she graduates summa cum laude, phi beta kappa. >> all the democrats. >> graduating cum laude and -- >> who could have saved everybody some time. >> where she graduated summa cum laude. >> if they had edited their speeches for repetition, but they didn't. >> plus seven outnumbered republicans, and he sized up the situation pretty near perfectly. >> unless you have a complete meltdown, you're going to get confirmed. and i don't think you will. >> it's not that lindsey graham was dismissing all of this as some ceremonial wind bag event, he was not. it's true that sotomayor's confirmation seems certain, but it will matter long after the politicians of the moment have moved on. but it was too the politicians of the moment that sotomayor was responding when she finally got the mic. >> throughout my 17 years on the bench i have witnessed the human consequences of my decisions. those decisions have not been made to serve the interest of any one litigant, but always to serve the larger interests of impartial justice. >> impartial. a word she chose because the republicans, alabama's jeff sessio

cummings: i yield myself such time as i may consume. i urge the members of the house to vote for this very important bill. this is one that our committee and subcommittee has worked on for a long time. it is overdue and it's an outstanding bipartisan effort. and with that, mr. speaker, i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the balance of his time. the question is, will the house suspend the rules and pass h.r. 1665 as amended. those in favor say aye. those opposed, no. in the opinion of the chair, 2/3 being in the affirmative, the rules are suspended, the bill is passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> i object to the vote on the ground that the quorum is not present. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to clause 8 and rule 20, further proceedings on this motion will be postponed. for what purpose does the gentleman from maryland rise? mr. cummings: i move to suspend the rules and agree to h. res. 508 expressing the sense of the house of representatives that the general aviation industry sho

that's a fact. >> elijah cummings, thank you very much, congressman.congressman from maryland, former chairman of the black caucus. joining me now on the phone, the mayor of massachusetts, denise simmons. madame mayor, is that a good suggestion? the congressman is saying there has to be larger conversations about this. >> please repeat the question. you broke up a little bit. >> so sorry. does there need to be a larger conversation to get this past point about the problems that african-american, men in particular, and latino men, men of color face with law enforcement in many places, especially, as the congressman was saying, in the inner city, where he's lived for 30 years in baltimore. >> this is an important segue to what we're doing in cambridge. one of the important things that we, and i as mayor am looking at, getting a group together, not so much opinion leaders, but community leaders to talk about, what is it we can do in cambridge, taking this as a learning moment, and how can we be a better cambridge? how can we be the cambridge we all want a

believe it or not, five months now since little haleigh cummings went missing. 5-year-old girl vanished from her bed in florida. five months. early on we had the intense search, the focus on wooded areas, nearby water, a dumpster at one point. we also have this side show to deal with somewhat. her father's sudden marriage to her 17-year-old live-in girl, custody fight. abuse allegations. yet we are here today, no charges, no suspects. and it looks like no clue where little haleigh is. we'll take your calls, 1-877-tell-hln. joining us to talk about this, michelle, and mike brooks. we also welcome back by phone t.j. with wsky in gainesville, florida. michelle, let's start with you. any new leads? investigators making any headway here? >> mike, 5,000 leads have come in on haleigh's case in the last five months. and any lead that has any credible information, or any kind of substantial information, i should say, investigators have gone out on. they have searched fields, they have searched the area in the neighborhood surrounding the place where haleigh did go missing from. even as recently

. >> congressman cummings doing his part to get the economy on track by helping people find jobs. he fostered -- he had his fair today. it assisted job-seekers looking to an advance their careers. >> we're trying to make sure that we connect to these people with the various unions so they can get the skills that are necessary for them to do the kinds of things that will allow them to make a decent wage and take care of their families. >> several unions were on site looking to hire. there were networking opportunities for those looking to start to run businesses. it centers on teamwork, leadership, and perseverance. the mentoring program that brings city police and area youth together. a family gets the gift of a lifetime. a group of teenagers built a deservingpa >> one family is now homeowners thanks to a group of teenagers. the compassion commission is made up of 200 teenagers from the east coast. they donated a home to an east baltimore family at a celebration today. hundreds of supporters and volunteers also give their time and energy and donations. they were on hand for the ri

