ed thomas coached for 37 years. he had a career record of 292-84, including two state championships, 19 state playoff appearances and get this, in a town of 280 students in high school, four of his students played in the national football league. coach thomas said, we don't talk about winning and losing, we talk about the little things. if we take care of the little things, the rest will take care of itself. mr. speaker, i will be asking for everyone to give their thoughts and prayers to ed's wife, jan, their extended community and the -- family and the community of parkersburg as they struggle for this senseless loss. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania rise? mr. pitts: i ask unanimous consent to revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentleman is recognized. mr. pitts: one area of smoking prevention remains unchallenged. smoking in the movies. studies have shown that viewing smoking in the movies normalizes smoking among youth. it

last year when a tornado wiped out much of his town, including his house, there was ed thomas leading efforts to rebuild the football field in time for the season. despite his gift, thomas was never interested in the next level. some guy, like i say, are just meant to live and die as high school coaches. but not the way thomas died last week. shot by a former player in the weight room in front of several current players. who knows the killer's motivation? maybe time will tell. but the shock to the town of parkersburg, iowa, is immeasurable, almost as immeasurable as how much ed thomas meant to it. >> the united states' upset of top-ranked spain in the fifa confederations cup semifinal might seem just a pleasant surprise at first. after all, spain hadn't lost in three years. but in reality, the u.s. has already done something no other american men's soccer team has ever done -- reached the finals of a fifa-sanctioned event. today on espn, they can upset mighty brazil to win the gold. now, i'm not about to compare this to the 1980 u.s. hockey team, but we're talking a major upset in the

here's a little bit of representative jim mcdermott's op-ed. it's as we must address and comprehensive reform is an overall primary care in this country from how we recruit and train doctors. the pyramid has to be turned right side up with a solid and broad base that is built upon primary care moving up to the specialty practices. primary care is the key to reforming health care in america. here is a democrat from new york, senator charles schumer. in many areas of the country, one or two insurers have struggled on the entire market producing cost of premiums and health care decisions that may not always serve the best interests of the patient. this is why public health insurance plan is critical, to ensure the greatest amount of choice possible for consumers and provided least one option that is patient, not profit focus. host: john, an independent, you are on the line. caller: one dollar -- isn't that a great pain? i'm under medicaid. i wish my doctor were right here, and nurses here, and oxygen. [unintelligible] if everybody could have $1 to

while i certainly respect my esteemed colleague from california, ed royce, who served as an excellent chairman of the subcommittee on africa for several years and we worked closely together on many issues and i have a great deal of

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i am sure the ed does that mean colt investments days global investments are not good on i hold? iraq globalization has the impression is a great idea but you have to examine it to buy the shortcomings. one of the clear shortcomings that nobody analyzed in a vance was for whatever value was created from increased trade ed there would be a huge cost to the working poor and middle-class who would be put in competition for jobs with indians, low-wage chinese and low wages south americans and mexicans provide all care how hard you work in america, people in these countries who will work for $1 or less per hour e it will hurt your lifestyle. in aggregate the total growth of the united states might have increase but i can assure you the lower 50 percent of americans declined. that is one problem. the other that we are seeing now is when there are the unanticipated crisis that is very highly correlated, they hit everything and every country and cannot be contained in as if a virus broke out and rather containing to a small village be coz of globalization and widespread use of air fare i

chaffetz, i would especially like to thank chairman ed towns. mr. towns has down such a great job in marshaling this bill forward, along with diane watson, and i'd further like to thank on their staff mike mccarthy, adam boards of the oversight committee, austin burns in the majority leader's staff, barney frank, mel watt, and dennis moore for their ongoing efforts to reform the regulation of our markets and financial sectors and for their input into this legislation. my good friend todd platts who also assisted in this, and frank lobiondo who was a co-spon or sor of this bill almost two years ago. i especially want to single out for their efforts two reform-minded freshmen who have come to congress in john boccieri of ohio and glenn nye of virginia and especially to amy o'donnell of my staff and jackie sheltree. we refer to this bill in the short form just, frankly, as providing an independent inspector general for the financial services committee that are in such desperate need of this oversight. i thank the -- i think the chairman outlined it wel

