and join us on facebook at facebook/billpressshow.e -- still fighting this sore throat -- rejecting a farm bill and the senate considering immigration reform and faced with a blockbuster new amendment yesterday that they say will line up a lot more republican votes. we'll start off the top of the hour talk about those two issues, with a congressional reporter from political, making her second appearance here on the "full court press." good to see you again. >> good to be here. >> peter ogburn is off mourning the loss of the spurs last night. poor peter. what a week not to be here. i guess he's glad not to be here this week. >> yeah after such a loss. >> bill: dan henning is here with alicia cruz on the phones, and siprion bolling here on the video cams. so one of the big issues, of course, still out there is gun safety, and we know joe manchin was able to put together this little -- with pat toomey from pennsylvania -- this compromise on background checks. leading democrat leading republican, they thought they had it together. it didn

how to do it give us a call at 866-55-press join us on twitter, at bpshow and on facebook facebook/billpressshow the rose garden yesterday president obama in the ultimate in your face appointment named susan rice to replace tom donilon as the next national security advisor in the white house and it is driving republicans crazy, but there's nothing they can do about it because that position does not require senate confirmation. all they can do is whine, and boy are they whining. they will soon regret that they blocked her as the next secretary of state by accusing her of lying about benghazi. now she has a position that's even closer to the president, and i would argue more powerful. in other news president obama, we have learned is using the patriot act to collect all call data from verizon users. why? find out here on current tv. at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, presid

facebook. facebook.com/billpressshow. on this rainy tuesday morning.er ogborn and dan henning made it in. >> hey, hey, hey. >> good morning. >> happy tuesday. >> bill: there was a lot of flash flooding yesterday. it was like tropical deluge. >> there was one point i looked outside, i saw my neighbor's cat floating by on a little raft. it was like noah's ark out there. >> bill: could have seen the neighbor's car float by. some streets were closed because of flooding and they kept -- there were two warnings. it was kind of unnerving. one was the tornado warning so they kept saying if you're home in certain areas right, get down to the lowest level in a room that has no windows and then get under something heavy. and if you're driving and i'm thinking here i am driving what do i do? if you're driving find a building you can run into and get down in the basement of the building. so i'm look around. and the other thing is they were saying if you're driving and you hit a flooded street, don't try to drive through it. because even like a foot of water, rushin

facebook. facebook.com/billpressshow.ng the many stories we'll be covering this morning, president obama is back in the white house. got back in with the first family about 12:45 this morning. after very important visit to germany where he called yesterday on cutting the world's nuclear arsenal by 1/3 challenging russia to join him in that goal. and also said we've got to start moving toward a world without nuclear weapons. meanwhile, president obama said the important challenge of our day is to really start moving on climate change, nations united together, in that move. here at home, robert mueller director of the fbi says yes we are using drones. valerie plame says edward snowden is no hero but he's not a traitor either. lisa murkowski, the third republican senator to endorse same-sex marriage. all of that on current tv. conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv

facebook. facebook.com/billpressshow. good to see you this morning. we are one short of the team this morning. peter ogborn is here as always. >> hey, hey, hey. >> bill: keeping us all together. >> doing what i can. >> bill: more or less in the right direction. dan henning still on his honeymoon. this is his honeymoon week. i wonder how he's enjoying detroit. or is he -- maybe he moved on from detroit. >> i have no idea. >> bill: hitting the high spots. maybe niagara falls. >> that would be perfect. >> bill: niagara falls as one of my professors used to call it, a young bride's second big disappointment. then we have alichia cruz on the phones. and cyprian bowlding on the video cam as always. cyprian gets a big wave also. so you know, yesterday we mourned the passing of jean stapleton. today, a real leader and a great democrat and a great progressive has been suffering from cancer for some time and lost the battle yesterday. of course i'm talking about frank lautenberg. that fiery two-time governor -- senator from new jersey. he was in the senate then

that's our twitter handle at bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. nds on facebook. well richard nixon is remembered as the president who said i'm not a crook. president obama may be now remembered as the president who said "i'm not dick cheney." that's what he told charlie rose last night. it is an interview he taped before he left for the g-8 summit on sunday afternoon. and an interview in which he also defended stoutly defended the nsa spying program. and reassured americans that there is no way that nsa is tulessening in on -- tulessenning in on your telephone calls. do you believe that? i'm not sure that i do. and the supreme court rejects arizona's voter suppression law. big news to talk about today right here on current tv. iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >

and on facebook, facebook.com/billpressshow.sident obama and the first family leave this morning for a week-long trip to africa take them to senegal to south africa and tanzania. by the way former president george w. bush is going to be on the african continent at the same time. there is no plan now for them to hook up. but of course, all eyes will be on the hospital in pretoria where the great nelson mandela remains in critical condition. here in the united states, the supreme court took a sledgehammer yesterday to the voting rights act and vladimir putin says that edward snowden is free to fly anywhere he wants and he's not going to send him back to the u.s. that and more on current tv. conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom.

