tonight a conversation with one of the biggest names in popular music, dave matthews. they are coming out with our first project. the new disc is called big whiskey, which made its debut at number one on the billboard charts. the c.d. is dedicated to moore and the city of new orleans. dave matthews coming up right now. >> there are so many things that wal-mart is looking forward to doing, like helping people live better. but mostly, we are looking forward to helping build stronger communities and relationships. because of your help, the best is yet to come. >> nationwide insurance proudly supports tavis smiley. tavis and nationwide insurance, working to improve financial literacy and the economic empowerment that comes with it. >> nation wide is on your side. >> and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ♪ tavis: a few quick programming notes. tomorrow night i will be joined by ken burns on his documentary on the national parks system. on wednesday, a conversation with ted kennedy, jr. on the release of his father's memoir and rumors tha

half the reason he said this dave matthews crap was to get her in bed.ntee this happened before he got laid. if he was the ultraenvironmentallist and things of that nature, definitely do it to get the girls. that ththere is that element. >> and the sad thing is that his wife is sick. she is probably not leaving him because she is sick. >> greg: it is crushing to her to see this thing happen. the other thing she could do is just leave. >> the other sad part is it is clear that real seriously crumps her hair and that went out in '85. >>> from a sap to a flap. is obama meddling like some kind of meddling meddler who meddles? maybe so says the voices in my head. he reportedly asked david paterson not to run for reelection in 2010 because he is so unpopular and that would be a drag on the ticket. or was there something else involved? >> i find that stunning that the white house would send word to one of the two black governors in the country not to run for reelection. >>> paterson said he will still continue to seek office and he and obama as luck would have

beyonce and dave matthews. who is who? we're back with it.s it really for fun, or to save money on heat? why? don't you think nordic tuesday is fun? oh no, it's fun... you know, if you are trying to cut costs, fedex can help. we've got express options, fast ground and freight service-- you can save money and keep the heat on. great idea. that is a great idea. well, if nordic tuesday wasn't so much fun. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. fedex bill: beyonce was very gracious last week to taylor swift. now she has done in other good thing. in australia, she brought a young girl who has leukemia on stage. >> ♪ [halo] bill: she is a patriot. dave matthews seems to know a lot about america. >> there is a good population of people in this country that are terrified of this president just because he is black. bill: really? pinhead most likely. we are giving away tote bags for free. in georgia, maybe the reason president obama is going on network rather than fox is to revive them. and another person from mount pleasant, sc. i think th

i bond ferraro enson is also a -- i bond ferraro enson is also a fan of dave matthews. >> poor dave matthewswhat did he do to get on geraldo. i bet you loved that story from the enson part. >> i hadn't heard of him until he had an affair. whereas john edwards was the vice presidential candidate and almost the presidential candidate forethe democrats. >> geraldo: you are not being sincere. >> he wasn't on any short list. >> geraldo: kimberly, i said it sort of tongue in cheek but i really mean that i now believe given the example and the u.s. justice department declaration that they will not pursue campaign finance law violations against the senator who ironically paid off the same amount of money to his mistress and they are husband, i believe edwards can say the money he gave real hunter is a gift. >> we can give gifts to anybody. >> it may be persuasive precedent. it will depend on the source of the funds, how they were diverts have likversus like a . >> geraldo: the proposal makes clear that he got the money allegedly from bunny mellon. a mellon heir. >> rather than his parents. >> and he

the 100 grand that enseen's right here are regarded simply as gifts. ♪ >> poor dave matthews.asn't easy to get on geraldo. i bet you love that story. >> i hadn't heard of enson where we had the affair when he became almost vice presidential candidate for the democrats. >> he was a candidate for president. >> nobody heard it. he wasn't on any short list. >> you know kimberly, i said it sort of tongue and cheek but i really mean i now believe given the enson example that they will not pursue campaign finance laws with the senator to ironically paid off the same amount to her mist kre -- mistress and their money. the money he gave was a git. you can give it to anybody he wants. it may be persuasive. it will depend on the source of those funds how they were diverted. >> you got the proposal makes clear he got the money from bun melon, a melon heiress. >> his friends are doing it rather than his parents. his friends not around helping him out any more. >> that's what they are investigating. reverendal sha al sharpton is h with us. what is it about an ego a public official who allow