while it's impossible to predict what will happen next, david brooks, an op-ed columnist for "the new york times" will provide us with his insights in politics in the age of obama. but first, let me offer a little background. before joining the times in 2003, mr. brooks worked for the weekly standard from its inception in 1995. prior to that, he worked at a competitor, "the wall street journal." where his last position was op-ed editor and stationed in brussels covering a small beat, russia, middle east, south africa, and europe. and demonstrating impressive versatility, his first post at the journal was as editor of the book review section. in addition to his work at the times, david is a frequent commentator on pbs, cnn, and npr and is the author of several books. and he's the reason c-span is here today. televising this session. given his busy schedule, it's a special honor to welcome him to the conference today. ladies and gentlemen, our keynote speaker, op-ed columnist for "the new york times," david brooks. >> thank you. the times is way cooler than the journal, by the way. [lau

ed has been a tremendous influence in my own life. you just meant so much.you astronaut into words. >> always tried to get the best out of people. if i can care that on to anybody and teach kids how to do that, i'm going to do my best. >> a moving tribute to a great, great american, great iowan that we loved a great deal. >> carry on what i started, he would say. carry it on. i have equipped everyone well to do this. so carry the torch for me. >> authorities have charged mark becker, a 24-year-old former player for thomas with first-degree murder. he remains in jail on $1 million bond. >> our top stories are ahead. manny ramirez will rejoin his dodgers teammates at the end of the week. after a quick break we'll let you know how many performed in this final minute league tune-up. roger federer's quest for 15th grand slam title continues on the grass courts of wimbledon. we'll take you to center court next. ♪ to the point of no return... ♪ ♪ return there for you and your guilty pleasures. ♪ how long... ♪ how long ♪ - woooh, nice! - that's a lot of food! now ge

we adapted t ed ed the company changing climates. as a result, tiaa-cref is one of very few financial companies that carry aaa ratings. and during my tenure, the company became the first company in the fortune 100 to allow its stakeholders an advisory role on executive compensation. in september of 2008 i was named ceo of the federal national mortgage association, as that company was placed into government conservatorship. the crisis that devastated fannie mae's liquidity and capital base also threatened millions of american homeowners with foreclosure. new management had to shift the company's focus from maximizing profit and market share to helping hard-pressed american families stay in their homes. as a result fannie mae is the agent for the president's home affordable refinance and modification programs which offer financial relief to millions of americans. members of the committee, the financial stability program is essential to president obama's and secretary geithner's plans for recovery. our economy declined sharply last year

i'll ask unanimous consent to put the record -- in the record a lengthier statement and also the op-ed in "the chicago tribune" by dr. paul masano which i quoted from earlier. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. kyl: thank you. mr. president, i wanted to conclude by just mentioning a couple of things. first of all, we have actually seen the danger in using this kind of research for rationing of care in another context. when we created the medicare part-d, which provides drugs to seniors, we saw the danger of rationing of drugs. and so we specifically provided in the medicare modernization act which provided for the part-d drug benefit an explicit provision that says you can't use cost-effective analysis to allocate the drugs. it's prohibited there. what we should do is take that same policy and apply it to the rest of our health care, to seniors who are on medicare and to the rest of the population to the extent the federal government will be able to dictate its care. we have not provided that same protection for any other care in the country, and that's what our legislation,

ed werter saying the vikings moving off their move toward brett favre. >> was there a deadline or not placed on brett favre to report this week to practice? >> absolutely not. maybe by deanna or somebody like that, but certainly not from me, not even close. don't know where that would have dropped out of the sky from. >> would it be safe to say that there will be a later date where this will resume in a more serious manner? >> i don't know. i'm not into predicting the future. we'll just have to see what's around the corner tomorrow. he was a great player. he obviously had a setback last year. he was playing very well early. and if in fact he's had that surgery, i'm anxious to see just exactly what he's got left in that cannon because he had a pretty good arm, as we know. >> on their roster these are the quarterbacks, jackson, rosenfels, and booty. they continue to wait on brett favre. ed continues his tireless reporting. >> he's being disingenuous, so the fact of the matter is childress has had direct communication with favre, he wanted him at the beginning of otas, when favre decline

