and their gpa goes up right away. >> body mass index goes down. gpa goes up. i know. good stuff.ings that have kept you from moving, get out of that. we have to get to the weather maps. wish we could spend all morning long talking to you. albert lea, we're done in october. you better keep up with it. let's get to the boards. we'll show you one or two things going on this morning we want you to know about. we'll take a quick look at a fly-by here. i want to tell you that the places that have been incredibly hot, will continue to be warm. that's all the way from the west coast. the northwest wall down to the southwest. there will be flooding in areas of new mexico. and also into texas with heavy storms today. and the eastern seaboard is certainly drier today than they we >> outside th bi aing at a litningnere littlefolittlefoe aces. mid and upper 80's in the next couple of all that weather was brought to you by the time traveler's wife, apparently rated pg-13. from albert lea, minnesota, back to you, diane. >> sam, thank you so much. and to your entire tribe down there, the healthi

this was a kid who really just, unless he was perfect at school and with grades and gpa, and he was focusedhis career at 13 when we spoke, and he was focused on a career to make a lot of money and support a family. he had all these heavy issues weighing on him at an age where maybe he should be focusing on playing little league baseball or relaxing. he had a difficult time unwinding and becoming a kid. he fancied himself an adult in an emotional capacity. tavis: another one of these categories, the troublemaker. >> he was one of my favorites, because he was challenging. he called himself a troublemaker. these are chapter headings that the boys came up with on their own. they are not things i came up with. i wanted to give them a chance to define themselves. in some respects, they are ironic and self reflective or reflective of how society views them. the troublemaker, he had a lot of issues where you could point to and say, he must be doing drugs, he must be a bad kid. he actually had a lot of undiagnosed problems. he was later diagnosed with oppositional disorder, signs of bipolar disorder

the program is open to qualified students with a high school gpa of 2.8 or higher, and a b or above averagel high school mathematics courses. >>> a live look now from our camera at the inner harbor. as you see, it's brightened up over downtown baltimore. but we've got some stuff headed our way. right now an exclusive look from our weather net, where we are in brooklyn park. and it feels like 82 degrees. boy, it's humid out there. norm said it's hot and muggy. current temperature 78 degrees. karl, don't you have friends coming over? yeah, so? it stinks in here! have you smelled this chair? or these curtains? you've gotta wash this whole room! are you kidding? wash it?! let's wash it with febreze! whoa! [ sniffs ] hey mrs. weber. [ sniffs ] hey, it smells nice in here. you know, i like to keep things fresh. helps me concentrate. [ male announcer ] for all the things that you can't wash, wash it with febreze. [ closing bell ] >> take a look at the action on wall street. the dow jumped 188 points. nasdaq up 47. s&p up 22. >>> and we are working to help you in these tough economic times. here is

tell my high school coach, pick out the guys that have the highest gpa and worst fastball and give themp. >> bob: he's going rifle one right to the wall on two hops. josh is 1 for 3 tonight. and from willingham, that will be his 32nd extra-base hit of the year on double number 19. we don't see josh hit the ball the other way a lot. but lately he's been doing some of this. >> rob: as young hitters, we're taught to hit it where it's pitched. right there he took a nice patient approach an went the other way. there's a lot of teams drooling on josh willingham right now. they would love to have that bat for the stretch drive. such a good player. such a good team guy. he's gone through an awful lot this year. >> bob: he and i were talking about mike duff on wired wednesday. including a couple of times when we put his audio on live. he said to me the next day, i'm sure glad i didn't pop up with the bases loaded when you had that mike on me. he's such a great guy. and enjoys this game. ronnie belliard, rbi chance. fastball up. one ball, two strikes. they will evidently hit for tyler clippard wh

she finished with a gpa of 4.0, 4.0, 3.9, 4.0, and from the russian judge, 2.6. [ laughter ] happy birthdayo joan rivers, everyone. she turns 76 today. i love joan rivers. [ cheers and applause ] she's awesome. amazing. happy birthday. and happy 10th birthday to joan's eyelids. [ laughter ] also, happy birthday to kanye west, who turned 32 today. here's just a little something for you, kanye. [ auto-tuned voice ] ♪ happy birthday [ laughter ] happy birthday to you ♪ ♪ i hope your birthday is harder, faster better, stronger ♪ [ laughter ] we have a great show tonight! [ auto-tuned voice ] give it up for the roots. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: all right. welcome, welcome, welcome to the show. tony awards were great last night. did you watch it, higgins? >> steve: uh, no. >> jimmy: didn't see it? [ light laughter ] i love the tony awards. >> steve: i love them too. >> jimmy: what were you watching, basketball? >> steve: no, i was -- yes. i was watching sporting events. >> jimmy: i miss -- i like the tony awards. i love them because you have to perform what you are nominated for. weird a

number two, what was the gpa of it jeff sessions in college and law school, as well as others?umber three, why was it just sessions' nomination by ronald reagan withdrawn? given the fact that he -- it was because he had the opinions of debbie duke, and is sitting there questioning sonia sotomayor? i want that to be answered. host: as for the eight senators remain with the questioning sessions, the committee will meet in closed session and then return to the 20-minute sessions for all 19 members. but the closed session today is something we wanted to find out a little more about. joining us now is michael, an associate professor of law at george mason university and served as the top republican staff member when arlen specter was the chairman of the committee. what is the closed session today? guest: basically, the numbers will go over any background issues the nominee has. the tradition has been that even if there are none it will still go into closed session. it is an opportunity for senators to get to know the nominee a little better when not under the lights. host: the nomin

