>>>nd a senator orras hh will -o cefaff towards charles schumer, on "meet the press" at 10:30 here on nbc 4. >>> and senator schumer, one of the voicing growing outrage over the release of the convicted terrorist and mass murderer. 270 people were killed, and now he is free realliesed from a scottish prison because he is dying of cancer. u.s. officials watched in anger as he received a hero's home coming in libya. >> the convicted terrorists was not only greeted by thousands of cheering young men waving plaque yurds and banns, but he was escortedce on to a plane. >> fbi director, robert muller, has written a scathing letter to the minister that let him go. and meanwhile, brita is denying anybody there being behind the deal of the release. >>> and dozens of wildfires broke out across the country of greece. 10,000 people had to leave their homes. the fire stretches 25 miles wide. ground crews worked through the night to protect six towns threatened by the fire. army draft ease are helping hundreds of firefights to battle the flames. those fires caused blackout and water shortages in man

. >> prompting these renewed fears about a breakdown in bipartisanship were remarks by charles schumer of new york who threatened the use of arcane parliamentary tactics to bypass a potential g.o.p. filibuster and secure final passage on a simple majority vote. >> these plans will likely be considered only as a last resort, but make no mistake about it. they remain on the table. no matter what happens, we're going to enact healthcare reform by the end of the year." the tactic is known as reconciliation. it is used only for budget bills as a matter of law to obtain budget deaf sitd reduction. to use it on healthcare, it means the democrats would like to break it up into two votes and the ranking republican told fox news there will be a showdown with the g.o.p. >> they got 60 votes for the healthcare policy, which would be things like, the exchange, things like even the public options, that would have to get 60 votes. >> with the house now in recess, nancy pelosi attended a healthcare event in san francisco, but was dogged by a democratic party feud from back east over compromises that o

>> charles schumer held a press conference earlier today urging the united nations to condemn lydia -for welcoming the terrorist convicted of the pan am one of three bombing. he was released thursday from prison in scotland and greeted in libya by cheering crowds. the senator says the welcome was outrageous. >> today i am making a direct appeal to the united states ambassador to the united nations, susan rice, asking her to immediately introduce a new resolution condemning libyans for holding the celebration and demanding an apology. >> megrahi the only convict in the bombing, which killed 270 people. he spent eight years a license before his release on compassionate grounds. school officials say that more than a dozen schools will be starting late because of construction. schools in the county are scheduled to open monday, but 18 will not open until tuesday. officials say that construction and other work will delay opening. we have a list of the school's opening of our website. go to wbaltv.com and click on education alert. shaquille o'neal -- tomorrow night, he will go head-to-head

republican senatorr atin hn h will face offinga astem dtiraocc senator charles schumer. that on "meet the press" here on nbc 4. >>> growing outrage over the release of a convicted terrorist and mass murderer. abdel baset al megrahi is the lockerbie bomber, the only man convicted of the bombing of pan am flight 103. 270 people were killed. now al megrahi is free, released from a scottish prison because he's dying of cancer. u.s. officials watched in anger as he received a hero's homecoming in libya. >> the convicted terrorist was not only greeted upon returning to tripoli by thousands of cheering young men waving banners and placards but he was personally escorted on airplanes provided by the government, by the son of a libyan leader, moammar gadhafi. >> senator charles schumer, who you saw there, has asked for a u.n. resolution against libya. the fbi director has written a ska scathing letter to the scottish justice secretary who let al megrahi go. mewhile, britain's government is denying suspicion that access to libya's oil reserves was behind the deal for the release.

and all of this proof that libya still has a, quote, love affair with terrorism, says senator charles schumer and is calling for u.n. security council resolution condemning libya, but goes who is the member of the security council? libya. >> jamie: good morning, everyone i'm jamie colby. >> eric: i'm eric sean and many say it was bad enough scotland decided to frae the only person ever convicted of bombing pan am flight 103 that killed 207 people, 186 of them were our fellow citizens, americans. three days later, we're finding anger over the homecoming celebration continues to resonate. across our country. joining us now on the telephone is congressman fiphil gingrey, republican from georgia, what are your thoughts on a potential u.n. resolution by the obama administration condemning the release and the welcome home? >> caller: well, i am all for it. i agree with them, with obama's administration, and -- but don't agree with him on the health care reform ideas and the public option. but it is refreshing that i can agree with him on something. i think that... the resolution even if the securit

