and this isn't just duluth. it's denver, it's san francisco and yes, it's new york.e and to millions of my constituents. lots of my constituents. internet connections use public resources. public air waves, public rights of way. doesn't the american public have a compelling first amendment interest in insuring this can't happen and that the internet stays open and accessible? in other words, that the internet stays the internet. >> many describe the telephone as a revolutionary invention and it did change our country dramatically. so did television. and its regulation of television and rule us that would apply to it were considered by congress and those regulations have, because congress is the policy chooser on how items related to interstate commerce and communications operate. and that issue was reviewed by the courts in the context of the policy choices congress made. there is no question in my mind as a citizen that the internet has revolutionized communications in the united states. and there's no question that access to that is a question that society is -- th

host: bill lewis, you are on with erin mcpike -- duluth, you are on with erin mcpike." caller: it is strange that al franken would be considered a more reasonable candidate in minnesota we do things reasonably. take that with a grain of salt. i think she is very right that frank and will be a very liberal voter in the senate. -- al franken will be a very liberal voter. guest: think i was struck by in norm coleman's statement was that he felt he ran a campaign in one to run and a legal battle he wanted to run. i spoke with coleman several times but -- several times last year and seemed to be more affected by the ups and downs of the race than some of the other senators who were running reelection last year. and for a long period of time i don't think he necessarily took franken seriously and thought that he was going to be just fine. and i think a lot of republicans also agreed with that. and i think because of the campaign that al franken ran and got down to business very early, i think that may have been a mistake. once he realized that it was going to be a very seriou

and this is not just duluth. it's morehead minnesota. it's youngs down, ohio.t's der and yes, new york. this is frightening. frightening to me and to millions of my constituents. or lots of my con constituents. internet connections use public resources. the public airways that seff -- a compelling interest in first amendment interests in ensuring this can't happen and that the internet stays open and accessible, in other words, that the internet stays the internet. >> many describe the telephone as a revolution narrow invention. and it did change our country dramatically. so did television. and its regulation of television and the thrules would apply to it considered by congress and it's because congress is the policy chooser on how items if he -- that's how they operate. and that issue was reviewed by the courts and the context of the policy choices congress made. there is no question in my mind as a citizen, that the internet has revolutionized communications in the united states. and there's no question that access to that is a question that society is -- th

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this hearing will help folks sitting in living rooms and offices in with a known anyway and duluth and the twin cities to get a better idea of what the court is, what it does and what it's supposed to do and most importantly, how it affect it is everyday lives of americans. it's supposed to do and most importantly how it affects the every day lives of all americans. justice suitor whom you will replace if you are confirmed once said the first lesson's simple as it is is that whatever court we're in, whatever we're doing at the end of our task, some human being is going to be affected. some human life is going to be changed by what we do. and so we had better use every power of our minds and our hearts and our beings to get those rulings right. i believe justice suitor had it right. in the past month, i have spent a lot of time thinking about the court's impact on the lives of americans and reading and consulting with some of minnesota's top legal minds. and i believe that the rights of americans as citizens and voters are facing challenges on two separate fronts. first, i believe that

from duluth to minneapolis we could see a slight risk for even tornadoes today. southeast, we will see rain, and even in florida, one to three inches, potentially three to four. locally flooding is not out of the question. for tomorrow, though, florida dries out. the risk of storms moves a little bit farther east. sunny skies in the northeast. wax it is hard to believe we are seeing temperatures. for tomorrow, 81 degrees and for tomorrow, 81 degrees and saturday it will certainly in the northeast, getting warmer than it's been and a great weekend. >> finally we'll celebrate. >> thank you. coming up next, is taking your dog to work a good thing? we're going to hear both sides of the story right after this. ( beeps ) oh. - ( beeping ) - begin ink discharge. watch tough stains disappear right before your eyes with clorox 2 stain fighter and color booster. see for yourself. lose the stains. keep the color. waking up to breakfast delicious. now, we're making it more affordable. with five one-dollar-off coupons... in specially marked boxes of cereal. wake up to breakfa

duluth, you've had what's felt like an endless spring. even down in detroit today it's going to be cool. chicago, you'll be 82 today. notice where the heat is. texas and then as we head out west, we're hot pretty much everywhere out west. seattle, not bad today. but we're going to heat things up, sunday will be 87 in seattle. other areas will also start to warm up. sacramento up near 100. look what happens in the east, new york to d.c. a little warmer. i figure we'd give you a couple facts. chicago, going back to 1940 when they started the record keeping, there's never been a july without a 90 degree day. they haven't had one yet and it didn't look like they're going through. and in new york city what we've been living through here, going back to 1888, that was the only year cooler than what we've seen so far this july. so in other words, there's no one living that's lived in a july this chilly. >> this is just -- it's all jumbled up. >> yes. >> whose fault is that? >> mother nature or father time. >> i'm glad you put up michigan. my aunt

