clair started writing.s swim practice. >> i remember the exact ah-ha moment. i was really watching swim practice with a whole bunch of swim moms thinking we really need to get a life here. from then on, instead of going into the practice i sat in my minivan and wrote. >> reporter: and at 45, clair began the next chapter of her life. as a published novelist. >> this was my guilty pleasure. was really sneaking time to write. >> reporter: her debut book "ready to fall" came out in 2000, but it was her second book, "must-love dogs" that landed her not only on the best seller list but also on the big screen. >> come on, girl, you can do this. what? >> reporter: clair came full circle from the classroom to the red carpet. at the age of 50 you were walking down the red carpet. what was that like? >> i had a blast. i did 35 interviews on the red carpet. it was just hilarious. it was just fun. i enjoyed the whole experience. >> reporter: she credits her maturity with her success. it almost probably was sweeter at 50

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they are stopping folks at around bell claire.hey are stopping folks and taking them through the neighborhood. if you have to drive threw good luck. it is difficult to get around. neighborhood streets are packed with cars trying to get around. people trying to get home. a lot of folks trying to see if their home is okay. it is a big traffic mess. if you don't need to be in this area the best thing to do is stay out of it. >> roosevelt, have you had and opportunity, i know you are busy but the dpw guys. have they been able to give you a sense. you showed us pictured earlier of buys working trying to figure out where they might be able to shut this thing down. have they been able to give you a sense of progress they are making. >> reporter: not at all. as i mentioned the main controls for this could be anything. the main main could be somewhere far away. that's one of the issues they have to deal w. they have to fine out exactly where this is. as you may recall, too, this is an old system. things change. roads move. roads change nam

claire maxwell. how are you doing, claire? oh. [ laughter ] don't feel like talking? it's okay., claire maxwell, she "just loves how relaxed her face gets when she's getting a massage." that's weird. well, let's look at the video. ♪ >> jimmy: yeah. oh, yeah. yeah, i can see right there. very relaxed. look at how relaxed her face is. [ laughter ] wow, so relaxed. oh, my god. ooh, ooh, la, la. she even looks relaxed when they stopped massaging, too. [ laughter ] let's check out one more over here. you, sir, there. yeah, okay. there is gavin powell. gavin powell. let's see -- he "swings both ways." [ laughter ] oh. oh, in baseball! in baseball! oh, okay, i get it, in baseball. [ applause ] okay. "and in sex!" oh, wait a second. [ laughter ] hey, gavin, really, that's a little bit too much information. let's go to somebody else. let's go to somebody else. you, sir, right there. how you doing? that's kenny peters. hey, kenny. my old pal, kenny. good to see you. thanks for coming to the show. i knew you when you were kenneth. [ laughter ] kenny peters -- he "is a male cougar or a moug

watch for a water main break between maryland avenue and bell claire. there's the west side of the beltway. no issues on route 50. the report brought to you by toyota and your dealer where you find a service dealer to keep your toyota running smoothly. >>> going to mount vernon. >> good morning, the 14th annual baltimore book festival gets underway tomorrow. she's written two books and going to talk to her in a second. >> how are you? >> it all starts tomorrow. >> it starts tomorrow from noon to 8:00 p.m. on friday and saturday and from noon to 7:00 p.m. on sunday. you can come to the festival, visit the salon to see torre johnson and giving career advice. >> besides some famous authors that will be here, actress who played marsha on the brady bunch. >> we have walking tours, you can tour the historic sites. we have children's parks for families. >> reporter: cooking demonstrations. >> reporter: thank you very much. thank you for coming out. >> thank you for having me. >> you're going to be here all weekend. >> i have something going on every day at the

claire mccaskill calling for health care to be changed. she wasn't there. but the cards were presented to her staff. >>> the white house says president obama's upcoming speech to students will encourage them to study hard and stay in school. but some parents think he wants to push his political agenda on their children. tom foreman has the latest on this classroom controversy. >> reporter: call it a fast lesson in public pushback. the president's plan to speak to school kids on tuesday has some conservative parents saying he's trying to brainwash the kids to buying his politics. >> speaking about my kids in school? having to listen to that? it really upsets me. >> politics is up to the family. >> will i send my child? i don't know. right now i would say no. i'll keep him home. >> reporter: across the country, many school districts are encouraging students to watch. in new orleans, it will be required. but that's an exception. in virtually every state, at least some schools have decided to either not show the speech, review it first, or make viewing optional

