we're in ravens country at the 7-eleven in carney. this is great news for a monday morning. news for the ravens and all their fans. they say this is just the pick-me-up they need. the star receiver announced his retirement three weeks ago but since had a change of heart. he was back on the field sunday for his first practice with the ravens. despite the rain fans were delighted to see him there. the pro bowler said his family was the main reason he decided to retire. that decision came not long after the death of steve mcnair. but after numerous calls and visits from teammates and coaches mason changed his mind. fans say they are excited to see him come back and can't wait for a great season. >> i think they have a really awesome deal going on now. if mason does play like he did a couple of years ago i think they are going to make it all the way to the super bowl. i'm hoping this year is going to be our year. i mean, we've had a taste of it the last couple of years but i think this year is going to make it. >> reporter: and this is the final year of mason's contract. he hasn

we're here at the 7-eleven in carney near the ravens roost.fans say this is just the pick me up they need. they are happy to have their wide receiver back. derrick mason. the 35-year-old was back on the field sunday for his first practice since announcing retirement three weeks ago. mason, two-time pro bowler said his family was the main reason he decided to retire. the death of former teammate steve mcnair also weighed heavily on his mind but after calls and visits from teammates and coaches mason made the decision to come back for another season. he says he's focused on trying to win a super bowl. this is the final year of mason's contract. the star receiver hasn't said what his plans are after that. only that he's concentrating on having a great season. we look forward to it. live for you in carney, linda so, abc2 news. >>> michael phelps closed the fastest meet in swimming history with an appropriate finish last night. the 43rd world record. phelps earned his fifth gold medal in a world championship that showed he's still got plenty of mot

with bags just full of stuff. [ light laughter ] they were just taking vengeance on the six flags carneyore money if you just rented out a dave & busters. >> i know, like, it would have just been. [ light laughter ] i know. what was i think -- you know? but "superman" was fun, too. >> jimmy: no, i -- roller coasters are great. but i was going to challenge you if you don't mind. i'd love to go head-to-head in a skee-ball challenge. >> i'm down. >> jimmy: i've got a special throw that might just be pretty awesome. >> i've got a special throw, too. >> jimmy: really? >> yep. >> jimmy: maybe the loser has to tweet out to everybody their defeat. >> all right. >> jimmy: is that all right? when we get back -- >> you have your device ready? >> jimmy: yeah. >> okay. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: here we go. when we come back, ashton kutcher and i are going head-to-head in skee-ball! [ cheers and applause ] ♪ (announcer) sleep is your body's strongest ally. it can lift your mood, help rebuild muscle... and improve your concentration. tylenol pm works with your body to ease the aches and ains that keep you

. >> reporter: we're at the 7-eleven in carney near the ravens roost. fans say this is just the news they needed on a monday morning. they are happy to have derrick mason back. the 35-year-old wide receiver was back on the field sunday for his first practice since announcing retirement three weeks ago. mason, a two-time pro bowler, had said his family was the main reason he decided to retire. the death of former teammate steve mcnair also weighed heavily on his mind but after calls and visits from teammates and coaches mason made the decision to come back for another season. he says he's focused on trying to win a super bowl. >>> it's fantastic. i think baltimore has a good shot this year. they ought to do well. everybody's starting to blend together. and really getting to know each other's strong points and should do well. >> reporter: this is the final year for mason's contract. he hasn't said what his plans are after that. only that he's focused on this season and doing well. live in carney, linda so, abc2 news. >>> the guy up the street got a new ca

people just wanted to play the carney games like those like -- you know, where you like try to ke throwesn't fit in and like get the ring toss thing. >> jimmy: oh, yeah. >> and so, "superman" is just sitting there and people were like taking vengeance on the carney games that they've been losing for years. because you ever go to these? you never win. it's always like some wicked -- they are showing you like a giant pooh bear that you're never going to win. so people were like super pissed. so, we opened up that section and the whole crew, like, that's all they did the entire time. and they left with bags just full of stuff. [ light laughter ] they were just taking vengeance on the six flags carney games. >> jimmy: you could have saved so much more money if you just rented out a dave & busters. >> i know, like, it would have just been. [ light laughter ] i know. what was i think -- you know? but "superman" was fun, too. >> jimmy: no, i -- roller coasters are great. but i was going to challenge you if you don't mind. i'd love to go head-to-head in a skee-ball challenge. >> i'm down. >> ji