. >> it would be hard to find a coach, teacher, or leader more beloved than ed thomas.d down last week in a school weight room the questions have yet to be answered as to why a pillar of the parkers berg, iowa community, would be gunned down in cold blood. on monday, more than 1,800 mourners gather to lay the former nfl high school coach of the year to rest. among those in attendance were members of the football teams from across iowa who were all dressed in their football jerseys. he also coached a number of players who went on to the nfl including four of whom served as pallbearers on monday. thomas was a high school head coach for 37 years. 34 of those at appleton, parkers berg. it was obvious on monday that the lessons he taught would live on forever. >> you can tell how many people he touched. it wasn't just us and it wasn't just the students. it was people across iowa and people across the country that he touched. his legacy will live forever. >> we wouldn't have missed it obviously. ed has been a tremendous influence in my own life. and, you know, he just meant s

i think that ed and i would point out the number of and accuracy is an assembly the entries in the report are simply wrong. >> error bottle on that one and i guess the broader question is is it possible they stimulus package to prior address in a way to ensure the money goes to the worthy as projects? >> absolutely. that is exactly this system that the president has set up. that is the priority of any recovery plan and i think that a reasonable look at spending thus far d notes that is happening in this case, that the priorities are being met, that funding is going to wear is needed. but look, you are using an example of state budget priorities. as i said earlier in relation to california, there are very few entities, business, states, the federal government that are leaning to the type of dramatic counter we have seen in the economy. i think that is why the president endeavored to seek a recovery and reinvestment plan that would actually make a difference. >> robert, the mayors are very happy, early on in this administration saying they had a friend in the white house when the president

while it is impossible to predict what will happen next, david brooks, and op-ed columnist for "the new york times," will provide us with his insights on politics in the age of obama. let me offer some background. before joining the "times" he worked for "the weekly standard ." prior to that he worked at a competitor, "the wall street journal conchobar his last position was op-ed editor. he was also stationed in brussels, covering a small be, russia, middle east, south africa, and you are a. he demonstrated versatility as editor of the book review sessioction. he is the author of several books, and the reason c-span is here today televising this session. given his business better, it is a special honor to welcome him to the conference today. ladies and gentlemen, our keynote speaker, columnist for "the new york times," david brooks. ♪ >> thank you. "the times" is way cooler than "the journal." i am not used to this level of enthusiasm, except for the time was a student at syracuse. i was actually a student at florida state. i am going to talk all about washington. you have come here to

. >> tuesday espn's ed werder reported the vikings gave brett favre a deadline to report to off-seasonuts this week if he wanted to play for minnesota this season. wednesday, coach brad childress said unless favre's wife wants him out of the house, the team did not set a deadline. >> was there a deadline or not placed on brett favre to report this week to practice? >> absolutely not. maybe by deanna or somebody like that, but certainly not from me, not even close. don't where that would have dropped out of the sky from. >> would it be safe to say there will be a later date where this will resume in a more serious manner? >> i don't know. i'm not into predicting the future. we'll have to see what's around the corner tomorrow. he was a great player. he obviously had a setback last year. he was playing very well early. if, in fact, he's had that surgery, i'm anxious to see just exactly what he's got left in that cannon, because he had a pretty good arm, as we know. >> ed werder, who reported the favre deadline story, files his latest report. >> vikings coach brad childress disputes that h