we'll talk with four senators at the heart of the debate, democrats claire mccaskill and kent conrad and republicans lindsey graham and orrin hatch. then his outbursts during the speech has got everyone talking. we'll sit down with a man who called out the president, congressman joe wilson, in a "fox news sunday" exclusive. plus, the road ahead in afghanistan. eight years after 9/11. are democrats in congress prepared to block the president's plan for victory? we'll ask our sunday regulars, brit, mara, bill and juan. and our power player of the week, big labor's biggest voice, all right now on "fox news sunday." and hello again from fox news in washington. we'll talk with congressman joe wilson in a few minutes about his outburst during the president's speech and whether he will apologize on the house floor or face some form of discipline from the democratic leadership. but first, was mr. obama's speech a game changer in the debate over health care reform? and let's get right to it. senator orrin hatch of utah, you have a history of working with democrats on health care reform. did t

dundalk avenue is blocked off from bell claire back to this way. there is no way to get through. it is causing problems trying to route traffic around as people want to come by and look. most people have been standing on the side streets. they are narrow and difficult for the residents to get through along with extra cars. the best thing you can do is stay out of this area for now and let the police, if fire and also the department of public works get a handle on this in order for them to shut it off. it has been running for two hours. part of the problem is trying to find the main that may control that. as you know the system of water pipes in the city is vast. finding out where the valves that control that are very difficult to find. they are looking at maps. they are trying to make sure they can get an assessment of this. we know, as well, that every available department of public work crew is on their way down here to try to see what they can do with this. they have to not only look at the 72-inch pipe that was damage but any other pipe underbeneath that were damaged. there i

. >> and coauthor of fixing failed states, claire, walk us through your reporting and those you talked to, if you will, that speak to standing a standing army to fight a referring grill yeah forces. >> it's general mcchrystal's report that recognizes the primary purpose of the mission is to protect the population until the afghan forces are able to stabilize the country. more broadly, the basic ultimately for an exit strategy is where afghanistan can govern itself as a sovereign country. it must be able to govern its territory. >> to that end, claire, what is the threshold for nation willeding when the expenditure and duration and lives at risk and or lost is unqualifiable? >> i think we are not talking about nation building. the conditions for success, for stability in afghanistan are going to be when afghans can govern their own country. >> that's fine. but when you are talking about u.s. taxpayer dollars and more importantly, u.s. children's lives, the concept of the afghans needing to take responsibility is wonderful rhetoric, but the reality is that's not what is going in congress

good morning, claire. >> reporter: good morning, robin.re going to learn that in many cases, they are decidedly not safe. and there's almost an epidemic among young athletes, high school and college athletes, who are ordering these supplements online, believing they're just going to build their strength. but in some cases, finding their having near-death experiences. the internet is saturated with ads and websites for sports supplements. a wild west industry that's $2 billion and booming. selling products and promises that sometimes seem too good to pass up. giving many athletes the hope for an edge on their opponents. >> i believe around 90% of the players or more, take some kind of supplement. >> reporter: like this one, claiming dramatic strength, that gunther took his first year playing baseball. >> i did research for three or four weeks to make sure i was not taking anything that could harm me. >> reporter: one month later, he was in the hospital. >> i was scratching all over my body. >> reporter: his body shutting down severe liver f

emily and claire her to say they left them stranded in las vegas. >> pretty heartless, the way they treated us. no information how to even get out of the terminal, no information where we could get transportation home. >> they say they were about to board a flight back home last week when a southwest employee stopped them. mr. orto was asked if he could fit in the seat with the arm down. he said he could but still wasn't allowed on the plane. they say weight wasn't an issue. they say the ortos were given the chance to buy an extra seat. they ended up flying home on another airline. >>> now the forecast certified baltimore's most accurate. here is chief meteorologist norm lewis and maryland's most powerful.com radar. >> a few sprinkles. >> a few sprinkles but i can tell you what, the next 48 hours are going to be interesting in the maryland area. if you live in an area, this is a precaution, where there is a storm drain might get it cleaned out because we could have some very heavy rainfall about this time tomorrow night into thursday. >> okay. >> we're talking a couple inches of rain in a s