and this not just duluth, it's morehead, minnesota, rochester, minnesota, youngstown, ohio, it's denver, san francisco, and yes, it's new york. this is frightening. frightening to me and to millions of my constituents. internet connections use public resources. the public airwaves, the public rights of way. doesn't the american public have a compelling first amendment interest in ensuring that this can't happen and that the internet stays open and access snble in other words, that the internet stays the interset? accessible, in other words, that the internet stays the internet? >> many describe the telephone as the revolutionary and it did change our country dramatically. so did television. and its regulation of television and the rules that would apply to it were considered by congress and those regulations have because congress is the policy chooser on how items related to interstate commerce and communications operate. and that issue was reviewed by the courts in the context of the policy choices congress made. there is no question in my mind as a citizen that the internet has revolu

let's say you're living in duluth, minnesota, and you have one internet service provider. the big mega corporation and not only are they the only internet service provider but they are also a content provider. they own newspapers. they own tv networks. they -- or network. they have a movie studio. they decide to speed up their own content and slow down other content. the brand x decision by the supreme court allows them to do this. and this isn't just duluth, it's moorhead, minnesota. it's youngstown, ohio. it's denver. it's san francisco. and yes, it's new york. this is frightening. frightening to me and to millions of my constituents. lots of my constituents. internet connections use public resources. the public air waves, public rights of way. doesn't the american public have a compelling first amendment interest in ensuring that this can't happen and that the internet stays open and accessible, in other words, that the internet stays the internet? >> many describe the telephone as the revolutionary and it did change our country dramatically. so did television. and its

look at the cool pocket of air. 48 degrees in fargo. 52 in duluth. 60s around des moines and orange colors0s. you get that battle line between dry air and cooler stuff and warm and humid stuff and that's where you get thunderstorms reacting. memphis, northern parts of arkansas stretching all of the way in toward the northeast. here's your cold front. generating showers and a couple pockets of thunderstorms now across northern parts of pennsylvania by the poconos and later today the severe threat will move to the east and vermont and new hampshire and western massachusetts, connecticut, down through new york city, long island toward jersey. main threat will be gusty winds and a possibility of small hail. watch for that. showers coming in through the north carolina mountains falling apart now. that will regenerate later today. look at the thunderstorm complex around oklahoma stretching in toward arkansas. here's memphis looking at a thunderstorm right up toward your north in toward the arkansas side. that's all drifting over toward the east. heavy downpours is what you get with right now and

and this isn't just duluth. it's more had minnesota, its rochester, minnesota, its youngstown, ohio. it's denver. it's san francisco. and yes, it's new york. this is frightening. it's frightening to me and to millions of my constituents or lots of my constituents. internet connections use public resources; the public airwaves, the public rights of way. doesn't the american public have a compelling first amendment interest in ensuring that this can't happen and that the internet stays open and accessible? in other words, that the internet stays the internet? >> many describe the telephone as a revolutionary invention, and it did change our country dramatically. so did television. and its regulation of television and the rules that would apply to it were considered by congress, and those regulations have -- because congress is the policy to search on how items related to interstate commerce and communications operate. and that issue was reviewed by the courts in this context of the policy choices congress made. th

paul to duluth to marquette and all points in between, cooler than normal conditions.out the map. scattered showers along the east coast. a cold front begins to push through. steamy although not unseasonable in the southeast. keep that in mind. southern plains, it is going to be hot, triple digits from new mexico to california. and we may see scattered thunder showers. here you could see flash flooding. just keep that at the top of your noggin. and the northwest loo >> that's a quick look at your national weather. 80s throughout the hawaiian islands, and 70s with a mix of sun and clouds throughout alaska. harry? >> up next, ten years later. we'll remember the life and still shocking death of john f. kennedy jr. (announcer) for many with arthritis pain, not treating is not an option. all prescription nsaid pain relievers, like celebrex, ibuprofen and naproxen, help treat arthritis pain and have some of the same warnings. but since individual results may vary, having options is important. prescription celebrex has been the option for millions of patients for 10 straight

some of the worst, from des moines, to duluth, to green bay, to davenport, iowa. and the heat is on. 20 degrees above normal in the northwest. a lot of folks haven't had summer. here's one part of the country that's had plenty of it today. 104 in medford, oregon. seattle, at 92. >> good morning. brian van de graaf here. ole one or s torwo showers a niorugis mng. ngrothugh this morning. wweill metwe g ail ll get a lie here and there. it will be about0 7 degrees this morning. the clouds are still out there and arctic but they will dissipate somewhat. there will be a mix of clouds and sunshine. temperatures today, operated's with high humidity. temperatures today, operated's with high humidity. >>>> alligight, sir.thth in thth > now,e babatt o ovever health c crermrm.. heher e aili masusetettstsg tor,r, t ted kdy, could d plplay itic a a d dramamacc re,he ffor facecebrain cacanc. ababc ws cororspntnt j j karar s nedetatails s abouout te kennedy's alth a and ininvoemen r repororteood momorng, robibin. totoheresisidede in lala f fewew asas he ttles brain cancer, he cou

