questions will forms a national some extreme and dangerous take on herself i think there are great george michael's that's the historical lesson of what happened before the second world war particularly in the nineteen for that is where you had a similar crisis that will be gone from now on the result that pulls the rise of notions of extreme nationalism into your. emotions of a number of forward terror and fascist. regime so that's the lesson there is the historical lesson there is that there is a great danger of that development i don't see is by any means being. simple i think the difference between now and then is that democratic culture democratic institutions are much stronger in europe than they were before the second world war so i'm confident i'm hopeful that european democracy can subodh its current crisis do you think talking about democratic institutions to think that a politician with anti-democratic views could rise to power through those democratic institutes but that that's exactly what happened in the case of hitler didn't it and that's what happened in a number of other countries

romney to release his tax returns now eighteen these are not democrats these are republicans george will michael steele bill kristol dick durbin meanwhile to stick the knife and he of course being the democratic party is promoting his financial disclosure to reduce taxes even abuse act which says that anybody who wants to run for public office and has a foreign swiss bank account basically has to disclose the financial information turns out in iran these two thousand and ten tax returns that he released he didn't release the swiss bank account parts of that he referenced them but he didn't release them so we don't actually know what happened so dick durbin's as my research suggests mitt romney is the first presidential candidate american history with a swiss bank account so it once you try to hide it's becoming fairly obvious shouldn't you release his tax returns i mean gave them to where maybe you shouldn't give a john mccain mccain pick paling. but i think the fourteen million more fourteen million jobless americans really could care less about mitt romney's suppose it's was bank account or hi

some were forced, like musician george michael, after his arrest for lewd behavior in 1998.ctor shawn hayes played a gay man on "will & grace" for eight seasons but didn't talk about his own homosexuality until after the show ended. increasingly, coming out is losing its shock value. >> by the way, i'm gay, as opposed to, yep, i'm gay, is absolutely the kind of new way of coming out. >> reporter: anderson cooper made his revelation in a matter-of-fact letter to blogger andrew sullivan. "the fact is, i'm gay," cooper wrote, "always have been, always will be, and i couldn't be any more happy, comfortable with myself and proud." for san francisco public radio host scott schaffer, who is gay, what's striking about the statement is its understatement. >> we have so many openly gay people now in so many different walks of life that when someone acknowledges that they're gay, it's just another part of who they are. it's not a big headline. >> reporter: cooper says he was always out to friends and co-workers but not to the public to avoid the perception of journalistic bias and to p

after the break, one of those in attendance, michael hayden, cia director for george w.thing from cybersecurity to syria and the threats against america, next. [ male announcer ] if you have to take care of legal matters. legalzoom has an easy and affordable option. you get quality services on your terms, with total customer support, backed by a 100% satisfaction guarantee. so go to legalzoom.com today and see for yourself. >>> syria is in chaos. terrorism remains a constant threat worldwide and warfare is increasingly being waged with computers, from hundreds, thousands of miles away. is this the u.s., though, prepared to deal with these kinds of dangers? that is precisely what some of the most top-level national security officials and experts are discussing right now in colorado at the aspen security forum, including general michael hayden, the former cia director appointed under george w. bush, speaking there today. general hayden, it is a pleasure to have you on. welcome, sir. thank you. >> thank you very much, brooke. >> one of the major topics i know being discusse

we're seeing now is very similar to the major attacks that were launched in 1988 against michael dukakis by george in 2004 by george w. bush against john kerry, the swift boating. all three of these politicians come from massachusetts. i wonder if it's something in the water there. but what you're seeing is very carefully constructed box. there are small nails that go into the box and there's some big rivets that go in there. the small nails are things like this controversy the last three or four days of whether he was -- whether romney was in charge of bain capital from 1999 to 2002, but the biggest piece of this argument are the tax returns. romney is going to be hammered on these tax returns until he releases them, and a number of republicans are now saying that. >> let me show you also the way the romney campaign has counter-attacked because they have released an ad featuring journalists. watch this. >> when the president was elected, he talked about hope and change. whatever happened to hope and change? now it seems he's just coming right out of the box with these old-fashioned negative ads.