meantime, senator claire mccaskell has called on the state department to open an investigation into its contract with the firm. she says the senate committee that oversees government contracting. harry? >> smith: our new cbs news poll finds president obama's job approval rating continuing to slide. it's at 56% tonight, down from a high of 68% back in april. only 40% of the americans we polled approve of the way he's handling his signature issue, health care. 6 20% say he just has not explained well enough his plans for reforming it. the president was certainly clear today about at least one health issue: the threat posed with by the h1n1 flu i have us are. here's national correspondent jim axelrod. >> reporter: president barack obama urgently convened his flu team at the white house today. >> i don't want anybody to be alarmed, but i do want everybody to be prepared. >> reporter: the h1n1 virus is different than most flu strains. young people are 20 times more likely to get it than people over 65, so the start of school is raising the concern level. the president says the vaccine progra

>> yes, claire marie was what she was born as.. >> reporter: in florida, 39-year-old kathleen cooper was watching the "today" show. >> i just started screaming, "that's me! that's me they're looking for. they're searching for me. oh, my god, i have brothers." >> reporter: at 8 years old, kathleen learned she was adopted. the original name on her adoption papers was claire marie ogden, the same last name joanne campbell was given at birth. >> i have this whole family out there that i haven't met yet, and it's going to be a great adventure to get to know them all, you know. i'm just sorry it's so late in life, bu you know, at least, you know, we've got the rest of our lives to be a family together. >> randy joubert, gary nisbet, joanne campbell, good morning and welcome back. joanne, you're already tearing up. it was important for you yesterday to get that name out there, claire marie. you told me that after the seguement. were you hoping she might be watching or someone that knew her might be watching? >> i was. like i said, she ha

senator clair mccass kel of the state of missouri held one today. >> when we pass a health care bill, whatever it ends up being, that we darn well better have the exact same plan as we expect the rest of america to be a part of. >> the missouri democrat faced a crowd of 1000 people today. opponents were more vocal than supporters. mccass kel would support a government option only if private insurance firms are protected. she also said doing nothing is a bad idea. >> another key question in health care reform is posed in the bay state. massachusetts. who is going to replace the late senator ted kennedy's seat. as it stands an election must be held within six months to kill kennedy's seat. that election is january 19. governor do you value patrick supports a change in the law that would allow the appointment of an interim senator. >> this is the only way to ensure that massachusetts is fully represented until the voters of the state elect our next senator in january. >> patrick said kennedy's widow vicki is not interested whatsoever in the interim position. and the governor said he woul

and even members of the president's own party, as jake said, claire mccaskill, democrat, have expressed a lot of worry about this change. why is he doing it now? another contentious issue, now? >> first of all, he wanted to get it done before the g-20 meets. and before the iranian talks begin on october 1st. secondly, the administration argue that this new system will actual lly be in place much mor quickly. you can have the missile defense systems up in the next couple of years, rather than waiting five or six years. >> i also want to ask you about something in a happened yesterday. speaker nancy pelosi was at a press conference talking. and suddenly, she was asked about the tone of the debate on a number of issues, and what she considers the witt rvitriolic t president obama. and it reminded her in the '70s, before san francisco mayor, harvey milk, was murdered. and here's what she said. and what happened. >> i have concerns about some of the language being used because i saw this myself in the late '70s in san francisco. this kind of rhetoric, was very frightening. and it gave -- it

clair. tasha mckiea, from philadelphia. bootsy vegas, a teacher here in washington.coraly from pittsburgh, and shelley wade from houston. and they're getting them on the phone and listen in on show right now. >> shelley was in the studio with us. >> well they ought brought it. and they're all on the phone right now. >> hello. >> how are you all doing? >> great. >> a little nervous? >> nervous. >> well it was good to have you all on this morning. the people have voted. our panel of judges have debated and now, in no particular order, it's time to reveal who will be america's next top jock. are you ready? >> yes. >> yes. >> okay. here we go. angie coraly, no doubt, you are a true professional. the votes poured in for you angie and for good reason. you're extremely talented, you're song, best i'll ever have is great and got rave reviews from the judges and on my facebook page. the judges loved your versatility and your energy. they thought you were very funny and very creative. your features were top notch and well executed and your ability to carry the show when i'm on