let's remember army private first class brandon cummings, 20. killed iraq.wedding. loved fast cars, video games, atlanta braves and star gazing. nicknamed the jokester by family and friends. may be the last -- give you the shirt off his back. he dreamed of starting a family and dream home in texas. he leaves behind dad, charles, fiancee, daniele. brandon cummings, american hero. thanks to our guests, especially for you for being with us. see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, mates. >>> coming up next on "issues." take a look at this -- the headline in "the new york post." "jacko kay yochaos." fears of fans. at the scene of whether this could happen or if it's an exaggeration. one person we know will not be at the memorial service at the staples center tomorrow. debbie rowe got into a big problem with the paparazzi today. we're going to tell you why she dropped some f-bombs and whether or not she's going to file a police report and new york congressman peter king lashing out at michael jackson calling him a pervert. that's sparki

let's remember army private first class brandon cummings, 20. killed iraq.s wedding. loved fast cars, video games, atlanta braves and star gazing. from the hood of his car. nicknamed the jokester by family and friends. he made people laugh. would give you the shirt off his back. he dreamed of starting a family and a dream home in texas. he leaves behind dad, charles, beyonce, fiance danielle. brandon cummings, american hero. thanks to our guests, especially to you for being with us. see you tomorrow night, 8:00 sharp eastern. until then, good night, friend. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> hello. i'm a.j. hammer in new york. this is a "showbiz tonight" news break. here's some of what we're covering for you on "showbiz tonight" coming up at the top of the hour. breaking developments about the michael jackson memorial. los angeles gets ready for what may be one of the most watched events in history. expecting thousands and thousands of fans to show up to pay tribute to the king of pop. "showbiz tonight" has all the late-breaking news on the michael ja

. >>> coming up, we'll talk e elijah cummings and have a live report from massachusetts for you. meanwhile, i'm joined by jon decker, washington correspondent for reuters. the president says he hopes this is a teaching moment, but what has the president learned from this incident? >> well, this is a typical question that i don't think the president really anticipated on wednesday night at the white house. i was caught off guard being in the east room that evening in terms of the response that he gave and remarks that he made. i think the president realizes that it's been said before, alex, race really is the third rail of american politics and you really have to be careful, even if you're the president of the united states in terms of what you say and how you say it. i think that the president and the white house feels that the president's comments he made yesterday in the briefing room have really diffused the situation and i would imagine by next week, no one is going to be talking about this. >> okay. we're going to move on right this minute. health care. democrats are at each

. >> congressman cummings said this is extremely important because improper dental care an led to -- lead to other health problems. >> the search continues for a missing girl on the sassafras river. she fell out of a bet yesterday in kent county. we brought you details as breaking news last night at 6:00. sky team 11 flew over the search team around 4:30. when the girl fell she somehow ended up getting hit by the same boat. searchers resumed their efforts to locate the girl today. the accident is under investigation. day two of searching for a baltimore-area teen in south carolina has turned up empty. a large group of volunteers near myrtle beach lined the shore looking for 13-year-old lonnie hill, who went swimming with friends in the ocean on thursday, witnesses say he went under the water and never resurfaced. he was in south carolina with teammates to may at the big kahuna tournament in myrtle beach. >> if you like the summer-like weather, you were a fan of the weather today. we saw plenty of heat and humidity. now that's fueling some thunderstorms with a slow-moving cold front o