seagull's op-ed. "in the end, it ensures federal regulation of tobacco products will remain more about politics than about science. h.r. 1256 gives the f.d.a. the ability to lower nicotine levels in cigarettes. since h.r. 1256 locks current users into cigarettes only by banning, reduced risk products, h.r. 1256 ensures that 40 million americans who currently smoke are doomed to death and disease associated with cigarette smoking. h.r. 1256 will cost lives, not save lives. this is a professor in the boston university school of public health talking about his senators' bill. he goes on to say even worse, by giving the federal agency the appearance of a regulatory authority over cigarettes without the real ability to regulate, the legislation would seemingly create an f.d.a. seal of approval for cigarettes, giving the public a false sense of security about the increased safety of the product. in fact, the bill's crafters are apparently so worried about the harm effects of such a public perception -- get

they also talk about the passing of ed mcmahon. johnny carson's sidekick passed away today.he real-estate situation is the worst ever in miami in florida. that is for the ninth straight month. from detroit, and said the new chrysler, three keys to the plan -- reduce layers of management, make fiat the basis for new models, and pit the off over male against other luxury brands. and according, public grilling for brown and clear on iraq. president obama condemns iran's and just crack down. "the houston chronicle" -- heat sparse concern over public safety. call us this morning with your opinion on a public auction for the health care plan. it did on a public option for health care. next on the independent line is darren from georgia. caller: thank you for c-span. i am against a public auction for medical coverage. i must make two comments about that. one, i would like to retort to obama's response about the government screws and all private insurers. his answer while it seems to have some logic basically ignored one key factor. the government does not have to be efficient. they

earlier that year you had had the documentary that ed had it done. you have the army in germany or the meetings part of it -- he died within two years. he was dead. oddly enough, when faced the nation had its anniversary, one of the letters of congratulations came from joe mccarthy. he said he always watched the show and always enjoyed it. host: one of the photographs. you took this -- let's listen to this caller. caller: i'm doing fine, probably close to your age and them a small businessman. i watch your show religiously. i am a little dismayed. the last couple of years the press has kind of gone leaning with what ever it ideology is in effect. i notice there has been little coverage of the stimulus package which will either make or break this recession. bring it to term limits a lot faster. -- a lot faster if it had been done progressively. there is little press for the small businessmen. everyone says 70% of the jobs out there are from the small business sector. we find out that with 9.4 unemployment the last seven or eight months especially in m

. >> bob: that's right on the inside corner, it appeared, and he doesn't get the call from doug eddings. >> jim p.: doug, i think he's still -- how do you not call that pitch a strike? wow. >> bob: if you can't get that, it's tough to pitch up here. >> jim p.: if bard was hitting low and away and had to reach back across the plate, but it was right to the glove. >> bob: he gets him low. had the left-hander reaching, aubrey huff 0 for 1 with a walk in the first inning. for martis, his third strikeout. the hitter will be nolan reimold with two outs. >> rob: i spoke with bob boone the other day, the vice president in charge of player development for the nationals, caught over 2,000 games. there you see that great change- up to huff. he said, you can no longer throw to a catcher and hit the glove and get the called strike. you can't put the catcher's body out away from the plate any longer. they're not calling that. that's because of this evaluation zone camera in every ballpark, so they're having to reteach the catchers in the minor league systems to move the glove away from the plate, lea

based on previous levels, so to the extent you would see that, it would be primarily in certain higher ed areas but again, their maintenance of effort requirements for higher ed also, so my guess is the percentages would be very low although we did seek cuts in those areas. >> thank you. >> we have a question from frank wolf from education daily. please go ahead. >> i just wanted to make sure, these are estimated fy 2009, the tubers-- 2.2% decline in state spending is projected? i guess most states in their year in may or june. >> has come of 46 states and at the end of this month on june 30 if so you are correct. those are estimates and minelli to this report in december we will have actuals. >> okay, great, thank you. >> at this time we have no further questions. >> okay. thank you very much. appreciate it. >> thank you ladies and gentlemen. this concludes the conference carper code you may old disconnect at this time. >> the joint economic committee holds a hearing tomorrow morning on the latest monthly employment report from the bureau of labor statistics. previous reports showed 16 s