george's county. maryland house speaker michael busch told his members in a closed-door meeting yesterday to prepare for special session next month. lawmakers also need to come up with a consensus on the tax rate. that's been a sticking point. mgm resorts international wants to build an $800 million casino at national harbor. they're asking for a lower tax rate, though, than the current rate of 67%. >>> maryland governor martin o'malley wants to find a way to cut down on power outages in his state. he's ordered a study to find ways of improving maryland's electric distribution system. his energy adviser is leading the effort. the governor wants a list of changes within 60 days that he and the rest of the executive branch can implement. >>> it is 6:36 right now. the proposal to ease one of the worst beltway bottleneck spots. >>> plus, the tweet that got one olympian sent home before the games even begin. >>> also, the mother of a baseball great abducted. who police are hunting for right now. >>> hot and sticky. some dangerous temperatures are ahead today and it could get stormy as well. your weather and

. >>> state house speaker, michael stole lawmakers, a large casino in prince georges county. a big change for airline passengers. why buying a ticket could be easier in the future and get ready for higher temperatures, right sam? >> that's right. that combination puts us in heat advisory territory for tomorrow. wear talking about tomorrows, too, and the weekend. i'll have that coming up. >> and check out the rundown. we'll be back. >>> this is fox 5 news edge at 11:00. [ male announcer ] where did all the obama stimulus money go? friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> major ruling about airline fees. the government can require airlines to disclose in advertising the tacks taxes and fees they are charging customers. issued last year

. >> in baltimore, michael phelps fans are eager and ready to cheer him on. george, water fans during to europe for the big race? >> -- what our fans doing to gear up for the big race? >> the shy lanky kid who grew up just a short drive from the aquatic club where he spent countless hours training with the north baltimore according club team. you can watch him in his first race of the london games, the 400 im. so far, in his olympic career, he has won 16 medals. he needs three medals of any color to have the most in issue. and folks here will be pulling for their hometown hero to break the record. >> i think he will be the cal ripken. having to the of great athletes like apple from baltimore is pretty significant. -- having two great athletes like that from baltimore is pretty significant. >> we are live in north baltimore, wbal, tv 11 news. >> this is your home for the olympic games. join me and jerry sandusky for -- and gerry sandusky for the olympic zone. the coastguard has rescued nine people from a boat that sank east of ocean city today. because courtesy of a

whistle was dusted off again in one nine hundred eighty eight and used by george herbert walker bush as campaign to defeat michael dukakis with the infamous willie horton ad to the general public the ad was hitting dukakis is soft on crime which is pretty ironic since it was dukakis his republican predecessor who changed the law to let willie horton out of jail and dukakis who ended the practice long before the election but even though the ad was a lie to the republican racists the dog whistle was loud and clear to our vote white vote republican the races turned out to caucus and even though it's getting pretty obvious and sometimes even embarrassing like when john mccain corrected a woman in the audience that obama was an arab republicans are still always falling back on dog whistle politics when things are tight sarah palin used in two thousand and eight and she talked about president obama palin or. terrorist used to begin in two thousand and eleven after the tucson massacre and she accused the media of blood libel a dog whistle term that has a very clear meaning to anti semites and just this year newt gingric

people don't know what he's talking about or who he is. >> schieffer: michael gerson, you wrote speeches for georgee, i must say, a very influential columnist in. >> they may have been taken aback. this was a genuine... a presidential candidate, the possibility of committing a felon. i think involved in three presidential campaigns, that's not politics as usual. i think it's a serious challenge. i think this is an obama campaign that tends to not just criticize but to vilify. this week they were really a combination of huey long and michael corleone. i think the romney campaign has had a tough time responding to this. does it work? i don't think it changes the fundamental dynamic of the campaign which is both stable and very close. but it's certainly changed the narrative and dialogue this week away from a very bad jobs report. >> schieffer: john dicker son, sum it up for us. >> as frank said, romney's argument is "i'm a fix-it man." the obama argument is "maybe, he uses bad parts, though." so when t obama campaign hasn't proved any decision mitt romney made led to outsourcing. but they've tied him