official has done so in many years with -- again trying to encourage reform tinted gpa, improved humanrights and we will continue to do so. when my meeting was a little bit of golf but we continue to try to make progress. just real quickly on the oil countries that you're going to can you be little more specific about what two will be looking for in nigeria and angola besides reforms? obviously nigeria's election was a disaster. what specifically does she one of those finish a producing countries and if you fitted dress that china potential rival in the countries as well if that's bring her to go there? >> no, the secretary is going there because we have serious political, economic and hydrocarbon interest in those countries pyridines in nigeria u.s. oil companies play a significant role both in investment and production. u.s. investments in nigeria in the oil production and service industry is well in excess of $50 billion. we are one of the leading purchasers of south african -- nigerian oil. and we think that is important to discuss with nigeria a range of issues. we are concerned a

he earned his associate degree here at macomb and with a pretty impressive gpa i might add, and with the help of that degree, joe found a new job working for the new henry ford west bloomfield hospital as a maintenance mechanics using the skills that he learned here and the talents that he brought to make a fresh start. there's workers like kelly coleman, who's here today. where's kelly? there's kelly right there. she's a uaw worker at a ford plant in sterling heights, michigan. [applause] >> she used to drive a forklift, right? but then she decided to train here at macomb for a job that required new skills and now she's an apprentice pipe fitter. it's a telling example even as this painful restructuring takes place in our auto industry, workers are seeking out training for new auto jobs. and joe and kelly's story make clear what all of you know. community colleges are an essential part of our recovery in the present and are our prosperity in the future. [applause] >> this place can make the future better, not just for these individuals but for america. and since this recession began

what was your gpa?eek. >> i was smoking in the boys room. >> sure, yeah, yeah, okay, you were. right. you're such a bad -- okay. >> stop it. >> let's go through the must-read op-eds and i have two sides on how this health care plan is going to be paid for. >> fascinating. >> yes. "l.a. times" spread the pain of paying for health care reform. this says it suggests most americans because of course the costs are going to be leaning on the wealthy it suggests to most americans that they're getting a better health care system for free and it makes one small group pay for improvements that benefit everyone. tax it on the wealthy and businesses can help but the middle class should contribute, too. not only because it's the right thing to do but make the funding less vulnerable to economic downturn. that makes sense in a way. joe? >> the president says everybody has to sacrifice but everybody is not going to sacrifice. hey, i have a great idea. let's tax the rich. let's tax businesses. let's tax small businesse

you have to have a pretty high gpa in order to be considered.who is the winner is on top of that. >> from my school on through princeton, it was done during the war. how did that play out in the relationship you were in? >> it had a big impact. at that point, there was no voluntary draft. certainly in my case, it was trying to be vigilant around that verses school, verses my own sense of what the war was like. at princeton, and there was a fair amount of discussion around, what were we doing there, and how is it that we would advance at a place like vietnam's? ? >> did either of you become involved in any type of protest movement? >> in high-school, no. i think that was a little more squelched at a place like cardinal spellman. at princeton, yes. and also around other issues as well. >> what others? >> issues around south africa and apartheid. >> how did that play itself out? were you having discussions with teachers or out demonstrating? >> there was some degree of demonstration. in addition to which, there was a building on campus that was nam

patrick harris had a 3.8 gpa.nd? >> that's it. >> oh, that's it. >> we're done. >> bye. >> kathie lee, come on back. >> we thought we had another one. anyway, here's an album for you. >> oh! w >> >>> "today's" kscbatage diet is brouto ttaou yy cheerios. logon toou cheerios10in1.com fo exciting news that is sure to wow you. >> we're back with "today's" backstage diet, our special series that follows some of our crew members through eight weeks of "today" nutrition. joy bauer's life diet and fitness regimen. >> by memorial day weekend they were all headed in the right direction. two months later it's time to check in and see how they're doing now that summer's in full swing. >> welcome to you, joy. >> thanks. >> i'm so glad that we're doing this check-in segment. because so many people were convinced that as soon as the program was done on may the 20th they were going to be off and eating again and start gaining back the wait. but on may 20th they were down collectively 121 pounds. today, they've lost an additional

suffice it to say, you have to have a pretty high gpa in order to be considered then, the winner is therson at the very top of that. was this during the period of time in high school and on? how did that play out? >> there was a number pulled out. in my case, we were trying to be vigilant certainly at princeton, there was a fair amount of discussion what were we doing there, and how was it that we were going to events at a place like vietnam? those were good points and bad points. this was a big topic. >> it either if you become involved in protests? >> we did not have the wherewithal to express the views that we wanted to. will you actually out demonstrating? >> the were talking about the issues that we felt pretty strongly about. there was a building on campus that was named the third world center that was the focus of all the ethnic clubs. a number of us came to spend a lot of time there. we also engaged teachers and administrators. >> you mentioned that the minority percentage was to%, what would -- was 10%, what would it have been at princeton? 6 1/2%. >> i would say that overt dis