the head of that subcommittee, senator claire mccaskill, says the state department's testimony appears to be misleading at best, and she is demanding all relevant documents. the state department meanwhile says its inspector general has launched an investigation. cnn has contacted that contractor, wackenhut services, inc., but so far they have not responded to those allegations. jill dougherty, cnn, the state department. >>> and i should add that we made a call to wackenhut, and we are told that we will get a statement sometime today. we'll bring it to you as soon as we get it. >>> in the meantime let's talk a little bit more about the allegations and what happens next with the executive director of government oversight, you saw her in that piece. danielle brian. hazing is one thing, okay, the immature behavior we can talk about in a second, but, you know, this is the embassy. this is where your vips are, the ones that are making, you know, crucial decisions about war activity in a war zone. and you're talking about guys that are -- are carrying on security that don't even speak engli e

we just met claire shopping in the store. hi, claire, how are you? >> how are you?claire. >> and who are you shopping with today? >> this is my best friend, andrianna. >> with julia: hi, nice to meet you. [laughter] >> well, i see that you're shopping-- are you shopping for anything special? >> um, we're going back to school, so i want to be styling for the first day. >> o.k., and what... and i see that you're wearing these beautiful jeans. >> thanks. >> are you happy with them? >> not so much. >> how come? >> um, actually, they give me a bit of a muffin top, um... >> women: mm-hmm... >> they're really low-rise, so i get a lot of... cheek action in the back. [julia laughs] and, um, they're not really my favorite length. they kind of drag in certain shoes. >> katie: well, they're not respecting your curves. you have beautiful curves... >> thank you. >> and these aren't doing the job for you at all-- i mean, they're basically flattening you out, they're making your thighs look a little bit wider. >> i saw that. >> you saw that? o.k. >> andrianna: she sort of has a lum

claire olson riley, nice name, lexington, kentucky. i ordered the shirt for my daughter. popinjan in "the mark of zorro." i remember that movie. lydia from illinois. bill, just finished reading bold fresh for the second time. we're having our 50th reunion this saturday. give the sisters of st. joseph's my kind thanks. you've got it. have fun. mr. o'reilly, i've come to the conclusion that you really don't mean much of what you say. you know, jay, we've been number one going on nine years now. you can't be a phony and do that, so wise up. julia from 10 years old, from calgary, has a verse. there once was a man named bill whose factor was always a thrill, he wrote a big book, i took a long look, "bold fresh" is great. a tote bag and a signed book on the way to you. way to go. how about the website, www.fox news/o'reilly. please email us with pithy comments from anywhere in the world. name and town, name and town, name and town. running out of gas here at the end, noticing that? running out of gas. if you wish to opine. here's the word for today. please do not be a bumpkin.

winner will be decided by a panel of judges including your fan votes during the semi finalists at claireon't grill. for more on when you can catch the semi finals go to www.myfoxdc.com. >>> a new plaza is complete in columbia heights. the centerpce of the plaza is a large water fountain. the space is part of the revitalization efforts in columbia heights. also environmentally friendly solar panels are used to power lights and run the fountains. >> all right. hello. >> how's it going? >> we're rolling right along. did i see showers outside earlier? >> some pretty good thunderstorms moved through and believe it or not and i was talking to see about this impressively. some of our modeling was showing this exact thing last thursday, almost down to the hour. so yeah they have come through and some of you have a brief shower moving through. some of you may have heard a rumble of thunder passing through. but as we look i think that's out toward, i can't see through the haze. even in hd. >> that's toward the ma sonic temple. i can baly e. what you can see is the showers and thunderstorms have mo