the dave matthews band will play at our wedding. >> i don't get why you stood by him.tuff a knife in his heart. >> on "the good wife," the husband's scandal forces the character to go back to work. >> hey, if she can do it so can you. >> in the edwards' drama, elizabeth edwards in a more desperate situation, battling terminal cancer. >> i think it is a betrayal. >> on "larry king live" back in may, larry king asked elizabeth edwards why she stays with her husband. >> a marriage is, we all know this, it's hard work. you put it together and you work very hard on it and parts that come in good and bad include, for john, that he is an extraordinarily good man. >> so quick to judge these women. i know i was. >> on regis and killy this morning, the star of "the good wife" expressed sympathy for women in elizabeth edwards' situation. >> you forget children are involved and a family. we have no idea who goes on behind closed doors. >> which is the biggest difference between "the good wife" and the edwards scandal. only one of them involves real people and real heart ache. >> i

pinheads and patriots on deck tonight starring beyonce and dave matthews. who is what?ight back with it. . . why? don't you think nordic tuesday is fun? oh no, it's fun... you know, if you are trying to cut costs, fedex can help. we've got express options, fast ground and freight service-- you can save money and keep the heat on. great idea. that is a great idea. well, if nordic tuesday wasn't so much fun. (announcer) we understand. you need to save money. fedex . . bill: time now for "pinheads & patriots." the pop edition. singer beyonce was gracious to taylor swift in the ridiculous kanye west situation. now she's done another good thing, with a concert in sydney, australia, she brought a young girl with leukemia to the stage. ♪ bill: beyonce is a patriot. on the pinhead front, dave matthews seems to know a lot about america. >> president carter says he thinks a lot of the animosity directed towards president barack obama is race related. >> of course it is. there are a good number of people in this country who are terrified of the president just only because he's bla

and according to new reports, even the dave matthew's band is involved.hn edwards scandal shows us when it comes to a good sex scandal, hollywood can't touch real life. >> they always say art imitates life and this is a prime example of that. >> various reports over the weekend suggest john edwards is very close to finally admitting that the baby born to rielle hunter, the woman edwards had an affair with during his presidential campaign, is really his child. >> in 2006, 2 years ago, i made a very serious mistake. >> last year when he finally confessed to the affair on "night line" after spending months denying it, edwards said there's no way the baby could be his. >> i know it's not possible this child could be mine because of the timing of events. so i know it's not possible. >> to make matters even worse, a recent "new york times" article features a jaw-dropping claim about edwards' affair with hunter. in a book proposal, a former aide to edwards claims that during their affair edwards promised hunter he'd marry her after his wife, elizabeth, died and

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his wife died he would marry her in a roof top ceremony in new york with an appearance by the dave matthewsand. that's rather elaborate. how did his reckless and running effect the 2000 race? that's our question tonight, and could edwards be punished for trying to cover up the affair? joining me the "washington post" writer, and david corn, a difficult man at best. a columnist for politicsdaily.com. i want to go to you on the reporting end. how significant -- i'm looking at the results of the iowa caucus, he got 30% to obama's 38, to senator clinton's 29. so he was in the pack. was he spoiler that helped obama win in iowa and therefore the whole thing? >> the clinton campaign argues that. they figure if mainstream reporters had taken the story seriously -- >> they knew about this poop. >> sure, he denied any of the earlier rumors and there was no evidence that we had. >> the campaign helped obama by keeping the story quiet about edwards? >> but from a numerical standpoint, i think you could argue that the people -- it could have split evenly. i think the voters who went for edwards -- >> bo

was dead all along and you covered up for him. >> what i want to know is, where -- where is the dave matthewsand, what do they have to say about this, and are they still thinking -- >> well, he was promising this girl not only a rooftop -- first of all, "a" a marriage and he had the entertainment figured out. strange guy. i guess that's what seduction is. thank you, david corn. this is a little embarrassing we were having this conversation. but we'll move on. >>> up next, the white house is telling the governor of new york, a democrat, not to run for election next time because he would lose to rudy giuliani. that seems to be the message. is rudy coming? is it smart politics for obama to be big footing in candidate races taking sides in primaries? who's he think he is? or 100 pringles. both cost the same, but only the pringles superstack can makes everything pop! ♪ ♪ whoa, oh, oh, oh, oh ♪ ♪ hey, hey [ male announcer ] the choice is yours... 100 of these or 100 pringles. same cost but a lot more fun. everything pops with the pringles superstack can! if you're using other moisturizing body wash