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charles schumer says that there are web sites that are asking consumers for their personal information to register them for the program. however, you should know that no registration is needed to participate in the program. the scams could cost consumers thousands of dollars, lead to identity theft and delayed in getting their rebates on time. are you in the market for a new laptop? now baby the best time to buy -- now may be the best time to buy. >> the computer section was busy this afternoon. but this year, as people's budgets are shrinking, so are their computers. >> we are going to have a lot of really well priced laptops to get people into computers. >> computers with a whole new name and price tag. call them the net books. >> where inexpensive, small and light and they do virtually everything that your notebook computer would do. >> except that they do not come with a cd or dvd player, but the price tag is often under $500. while times are tough, the one good thing about electronics, the longer you wait, the more you get for your money. the speed in the processing power, they ar

. >>> yoreen hatch and charles schumer. they're on tomorrow ott "meet the press." >>> for the first time we're hearing of a night mary plane flight of passenger whose were stuck on the tarmac. after averting to rochester, they were inside the plane. on the tapes the pilot tells the dispatcher in houston the only terminal in rochester is closed. >> you're not dining too good tonight, huh? >> no, no. there's no food and they're getting really unhappy. >> well, a preliminary investigation shows that they incorrectly told the express jet they t passengers could not be allowed inside the naerm nal because of security that night. they dispute those findings. >>> they're searching for a reality tv star. the u.s. marshal is offering a $25,000 award leading to tay rest of ryan jenkins who may be hiding in his native canada. he once appeared on a reality show. the body was stuffed in a suitcase with her fingers and teeth removed. msnbc analyst clint van zandt and clint's also the offer of "facing down evil." clipt, good morning to yo

senator charles schumer is urging the u.n. bassed al megrahi. he was released fwr a scottish prison on -- from a scottish prison and greeted by a crowd. schumer says that hero's welcome was outrageous. 273 people were killed on pan-am flight -- abdel bassed al megrahi was released on compassionate grounds. >> president obama is headed to nargetia's vinyard today, but before leaving the president recorded his weekly address on the health care fight. brian mooar has the story from washington. >> before leaving on vacation president obama fired a parting shot in the fight over health care reform. >> it also should be an honest debate, not one dom nayed by willful distortion and misrepresentations. >> the president insists his plan includes no death panels or taxpayer-funded poringses, and he said the other option will not be a government take-over. >> it sounds scary to me, too, but here's the thing -- it's not true. >> that counter message continues to -- republicans say it is the president playing fast and loose with the facts.

senator charles schumer yesterday went so far as to say that a been by you of a flash trading was imminent. you haven't done it yet, did you have a conversation with the senator where you indicated you're moving in that direction? should we expect a ban? >> i have talked to the senator but i've also talked to the major market participants and investors all interested in this issue. we're going to look very carefully at how to deal with the inequity created by flash order and widespread call from others as well, even markets engage in flash trading have called -- >> nasdaq i know -- >> exactly. my personal view is we're headed in that direction, the commission will have to vote to take that position. has to be done by rule making, we're moving quite decidedly in that direction. >> in high frequency trading, we've seen numbers half to 2/3 is quote unquote high frequency. just because people are trading quickly or with high frequency doesn't necessarily mean that it's fraudulent or in some way inappropriate, right? >> you're right about that. in fact, there's a very good argument that it's br

. >>> senator charles schumer wants the u.n. to condemn libya for the heroes welcome it gave it a convicted terrorist, he was serving life in prison for the bombing of pan am 33 over locker bit. he was released from prison and greeted like a conquering hero when he returned to libya. it's clear the libyan government still has a love affair with terrorism. we're going to check the stories again, but our special continues, answering all of your questions, whether they come to us on the phone, the internet, wherever, on health care. and health care reform. josh levs is kind of the funnel for all of those questions. josh? >> i peel like a funnel sometimes. we got this one from gene, answer coming up. will the current health care infrastructure be overwhelmed? >>> there's a lot of conflicts claims about the what president wants to bring to health care. whether the government decide what care i can get? >> there's nothing in the bill that says government will decide what care you get, but the sticking point here would be the public in