clair. she is from d.c. originally and philadelphia. >> lived in philadelphia. very, very talented.ny. we were so comfortable with her. immediately. she knows everything that is d.c. she grew up here. so that was very cool. that was a big advantage for her. >> on tuesday, you had tasha mckeea. she called herself the sexiest puerto rico an mama in hip-hop radio. and she's hot. and she was railroad cool, very comfortable and i really enjoyed working with her too. she brought a lot of flavor. brought that last other than aflavor. >> on wednesday, bootsy vegas would i was fascinated to heed is from here and a teacher. >> he is a teacher. he teaches special ed ninth graders. i guess that is high school. but very, very funny. straight up d.c -- pan, he came in here. he was amazing to all of us. he was just so comfortable and we really liked him a lot. so did the voters. everybody did. >> i know the vote was close. on thursday, you had angie cor left y from pittsburgh as well. >> she is from upstate new york originally, lives in pittsburgh i think for the last 10 years. she has done radio

capitol, having her talk to olympia snowe, having her talk to jay rockefeller, having her talk to claire mccaskill. that's what this all comes down to. they're doing a lot of public pr, but this is just a numbers game. they've got to get to 60 votes in the senate and there's only one way to do that. that's the lbj way. go lobby the individual senators and get their votes. >> lastly, you've heard david gregory ask the president about race, and the president gave a suggestion that, well, maybe, maybe not. was it inevitable with this presidency that every time he would run afoul of critics that the race question would come into play? >> i suppose so, but for everybody that accuses the white house of playing the race card, you just have to look. time and time again, this president brushes it away. he certainly has as president. when people blamed things on racism, he says no, that's not the case, and i think he's exactly right. when i see the anger out on the trail that i've seen this summer, i go back to 1993 and 1994 when i was running for congress. and, you know, you showed a clip of hill

the outer loop at the claire barton parkway, this crash activity is taking away the left lane for driverseltway before that a good amount of volume building. live from university here. you can see this is the situation all the way over to georgia. next route four, route five and 301 still checking out incident- accident free. 3 five north bound watching this road as well. more drivers hit the road between duke and seminary but those taillights not stacking up. finally let's wrap with the maps again, another new incident, zooming on in, northbound on the gw parkway, some crash activity but volume light right now. >>> okay. i will send it over to kristen fisher standing by in the 9 news now webster. >> good morning, after one. we have been telling you how today marks the 8th anniversary of11th tes 11ckthtat bu isisor attacks but this is the first year it willatal be observed as a national day of service. this movement was starteby jay winnic, e has written a n.ecial commentary today on com. his brotcnr, this guy right here, brglen winnic, he was a volume firsfid ghan teemt killed in the col

a girl born as claire marie who would be 39 or 40 years old today.ee look familiar, you never know. >> that's amazing. it is amazing how the men look so much alike. even their body language in that video with them carrying the furniture, they had the same body stance. amazing. >> they were dressed similarly and said they always did that before they knew even. >> see, there is the video. amazing! good thing the sister doesn't have the same body type. you don't want to have the same body type as your brother. >>> note to cops. next time you feel like joking around on the job, make sure no cameras are rolling. the drug bust that got busted is next. come on. [ kissing ] come on. good girl. mollie's never looked better. i really was amazed to see the change in her coat. people stop us when we're walking, and they'll say, "did you shine up her spots?" [ woman announcing ] just another way purina one... unlocks the brilliance of nature... to transform the life of your dog. for us to see the difference in mollie-- we were really excited about it. it just mak

called "modern family" and it will star ty burrell and julie bowen as claire. julie, this is your hometown. what is it like to be on abc2 in your hometown? >> i'm so excited. this is a really big moment for my family, in baltimore. so i hope everybody watches tonight, to support jack and susie's little girl. >> when is the last time you were back in town? >> i came back about two years ago to help dedicate a building at calvert school to my dad. jack, who has done an enormous amount for education in baltimore. >> you're proud of him. and he is of you. and you went to garrison forrest? >> that's right. >> ty, where did you go to school? >> that'senough about him. >> all right. ty. i'll give you one question. what is "modern family" about? what is a modern family? >> that is a very good question. i think actually we're kind of at the tip of iceberg with our show for what represents a modern family but our version of that, kind of panorama is, we're kind of the more traditional family, then there's a gay couple and then there's a may/december romance and the woman

