom, you go ahead. by seniority....