. >> michael phelps of fans had to be sad without their home town hero started but with six more races to go, phelps has plenty of opportunities to come back. george spent the night with fans at a viewing party and filed this report. usa! >> it was a surprising and disappointing night for fans of michael phelps who finished fourth in the opening race to become the winningest olympian in history. >> i was worried when he barely qualified. it was disappointing. i thought he was going to pull together. >> the critics cropped up nationwide, some calling it the passing of the torch to try and lochte. things got personal on to appear. this poll felt his career can return to parting. katie old people to lay off a phelps. what does he have to prove? he trained for years, a phelps defense was not difficult to find. >> people like to celebrate victories but also their failures. whatever, we love him. >> his fans were quick to point out he still has six chances. >> almost the achievement ripken had. having a two great athletes from baltimore is significant. >> at some say a record-breaking phelps performance will make us forget all about this loss. >> else i

. >> yesterday the contestants gathered with new york city mayor michael bloomberg for the official weigh in. georgen, alexandra thomas has been a winner. >> it is a moment for all new yorkers and all americans to celebrate the inalienable right its bestowed on us by our forefathers, life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. for these contestants, that includes eating as many hot dogs as is humanly possible. >> it is about 60 i dogs for them. it has been a tradition almost 100 years. the fast-food chain will donate 100,000 by dogs to the food bank of new york city. a lot of indigestion at and $100,000 is the prize. >> in routing for the black widow, alexander thomas. she is from alexandria. >> why am i watching this? messy hot dogs. we will continue coverage of the aftermath from the storms

lawmakers still trying to decide whether to add a sixth casino in prince george's county and add table games in the state. house speaker michael bush said the group didn't reach any conclusion. governor martin o'malley said he could consider calling a special session on that issue later this month or in early august. >>> two vehicles for former d.c. council member harry thomas jr. that he bought with stolen money are now in the hands of federal government. the feds blan to sell the chevy tahoe and victory motorcycle in an effort to recoup money thomas took from the district. he is serving a three-year prison sentence for taking more than $350,000 from the district. he admitted using some of that money to buy the suv and the motorcycle. >>> mitt romney is taking some heat this morning from within his own party over president obama's health care reform law. republicans have called the penalty people must pay for not buying health insurance as a tax. however, romney has referred to that charge as a penalty when defending a similar health care reform law that he passed as governor of massachusetts. he vowed to appeal it if he wins

he also predicted michael phelps will beat ryan lochte. >>> george zimmerman's parents have launched website asking for help. zimmerman is the neighborhood watch volunteer charged with kill tray von martin. he claims he shot martin in self-defense. his parents say they created a website to allow people to get to know the real george zimmerman. they deny allegations that their son is a racist. on the site the zimmer manse also ask for money saying the living expenses have increased since they have gone into hiding. >>> when news4 continues, a surprise decision about michael jackson's children, who's getting custody of them now? >>> plus a with an unusual method. he steals a puppy by stuffing it into his pants. ♪ hard to look right ♪ at your baby ♪ by here's my number >>> and teen usa's hidden talents, our olympic swimmers are starring in their own music video. ♪ at sleep number, individualizing your sleep is at the heart of every innovation. wow. that feels really good! and now, sleep number introducs our new memory foam series the only memory foam beds with exclusive dual-air technol

michael bush. miller supports plans to add a casino in prince george's county and allow table games. bush is not yet on board with that plan. today's meeting comes a day after the governor met with prince george's and baltimore's mayor. o'malley says there's a better than 50/50 chance he will call a special legislation session. >>> the owner of maryland live! is picking a new appeal to lawmakers to keep the casino out of prince george's county. the company says nearly half of the casino's revenue is coming from the d.c. area. the company's chairman says the casino in prince george's county could be devastate for maryland live!. the developer for national harbor where it would likely be locating accuses him of being afraid of competition. >>> president obama is hoping to bring a record haul for his campaign with two fund-raising stops in the very red state of texas today. first, the president will visit san antonio where he will speak with 1,000 donors at that city's convention center. he will then attend a private fund-raiser at the home of an attorney. then he will fly to austin to