. >>> congressman is like to cummings is trying to get the economy back on track by helping people find jobs. he sponsors his third annual alternatives work or shop. it helps job-seekers to advance their careers. >> we are trying to make sure that they can get into a british ships and get the skills that are necessary for them -- into apprentice ships to allow them to make a decent wage and take care of their families. >> several unions were on site. there were networking opportunities for those looking to start their own business. >>> a new airline is coming, but pets will have to put their owners on a separate flight. >> we might as well be talking about hieroglyphics. it makes no sense. >>> trying to make an insanity at of what seems to be an insane situation. what investigators are saying about the scandal about resold burial plots. >> the most significant storms are up north toward pennsylvania. we will talk about the prospects for rain overnight and what happens america, whattaya say to big cheesy-steaky-ness! - subway. eat fresh! - eat fresh! when you wanna kick it up with zesty

cummings: mr. speaker, i move to suspend the rules and pass the bill, h.r. 1665, as amended, the coast guard acquisition reform act of 2009. the speaker pro tempore: the clerk will report the title of the bill. the clerk: h.r. 1665, a bill to structure coast guard acquisition processes and policies, and for other purposes. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from maryland, mr. cummings, and the gentleman from arkansas, mr. boozman, each will control 20 minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from maryland. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent that all members may have five legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on h.r. 1665. the speaker pro tempore: if there's no objection, so ordered. mr. cummings: mr. speaker, i ask unanimous consent to insert into the record an exchange of letters between chairman oberstar and chairman thompson regarding h.r. 1665. the speaker pro tempore: if there's no objection, so order

. >> the last one of the night is my favorite, cummings.mings is a very interesting company, the closest to caterpillar, 50% of its revenue comes from engines, you listen to the caterpillar numbers, caterpillar talked about its breakout numbers in its engines business. that's what cummins does, about three-quarters, two-thirds of revenue overseas, 15% of its revenue -- >> my gosh, it is up 50% year-to-date since january, 3.3% just today. >> three-quarters of the brick countries, brazil, india and china, 15% of its revenue. that's exactly where -- >> they will be going 5%, 7%, china came in with 7 or 9%. nice job. >> thank you. come to bythenumbers at cnn.com. >> great. under and over tonight, most underand overplayed story of the day. we start with a lovely espn sportscaster victimized by a peephole pervert. he shot hidden video of her walking around naked in the hotel room and put it on the internet and went viral and it was taken down and clicking on them exposes you to a computer virus i think is nice revenge. i'm sorry, this story is ov

elijah cummings. that does it for us. "street signs" will pick up the mantle and go to the hearings as well. see you tomorrow. >>> you can see henry paulson testifying and you heard them intrusion one of the men doing the questioning. elijah cummings. it's an amazing set of theater, questions asked again and again. he said he could lose his job and the government has a right to do that. we have people on stand by to an lice that and we will go right back in to listen. >> and this alignment of interest as you know he said if you didn't take the money, we would fire you and your board. that's a far cry from how you characterize it as a conflict of interest. the interest was what i said. we didn't want b of a to be simple. in terms of my communication i have been direct. i wouldn't use the word threat. i said what i said and i was i intended to give a clear message that that was -- i'm not characterizing it as a threat because lewis didn't characterize it as a threat, but i did explain the fed's powers. that was in terms of

. >> ligia cummings says this is -- elijah cummings says this is very important because -- >> a vaccine being studied for the h1n1 virus. lowell melser has more. >> as dean i have full confidence our distinguished researchers are most equipped to respond to this new challenge. >> a proud movement for the university of maryland school of maryland center for vaccine development being tapped by the national institute of health ato develop a vaccine for the h1n1 flu. >> we're proud to live in maryland where the world's best scientists at one of the nation's premiere institutions of higher learning will be putting to the test this important public health weapon. >> the trial will enroll up to 1,000 healthy adults and children at 10 centers worldwide. two shots given 21 days apart. if there are no problems, doctors will begin testing on children and infants. the doctor overseeing the trials at the university of maryland says she is is confident the tests will be without complications. they are similar to shots given for seasonal flus. >> we are hopeful this study will lead to a safe, ervingiv