we are starting to see op-eds, we are starting to see publications come out clearly passed dprk. i think we are an important turning point in terms of chinese attitudes towards north korea. i don't want to overstate this but i think we are at a turning point. one final point on japan. japan has been very much focused on one issue in recent years, the abduction issue, a serious, emotional and important issue yes but i think it is focused to such a degree on that issue it is not focused as much attention as it should on immediate an important threats to japan such as north korean missiles. when the united states started to move away from fulfilling our part of the bargain on the missile moratorium that prevented north korea from launching medium and long-range ballistic missiles for the better part of seven years, we did not hear a great price of the opposition and anger that i had expected we would hear. that was very unfortunate and one of the things i hope we do when we get back to the table, and i believe the will to give back to the table with the dprk, is but the missile agen

i want to thank speaker pelosi, leader hoyer, ed markey for crafting and sheprding -- shepherding through this legislation. this would reduce the greenhouse gases in our atmosphere, reduce global warming and will spur the creation of millions of clean energy jobs in the united states. specifically, i'd like to thank the chairman for including funding for domestic and international adaptation in clean technology transfer. while i supported greater adaptation for funding, this represents a necessary first step in u.s. commitment. by dedicating a portion of the allowances to international adaptation financing, we can ensure that those poorest of countries who have already been and will continue to be disproportionately impacted by climate change will receive crucial funding to help them save their farm lands, sources of water and oftentimes their homes. as the co-chair of the congressional hunger caucus, i'm particularly concerned with the impacts of climate change upon the hungriest in the world. by investing in sustainable agriculture culture and practices, adaptation in financing will hel

ed he has pretty good hands. doesn't have great range.people back in tampa bay felt his position would ultimately be at first base. >> jim: pops it up foul. that will be in the crowd. his family has a big ranch just over the border in texas in mexico. when he retires, he'll become a full-time rancher in mexico. berken deals inside. breaking ball slipped out of

no child left behind that require children to take tests at grade level even if they're in special ed and then the schools are not proficient because the special ed children do not make their annual yearly progress that compares their test scores to last years test scores and doesn't test how much they have learned, and i feel that it's an failure -- they intend to fail public schools. >> guest: you know, the no child left behind is the federal legislation that i think is up for reauthorization, and even conservative critics have said that if we reauthorize it in the current form it's going to be the death of public education, it's going to mean that only a very tiny minority of kids are going to get an education for citizen shipp and education for full participation in our society. we taught reject it because of the single-mined obsession with standardsizees testing. one day i talk about the way in which a democracy is powered be this fragile but precious ideal that each person is of value, and if you go and look at the 1948 declaration of human rights, article 26 is about education,

>> following on chuck and ed's question on the issue of victory or lack thereof in iran militaryically -- >> iraq. >> excuse me, i'm sorry, forgive me. on the issue of iraq, during the bush years there was a debate. one side of the point said, look, we can never win this war militarily, it's a several-pronged approach to include the military as well as the political issues. now, is this administration subscribing to that, and if so, how could this war be won militarily? >> well, without getting into whatever agreements or disagreements were had inside the previous administration, i'll leave that up to members of the previous administration which in some ways seem to be having those arguments still, the president has always said and said this for probably the past at least two-and-a-half years that there wasn't only a military solution to this problem, that unless or until there was a political solution to this that, obviously, thety mennishes of a political solution have to happen in order for this country to move forward. >> so once the political solution is settled, we could maybe cl

, and then the school is found nonproficient because the special ed children do not make their annual, yearly progress that compares their test scores to last year's students' test scores. it does not test how much they've learned. and i feel that it's an intended failure, the intent to fail public schools. >> guest: you know, the no child left behind is the federal legislation that i think is right now up for reauthorization, and even conservative critics like diane and chester finn have said if we reauthorize it in the current form, it's going to be the death of public education. it's going to mean that only a very tiny minority of kids are going to get an education for citizenship, an education for full participation in our society. we ought to reject it, we ought to reject it because of its single-minded obsession with standardized testing. one way, i talked earlier about the way in which a democracy is powered by this fragile but precious ideal that each person is of incalculable value, and if you go and look at the 1948 declaration of human rights, article 26 is about education.