>> and i know john carney is coming at me, and john is going to be right. this is only fiscal stimulus plan i've ever supported. but reason i supported cash for clunkers is they were bound and determined to do it. and my point was, go ahead, finish it off. it will help sales and production. but the reality is, lower tax rates across the board would be a much better form of stimulus. let the market work. i can't keep picking winners -- >> that's absolutely right. larry, one of the things that's happened with cash for clunkers, and i will hold you responsible for this, is that they really -- it actually took money out of the retail sector. >> i know. >> so these guys got hurt. and it's a serial bailout. >> and i don't like it. all i'm saying is they started it. i just said go ahead and finish it for consumer spirit. but there is a risk here. and richelle, did you register a protest that you were -- these cash for clunkers were diverting money from retailers into autos? did you register a protest? >> we did not register a protest, but we are somewhat concerned

>>> we're all over the map here. 67 in carney, 66 in ricers town. wake up. it's 71 degrees.his is more thas-cutou lode itsay, "o" ...i-can-get-him-a- math-tutor" button. it's my "save-so-much- on-school-supplies- he-can-stop-using-his-sister's- old-backpack" button. it's my "save-so-much-i-can- get-a-binder-for-every- day-of-the-week" button. there's no school on saturday and sunday, genius. don't ruin this for me. (announcer) staples equals savings on everything for back to school. staples. that was easy. >>> "good morning maryland". i'm jamie costello. >> and i'm -- and before just continue tells us if it's nice enough to go to the beach, let's take a look at our top story. >> if you do not stop, you will not get the authority to be a united states senator. >> this meeting gives car car a 1-two. >>> one moment watching tv and the next in the hospital with a bullet wound. miss shirley is back at home and she's talking. >>> this game only counts tonight where redskin fans can talk at work. >>> we've got those stories and a lot more coming up. but let's

congressman carney's office has had no comment. no comment on whether he knew the letters were fake before he voted against the climate bill. no comment on whether the fake letters influenced his vote. he's just had no comment. nevertheless we are learning more today about the timeline behind the forgeries. thanks in part to congressman ed markey, who is chair of the house select committee on energy independence and global warming. he is investigating these fraudulent letters. congressman markey sent out a letter today addressed not to bonner & associates, the lobbying firm responsible for the forgeries and a group that's famous for exactly this kind of strategy, but instead he sent the letter to america's coalition for clean coal electricity. the coal industry front group for whom the forger or forgers at bonner & associates were hired to work. this coal industry group has now admitted to knowing that this fraud was being perpetrated by its subcontractor as of june 24th. that's relevant because that's two days before the vote on t

no real triggers in the atmosphere but again we'll keep an eye on it. 81 at carney. emmitsburg 79. 79 in olney. over on the eastern shore rock hall at 84. 84 in easton and cambridge also at 84 degrees. as far as the forecast for tonight, the showers that are down to the southwest of us will basically maintain that track southwest of our region. there's a chance we could see a brief shower here. but doesn't look like very likely. tomorrow afternoon same kind of situation. the majority of the rainfall will be to the south of the area. then a cool front moves in and then the heat comes in. take a look at it. for tonight mostly cloudy, showers late tonight are a possibility. tomorrow during the day mostly cloudy. a few showers mostly south of us. high tomorrow only reaching 81 degrees. that's the cooler air. the cooler air will continue into friday with a high of 85 degrees. saturday we start to build the humidity in. up to 90 on sunday. 90 on monday. 90 on tuesday. a little bit of a mini heat wave right there but relatively speaking for this time of the year, 90 is real