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. >> you're clair vowant. barkley warming up but don't see him. corp neverly intercepted again.ay. 41 seconds to play tied at 13. jake locker who was hooks up with jermaine kearse for the big first down. seven seconds to go. eric faulk, no stage bigger than this. nails the 22-yard field goal and washington who went winless in 2008 upsets usc, the biggest upset to date. receive sarkisian loves it. 16-13. these never live up to the hype. aaron corp, 13-22, an interception. how much steve sarkisian's st-- how much that helped. they knew this trojan offense very well. >> no question about it. steve sarkisian was the offensive coordinator last year. nick holt was the defensive coordinator. not the fact that they had familiarity. don't forget they're not running that offense and defense now for usc either. so that definitely had an impact on the game. you thought coming into the game that the talent deefficiency they would have from usc and lack of depth might be a concern in this ball game. schematically we knew they would have the players in the right position. but certainly man-to-

oilympia snowe, th white house favorite republican joined with a weak-kneed team of joe lieberman, clairemmending max baucus for his hard work to gain bipartisanship support even though he's got nothing? here's the quote. "we're encourage by his commitment to work with democrats and republicans in the finance committee and believe there is responsibility for both sides of the aisle to work together to develop a bill that will earn strong support from the full senate." according to joe lieberman. now, this is the same rhetoric, folks, we have heard for five months. the republicans have had five chances to vote and get on board for health care reform. they're holding us hostage. not one has taken the chance to move forward. if the baucus plan goes through, it will water down any chance for health care reform. it's only going to get worse from here. if it goes through, reform isn't going to be reform. it's going to be weak. joining me now, e.j. dionne, columnist from "washington post." great to have you with us tonight. >> good to be with you. >> you know where i stand on this. yes. is the w

like 58, claire, god bless you, sweetie.s is what, look, madonna has the ears. look at her. okay. mary kate and ashley have the ears. >> it's just not working for me. >> it is silly. >> everybody is doing it. >> it's silly. like you're half a bunny. half. >> look at the pictures. >> they're very sill then it looks like a little bow and then a little stash. it doesn't work for me. >> i like it. >>> so there was a mom in michigan. this story gets everybody upset. >> i get more upset. >> a woman who is a stay at home mom volunteered to watch some of the neighborhood kids with working moms. >> their children are left home without supervision. >> she agreed, look, i'll watch the kids 30 minutes until the bus comes. >> no money, no transaction. this is called love your neighbor as you love yourself. >> there is a problem with this good deed. >> the problem is called the neighbor. >> apparently someone tattled on her from the neighborhood to the department of health. >> i wonder if this person did a kind thing for anybody in life.

both the left and the right have been saying about my speech to congress, i laid down some pretty claire parameters, and what i said was we're going to take ideas from both sides. the bottom line is that the american people can't afford to stay on the current path. we know that, and that both sides are going to have to give some. everybody is going to have to give some in order to get something done. we wouldn't have gotten this far, you know, if we hadn't been pretty insistent including to folks in my own party that we've got to get past some of these ideological arguments to actually make something happen. >> this health care debate as you well know can sometimes be about bigger things and among your harshest critics is the view somehow that government is out of control, and in some cases it's gotten very personal. your election to a lot of people was supposed to mark america somehow moving beyond race. >> right. >> and yet this week you had former president jimmy carter saying most, not just a little, but most of this republican opposition against you is motivated by racism. do you ag

at a june hearing chaired by missouri senator claire mccaskill, the state department and the firm acknowledged problems over the past two years. william moster, deputy assistant secretary of state for logistics, said the state department had repeatedly cited armor group for deficiencies affecting performance. moster testified the state was satisfied with the company's response and would renew its contract. >> we have always remained focused on what counts the most. the security of our personnel and facilities in kabul. the regional security officer in afghanistan has always reported that despite the contractual deficiencies the performance on the ground by armor group north america has been and is sound. >> warner: sam brinkley, vice president of the services, said the firm was rectifying its performance. >> we are a guard company that prides itself in doing missions well. we have worked very hard over the last year to make this contract compliant. we are very proud of that. we can do this job. so from that perspective operationally, we are proud to do that and proud to make it right. >> warne

