we currently have two vacancies that have resulted from the term expirations of chris jones and conrad [unintelligible] i believe we have some members in the audience who might be speaking. supervisor avalos: we are delighted to hear from applicants. i hear that there are other members here that may be applying for d5, but there may be others as well. if you have applied, please come up here. you are welcome to introduce herself and talk about your interest in the cac. >> my name is marlena cannon. i have lived in district 5 for my whole life. this is an opportunity to serve my district and the city. there are a few issues that i would like to help with, with suggestions and contributions to ideas. i have lived in a number of different cities in europe and the u.s.. i have ideas to make transportation hear more efficient as well. connectivity in the city is important. sometimes it takes me as long to get to my friend's house on one side of the city as it does oakland. i would like to suggest different ways to make it accessible. also, i have been a victim of a violent crime on public t

chris jones is with us. all i want to know is who is long and who is short the u.s.'s more complex than that because a lot of the people out there looking at the u.s. bond market have more complex traits on. there is no obvious direction or plays there. i think everybody is looking atop down volatility. and nobody knows what politicians will say next and how that will affect markets and nobody knows what will happen in the short term to the situation. >> so what strategies are people looking in to and seeing opportunity? >> if you look at anybody with a fundamental bottom up strategy, clearly the markets have reverted again. it's risk on risk off and will they'll find it difficult to make money. so cash on the table rather than invested, wait for this period to subside. >> the problem with being long vol, it hasn't been that reactive and it's expensive. >> what's been the worst strategy this year? >> i think looking from now onwards it will be long short which had such a great start after such a tough year last year, but we saw a brief respite. the market has been dr

chris jones, yes they can adopt joining us. >> my pleasure.[ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> what do you say, everybody? happy monday monday, june 25th. good to be back with you. thank you for joining us here today for today's full-court press, taking a look at the big stories of the day, taking a look at the nation's capitol, around the country and around the globe and giving you a chance to weigh in with your comments and what it all means to you. give us a call at 866-55-press as we start talking about in the last hour, what do you think of this? the city of baltimore is weighing a proposal -- they are thought the only ones either -- to allow corporate ads on city fire trucks. what happens if a fire truck with golden arches rolls up to a fire at a burger king. >> bad idea. >> bad idea. we will talk about that and everything else we can think about to talk about on today's full-court press. first, we get all of the latest, todd's headlines and today's current news update. jacki. >> what an interesting quand re. good morning, everybody. president obama

chris jones, yes they can adopt well. that's a good point, you know, right?rning, everybody. it is wednesday, june 27th. good to see you today. welcome to the full-court press, your new morning show on current tv. so good to see you today because we have got lots and lots to talk about what's happening here in our nations's capitol, around the country and around the globe. we will bring you the news. 866-55-press and the big feature of today's show, joe williams. you have seen him here many times on the full court pres covers the white house for politico but he has been suspended by politico for some comments he made on msnbc last week about mitt romney. joe has kept his silence so far. but no longer. he will be here today at the top of our third hour this morning to tell us his side of the story for the first time. don't miss it. but first, let's find out all of the latest that's going on. jacki schechner has the word for us out in los angeles with today's current news update. good morning, jacki. >> good morning, bill. good morning, everybody. it looks like

tag...oriolesstake the lead 2-1....bottom of the 6th... chipper jones sends it to right...chris davis debut in the outfield...diving catch...not bad for his first time in right.....ater in the inning... simmonn...gives it a ride tt left...2-run homer...2nd oo his career...braves lead 3-2... &pthey end theeo's 5 game win streak...4-2 the final. 3 yoo can see the o's try to get back in the win column pomorrow night right here on fox 45...game 2 betweee the o's and bbaves at 7 only on fox 45... the ravens have never had three solid receivers.think about it... since the start in 1996...it's been a stretch at timessto even have two solid wi. producer for the ofense..then - last season we got a taste of how expposive the offense can pe when joe flacco's cllcking with two receivers... anquan boldin and torree smmth.. baltimore triid for another with lee evans... that diin't &pwork..o this off seassn they added former texan jacoby jones....drafted iami's ttmmy undrafted rookie free agentt. thhse all added tt the mix of and david reed....that's why q's calllng this thh best group he's seen in