from carney 75, to 73 columbia and millersville where it feels like the upper 70 to near 80. that's the start to the day. we have the stifling heat and the storm complex that blew through downtown baltimore and eastern shore that blew between 10:00 and midnight is out of here. we have a mostly sunny one to start off today. we aim for an isolated thunderstorm, our two-degree guarantee 92. not as hot as yesterday. >>> 5:41. let's see what's happening on the roads with kim. >> we've got a smooth ride as we check here on 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard headed towards the 695/895 split. that is just a little bit of building volume. no real delays or incidents to let you know about. both tunnels are checking in without problems as well. fort mchenry tunnel and harbor tunnel are checking in, no problems. southbound 83, from the pennsylvania state line headed towards the beltway, things are smooth there. getting reports of some downed trees though in the white hall area, that is greystone road at old york road. let's look at the jfx at northern pay. traffic is moving s

look at the air temperature, rock hall 78, columbia, dc up to carney, 77. 79 reisterstown and mount airy. nothing pretty about that. maryland's most powerful doppler radar has a dry sweep across the chesapeake and around the area but we may have popped an isolated shower this afternoon. we were watching bigger storms to our north going through harford and cecil county yesterday evening but today only an isolated storm to break the heat. heat index will be close to 105 so be careful out there. 6:01. here's kim. >>> looking at the outer loop at liberty road. you can see we have building volume as you make your way towards the route 70 interchange. however, traffic is moving nicely at this hour. it's a little heavy for 6:01 a.m. but we're looking good as -- excuse me, east side of the beltway between whitemarsh boulevard and providence road. no problems to report there. downtown, if you're headed to charles street keep in mind that it's going to remain closed between west center street and rest reed street -- west reed street. and southbound 95 approaching rout 100 notice activity on the sh

. >> reporter: there are plenty of ravens fans out here at the 7-eleven in carney.ay this is great news for a monday morning. derek derrick mason's comeback just the pick me up they need. the star receiver announced retirement three weeks ago but since had a change of heart. he was back on the field sunday for first practice with the ravens and despite the rain fans were delighted to see him. the 35-year-old pro bowler said his family was the main reason he decided to retire. that decision came not long after the unexpected death of former teammate steve mcnair. after numerous calls and visits from teammates and coaches mason changed his mind. fans say they can't wait nor a great season. >> for the last six years i've seen the ravens go up and down. last year with joe flacco coming on i was really excited because i saw how he played. it was all about the ravens. then when they just lost that one little game, we all kind of felt really bad. i'm excited that mason is coming back. i think the ravens have a really good shot this year. >> reporter: this is mason's time y

so as far as making evening plans, looks like the barbecue grill is going to be okay. 81 in carney. bowie at 82. 82 up -- dover delaware 86. did you see the temperature change? that's because this is live data. it's only available here on abc2. we're the only ones that have it as far as the forecast. for tonight scattered showers remain basically to the south of baltimore. one or two showers here is possible. same kind of a situation tomorrow again with heavier rainfall down to the south of the baltimore area. here comes the cool air that's going to be in place the next couple of days. your forecast for tonight, mostly cloudy. some showers are possible late tonight but they're going to be very few and far between if we see any at all. 07 degrees for the overnight -- 70 degrees for the overnight low. during the day tomorrow mostly cloudy. a few showers possible. the majority of the rainfall down to the south of us. a high of 81 degrees. we'll see a high of 85 on friday with partly cloudy skies. saturday and sunday a chance for some scattered showers. not too bad on saturday but boy,

it didn't cool things off much though. 75 carney. 74 millersville and columbia. 77 mount airy.to the eastern shore, rock hall 76. complex blowing across the bay. we can only back it up six hours but you can see it there. it hit annapolis, across the bay bridge, heading to easton and blowing quickly out to sea. we've