george's county. that's what maryland house speaker michael busch told members in a closed meeting yesterday.lso need to come up with a consensus on a tax rate that has been a sticking point. mgm resorts international wants to build an $800 million casino at national harbor. they're asking for a lower tax rate than the current 67%. >>> today, you can see rg3 in action! i love this song. ♪ robert griffin iii will be at redskins park for the start of training camp. he says he's ready to lead the teammate but says he needs his teammate to help return the skins to their winning ways. if you'd like to see rg3 or the other skins in action this afternoon, practice is open to the public. begins at 2:55, parking lots open at noon and the gates open at 1:00. be sure to take a lot of water, some shade, an umbrella or something. it's going to be hot out there. >> i bet it will still be packed, despite the heat. if you can get a glimpse, a little closer than usual. >> redskins fans are serious fans. >> hard core, for sure. >> yes. it is 5:36, 73 degrees. dan hellie is getting used to london ahead of the o

annapolis this afternoon, adding a sixth casino in prince george's county and allowing table games are the two ideas being considered. house speaker michael bush says they will decide in the next few weeks whether to hold a special session. >>> two vehicles owned by harry thomas jr. are in the possession of the federal government. the feds plan to sell the chevy tahoe and victory motorcycle in an effort to recoup money he took from the addict. he is serving a three-year prison sentence. he admitted he used the funds to purchase the suv and motorcycle. >>> the woman in georgia who nearly died from a flesh eating bacteria has left the hospital and moved into a rehabilitation clinic. amy copeland was moved to atlanta today. two months ago she contracted a rare flesh eating bacteria after cutting her leg in a river in georgia. doctor removed her left leg, right foot and both hands in order to save her. she will have to learn how to use prosthetic limbs. >> she has come a long way. >>> doug is here with a look at the weather forecast. all quiet tonight? >> yeah. all quiet. a bit on the cooler side tonight. that is good news for all who are wit

st.mary's in prince george's county will also be getting money to improve their biking opportunities. >> now to the olympics where michael phelps has swam another race. a spoiler alert, turn down your audio if you do not want to hear what happened. france took the gold, russia took the bronze. michael phelps now has two medals. you're looking at the video from yesterday's race. that's because the video from today will be released tomorrow. >>> devastated flood waters leaving entire towns isolated. we'll show you more of the damage. >> a wrong turn, a teenager crashes right into a bedroom. how an elderly woman who was sleeping in this room survived. >> plus, what had these robbers running for cover? a clerk stands his grounds. we'll tell you all about it coming up next. at sleep number, individualizing your sleep is at the heart of every innovation. with the sleep number bed, it's not about soft or firm. it's about support where you find it most comfortable. the magic of this bed is that you're sleeping on something that conforms to your individual shape. wow! that feels really good. you can adjust it to whatever your nee

george h. w. bush, attacking michael dukakis' jobs record in massachusetts saying he claimed there was a massachusetts miracle, it wasn't living up to -- to -- to the numbers. same things with bain capital here. if he is running as somebody who create jobs, we found real humans who lost their jobs because of decisions he made. make it so people don't trust him to build the economy and then they are given a choice for president they are toll rating and somebody who can't be trusted to reverse the trend. >> so okay, i want to pick up with something it is kind of an x factor that few people are talking about. you, dave, have in a recent post how the third party can have a major impact even with just a few votes. you cite the elections with both al gore and john mccain. talk about that and how third party candidates can swing the electoral college. >> well, if we are looking at an election where the incumbent is trying to disqualify the challenger, part of that -- people are just going to be dissatisfied with both candidates. in 2008 they liked those candidates n 2004, al gore would have run the election