. >> congressman cummings says this is extremely important, because improper dental care could lead to other health problems. maryland's first lady joined in celebrating maryland's summer reading program. children join the first lady at the library this morning where she read several books and an effort to could -- to encourage kids to continue reading all summer long. last year, more than 150,000 children and teenagers participate in the summer reading club. >> now your insta-weather plus forecast. >> we had a gorgeous saturday afternoon, very summerlike outside with plenty of heat and humidity. like thunderstorms developed in the late afternoon through the early evening avenues. it is pushing out for the eastern shore. you can still see that one very strong cell which is out of the warning area. we do still have a severe thunderstorm warning for areas of talbot, queen and and also carol -- kerlikowske. that will be going until 11:30. around baltimore we are starting to dry out just a little bit, but more storms are just off to the west. we will continue to see this pattern developed

lawmakers support some kind of health care reform including senator card and mack and representative cummings, edwards and van holland. representative cradville and ruth are undecided and representative star supports a public plan but still looking it over. we have the entire health care reform bill for you to read on our web site just log on to fox baltimore.com and click on news link. >>> and that brings us to our question of the day. do you think the president will get congress to pass the health care bill? go to our web seat and let us know what you think. response could air tonight on fox 45 news at 10:00. >>> how are the roads looking tonight. kandace has the traffic edge report. kandace? >>reporter: thanks jennifer. well the rain and the roads are never a good mix and unfortunately that is what we have to deal with during this evening rush hour. now as for your speed they are pretty far down across the board. northbound lanes of 95 through white marsh 47 miles per hour ride. 41 on the jfx. decent ride 59 miles per hour on the belt way moving up to 83 near tim and then 41 miles per hour

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some kind of health care reform, including senators cardin and mikulski and representatives elijah cummings, edwards and van local land. representatives kratovil rupersburger are undecideed and sar bine said he supports a public plan is looking it over. >> and we want to know what you think. do you agree with the way president obama is dealing with health care. it is our question of the day. at last check 18 percent of saw say yes. 82 percent say. no one writes, the president's plan will drive costs through the roof. and lower the quality of our current care. to read more responses go to foxbaltimore.com and click on our question of the day. >> and if you would like to read the full text of the health care reform bill that is moving through congress. go to foxbaltimore.com and click on "news links". >> in annapolis, governor a o'malley and board of public works approved $280 million in cuts from the state budget. it is the first round of cuts aimed at reducing the state's projected deficit of $700 million. they include $34 million in reductions in medicaid payments to hospitals and nursing

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. >>> today congressman elijah cummings released a statement about the president' health plan. it says while millions of americans family grapple with the skyrocketing cost of health care, and another 47 million individuals grapple with no health insurance at all, the health insurance companies have benefited from windfall profits. the system is broken, and we must heed the president's call to act with the urgency of now and fix it. >>> and yesterday we asked you to weigh in on our abc2news.com web poll. we wanted to know if you understand president obama's health care plan. here are the results. 81% of you said no. 18% answered yes. >>> in northwest baltimore this morning, a medic unit headed to the hospital with a medical emergency turned into an emergency. the crash happened at the intersection of greenspring avenue just before 9. the medic unit had picked up a victim from another crash and was headed to sinai hospital when it hit a tree. the accident blocked traffic for several hours as crews cleaned up. the hospital sent another medic to pick up the original patient. >>> a

she graduated suma cum laude di. she was awarded the taylor senior pyne prize for scholastic. she was a active member of the yale law school community. upon graduation she chose to serve her community in the new york district attorney's office. i might say, parenthetically, every one of us have had the privilege of being a prosecutor knows what kind of a job that is, how hard it is. there she prosecuted murders, robberies, assaults, child pornography. first president bush named her to the federal bench in 1992 and she served as a trial judge for six years. president clinton named her to the united states court of appeals for the second circuit where she served for more than ten years. she was confirm each time by a bipartisan senate. she has had more federal court judicial experience than any nominee to the supreme court in nearly 100 years. she is the first nominee in well over a century to be nominated to three different federal judgeships by three different presidents. she is a first nominee in 50 years to be nominateed to the supreme court after severing as both a federal