ushered in columnist jim stossel and brian carney joins us from london as the editorial page editor of the "wall street journal" europe. ken, you have read these documents. what's the lesson you take away from it. >> the press jumped all over this i think with some prodding from the administration suggesting this is yet more proof of abuse at the hands of an unleashed cia. when you read these things but actually jumps out at you is that this was actually carefully developed, carefully controlled, widely agreed to congress and it yielded invaluable results. >> paul: breath? >> that's the key point. there is this obsessive focus with a handful of instances where investigators potentially went over the line although it's important to note that when career justice department prosecutors looked at these cases for years ago, they ruled that they did not merit badge. >> paul: this is interesting. this is an internal report that was begun in 2004. >> and was shared with congress to ensure to congress turned over to justice and career prosecutors did not prosecute except in one case obvious whe

carney at 77. bowie at 76 degrees. 76 in havre de grace.k hall at 77. 72 right now with showers just ending in easton. that shower activity on the eastern shore continues to pull offshore overnight. we'll have a pretty nice evening, and also lots of sunshine during the day tomorrow. saturday a few clouds make their way into the region. all things considered, it looks like pretty nice weather for the next couple of days. here is the forecast. gradually cooling, clearer, overnight low of 62 degrees. during the day tomorrow mostly sunny, mild. below normal temperatures again a high of 85. but here comes the heat. take a look at saturday. we climb to 87. 90 with thunderstorms because of heat and humidity on sunday. 92 on monday. again, the low 90s on tuesday. then we cool off a little bit for wednesday and thursday. but you can see, we're going to get some of the warmest temperatures we have seen in a while here in the baltimore area. we'll be back in a while with more on the weather. >> thank you, norm. >>> tonight news you need to know before

carney 85. 8 in eldersburg and emmitsburg right now 82 degrees. havre de grace 82. rock hall 85. dover, how are you doing over there? high of 86. and cambridge right now at 82 degrees. as far as our forecast, for tonight, what few clouds we have are going to dissipate for a mostly clear evening. during the day tomorrow, lots of sunshine. but a chance for an afternoon pop-up thunderstorm. but then on wednesday, a pretty nice day. but again, a chance for afternoon thunderstorms making their way into the region. and once that gets through, things are going to clear up pretty nicely, and also cool down for thursday. here is your forecast for the overnight period. partly cloudy and mild. we'll see an overnight low of 72 degrees. in the northern and western suburbs, we'll probably get into the upper 60s. during the day tomorrow, it's going to be hotter. mostly sunny. a few p.m. thunderstorms are possible buzz of the heat and humidity. high tomorrow 91 degrees. and that's your 2-degree guarantee for tomorrow. as far as again a look at our radar, nothing across the region. seven-day fore

carney is 88 degrees. havre de grace 82. rock hall 88 degrees. but most places are feeling like it's 90 degrees because of the high humidity. as far as our forecasts, for the overnight period, a few scattered showers. basically, to the north of our region. overnight a pretty nice evening during the day tomorrow some pop-up showers move through the region. and then once again on thursday, a chance for some pop- up showers. but then things start looking pretty good as we get down towards the end of the week with cooler air and lower humidity. but for tonight partly cloudy, a few showers. you just saw them on the radar. 70 degrees for the overnight low. tomorrow during the day, increasing clouds with scattered storms. high tomorrow 88 degrees. and the extended outlook, well, we got the 85 on thursday. 84 on friday. the saturday and sunday a chance for some scattered showers. and monday and tuesday also a chance for some scattered showers as the heat comes back in for sunday and monday. high downtown tomorrow. i tell you what. it's going to be a stea