that's our twitter handle at bpshow and on facebook, facebook.com/billpressshow. well the international game of catch me if you can continues. edward snowden we think, is in moscow. he is -- we think headed for ecuador, going there by way of, we think havana, cuba. although nobody knows. actually nobody knows for sure where edward snowden is except wikileaks and they ain't talking but they're trying to help him find asylum, apparently, either in ecuador or in iceland. and the supreme court says you can continue to use affirmative action as long as there's a tough test before you use it. all of that and more right here on current tv. (vo) current tv gets the conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom. (vo) and above all, opinion and attitude. >> really?! this is the kin

join us on twitter at bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow.l, you know, it is the summer. we never have the full team here at any one time it seems. i'm the only one who never gets a vacation. peter is back. hello, peter. missed you last week. >> i missed you, as well. it was a wonderful time. >> bill: we followed with you the spurs. >> i don't want to talk about it. i still have a bad taste in my mouth over that. >> bill: well, if you had stayed here and cheered them on it might have been different. >> good point. >> bill: dan has a couple of days off. alriche sha cruz has the week off. so we brought back stevie lee webb. >> hello, bill press. i'm very well. is this going to take long? i've got to get back to wimbledon. i'm a ball boy. >> bill: nice to bounce across the pond for us this week. cyprian is here. >> talk about a guy who never gets a day off. man! >> bill: he's got a big two weeks coming. >> that's right. >> bill: he's already warned us. good to have you all here this morning. there's another member of our team who was missing thi

and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. the supreme court wrapped up its 2013 session yesterday with fireworks. indeed. striking down the defense of marriage act by a 5-4 decision. and invalidating proposition 8 in california, making california the 13th state now to recognize same-sex marriage. 13 states plus the district of columbia. and governor jerry brown gave orders to start -- resume same-sex marriages in california as soon as possible. meanwhile, president obama had a busy day of activities on his second day of his -- first full day of his state visit to senegal. cnn is bringing backcrossfire. aaron hernandez dropped by the patriots for good reason. all of that coming up on current tv. if you believe in state's rights but still support the drug war you must be high. >> "viewpoint" digs deep into the issues of the day. >> do you think there is any chance we'll ever hear the president even say the word "carbon tax"? >> with an opened mind... >> has the time finally come for real immigration reform? >> ...and a distinct

by phone at 866-55-press, on twitter@bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. now i know why people like sports. two reasons, one because it gets you away from politics and you get to talk to great people like cindy boren, the washington post early league sports blogger. early in studio with us this morning? >> good morning. >> nice to see you. thanks for making it all the way in across the river? >> i didn't plunge into the river or anything. all is well. >> peter: in washington, d.c. you never know. >> with metro, yeah. >> peter: you never know. >> bill: we have the team here, peter ogburn and dan back from his honeymoon. alicia cruz as always got the phones covered and cyprian boulding keeping us looking good. a touch of the politics of the day, this nsa program is -- everybody is talking about it. now, you know when you make a phone call somebody is listening in. i guess we should have known that all along. david letterman even got into it last night talking about how -- how you can listen to him. >> i don't know if you saw it last night and let me just apo

on twitter, let us hear from you at bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow.t to hear what your opinion is on the issues of the day. president obama back in the white house. after two fund-raisers yesterday. one up in massachusetts for edward markey where the president said i need ed markey in the united states senate. don't surprise us again massachusetts, by sending a republican to the u.s. senate. don't want that to happen. then the president went down to a fund-raiser in miami for the democratic national committee. meanwhile, peter king represented a republican from long island, said it is not enough to go after and arrest and prosecute edward snowden. we should also prosecute glen greenwald, the reporter for "the guardian" who broke the story. let me say this right now on behalf of all of my brother and sister journalists, peter king is an idiot. more coming up on current tv. to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal, or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i'm given

follow us on twitter at bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow.ht here on current tv. 1 thing than viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. they know that i'm not bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm going to be the first one to call them out. cenk on air>> what's unacceptable is how washington continues to screw the middle class over. cenk off air>>> i don't want the middle class taking the brunt of the spending cuts and all the different programs that wind up hurting the middle class. cenk on air>>> you got to go to the local level, the state level and we have to fight hard to make sure they can't buy our politics anymore. cenk off air>>> and they can question if i'm right about that. but i think the audience gets that, i actually mean it. cenk on air>>> 3 trillion dollars in spending cuts! narrator>>> uniquely progressive and always topical the worlds largest online news show is on current tv. cenk off air>>> and i think the audience gets, "this

@bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow for all of our friends on facebook. yesterday, on capitol hill, the head of nsa came up to say and to make the claim that that massive collection of our phone calls has given them the opportunity to foil 50 different terrorist plots since september 11th, including 10 of them here in the united states of america. but they still can't say how stopping those plots had anything to do with collecting information on funeral that you make or i make. i think they were just trying to cover their ass. we will talk about that and a lot more on current tv. [ music ] we have a big, big hour and the iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. (vo) sharp tongue. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom. (vo) and above all, opinion and attitude. >> really?

we want you to be our friend on facebook at facebook.com/bib billpressshow. watch out. congress comes back to town today. but of course, unless things change, it will be hard to tell the difference whether they are in town or not. they get very little done. in fact, they have spent over the last two years, 20% of all of their time naming post offices. >> that's what we are paying them for. in other news, what does god have against oklahoma? tornados have struck there again claiming the lives of three storm chasers among famous storm chasers among others. and, how about this for a sign of the times? new york's landmark hilton hotel, 42nd and 6th avenue has cancelled room service. what are newly we hads supposed to do? that and more right here on current tv. to the fire. are you encouraged by what you heard the president say the other night? is this personal, or is it political? a lot of my work happens by doing the things that i'm given to doing anyway, by staying in touch with everything that is going on politically and putting my own nuance on it. in reality it's not l

globe and you can sound off on the phone at 866-55-press, on twitter @bp show on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. big story here, biggest story in washington is the top generals from the pentagon cape to capitol hill yesterday and they got their asses kicked by women senators who accused them of ignoring ignoring, not understanding, and failing to fix the problem of sexual assault in the military. those women led by kristen jillibrand want to take the issue of sexual assault out of the chain of command of the military, and i think yesterday's hearing proved exactly why we have to do that. in other news, president obama naming three people to the second-most powerful court in the land and chris christie socking the people of new jersey with an unnecessary $24 million special election. all of that right here on current tv. minutes we're going to do the young turks! i think the number 1 thing than viewers like about the young turks is that were honest. they know that i'm not bsing them for some hidden agenda, actually supporting one party or the other. when the democrats are wrong, they know i'm go

facebook why the hell not? join us at facebook.com/billpressshow. peter ogburn's got the week off. he actually is starting this vacation in las vegas. dan henning is here. >> good morning. >> running the show, flying the 747 with the hem of alicia cruz. she has the phones covered and cyprian bowlding has the cameras covered. i talked to peter yesterday or texted him. >> how is he making out. >> he is doing fine, i guess. he was about to put down a lot of money on the spurs game last night. >> oh. >> he was heading for the sports vetting arena this. >> sure, sure, of course. >> and i am sure we know, cyprian. we know he bet on the spurs. >> yeah. >> probably made a little money. odds were probably on the heat last night. i mean on the -- yeah, on the heat last night. right? not the spurs to win? >> yeah. i mean, yeah, because it was was -- i mean, it was basically, it was not a must-win for the heat. but it was a must-win. tomorrow night is. so... yeah. >> bill: speaking of facebook i have to tell you the funniest thing. i was at a reception friday evening at the -- i know it sounds

join us on twitter, @bpshow and on facebook at facebook.com/billpressshow. we won't need a leak investigation here because eric holder can relax because here is a leaker has leaked himself. again, edward snowden, 29-year-old former cia technician, employee of boos, allen, hamilton who says he veiled this information because he thinks it's wrong and because the american people have a right to know what their government is up to and then we can decide whether or not it's something we ought to be doing. >> i decided it's not something we ought to be doing. more on current tv. [ music ] iq will go way up. (vo) current tv gets the conversation started weekdays at 9 eastern. >> i'm a slutty bob hope. the troops love me. tv and radio talk show host stephanie miller rounds out current's morning news block. you're welcome current tv audience for the visual candy. >>excuse me? (vo) quick wit. >> and yes, president obama does smell like cookies and freedom. (vo) and above all, opinion and attitude. >> really?! this is the kind of stuff they say about something they jus

and on facebook, we want you to be our friend at facebook.com/billpressshow.s is the final day of dan henning's honeymoon. hopefully be he will be back on monday. peter, thank you for filling in and wearing two or three hats this week. >> peter: doing what we can. happy to serve. >> bill: keeping it going. with alicia cruz always on the phones ready to talk to you and take your calls. cyprian boulding are we on the camera now. >> he is here. he is here. >> with cyprian, hit and miss. >> shots fired. >> bill: i will live for that one. a blank screen. >> you don't want to piss off the guy who makes you look good on t.v. >> or mustache. as i said, tropical storm an dra i can't coming upandrean coming up, the first one of the season. my nephew is getting married in rhode island. the party starts today a big boat trip planned, taking the crowd out, you know, and having a little lunch out on the bay. >> that's all been cancelled because the rough seas and stormy weather. daniel brown of the weather channel tells us about it. >> with the rough surf and heavy rain, it