the air, got an official release from four senators on the baucus bill, olympia snowe, ben nelson, claire mccaskill and joe lieberman praising the bill, praising the efforts for it, snowe signing her name on it, obviously, she didn't individually go out there the fact she is part of the team there you have snowe and nelson, two very important people, a lot of people believe if you can't get snowe, you're not gonna get nelson. nelson goes with snowe and maybe something to that with lieberman. lieberman, by the way, was a huge player for this white house in getting snowe and collins to sign on to the stimulus bill. so lieberman is a bigger player here sometimes than we realize. >> so let me just underline that and put an exclamation point after what you just said this is a significant development that has just happened. that means now that there is a republican behind this bill, a lot of people were panning baucus bill, no republican support, now there is some republican support? >> let me clarify here. >> yes, clarify. >> let me clarify, in the way they commend the bill, not saying they su

both the left and the right have been saying about my speech to congress, i laid down some pretty clairesaid was we're going to take ideas from both sides. the bottom line is that the american people can't afford to stay on the current path. we know that, and that both sides are going to have to give some. everybody is going to hav to give some in order to get something done. we wouldn't have gotten this far, you know, if we hadn't been pretty insistent including to folks in my own party that we've got to get past some of these ideological arguments to actually make something happen. >> this health care debate as you well know can sometimes be about bigger things and among your harshest critics is the view somehow that government is out of control, and in some cases it's gotten very personal. your election to a lot of people was supposed to mark america somehow moving beyond race. >> right. >> and yet this week you had former president jimmy carter saying most, not just a little, but most of this republican opposition against you is motivated by racism. do you agree with that? >> no. loo

clair from aaa new york. we'll take your calls at 1-877-tell-hln. robert, is that what has to happen? i mean for us to it hear those kind of stories, as hard as it is to get us to change our ways? >> well, probably. like you have cited, there are plenty of studies that demonstrate the dangers of texting while driving. you know, it's really unfortunate and angering, to be honest, that we have to it have this discussion at all. the idea that people think that they can do all these other activities when they're driving and driving should really take all your attention. it is multi-tasking to the nth degree when you are driving, controlling a heavy object moving at speed and have to watch road signs, be aware of road conditions, other vehicles, the idea you can do something else while you are doing that is ridiculous. >> it is. >> it is unfortunate we have to send this message but obviously we have to. >> we have to change the culture, i believe. people think it's like, hopefully changing but you almost get that feeling, look at me, look how cool i am,

. >> yeah, and the question is can you please nancy pelosi supporters and claire mccaskill supportershe other hand i think it's putting fear in other democrats. they want obama to lose on this. it's in their best interest. it may be out of desperation, democrats will come together more. >> yeah. nicole, you asked a great question of al hunt, who is the first person he will speak to after the speech. who is the first person you will see as to whether the president threaded the needle? >> well, i will see if nancy pelosi looks unhappy during the speech, then he will have hit a home run. >> let's talk about the school speech -- >> which is happening today. the president is speaking to the nation's schoolchildren, that is in school districts actually carrying, and i know of several that are not because of extremists that said this speech will be a form of indoctrination. i think we heard from other republicans that agree with you. >> president reagan did it and president george bush did it. if he can give a speech in the tone of his speech today of the students this country would be much

think claire mccaskill should go to medical school. everyone has someone to push them around in a manual wheelchair. my mother-in-law has m.s. she's confined to a wheelchair. my father-in-law has diabetes, he can't walk. he cannot push catherine herridge around. her only life is the wheelchair. peter: and medicare subscribes the wheelchairs for people. >> all the time. they're the disabled. they can't speak for themselves. we have to speak for them. they should not lose their motorized wheelchairs. she went on to talk about cat scans. supposedly senator mccaskill says we order eight to 10 cat scans per week. i have to tell you, i order one to make a diagnosis and one to see if my antibiotics or treatment have worked. i have never in my career seen anybody order one or two a week, maximum. peter: so one of the major proponents of the health care reform plan believes that people are going for eight or 10 cat scans a week. how is that possible? >> that is purification. it is not reality. it is not happening. and i'm actually very worried