as far as our temperatures in carney right now 73. 75 in catonville. bowie at 72. rock hall 72. 74 in easton. and dover, delaware right now 76 degrees. here your forecast for the overnight period. mostly clear skies. and during the day tomorrow, we'll see sunshine. but a pop-up thunderstorm is possible. and then on wednesday, another shot for showers and thunderstorms making their way into the region. basically, next 24 to 36 hours going to be on the warm and humid side. mostly clear, mild, 72 for the low. but it's going to be cooler than that in the suburbs. that's your low in the downtown area. tomorrow we've got a daytime high of 91 degrees with mostly sunny skies ball. few pop-up p.m. thunderstorms are likely in the area, because of the heat and humidity. that's your 2-degree guarantee for tomorrow. the extended outlook for the next seven days. the 91 tomorrow followed by 89 with scattered showers and thunderstorms. the front will bring in cooler air for thursday. then on friday a little cooler. saturday partly cloudy, 83. the sunday and monday again, chance fo

carney, you've been very patient. you're one of the first ones here, unfortunately, one of the last to have at it with our panel. >> the travails of being a sophomore but thank you for the recognition. i'd like to continue, mr. ashley, along this vein with fire grants. there's 6,000 or so applications. what are you doing to make sure that there's going to be sort of regional equity when you're distributing these funds? >> as you're aware, there's no authorization language. this is a brand-new program start. what we set out for in the guidance was a goal to -- but not a strict adherence to the existing afg allocations, which is pretty straightforward in looking at rural, volunteer, urban and such as a goal. until we go through the complete review of the applications, looking at economic need and looking at, you know -- does a community need a new fire station, right, we won't know how that regional distribution will look. >> i see. well, there's an aspect of this -- of the money for the fire grants that is somewhat tro

the utility business may not be as exciting as carney vol but sure makes you a whole lot more money. you get the point. there's a belief among investors we are in real trouble in the united states. you know that. you see it. and we got to find the bull market somewhere even if we have to tie our arms by flying all the way down to rio. forget the land of lincoln, i say. we want to go to the land of gisele. we have in this country of course a government of, by, and for the people. one of the reasons why investors are no so concerned about investing in the united states. but in brazil, on the other hand, they got a much more enlightened government of, by, and for botox. the first two members of my foreign legion? first, there's cplf energia, cpl for you home gamers. this is the largest distributer of electricity in the country, roughly 13% market share. it's got a huge dividend. it's one of the lowest operating costs in the power distribution business. 140 reals per customer is low. 200 per customer for its competitors. the company is expanding its power generation business with a lot o

ushered in columnist jim stossel and brian carney joins us from london as the editorial page editor of the "wall street journal" europe. ken, you have read these documents. what's the lesson you take away from it. >> the press jumped all over this i think with some prodding from the administration suggesting this is yet more proof of abuse at the hands of an unleashed cia. when you read these things but actually jumps out at you is that this was actually carefully developed, carefully controlled, widely agreed to congress and it yielded invaluable results. >> paul: breath? >> that's the key point. there is this obsessive focus with a handful of instances where investigators potentially went over the line although it's important to note that when career justice department prosecutors looked at these cases for years ago, they ruled that they did not merit badge. >> paul: this is interesting. this is an internal report that was begun in 2004. >> and was shared with congress to ensure to congress turned over to justice and career prosecutors did not prosecute except in one case obvious whe

though i stepped outside it doesn't feel too oppressive. 78 carney, reisters and columbia.feeling like the lower 80s out there. an isolated storm could pop up this afternoon and evening as we aim four or two-degree guaranteed high of 92. >>> 9:02 now. back to you. >> we start with the top stories every morning. we start with the death of eunice kennedy shriver. she was the sister of president john f. kennedy and founder of the special olympics. she died early this morning after suffering from a number of strokes. carla wohl looks back at her life. >> reporter: eunice kennedy shriver helped to change the way society thinks about people with mental disabilities. >> well done. >> reporter: in 1968 she founded the special olympics. what you are winning by your courageous effort she told the athletes is far greater than any gain. you are winning life itself. >> don't keep them away from something that can change their lives and give them a new vision and give their parents a new vision of them just because they don't want in the community osay your child is special. >> reporter:

