s native deen in our songs, try to give mulims pride about their faith.ch other ople a little bit about isla one of the things tht we really want to promote in our song is t feeling of happiness. ramadan's he; get close to god. ft. ut, also, be happy. it's a time of hardsp, yes. bause you're fasting from sun up to sun down. but there's a lot of joyn it. we see families getting togeer for the iftar or the breafast. it's very special see that mosque just packed with ople. it's such a warm, wonderf feeling tbe around so many people who all have thisoal of pleasing god. even if wthink our relaonship with god and the people arod us are great, there'slways a way to get tter. and so ramadan is that realy intense,ocused way of doing that. of fasting a working on our own selve and then worki on our relationship to others. and, ultimately our retionship o god. there's a prayer walways say, "grant us good in thilife and good inhe hereafter." a l of prayers that we do in ramadan is really aing for in the next life that we attaithe highest levels of hean, and to mbe s

has anyone paula deen aside to say, "listen, i do not like that government/public option either.ink i can vote for it"? -- has anyone polish you aside? >> medich there is going broke. -- has anyone pulled you aside? >> medich here is going broke. -- medicare is going broke. medicaid is going broke. if the democrats insist on this, quote, "public auction," no, i could never supported. it has to be off of the table -- it did a public option." -- "public option." greta: what about this reform? >> i think the president is torn. there is, of course, the center that is also becoming more and more nervous because they are hearing from their constituents. it is not clear to me where the president will go. one of the things he might do is come up with a proposal on its own, but, again, i repeat. i know that republicans are willing to try to put incentives and wellness there, to reform medical malpractice reform, to have a broader choice and range of options, such as the purchase of health insurance across state lines and many other changes that i think we can agree on, but not a big gover

a second driver arrested last month for driving w sud deen suspended license also haseen let go now. and a third driver who cell phone on ce t bei utl keep her b ei job. ask an investigation shows the driver used herb cell phone to report a problem with her sxwus was not talking while driving. >>> well, despite a series of high-profile problems, a senior member of the metro system board today strongly backed metro general manager john catoe. arlington board member chris zimmerman says that metro should re-sign catoe when his three-year contract expires next january. tom sherwood reports. >> reporter: from the major wreck in june and its investigation to worker death, track suicides and transit operators talking on cell phones, it has been a rough year for the aging metro system. are you worried at all that it is losing its luster? >> of course. any time there is a period -- you know, from time to time things happen. you know, create the -- this kind of problem and certainly on the level of perception everyone involved has to be concerned. >> reporter: on the wamu radio program friday

in late 2003 and early 2004 to revive a campaign that a lot of people thought was more about howard deen in late 2003, was the hot democratic candidate. ted kennedy came in and i recall watching him at events in iowa, the energy that he brought. i mean, he had almost kind of a perfect pitch with iowans. and his ability to campaign there. so he was very helpful there. he was certainly helpful to al gore in the 2000 race. so his impact on presidential campaigns beyond the one that he tried and failed in was quite significant. >> in fact, i recall -- you can recall that the perfect pitch of ted kennedy in iowa, in that kerry race, in those primary elections was the counterpoint to the imperfect pitch of howard de dean on that election night and his concession speech. that's another story. but as you recounted the impact in 2008 in "the battle for america: 2008," the book in which you and haynes johnson go through the real insights that you gained by talking to all of these people back then. by the way, we're watching and waiting for the motorcade to leave hyannis port. there will be a time

hein spf 15 throughha wcosrede enmmr deen you should do that about 20 minutes before you go ou lit yourxposure to the lisun, especially between 12:00 p.m..m and 6:00 p.m. that's when it's reay supposed to be hot out. look out for heat cramps, heat haustion or heat stroke. ifee y y foul any of the sympto as wci fedatited that you shoul all 1s y asoon as possible. and al o l koout for your elderly neighbors today, especially those who don't have air conditioning. there are cooling centers throughout our area. here in the district of columbia looking for a cooling center, call 311. they will put you in contact with one. but definitely take it easy today. these folks have the right idea. folks who are getting out a little bit earlier today and getting their exercise in before it gets really hot. that's the best thing to do. i'm tracee wilkins live on the mall. tom, back to you in the studio. >> thank you, tracee. those were some excellent tips. you really do have to respect this kind of heat because we just are not used to it. we may have a record high this afternoon. right now around the r

for the parents of deens going to college t can be a difficult transition. an expert is answering your questions in our take action thursday. if have you a question about sending your kid off to college, our phone lines are open now at 410 ln 481-4545 or you can send us a tweet at fox baltimore. in nine coming days lots of students rb leafg home for the fir time and off to college. it's a scary time for the parent and the child. but parents even though your child may act like they know everything but what they don't know would come back to hurt them. attorney steve and a walt joins us this morning. he will take your calls for our take action thursday. good morning iewvment. >> good morning ta patrice. >> all right. sigh lot of people don't consider this but what are some of the legal consideration that's people should think about when entering college. the big ones are dweelgt school and dealing with outsiders to the school. so if we start can with dealing with the school, have you things like the enrollment contract which is a contract, when you sign that a

. >> that's rian deen. the sweater violated the look policy.s used as an "excuse to hide me." they went too far in how they treated this young lady. abercrombie saying the whole thing was a misunderstanding and we have to go back to 2004 and a case there in which the retailer settled the $141 million lawsuit in the u.s. nine minority employees were forced to work in the stock room or late shifts because of their appearance. >> appearance is so subjective. anybody, somebody, somebody offers a $1 million reward and it has to be for something big and a real-life mermaid qualifies. >> if you happen to see this image and prove it and capture it, you could be $1 million richer. you have to travel in order to find it to the beaches of israel. some residents there in the small town say they seen the figure with this girl with the tail of the fish. the claim is that the m mediterranean jumped. some locals are doubtful. still, one 15-year-old is warning that nobody believed the world was round either. eyewitness saying the mermade only shows up at sunset

and the financial market is ructions last fall that led to a significant deening of the receion. while this has become both the longest and deepest recession since the 1930s, it appears now to be at or near an end. through the downturn, lenders have been reluctant to lend as they try to clean up their balance sheets and borrowers have been reluctant to borrow as they cut back on their spending. this chart whi is in your packet, shows the total loans and leases held by fdic inred institutions decline by one point for present during the second quarter. this is the fourth consecutive quarter of decline. now how lonthis declineill persist is hard to say. as you see, the 1991 -- 1990, 1991 recession that we saw 10 consecutive quarters of decline whereas after the 2001 recession, loan balances fell slightly in only one quarter. credit problems in this downturn are more reminiscent of the situation in 1990 and 1981. however, cap erasures were generally higher now than they were then. meanwhile, capitalarket activity remains extremely important to the credit situation for businesses and