hawk: so here is andruw jones hitting for chris stewart, who was 1-3 tonight. steve: andruw still has substantial power. seven home runs, 14 driven in. hawk: hitting at .218. he takes a first-pitch strike. steve: he has only been to bat 101 times and that adds up to a guy hitting 38 or 39 home runs. hawk: he could not check it up on the breaking ball, and he is in the big hole 0-2. he can hit it as far as anybody. steve: he can. but not that little slider away. hawk: not too many guys can. steve: you just have to lay off it. if you are looking fastball you have a problem. hawk: he gone. he knew it. two down. steve: good fastball on the outside corner freezes jones. addison reed is one out away. framed well by tyler flowers. hawk: tyler may have a chance to win this game for us. steve: do you think wise is going this time? hawk: he is 6-6. he is going if he can get a decent jump. first-pitch strike. to the 38-year-old captain. that ball hit into right field deep. alex is there makes the catch and this ball game is over! yes! looked for a second like he may have

jones takes the pitch to right. look at chris davis, nice catch. he robs chipper. davis, he's never plays in the outfield before. maybe he should have been out there more. but davis couldn't save madi from that one. simmons ham trz mers it to left. atlanta wins 4-2. snapping baltimore's five-game winning streak. >>> all right. golf round two of the u.s. open today. it's no secret this major is a bear. do you like the u.s. open? golf fans. >> yeah. >> it's relaxing. liable baseball, too. we'll be watching. finishing at par in the u.s. open is a solid feat because it's so difficult. 1 under could win you the whole tournament. it's a fact jim furyk knows well as he was story of the day. jumped seven spots on the leaderboard in one day. olympic club in cali who knew course cred deentials would kee the kids occupied. furyk entered the round tie ford seventh and birdies number three. that moves him to 1 under and takes where he stands now. furyk in the three-way tie for the lead with david toms and that guy, tiger woods at one point he had three straight bogeys. but here

chris davis comes in. bottom of the eighth inning. adam jones singles. wieters. look at the bullpen. .-1 orioles matt wieters comes up big. matt wieters to j.j. hardy. orioles win the series. >> it is fun playing well played games. to be able to come out -- that is a good thing. >> they have done a good job. to beat thtem today is a tribute to our guys. >> the yankees beat the mets. michael phelps will swim at 10:00 a.m. not sat beside and looking for more gold medals -- not satisfied. >> there are so many things i want to do. i don't have a big window to accomplish them. want to be the first to do something. imagination. >> 16 olympic medals. how dare he not win. >> we wish him the best of l uck. >> 6:26. >> marylanders weigh in on the issue of expanded gaming. i have details next. >> tropical storm debby back adders the coast. -- batters the coast. >> we're looking at >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 new

chris davis' slump buster... his oh-for-22 hitless streak snapped with the single..adam jones going tt bring him oo down... jonesyase hit down the left field line with two outs... roles around in left withh enough time for davis to beat the throw... 1-1 all game.. enter the hammel struggle... 4th inning... 4-1 l-a... runners on the cornerr... trout swinging bunt... erik aybar's going... and hammel doesn't have a plaa. ... 5-1 angels..very next batter... hunter... base hit... soft liner to center....adam jones miss plays the throw... that's scores.what can i say, when it'ssbad... it's bad... hammel done... matt lindstrom in off as an oriole... 3-and-one- third... crazy 8's... 8 hits, 8 runs... all earnee.angels wor. 3 & o's... how about this break... no pn intended... in the a-l east.the new york yankees lost today andy pettitte..ccc. d &pplaced on the d-l with a two starts..it does not look - his ankle today against cturr - cleveeand... when he took that one hop courtesy of casey kotchman off it..pettitte will miss at least 6 weeks.... no surgery required.bad luck for closer mariano rivera wi th bllwn out kneemay

jones scales the wall. that is a grand slam. chris davis is strikeout number 13. dickey back-to-back one-hitters .tyson with his share of one hit knockouts. now he is going to broadway directed by spike lee. a one-man show. we hope he will not be singing or dancing. or biting anybody's ear off. i> i'm not here as a fly -- will be here to work and to do my best. i'm here to best and you'll be pretty much entertained. >> give it a shot. >> you never know. >> he did a show in vegas for about a month. >> thank you. 6:27. >> the mayor and city council are at odds over the city budget. i will explain in a live report. >> this unusual crustacean has a right to sing the blues. >> a big competition coming up between baltimore and d.c. food trucks. trucks. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks for joining us for 11 news today. tony pann has a quick look at the forecast. >> good morning. it will turn a little warmer and more humid. we're starting out with some low clouds and so