michael bush on this today. any plan considered in the senate is likely to include a new casino in prince george's county was likely located at national harbor. prince george's county schools launched a special web site dedicated to the search for a new superintendent. it will feature the latest news on the search as well as feedback from residents. the school board is choosing a consulting firm to help find a superintendent. the current one will become the new head of the philadelphia school district. >> the federal government has approved $180 million to widen rte. 1 in the l fort belvoir. u.s. one will be expanded to six lanes. >> frederick, maryland, is breaking out the big guns, hoping to steer away birds. public works officials will be out today through friday using guns, hoping to scare off flocks of birds. the specially approved guns are very loud. officials will be firing them until sunday -- sundown each night. >> former vice president cheney is expected to speak today. he used to serve in the house and was elected house republican whip in 1989. he left the house after being selected to serve as the secre

george bush was not only the vice president, he was ahead of the cia, ambassador to china, and he ran against michaelis. he had no national security experience. to prove that he was tough, and he got in a tank with an oversized comment. many of you remember that. that was a defining moment, which would not give confidence to the american public. george bush the first goes on to win the presidency. the economy, much like the election today, the economy was the big issue in 1992. the soviet union was no longer. the national security began to take a backseat. in some ways, it opened the door for bill clinton to get elected in 1992. again, republicans continue to have an advantage. because it was a time of relative peace and security, issues like the economy, education, health care were the defining issues of that election. democrats came in. clinton's record on national security was somewhat mixed. there was the unfortunate -- the tragic black hawk down incident in somalia early in his presidency. there was a controversy about gays in the military. 20 things later, things have changed. his failure to se

we learned yet today more about george romney, than we did about mitt romney the son. >> michael, therea lot of talk today about, you've got to give him credit for showing up. i don't think you do. you give him credit for speaking to the american voter, who are assembled at this convention? >> you know, chris rock was famous for saying about black people, he was being self-critical. he says, some black men want to get credit for things you should do, like taking care of my kids. you're the highest political candidate in the land. are we supposed to give you credit for showing up? i don't think so. >>> coming up, michelle obama is back on the campaign trail. karen finney and krystal ball are here to talk about it. >>> and why you should be very worried about what cell phone data is available to the police. they know where you are every minute you've got that little thing in your pocket. >>> and in the "rewrite," it's the right-wing religious nuts versus google. good luck with that one. [ male announcer ] summer is here. and so too is the summer event. now get an incredible offer on the p

they're trying to decide whether to add a sixth casino in prince george's and add table games in the state. house speaker michaelbush said the group did not reach any conclusion. governor martin o'malley said he would consider calling a special session on the issue later this month or in early august. >>> it appears maryland voters will decide how the state's congressional districts will be drawn up. proponents of the redistricting map say they received enough signatures to put the issue on november's ballot. the democratic control general assembly approved governor martin o'malley's redistricting map last year and critics say it favors democrats and not a fair representation of maryland's population. >>> harry thomas jr., the vehicles are in the of the federal government. they plan to sell them in an effort to recoup money that thomas took from the district. the former councilman is serving a three-year prison sentence for taking more than $350,000 from the district. he admitted using some of that money to buy the suv and the motorcycle. >>> 5:50. two navy pilots will not face disciplinary action for a jet cras

michael dukakis riding in a tank in 1988. same year republican presidential candidate george h.w.ething at his convention that would come back to haunt him. >> read my lips, no new taxes. >> oops, this time around, we have mitt romney in a fix over his tax returns. and this is what he had to say about it. >> you know what, i put out as much as we're going to put out. once i have added the year, this year, and that's the information that gives people more information than is required by law. >> it's already been packages into an obama ad. >> you know what, i put out as much as we're going to put out. >> i'm joined tonight by howard fineman, nbc political news analyst, and editorial director of the huffington post media group. howard, great to have you with us. what are you hearing from republicans because the dam seems to have already broken with conservatives calling on him to release more returns. this is just a continual drip. >> i was laughing when you introduced me because i was talking to your producer, and you and i and he all had the same idea at the same time earlier today