ambassador as well as -- and we have an additional election unit out there headed by ambassador tim carney. on the united nations side, kai runs you asuperb operation and his senior deputy is an american. peter gathbrathe served as our first american ambassador to croatia and was the deputy in east timor so he has long u.n. experience. and on the military side, admiral mullen and general petraeus pure and simple sent the first team in. stan and david are the two best people now available in the united states army and as vikram importantly said and i want to draw your attention to this, the best counterpropaganda is to reduce civilian casualties and the rules of engagement have changed in a way which has produced a visible as a result -- result on the ground. if there's been less news coverage of that issue lately it's because there's been less of that terrible problem to deal with. so in closing, in closing my opening remarks, i want to be very clear. we know the difference of input and out putt and what you are seeing here is input. agriculture. pule of law. counternarcotics. the illicit

around the bay fairly uniform. 71 manchester, columbia, reisterstown, 72 carney.o have the cool air pushing in, in the northwestern counties, showers likely around the bay and especially eastern shore this afternoon. our two-degree guarantee 83. we drop back to the low 60s with a little more fog again tonight. >>> our final check of the roads, here's kim. >> as we look at 95 southbound approaching whitemarsh boulevard you'll see a lot of that earlier traffic has cleared. the crash has been cleared completely and things are definitely easing up some as you make your way to the 695 and 895 split. a crash still remaining southbound route 29 at old frederick road. a couple of crashes in the city, perring parkway at taylor avenue. another one at greenspring avenue and old court road. jfx and northern parkway, you can see traffic moving smoothly as you make your way southbound headed towards downtown. >>> we'll be right back with "good morning maryland" at 9:00. (employee 1) subject: urgent!! bob!! i need the baker file stat!! reply!! still making changes. circle back l

temperature 72 degrees fallston, carney. 76 millersville. 73 columbia.otice on maryland's most powerful doppler radar some showers trying to fire their way up from dc beltway up 95. could be hitting laurel and glen burnie. maybe the south side of the city. so this is just a recent development in the last 10, 15 minutes. to the south side of annapolis pushing its way off the shady side looks like a little thunderstorm is developing, trying to push over the bay, riding over towards the south side of kent island, maybe st. michaels and easton seeing that. flare-up of showers south of baltimore. there might be showers but we expect the main batch to pull in here this afternoon on in through this evening. just plan for showers and storms at any time. take the umbrella. 85, the temperature, may be optimistic. many of us may be staying in the lower 80s with the clouds and showers this afternoon. let's see what's happening on the roads. >> a nice commute southbound 95 out of the harford county area to the whitemarsh boulevard area. you you see traffic moving alo

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we're pushing 81 rock hall. 78 on the top side, actually all sides of the beltway from carney to reisterstown, columbia, millersville, even to bowie. we factor in low 80s on the heat index already. this is going to be a rough one. generally looking at temperatures 76 degrees back towards bwi marshall, not much cloudiness, maybe late-day clouds and isolated thunderstorm, most of us stay dry. heat advisory means it will feel like 105, uncomfortable and dangerous to be in the heat. do your best to stay cool and hydrated. let's see what's happening on the roads with kim. >> the outer loop, we have our normal volume delays, building as you make your way to the baltimore national pike headed to the route 70 interchange. also slow on the north side of the outer loop from harford road approaching perring parkway. however, the big story of the morning, 895 southbound, at the harbor tunnel, that has just been reopened. they were holding traffic for a while, for police activity. i'm getting word that activity has been cleared. you might want to try 95 southbound or the fort mchenry tunnel as an alternat

