. >> larry: stalking victim erin andrews implores congress today, make stalkers pay. it happen to olympic champion shawn johnson. a mental patient armed with loaded weapons, duct tape and zip ties targeted and pursued her and she's here to say, "enough." next on "larry king live." good evening. couple of program notes. laura ingraham is here tomorrow night and tony robins on friday. michael moore is with us tonight. the oscar winning documentary filmmaker, founder of the traverse city film festival, annual event which kicks off right now and runs through sunday. michael joins us from traverse city, his open space outdoor cinema. why a film festival in traverse city, michigan? >> why not? i guess it's because where i live, but it -- you know, it's like a lot of small towns across the country and in the midwest here where people are just dying to see a good movie and there are so many good movies that don't get distributed. so each summer during this week in traverse city we're on lake michigan up at the top of the lower peninsula in michigan here. we bring 80 or so fil

. >>> espn reporter erin andrews will lobby in washington for stronger federal anti-stalking laws. a stalker was convicted for posting nude videos of andrews online that he taped through a hotel room door back in 2009. >>> and in philadelphia, a dynamic duo. former secretary of state condoleezza rice will team up with legendary artist aretha franklin for a rare classical music performance. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." >>> and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. damage control. the white house gets fired up over the leaking of classified afghan war documents. >>> and from "hairspray" to "high school," teen heartthrob zac efron is all grown up in his new dramatic film. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station.

. >>> espn reporter erin andrews joined lawmakers on capitol hill to support tougher federal laws against stalking. she was a victim of stalking last year when a man videotaped her in a hotel room through a peep hole and posted the pictures online. the new stalking bill was discussed on the house floor today and its goal so to change laws for technology like electronic stalking and cyberstalking and increased penalties for stalking kids. and it would make stalking an easier crime to prosecute. >> i have seen with my own eyes, through first-hand experience, that the laws have been taken way too lightly. they aren't clear. and they have not kept up with technology or the times. >> experts say a quarter of all stalking cases now take place online. >>> first the potentially toxic chemical was found in baby bottles and now a bay area watchdog group said it's in something we deal with every day, paper receipts. they found bpa on 40% of receipts that they tested. bpa is often used in plastic products like baby products and the lining of canned goods. it's generally considered safe at low levels

well, sportscasters erin andrews is joining lawmakers on capitol hill calling for stronger laws againstlking. take a look. these are live pictures. there is erin, the blonde on the far left, hasn't spoken yesterday. that bill -- that's a california congresswoman in the red right there -- the bill would strengthen existing laws to make sure all forms of stocking are taken seriously. erin andrews was the victim of stocking two years ago. she was videotaped nude through a hotel peephole. that video was posted on the internet. the suspect has been sentenced to two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty. >>> this could be a dramatic day in court in the corruption trial for rod blagojevich. yesterday, the defense attorney clashed with the judge over whether he men -- whether he could mention certain witnesses. the judge says if he does bring up certain witnesses today, he could be thrown in jail. >>> 7:49. music star jean is said to be considering a bid to become haiti's next president. the star helped haiti with the earthquake. family members say he will remain committed to helping

you might recognize espn's reporter erin andrews.he was also on "dancing with the stars" and has a personal story about stalking to share. tracie potts joins us live from washington, d.c. with the new law that andrews is trying to push in order to stop stalkers. >> reporter: good morning. she's hoping to help the lawmakers here on capitol hill update these laws so they apply to the types of stalking that we're seeing around the country today. california was on the cutting edge of this. it had the nation's first anti-stalking law 20 years ago for years before the federal government came up with one. that was before most of us used in the internet. then only 1 in 7 used the internet. today, three-quarters of us do. many laws need to be updated and specified that cyber stalking is against the law. that's what this bill would require. taking a look at some of the requirements, it would specifically make cyber stalking a federal crime. the types of things we see going on now, particularly on social networks. it would up the penalties per

. >> espn reporter erin andrews will join others today to lobby on capitol hill on behalf of other stalking victims. she was stalked by a man who posted private video of her. she said she's still a video because that video can never be erased online. today she will push for tougher laws that would make stalking a crime. >> our laws are not as sophisticated asa the crooks breaking them. >> this will allow a person to be prosecuted even if the person who is being stalked is not aware of it. >> the new law would increase the penalty for stalking kids, create a database of cases and make stalking easier to prosecutor. >> it took seven months butt stock market, finally a positive for the year. if you invested in january, you're finally making some money. >> if you were invested in the broader market, you lost all the progress as the markets sank back. if you measure them by the s&p 500, yesterday was exactly the break-even point, as if we were starting again. the markets did gain by the close. yeah, we're positive for the year 2010 finally. the dow gaining more than 100 points. another three-dig

on blogs are talking about it and pointing to some of the other gaffes she's made, referencing erin andrewsovocatively, perhaps bringing on the stalker. >> yeah, that w >> also saying she didn thi people should get t morning-after pill, e rapnces1 oa lople ppy c for weeks. apparently leonardo dicaprio has taken a stand and has pulled out of a movie that mel was going to direct. this is according to radaronline.com. leonardo is basking in the success of "inception" which is doing very well. in light of all these tapes that have come out about mel and the alleged physical violence against the girlfriend and the racial slurs and all this leonardo said, i'm backing out, no thanks, he's not going to do the movie. he's taking a stand. you don't need a rematch, but a rethink. with lunesta. lunesta is thought to interact with gaba receptors associated with sleep. lunesta helps you get the restful sleep you need. lunesta has some risk of dependency. when taking lunesta, don't drive or operate machinery until you feel fully awake. walking, eating, driving or engaging in other activities while asleep