chris davis steps to the plate. home run to right center field. adam jones and mark reynolds also hit home runs. a comeback story for the ages 4 and brian roberts. another base hit. what a night for brian roberts. the orioles win game 1 against the pirates. was grateful to be back -- he was grateful to be back. >> i don't think anybody would script hard times in their life. but i think we try to grow from them and we try to learn from them and we try to use them for good. and as much as i would have loved to play the last 175 games or how ever many -- 190 games -- that i was not able to, i'm hoping the next 190 will be better than i ever imagined. >> to football. the first of three days for the minicamp for the ravens. it is about the veterans. ray lewis was there at the age of 37 looking fit and trim. ray rice was a no show with this ongoing contract issues. joe flacco in the house. ed reed had an excuse. he faces a potential 70,000 fine under the new rules of the cba. the minicam could seize the day in owings mills. -- the minicamp continues today. that is a pretty big fine. >> i'm guessing he

jones takes the pitch to right. but chris davis lays out and robs chipper.vis has never even played in the outfield before tonight. but matis is cool with him being there. he couldn't save him from this. he hammers one to left. two-run shot. that puts the braves back on top. atlanta wins 4-2. they snap baltimore's five-game winning streak. >>> round two of the u.s. open yesterday. there's no secret this major is a bear. and finishing at par alone is a solid feat, one under could wen you the whole tournament. it's a fact former open champ jim furyk knows very well as he was the story of the day. he jumped seven spots on the lead are board. let's go to the olympic club. who knew that course credentials could keep the kiddies occupied? jim furyk entered the round tied for seventh. he birdies number three there. that moves him to one under. that's where he stands right now. furyk in a three-day tie for the lead with david toms. tiger woods had thee straight bogeys. here he is looking real good with a long birdie putt. tiger shoots an even par 70. he shares the 3

over the head of adam jones and over the wall for a grand slam home run. the first run against the os in 6 innings. chrisavis is his 13th and final strike out. a career high for dickey. he throws back to back one hitters. first guy to do that in 24 years ago. >> god bless him. i'm more about what's going on with the orioles. i could care less. god bless him, but i don't like somebody shutting us out. >> shut out for the third time this year. the os threw consecutive shut outs in atlanta. the os face the mets ace santana tomorrow. c.c . sabathia struck out 10. they've won 10 in a row. they lead the os by two and a half games. another off-season football fight has emerged between the nfl and the player's union. new orleans saints players attend an appeals hearing. in accepting payments for injuring opposing players. they claim there's no evidence to support the punishment. he's suing roger goodell for defamation. other players say the league has embarked on a smear campaign. the league stands by its investigation. this could get ugly and it's going to be going on for a while. >> most definitely. thank you.

jones, 4-5 with a two-run bomb. game tonight first pitch 7:05. the o's still one game behind the yankees. chris davis going deep. >>> will ed reid show up for practice today? that's what we'll find out as the ravens meet for the second day of mini camp. reid was a no show yesterday for unspecified reasons. ray lewis downplayed the situation saying it wasn't an issue and he was sure that reid would show up for training camp in july. if ed reid misses all three days, he could face a fine of about $63,000. >>> the baltimore 10 mylers just a few days away and race officials are holding a news conference today at the maryland zoo to talk about the whole event. right now they say 6500 runners are expected to take part. the race benefits the signal 13 foundation and the mark reckonnese family trust. he was extra liesed from the chest down in an accident that happened back in 2008. the baltimore 10 myler is this saturday at 7:30 in the morning. >>> time for five things you need to know before you head out the door this morning. starting today the u.s. conference of catholic bishops will be meeting in a