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are still trying to decide whether to add a sixth casino in prince george's county and add table games in the state. house speaker michael bush says the group did not reach any conclusion. governor martin o'malley said he could consider calling a special session on the issue later this month or in early august. >>> 6:36. the "today" show is coming up next at 7:00. let's check in with natalie morales to see what they're working on this morning. good to see you. >> good morning to you. coming up on this tuesday morning we're talking a lot about what you guys are, more intense heat will bake a large portion of the country today. this as city there's in the mid atlantic consider canceling fourth of july celebrations with more than a million people still without power. we'll have the latest. >>> also ahead, the georgia woman battling a flesh-eating bacteria out of the hospital and headed to a rehab facility. we'll have new images of her relief and talk with her parents. >>> then a former couple's legal fight over the adorable dog featured on a popular website sammy in the city . >>> and record holder for the tightest parallel

george h.w. bush won, by the way. he may have been a wimp, but he won. >> also, the republicans succeeded in making michael dukakis the george h.w. bush. so in the end, the wimp thing didn't really matter. >> we have news on the democratic side. we're waking up to news that bill clinton is going to be speaking on wednesday night of convention week in charlotte, the primetime speech that wednesday night, nominating president obama. looking at the long complicated relationship between the clintons and obamas, this is a particularly big deal. >> yeah, in 2008 at the convention there, the issue was was the democratic family going to come together? bill clinton sort of gave a big speech to sort of ratify the clinton family's stamp of approval on barack obama at the time running for president. this time the question was will bill clinton be given a big speaking role because he's kind of gone off message from the white house a few times here and there over the last several months. at the end of the day, bill clinton's appral rating is about 66%, according to cnn/orc poll last month. he's popular. he's more popular than presi

george grahf faces the disciplinary board for flooding his cell block. >> you know what happens here. >> an unexpected development ç infuriates michael gill. r timothy schreiber. >> as i was walking by for count, he had his hands down his >>> confined to limon's administrative segregation unit, inmate george grahf still found a way to make a statement when he flooded his cell and unleashed a deluge on to the rest of the cell block. and then refused to leave his cell, prompting a forced cell extraction. >> it makes a point. here's the thing. i'll explain this real simply. is my actions, right, that day affected how many people? >> lots. >> okay. their actions only affected who? me, right? it might be petty. it might be stupid. you got to understand, we live in a box. i live in a box. that's it. my life is in a box. we have nothing else to do. i had the joy of knowing that i affected them as much as they affected me. and that's what gets you through it. you know what i mean? is that their day was just as hard as my day was. >> now grahf faces the prison's disciplinary hearing board to account for his actions. >> it's the position of the depar

georges county. a strong sport of putting a casino into the national harbor. he has been frustrated with delegate house speaker, michael bush, who has been cool to the idea and represents anne arundel county, where the newest casino opened. well, today those two finally met face to face and baker told us it was a good frank discussion, which he hopes is a step in the right direction. >> the maryland live casino opened in arundel mills last month. one of five locations the state has authorized to operate. >> it's not going to drop las vegas in national harbor. >> but when mgm resorts unveiled a proposal to build a casino resort in prince georges county, the high stakes struggle ensued. the owners of maryland live opposed any. but others like prince georges executive russian baker are asking the governor to call a special sessionover the legislature. >> why can't the citizens of the state decide what happens to revenues in terms of the gaming revenues that would be able to come in? >> with no agreement so far, governor o'malley says he will not call for a special session at this time. but urged his special commission to

george w. bush, say my name? i'm joined by e.j. dionne and author of the book "our divide political heart." >> i feel your pain too, michael. i really do. >> thank you, e.j. bill clinton has given a marquise for the convention. that's a no-brainer for many. george w. bush endorses mitt romney in an elevator. will this be a tale of two conventions? >> it's certainly a tale of two presidencies. if you think about it, in the 16 years before barack obama took office, we had two presidents and you ask the question which one is very popular? you showed the 66%. which one had his term end in prosperity, not economic collapse and which one balanced the budget? and the answer is clinton. it's not surprising that democrats pull clinton out and i guess the republicans want president bush to cut some more brush down on his branch -- on his ranch in texas. but i think what's really interesting here is how prominent a role the obama team decided to give bill clinton and i, for one, think this is a very shrewd move politically because bill clinton can reach precisely the voters that barack obama is having some trouble reaching, particularl