senate finance committee members orrin hatch and charles schumer will tell david gregory where health care reform stands right now. if it is sunday, it's "meet the press." check your local listings. >>> libyan leader muammar kaddafi is grateful to -- he was release from scotland on compassionate grounds because he has terminal cancer. u.s. and british officials have condemned the apparent heroes welcome that he has received in libya. he says he will soon present evidence that proves he is innocent. >>> inmates in a kentucky prison set fire to several buildings. a police spokesman says the rioters left so much damage behind that some 1,it00 prisoners had to be bussed to other facilities. state police say firefighters extinguished the blazes at the north point training center near lexington, kentucky. there were no serious injuries to inmates nor prison staff. >>> for the first time we are hearing cases of a nightmare of a flight for passengers stuck on a tarmac at a minnesota airport earlier this month. after the rochester airport due to bad weather, 47 passengers were stranded overnig

press" key players from the health care debate, senate finance committee member orrin hatch and charles schumer tell david gregory where health reform stands now. >>> libyan leader ka dagadhafi grateful to britain for releasing abdel magrahi released on kags fate grounds because he has terminal cancer. u.s. and british officials condemned the hero's welcome he received in libya. he says he'll present evidence that proves he's innocence. >>> nbc news learned a cia report detailing mock executions could be released monday a report kept secret since 2004. the report says cia officials threatens one detainee with a gun and power drill, and they staged a fake execution in a room next to one detainee, complete with a gunshot to make it seem like a prisoner had just been killed. "newsweek's" michael isikoff tells rachel maddow the report will be es pleaexplosionsives. >> mock executions, threatening a detainee with death that clearly seemed to go beyond the justice department legal authorizations, and that's why these are so significant. >> the rachel maddow show week nights 9:00 p.m. eastern on msnbc

we have senate finance committee members orrin hatch and charles schumer. they will be telling david gregory where health care reform stands now. >>> today a sign tension may be easing on the core onpeninsula. high-level delegation from north korea met with south korea's president and deliver ad measure from kim jong-il. the meeting came just hours before the funeral of kim dae ju jung. >>> across greece today, dozens wildfires continue to burn. one of the largest fires is right near athens. it is 25 miles wide and continues to destroy homes and as it nears the northern suburbs of the greek capital. that fire forced thousands to flee their homes in the middle of the night saturday. heavy winds expected to fuel the three-day old fire today. >>> in central kentucky today, four prisoners remain hospitalized after a prison riot and fire. total of eight staff members and eight prisoners injured in the friday night melee. the fire damaged six of the medium-security prison buildings including a kitchen and medical center. about 700 inmates had to be relocated to v

. >>> tomorrow on "meet the press" key players in the health care debate, orrin hatch and charles schumer, will tell david gregory where health reform stands now. check local listings for that. >>> rioting inmates at a kentucky prison set fire to several buildings on the compound. a police spokesman says, there was so much damage 1200 prisoners had to be bussed to other facilities. firefighters are ex-twinge wi e the blazes. no serious injuries to inmates or prison staff. >>> we are hearing tape of a nightmare plane flight for passengers stuck on a tarmac at a minnesota airport earlier this month. after diverting to the rochester airport, 47 passengers strand overnight inside a small express jet operated for continental airlines. the pilot tells her dispatcher in houston the only terminal in rochester is closed. >> not doing too night, tonight? >> no, no. >> not a good situation? >> no. and the fact there's no food and it's getting really unhappy. the problem, too, is that the terminal's closed here. >> yeah. >> so we can't even get to the terminal. if they could get off into the terminal

. >> reporter: democratic senator charles schumer told the new york times that if his party does not a health care reform bill passed by september 159, they may not get one passed at all. t.j. winick, abc news, washington. >> the autopsy results on michael jackson's death are in but are not being released. the l.a. coroner says police have requested the results remain sealed during their ongoing investigation of jackson's death. that investigation is trying to determine whether medications administered to jackson may have played a role in killing him. >> time to take a look at your tuesday forecast. scattered showers and thunderstorms from new england down to the carolinas, then stretching through the deep south into oklahoma and into east texas. widely scattered thunderstorms in the southern rockies and parts of the northwest. >> 68 in seattle while boise and sacramento climb to the upper 90s. 86 in the twin cities. new york, baltimore and atlanta will all hit 90. it's 92 in new orleans and 100 in dallas. >> this next lady should be an inspiration to all of us wanna-be dare devils.

