human services, rockville, maryland; ron tannenbaum, president and co-founder, intherooms.com, fort lauderdale, florida;

human services, rockville, maryland; ron tannenbaum, president and co-founder, intherooms.com, fort lauderdale, florida; dr. w. douglas evans, professor and director, public health communication and marketing program, george washington university, washington, dc; sandra de castro buffington, director, hollywood health & society, usc annenberg norman lear center, beverly hills, california. the media obviously influences how people create their opinions, particularly about addiction and treatment issues in behavior health. and doug, why don't we review what we mean about media today. some time ago, marshall mcluhan said that the medium is the message and that is more true today than ever. media have proliferated and they now permeate our society. we're surrounded by it constantly 24/7 and users increasingly are defining what the media are and what those media mean to the rest of us. and mark, why is it important for the media to really understand addiction, treatment, and behavioral health? i think as doug just said, it's 24/7, people rely on the media to get their information and, as the media

high pressure will be over us fort lauderdale and then start to move. you can see the leading edge of the strong low that's on its way. not before sunday. sunday, the possibility of rain, probably not we'll mention it. more likely cool and breezy. the heat advisory wins out with warm and hot conditions. 80s, 90s by the beaches. 90s inland. anywhere from00 to 105. hot today, fog returns. still hot inland but not as hot. here comes cooler weather thursday. dave? >> thank you, steve. >>> a santa cruz man is embarking on a very ambitious long-distance swim as we speak to you. just before he dove into the chilly water, he talked to us. >> i'm load up with enough grease to stop things from getting through. the suit covers most of my body. >> he's a brave man. the 44-year-old man set off from santa cruz. he's hoping to become the second person to make the nearly 95-mile swim. he's gonna have to deal with jellyfish and possible blip great white sharks. he's expected to arrive at the beach in monterey this afternoon. >>> ten minutes after 8:00. home sales plunge

host: kathleen on the democrats line in fort lauderdale. caller: good morning. guest: good morning.ler: i just have a comment. are white people brought african-americans over here for one reason and one reason only, and that is to enslave them and oppress them. and i am so sick and tired of black african-americans making excuses for the oppression that was done. stop making excuses. you know, your eyes are wandering. you don't sound like my great grandfather sound. stop making excuses. they oppressed us. they enslaved us. what are we going to do about it? guest: well, i thought i addressed that in my other statement. i did touch on slavery and the effects it had on blacks in this country. but do we sit there and continue to dwell on that in the past? or do we take on the issue we have in front of us today? which is trying to get the bill through in the senate. that's our issue and that's the issue i would like to come back to. i can't change the past and some mighty ugly things certainly did happen there. but we have a bill pending in congress that certainly would help rectify and b

spirit airlines is based in the fort lauderdale, florida. approximately 65 million passengers a year. -- 6.5 million passengers a year. we believe that separating optional customer service is from the fare better not essential to transporting a passenger allows the customers the choice to purchase services or not. this benefits the traveling public. this increase -- this generate tax revenue. no additional tax should be imposed on the cost of these ancillary services. over the past decade, the industry has lost $60 billion in light of weak economy and reduce demand for air transportation, as well as uncertain fuel prices, imposing additional taxes on the industry and passengers. it will be counterproductive. in 1978, congress passed the airline deregulation act. we take this policy to heart. our goal is to offer consumers a real choice in selecting an airline for their travel needs great since 2007, -- travel needs. since 2007, in every month that we serve, it in -- it disciplined affairs. the impact was clearly demonstrated when our pilots

back to the phones, fort lauderdale, democratic line. welcome to the program. caller: they all do it. congressmen, senators, go to a library. take-out a book. it is called "how to buy a senator." is about elizabeth dole and bob dole and how they became multimillionaires be legally -- illegally. host: will this be a factor in how you vote in november? caller: i am sure that they'll do it. i do not know who i will vote for. host: republican line. caller: the dishonest exploitation of power for personal gain, i believe that describes maxine waters. this woman has been an embarrassment to the house of representatives for a long time. she supports castro and hugo chavez. she is a closet commie. host: she is not being brought up on charges on dealings with castro. caller: i know that. but she should have been a long time ago. host: stephen, pa., concerning congressional ethics and the election in 2010, what are your thoughts? caller: one of the earlier callers talked about term limits. i used to think that they would be something that would be necessary, but i have c