the wedding would have taken place in a rooftop ceremony with the dave matthews band playing. there are reports that edwards' plans on admitting paternity soon and abc news is told that is not likely. >>> television's best have been recognized in hollywood. if you watched the prime time emmy awards something seemed familiar. >> many of the winners had been on the stages before. >> and the emmy goes to "30 rock." >> "mad men." >> it was a case of deja vu. repeat winners for the top awards. >> we worked very hard to not have it stink the second year. >> reporter: the hit cable series "mad men" won best drama series for the second year in a row. and for the third consecutive year "30 rock," a show about a show was named best comedy series. >> that was a nail biter. we want to thank our -- everyone in our crew in long island city, every person who works on the show. >> reporter: alec baldwin won lead actor in a comedy for his work on the show. >> i would get up here and say tina, tina, that is no less true this year. a great pleasure to work with tina and all the writers. we have

. >>> he has made guitars for carlos santana, dave matthews and many other big names in the business. this year, he is helping to raise money. for cancer research. >>> in stevensville, paul reed smith made some of the best guitars anywhere. at johns hopkins hospital, some of the best research is done at the kim bel cancer city -- center. >> this sunday, october 4th. after the ravens game, one night, one show, one cause. hosted by paul reid of smith. >> this beautiful baltimore ravens guitar will be one of 10 up for auction. >> reporter: it's signed by the ravens' haloti nata. >> literally, i will walk in the room and this thing will be there. and it was not there the day before. and you just go wow, the team is going to love it. >>> in nine years, prs guitars has raised over $5 million for hopkins. >> it ends up with patients and families where the need is the greatest. really, an unbelievable connection. >> you can take home this guitar, signed by the boss. >> i'm kind of amazed when this kind of stuff happens. because cancer touches everybody's lives. and even people of this caliber

hunter that after his wife died, he would marry her in a rooftop ceremony with a appearance by the dave matthewsom anybody connected with the edwards family. john edwards has essentially been in seclusion in his house not far from chapel hill, north carolina, for quite some time. they have not been responding to this latest store ni story in "the new york times." this becomes more salacious when you hear the details associated with that book proposal. >> jon decker, thank you. >> thank you. >>> an ohio couple was overjoyed to be pregnant what they thought was their fourth child but the fertility clinic they used reportedly implanted the wrong embryo. the baby she will soon deliver is not hers to keep. this morning they told "today" they are trying to see this as a gift for another family. the family who -- that embryo blongs to. the family didn't ask to be placed in this difficult situation. >> of course, we will wonder and about this child every day for the rest of our lives and we have hopes for him. but they are his parents and we'll defer to their judgment on when or if they ever tell him wh

hunter he would marry her after his wife died in a rooftop ceremony with a performance by the dave matthewsal grand jury is investigating whether john edwards committed any crime trying to hide that affair with rielle hunter. when edward was running for president last year two of his wealthy donors quietly gave hunter large financial sums that were used, shall we say, to keep her out of public view. also, prosecutors are examining money that the edwards' campaign gave hunter for videos she produced. some of that money was listed as going toward furniture purchases. raul felder is a family law attorney, also the author of "divorce, the way things are not the way things should be" and "lawyer's guide to equitable distribution." what should rielle hunter get from john edwards if baby francis is, indeed, his daughter? >> well, as much as possible that is the quick answer. it is difficult to resolve these cases because on one hand, you got a guy like edwards, throw money at her just to go away, to save whatever is left of his political career, but you can't really do that in these kind of cases.

the wedding would tack place in a rooftop ceremony with the dave matthews band playing.itting paternity soon, a source tells abc news that is not likely. >> wow. >> a tawdry story that just gets more and more strange. >> here's a look at your monday weather. stormy with heavy rain and flooding from michigan to florida. heavy downpours and severe storms from texas to arkansas. rain in the colorado mountains. >> a chilly 52 in colorado springs. snow boarding weather soon. stoked about that. 80 in albuquerque, 68 in salt lake city, fargo to 65, st. louis 82 today, 70s from boston all the way down to atlanta. 90 today in miami and dallas and 89 in new orleans. >> of course it is the biggest night in television. this year it was marked by a number of repeats. >> nevertheless the 61st annual primetime emmy awards is being called one of the best in years thanks in part to doogie houser. mad men and 30 rock were at the head of the pack. >> lead actor in a comic series went to alec baldwin in "30 rock," while toni collett won for lead actress. >> again close was a repeat winner f