elijah cummings says enough is enough. >> they've made all kinds of excuses for these bonuses. i'm telling you u. i've been dealing with aig for the last year, and i've heard everything under the sun, and this is just another one of their excuses, we're talking about retaining people. what we found out, a lot of the people still left even after they gave them millions of dollar. >> congressman has been very vocal about aig. the company has received roughly $180 billion in bailout funds. >>> in an unusual move to help protect blue crabs in the chesapeake bay, the state has offered to buy back thousands of commercial crabbing licenses. the crabbers are being told to name their price, and the move isn't sitting well with some watermen who say their jobs aren't for sale. >> pay the bills. >> reporter: dennis anthony has spent most of his life earning a living on the chesapeake bay. >> i've been over 30 years. >> reporter: he is one of about 6,000 watermen who own a limited crab catcher license. but now in a move to protect the bay's blue crab population, the maryland department of

tomorrow congressman elijah cummings will host his third annual alternative pathways to success fair. it's an event to provide students with information about job training and educational opportunities, from 9:30 to noon at the university's dining hall at 2500 northwest avenue. we're told you do not have to preregister. you can just show up. >>> one of the big differences between cable tv and satellite besides the dish on your roof is the contract you sign. but a lot of consumers don't bother reading it when they sign up for the service. so consumer reporter john matarese warns us about an unpleasant surprise that hit many satellite customers, so you don't waste your money. >> reporter: if you like watching tv, directv is one of the best values. offering dozens of channels, including your local stations and many of them in high def. but directv comes with one downside. the cable company doesn't have. you'll find out if you try to cancel before your contract is up. crystal loves her directv service. with its channel selection, onabout screen guide an great picture. but then she started

i graduated suma cum laud, which means with highest honors.the knocks along the way have been profound. >> have you been back? >> i've been back once. it was an a stonishing experience. why? >> in the years i have been at princeton, they have received massive gifts. i'm a little appalled by the outside nature physical plant as compared to the yawn going nature, which is some what at the same level. their presence and0 virt u the are adding are not in proportion. >> our guest is walter kirn. thank you for joining us. >> thank you very much. >> for a dvd copy of this program, call 1-877-662-7726. for free transcripts or for comments, visit us at "q&a."org. programs are also available as c-span pod casts. . .

away from today congressman elisha cummings will be our guest. if you have any questions for the congressman, send them in to the web site on your screen. we will be right back with more news in a moment. first, here is nbc's david tyree with a look at what is coming up on meet the press. >> an exclusive interview with secretary of state hillary clinton. it is her first live sunday morning interview. she will be here for the full hour. she has logged 100,000 mi. traveling around the world. fresh off of her trip to asia, we will ask for about that and some of the other to help avoid dental problems my dentist gives me act restoring mouthwash. act kills germs, restores minerals strengthens enamel. act restoring-- for strong teeth act now. when morning comes in the middle of the night... rooster crow. ...it affects your entire day. to get a good night's sleep, try 2-layer ambien cr. the first layer dissolves quickly to help you fall asleep. and unlike other sleep aids, a second dissolves slowly to help you stay asleep. when taking ambien cr, don't d

>>> we're back with michael and gene cummings. over the past year, some of the leaders of the senate try to dry up the fundraising. the simple fact is that i have ran an effective campaign for the u.s. senate. for this reason, i won't be a candidate for re-election in 2010. i've never seen them come out against them and blame them. your thoughts? >> i think that his statement is dead on. he's right. they tried to push him out. he's right, he didn't raise enough money. we have not seen these type of sharp elbows played on the gentle men's club that is the senate? a long, long time. it was very sharp elbows. mcconnell didn't want him to run, didn't think he could win. that calculation might have been right. >> i'm with bundting on this one. we'll never forget the heroics of the phillies. what a great picture. what happened here? >> well, mcconnell spent $20 million it's not the age. some saying that he's p 7 years old and it's the money. he shouldn't have raised it himself. >> thank you for joining us. right now it's time for "the e