back to the phones, fort lauderdale, democratic line. welcome to the program. caller: they all do it. congressmen, senators, go to a library. take-out a book. it is called "how to buy a senator." is about elizabeth dole and bob dole and how they became multimillionaires be legally -- illegally. host: will this be a factor in how you vote in november? caller: i am sure that they'll do it. i do not know who i will vote for. host: republican line. caller: the dishonest exploitation of power for personal gain, i believe that describes maxine waters. this woman has been an embarrassment to the house of representatives for a long time. she supports castro and hugo chavez. she is a closet commie. host: she is not being brought up on charges on dealings with castro. caller: i know that. but she should have been a long time ago. host: stephen, pa., concerning congressional ethics and the election in 2010, what are your thoughts? caller: one of the earlier callers talked about term limits. i used to think that they would be something that would be necessary, but i have c

host: our last call this evening is from fort lauderdale. caller: good evening. am a registered democrat here. i voted for kendrick today because you have to vote within your party. i am very disappointed in charlie crist. i would like to see him be seated. i am going to support marco rubio in november. charlie crist, i voted for him for governor and he says one thing and then he gets in there and people start talking to him and he changes his mind. he is not a reliable person. he will tell you he will vote for this particular agenda and he does not come through. there are numerous examples where he has changed his position. he has told us he was pro-life. so many other examples, like he said he would give back his campaign money to republicans when he was running as a republican for senate. yet, he changed his mind. but he gave the campaign money back to mr. greer, who he appointed as the leader of the state republican party, who is now indicted with 13 counts of fraud. costco thank you. david? guest: look, here is what you have to do any statewide race. you hav

evelyn lives in fort lauderdale. caller: i supported. all these people on the line, as them in this heat, will they go -- will decline on a roof and build a roof in 90-degree weather? host: your action for repealing the board said -- birthright citizenship. >> yes. -- caller: yes. host: this is an article in the "wall street journal." that is linda tobben is in "the wall street journal" a couple of days ago. i want to assure you this ad. it was taken up by lockheed martin in the moral of senator ted stevens from alaska. again, it is a message from lockheed martin -- lockheed martin on the passage of ted stevens. it goes on to talk about some of his service. the next call comes from u.s., fla., william on-air immigrants line. hi, william." caller: where you are born, that is the citizen that you are. do you know what i mean? these congressmen do not know what they are talking about. the amendment is already signed. nobody is supposed to change it. host: where you from originally? caller: i am from haiti. host: are you a citizen? caller: y

guest: i was born in fort lauderdale, florida. i have close ties to the cuban issues. my parents were born in cuba. we know the castros very well. my father's sister was castro's first wife. not only do we have a lot of contact with the opposition movement in cuba, but we also know those individuals and that regime very well. that is why we're not surprised by any of the things they do. it is not only my family, it is the vast majority of cuban- americans. to be a cuban-american, that is people who left the regime because of the regime and have relatives in cuba who are suffering. a lot of people like to criticize the cuban-american community and wonder why they're so concerned about it. it is because their relatives are still suffering under the regime. they are very aware of the suffering that the terrorist regime continues to cause. it is just like the woman who called about her hung jury and husband. there are people who suffered under communism and oppression. the tend to be very sensitive to the oppression and suffering. i am proud of the people i represent. it i

on the market, more than 68,000 properties, from miami and fort lauderdale, all the way to west palmof those, more than 6,000 are priced under $50,000. in some buildings, condos have sold for as little as $30,000. >> thanks to the trouble assets relief program or t.a.r.p. or some of the money going to the banks to allow them to clean their portfolio. >> reporter: bargain basement prices for sellers whose banks lost big but where buyers may walk away with the deal of a decade. what sort of value did this space have before? >> the last sale was in 2006 for $160,000. >> reporter: and now? >> $49,900. >> reporter: a chance for investors to turn a profit. >> studio apartment one block from the sand. >> reporter: for first-time buyers with cash or good credit to own a slice of the american dream. miami style. and now that word is getting out there will be a small window of opportunity for some to cash in on that dream, because, carl, those prices for these condos just won't last. >> those are some incredible numbers, michelle. up next the song that's a hit online based on a real local news