he promised her a rooftop wedding in new york city with an appearance by the dave matthews band. he also worked to hide the affair. a grand jury is currently investigating whether edwards used campaign money to pay off hunter. hunter has claimed edwards is the father of her child. edwards continues to den that. >>> president obama favors an investigation into a.c.o.r.n.'s activities. the investigation comes after that hidden camera video that involved two a.c.o.r.n. employees advising a prostitute and her pimp. they were apparently advising the couple to lie about her profession and launder her earnings. the house has voted to deny all federal funds for the group while the senate agreed to shut off housing and community grant money to the group. the census bureau has cut ties with a.c.o.r.n. for the 2010 national census amid allegations of voter registration fraud. >> tempered excitement from and about the redskins. >> the team won its first game. you probably know that. but failed to get into the end zone against one of the worst teams in the league. lindsay czarniak has this mo

of cancer, he would marry her in a rooftop ceremony in new york city with a performance by the dave matthewsnd. again this is according to andrew young. if that's true, that is really beyond callous. >> i'm surprised that jayne really believes that. you're putting yourself out there. and when you go on national television, you say there's no way that that could be your o offspring, then you have now clearly stepped over the line. >> hasn't he paid a personal price for that already and political suicide? the question now is whether it's obstruction of justice. this is not a judge -- a moral issue for us to judge him. he's got to live with that. and so do his wife and kids. >> let me get to the campaign issue. because you're talking about the legalities of all this. edwards says his affair with hunter ended in 2006. that year, his pac, political action committee, paid her more than 100 grand for a few videos she produced. so prosecutors are taking a close look at this. also claims in "the times" that wealthy patrons provided hunter with large financial benefits. including a bmw and lodging. >>

of cancer, he would marry her in a rooftop ceremony in new york city with a performance by the dave matthews andrew young. if that's true, that is really beyond callous. >> i'm surprised that jayne really believes that. that somehow this is private? when you run for public office, you're putting yourself out there. and then when you go on national television, you say there's no way that that could be your offspring, then you have now clearly stepped over the line. >> hasn't he paid a personal price for that already and political suicide? the question now is whether it's obstruction of justice. this is not a judge -- a moral issue for us to judge him. he's got to live with that. and so do his wife and kids. >> let me get to the campaign issue. because you're talking about the legalities of all this. edwards says his affair with hunter ended in 2006. that year, his pac, political action committee, paid her more than 100 grand for a few videos she produced. about 14,000 of that was paid well after the videos were made. so prosecutors are taking a close look at this. also claims, in "the times,"

dave schultz, 863. way to go, buddy. i'm ed schultz. "hardball" is next with chris matthews. have a great weekend. >>> the president's political health. let's play "hardball." >>> good evening. i'm chuck todd in washington filling in for chris matthews who will be back on monday. leading off tonight, image problem. the outburst by congressman joe wilson has us asking, are we at the point where we can say the intense opposition to barack obama in some parts of the country is about more than health care reform? stimulus plan? is it also about ideology? regional differences and perhaps even race? what is more, wilson's remark and the support he has received in his south carolina district. is it threatening to harden the republican party's reputation right now inside the beltway? we'll talk to two members of congress in a moment. >>> plus, september 11th is the reason we waged war in afghanistan, but eight years after we went in, what's our mission there today? nbc new chief foreign correspondent richard engel. and jim meceda. both have been in the region lately. and they'll give

on the pinhead front, dave matthews seems to know a lot about america. >> president carter says he thinks lot of the animosity directed towards president barack obama is race related. >> of course it is. there are a good number of people in this country who are terrified of the president just only because he's black. bill: really? pinhead most likely. finally tonight the mail, a reminder we're giving away "bold, fresh" bags when you buy more than $14.95 on billoreilly.com. linda -- lynne schultz -- bill: not so much chris, the obama administration feels fox is toughest on its policies. bill: but they're giving fox news people publicity so i think they just wanted to sell some magazines in this case. bill: another beck fan. .you're welcome. thanks for that very nice letter. bill: senator graham has not appeared with us this year. sometimes "the factor" is tilted right, sometimes left. depends on the story lines. on the program you referred to you left out alan colmes. shame on you. bill: i appreciate that, liz. and you live in a beautiful place in hawaii. bill: you have to compartmentalize