cooler spots where they had rain earlier, cum ber land 75. 71 oakland. ocean city on the beach at 82. hot spot, coming in in the upper 80s to 90s all afternoon. 88 washington. dew point dropped. last hour like 68. came down to 64. drying out a little bit. they moved through the regions things more stable now. it's possible a shower can break out later on tonight. all we need is cool air coming aloft if the atmosphere. no of the city we had a big area of showers, western howard through carol, baltimore, to hartford, moved towards the knot. some areas pick up half inch, three quarters, even an inch of rain in some locations last night. wasn't even expected. it exploded quickly. winds generally south, southeast, light. clouds around and fog this morning. that cleared up with sunshine and the showers popped up. you can see to the southwest of us, showers in northern virginia around winchester and the skylines heading up towards western maryland. hagerstown, hancock, big batch of rain in southwest pa. nothing to the south. tomorrow that's hopefully going to c

she graduated summa cum laude, awarded the prize for excellence in service at the university. an honor given for outstanding merit. after of standing -- after excelling at princeton, she was an outstanding member of the yale law school community. she had many options, but she chose to serve her community in the new york district attorney's office. i might say, everyone of us who has had the privilege of being a prosecutor knows how hard that job is. there she prosecuted murders, robberies, assaults, child pornography. first president bush named her to the bench in 1992, she served as a trial judge for six years. president clinton named her to the second circuit, where she served for 10 years. she was confirmed each time bipartisan majority in the senate. her qualifications are outstanding. she has had more federal court judicial experience than any nominee in the supreme court in 100 years. she is the first nominee in well over one century to be nominated to three different federal judgeships by three different presidents. she is the first nominee in 50 years to be nominated t

>> i graduated summa cum laude. that designation was based on my performance in my senior thesis, which is a collection of 13 poems. it was exactly 13 pages long. i remember a teacher saying it is a bit slim, is it not? because those poems were getting good grades, i got him a very high designation as a graduate. i prevailed in the end, and i think i always knew that i would because i was so desperate to, but the knocks along the way worker found. >> have you been back? >> i was back once about two years ago as i was finishing the book. it was an astonishing experience. in a year since princeton they have received massive gifts. a guy named peter the west has given 100 million or more dollars to the arts center. they have built, without having any more students, these massive buildings in praise of these donors. the campus is that much more splendid and imposing, yet there is still the same amount of students. i am a little appalled by the nature of princeton's physical plan, compared to the ongoing nature of its ac

she ended up graduating summa cum laude and went on to law school, to be editor of blog journal -- the law journal. but i was impressed by her common sense. no nonsense. and i think you can relate, and i was not wrong. >> what does it take to have that ability? >> an understanding of people. you cannot think you're smarter than anyone else. even though she was smart, she had the ability to communicate. we did a survey, i remember, fairly early on, and we found the number one at reason for this was that victims and witnesses refuse to testify, so we wanted to be sure that whoever came with us was somebody who had ability but also could relate to victims or witnesses so they could persuade them to testify truthfully. >> it was 1979. you were at yale, looking for lawyers, and a professor who is now a judge ended up. did the two of you ever talk about it? was it a chance meeting? >> it was. he and i work founding directors of the poor regan layover fund, so it was just a chance meeting. jose got in before us. so it was fortuitous. >> when you brought her into this office, what job is to ha

five months ago, 5-year-old haleigh cummings vanished from her home.haven't found her or the perpetrator. and now new reports suggest little nevaeh buchanan, who was killed last month, may have been buried alive. the lack of maturity on the part of some of these parents in these particular cases has been mind-boggling. the loss of a child to almost every parent is devastating beyond measure, but these tragic stories should serve as a reminder. the responsibility of being a parent is not to be taken lightly. sadly, our society needs to be reminded of that over and over and over again. i'm jane velez-mitchell, and that's my issue. >>> so, what do you think of this deal? a car dealer believes he knows how to drive up sales. starting next month, the owner of this dealership in butler, missouri, is giving free ak 47s to anyone who buys one of his pickup trucks. obviously, they get a voucher to take to the gun store. mark says he has a motto -- god, guns, guts and american pickup trucks. he says they're taking steps to make sure only law-abiding citizens get