but if you have olympia snowe, claire mcaskill coalition together, i think you've got to go with thatalth care reform. >> we've been talking this summer about those moderate democrats and say they have to worry about themselves and getting reelected. let's turn it to the moderate republicans, olympia snowe and susan collins. if a baucus bill comes out and is perceived as being moderate by the voters of maine, it would be a smart political move for olympia snowe to support such a bill, wouldn't it? >> not only that, joe, she has become an enormous national figure in terms of vote. it may be less decisive when they get that massachusetts senator, who i think may be dukakis. there's some folks who haven't been heard from yet. the baucus bill looks pretty good, as harold said and you say, to the moderate democrats. but jay rockefeller and some of these other democrats are very, very angry. they think they're giving away too much. so we're going to hear from them. they've got to put something together that gets both these folks unhappily together. i don't think it's quite been done yet. >>

>> and amy, and claire, and bobby, their faces would light up, and up we would go to hear more stories about the senate and about the slids. it is sort of a memory i think none of us will forget. and ted kennedy would size people up early on, and he would care about them. he was very kind to me, but he knew i was the kind of guy he had to put in his place a little bit. i would get hayesed by ted kennedy. j. rockefeller said he went through the same thing. he knew who i was, but he would deliberately not mention my name. we would be standing together and he would say senator, you will do this and that, and i was the last one standing, and then he would say the others would do this. it was fun. he did it with a twinkle in his eye. and we loved, he and i, the give and take, brooklyn-boston. the first year i was here, the red sox were playing the yankees in the world series playoffs%xh1n, and ted and i ma bet. he said well, the loser will have to hold the pennant of the winning team over his head and recite kasey at the bat. >> we went, and i went over to him, and he was faning fear, this

. >> did you see claire mccaskil mccaskill's town hall, and if so, what did you think of it. >> yes id. i thought it was sad but also necessary for everybody to have the right to say whatever they want to say about health care. it is a challenging situation for everyone and there are a lot of people without work right now and they need health care, and they need the right kind of health care, not expensive. and not for people who are else's expenses. >> my john is john, i'm from maryville, missouri, and i think the health care could be a good thing here in america, if it's done in a certain way that would help the elderly and the -- but give the people freedom of doctors, choices that they want, and the freedom to go to their own doctors. >> what do you think about the town halls and how they've been going? >> they're not getting much accomplished, i think. theyúsay it's a war out there. and that's what i think. >> have you been to one yourself? >> no, i have not. >> would you like to goo one? >> i think so, if it was close enough to my area. >> my name is janet, i'm from missouri and

claire or anyone else.o give you lessons we've learned so you don't do the things we did wrong. >> bob: first pitch a change-up for a strike. the second a fastball fouled off. it's pretty simple stuff. same thing with the hiters. here's a guy hitting .208. will we do him a favor and throw him off speed. >> if it is off speed, it's something this guy will struggle to hit. not throw a big breaking ball first strike, which he did to 0- 2 pitch. once you get ahead and the guy is on the defensive. now you get out of the strike zone. you go to peripheral zone, to the outside edges of plate. out in front of the guy, on the ground. they know this. it's not stuff they don't know. you have to execute your game plan, pitch after pitch, hitter after hitter.   >> off speed. >> you saw martinez last night. you know he doesn't throw 95 any more. the 4 pitches he can throw for a strike anytime in the count he will use them wisely throughout the night. what will best serve my purpose to get through t

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the topic is highlighted in a recent article in "marie claire," and here is one woman's story.er identity. >> i am a book editor. i have worked in publishing for several years now. i often smoke pot when i get home from work. >> reporter: the stereo typical pothead depicted by hollywood -- >> this is it, man. this is what your grandchildren are going to be smoking. >> reporter: the jobless, loveless slacker. >> this weed is fantastic! >> reporter: is not the only type of person getting stoned. educated, career-minded, successful women like this 30-something admitted pot-smoker are also lighting up. >> i look at it as a way to just unwind and just relax and sort of decompress. >> according to a recent study, 8 million women in america smoked marijuana in the past year. >> for me, it's the equivalent of having a glass of wine at the end of a long day. >> reporter: an illegal habit she's keeping private. >> at my current job, no one knows that i smoke. my family does know. it's obviously not something that they're super happy about. i, on the other hand, i have a career. >> in one