ambassador as well as -- and we have an additional election unit out there headed by ambassador tim carney. on the united nations side, kai runs you asuperb operation and his senior deputy is an american. peter gathbrathe served as our first american ambassador to croatia and was the deputy in east timor so he has long u.n. experience. and on the military side, admiral mullen and general petraeus pure and simple sent the first team in. stan and david are the two best people now available in the united states army and as vikram importantly said and i want to draw your attention to this, the best counterpropaganda is to reduce civilian casualties and the rules of engagement have changed in a way which has produced a visible as a result -- result on the ground. if there's been less news coverage of that issue lately it's because there's been less of that terrible problem to deal with. so in closing, in closing my opening remarks, i want to be very clear. we know the difference of input and out putt and what you are seeing here is input. agriculture. pule of law. counternarcotics. the illicit

inner loop is going to be backed up from towson and the outer loop the usual morning rush from ca carneyding thrh the jfx. it's jammed from owings mills boulevard heading toward the 695 exit. on the west side of the beltway at liberty road it's starting to ease up a bit. thank goodness for that. here it is on the inner and outer loop lanes, starting to see the speeds go back up a little bit heading toward 70. it's the same traffic pattern heading through catonsville. won we hit 295 at route 175 here. we had intermittent slowing but it's starting to back up a little bit quickly. on the southbound lanes, the cars are traveling at top speeds and the same deal for the northbound direction all the way up to 695. that's a look at your morning commute, patrice, back to you. >>> still ahead, it's not your garden variety interview. >> ooh! >> why one grandma went on the attack with a gardening tool. >>> we are into killing -- business is up booming. >> and it's slaying critics at the box office. ♪ bicycle, what are we waiting for? the flowers are blooming. the air is sweet. and zyrtec® starts...

ambassador as well as -- and we have an additional election unit out there headed by ambassador tim carneyn the united nations side, kai runs you asuperb operation and his senior deputy is an american. peter gathbrathe served as our first american ambassador to croatia and was the deputy in east timor so he has long u.n. experience. and on the military side, admiral mullen and general petraeus pure and simple sent the first team in. stan and david are the two best people now available in the united states army and as vikram importantly said and i want to draw your attention to this, the best counterpropaganda is to reduce civilian casualties and the rules of engagement have changed in a way which has produced a visible as a result -- result on the ground. if there's been less news coverage of that issue lately it's because there's been less of that terrible problem to deal with. so in closing, in closing my opening remarks, i want to be very clear. we know the difference of input and out putt and what you are seeing here is input. agriculture. pule of law. counternarcotics. the illicit fin

ambassador as well as -- and we have an additional election unit out there headed by ambassador tim carney on the united nations side, kai runs you asuperb operation and his senior deputy is an american. peter gathbrathe served as our first american ambassador to croatia and was the deputy in east timor so he has long u.n. experience. and on the military side, admiral mullen and general petraeus pure and simple sent the first team in. stan and david are the two best people now available in the united states army and as vikram importantly said and i want to draw your attention to this, the best counterpropaganda is to reduce civilian casualties and the rules of engagement have changed in a way which has produced a visible as a result -- result on the ground. if there's been less news coverage of that issue lately it's because there's been less of that terrible problem to deal with. so in closing, in closing my opening remarks, i want to be very clear. we know the difference of input and out putt and what you are seeing here is input. agriculture. pule of law. counternarcotics. the illicit f

ambassador as well as -- and we have an additional election unit out there headed by ambassador tim carney. on the united nations side, kai runs you asuperb operation and his senior deputy is an american. peter gathbrathe served as our first amerin@marr!g ,rrbd'@ '#@r pule of law. counternarcotics. the illicit financing. that's what we're doing. the payoff is still to come. we have to produce results and we understand that. and we're not here today to tell you we're winning or we're losing. we're not here today to say we're optimistic or pessimistic. we're here to tell you that we're in this fight in a different way with a determination to succeed under the direct personal supervision of the president as -- and secretary of state and the rest of the cabinet. and so i want to close with that and turn it back over to john and, john, thanks again for the center for american progress doing this today. >> thank you, richard. >> i want to come back to the election but i am going to ask a few questions and then we're going to open things up againing with the press. i want to come back to the elec