it worked out great for bob ney. so rick santorum, knock yourself out. it worked out great for bob ney. "first look" is up next. >>> mercury rising. the deadly heat wave that's been gripping the nation's midsection heads east. >>> lockout unlocked? the nfl owners agree on a new collective bargaining agreement. now it's up to the players. >>> and order in the court. a judge dealing with an unruly defendant takes matters into his own hands. good morning, everyone, i'm lynn berry. those stories and more are straight ahead. this is "first look" on msnbc. >>> we begin this morning with boiling over. from the midwest to the east coast, folks have fans and air conditioners cranked on high amid triple digit temperatures. and for the immediate future, this so-called heat dome is not going anywhere. nbc's chris clackum reports. >> reporter: excessive heat warnings extend east to new york where there's concern the heat wave could become more dangerous. >> my aunt is 92 years old, and she had a little bit of a heart problem and her air conditioner broke yesterday. s

it worked out great for bob ney. now it's time for "the ed show." have a great night.

that was from bob ney, who not long after accepteding out that robo call in the 2006 election had to go to prison in the jack abramoff scandal. he called me, me! a radio host a cross-dressing lesbian liberal from new york city. that meant a lot to me. now the struggling presidential campaign of rick santorum has taken a page out of the bob ney on his way to jail handbook. he has no prospects of winning the presidential nomination. as a senator, he lost by 18 points. mitt romney raised more than $18 million, when ron paul, john huntman and even tim pawlenty raised more than $4 million each. when herman cain and newt gingrich's whole campaign team quick raised $2 million, rick santorum raised $500,000. have you ever googled the word santorum? his new fundraising apparently is trying to make sure that everybody tuz that. the letter opens up with a description of last week's bill mahrer show on books hbo, you may recall mr. savage google bombed the word santorum when you look it up on line -- yeah. the fundraising letter says instead of having an intellectual conversation, they broke int

it worked out great for bob ney. now it's time for "the ed show." have a great night. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to "the ed show" tonight from new york. according to democratic aides, a debt deal without tax increases is reportedly moving forward. tonight, the big three remain on the chopping block. democrats need to understand cutting the big three in any way is a disaster. this is "the ed show." let's get to work. >>> democrats still say no deal without taxes. the tan man can't control his tea partiers. meanwhile, religious and civil rights leaders are personally urging the president not to cut the social safety net. reverend jim wallace met with the president. he's here tonight. in "psycho talk" el rushbo is pushing another democratic conspiracy theory. and congressman allen west voted to cut social security for his constituents and for some listen he's still attacking debbie wasserman-shultz. >> 80%. 80% of americans do not want washington to lay a finger on medicare and medicaid. that's a heck of a number. you know the nfl is about re