has endorsed the legislation that senator mcconnell and i are introducing here, said this in an op-ed in the "chicago tribune" today. he said, he's talking about the british agency which ironically is the acronym is nice, the national institute for comparative-- i will get it in just a moment but he says quote for example the agency that makes these decisions in the united kingdom determined that we are all worth $22,750 for six months of life or $125 a day. i am sorry but $125 of the cost of the nice date with my wife, not the value of my life. what he is talking about are something called quality adjusted life years, which is the british definition of the value that they are going to place on a life for the purpose of comparing the cost done by this cost effectiveness research to see whether it because the of the treatment outweighs the value of the life. just think about that. let me quote from the nice web site. i told you i would tell you what it stands four, national institute for health and clinical excellence. here is what it says on its web site in britain for the with the ra

they call ed and ethnic group or religious sect. for some reason, they were not like by the u.s. administration. they staged a sit-in in a house. they could not push them out of the house. they put the house on fire. 80 people, men, women, and children got burned alive in that house. do you realize what human rights is? i believe the officials of america and some european countries should feel a little embarrassed, and they should not open their mouths and say anything they want to say. the islamic republic is defending humanity. we support the oppressed people of palestine, iraq, afghanistan, oppressed, we support them. this is a sign that we are raising the flag of human rights, that believing in islam, this lack of depending humans, is raised in this country. we do not need any advice on human rights. that is what i wanted to say about the election. and finally, i want to address the 12th imam. we tell him that we are doing what we have to do, what we are obliged to do. we have said what we have had to say. i have my own life. i have a handicapped body and i have a little go

one person wrote an op-ed that appeared in the last few days that laid out our position on this. > >> have you edition -- how do you envision any measure of progress? there are conditions that are refused by the palestinians. when you hear it the current israeli government refuses to talk about your demand of freezing the settlement activity. >> i think as one was that israeli history, there have been prime minister is going back to the beginning of the israelis statehood that have staked out positions which have changed over time. i personally have known such prime minister's who started in one place but in the process of evaluating what was in the best interest of israel -- that has to be the primary obligation of any leader of israel. what is in the best interest of my people and the future of my state. these prime ministers have moved to positions that they never would have thought they could have advocated before they started looking hard and thinking hard about what the future should be. that is what negotiation is for. >> [inaudible] >> i leave that to them to decide. i am refl

george wallace as a state senator, "birmingham news" embarked on a series of articles, editorials and op-eds on why i should disof why myself from the case. mr. siegelman and i were old political cronies from my days in the senate, said the news. my daughter's law firm was hired by then governor siegelman to represent him in the case that was filed at least eight years before he became governor, a job discrimination case against the state. i was prejudiced against the government because my sister had been prosecuted in the central district of california on some fraud charges. ten years earlier. i found the characterization of the government of my relationship with mr. siegelman rather interesting because when i was in the then all democratic alabama state senate, mr. siegelman was in one section of the democratic party, i was in another. in fact, his faction was the one that supported another lawyer for the judgeship that i ultimately got. within my first three months on the bench, i had enjoined him from failing to include the whig party candidate on the statewide ballot. in the mid '90s, h

he just ed you todoyour job. he'd get you ready. >> strikeout number five for sonnanstine.we're back with you tomorrow for the wrap-up of this series, 1:30 2. ross detweiller with a 5.06 e.r.a. owe pone he -- opponents are hitting .268 against him. for the rays, coverage begins at 1:00, "nats xtra" starring johnny holliday and ray knight. >> rob: wow, starring? >> bob: top billing for those boys. >> rob: a broadway show. >> bob: and people think we're the odd couple. >> rob: so you're felix? >> bob: i'm pretty sure you're the messy guy. >> rob: i'm without a doubt the messiest guy you'll ever meet. >> bob: no, you're not. >> rob: except for my cars and my garage, whatever. >> bob: your car is spotless. >> rob: i didn't know whether to strap it or genuflect. >> bob: nick johnson reaching for a pitch away. manny made this point last week when talking about guzman. he said when hitters start to struggle, they expand their zone and then they get strikes on pitches they would normally just spit on and not even swing. so now nick looks up and he's 0- 2. cow bells are ringing. n