. >> congressman elijah cummings said sadly some of these violent offenders cannot be rehabilitated. >> i think it is -- many of them need to go into the adult system, but, i think, within the adult system, we have to find a way to, perhaps, separate them. >> secretary of the department of juvenile services, donald do you 74 is all about wraparound services as a means to prevent offenders from reoffending. >> try family therapy. which is what they will tell you. doing family therapy. that's great except for one thing. that's some of the families are the reason the kids are in. making a big deal out of family therapy and it does not do it. >> in davis' case, detained and released on gms monitoring. and spent time in group homes and shelters. and according to the court order, received therapy, wraparound services, counseling, and drug treatment. a 17-year-old who is locked up, charged as an adult, with attempted murder. joy lepola fox 45 news at 10:00. >> the 5-year-old girl davis is accused of shooting is still in the hospital. >> still no word on what caused the deadly fire in west b

congressman elijah cummings says a.i.g. should be looking to pay back the money that bailed it out before it looks to pay bonuses. >>> wjz and the baltimore sun would like to help everyone during these tough economic times. each day, we'll bring you suggestions that could save you money. here's mary bubala with one way you can ride out the recession. >> reporter: a warning today about using caution when buying up michael jackson memorabilia. the anxiety says -- agency says it's common sense. but most of what is being sold is at inflated prices. and the value will likely drop overtime. -- drop over time. before jackson's death, sellers on ebay listed about 400 items. after the pop star's death, that number soared to 20,000 michael jackson items on ebay. so the advice from the better business bureau is first to get educated. collectors should research the value of the memorabilia. next, confirm authenticity. especially if you are trying to buy an autograph. and finally, the bbb recommends using a credit card to purchase items

including cardin and mikulski and elijah cummings, edwards, and van hollen.atives kratovil and rupersburger say they are undecided about this one, represent are active sarbine said he is supports a public plan but is still looking this one over. >> volunteers in this study will all receive two doses of vaccines, three weeks apart. >> still ahead in the news at 10:00. how you can be part of the plan to prevent the spread of swine flu. >> and a wedding budget. how one couple is using cyber space to save money on their trip down the aisle. that's coming up in tonight's "word on the web". . >> good evening folks. looking at a day full of humidity and heat out there. looks like we will see another day with more humidity tomorrow. and the threat for thunderstorms. currently downtown looking at 76 degrees. mostly cloudy skies. winds out of the south-southeast at seven. and then it looks like humidity levels, 79 percent. so it is feeling muggy out there. probably cut the air with a knife. looking at the region temperatures. right now 79 down at the airport. 74 in hag

will not freak my kids out about it but i am going to, you know, be vigilant. >> reporter: brian cummingsx afilm yet, witi and he was -- affiliate, witi and officials said he earned the privilege at the minimum security prison because of good behavior. >> gregg: michael jackson, his fans find out by e-mail whether they won an on-line lottery for the tickets, for the memorial service and the event will be tuesday, at the staples center, downtown los angeles and 1.5 million people requested the tickets. less than 9,000, actually will get to see it. and casey steegel is live in los angeles with more. hi, casey. >> reporter: hi, gregg, keep in mind while the memorial is planned at the staples center behind me, investigators here in los angeles are still hard at work trying to get to the bottom of what killed the king of pop, we have not had an official cause of death, just yet and also, you have to understand, there are two court battles that are brewing here, one, in terms of the custody over michael jackson's three children and the second, is over the custody of his estate and we are expect