some of the worst, from des moines, to duluth, to green bay, to davenport, iowa. and the heat is on. 20 degrees above normal in the northwest. a lot of folks haven't had summer. here's one part of the country that's had plenty of it today. 104 in medford, oregon. seattle, at 92. and those are the weather headlines. all of america's weather in the next half hour. >> all right, sir. thank you very much. >>> now, to the battle over health care reform. democrats are considering whether the ailing massachusetts senator, ted kennedy, could play a critical and dramatic role, as he fights for his life as he faces brain cancer. abc news correspondent jon karl has new details about ted kennedy's health and involvement. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, robin. senator kennedy has spoken twice to the president in the last few weeks. as he battles brain cancer, he could make one, final, critical push for his life-long goal. these images from just the past two weeks, capture the senator's life, as he confronts his toughest challenge. at the kennedy compound at hyann

from duluth to minneapolis we could see a slight risk for even tornadoes today.ee inches, potentially three to four. locally flooding is not out of the question. for tomorrow, though, florida dries out. the risk of storms moves a little bit farther east. >>> we've had almost two weeks of cooler than average temperatures. today below average. a cool start, we're in the 50s and low to mid 60s. now it's in the low 70s. afternoon highs only low 80s and clouds in and out with more humidity. saturday and sunday more humid, hotter. partly sunny saturday. maybe a late day shower or thundershower, could get a morning shower or afternoon thundershower on sunday. then hotter and humid as we get into next week. certainly in the northeast, getting warmer than it's been and a great weekend. >> finally we'll celebrate. >> thank you. coming up next, is taking your dog to work a good thing? we're going to hear both sides of the story right after this. ( beeps ) oh. - ( beeping ) - begin ink discharg watch tough stains disappear right before your eyes with clorox 2 stain fighter a

this hearing will help folks sitting in living rooms and offices in wenonah and duluth and the twin citiesget a better idea of what the court is, what it does and what it's supposed to do and most importantly, how it affects the everyday lives of all americans. justice souter, whom you will replace if you are confirmed, once said the first lesson, simple as it is, is that whatever court we're in, whatever we're doing, at the end of our task, some human being is going to be affected. some human life is going to be changed by what we do. so we had better use every power of our minds and our hearts and our beings to get those rulings right. i believe justice souter had it right. in the past months, i have spent a lot of time thinking about the court's impact on the lives of americans and reading and consulting with some of minnesota's top legal minds, and i believe that the rights of americans as citizens and voters, are facing challenges on two separate fronts. first, i believe that the position of congress with respect to the courts and the executive is in jeopardy. even before i aspired to

this hearing will help both sitting in living rooms and offices in wenonah in duluth and the twin cities to get a better idea of what the court is, what it does it is supposed to do in most important and how it affects the everyday lives of all americans. justice souter who you will replace, if you are confirmed, one said, the first lesson and simple as it is is that what ever court we're in, what ever we are doing, at the end of our task some human being is fine to be affected unless some is going to be challenged by what we do. and so we had better use every power of our minds and our hearts and our beings to get those rulings right i believe that justice souter had it right to appear, in the past months i have spent a lot of time thinking about the course impact on the lives of americans and reading and consulting with some of minnesota's top legal minds. i believe that the rights of americans and citizens and voters are facing challenges on two separate fronts. first, and i believe that the position of the congress with respect to the courts and executive is in jeopardy. even bef

that cold air in duluth, 52, that rotates this weekend.tures this weekend five to ten degrees cooler than where they should be. so another cool one, and it's going to be gray with scattered showers off and on. another one moving into pennsylvania and western new york, too. a lot of rain, and there's energy in the south that's going to rotate to the north of you. it's going to drag through in the morning. it's gray, heavy downpours. looking at visibility of five miles. there's a flood advisory for buffalo right now. i think it will start to dry out sometime late this evening. more on that later, natasha. >> you're from new jersey, and so is this little guy here. a tenafly, new jersey neighborhood is living in fear here. the culprit is only ten feet tall, but he apparently has a mean streak. people claim the suspect chased them down the street, attacked a mail truck. he even blocked cars trying to pull out of their driveways. the bully can be scared away, though, by stomping, clapping and yelling. >> you owe the turkey money, he's going to c

seaway development corporation, the fourth sea coast of our country, stretching all the way from duluth, minnesota, all the way out to the atlantic ocean, and for communities such as toledo and others, the st. lawrence seaway water borne corridor is the gateway to the atlantic and the world beyond. the seaway is the lynch pin in our effort to create sophisticated, modern distribution hubs that can skirt the congestion in coastle ports in our country. the seaway, our core corridor that we share with the canadians, is the vital link of commerce between our nation's heartland and world markets. therefore, investments in the seaway are investments in our economic future for the great lakes states but for the nation. as the united states congress considers clean energy legislation and a national power generation policy, it is important that that policy remediate a major national inequity that must be included in any reform bill. power costs are just horrendous in the great lakes states. in fact, double and triple the rates of our western and southern brethren in our country. and when you thi