members of the senate finance committee, senator orrin hatch, republican of utah, and senator charles schumer, democrat of new york. >>> then, selling the plan. has the president lost the pr war and political support from his base? and what about the biggest question of all -- how will reform impact you? pbs' tavis smiley and msnbc's joe scarborough weigh in. >>> finally, our "meet the press" minute. remembering noted political columnist robert novak. a look back at some highlights from his more than 200 appearances on this program over the past 45 years. >>> but, first, in addition to waging political battles at home, the president is faced with two ongoing wars abroad. this week, afghans went to the polls as americans expressed fresh skepticism about the u.s. war there, now entering its ninth year. and in iraq, new threats of sectarian violence after bombers strike inside baghdad's green zone. two men charged with coordinating the u.s. military and diplomatic mission in that region join us now. admiral mike mullen, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. and from afghanistan this morning, ou

democratic senator charles schumer says that is not feasible.ricans do not want a single payer system run by the government. just 32% of those are in favor of it. 57% are opposed. a democratic congressman joins us now. we should point out -- what we're talking about a single payer system, that is different from what is called the public option. the public option is one that would be thrown into the mix. you could theoretically make that your choice. you are talking about a fully government-run system. why do you keep pushing it when it seems so obviously that the american people are against it? quote the american people like it a great deal. frankly, the republicans just put out a document saying that we have to expand medicare. let's call it what it is. all of us have a single payer plan. either we pay the insurance companies or with a the dr directly or we get paid for by medicare and medicaid. if you believe that the public option that your grandfather has or your spouse has is a pretty good plan and it should be for people who are 55 rather

harry reid is downplaying the talk but charles schumer, another democratic leader, suggested earlier week that this is clearly on the table. i think it is something we will be talking about a lot when congress gets back. host: congressional update for the next 25 minutes or so with manu raju of the "political." the numbers are on the screen. our first call comes from souter -- citrus heights, california. randy online for republicans. caller: good morning, great job as usual. my comment this morning -- i am reading from paul krug in today in my local newspaper and i heard from bill mahr last night that the only reason that americans are angry right now that these well-pressed white americans that showed that these meetings are angry is because they are racist. that seems to be the default position for this administration. if someone does not agree with the policies, they are obviously racist. people have legitimate concerns about this. they are spending way too much money, they don't know how they will pay for anything that they already promised. now, they want to expand the process.

we are lucky that charles schumer is leading the way. if the background negotiations produced a bill that was just bad enough to anchor every major constituency, i think chuck schumer would be good enough to come up with a bill that is just good enough to keep everyone at the table. that's number one. i think you will play a big role. i think people are hobbled by the consequences of not getting to yes. i know advocates around the country that said let's hold out for something better, they realized what is happening on the ground is that the status quo -- it's an atmosphere where immigrants live under such siege and tremendous fear that there is a commitment to reform that i do not think we saw a couple of years ago. i have to say, it there is going to be a business-labor split. business says we want more workers and labor says too many workers will undermine american workers. but i hope we get to that debate because then you have people on both sides to want reform figuring out whether there is a commission that can better manage all or

charles schumer is more for a public auction. here is what we see -- public option.he knights of columbus, the colony's club called alumni from -- the kiwanis club, alumni, the elks, you would allow them to establish cooperatives or health associations, thereby having pools that would be large enough so you could bring costs down. you would be going beyond the poles available now, which are essentially who do you work for. this would give greater opportunity for those things. those are some things we're talking about. there are lots of questions and opinions. i would love to get them from you. please use the microphone. we're going to take one question from here, one from the patio, one from inside. go ahead. >> i just want to make clear that i have read through the bill. [applause] >> great. >> my question has several components so i will try to be quick. first, in the stimulus bill, the digitizing and possession of medical records -- in section 1173a it gives the government real-time access to financial records. if those things are not disturbing enough for you, if

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