. >> everyone graduates cum-laude now. that lady is she a scalia? come on. >> joining us again tomorrow night, right now it's time for "the ed show." >>> i'm ed shultz. and this is "the ed show." >> good evening, americans. live, 30 rock from new york. for democrats, they want to overall health care and they want rich people to pay for it. if you're making $1 million a yearing you're going to pay more. i say go for it. the acting chairman of the senate chris dodd will join us in just a moment. shooters under fire. carl rove is coming to the rescue. this is a dandy. rove says congress is prone to leaking. congressman adam smith will respond to all of that tonight. dog gone it, i found out today, guess who's a fan "the ed show" it's the drugster? that's right, rush talking trash act me. why don't you come on my program and we'll debate about anything you want to talk about. come here on "the ed show." be sure to watch my "playbook" tonight. you're going to love it. get your phones out. i'm going to ask you, what do you think about paying for health ca

they're sir cum circumventing the mainstream media to get the information out there. glenn: i have met with some of the acorn whistleblowers and i think they are the bravest people in the world. >> so do i. glenn: they are not media savvy and they are taking on a powerful organization and just willing to do it because it's right t goes against their agenda as to what people would perceive as their agenda, goes against their people, their party, et cetera, et cetera. what do you think when you look at these organizations? do you think it makes any difference if you take down acorn? because i think it is so vast, these organizations, and it's a shell game. they just move people from here and rename it here and move it over there. you really have to go to the heart of it, do you not? >> it does matter if you take it down. you need congressional oversight to cac open the books. -- to crack open the books. i dedicated the book to the whistleblowers. one of the whistleblowers i talk about is being sued by project vote and acorn. this is just an individual. she is not a part

. >> let's go back to the hearings and elijah cummings is under way.n he goes to the camera we will go to him. let's listen to the q&a. >> when you communicated, did you express on this day multiple calls and a couple of calls to ken lewis saying a number of different folks throughout the day. did you describe to the chairman your conversation. >> with who? >> ken lewis. >> on which day? the 19th? >> whatever day it was. did you describe the conversations? >> on the 21st? >> you talked multiple times in december and conferring where is he said they were considering -- >> joining us is elijah cummings who was just involved in the hearings. you have been listening to hank paulson all morning. i told ken lewis he would lose his job. are you satisfied with that answer and do you think he did something wrong and is there follow-through you want to do now? >> he came in and i think he made it clear. he was doing the right thing and did not go overboard. we need to look at this further. iment to look at the bonuses i asked about given to the employees and i s

joining me now for the details is jean cummings good to have you with us.e got the details last night. what are the big points about a co-op being pushed by the finance committee. >> the co-op is less expensive and doesn't involve the government. that's one of the big pluses for them. and then also there are successful models out there. co-ops are owned by people who belong to them. they need to get enough critical mass so the co-op can attract negotiations between the insurance agencies and the prices. gm and ge can really negotiate with the insurance companies. that's part of the difficulty. >> that's a good point. it could be an a state level, could be on a regional level to inkplud a number of states. they would go out and negotiate the rates, but the start-up i'm hearing would be about $6 billion. you compare that to wall street, the kind of none -- money they got. >> we'll have to see all the details in the plan to see where that money would come from. but ultimately they want to put a system in place to sai money. if you want to build a new system it

>> they do in the ivy league and you know as well as i do, that half the class graduates cum laude thesew did you do at georgetown compared to how she did at princeton? >> i graduated higher in my high school or as high as she did. in georgetown i did. and i match my test scores against her but i'm not qualified for the united states supreme court. >> but, pat, for you to argue that -- that there's no basis on which the united states benefits from having hispanics be among the people who we choose the best and brightest from, the idea that -- >> i want to -- >> by only -- >> hold it. no, no, no. >> white people and jobs i don't believe you believe it, pat. >> hold on. i believe everybody should get a chance to, to excel and be on the united states supreme court, but if i look at the u.s. track team in the olympics and they're all black folks, i don't automatically assume it's discrimination. i will say, i think maybe those are the fastest guys we got. maybe they're the fastest guys in the country. maybe they're the fastest in the world. if they're all -- on the olympic team in hockey, wh