jones. well done, andy macphail. the pitcher was hammered early. steve pearce the other way. hat's course matt wieters. -- that scores matt wieters. matt wieters had a big night. chris davis continues to be on fire. 5-0. base hit for matt wieters. chris davis once again. 7-0. two on for steve pearce. 3-run home run. baltimore sweeps the pirates. baltimore is a half-game behind the yankees in the american league east. still no ed reed. it was a successful three days. now we wait for training camp. terrell suggs addressed the media with the tear it is the achilles. suggs hoping to return sooner rather than later. >> that is tough. i've never set out before -- i have never sat out before. you have to know your body. rehab and rest. you have to sit down and rest. i'm trying to becoming all-pro asap. >> hoping to get back sooner rather than later. >> thank you. >> 6:27. it was not a ufo. to hear dozensle of musical performance during sailabration, like this one. the original yankee doodle. >> a bus tour. >> a bus tour. >> live, local, late-breaking, this is wbal-tv 11 news today. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mind

right now given chris' history of pushing crazy ideas and his failure to win elections it's baffling that he thinks he can win the republican primary in august according to him a mother jones profile critics within the party call him a dinosaur and not just because of his unique take on natural history former republican governor already carlson who defeated quizzed by twenty points in one thousand nine hundred four didn't have many nice things to say when interviewed by the magazine he said quote a wonderful wonderful guy one of the great intellectuals of the twenty first century caustically remark that he said he'll do a lot to improve the i.q. of congress if we can get a bachmann quiz team together they could probably take over the world talk about a dynamic duo but even though he's a pariah in his own party quest is wasting everybody's time by running and it seems the only way he can make headlines is by making insane claims which he did last week so for that and for generally being an unhinged whack job alan crist wins tonight's tool time award. joining me for happy hour tonight is the alone show senior producer jenny churchill and matt ortega a democratic consultant a

chris. >> oh, that? that wasn't me. this mic's not even on. i was just -- reason -- >> coco jonest's a hip-hop. inspired take on the classic story of "cyrano de bergerac." and here they are, performing "me and you" from "let it shine." ♪ hey ♪ round and round and round in my head, head ♪ ♪ did you really mean the words that you said, said ♪ ♪ i've got to know should i stay ♪ ♪ should i go tell me the truth ♪ ♪ is it going to be me and you ♪ ♪ is it going to be me and you ♪ ♪ is it going to be me and you ♪ ♪ i know you have the feelings you thought you had ♪ ♪ of course, without that other guy ♪ ♪ i'm just a shy kid giving you a ride ♪ ♪ give you my lyrics for the other side ♪ ♪ i never had the courage if i thought you really wouldn't understand ♪ ♪ now, i'm letting my feelings surface ♪ ♪ i'm tired of disguising who i am ♪ ♪ tell me are you who i wanted you to be ♪ ♪ did you do it all for them were we only playing games ♪ ♪ i did it for you i couldn't see it through ♪ ♪ roxy, i'm sorry ♪ going around and around and around in my head, head ♪ ♪ did you really mean the words that you

panel, chris could have phone signals a democratic strategist and former chief of staff for senator joe manchin, michael steele, msnbc analyst and former rnc chairman and david corn, mother jonesu chief. as we look at the battleground states, we look back at '08, all those states went to president obama. >> yep. >> and now, as we talk about these being in play, there is this decision poll from -- latino decision poll showing this enthusiasm right there, opinion of the president's new immigration policy, nearly 50%. >> yeah. >> this is huge. what is the message that mitt romney needs to deliver today? as we said, the stakes couldn't be higher, but they are predicting, people saying he is not going to go in with much of a rebuttal? >> i don't think he will and i don't know if he needs to go in with much of a rebuttal so much as to lay out what he plans to do as president to put his imp pro- -- impromatu are full to related to jobs, beyond the immigration point, but to more

panel, chris could have phone signals a democratic strategist and former chief of staff for senator joe manchin, michael steele, msnbc analyst and former rnc chairman and david corn, mother jones and msnbc bureau chief. as we look at the battleground states, we look back at '08, all those states went to president obama. >> yep. >> and now, as we talk about these being in play, there is this decision poll from -- latino decision poll showing this enthusiasm right there, opinion of the president's new immigration policy, nearly 50%. >> yeah. >> this is huge. what is the message that mitt romney needs to deliver today? as we said, the stakes couldn't be higher, but they are predicting, people saying he is not going to go in with much of a rebuttal? >> i don't think he will and i don't know if he needs to go in with much of a rebuttal so much as to lay out what he plans to do as president to put his imp pro- -- impromatu are full to related to jobs, beyond the immigration point, but to more living in america, a great way to begin this conversation. he has a little hill to climb here, the president has put him in an uncomfortable position, vis-a-vis the particularly young latino am