." >> ed werder is reporting that the vikings have stopped but suring brett favre after he didn't maketo practice. >> taking a look at the favre timeline. since then he has sent x-rays to the vikings and underwent shoulder surgery. this week the vikings gave the deadline to favre on his decision to play, and the vikings have suspended a pursuit of favre, at least for enough. >> baseball now, always nice to be the popular guy. will silva, that's usually your role on this show. teixeira is that guy. he has overtaken youkilis in the latest all-star balloting. youkilis the start last year. in the all-star game. the two teams matching up right now. boston with the four-spot early. top third, already on top. red sox have dominated the yankeess so far this season. won five straight against them. big reason why? the offense. batting .303 with eight homeruns and 14 doubles. j.d. drew, two-run double. seven rbis in his last six games. >> the nats get the top pick for the first time, and select stephen strasburg. he went 22-7 with a 1.59 e.r.a., the nats are encouraged about trying to sign the pl

he's only been touch eded the homeruns -- no homeruns last year. none with the red sox when he was pitching for them. and most of the years have been under 10 allowed. or given up. >> rob: that is a guy that is hard to hit. he has been in the big leagues 17 years. >> johnny: good control pitcher, too. no balls and strike. and it is 1-1. jay bruce waiting on deck and then alex gonzalez. nats with their only run in the 6th inning, trail it 2-1. what has been a series where washington just not able to get more than two runs. two tuesday night, two last night and one today. pop up behind 1st base. a long run. kearns and it hits the warning track and bounces up in the stands. well, between cordero, rhodes and weathers, they have appeared in 2,230 games. that is the kind of experience the reds have. you can see a relaxed cincinnati bullpen. >> rob: they won't be relaxed in that phone ring. jump into action. >> johnny: and the 1-2, runner going. strike three called. hernandez takes the third strike. as we go to bottom of the 8th, take a look again. 2-1 re

. >>> and ed reported that the vikings gave brett farve a deadline to report this week if he wanted tolay for minnesota. and wednesday brad childress said unless his wife wants him out of the house the vikings did not stet a deadline. >> was there a deadline set on this week for brett farve to report to practice? >> absolutely not. maybe by deanna, but not by mean or anything else. i don't know twhar would have dropped out of the sky from. >> would it be safe to say there is a later date where this will represume in a more serious matter? >> i am not into predicting the future. we will see what is around the corner tomorrow. he was a great player. he obviously had a setback last year, he was playing very well early. and if in fact he had that surgery, i'm anxious to see what he has left in the cannon because he had a pretty good arm, as we know. >> looking at the vikings' depth chart. jackson led the vikings no the playoff but 2-3 as a starter last season. and they traded for sage rosenfels but he never started more than five games in a season. and john david booty comes from the quart

the former cia agent that was in charge of the unit's searching for bin laden recently wrote an op-ed for "the washington post" that got a lot of attention. have not read any of his books this is called marching toward hell. america and islam after iraq. another one is called your 15 club it is a golfer out how to book and focuses on the mental game and written by a sports psychologist it has taken a few strokes off of my game and i can take all the help i can get. that is what i am checking out this summer. ng of these sessions is not allowed. now, to the matter at hand, our panel -- >> and, in i have to admit to i am a little mystified by bad. with the author's three have today they do not have works this is serving up the gates of the 21st century although paul bridges the 19th and 20th centuries than paul's work and richard has rescind a book that spans the 21st century rather than standing at the gates but with that let me make a recommendation that i will open it to the panel and i will reserve some time at the end for some questions. first to my right paula giddings author of w